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README.md

@@ -1,15 +1,6 @@
-![Zordon Screenshot](docs/screenshot.png)
-
----
-
 # Zordon
 
-A lightweight, zero-install, distributed rendering and management tool designed to streamline and optimize rendering workflows across multiple machines
+A tool designed for small render farms, such as those used in home studios or small businesses, to efficiently manage and run render jobs for Blender, FFMPEG, and other video renderers. It simplifies the process of distributing rendering tasks across multiple available machines, optimizing the rendering workflow for artists, animators, and video professionals.
-
-## What is Zordon?
-
-Zordon is tool designed for small render farms, such as those used in home studios or small businesses, to efficiently manage and run render jobs for Blender, FFMPEG, and other video renderers. It simplifies the process of distributing rendering tasks across multiple available machines, optimizing the rendering workflow for artists, animators, and video professionals.
-
 
 Notice: This should be considered a beta and is meant for casual / hobbiest use. Do not use in mission critical environments!
 

main.spec

@@ -5,10 +5,8 @@ from PyInstaller.utils.hooks import collect_all
 import os
 import sys
 import platform
-src_path = os.path.abspath("src")
-sys.path.insert(0, src_path)
-from version import APP_NAME, APP_VERSION, APP_AUTHOR
 sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath('.'))
+from version import APP_NAME, APP_VERSION, APP_AUTHOR
 
 datas = [('resources', 'resources'), ('src/engines/blender/scripts/', 'src/engines/blender/scripts')]
 binaries = []
@@ -57,7 +55,7 @@ if platform.system() == 'Darwin':  # macOS
         a.datas,
         strip=True,
         name=f'{APP_NAME}.app',
-        icon='resources/Server.png',
+        icon=None,
         bundle_identifier=None,
         version=APP_VERSION
     )

requirements.txt

@@ -36,6 +36,3 @@ lxml>=5.1.0
 click>=8.1.7
 requests_toolbelt>=1.0.0
 pyinstaller_versionfile>=2.1.1
-py-cpuinfo~=9.0.0
-requests-toolbelt~=1.0.0
-ifaddr~=0.2.0

server.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
-from src.init import run
+from init import run
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     run(server_only=True)

src/api/api_server.py

@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import tempfile
 import time
 from datetime import datetime
 
-import cpuinfo
 import psutil
 import yaml
 from flask import Flask, request, send_file, after_this_request, Response, redirect, url_for
@@ -26,13 +25,11 @@ from src.utilities.config import Config
 from src.utilities.misc_helper import system_safe_path, current_system_os, current_system_cpu, \
     current_system_os_version, num_to_alphanumeric
 from src.utilities.status_utils import string_to_status
-from src.version import APP_VERSION
 
 logger = logging.getLogger()
 server = Flask(__name__)
 ssl._create_default_https_context = ssl._create_unverified_context  # disable SSL for downloads
 
-API_VERSION = "1"
 
 def start_server(hostname=None):
 
@@ -231,7 +228,6 @@ def status():
             "system_os": current_system_os(),
             "system_os_version": current_system_os_version(),
             "system_cpu": current_system_cpu(),
-            "system_cpu_brand": cpuinfo.get_cpu_info()['brand_raw'],
             "cpu_percent": psutil.cpu_percent(percpu=False),
             "cpu_percent_per_cpu": psutil.cpu_percent(percpu=True),
             "cpu_count": psutil.cpu_count(logical=False),
@@ -240,9 +236,7 @@ def status():
             "memory_percent": psutil.virtual_memory().percent,
             "job_counts": RenderQueue.job_counts(),
             "hostname": server.config['HOSTNAME'],
-            "port": server.config['PORT'],
+            "port": server.config['PORT']
-            "app_version": APP_VERSION,
-            "api_version": API_VERSION
             }
 
 

src/api/preview_manager.py

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class PreviewManager:
     _running_jobs = {}
 
     @classmethod
-    def __generate_job_preview_worker(cls, job, replace_existing=False, max_width=480):
+    def __generate_job_preview_worker(cls, job, replace_existing=False, max_width=320):
 
         # Determine best source file to use for thumbs
         job_file_list = job.file_list()

src/api/server_proxy.py

@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ class RenderServerProxy:
         self.system_cpu_count = None
         self.system_os = None
         self.system_os_version = None
-        self.system_api_version = None
 
     # --------------------------------------------
     # Basics / Connection:
@@ -101,10 +100,8 @@ class RenderServerProxy:
         return None
 
     def request(self, payload, timeout=5):
-        from src.api.api_server import API_VERSION
         hostname = LOOPBACK if self.is_localhost else self.hostname
-        return requests.get(f'http://{hostname}:{self.port}/api/{payload}', timeout=timeout,
+        return requests.get(f'http://{hostname}:{self.port}/api/{payload}', timeout=timeout)
-                            headers={"X-API-Version": str(API_VERSION)})
 
     # --------------------------------------------
     # Background Updates:
@@ -165,7 +162,6 @@ class RenderServerProxy:
             self.system_cpu_count = status['cpu_count']
             self.system_os = status['system_os']
             self.system_os_version = status['system_os_version']
-            self.system_api_version = status['api_version']
         return status
 
     # --------------------------------------------

src/distributed_job_manager.py

@@ -374,11 +374,9 @@ class DistributedJobManager:
         :param system_os: str, Restrict results to servers running a specific OS
         :return: A list of dictionaries with each dict containing hostname and cpu_count of available servers
         """
-        from api.api_server import API_VERSION
         available_servers = []
         for hostname in ZeroconfServer.found_hostnames():
             host_properties = ZeroconfServer.get_hostname_properties(hostname)
-            if host_properties.get('api_version') == API_VERSION:
             if not system_os or (system_os and system_os == host_properties.get('system_os')):
                 response = RenderServerProxy(hostname).is_engine_available(engine_name)
                 if response and response.get('available', False):

src/engines/blender/blender_downloader.py

@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@ from src.engines.blender.blender_engine import Blender
 from src.engines.core.base_downloader import EngineDownloader
 from src.utilities.misc_helper import current_system_os, current_system_cpu
 
