Hi there,

I'm trying to make my first ever simple plugin that will just list a collection of Python Scripts I've made over the years (for easy sharing as a plugin).

With a little help from Chat GPT I've managed to get the plugin to show inside Cinema 4D Extensions but it fails to show the icon or list the scripts.

Here's an image showing my file structure with all my python scripts in the 'res' folder.

And here's my code:

import c4d
import os
import importlib
import c4d.bitmaps

class TestPlugin(c4d.plugins.CommandData):
    def Execute(self, doc):
        # Display a dialog with a list of available scripts
        selected_script = self.show_script_list_dialog()

        # Execute the selected script
        if selected_script:
            self.run_script(selected_script)

        return True

    def show_script_list_dialog(self):
        # Get the path to the 'res' folder within the plugin directory
        plugin_folder = os.path.dirname(__file__)
        res_folder = os.path.join(plugin_folder, 'res')

        # List all Python scripts in the 'res' folder
        script_files = [f for f in os.listdir(res_folder) if f.endswith('.py')]

        # Create a dialog to display the script list
        dlg = c4d.gui.GeDialog()
        dlg.SetTitle('Select Script to Run')

        for script_file in script_files:
            dlg.AddChild(1000, c4d.DTYPE_STATIC, '')  # Spacer
            dlg.AddChild(1001, c4d.CID_FILEBUTTON, os.path.splitext(script_file)[0])

        # Show the dialog
        dlg.Open(c4d.DLG_TYPE_ASYNC, 1039792, -1, -1, 400, 150)

        # Handle dialog events
        result = dlg.DoWhile(c4d.DLGRESULT_OK)
        if result:
            return os.path.join(res_folder, dlg.GetFilename(1001) + '.py')
        else:
            return None

    def run_script(self, script_path):
        # Load and execute the selected script
        script_name, script_extension = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(script_path))
        script_module = importlib.load_source(script_name, script_path)
        script_module.main()

plugin_folder = os.path.dirname(__file__)  # Define the plugin folder variable

if __name__ == "__main__":
    plugin = TestPlugin()  # Change the plugin name to TestPlugin

    icon_path = os.path.join(plugin_folder, "icon.png")
    icon_bitmap = c4d.bitmaps.BaseBitmap(icon_path)

    c4d.plugins.RegisterCommandPlugin(
        id=1009792,  # Use the specified ID
        str="TestPlugin",  # Change the plugin name to TestPlugin
        info=0,
        dat=plugin,
        icon=icon_bitmap,  # Pass the BaseBitmap object
        help="This is a description of the TestPlugin"  # Provide a description for your plugin
    )

Any idea where I'm going wrong?

Cheers