Add base visibility conflict checkers

fn.py

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import json
 
 from .constant import TECH_PASS_KEYWORDS
 
-### --- Manage nodes --- ###
+# region Manage nodes
 
 def real_loc(n):
     if not n.parent:
@@ -273,4 +273,95 @@ def connect_to_file_output(node_list, file_out=None, base_path='', excludes=None
                 created_nodes.append(fo_crypto)
         
     
-    return created_nodes
+    return created_nodes
+
+# 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:
+        ['TOOL', 'SCENE', 'RENDER', 'OUTPUT', 'VIEW_LAYER', 
+        'WORLD', 'COLLECTION', 'OBJECT', 'CONSTRAINT', 'MODIFIER', 
+        'DATA', 'BONE', 'BONE_CONSTRAINT', 'MATERIAL', 'TEXTURE', 
+        'PARTICLES', 'PHYSICS', 'SHADERFX']
+
+    skip_if_exists: do nothing if a properties editor is alrteady on this tab
+    '''
+    if bpy.context.area.type == 'PROPERTIES':
+        bpy.context.area.spaces.active.context = tab
+        return
+
+    prop_space = None
+    for area in bpy.context.screen.areas:
+        if area.type == 'PROPERTIES':
+            for space in area.spaces:
+                if space.type == 'PROPERTIES':
+                    if skip_if_exists and space.context == tab:
+                        return
+                    if prop_space is None:
+                        prop_space = space
+
+    if prop_space is not None:
+        prop_space.context = tab
+
+    return 1
+
+
+def show_and_active_object(obj, make_active=True, select=True, unhide=True):
+    '''
+    Show the object
+    Disable exclude parent collection collection and select with options
+    Activate and show all parents collections
+    active : Make the object active
+    select : Select the object (independent of active state)
+    unhide : show object in viewport (activate both visibility status)
+    '''
+
+    # Activate parents collections
+    # activate_parent_collections(obj, ensure_visible=ensure_collection_visible)
+    if unhide:
+        # Show obj object
+        if obj.hide_viewport:
+            obj.hide_viewport = False
+        if obj.hide_get():
+            obj.hide_set(False)
+
+    # Make object Active
+    if make_active:
+        bpy.context.view_layer.objects.active = obj
+    # Select object
+    if select:
+        obj.select_set(True)
+
+def show_message_box(_message = "", _title = "Message Box", _icon = 'INFO'):
+    '''Show message box with element passed as string or list
+    if _message if a list of lists:
+        if sublist have 2 element:
+            considered a label [text, icon]
+        if sublist have 3 element:
+            considered as an operator [ops_id_name, text, icon]
+        if sublist have 4 element:
+            considered as a property [object, propname, text, icon]
+    '''
+
+    def draw(self, context):
+        layout = self.layout
+        for l in _message:
+            if isinstance(l, str):
+                layout.label(text=l)
+            elif len(l) == 2: # label with icon
+                layout.label(text=l[0], icon=l[1])
+            elif len(l) == 3: # ops
+                layout.operator_context = "INVOKE_DEFAULT"
+                layout.operator(l[0], text=l[1], icon=l[2], emboss=False) # <- highligh the entry
+            elif len(l) == 4: # prop
+                row = layout.row(align=True)
+                row.label(text=l[2], icon=l[3])
+                row.prop(l[0], l[1], text='') 
+    
+    if isinstance(_message, str):
+        _message = [_message]
+    bpy.context.window_manager.popup_menu(draw, title = _title, icon = _icon)