-# url = "https://download.blender.org/release/"
+url = "https://download.blender.org/release/"
-url = "https://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/graphics/blender/release/"  # much faster mirror for testing
 
 logger = logging.getLogger()
 supported_formats = ['.zip', '.tar.xz', '.dmg']

src/engines/blender/blender_worker.py

@@ -31,12 +31,6 @@ class BlenderRenderWorker(BaseRenderWorker):
             cmd.append('-b')
         cmd.append(self.input_path)
 
-        # Set Render Engine
-        blender_engine = self.args.get('engine')
-        if blender_engine:
-            blender_engine = blender_engine.upper()
-            cmd.extend(['-E', blender_engine])
-
         # Start Python expressions - # todo: investigate splitting into separate 'setup' script
         cmd.append('--python-expr')
         python_exp = 'import bpy; bpy.context.scene.render.use_overwrite = False;'
@@ -46,7 +40,8 @@ class BlenderRenderWorker(BaseRenderWorker):
         if custom_camera:
             python_exp = python_exp + f"bpy.context.scene.camera = bpy.data.objects['{custom_camera}'];"
 
-        # Set Render Device for Cycles (gpu/cpu/any)
+        # Set Render Device (gpu/cpu/any)
+        blender_engine = self.args.get('engine', 'BLENDER_EEVEE').upper()
         if blender_engine == 'CYCLES':
             render_device = self.args.get('render_device', 'any').lower()
             if render_device not in {'any', 'gpu', 'cpu'}:
@@ -71,7 +66,7 @@ class BlenderRenderWorker(BaseRenderWorker):
         # Remove the extension only if it is not composed entirely of digits
         path_without_ext = main_part if not ext[1:].isdigit() else self.output_path
         path_without_ext += "_"
-        cmd.extend(['-o', path_without_ext, '-F', export_format])
+        cmd.extend(['-E', blender_engine, '-o', path_without_ext, '-F', export_format])
 
         # set frame range
         cmd.extend(['-s', self.start_frame, '-e', self.end_frame, '-a'])

src/engines/engine_manager.py

@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ class EngineManager:
     def supported_engines():
         return [Blender, FFMPEG]
 
+    @classmethod
+    def downloadable_engines(cls):
+        return [engine for engine in cls.supported_engines() if hasattr(engine, "downloader") and engine.downloader()]
+
     @classmethod
     def engine_with_name(cls, engine_name):
         for obj in cls.supported_engines():
@@ -30,7 +34,7 @@ class EngineManager:
                 return obj
 
     @classmethod
-    def get_engines(cls, filter_name=None, include_corrupt=False):
+    def get_engines(cls, filter_name=None, include_corrupt=False, ignore_system=False):
 
         if not cls.engines_path:
             raise FileNotFoundError("Engine path is not set")
@@ -92,6 +96,7 @@ class EngineManager:
                 'type': 'system'
             }
 
+        if not ignore_system:
             with concurrent.futures.ThreadPoolExecutor() as executor:
                 futures = {
                     executor.submit(fetch_engine_details, eng, include_corrupt): eng.name()
@@ -107,31 +112,31 @@ class EngineManager:
         return results
 
     @classmethod
-    def all_versions_for_engine(cls, engine_name, include_corrupt=False):
+    def all_versions_for_engine(cls, engine_name, include_corrupt=False, ignore_system=False):
-        versions = cls.get_engines(filter_name=engine_name, include_corrupt=include_corrupt)
+        versions = cls.get_engines(filter_name=engine_name, include_corrupt=include_corrupt, ignore_system=ignore_system)
         sorted_versions = sorted(versions, key=lambda x: x['version'], reverse=True)
         return sorted_versions
 
     @classmethod
-    def newest_engine_version(cls, engine, system_os=None, cpu=None):
+    def newest_engine_version(cls, engine, system_os=None, cpu=None, ignore_system=None):
         system_os = system_os or current_system_os()
         cpu = cpu or current_system_cpu()
 
         try:
-            filtered = [x for x in cls.all_versions_for_engine(engine) if x['system_os'] == system_os and
+            filtered = [x for x in cls.all_versions_for_engine(engine, ignore_system=ignore_system)
-                        x['cpu'] == cpu]
+                        if x['system_os'] == system_os and x['cpu'] == cpu]
             return filtered[0]
         except IndexError:
             logger.error(f"Cannot find newest engine version for {engine}-{system_os}-{cpu}")
         return None
 
     @classmethod
-    def is_version_downloaded(cls, engine, version, system_os=None, cpu=None):
+    def is_version_downloaded(cls, engine, version, system_os=None, cpu=None, ignore_system=False):
         system_os = system_os or current_system_os()
         cpu = cpu or current_system_cpu()
 
-        filtered = [x for x in cls.get_engines(filter_name=engine) if x['system_os'] == system_os and
+        filtered = [x for x in cls.get_engines(filter_name=engine, ignore_system=ignore_system) if
-                    x['cpu'] == cpu and x['version'] == version]
+                    x['system_os'] == system_os and x['cpu'] == cpu and x['version'] == version]
         return filtered[0] if filtered else False
 
     @classmethod
@@ -164,7 +169,7 @@ class EngineManager:
         return None
 
     @classmethod
-    def download_engine(cls, engine, version, system_os=None, cpu=None, background=False):
+    def download_engine(cls, engine, version, system_os=None, cpu=None, background=False, ignore_system=False):
 
         engine_to_download = cls.engine_with_name(engine)
         existing_task = cls.get_existing_download_task(engine, version, system_os, cpu)
@@ -187,7 +192,7 @@ class EngineManager:
             return thread
 
         thread.join()
-        found_engine = cls.is_version_downloaded(engine, version, system_os, cpu)  # Check that engine downloaded
+        found_engine = cls.is_version_downloaded(engine, version, system_os, cpu, ignore_system)  # Check that engine downloaded
         if not found_engine:
             logger.error(f"Error downloading {engine}")
         return found_engine
@@ -213,31 +218,21 @@ class EngineManager:
         return False
 
