From 2589ce46711fbf19d4c3c9a56fe8c10cad01ef01 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ondrej Samohel <ondrej.samohel@orbi.tools>
Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2021 14:09:02 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] hda updating

---
 .../hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_hda.py   |  3 +++
 openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/load/load_hda.py  | 16 +++++++++++-----
 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_hda.py b/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_hda.py
index d58e0c5e52..05307d4c56 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_hda.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_hda.py
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ class CreateHDA(plugin.Creator):
         hda_node.setName(self.name)
         hou.moveNodesTo(self.nodes, hda_node)
         hda_node.layoutChildren()
+        # delete node created by Avalon in /out
+        # this needs to be addressed in future Houdini workflow refactor.
+        hou.node("/out/{}".format(self.name)).destroy()
 
         lib.imprint(hda_node, self.data)
 
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/load/load_hda.py b/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/load/load_hda.py
index 5e04d83e86..f923b699d2 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/load/load_hda.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/load/load_hda.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ class HdaLoader(api.Loader):
     color = "orange"
 
     def load(self, context, name=None, namespace=None, data=None):
-
         import os
         import hou
 
@@ -33,7 +32,6 @@ class HdaLoader(api.Loader):
         node_name = "{0}_{1:03d}".format(formatted, counter)
 
         hou.hda.installFile(file_path)
-        print("installing {}".format(name))
         hda_node = obj.createNode(name, node_name)
 
         self[:] = [hda_node]
@@ -48,9 +46,17 @@ class HdaLoader(api.Loader):
         )
 
     def update(self, container, representation):
-        hda_node = container["node"]
-        hda_def = hda_node.type().definition()
+        import hou
 
+        hda_node = container["node"]
+        file_path = api.get_representation_path(representation)
+        file_path = file_path.replace("\\", "/")
+        hou.hda.installFile(file_path)
+        defs = hda_node.type().allInstalledDefinitions()
+        def_paths = [d.libraryFilePath() for d in defs]
+        new = def_paths.index(file_path)
+        defs[new].setIsPreferred(True)
 
     def remove(self, container):
-        pass
+        node = container["node"]
+        node.destroy()