Merge pull request #536 from ynput/chore/AY-4916_Move-Houdini-client-code-settings-category

Houdini: move houdini client code - Add Settings Category

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/api/plugin.py

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ from abc import (
 import six
 import hou
 
+import pyblish.api
 from ayon_core.pipeline import (
     CreatorError,
     LegacyCreator,
@@ -14,11 +15,17 @@ from ayon_core.pipeline import (
     CreatedInstance,
     AYON_INSTANCE_ID,
     AVALON_INSTANCE_ID,
+    load,
+    publish
 )
 from ayon_core.lib import BoolDef
+
 from .lib import imprint, read, lsattr, add_self_publish_button
 
 
+SETTINGS_CATEGORY = "houdini"
+
+
 class Creator(LegacyCreator):
     """Creator plugin to create instances in Houdini
 
@@ -169,7 +176,7 @@ class HoudiniCreator(NewCreator, HoudiniCreatorBase):
     settings_name = None
     add_publish_button = False
 
-    settings_category = "houdini"
+    settings_category = SETTINGS_CATEGORY
 
     def create(self, product_name, instance_data, pre_create_data):
         try:
@@ -349,3 +356,39 @@ class HoudiniCreator(NewCreator, HoudiniCreatorBase):
 
         for key, value in settings.items():
             setattr(self, key, value)
+
+
+class HoudiniLoader(load.LoaderPlugin):
+    """Base class for Houdini load plugins."""
+
+    hosts = ["houdini"]
+    settings_category = SETTINGS_CATEGORY
+
+
+class HoudiniInstancePlugin(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+    """Base class for Houdini instance publish plugins."""
+
+    hosts = ["houdini"]
+    settings_category = SETTINGS_CATEGORY
+
+
+class HoudiniContextPlugin(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
+    """Base class for Houdini context publish plugins."""
+
+    hosts = ["houdini"]
+    settings_category = SETTINGS_CATEGORY
+
+
+class HoudiniExtractorPlugin(publish.Extractor):
+    """Base class for Houdini extract plugins.
+
+    Note:
+        The `HoudiniExtractorPlugin` is a subclass of `publish.Extractor`,
+            which in turn is a subclass of `pyblish.api.InstancePlugin`.
+        Should there be a requirement to create an extractor that operates
+            as a context plugin, it would be beneficial to incorporate
+            the functionalities present in `publish.Extractor`.
+    """
+
+    hosts = ["houdini"]
+    settings_category = SETTINGS_CATEGORY

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/load/actions.py

@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 
 """
 
-from ayon_core.pipeline import load
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 
 
-class SetFrameRangeLoader(load.LoaderPlugin):
+class SetFrameRangeLoader(plugin.HoudiniLoader):
     """Set frame range excluding pre- and post-handles"""
 
     product_types = {
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class SetFrameRangeLoader(load.LoaderPlugin):
         hou.playbar.setPlaybackRange(start, end)
 
 
-class SetFrameRangeWithHandlesLoader(load.LoaderPlugin):
+class SetFrameRangeWithHandlesLoader(plugin.HoudiniLoader):
     """Set frame range including pre- and post-handles"""
 
     product_types = {

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/load/load_alembic.py

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 import os
-from ayon_core.pipeline import (
+from ayon_core.pipeline import get_representation_path
-    load,
+from ayon_houdini.api import (
-    get_representation_path,
+    pipeline,
+    plugin
 )
-from ayon_houdini.api import pipeline
 
 
-class AbcLoader(load.LoaderPlugin):
+class AbcLoader(plugin.HoudiniLoader):
     """Load Alembic"""
 
     product_types = {"model", "animation", "pointcache", "gpuCache"}

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/load/load_alembic_archive.py

@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 
 import os
-from ayon_core.pipeline import (
+from ayon_core.pipeline import get_representation_path
-    load,
+from ayon_houdini.api import (
-    get_representation_path,
+    pipeline,
+    plugin
 )
-from ayon_houdini.api import pipeline
 
 
-class AbcArchiveLoader(load.LoaderPlugin):
+class AbcArchiveLoader(plugin.HoudiniLoader):
     """Load Alembic as full geometry network hierarchy """
 
     product_types = {"model", "animation", "pointcache", "gpuCache"}

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/load/load_ass.py

@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 import os
 import re
 
-from ayon_core.pipeline import (
+from ayon_core.pipeline import get_representation_path
-    load,
+from ayon_houdini.api import (
-    get_representation_path,
+    pipeline,
+    plugin
 )
-from ayon_houdini.api import pipeline
 
 
-class AssLoader(load.LoaderPlugin):
+class AssLoader(plugin.HoudiniLoader):
     """Load .ass with Arnold Procedural"""
 
     product_types = {"ass"}

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/load/load_bgeo.py

@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@
 import os
 import re
 
-from ayon_core.pipeline import (
+from ayon_core.pipeline import get_representation_path
-    load,
+from ayon_houdini.api import (
-    get_representation_path,
+    pipeline,
+    plugin
 )
-from ayon_houdini.api import pipeline
 
 
-class BgeoLoader(load.LoaderPlugin):
+class BgeoLoader(plugin.HoudiniLoader):
     """Load bgeo files to Houdini."""
 
     label = "Load bgeo"

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/load/load_camera.py

@@ -1,16 +1,15 @@
-from ayon_core.pipeline import (
+import hou
-    load,
+from ayon_core.pipeline import get_representation_path
-    get_representation_path,
-)
-from ayon_houdini.api import pipeline
 
+from ayon_houdini.api import (
+    pipeline,
+    plugin
+)
 from ayon_houdini.api.lib import (
     set_camera_resolution,
     get_camera_from_container
 )
 
-import hou
-
 
 ARCHIVE_EXPRESSION = ('__import__("_alembic_hom_extensions")'
                       '.alembicGetCameraDict')
@@ -84,7 +83,7 @@ def transfer_non_default_values(src, dest, ignore=None):
         dest_parm.setFromParm(parm)
 
 
-class CameraLoader(load.LoaderPlugin):
+class CameraLoader(plugin.HoudiniLoader):
     """Load camera from an Alembic file"""
 
     product_types = {"camera"}

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/load/load_fbx.py

@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 """Fbx Loader for houdini. """
-from ayon_core.pipeline import (
+from ayon_core.pipeline import get_representation_path
-    load,
+from ayon_houdini.api import (
-    get_representation_path,
+    pipeline,
+    plugin
 )
-from ayon_houdini.api import pipeline
 
 
-class FbxLoader(load.LoaderPlugin):
+class FbxLoader(plugin.HoudiniLoader):
     """Load fbx files. """
 
     label = "Load FBX"

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/load/load_filepath.py

@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 import os
 import re
-
-from ayon_core.pipeline import load
-from ayon_houdini.api import pipeline
-
 import hou
 
+from ayon_houdini.api import (
+    pipeline,
+    plugin
+)
 
-class FilePathLoader(load.LoaderPlugin):
+
+class FilePathLoader(plugin.HoudiniLoader):
     """Load a managed filepath to a null node.
 