     @classmethod
-    def update_all_engines(cls):
+    def is_engine_update_available(cls, engine_class, ignore_system_installs=False):
-        def engine_update_task(engine_class):
         logger.debug(f"Checking for updates to {engine_class.name()}")
         latest_version = engine_class.downloader().find_most_recent_version()
 
         if not latest_version:
-                logger.warning(f"Could not find most recent version of {engine.name()} to download")
+            logger.warning(f"Could not find most recent version of {engine_class.name()} to download")
             return
 
         version_num = latest_version.get('version')
-            if cls.is_version_downloaded(engine_class.name(), version_num):
+        if cls.is_version_downloaded(engine_class.name(), version_num, ignore_system=ignore_system_installs):
             logger.debug(f"Latest version of {engine_class.name()} ({version_num}) already downloaded")
             return
 
-            # download the engine
+        return latest_version
-            logger.info(f"Downloading latest version of {engine_class.name()} ({version_num})...")
-            cls.download_engine(engine=engine_class.name(), version=version_num, background=True)
 
-        logger.info(f"Checking for updates for render engines...")
-        threads = []
-        for engine in cls.supported_engines():
-            if engine.downloader():
-                thread = threading.Thread(target=engine_update_task, args=(engine,))
-                threads.append(thread)
-                thread.start()
 
     @classmethod
     def create_worker(cls, renderer, input_path, output_path, engine_version=None, args=None, parent=None, name=None):
@@ -305,8 +300,8 @@ class EngineDownloadWorker(threading.Thread):
         self.cpu = cpu
 
     def run(self):
-        try:
+        existing_download = EngineManager.is_version_downloaded(self.engine, self.version, self.system_os, self.cpu,
-            existing_download = EngineManager.is_version_downloaded(self.engine, self.version, self.system_os, self.cpu)
+                                                                ignore_system=True)
         if existing_download:
             logger.info(f"Requested download of {self.engine} {self.version}, but local copy already exists")
             return existing_download
@@ -315,9 +310,7 @@ class EngineDownloadWorker(threading.Thread):
         EngineManager.engine_with_name(self.engine).downloader().download_engine(
             self.version, download_location=EngineManager.engines_path, system_os=self.system_os, cpu=self.cpu,
             timeout=300)
-        except Exception as e:
+
-            logger.error(f"Error in download worker: {e}")
-        finally:
         # remove itself from the downloader list
         EngineManager.download_tasks.remove(self)
 

src/init.py

@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ import socket
 import sys
 import threading
 from collections import deque
+from datetime import datetime
 
-import cpuinfo
+from PyQt6.QtCore import QSettings
 
-from api.api_server import API_VERSION
 from src.api.api_server import start_server
 from src.api.preview_manager import PreviewManager
 from src.api.serverproxy_manager import ServerProxyManager
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ from src.utilities.config import Config
 from src.utilities.misc_helper import (system_safe_path, current_system_cpu, current_system_os,
                                        current_system_os_version, check_for_updates)
 from src.utilities.zeroconf_server import ZeroconfServer
-from src.version import APP_NAME, APP_VERSION, APP_REPO_NAME, APP_REPO_OWNER
+from version import APP_NAME, APP_VERSION, APP_REPO_NAME, APP_REPO_OWNER, APP_AUTHOR
 
 logger = logging.getLogger()
 
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ def run(server_only=False) -> int:
                                                                      APP_VERSION))
     update_thread.start()
 
+    settings = QSettings(APP_AUTHOR, APP_NAME)
+
     # main start
     logger.info(f"Starting {APP_NAME} Render Server")
     return_code = 0
@@ -95,9 +97,16 @@ def run(server_only=False) -> int:
         ServerProxyManager.subscribe_to_listener()
         DistributedJobManager.subscribe_to_listener()
 
-        # check for updates for render engines if configured or on first launch
+        # check for updates for render engines if configured
-        if Config.update_engines_on_launch or not EngineManager.get_engines():
+        ignore_system = settings.value("engines_ignore_system_installs", False)
-            EngineManager.update_all_engines()
+        if settings.value('check_for_engine_updates_on_launch', False):
+            for engine in EngineManager.downloadable_engines():
+                if settings.value(f'engine_download-{engine.name()}', False):
+                    update_result = EngineManager.is_engine_update_available(engine, ignore_system_installs=ignore_system)
+                    EngineManager.download_engine(engine=engine.name(), version=update_result['version'],
+                                                  background=True,
+                                                  ignore_system=ignore_system)
+            settings.setValue("engines_last_update_time", datetime.now().isoformat())
 
         # get hostname
         local_hostname = socket.gethostname()
@@ -111,11 +120,9 @@ def run(server_only=False) -> int:
         # start zeroconf server
         ZeroconfServer.configure(f"_{APP_NAME.lower()}._tcp.local.", local_hostname, Config.port_number)
         ZeroconfServer.properties = {'system_cpu': current_system_cpu(),
-                                     'system_cpu_brand': cpuinfo.get_cpu_info()['brand_raw'],
                                      'system_cpu_cores': multiprocessing.cpu_count(),
                                      'system_os': current_system_os(),
-                                     'system_os_version': current_system_os_version(),
+                                     'system_os_version': current_system_os_version()}
-                                     'api_version': API_VERSION}
         ZeroconfServer.start()
         logger.info(f"{APP_NAME} Render Server started - Hostname: {local_hostname}")
         RenderQueue.start()  # Start evaluating the render queue
@@ -180,8 +187,6 @@ def __show_gui(buffer_handler):
 
     # load application
     app: QApplication = QApplication(sys.argv)
-    if app.style().objectName() != 'macos':
-        app.setStyle('Fusion')
 
     # configure main window
     from src.ui.main_window import MainWindow

src/ui/about_window.py

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from PyQt6.QtCore import Qt
 from PyQt6.QtGui import QPixmap
 from PyQt6.QtWidgets import QDialog, QVBoxLayout, QLabel, QDialogButtonBox, QHBoxLayout
 
