Add limited section choice, prefix or suffix

outputs_search_and_replace.py

@@ -32,10 +32,19 @@ class RT_OT_outputs_search_and_replace(bpy.types.Operator):
         default='all'
     )
 
-    prefix: BoolProperty(name="Prefix Only", description="Affect only prefix of name (skipping names without separator)", default=False)
+    section : EnumProperty(
+        name="Section",
+        description="Search-replace only on a specific section of the text field based on a separator (if no separator exists, skip the field)",
+        items=(
+            ('full', "Full", "Affect the whole string, No specific section"),
+            ('suffix', "Suffix", "Affect only the part after the last separator"),
+            ('prefix', "Prefix", "Affect only part before the first separator"),
+        ),
+        default='full'
+    )
 
+    separator: StringProperty(name="Separator", description="Separator for prefix/suffix", default='/')
 
-    separator: StringProperty(name="Separator", description="Separator for prefix", default='_')
     selected_node_only: BoolProperty(name="Selected Nodes Only", description="Affect only selected file output nodes", default=True)
 
     @classmethod
@@ -48,30 +57,50 @@ class RT_OT_outputs_search_and_replace(bpy.types.Operator):
         
         old = source
         if self.use_regex:
+            # Directly replace using regex
             new = re.sub(self.find, self.replace, source)
             if old != new:
                 return new
+            
+            ## Regex usage exemple to add as hint:
+            # search (separate in 3 groups)     : (.*/)(.*?_)(.*)
+            # replace (keep only group 1 and 3) : \1\3
+            # --
+            # source: "ViewLayer_DiffCol/ViewLayer_DiffCol_"
+            # result: "ViewLayer_DiffCol/DiffCol_"
             return
 
-        if self.prefix:
+        if self.section == 'full':
-            if not self.separator in source:
+            new = source.replace(self.find, self.replace)
-                # Only if separator exists
+            if old != new:
-                return
+                return new
+
+        if not self.separator in source:
+            # Only if separator exists
+            return
+        
+        if self.section == 'prefix':
             splited = source.split(self.separator)
             prefix = splited[0]
+            if not prefix:
+                return
             new_prefix = prefix.replace(self.find, self.replace)
             if prefix != new_prefix:
                 splited[0] = new_prefix
                 return self.separator.join(splited)
         
-        else:
+        elif self.section == 'suffix':
-            new = source.replace(self.find, self.replace)
+            splited = source.rsplit(self.separator, 1)
-            if old != new:
+            suffix = splited[-1]
-                return new
+            if not suffix:
-
+                return
+            new_suffix = suffix.replace(self.find, self.replace)
+            if suffix != new_suffix:
+                splited[-1] = new_suffix
+                return self.separator.join(splited)
 
     def invoke(self, context, event):
-        return context.window_manager.invoke_props_dialog(self, width=400)
+        return context.window_manager.invoke_props_dialog(self, width=430)
 
     def draw(self, context):
         layout = self.layout
@@ -87,12 +116,14 @@ class RT_OT_outputs_search_and_replace(bpy.types.Operator):
         row_c.prop(self, "use_regex", text="Use Regex")
 
         row_b= layout.row()
-        row_b.prop(self, "prefix")
+        row_b.prop(self, "section")
         row_b.active = not self.use_regex
 
         subrow_b = row_b.row(align=True)
-        subrow_b.active = self.prefix
+        subrow_b.active = self.section != 'full'
-        subrow_b.prop(self, "separator")
+        subrow_b.alignment = 'RIGHT'
+        subrow_b.label(text='Separator:')
+        subrow_b.prop(self, "separator", text='')
 
         layout.prop(self, "find")
         layout.prop(self, "replace")