blender-portable-repo/extensions/rainys_extensions/atomic_data_manager/CHANGELOG.md

[v2.5.0] - 2026-01-28

Features

• Missing file tools: add “Relink All” and improve replacement workflow.

Fixes

• Missing file UI: fix text field paste + layout/truncation issues; center the detect-missing popup; refine replacement path handling (better dir vs file behavior).
• RNA analysis: expand datablock coverage and refine dependency tracking to reduce false “unused” results.

Internal

• Maintenance: remove deprecated recovery option; improve ignore rules for hidden dot-directories.

[v2.4.1] - 2026-01-14

Fixes

• Fixed RNA analysis crashes when opening new blend files by rebuilding data-block type references dynamically
• Fixed indentation errors that prevented RNA dump from processing most data-blocks
• Fixed compositing nodetree detection by adding scenes as root nodes in dependency graph
• RNA dump JSON file now always generated regardless of debug print settings
• Refactored repetitive snapshotting code into _safe_snapshot() helper function

[v2.4.0] - 2026-01-13

Features

• Major Architecture Change: RNA-Based Analysis System
  • Replaced multi-process worker system with faster, more robust RNA-based dependency analysis
  • All data types now use unified RNA introspection for dependency tracking
  • Eliminated worker processes, job indexing, and subprocess overhead
  • RNA data can be optionally dumped to JSON for debugging
• Improved Clean dialog layout
  • Increased dialog width to 1000px for better visibility
  • Items now display in 4-column grid layout to reduce vertical scrolling

Fixes

• Fixed node groups used by objects via Geometry Nodes modifiers not being detected as used
• Fixed RigidBodyWorld and other scene-linked data-blocks incorrectly flagged as cleanable
• Fixed area lights and other object data-blocks in scene collections not being marked as used
• Added safety checks to prevent crashes during RNA extraction (recursion limits, data-block validation)
• Fixed RNA extraction handling for objects' modifier node groups

Performance

• Significantly faster scanning across all categories using RNA analysis
• Single-pass dependency graph building shared across all category scans

[v2.3.1] - 2026-01-13

Fixes

• Integrate proper UDIM detection

[v2.3.0] - 2026-01-06

Features

• Added "Enable Debug Prints" preference to control debug console output
  • Debug messages now only print when this preference is enabled (default: off)
  • All debug print statements use centralized config.debug_print() helper

Fixes

• Fixed preferences not displaying in Blender 5.0 extensions
  • Preferences now correctly match the full module path (bl_ext.vscode_development.atomic_data_manager)
  • Added safe property setter to handle read-only context errors during file loading
• Fixed node groups used only by unused materials/objects not being detected as unused (#5)
  • Node groups now recursively check if parent node groups are unused
  • Fixed compositor node tree detection to use reference comparison instead of name
  • Fixed missing import error in node_group_compositors()
• Made Clean execute deletion synchronous for faster performance
• Fixed callback-initiated scan state not being preserved, causing scans to fail
• Fixed instanced collection usage detection

[v2.2.0] - 2026-01-05

Features

• Add loading bars; non-blocking timer-based UI (#10)
  • Operations no longer freeze the UI during scanning
  • Real-time progress updates with cancel support at any time
  • Descriptive status messages showing current operation details
• Unified Smart Select and Clean scanning logic
  • Eliminated code duplication between operations
  • Clean now only scans selected categories (more efficient)
  • Both operations use consistent incremental scanning for images and worlds
• Added manual cache clear operator for testing and debugging

Performance

• Optimized deep scan functions with caching and fast-path checks
  • Image scanning now uses cached results to avoid redundant scene scans
  • Early exit for clearly unused images using Blender's built-in user count
• Incremental processing for large datasets
  • Images processed in batches (5 per callback) to maintain UI responsiveness
  • Worlds processed one at a time incrementally

Fixes

• Fixed images used only by unused objects being incorrectly flagged as unused (#5)
• Fixed material detection in brushes and node groups (#6, #7)
• Fixed Clean operator not showing dialog when invoked programmatically (#8)
• Improved material detection in inspection tools (brushes, node groups)

Internal

• Refactored scanning architecture for maintainability
• Added comprehensive debug output for troubleshooting

[v2.1.0] - 2025-12-18

Features

• Added support for detecting unused objects and armatures (#1)
  • Objects not present in any scene collections are now detected as unused
  • Armatures not used by any objects in scenes (including direct use, modifiers, and constraints like "Child Of") are detected as unused
  • Smart Select and Clean operations now support objects and armatures

Fixes

• Fixed material detection in Geometry Nodes Set Material nodes
  • Materials used in Geometry Nodes' "Set Material" nodes are now correctly detected as used
  • Fixed legacy issue where materials in node groups (e.g., "outline-highlight" in "box-highlight" node group) were incorrectly flagged as unused
  • This was a hangover from Atomic never being developed past Blender 2.93, where Geometry Nodes Set Material nodes use input sockets rather than direct material properties
• Performance optimizations for Smart Select and Clean operations (#3)
  • Removed inefficient threading implementation that was causing poor performance
  • Implemented short-circuiting logic in Smart Select to exit early when unused items are found
  • Fixed UI operators to use cached values instead of recalculating on every draw call
  • Note: Further performance improvements are limited by Blender's Python API being single-threaded and requiring sequential access to bpy.data collections, making true parallelization impossible without risking data corruption

Internal

• Removed incorrect "Remington Creative" copyright notices from newly created files
• Updated repository configuration in manifest

[v2.0.3] - 2025-12-17

Fixes

• Fixed missing import error in missing file detection

[v2.0.2] - 2025-12-17

Fixes

• Atomic now completely ignores all library-linked and override datablocks across all operations, as originally intended.

[v2.0.1] - 2025-12-16

Fixes

• Blender 5.0 compatibility: Fixed AttributeError when detecting missing library files (Library objects use packed_file singular, Image objects use packed_files plural in 5.0)
• Fixed unregistration errors in Blender 4.5 by using safe unregister functions throughout the codebase

[v2.0.0] - Raincloud's first re-release

Feature

• Multi-version Blender support (4.2 LTS, 4.5 LTS, and 5.0)
  • Version detection utilities in utils/version.py
  • API compatibility layer in utils/compat.py for handling version differences

Fixes

• Blender 5.0 compatibility: Fixed AttributeError when accessing scene compositor node tree (changed from scene.node_tree to scene.compositing_node_tree)
• Collections assigned to rigidbody_world.collection are now correctly detected as used

Internal

• GitHub Actions release workflow
• Integrated rainys_repo_bootstrap into __init__.py so the Rainy's Extensions repository is registered on add-on enable and the bootstrap guard resets on disable.
• Removed "Support Remington Creative" popup and all related functionality
  • Removed Support popup preferences