How to show open dialog box that can navigate to blender datablocks

Question

How to show open dialog box that can navigate to blender datablocks. I can show open dialog that can select .blend files, but how to select specific datablock just as 'File->Link' or 'File->Append' does?

Below is the code I am using ( copied from template ):

def read_some_data( context, filepath ):
  print("running read_some_data...")
  print( filepath )
  return {'FINISHED'}

class ImportSomeData( Operator, ImportHelper ):
    bl_idname = "import_test.some_data"
    bpy.ops.import_test.some_data is constructed
    bl_label = "Import Some Data"

    filename_ext = ".blend"

    filter_glob = StringProperty(
        default="*.blend",
        options={ 'HIDDEN' },
        )

def execute(self, context):
    return read_some_data(context, self.filepath)

Thanks!

Answer 1

You need to use bpy.data.libraries. The class has a function load which read the datablock of a blend file.

Here an example of how to draw such dialog box to append either a group or an object.

class open_blend_file(bpy.types.Operator, ImportHelper):
    """Import a .blend file to append model from"""
    bl_idname = "blend.open"
    bl_label = "Import"
    bl_options = {'UNDO'}

    filter_glob = StringProperty(
        default="*.blend",
        options={'HIDDEN'},
    )

    group = BoolProperty()

    def get_lib_groups(self,context):
        l = [];
        if os.path.exists(self.filepath) and self.filepath.endswith('.blend'):
            with bpy.data.libraries.load(self.filepath) as (data_from, data_to):
                groups = data_from.groups;
                # objects = data_from.objects;
                for g in groups:
                    l.append((g,g,g));
        if len(l) == 0:
            l = [("None","None","None")];

        return l;

    def get_lib_objects(self,context):
        l = [];
        if os.path.exists(self.filepath) and self.filepath.endswith('.blend'):
            with bpy.data.libraries.load(self.filepath) as (data_from, data_to):
                # groups = data_from.groups;
                objects = data_from.objects;
                for o in objects:
                    l.append((o, o, o));
        if len(l) == 0:
            l = [("None","None","None")];

        return l;

    lib_groups= EnumProperty(       
        name = "List of groups in the .blend file",
        description = "List of groups in the .blend file",
        items = get_lib_groups
    );

    lib_objects = EnumProperty(
        name = "List of objects in the .blend file",
        description = "List of objects in the .blend file",
        items = get_lib_objects
    );


    def draw(self, context):
        scene = bpy.context.scene;
        props = scene.property;
        layout = self.layout;

        row = layout.row();
        row.prop(props,'import_from', expand = True)     

        if props.import_from =='Groups':
            if len(self.lib_groups)>0:       
                row = layout.row();
                row.prop(self,'lib_groups', text = "Groups", icon = "GROUP")     
        else:
            if len(self.lib_objects)>0:       
                row = layout.row();
                row.prop(self,'lib_objects', text = "Objects", icon = "OBJECT_DATA")

    def invoke(self, context, event):
        context.window_manager.fileselect_add(self)
        return {'RUNNING_MODAL'}

    def execute(self, context):
        if self.group :
            name = self.lib_groups;
        else:
            name = self.lib_objects;

        if self.group:
            blend_file = self.filepath + "/Group/"
            bpy.ops.wm.append(directory=blend_file, link=False, filename=name, autoselect = True);

            group = bpy.data.groups.get(name); 
            if group is not None:
                bpy.ops.object.empty_add(type='PLAIN_AXES', location = (0,0,0));
                obj = get_active_object();
                obj.name = group.name;

                for o in group.objects:
                    o.parent = obj;

                group.objects.link(obj);


        else:
            blend_file = self.filepath + "/Object/"
            bpy.ops.wm.append(directory=blend_file, link=False, filename=name, autoselect = True);

        return {'FINISHED'}