implemented 'get_ayon_server_api_connection' to help create connection

openpype/client/__init__.py

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from .mongo import (
     OpenPypeMongoConnection,
 )
+from .server.utils import get_ayon_server_api_connection
 
 from .entities import (
     get_projects,
@@ -59,6 +60,8 @@ from .operations import (
 __all__ = (
     "OpenPypeMongoConnection",
 
+    "get_ayon_server_api_connection",
+
     "get_projects",
     "get_project",
     "get_whole_project",

openpype/client/server/utils.py

@@ -1,8 +1,33 @@
+import os
 import uuid
 
+import ayon_api
+
 from openpype.client.operations_base import REMOVED_VALUE
 
 
+class _GlobalCache:
+    initialized = False
+
+
+def get_ayon_server_api_connection():
+    if _GlobalCache.initialized:
+        con = ayon_api.get_server_api_connection()
+    else:
+        from openpype.lib.local_settings import get_local_site_id
+
+        _GlobalCache.initialized = True
+        site_id = get_local_site_id()
+        version = os.getenv("AYON_VERSION")
+        if ayon_api.is_connection_created():
+            con = ayon_api.get_server_api_connection()
+            con.set_site_id(site_id)
+            con.set_client_version(version)
+        else:
+            con = ayon_api.create_connection(site_id, version)
+    return con
+
+
 def create_entity_id():
     return uuid.uuid1().hex