     This is useful if for a particular workflow there is no existing loader

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/load/load_hda.py

@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 import os
-from ayon_core.pipeline import (
+from ayon_core.pipeline import get_representation_path
-    load,
+from ayon_houdini.api import (
-    get_representation_path,
+    pipeline,
+    plugin
 )
-from ayon_houdini.api import pipeline
 
 
-class HdaLoader(load.LoaderPlugin):
+class HdaLoader(plugin.HoudiniLoader):
     """Load Houdini Digital Asset file."""
 
     product_types = {"hda"}

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/load/load_image.py

@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
 import os
 import re
+import hou
 
 from ayon_core.pipeline import (
-    load,
     get_representation_path,
     AVALON_CONTAINER_ID,
 )
-from ayon_houdini.api import lib, pipeline
+from ayon_houdini.api import (
-
+    pipeline,
-import hou
+    plugin,
+    lib
+)
 
 
 def get_image_avalon_container():
@@ -42,7 +44,7 @@ def get_image_avalon_container():
     return image_container
 
 
-class ImageLoader(load.LoaderPlugin):
+class ImageLoader(plugin.HoudiniLoader):
     """Load images into COP2"""
 
     product_types = {

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/load/load_redshift_proxy.py

@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
 import os
 import re
-from ayon_core.pipeline import (
-    load,
-    get_representation_path,
-)
-from ayon_houdini.api import pipeline
-from ayon_core.pipeline.load import LoadError
-
 import hou
 
+from ayon_core.pipeline import get_representation_path
+from ayon_core.pipeline.load import LoadError
 
-class RedshiftProxyLoader(load.LoaderPlugin):
+from ayon_houdini.api import (
+    pipeline,
+    plugin
+)
+
+
+class RedshiftProxyLoader(plugin.HoudiniLoader):
     """Load Redshift Proxy"""
 
     product_types = {"redshiftproxy"}

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/load/load_usd_layer.py

@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 from ayon_core.pipeline import (
-    load,
     get_representation_path,
     AVALON_CONTAINER_ID,
 )
-from ayon_houdini.api import lib
+from ayon_houdini.api import (
+    plugin,
+    lib
+)
 
 
-class USDSublayerLoader(load.LoaderPlugin):
+class USDSublayerLoader(plugin.HoudiniLoader):
     """Sublayer USD file in Solaris"""
 
     product_types = {

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/load/load_usd_reference.py

@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 from ayon_core.pipeline import (
-    load,
     get_representation_path,
     AVALON_CONTAINER_ID,
 )
-from ayon_houdini.api import lib
+from ayon_houdini.api import (
+    plugin,
+    lib
+)
 
 
-class USDReferenceLoader(load.LoaderPlugin):
+class USDReferenceLoader(plugin.HoudiniLoader):
     """Reference USD file in Solaris"""
 
     product_types = {

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/load/load_usd_sop.py

@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 import os
 
-from ayon_core.pipeline import load
+from ayon_houdini.api import (
-from ayon_houdini.api import pipeline
+    pipeline,
+    plugin
+)
 
 
-class SopUsdImportLoader(load.LoaderPlugin):
+class SopUsdImportLoader(plugin.HoudiniLoader):
     """Load USD to SOPs via `usdimport`"""
 
     label = "Load USD to SOPs"

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/load/load_vdb.py

@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 import os
 import re
 
-from ayon_core.pipeline import (
+from ayon_core.pipeline import get_representation_path
-    load,
+from ayon_houdini.api import (
-    get_representation_path,
+    pipeline,
+    plugin
 )
-from ayon_houdini.api import pipeline
 
 
-class VdbLoader(load.LoaderPlugin):
+class VdbLoader(plugin.HoudiniLoader):
     """Load VDB"""
 
     product_types = {"vdbcache"}

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/load/show_usdview.py

@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ import platform
 import subprocess
 
 from ayon_core.lib.vendor_bin_utils import find_executable
-from ayon_core.pipeline import load
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 
 
-class ShowInUsdview(load.LoaderPlugin):
+class ShowInUsdview(plugin.HoudiniLoader):
     """Open USD file in usdview"""
 
     label = "Show in usdview"

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_active_state.py

@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
-import pyblish.api
 import hou
 
+import pyblish.api
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 
-class CollectInstanceActiveState(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+
+class CollectInstanceActiveState(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Collect default active state for instance from its node bypass state.
 
     This is done at the very end of the CollectorOrder so that any required
@@ -14,7 +16,6 @@ class CollectInstanceActiveState(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
 
     order = pyblish.api.CollectorOrder + 0.299
     families = ["*"]
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     label = "Instance Active State"
 
     def process(self, instance):

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_arnold_rop.py

@@ -4,12 +4,14 @@ import re
 import hou
 import pyblish.api
 
-from ayon_houdini.api import colorspace
+from ayon_houdini.api import colorspace, plugin
 from ayon_houdini.api.lib import (
-    evalParmNoFrame, get_color_management_preferences)
+    get_color_management_preferences,
+    evalParmNoFrame
+)
 
 
-class CollectArnoldROPRenderProducts(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+class CollectArnoldROPRenderProducts(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Collect Arnold ROP Render Products
 
     Collects the instance.data["files"] for the render products.
@@ -23,7 +25,6 @@ class CollectArnoldROPRenderProducts(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
     # This specific order value is used so that
     # this plugin runs after CollectFrames
     order = pyblish.api.CollectorOrder + 0.11
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     families = ["arnold_rop"]
 
     def process(self, instance):

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_asset_handles.py

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 """Collector plugin for frames data on ROP instances."""
-import hou  # noqa
 import pyblish.api
 from ayon_core.lib import BoolDef
 from ayon_core.pipeline import AYONPyblishPluginMixin
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 
 
-class CollectAssetHandles(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
+class CollectAssetHandles(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin,
                           AYONPyblishPluginMixin):
     """Apply folder handles.
 
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ class CollectAssetHandles(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
     the exclusive frame range and actual handle ranges.
     """
 
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
-
     # This specific order value is used so that
     # this plugin runs after CollectAnatomyInstanceData
     order = pyblish.api.CollectorOrder + 0.499
@@ -32,8 +30,6 @@ class CollectAssetHandles(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
     label = "Collect Folder Handles"
     use_asset_handles = True
 
-    settings_category = "houdini"
-
     def process(self, instance):
         # Only process instances without already existing handles data
         # but that do have frameStartHandle and frameEndHandle defined

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_cache_farm.py

@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 import os
-import pyblish.api
 import hou
-from ayon_houdini.api import lib
+import pyblish.api
+from ayon_houdini.api import (
+    lib,
+    plugin
+)
 
 
-class CollectDataforCache(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+class CollectDataforCache(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Collect data for caching to Deadline."""
 
     # Run after Collect Frames
@@ -12,7 +15,6 @@ class CollectDataforCache(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
     families = ["ass", "pointcache",
                 "mantraifd", "redshiftproxy",
                 "vdbcache", "model"]
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     targets = ["local", "remote"]
     label = "Collect Data for Cache"
 

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_chunk_size.py

@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import pyblish.api
 from ayon_core.lib import NumberDef
 from ayon_core.pipeline import AYONPyblishPluginMixin
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 
 
-class CollectChunkSize(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
+class CollectChunkSize(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin,
                        AYONPyblishPluginMixin):
     """Collect chunk size for cache submission to Deadline."""
 