-from src.version import *
+from version import *
 
 
 class AboutDialog(QDialog):

src/ui/main_window.py

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import datetime
 import io
 import logging
 import os
+import subprocess
 import sys
 import threading
 import time
@@ -15,7 +16,6 @@ from PyQt6.QtWidgets import QMainWindow, QWidget, QHBoxLayout, QListWidget, QTab
     QTableWidgetItem, QLabel, QVBoxLayout, QHeaderView, QMessageBox, QGroupBox, QPushButton, QListWidgetItem, \
     QFileDialog
 
-from api.api_server import API_VERSION
 from src.render_queue import RenderQueue
 from src.utilities.misc_helper import get_time_elapsed, resources_dir, is_localhost
 from src.utilities.status_utils import RenderStatus
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ from src.ui.widgets.proportional_image_label import ProportionalImageLabel
 from src.ui.widgets.statusbar import StatusBar
 from src.ui.widgets.toolbar import ToolBar
 from src.api.serverproxy_manager import ServerProxyManager
-from src.utilities.misc_helper import launch_url, iso_datestring_to_formatted_datestring
+from src.utilities.misc_helper import launch_url
-from src.version import APP_NAME
 
 logger = logging.getLogger()
 
@@ -64,7 +63,7 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
         self.buffer_handler = None
 
         # Window-Settings
-        self.setWindowTitle(APP_NAME)
+        self.setWindowTitle("Zordon")
         self.setGeometry(100, 100, 900, 800)
         central_widget = QWidget(self)
         self.setCentralWidget(central_widget)
@@ -243,7 +242,7 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
 
         # Use the get method with defaults to avoid KeyError
         os_info = f"OS: {server_info.get('system_os', 'Unknown')} {server_info.get('system_os_version', '')}"
-        cpu_info = f"CPU: {server_info.get('system_cpu_brand', 'Unknown')} ({server_info.get('system_cpu_cores', 'Unknown')} cores)"
+        cpu_info = f"CPU: {server_info.get('system_cpu', 'Unknown')} - {server_info.get('system_cpu_cores', 'Unknown')} cores"
 
         self.server_info_os.setText(os_info.strip())
         self.server_info_cpu.setText(cpu_info)
@@ -257,7 +256,7 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
             self.job_list_view.clear()
             self.refresh_job_headers()
 
-        job_fetch = self.current_server_proxy.get_all_jobs(ignore_token=False)
+        job_fetch = self.current_server_proxy.get_all_jobs(ignore_token=clear_table)
         if job_fetch:
             num_jobs = len(job_fetch)
             self.job_list_view.setRowCount(num_jobs)
@@ -277,11 +276,10 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
                 renderer = f"{job.get('renderer', '')}-{job.get('renderer_version')}"
                 priority = str(job.get('priority', ''))
                 total_frames = str(job.get('total_frames', ''))
-                date_created_string = iso_datestring_to_formatted_datestring(job['date_created'])
 
                 items = [QTableWidgetItem(job['id']), QTableWidgetItem(name), QTableWidgetItem(renderer),
                          QTableWidgetItem(priority), QTableWidgetItem(display_status), QTableWidgetItem(time_elapsed),
-                         QTableWidgetItem(total_frames), QTableWidgetItem(date_created_string)]
+                         QTableWidgetItem(total_frames), QTableWidgetItem(job['date_created'])]
 
                 for col, item in enumerate(items):
                     self.job_list_view.setItem(row, col, item)
@@ -412,8 +410,6 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
 
     def update_servers(self):
         found_servers = list(set(ZeroconfServer.found_hostnames() + self.added_hostnames))
-        found_servers = [x for x in found_servers if ZeroconfServer.get_hostname_properties(x)['api_version'] == API_VERSION]
-
         # Always make sure local hostname is first
         if found_servers and not is_localhost(found_servers[0]):
             for hostname in found_servers:
@@ -595,21 +591,3 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
         if file_name:
             self.new_job_window = NewRenderJobForm(file_name)
             self.new_job_window.show()
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    # lazy load GUI frameworks
-    from PyQt6.QtWidgets import QApplication
-
-    # load application
-    # QtCore.QCoreApplication.setAttribute(QtCore.Qt.ApplicationAttribute.AA_MacDontSwapCtrlAndMeta)
-    app: QApplication = QApplication(sys.argv)
-
-    # configure main main_window
-    main_window = MainWindow()
-    # main_window.buffer_handler = buffer_handler
-    app.setActiveWindow(main_window)
-
-    main_window.show()
-
-    sys.exit(app.exec())

src/ui/settings_window.py

@@ -0,0 +1,481 @@
+import os
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import humanize
+import socket
+
+from datetime import datetime
+from PyQt6 import QtCore
+from PyQt6.QtCore import Qt, QSettings, pyqtSignal as Signal
+from PyQt6.QtGui import QIcon
+from PyQt6.QtWidgets import QApplication, QMainWindow, QListWidget, QListWidgetItem, QStackedWidget, QVBoxLayout, \
+    QWidget, QLabel, QCheckBox, QLineEdit, \
+    QComboBox, QPushButton, QHBoxLayout, QGroupBox, QTableWidget, QAbstractItemView, QTableWidgetItem, QHeaderView, \
+    QMessageBox
+
+from api.server_proxy import RenderServerProxy
+from engines.engine_manager import EngineManager
+from utilities.config import Config
+from utilities.misc_helper import launch_url, system_safe_path
+from version import APP_AUTHOR, APP_NAME
+
+settings = QSettings(APP_AUTHOR, APP_NAME)
+
+
+class SettingsWindow(QMainWindow):
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+
+        if not EngineManager.engines_path:  # fix issue where sometimes path was not set
+            EngineManager.engines_path = system_safe_path(
+            os.path.join(os.path.join(os.path.expanduser(Config.upload_folder),
+                                      'engines')))
+
+        self.installed_engines_table = None
+
+        self.setWindowTitle("Settings")
+
+        # Create the main layout
+        main_layout = QVBoxLayout()
+
+        # Create the sidebar (QListWidget) for navigation
+        self.sidebar = QListWidget()
+        self.sidebar.setFixedWidth(150)
+
+        # Set the icon size
+        self.sidebar.setIconSize(QtCore.QSize(32, 32))  # Increase the icon size to 32x32 pixels
+
+        # Adjust the font size for the sidebar items
+        font = self.sidebar.font()
+        font.setPointSize(12)  # Increase the font size
+        self.sidebar.setFont(font)
+
+        # Add items with icons to the sidebar
+        resources_dir = os.path.join(Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent.parent, 'resources')
+        self.add_sidebar_item("General", os.path.join(resources_dir, "Gear.png"))
+        self.add_sidebar_item("Server", os.path.join(resources_dir, "Server.png"))
+        self.add_sidebar_item("Engines", os.path.join(resources_dir, "Blender.png"))
+        self.sidebar.setCurrentRow(0)
+
+        # Create the stacked widget to hold different settings pages
+        self.stacked_widget = QStackedWidget()
+
+        # Create pages for each section
+        general_page = self.create_general_page()
+        network_page = self.create_network_page()
+        engines_page = self.create_engines_page()
+
+        # Add pages to the stacked widget
+        self.stacked_widget.addWidget(general_page)
+        self.stacked_widget.addWidget(network_page)
+        self.stacked_widget.addWidget(engines_page)
+
+        # Connect the sidebar to the stacked widget
+        self.sidebar.currentRowChanged.connect(self.stacked_widget.setCurrentIndex)
+
+        # Create a horizontal layout to hold the sidebar and stacked widget
+        content_layout = QHBoxLayout()
+        content_layout.addWidget(self.sidebar)
+        content_layout.addWidget(self.stacked_widget)
+
+        # Add the content layout to the main layout
+        main_layout.addLayout(content_layout)
+
+        # Add the "OK" button at the bottom
+        ok_button = QPushButton("OK")
+        ok_button.clicked.connect(self.close)
+        ok_button.setFixedWidth(80)
+        ok_button.setDefault(True)
+        main_layout.addWidget(ok_button, alignment=Qt.AlignmentFlag.AlignRight)
+
+        # Create a central widget and set the layout
+        central_widget = QWidget()
+        central_widget.setLayout(main_layout)
+        self.setCentralWidget(central_widget)
+
+        self.setMinimumSize(700, 400)
+
+    def add_sidebar_item(self, name, icon_path):
+        """Add an item with an icon to the sidebar."""
+        item = QListWidgetItem(QIcon(icon_path), name)
+        self.sidebar.addItem(item)
+
+    def create_general_page(self):
+        """Create the General settings page."""
+        page = QWidget()
+        layout = QVBoxLayout()
+
+        # Startup Settings Group
+        startup_group = QGroupBox("Startup Settings")
+        startup_layout = QVBoxLayout()
+        # startup_layout.addWidget(QCheckBox("Start application on system startup"))
+        check_for_updates_checkbox = QCheckBox("Check for updates automatically")
+        check_for_updates_checkbox.setChecked(settings.value("auto_check_for_updates", True))
+        check_for_updates_checkbox.stateChanged.connect(lambda state: settings.setValue("auto_check_for_updates", bool(state)))
+        startup_layout.addWidget(check_for_updates_checkbox)
+        startup_group.setLayout(startup_layout)
+
+        # Local Files Group
+        data_path = os.path.expanduser(Config.upload_folder)
+        path_size = sum(f.stat().st_size for f in Path(data_path).rglob('*') if f.is_file())
+        database_group = QGroupBox("Local Files")
+        database_layout = QVBoxLayout()
+        database_layout.addWidget(QLabel(f"Local Directory: {data_path}"))
+        database_layout.addWidget(QLabel(f"Size: {humanize.naturalsize(path_size, binary=True)}"))
+        open_database_path_button = QPushButton("Open Directory")
+        open_database_path_button.clicked.connect(lambda: launch_url(data_path))
+        open_database_path_button.setFixedWidth(200)
+        database_layout.addWidget(open_database_path_button)
+        database_group.setLayout(database_layout)
+
+
+        # Render Settings Group
+        render_settings_group = QGroupBox("Render Settings")
+        render_settings_layout = QVBoxLayout()
+        render_settings_layout.addWidget(QLabel("Restrict to render nodes with same:"))
+        require_same_engine_checkbox = QCheckBox("Renderer Version")
+        require_same_engine_checkbox.setChecked(settings.value("render_require_same_engine_version"))
+        require_same_engine_checkbox.stateChanged.connect(lambda state: settings.setValue("render_require_same_engine_version", bool(state)))
+        render_settings_layout.addWidget(require_same_engine_checkbox)
+        require_same_cpu_checkbox = QCheckBox("CPU Architecture")
+        require_same_cpu_checkbox.setChecked(settings.value("render_require_same_cpu_type"))
+        require_same_cpu_checkbox.stateChanged.connect(lambda state: settings.setValue("render_require_same_cpu_type", bool(state)))
+        render_settings_layout.addWidget(require_same_cpu_checkbox)
+        require_same_os_checkbox = QCheckBox("Operating System")
+        require_same_os_checkbox.setChecked(settings.value("render_require_same_os"))
+        require_same_os_checkbox.stateChanged.connect(lambda state: settings.setValue("render_require_same_os", bool(state)))
+        render_settings_layout.addWidget(require_same_os_checkbox)
+        render_settings_group.setLayout(render_settings_layout)
+
+        layout.addWidget(startup_group)
+        layout.addWidget(database_group)
+        layout.addWidget(render_settings_group)
+
+        layout.addStretch()  # Add a stretch to push content to the top
+        page.setLayout(layout)
+        return page
+
+    def create_network_page(self):
+        """Create the Network settings page."""
+        page = QWidget()
+        layout = QVBoxLayout()
+
+        # Sharing Settings Group
+        sharing_group = QGroupBox("Sharing Settings")
+        sharing_layout = QVBoxLayout()
+
+        enable_sharing_checkbox = QCheckBox("Enable other computers on the network to render to this machine")
+        enable_sharing_checkbox.setChecked(settings.value("enable_network_sharing", False))
+        enable_sharing_checkbox.stateChanged.connect(self.toggle_render_sharing)
+        sharing_layout.addWidget(enable_sharing_checkbox)
+
+        password_layout = QHBoxLayout()
+        password_layout.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
+        self.enable_network_password_checkbox = QCheckBox("Enable network password:")
+        self.enable_network_password_checkbox.setChecked(settings.value("enable_network_password", False))
+        self.enable_network_password_checkbox.stateChanged.connect(self.enable_network_password_changed)
+        sharing_layout.addWidget(self.enable_network_password_checkbox)
+        self.network_password_line = QLineEdit()
+        self.network_password_line.setPlaceholderText("Enter a password")
+        self.network_password_line.setEchoMode(QLineEdit.EchoMode.Password)
+        self.network_password_line.setEnabled(settings.value("enable_network_password", False))
+        password_layout.addWidget(self.network_password_line)
+        self.show_password_button = QPushButton("Show")
+        self.show_password_button.setEnabled(settings.value("enable_network_password", False))
+        self.show_password_button.clicked.connect(self.show_password_button_pressed)
+        password_layout.addWidget(self.show_password_button)
+        sharing_layout.addLayout(password_layout)
+
+        sharing_group.setLayout(sharing_layout)
+
+        layout.addWidget(sharing_group)
+
+        layout.addStretch()  # Add a stretch to push content to the top
+        page.setLayout(layout)
+        return page
+
+    def toggle_render_sharing(self, enable_sharing):
+        settings.setValue("enable_network_sharing", enable_sharing)
+        self.enable_network_password_checkbox.setEnabled(enable_sharing)
+        enable_password = enable_sharing and settings.value("enable_network_password", False)
+        self.network_password_line.setEnabled(enable_password)
+        self.show_password_button.setEnabled(enable_password)
+
+    def enable_network_password_changed(self, new_value):
+        settings.setValue("enable_network_password", new_value)
+        self.network_password_line.setEnabled(new_value)
+        self.show_password_button.setEnabled(new_value)
+
+    def show_password_button_pressed(self):
+        # toggle showing / hiding the password
+        show_pass = self.show_password_button.text() == "Show"
+        self.show_password_button.setText("Hide" if show_pass else "Show")
+        self.network_password_line.setEchoMode(QLineEdit.EchoMode.Normal if show_pass else QLineEdit.EchoMode.Normal)
+
+    def create_engines_page(self):
+        """Create the Engines settings page."""
+        page = QWidget()
+        layout = QVBoxLayout()
+
+        # Installed Engines Group
+        installed_group = QGroupBox("Installed Engines")
+        installed_layout = QVBoxLayout()
+
+        # Setup table
+        self.installed_engines_table = EngineTableWidget()
+        self.installed_engines_table.row_selected.connect(self.engine_table_selected)
+        installed_layout.addWidget(self.installed_engines_table)
+
+        # Ignore system installs
+        engine_ignore_system_installs_checkbox = QCheckBox("Ignore system installs")
+        engine_ignore_system_installs_checkbox.setChecked(settings.value("engines_ignore_system_installs", False))
+        engine_ignore_system_installs_checkbox.stateChanged.connect(self.change_ignore_system_installs)
+        installed_layout.addWidget(engine_ignore_system_installs_checkbox)
+
+        # Engine Launch / Delete buttons
+        installed_buttons_layout = QHBoxLayout()
+        self.launch_engine_button = QPushButton("Launch")
+        self.launch_engine_button.setEnabled(False)
+        self.launch_engine_button.clicked.connect(self.launch_selected_engine)
+        self.delete_engine_button = QPushButton("Delete")
+        self.delete_engine_button.setEnabled(False)
+        self.delete_engine_button.clicked.connect(self.delete_selected_engine)
+
+        installed_buttons_layout.addWidget(self.launch_engine_button)
+        installed_buttons_layout.addWidget(self.delete_engine_button)
+        installed_layout.addLayout(installed_buttons_layout)
+        installed_group.setLayout(installed_layout)
+
+        # Engine Updates Group
+        engine_updates_group = QGroupBox("Auto-Install")
+        engine_updates_layout = QVBoxLayout()
+
+        engine_download_layout = QHBoxLayout()
+        engine_download_layout.addWidget(QLabel("Enable Downloads for:"))
+
+        at_least_one_downloadable = False
+        for engine in EngineManager.downloadable_engines():
+            engine_download_check = QCheckBox(engine.name())
+            is_checked = settings.value(f"engine_download-{engine.name()}", False)
+            at_least_one_downloadable |= is_checked
+            engine_download_check.setChecked(is_checked)
+            # Capture the checkbox correctly using a default argument in lambda
+            engine_download_check.clicked.connect(
+                lambda state, checkbox=engine_download_check: self.engine_download_settings_changed(state, checkbox.text())
+            )
+            engine_download_layout.addWidget(engine_download_check)
+
+        engine_updates_layout.addLayout(engine_download_layout)
+
+        check_for_engine_updates_checkbox = QCheckBox("Check for new versions on launch")
+        check_for_engine_updates_checkbox.setChecked(settings.value('check_for_engine_updates_on_launch', True))
+        check_for_engine_updates_checkbox.setEnabled(at_least_one_downloadable)
+        check_for_engine_updates_checkbox.stateChanged.connect(
+            lambda state: settings.setValue("check_for_engine_updates_on_launch", bool(state)))
+        engine_updates_layout.addWidget(check_for_engine_updates_checkbox)
+        self.engines_last_update_label = QLabel()
+        self.update_last_checked_label()
+        self.engines_last_update_label.setEnabled(at_least_one_downloadable)
+        engine_updates_layout.addWidget(self.engines_last_update_label)
+        self.check_for_new_engines_button = QPushButton("Check for New Versions...")
+        self.check_for_new_engines_button.setEnabled(at_least_one_downloadable)
+        self.check_for_new_engines_button.clicked.connect(self.check_for_new_engines)
+        engine_updates_layout.addWidget(self.check_for_new_engines_button)
+        engine_updates_group.setLayout(engine_updates_layout)
+
+        layout.addWidget(installed_group)
+        layout.addWidget(engine_updates_group)
+
+        layout.addStretch()  # Add a stretch to push content to the top
+        page.setLayout(layout)
+        return page
+
+    def change_ignore_system_installs(self, value):
+        settings.setValue("engines_ignore_system_installs", bool(value))
+        self.installed_engines_table.update_table()
+
+    def update_last_checked_label(self):
+        """Retrieve the last check timestamp and return a human-friendly string."""
+        last_checked_str = settings.value("engines_last_update_time", None)
+        if not last_checked_str:
+            time_string = "Never"
+        else:
+            last_checked_dt = datetime.fromisoformat(last_checked_str)
+            now = datetime.now()
+            time_string = humanize.naturaltime(now - last_checked_dt)
+        self.engines_last_update_label.setText(f"Last Updated: {time_string}")
+
+    def engine_download_settings_changed(self, state, engine_name):
+        settings.setValue(f"engine_download-{engine_name}", state)
+
+        at_least_one_downloadable = False
+        for engine in EngineManager.downloadable_engines():
+            at_least_one_downloadable |= settings.value(f"engine_download-{engine.name()}", False)
+        self.check_for_new_engines_button.setEnabled(at_least_one_downloadable)
+        self.check_for_engine_updates_checkbox.setEnabled(at_least_one_downloadable)
+        self.engines_last_update_label.setEnabled(at_least_one_downloadable)
+
+    def delete_selected_engine(self):
+        engine_info = self.installed_engines_table.selected_engine_data()
+        reply = QMessageBox.question(self, f"Delete {engine_info['engine']} {engine_info['version']}?",
+                                     f"Do you want to delete {engine_info['engine']} {engine_info['version']}?",
+                                     QMessageBox.StandardButton.Yes | QMessageBox.StandardButton.No)
+
+        if reply is not QMessageBox.StandardButton.Yes:
+            return
+
+        delete_result = EngineManager.delete_engine_download(engine_info.get('engine'),
+                                                             engine_info.get('version'),
+                                                             engine_info.get('system_os'),
+                                                             engine_info.get('cpu'))
+
+        if delete_result:
+            QMessageBox.information(self, f"{engine_info['engine']} {engine_info['version']} Deleted",
+                                         f"{engine_info['engine']} {engine_info['version']} deleted successfully",
+                                         QMessageBox.StandardButton.Ok)
+        else:
+            QMessageBox.warning(self, f"Unknown Error",
+                                f"Unknown error while deleting {engine_info['engine']} {engine_info['version']}.",
+                                QMessageBox.StandardButton.Ok)
+
+        self.installed_engines_table.update_table(use_cached=False)
+
+    def launch_selected_engine(self):
+        engine_info = self.installed_engines_table.selected_engine_data()
+        if engine_info:
+            launch_url(engine_info['path'])
+
+    def engine_table_selected(self):
+        engine_data = self.installed_engines_table.selected_engine_data()
+        if engine_data:
+            self.launch_engine_button.setEnabled(bool(engine_data.get('path') or True))
+            self.delete_engine_button.setEnabled(engine_data.get('type') == 'managed')
+        else:
+            self.launch_engine_button.setEnabled(False)
+            self.delete_engine_button.setEnabled(False)
+
+    def check_for_new_engines(self):
+
+        ignore_system = settings.value("engines_ignore_system_installs", False)
+        messagebox_shown = False
+        for engine in EngineManager.downloadable_engines():
+            if settings.value(f'engine_download-{engine.name()}', False):
+                result = EngineManager.is_engine_update_available(engine, ignore_system_installs=ignore_system)
+                if result:
+                    result['name'] = engine.name()
+                    msg_box = QMessageBox()
+                    msg_box.setWindowTitle(f"{result['name']} ({result['version']}) Available")
+                    msg_box.setText(f"A new version of {result['name']} is available ({result['version']}).\n\n"
+                                    f"Would you like to download it now?")
+                    msg_box.setIcon(QMessageBox.Icon.Question)
+                    msg_box.setStandardButtons(QMessageBox.StandardButton.Yes | QMessageBox.StandardButton.No)
+                    msg_result = msg_box.exec()
+                    messagebox_shown = True
+                    if msg_result == QMessageBox.StandardButton.Yes:
+                        EngineManager.download_engine(engine=engine.name(), version=result['version'], background=True,
+                                                      ignore_system=ignore_system)
+                        self.update_engine_download_status()
+
+        if not messagebox_shown:
+            msg_box = QMessageBox()
+            msg_box.setWindowTitle("No Updates Available")
+            msg_box.setText("All your render engines are up-to-date.")
+            msg_box.setIcon(QMessageBox.Icon.Information)
+            msg_box.setStandardButtons(QMessageBox.StandardButton.Ok)
+            msg_box.exec()
+
+        settings.setValue("engines_last_update_time", datetime.now().isoformat())
+        self.update_engine_download_status()
+
+    def update_engine_download_status(self):
+        running_tasks = [x for x in EngineManager.download_tasks if x.is_alive()]
+        if not running_tasks:
+            self.update_last_checked_label()
+            return
+
+        self.engines_last_update_label.setText(f"Downloading {running_tasks[0].engine} ({running_tasks[0].version})...")
+
+
+class EngineTableWidget(QWidget):
+    row_selected = Signal()
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+
+        self.table = QTableWidget(0, 4)
+        self.table.setHorizontalHeaderLabels(["Engine", "Version", "Type", "Path"])
+        self.table.setSelectionBehavior(QAbstractItemView.SelectionBehavior.SelectRows)
+        self.table.verticalHeader().setVisible(False)
+        # self.table_widget.itemSelectionChanged.connect(self.engine_picked)
+        self.table.setEditTriggers(QAbstractItemView.EditTrigger.NoEditTriggers)
+        self.table.selectionModel().selectionChanged.connect(self.on_selection_changed)
+
+        layout = QVBoxLayout(self)
+        layout.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
+        layout.setSpacing(0)
+        layout.addWidget(self.table)
+
+        self.raw_server_data = None
+
+    def showEvent(self, event):
+        """Runs when the widget is about to be shown."""
+        self.update_table()
+        super().showEvent(event)  # Ensure normal event processing
+
+    def update_table(self, use_cached=True):
+        if not self.raw_server_data or not use_cached:
+            self.raw_server_data = RenderServerProxy(socket.gethostname()).get_renderer_info()
+        if not self.raw_server_data:
+            return
+
+        table_data = []  # convert the data into a flat list
+        for _, engine_data in self.raw_server_data.items():
+            table_data.extend(engine_data['versions'])
+
+        if settings.value("engines_ignore_system_installs", False):
+            table_data = [x for x in table_data if x['type'] != 'system']
+
+        self.table.clear()
+        self.table.setRowCount(len(table_data))
+        self.table.setColumnCount(4)
+
+        self.table.setHorizontalHeaderLabels(['Engine', 'Version', 'Type', 'Path'])
+        self.table.horizontalHeader().setSectionResizeMode(0, QHeaderView.ResizeMode.Fixed)
+        self.table.horizontalHeader().setSectionResizeMode(1, QHeaderView.ResizeMode.Fixed)
+        self.table.horizontalHeader().setSectionResizeMode(2, QHeaderView.ResizeMode.Fixed)
+        self.table.horizontalHeader().setSectionResizeMode(3, QHeaderView.ResizeMode.Stretch)
+
+        for row, engine in enumerate(table_data):
+            self.table.setItem(row, 0, QTableWidgetItem(engine['engine']))
+            self.table.setItem(row, 1, QTableWidgetItem(engine['version']))
+            self.table.setItem(row, 2, QTableWidgetItem(engine['type']))
+            self.table.setItem(row, 3, QTableWidgetItem(engine['path']))
+
+        self.table.selectRow(0)
+
+    def selected_engine_data(self):
+        """Returns the data from the selected row as a dictionary."""
+        row = self.table.currentRow()  # Get the selected row index
+
+        if row < 0 or not len(self.table.selectedItems()):  # No row selected
+            return None
+
+        data = {
+            "engine": self.table.item(row, 0).text(),
+            "version": self.table.item(row, 1).text(),
+            "type": self.table.item(row, 2).text(),
+            "path": self.table.item(row, 3).text(),
+        }
+
+        return data
+
+    def on_selection_changed(self):
+        self.row_selected.emit()
+
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    app = QApplication([])
+    window = SettingsWindow()
+    window.show()
+    app.exec()

src/ui/widgets/menubar.py

@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ class MenuBar(QMenuBar):
     def __init__(self, parent=None) -> None:
         super().__init__(parent)
 
+        self.settings_window = None
+
         # setup menus
         file_menu = self.addMenu("File")
         # edit_menu = self.addMenu("Edit")
@@ -30,7 +32,7 @@ class MenuBar(QMenuBar):
         settings_action = QAction("Settings...", self)
         settings_action.triggered.connect(self.show_settings)
         settings_action.setShortcut(f'Ctrl+,')
-        # file_menu.addAction(settings_action)  # todo: enable once we have a setting screen
+        file_menu.addAction(settings_action)
         # exit
         exit_action = QAction('&Exit', self)
         exit_action.setShortcut('Ctrl+Q')
@@ -49,7 +51,9 @@ class MenuBar(QMenuBar):
         self.parent().new_job()
 
     def show_settings(self):
-        pass
+        from src.ui.settings_window import SettingsWindow
+        self.settings_window = SettingsWindow()
+        self.settings_window.show()
 
     @staticmethod
     def show_about():
@@ -60,7 +64,7 @@ class MenuBar(QMenuBar):
     @staticmethod
     def check_for_updates():
         from src.utilities.misc_helper import check_for_updates
-        from src.version import APP_NAME, APP_VERSION, APP_REPO_NAME, APP_REPO_OWNER
+        from version import APP_NAME, APP_VERSION, APP_REPO_NAME, APP_REPO_OWNER
         found_update = check_for_updates(APP_REPO_NAME, APP_REPO_OWNER, APP_NAME, APP_VERSION)
         if found_update:
             dialog = UpdateDialog(found_update, APP_VERSION)

src/utilities/misc_helper.py

@@ -210,18 +210,3 @@ def num_to_alphanumeric(num):
         result += characters[remainder]
 
     return result[::-1]  # Reverse the result to get the correct alphanumeric string
-
-
-def iso_datestring_to_formatted_datestring(iso_date_string):
-    from dateutil import parser
-    import pytz
-
-    # Parse the ISO date string into a datetime object and convert timezones
-    date = parser.isoparse(iso_date_string).astimezone(pytz.UTC)
-    local_timezone = datetime.now().astimezone().tzinfo
-    date_local = date.astimezone(local_timezone)
-
-    # Format the date to the desired readable yet sortable format with 12-hour time
-    formatted_date = date_local.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %I:%M %p')
-
-    return formatted_date

src/utilities/zeroconf_server.py

@@ -32,11 +32,9 @@ class ZeroconfServer:
     def start(cls, listen_only=False):
         if not cls.service_type:
             raise RuntimeError("The 'configure' method must be run before starting the zeroconf server")
-        elif not listen_only:
+        logger.debug("Starting zeroconf service")
-            logger.debug(f"Starting zeroconf service")
+        if not listen_only:
             cls._register_service()
-        else:
-            logger.debug(f"Starting zeroconf service - Listen only mode")
         cls._browse_services()
 
     @classmethod