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Changelog Description

Implement socket based inter-process communication for UI tools.

Additional info

The goal is to be able to show and use UI tools in AYON launcher process which would allow us to not require Qt available in a DCC.

Current state: It is possible to use workfiles, loader and publisher tools. To be able to use it a host has to implement execution in main thread and use IPC defined helpers to use them.

TODOs

  • Better way how to find out which dependency package should be used.
  • SceneInventory tool has to be modified to allow similar approach. Can't use pipeline logic or ayon api in the UI.
  • Workfile template builder UIs.
  • Lock workfile dialog.
  • Allow to register custom channel handlers for host specific UIs, and json parser.
  • * Generic api like "show message".
  • * Blocking dialog -> this might be complicated as the DCC would be responsible for "blocking" the user.
  • * It might be usefull for other things than just tools, like running OTIO functions as the process has access to runtime dependencies.
  • * More generic request/response data model, allow to pass in raw bytes instead of json data.

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iLLiCiTiT added 30 commits August 3, 2026 17:37
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base of communication
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add ipc control to workfiles
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move things around in workfiles controller
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rename file
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added ipc frontend controller to publisher
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added ipc frontend controller to loader
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base of ipc utils
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remove unused methods in loader
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fix typehint
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added backend controllers
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better _emit_event in loader
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change api of IPC host tools
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few fixes and enhancements
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don't use blender in the code
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allow to pas host into publisher controller
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use thread lock while loading socket data
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pre-implement '_execute_in_host_main_thread' to use host implementati…
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…on if is available
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change order in which communication is registering handlers
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code cleanup
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use dataclasses for most of model items
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';InstanceContextIn' has to_data and from_data
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enhanced protocol
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fix lock handling
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implement data conversion for 'ProductTypeIconMapping'
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removed duplicated definition
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fix kwarg
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comment is always a string
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remove unused classes
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add missing import
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rename the module to ipc_communication
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@ynbot ynbot added size/XXL type: enhancement Improvement of existing functionality or minor addition labels Aug 6, 2026
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Merge branch 'develop' into enhancement/ipc-tools
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# Conflicts:
#	client/ayon_core/tools/loader/abstract.py
#	client/ayon_core/tools/publisher/abstract.py
#	client/ayon_core/tools/publisher/models/create.py
#	client/ayon_core/tools/publisher/models/publish.py
#	client/ayon_core/tools/workfiles/abstract.py
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fix publisher items conversion
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Merge branch 'develop' into enhancement/ipc-tools
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remove doubled imports
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add easier way how to change process behavior
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