@@ -11,13 +12,10 @@ class CollectChunkSize(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
     families = ["ass", "pointcache",
                 "vdbcache", "mantraifd",
                 "redshiftproxy", "model"]
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     targets = ["local", "remote"]
     label = "Collect Chunk Size"
     chunk_size = 999999
 
-    settings_category = "houdini"
-
     def process(self, instance):
         # need to get the chunk size info from the setting
         attr_values = self.get_attr_values_from_data(instance.data)

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_current_file.py

@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@ import os
 import hou
 
 import pyblish.api
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 
 
-class CollectHoudiniCurrentFile(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
+class CollectHoudiniCurrentFile(plugin.HoudiniContextPlugin):
     """Inject the current working file into context"""
 
     order = pyblish.api.CollectorOrder - 0.1
     label = "Houdini Current File"
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
 
     def process(self, context):
         """Inject the current working file"""

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_farm_instances.py

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import pyblish.api
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 
 
-class CollectFarmInstances(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+class CollectFarmInstances(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Collect instances for farm render."""
 
     order = pyblish.api.CollectorOrder
@@ -11,7 +12,6 @@ class CollectFarmInstances(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
                 "arnold_rop",
                 "vray_rop"]
 
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     targets = ["local", "remote"]
     label = "Collect farm instances"
 

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_frames.py

@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ import re
 
 import hou  # noqa
 import pyblish.api
-from ayon_houdini.api import lib
+from ayon_houdini.api import lib, plugin
 
 
-class CollectFrames(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+class CollectFrames(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Collect all frames which would be saved from the ROP nodes"""
 
     # This specific order value is used so that

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_inputs.py

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 from collections import deque
 
 import pyblish.api
-
 from ayon_core.pipeline import registered_host
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 
 
 def get_container_members(container):
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ def iter_upstream(node):
             collected.update(ancestors)
 
 
-class CollectUpstreamInputs(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+class CollectUpstreamInputs(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Collect source input containers used for this publish.
 
     This will include `inputs` data of which loaded publishes were used in the
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ class CollectUpstreamInputs(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
 
     label = "Collect Inputs"
     order = pyblish.api.CollectorOrder + 0.4
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
 
     def process(self, instance):
         # We can't get the "inputAncestors" directly from the ROP

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_instances_type.py

@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ class CollectPointcacheType(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
     """Collect data type for different instances."""
 
     order = pyblish.api.CollectorOrder
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     families = ["pointcache", "model"]
     label = "Collect instances types"
 

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_instances_usd_layered.py

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import hou
 import pyblish.api
-from ayon_houdini.api import lib
-import ayon_houdini.api.usd as hou_usdlib
 from ayon_core.pipeline import usdlib
+from ayon_houdini.api import lib, plugin
+import ayon_houdini.api.usd as hou_usdlib
 
 
-class CollectInstancesUsdLayered(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
+class CollectInstancesUsdLayered(plugin.HoudiniContextPlugin):
     """Collect Instances from a ROP Network and its configured layer paths.
 
     The output nodes of the ROP node will only be published when *any* of the
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ class CollectInstancesUsdLayered(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
 
     order = pyblish.api.CollectorOrder - 0.01
     label = "Collect Instances (USD Configured Layers)"
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
 
     def process(self, context):
 

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_karma_rop.py

@@ -9,11 +9,12 @@ from ayon_houdini.api.lib import (
     get_color_management_preferences
 )
 from ayon_houdini.api import (
-    colorspace
+    colorspace,
+    plugin
 )
 
 
-class CollectKarmaROPRenderProducts(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+class CollectKarmaROPRenderProducts(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Collect Karma Render Products
 
     Collects the instance.data["files"] for the multipart render product.
@@ -27,7 +28,6 @@ class CollectKarmaROPRenderProducts(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
     # This specific order value is used so that
     # this plugin runs after CollectFrames
     order = pyblish.api.CollectorOrder + 0.11
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     families = ["karma_rop"]
 
     def process(self, instance):

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_local_render_instances.py

@@ -6,9 +6,10 @@ from ayon_core.pipeline.publish import (
     get_plugin_settings,
     apply_plugin_settings_automatically
 )
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 
 
-class CollectLocalRenderInstances(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+class CollectLocalRenderInstances(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Collect instances for local render.
 
     Agnostic Local Render Collector.
@@ -22,11 +23,8 @@ class CollectLocalRenderInstances(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
                 "arnold_rop",
                 "vray_rop"]
 
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     label = "Collect local render instances"
 
-    settings_category = "houdini"
-
     use_deadline_aov_filter = False
     aov_filter = {"host_name": "houdini",
                   "value": [".*([Bb]eauty).*"]}

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_mantra_rop.py

@@ -9,11 +9,12 @@ from ayon_houdini.api.lib import (
     get_color_management_preferences
 )
 from ayon_houdini.api import (
-    colorspace
+    colorspace,
+    plugin
 )
 
 
-class CollectMantraROPRenderProducts(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+class CollectMantraROPRenderProducts(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Collect Mantra Render Products
 
     Collects the instance.data["files"] for the render products.
@@ -27,7 +28,6 @@ class CollectMantraROPRenderProducts(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
     # This specific order value is used so that
     # this plugin runs after CollectFrames
     order = pyblish.api.CollectorOrder + 0.11
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     families = ["mantra_rop"]
 
     def process(self, instance):

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_output_node.py

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import pyblish.api
-
 from ayon_core.pipeline.publish import KnownPublishError
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 
 
-class CollectOutputSOPPath(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+class CollectOutputSOPPath(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Collect the out node's SOP/COP Path value."""
 
     order = pyblish.api.CollectorOrder
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ class CollectOutputSOPPath(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
         "model"
     ]
 
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     label = "Collect Output Node Path"
 
     def process(self, instance):

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_redshift_rop.py

@@ -9,11 +9,12 @@ from ayon_houdini.api.lib import (
     get_color_management_preferences
 )
 from ayon_houdini.api import (
-    colorspace
+    colorspace,
+    plugin
 )
 
 
-class CollectRedshiftROPRenderProducts(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+class CollectRedshiftROPRenderProducts(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Collect USD Render Products
 
     Collects the instance.data["files"] for the render products.
@@ -27,7 +28,6 @@ class CollectRedshiftROPRenderProducts(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
     # This specific order value is used so that
     # this plugin runs after CollectFrames
     order = pyblish.api.CollectorOrder + 0.11
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     families = ["redshift_rop"]
 
     def process(self, instance):

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_remote_publish.py

@@ -1,16 +1,15 @@
+import hou
 import pyblish.api
 
-import hou
 from ayon_core.pipeline.publish import RepairAction
-from ayon_houdini.api import lib
+from ayon_houdini.api import lib, plugin
 
