Initial code for collection confo operator

fn.py

@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ def connect_to_file_output(node_list, file_out=None, base_path='', excludes=None
 # endregion
 
 
-# region Utilities
+# region Collections
 
 def get_collection_children_recursive(col, cols=None) -> list:
     '''return a list of all the child collections
@@ -319,6 +319,51 @@ def get_collection_children_recursive(col, cols=None) -> list:
             cols = get_collection_children_recursive(sub, cols)
     return cols
 
+def get_view_layer_collection(col, vl_col=None, view_layer=None):
+    '''return viewlayer collection from collection
+    col: the collection to get viewlayer collection from
+    view_layer (viewlayer, optional) : viewlayer to search in, if not passed, use active viewlayer
+    
+    '''
+    if vl_col is None:
+        if view_layer:
+            vl_col = view_layer.layer_collection
+        else:
+            vl_col = bpy.context.view_layer.layer_collection
+    for sub in vl_col.children:
+        if sub.collection == col:
+            return sub
+        if len(sub.children):
+            c = get_view_layer_collection(col, sub)
+            if c is not None:
+                return c
+
+def get_parents_cols(col, root=None, scene=None, cols=None):
+    '''Return a list of parents collections of passed col
+    root : Pass a collection to search in (recursive)
+        Else search in master collection
+    scene: scene to search in (active scene if not passed)
+    cols: used internally by the function to collect results
+    '''
+    if cols is None:
+        cols = []
+        
+    if root == None:
+        scn = scene or bpy.context.scene
+        root=scn.collection
+
+    for sub in root.children:
+        if sub == col:
+            cols.append(root)
+
+        if len(sub.children):
+            cols = get_parents_cols(col, root=sub, cols=cols)
+    return cols
+
+# endregion
+
+# region utilities
+
 def set_properties_editor_tab(tab, skip_if_exists=True):
     '''Take a tab name and apply it to properties editor
     tab: identifier of the tab, possible name in: