Change conform behavior, now show individual items.

Add store/restore visibility  for items

properties.py

@@ -2,9 +2,14 @@ import bpy
 import os
 
 from bpy.types import PropertyGroup
-from bpy.props import StringProperty
+from bpy.props import (BoolProperty,
+                        EnumProperty,
+                        PointerProperty,
+                        CollectionProperty,
+                        StringProperty)
 
 
+# region template props
 class RT_PG_render_toolbox_props(PropertyGroup):
     default_base_path : StringProperty(
         name="Base Path Template",
@@ -58,6 +63,110 @@ class RT_PG_render_toolbox_props(PropertyGroup):
     #     # options={'SKIP_SAVE'}
     # )
 
+# endregion
+
+# region visibility states
+
+def name_search_callback(self, context, edit_text):
+    """Search callback for collection names"""
+    ## second arg is not displayed, can be and empty string...
+    if self.hierarchy_type == 'COLLECTION':
+        return [(c.name, '') for c in bpy.context.scene.collection.children_recursive if edit_text.lower() in c.name.lower()]
+    else:
+        return [(o.name, '') for o in bpy.context.scene.collection.all_objects if edit_text.lower() in o.name.lower()]
+
+class RT_PG_render_toolbox_conform_props(PropertyGroup):
+    hierarchy_type: EnumProperty(
+        name="Hierarchy Type",
+        description="Choose whether to conform object hierarchy or collection hierarchy",
+        items=(
+            ('COLLECTION', "Collection Hierarchy", "Conform collection hierarchy"),
+            ('OBJECT', "Object Hierarchy", "Conform object hierarchy"),
+        ),
+        default='COLLECTION'
+    )
+
+    ## Utility prop : expose and control view layer hide state for active object
+    ## just used for the update (actual bool value means nothing)
+    ## can also use RT_PG_object_visibility from vis_conflict ops
+    ## TODO: make an ops for this instead ?
+    # active_object_viewlayer_hide : BoolProperty(
+    #     name="Active Object View Layer Hide",
+    #     description="show / hide active object in current viewlayer",
+    #     default=True,
+    #     update=toggle_viewlayer_hide_state
+    #     )
+
+    target_name: StringProperty(
+        name="Root Item",
+        description="Collection or object to target", # or object name # (useful for excluded collections)
+        default="",
+        search=name_search_callback
+        ## basic collection fetch:
+        # search=lambda self, context, edit_text: [(c.name, '') for c in bpy.context.scene.collection.children_recursive if edit_text.lower() in c.name.lower()]
+    )
+
+    affect_target: EnumProperty(
+        name="Affect Target",
+        description="Choose whether to affect collections, objects, or both",
+        items=[
+            ('COLLECTION', "Collection", "Affect collections only"),
+            ('OBJECT', "Object", "Affect objects only"),
+            ('ALL', "All", "Affect both collections and objects")
+        ],
+        default='ALL'
+    )
+
+    ## Common object and collection 
+
+    conform_selectability: BoolProperty(
+        name="Hide Select State",
+        description="Conform hide select select",
+        default=False
+    )
+
+    conform_viewlayer: BoolProperty(
+        name="Hide in Viewlayer State",
+        description="Conform viewlayer temporary hide",
+        default=True
+    )
+    
+    conform_viewport: BoolProperty(
+        name="Disable in Viewports State",
+        description="Conform the monitor icon (global viewport disable)",
+        default=False
+    )
+
+    conform_render: BoolProperty(
+        name="Disable in Renders State",
+        description="Conform the camera icon (render visibility)",
+        default=False
+    )
+
+    ## Specific to collections
+
+    conform_exclude: BoolProperty(
+        name="Exclude View Layer State",
+        description="Conform the exclude from view layer",
+        default=True
+    )
+
+    conform_holdout: BoolProperty(
+        name="Holdout State",
+        description="Conform Collection Holdout State",
+        default=True
+    )
+
+    conform_use_indirect: BoolProperty(
+        name="Indirect Only State",
+        description="Conform Collection Indirect Only",
+        default=True
+    )
+
+# endregion
+
+# region reset template functions
+
 def reset_scene_path_templates():
     ## set default template from environment variable if available, or fallback to preferences defaults
     prefs = bpy.context.preferences.addons[__package__].preferences
@@ -80,9 +189,13 @@ def reset_scene_path_templates():
     else:
         bpy.context.scene.render_toolbox.default_multilayer_base_path = prefs.base_path_multilayer_template
 
+# endregion
+
+# region register
 
 classes = (
     RT_PG_render_toolbox_props,
+    RT_PG_render_toolbox_conform_props,
 )
 
 def register():
@@ -90,7 +203,7 @@ def register():
         bpy.utils.register_class(cls)
     
     bpy.types.Scene.render_toolbox = bpy.props.PointerProperty(type=RT_PG_render_toolbox_props)
-    # reset_scene_path_templates() # restricted context error when trying assignation here (probably need handler)
+    bpy.types.ViewLayer.render_toolbox_conform = bpy.props.PointerProperty(type=RT_PG_render_toolbox_conform_props) #  not stored, no need to unregister
 
 def unregister():
     del bpy.types.Scene.render_toolbox