 
-class CollectRemotePublishSettings(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
+class CollectRemotePublishSettings(plugin.HoudiniContextPlugin):
     """Collect custom settings of the Remote Publish node."""
 
     order = pyblish.api.CollectorOrder
     families = ["*"]
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     targets = ["deadline"]
     label = "Remote Publish Submission Settings"
     actions = [RepairAction]

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_render_products.py

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import hou
 import pxr.UsdRender
 
 import pyblish.api
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 
 
 def get_var_changed(variable=None):
@@ -41,12 +42,11 @@ def get_var_changed(variable=None):
     return changed
 
 
-class CollectRenderProducts(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+class CollectRenderProducts(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Collect USD Render Products."""
 
     label = "Collect Render Products"
     order = pyblish.api.CollectorOrder + 0.4
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     families = ["usdrender"]
 
     def process(self, instance):

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_review_data.py

@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import hou
 import pyblish.api
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 
 
-class CollectHoudiniReviewData(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+class CollectHoudiniReviewData(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Collect Review Data."""
 
     label = "Collect Review Data"
@@ -10,7 +11,6 @@ class CollectHoudiniReviewData(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
     # this plugin runs after CollectRopFrameRange
     # Also after CollectLocalRenderInstances
     order = pyblish.api.CollectorOrder + 0.13
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     families = ["review"]
 
     def process(self, instance):

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_reviewable_instances.py

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import pyblish.api
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 
 
-class CollectReviewableInstances(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+class CollectReviewableInstances(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Collect Reviewable Instances.
 
     Basically, all instances of the specified families

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_rop_frame_range.py

@@ -2,13 +2,12 @@
 """Collector plugin for frames data on ROP instances."""
 import hou  # noqa
 import pyblish.api
-from ayon_houdini.api import lib
+from ayon_houdini.api import lib, plugin
 
 
-class CollectRopFrameRange(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+class CollectRopFrameRange(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Collect all frames which would be saved from the ROP nodes"""
 
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     order = pyblish.api.CollectorOrder
     label = "Collect RopNode Frame Range"
 

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_staticmesh_type.py

@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
 """Collector for staticMesh types. """
 
 import pyblish.api
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 
 
-class CollectStaticMeshType(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+class CollectStaticMeshType(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Collect data type for fbx instance."""
 
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     families = ["staticMesh"]
     label = "Collect type of staticMesh"
 

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_usd_bootstrap.py

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import pyblish.api
 import ayon_api
-
 from ayon_core.pipeline import usdlib, KnownPublishError
 
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 
-class CollectUsdBootstrap(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+class CollectUsdBootstrap(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Collect special Asset/Shot bootstrap instances if those are needed.
 
     Some specific products are intended to be part of the default structure
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ class CollectUsdBootstrap(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
 
     order = pyblish.api.CollectorOrder + 0.35
     label = "Collect USD Bootstrap"
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     families = ["usd", "usd.layered"]
 
     def process(self, instance):

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_usd_layers.py

@@ -1,17 +1,15 @@
 import os
-
+import hou
 import pyblish.api
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 import ayon_houdini.api.usd as usdlib
 
-import hou
 
-
+class CollectUsdLayers(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
-class CollectUsdLayers(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
     """Collect the USD Layers that have configured save paths."""
 
     order = pyblish.api.CollectorOrder + 0.35
     label = "Collect USD Layers"
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     families = ["usd"]
 
     def process(self, instance):

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_vray_rop.py

@@ -9,11 +9,12 @@ from ayon_houdini.api.lib import (
     get_color_management_preferences
 )
 from ayon_houdini.api import (
-    colorspace
+    colorspace,
+    plugin
 )
 
 
-class CollectVrayROPRenderProducts(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+class CollectVrayROPRenderProducts(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Collect Vray Render Products
 
     Collects the instance.data["files"] for the render products.
@@ -27,7 +28,6 @@ class CollectVrayROPRenderProducts(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
     # This specific order value is used so that
     # this plugin runs after CollectFrames
     order = pyblish.api.CollectorOrder + 0.11
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     families = ["vray_rop"]
 
     def process(self, instance):

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_workfile.py

@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 import os
 
 import pyblish.api
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 
-
+class CollectWorkfile(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
-class CollectWorkfile(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
     """Inject workfile representation into instance"""
 
     order = pyblish.api.CollectorOrder - 0.01
     label = "Houdini Workfile Data"
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     families = ["workfile"]
 
     def process(self, instance):

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_workscene_fps.py

@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-import pyblish.api
 import hou
+import pyblish.api
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 
 
-class CollectWorksceneFPS(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
+class CollectWorksceneFPS(plugin.HoudiniContextPlugin):
     """Get the FPS of the work scene."""
 
     label = "Workscene FPS"
     order = pyblish.api.CollectorOrder
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
 
     def process(self, context):
         fps = hou.fps()

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_active_view_thumbnail.py

@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
-import pyblish.api
 import tempfile
-from ayon_core.pipeline import publish
+import pyblish.api
-from ayon_houdini.api import lib
+from ayon_houdini.api import lib, plugin
 from ayon_houdini.api.pipeline import IS_HEADLESS
 
 
-class ExtractActiveViewThumbnail(publish.Extractor):
+class ExtractActiveViewThumbnail(plugin.HoudiniExtractorPlugin):
     """Set instance thumbnail to a screengrab of current active viewport.
 
     This makes it so that if an instance does not have a thumbnail set yet that
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@ class ExtractActiveViewThumbnail(publish.Extractor):
     order = pyblish.api.ExtractorOrder + 0.49
     label = "Extract Active View Thumbnail"
     families = ["workfile"]
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
 
     def process(self, instance):
         if IS_HEADLESS:

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_alembic.py

@@ -1,18 +1,16 @@
 import os
+import hou
 
 import pyblish.api
 
-from ayon_core.pipeline import publish
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 from ayon_houdini.api.lib import render_rop
 
-import hou
 
-
+class ExtractAlembic(plugin.HoudiniExtractorPlugin):
-class ExtractAlembic(publish.Extractor):
 
     order = pyblish.api.ExtractorOrder
     label = "Extract Alembic"
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     families = ["abc", "camera"]
     targets = ["local", "remote"]
 

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_ass.py

@@ -1,19 +1,17 @@
 import os
+import hou
 
 import pyblish.api
 
-from ayon_core.pipeline import publish
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 from ayon_houdini.api.lib import render_rop
 
-import hou
 
-
+class ExtractAss(plugin.HoudiniExtractorPlugin):
-class ExtractAss(publish.Extractor):
 
     order = pyblish.api.ExtractorOrder + 0.1
     label = "Extract Ass"
     families = ["ass"]
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     targets = ["local", "remote"]
 
     def process(self, instance):

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_bgeo.py

@@ -1,19 +1,15 @@
 import os
+import hou
 
 import pyblish.api
 
-from ayon_core.pipeline import publish
+from ayon_houdini.api import lib, plugin
-from ayon_houdini.api.lib import render_rop
-from ayon_houdini.api import lib
-
-import hou
 
 
-class ExtractBGEO(publish.Extractor):
+class ExtractBGEO(plugin.HoudiniExtractorPlugin):
 
     order = pyblish.api.ExtractorOrder
     label = "Extract BGEO"
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     families = ["bgeo"]
 
     def process(self, instance):
@@ -32,7 +28,7 @@ class ExtractBGEO(publish.Extractor):
             file_name, staging_dir))
 
         # write files
-        render_rop(ropnode)
+        lib.render_rop(ropnode)
 
         output = instance.data["frames"]
 

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_composite.py

@@ -1,18 +1,17 @@
 import os
+import hou
 import pyblish.api
 
 from ayon_core.pipeline import publish
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 from ayon_houdini.api.lib import render_rop, splitext
 
-import hou
 
-
+class ExtractComposite(plugin.HoudiniExtractorPlugin,
-class ExtractComposite(publish.Extractor,
                        publish.ColormanagedPyblishPluginMixin):
 
     order = pyblish.api.ExtractorOrder
     label = "Extract Composite (Image Sequence)"
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     families = ["imagesequence"]
 
     def process(self, instance):

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_fbx.py

@@ -2,18 +2,16 @@
 """Fbx Extractor for houdini. """
 
 import os
+import hou
 import pyblish.api
-from ayon_core.pipeline import publish
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 from ayon_houdini.api.lib import render_rop
 
-import hou
 
-
+class ExtractFBX(plugin.HoudiniExtractorPlugin):
-class ExtractFBX(publish.Extractor):
 
     label = "Extract FBX"
     families = ["fbx"]
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
 
     order = pyblish.api.ExtractorOrder + 0.1
 

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_hda.py

@@ -1,16 +1,15 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 import os
 from pprint import pformat
-import pyblish.api
-from ayon_core.pipeline import publish
 import hou
+import pyblish.api
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 
 
-class ExtractHDA(publish.Extractor):
+class ExtractHDA(plugin.HoudiniExtractorPlugin):
 
     order = pyblish.api.ExtractorOrder
     label = "Extract HDA"
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     families = ["hda"]
 
     def process(self, instance):

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_mantra_ifd.py

@@ -1,17 +1,15 @@
 import os
+import hou
 
 import pyblish.api
 
-from ayon_core.pipeline import publish
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
-
-import hou
 
 
-class ExtractMantraIFD(publish.Extractor):
+class ExtractMantraIFD(plugin.HoudiniExtractorPlugin):
 
     order = pyblish.api.ExtractorOrder
     label = "Extract Mantra ifd"
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     families = ["mantraifd"]
     targets = ["local", "remote"]
 

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_opengl.py

@@ -1,20 +1,19 @@
 import os
+import hou
 
 import pyblish.api
 
 from ayon_core.pipeline import publish
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 from ayon_houdini.api.lib import render_rop
 
-import hou
 
-
+class ExtractOpenGL(plugin.HoudiniExtractorPlugin,
-class ExtractOpenGL(publish.Extractor,
                     publish.ColormanagedPyblishPluginMixin):
 
     order = pyblish.api.ExtractorOrder - 0.01
     label = "Extract OpenGL"
     families = ["review"]
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
 
     def process(self, instance):
         ropnode = hou.node(instance.data.get("instance_node"))

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_redshift_proxy.py

@@ -1,19 +1,17 @@
 import os
+import hou
 
 import pyblish.api
 
-from ayon_core.pipeline import publish
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 from ayon_houdini.api.lib import render_rop
 
-import hou
 
-
+class ExtractRedshiftProxy(plugin.HoudiniExtractorPlugin):
-class ExtractRedshiftProxy(publish.Extractor):
 
     order = pyblish.api.ExtractorOrder + 0.1
     label = "Extract Redshift Proxy"
     families = ["redshiftproxy"]
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     targets = ["local", "remote"]
 
     def process(self, instance):

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_render.py

@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
+import os
+import hou
+
 import pyblish.api
 
-from ayon_core.pipeline import publish
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 from ayon_houdini.api.lib import render_rop
-import hou
-import os
 
 
-class ExtractRender(publish.Extractor):
+class ExtractRender(plugin.HoudiniExtractorPlugin):
 
     order = pyblish.api.ExtractorOrder
     label = "Extract Render"
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     families = ["mantra_rop",
                 "karma_rop",
                 "redshift_rop",

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_usd.py

@@ -1,18 +1,16 @@
-
 import os
+import hou
 
 import pyblish.api
 
-from ayon_core.pipeline import publish
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 from ayon_houdini.api.lib import render_rop
 
-import hou
 
-class ExtractUSD(publish.Extractor):
+class ExtractUSD(plugin.HoudiniExtractorPlugin):
 
     order = pyblish.api.ExtractorOrder
     label = "Extract USD"
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     families = ["usd",
                 "usdModel",
                 "usdSetDress"]

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_usd_layered.py

@@ -7,10 +7,8 @@ import hou
 import ayon_api
 import pyblish.api
 
-from ayon_core.pipeline import (
+from ayon_core.pipeline import get_representation_path
-    get_representation_path,
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
-    publish,
-)
 import ayon_houdini.api.usd as hou_usdlib
 from ayon_houdini.api.lib import render_rop
 
@@ -154,11 +152,10 @@ def parm_values(overrides):
                 parm.set(value)
 
 
-class ExtractUSDLayered(publish.Extractor):
+class ExtractUSDLayered(plugin.HoudiniExtractorPlugin):
 
     order = pyblish.api.ExtractorOrder
     label = "Extract Layered USD"
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     families = ["usdLayered", "usdShade"]
 
     # Force Output Processors so it will always save any file
@@ -312,3 +309,14 @@ class ExtractUSDLayered(publish.Extractor):
             return False
 
         return filecmp.cmp(old_file, new_file)
+
+    def staging_dir(self, instance):
+        """Provide a temporary directory in which to store extracted files
+
+        Upon calling this method the staging directory is stored inside
+        the instance.data['stagingDir']
+        """
+
+        from ayon_core.pipeline.publish import get_instance_staging_dir
+
+        return get_instance_staging_dir(instance)

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_vdb_cache.py

@@ -1,19 +1,17 @@
 import os
+import hou
 
 import pyblish.api
 
-from ayon_core.pipeline import publish
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 from ayon_houdini.api.lib import render_rop
 
-import hou
 
-
+class ExtractVDBCache(plugin.HoudiniExtractorPlugin):
-class ExtractVDBCache(publish.Extractor):
 
     order = pyblish.api.ExtractorOrder + 0.1
     label = "Extract VDB Cache"
     families = ["vdbcache"]
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
 
     def process(self, instance):
         if instance.data.get("farm"):

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/increment_current_file.py

@@ -2,11 +2,15 @@ import pyblish.api
 
 from ayon_core.lib import version_up
 from ayon_core.pipeline import registered_host
-from ayon_core.pipeline.publish import get_errored_plugins_from_context
+from ayon_core.pipeline.publish import (
-from ayon_core.pipeline.publish import KnownPublishError
+    get_errored_plugins_from_context,
+    KnownPublishError
+)
+
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 
 
-class IncrementCurrentFile(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
+class IncrementCurrentFile(plugin.HoudiniContextPlugin):
     """Increment the current file.
 
     Saves the current scene with an increased version number.
@@ -15,7 +19,6 @@ class IncrementCurrentFile(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
 
     label = "Increment current file"
     order = pyblish.api.IntegratorOrder + 9.0
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     families = ["workfile",
                 "usdrender",
                 "mantra_rop",

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/save_scene.py

@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@ import pyblish.api
 
 from ayon_core.pipeline import registered_host
 
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 
-class SaveCurrentScene(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
+
+class SaveCurrentScene(plugin.HoudiniContextPlugin):
     """Save current scene"""
 
     label = "Save current file"
     order = pyblish.api.ExtractorOrder - 0.49
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
 
     def process(self, context):
 

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_abc_primitive_to_detail.py

@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-import pyblish.api
-
 from collections import defaultdict
+
+import pyblish.api
 from ayon_core.pipeline import PublishValidationError
 
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 
-class ValidateAbcPrimitiveToDetail(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+
+class ValidateAbcPrimitiveToDetail(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Validate Alembic ROP Primitive to Detail attribute is consistent.
 
     The Alembic ROP crashes Houdini whenever an attribute in the "Primitive to
@@ -18,7 +20,6 @@ class ValidateAbcPrimitiveToDetail(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
 
     order = pyblish.api.ValidatorOrder + 0.1
     families = ["abc"]
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     label = "Validate Primitive to Detail (Abc)"
 
     def process(self, instance):

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_alembic_face_sets.py

@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-import pyblish.api
 import hou
+import pyblish.api
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 
-class ValidateAlembicROPFaceSets(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+
+class ValidateAlembicROPFaceSets(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Validate Face Sets are disabled for extraction to pointcache.
 
     When groups are saved as Face Sets with the Alembic these show up
@@ -19,7 +21,6 @@ class ValidateAlembicROPFaceSets(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
 
     order = pyblish.api.ValidatorOrder + 0.1
     families = ["abc"]
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     label = "Validate Alembic ROP Face Sets"
 
     def process(self, instance):

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_alembic_input_node.py

@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+import hou
 import pyblish.api
 from ayon_core.pipeline import PublishValidationError
-import hou
+
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 
 
-class ValidateAlembicInputNode(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+class ValidateAlembicInputNode(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Validate that the node connected to the output is correct.
 
     The connected node cannot be of the following types for Alembic:
@@ -15,7 +17,6 @@ class ValidateAlembicInputNode(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
 
     order = pyblish.api.ValidatorOrder + 0.1
     families = ["abc"]
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     label = "Validate Input Node (Abc)"
 
     def process(self, instance):

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_animation_settings.py

@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
-import pyblish.api
-
-from ayon_core.pipeline.publish import PublishValidationError
-from ayon_houdini.api import lib
 import hou
 
+import pyblish.api
+from ayon_core.pipeline.publish import PublishValidationError
 
-class ValidateAnimationSettings(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+from ayon_houdini.api import lib, plugin
+
+
+class ValidateAnimationSettings(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Validate if the unexpanded string contains the frame ('$F') token
 
     This validator will only check the output parameter of the node if

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_bypass.py

@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+import hou
+
 import pyblish.api
 from ayon_core.pipeline import PublishValidationError
 
-import hou
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 
-class ValidateBypassed(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+
+class ValidateBypassed(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Validate all primitives build hierarchy from attribute when enabled.
 
     The name of the attribute must exist on the prims and have the same name
@@ -15,7 +18,6 @@ class ValidateBypassed(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
 
     order = pyblish.api.ValidatorOrder - 0.1
     families = ["*"]
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     label = "Validate ROP Bypass"
 
     def process(self, instance):

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_camera_rop.py

@@ -3,13 +3,14 @@
 import pyblish.api
 from ayon_core.pipeline import PublishValidationError
 
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 
-class ValidateCameraROP(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+
+class ValidateCameraROP(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Validate Camera ROP settings."""
 
     order = pyblish.api.ValidatorOrder
     families = ["camera"]
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     label = "Camera ROP"
 
     def process(self, instance):

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_cop_output_node.py

@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 import hou
-import pyblish.api
 
+import pyblish.api
 from ayon_core.pipeline import PublishValidationError
 
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 
-class ValidateCopOutputNode(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+
+class ValidateCopOutputNode(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Validate the instance COP Output Node.
 
     This will ensure:
@@ -17,7 +19,6 @@ class ValidateCopOutputNode(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
 
     order = pyblish.api.ValidatorOrder
     families = ["imagesequence"]
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     label = "Validate COP Output Node"
 
     def process(self, instance):

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_export_is_a_single_frame.py

@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ class ValidateSingleFrame(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
     """
 
     families = ["model"]
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     label = "Validate Single Frame"
     order = ValidateContentsOrder + 0.1
     actions = [SelectInvalidAction]

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_fbx_output_node.py

@@ -5,11 +5,12 @@ from ayon_houdini.api.action import (
     SelectInvalidAction,
     SelectROPAction,
 )
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 from ayon_houdini.api.lib import get_obj_node_output
 import hou
 
 
-class ValidateFBXOutputNode(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+class ValidateFBXOutputNode(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Validate the instance Output Node.
 
     This will ensure:
@@ -22,7 +23,6 @@ class ValidateFBXOutputNode(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
 
     order = pyblish.api.ValidatorOrder
     families = ["fbx"]
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     label = "Validate FBX Output Node"
     actions = [SelectROPAction, SelectInvalidAction]
 

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_file_extension.py

@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 import os
-import pyblish.api
-
-from ayon_houdini.api import lib
-from ayon_core.pipeline import PublishValidationError
-
 import hou
 
+import pyblish.api
+from ayon_core.pipeline import PublishValidationError
 
-class ValidateFileExtension(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+from ayon_houdini.api import lib, plugin
+
+
+class ValidateFileExtension(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Validate the output file extension fits the output family.
 
     File extensions:
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ class ValidateFileExtension(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
 
     order = pyblish.api.ValidatorOrder
     families = ["camera", "vdbcache"]
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     label = "Output File Extension"
 
     family_extensions = {

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_frame_range.py

@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+import hou
+
 import pyblish.api
 from ayon_core.pipeline import PublishValidationError
 from ayon_core.pipeline.publish import RepairAction
-from ayon_houdini.api.action import SelectInvalidAction
 
-import hou
+from ayon_houdini.api.action import SelectInvalidAction
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
+
 
 
 class DisableUseFolderHandlesAction(RepairAction):
@@ -12,7 +15,7 @@ class DisableUseFolderHandlesAction(RepairAction):
     icon = "mdi.toggle-switch-off"
 
 
-class ValidateFrameRange(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+class ValidateFrameRange(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Validate Frame Range.
 
     Due to the usage of start and end handles,
@@ -21,7 +24,6 @@ class ValidateFrameRange(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
     """
 
     order = pyblish.api.ValidatorOrder - 0.1
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     label = "Validate Frame Range"
     actions = [DisableUseFolderHandlesAction, SelectInvalidAction]
 

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_frame_token.py

@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-import pyblish.api
-
-from ayon_houdini.api import lib
 import hou
 
+import pyblish.api
 
-class ValidateFrameToken(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+from ayon_houdini.api import lib, plugin
+
+
+class ValidateFrameToken(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Validate if the unexpanded string contains the frame ('$F') token.
 
     This validator will *only* check the output parameter of the node if

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_houdini_license_category.py

@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-import pyblish.api
-from ayon_core.pipeline import PublishValidationError
 import hou
 
+import pyblish.api
+from ayon_core.pipeline import PublishValidationError
 
-class ValidateHoudiniNotApprenticeLicense(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
+
+
+class ValidateHoudiniNotApprenticeLicense(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Validate the Houdini instance runs a non Apprentice license.
 
     USD ROPs:
@@ -21,7 +24,6 @@ class ValidateHoudiniNotApprenticeLicense(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
 
     order = pyblish.api.ValidatorOrder
     families = ["usd", "abc", "fbx", "camera"]
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     label = "Houdini Apprentice License"
 
     def process(self, instance):

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_instance_in_context.py

@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 """Validate if instance asset is the same as context asset."""
-
-import pyblish.api
-from ayon_houdini.api.action import SelectROPAction
 from ayon_core.pipeline.publish import (
     RepairAction,
     ValidateContentsOrder,
@@ -10,8 +7,11 @@ from ayon_core.pipeline.publish import (
     OptionalPyblishPluginMixin
 )
 
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
+from ayon_houdini.api.action import SelectROPAction
 
-class ValidateInstanceInContextHoudini(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
+
+class ValidateInstanceInContextHoudini(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin,
                                        OptionalPyblishPluginMixin):
     """Validator to check if instance asset match context asset.
 
@@ -24,11 +24,8 @@ class ValidateInstanceInContextHoudini(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
     order = ValidateContentsOrder
     label = "Instance in same Context"
     optional = True
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     actions = [SelectROPAction, RepairAction]
 
-    settings_category = "houdini"
-
     def process(self, instance):
         if not self.is_active(instance.data):
             return

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_mesh_is_static.py

@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 """Validator for correct naming of Static Meshes."""
-import pyblish.api
 from ayon_core.pipeline import (
     PublishValidationError,
     OptionalPyblishPluginMixin
 )
 from ayon_core.pipeline.publish import ValidateContentsOrder
 
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 from ayon_houdini.api.action import SelectInvalidAction
 from ayon_houdini.api.lib import get_output_children
 
 
-class ValidateMeshIsStatic(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
+class ValidateMeshIsStatic(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin,
                            OptionalPyblishPluginMixin):
     """Validate mesh is static.
 
@@ -23,13 +23,10 @@ class ValidateMeshIsStatic(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
 
     families = ["staticMesh",
                 "model"]
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     label = "Validate Mesh is Static"
     order = ValidateContentsOrder + 0.1
     actions = [SelectInvalidAction]
 
-    settings_category = "houdini"
-
     def process(self, instance):
 
         invalid = self.get_invalid(instance)

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_mkpaths_toggled.py

@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 import pyblish.api
+
 from ayon_core.pipeline import PublishValidationError
 
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 
-class ValidateIntermediateDirectoriesChecked(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+
+class ValidateIntermediateDirectoriesChecked(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Validate Create Intermediate Directories is enabled on ROP node."""
 
     order = pyblish.api.ValidatorOrder
     families = ["pointcache", "camera", "vdbcache", "model"]
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     label = "Create Intermediate Directories Checked"
 
     def process(self, instance):

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_no_errors.py

@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-import pyblish.api
 import hou
+
+import pyblish.api
 from ayon_core.pipeline import PublishValidationError
 
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
+
 
 def cook_in_range(node, start, end):
     current = hou.intFrame()
@@ -26,11 +29,10 @@ def get_errors(node):
     return node.errors()
 
 
-class ValidateNoErrors(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+class ValidateNoErrors(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Validate the Instance has no current cooking errors."""
 
     order = pyblish.api.ValidatorOrder
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     label = "Validate no errors"
 
     def process(self, instance):

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_primitive_hierarchy_paths.py

@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-import pyblish.api
+import hou
+
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 from ayon_core.pipeline import PublishValidationError
 from ayon_core.pipeline.publish import (
     ValidateContentsOrder,
     RepairAction,
 )
 
-import hou
-
 
 class AddDefaultPathAction(RepairAction):
     label = "Add a default path attribute"
     icon = "mdi.pencil-plus-outline"
 
 
-class ValidatePrimitiveHierarchyPaths(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+class ValidatePrimitiveHierarchyPaths(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Validate all primitives build hierarchy from attribute when enabled.
 
     The name of the attribute must exist on the prims and have the same name
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ class ValidatePrimitiveHierarchyPaths(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
 
     order = ValidateContentsOrder + 0.1
     families = ["abc"]
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     label = "Validate Prims Hierarchy Path"
     actions = [AddDefaultPathAction]
 

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_remote_publish.py

@@ -1,19 +1,18 @@
 # -*-coding: utf-8 -*-
-import pyblish.api
+import hou
 
-from ayon_houdini.api import lib
+import pyblish.api
 from ayon_core.pipeline.publish import RepairContextAction
 from ayon_core.pipeline import PublishValidationError
 
-import hou
+from ayon_houdini.api import lib, plugin
 
 
-class ValidateRemotePublishOutNode(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
+class ValidateRemotePublishOutNode(plugin.HoudiniContextPlugin):
     """Validate the remote publish out node exists for Deadline to trigger."""
 
     order = pyblish.api.ValidatorOrder - 0.4
     families = ["*"]
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     targets = ["deadline"]
     label = "Remote Publish ROP node"
     actions = [RepairContextAction]

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_remote_publish_enabled.py

@@ -1,17 +1,18 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-import pyblish.api
-
 import hou
+
+import pyblish.api
 from ayon_core.pipeline.publish import RepairContextAction
 from ayon_core.pipeline import PublishValidationError
 
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 
-class ValidateRemotePublishEnabled(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
+
+class ValidateRemotePublishEnabled(plugin.HoudiniContextPlugin):
     """Validate the remote publish node is *not* bypassed."""
 
     order = pyblish.api.ValidatorOrder - 0.39
     families = ["*"]
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     targets = ["deadline"]
     label = "Remote Publish ROP enabled"
     actions = [RepairContextAction]

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_review_colorspace.py

@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+import os
+import hou
+
 import pyblish.api
 from ayon_core.pipeline import (
     PublishValidationError,
@@ -9,10 +12,9 @@ from ayon_core.pipeline.publish import (
     get_plugin_settings,
     apply_plugin_settings_automatically
 )
-from ayon_houdini.api.action import SelectROPAction
 
-import os
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
-import hou
+from ayon_houdini.api.action import SelectROPAction
 
 
 class ResetViewSpaceAction(RepairAction):
@@ -20,7 +22,7 @@ class ResetViewSpaceAction(RepairAction):
     icon = "mdi.monitor"
 
 
-class ValidateReviewColorspace(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
+class ValidateReviewColorspace(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin,
                                OptionalPyblishPluginMixin):
     """Validate Review Colorspace parameters.
 
@@ -29,15 +31,12 @@ class ValidateReviewColorspace(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
 
     order = pyblish.api.ValidatorOrder + 0.1
     families = ["review"]
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     label = "Validate Review Colorspace"
     actions = [ResetViewSpaceAction, SelectROPAction]
 
     optional = True
     review_color_space = ""
 
-    settings_category = "houdini"
-
     @classmethod
     def apply_settings(cls, project_settings):
         # Preserve automatic settings applying logic

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_scene_review.py

@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-import pyblish.api
-from ayon_core.pipeline import PublishValidationError
 import hou
 
+import pyblish.api
+from ayon_core.pipeline import PublishValidationError
 
-class ValidateSceneReview(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
+
+
+class ValidateSceneReview(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Validator Some Scene Settings before publishing the review
         1. Scene Path
         2. Resolution
@@ -12,7 +15,6 @@ class ValidateSceneReview(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
 
     order = pyblish.api.ValidatorOrder
     families = ["review"]
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     label = "Scene Setting for review"
 
     def process(self, instance):

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_sop_output_node.py

@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+import hou
+
 import pyblish.api
 from ayon_core.pipeline import PublishValidationError
+
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 from ayon_houdini.api.action import (
     SelectInvalidAction,
     SelectROPAction,
 )
 
-import hou
 
-
+class ValidateSopOutputNode(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
-class ValidateSopOutputNode(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
     """Validate the instance SOP Output Node.
 
     This will ensure:
@@ -23,7 +25,6 @@ class ValidateSopOutputNode(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
 
     order = pyblish.api.ValidatorOrder
     families = ["pointcache", "vdbcache", "model"]
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     label = "Validate Output Node (SOP)"
     actions = [SelectROPAction, SelectInvalidAction]
 

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_subset_name.py

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 """Validator for correct naming of Static Meshes."""
-import pyblish.api
+import hou
+
 from ayon_core.pipeline import (
     PublishValidationError,
     OptionalPyblishPluginMixin
@@ -9,30 +10,28 @@ from ayon_core.pipeline.publish import (
     ValidateContentsOrder,
     RepairAction,
 )
+
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 from ayon_houdini.api.action import SelectInvalidAction
 from ayon_core.pipeline.create import get_product_name
 
-import hou
-
 
 class FixProductNameAction(RepairAction):
     label = "Fix Product Name"
 
 
-class ValidateSubsetName(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
+class ValidateSubsetName(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin,
                          OptionalPyblishPluginMixin):
     """Validate Product name.
 
     """
 
     families = ["staticMesh"]
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     label = "Validate Product Name"
     order = ValidateContentsOrder + 0.1
     actions = [FixProductNameAction, SelectInvalidAction]
 
     optional = True
-    settings_category = "houdini"
 
     def process(self, instance):
 

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_unreal_staticmesh_naming.py

@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 """Validator for correct naming of Static Meshes."""
-import pyblish.api
+import hou
+
 from ayon_core.pipeline import (
     PublishValidationError,
     OptionalPyblishPluginMixin
 )
 from ayon_core.pipeline.publish import ValidateContentsOrder
 
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 from ayon_houdini.api.action import SelectInvalidAction
 from ayon_houdini.api.lib import get_output_children
 
-import hou
 
-
+class ValidateUnrealStaticMeshName(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin,
-class ValidateUnrealStaticMeshName(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
                                    OptionalPyblishPluginMixin):
     """Validate name of Unreal Static Mesh.
 
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ class ValidateUnrealStaticMeshName(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
     """
 
     families = ["staticMesh"]
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     label = "Unreal Static Mesh Name (FBX)"
     order = ValidateContentsOrder + 0.1
     actions = [SelectInvalidAction]
@@ -38,8 +37,6 @@ class ValidateUnrealStaticMeshName(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
     collision_prefixes = []
     static_mesh_prefix = ""
 
-    settings_category = "houdini"
-
     @classmethod
     def apply_settings(cls, project_settings):
 

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_usd_layer_path_backslashes.py

@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-import pyblish.api
-
-import ayon_houdini.api.usd as hou_usdlib
-from ayon_core.pipeline import PublishValidationError
-
 import hou
 
+import pyblish.api
+from ayon_core.pipeline import PublishValidationError
 
-class ValidateUSDLayerPathBackslashes(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
+import ayon_houdini.api.usd as hou_usdlib
+
+
+class ValidateUSDLayerPathBackslashes(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Validate USD loaded paths have no backslashes.
 
     This is a crucial validation for HUSK USD rendering as Houdini's
@@ -22,7 +23,6 @@ class ValidateUSDLayerPathBackslashes(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
 
     order = pyblish.api.ValidatorOrder
     families = ["usdSetDress", "usdShade", "usd", "usdrender"]
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     label = "USD Layer path backslashes"
     optional = True
 

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_usd_model_and_shade.py

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-import pyblish.api
+import hou
-
-import ayon_houdini.api.usd as hou_usdlib
-from ayon_core.pipeline import PublishValidationError
-
 from pxr import UsdShade, UsdRender, UsdLux
 
-import hou
+import pyblish.api
+from ayon_core.pipeline import PublishValidationError
+
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
+import ayon_houdini.api.usd as hou_usdlib
 
 
 def fullname(o):
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ def fullname(o):
     return module + "." + o.__name__
 
 
-class ValidateUsdModel(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+class ValidateUsdModel(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Validate USD Model.
 
     Disallow Shaders, Render settings, products and vars and Lux lights.
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ class ValidateUsdModel(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
 
     order = pyblish.api.ValidatorOrder
     families = ["usdModel"]
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     label = "Validate USD Model"
     optional = True
 

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_usd_output_node.py

@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 import pyblish.api
+
 from ayon_core.pipeline import PublishValidationError
 
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 
-class ValidateUSDOutputNode(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+
+class ValidateUSDOutputNode(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Validate the instance USD LOPs Output Node.
 
     This will ensure:
@@ -15,7 +18,6 @@ class ValidateUSDOutputNode(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
 
     order = pyblish.api.ValidatorOrder
     families = ["usd"]
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     label = "Validate Output Node (USD)"
 
     def process(self, instance):

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_usd_render_product_names.py

@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 import os
-import pyblish.api
 
+import pyblish.api
 from ayon_core.pipeline import PublishValidationError
 
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 
-class ValidateUSDRenderProductNames(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+
+class ValidateUSDRenderProductNames(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Validate USD Render Product names are correctly set absolute paths."""
 
     order = pyblish.api.ValidatorOrder
     families = ["usdrender"]
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     label = "Validate USD Render Product Names"
     optional = True
 

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_usd_setdress.py

@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 import pyblish.api
-
-import ayon_houdini.api.usd as hou_usdlib
 from ayon_core.pipeline import PublishValidationError
 
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
+import ayon_houdini.api.usd as hou_usdlib
 
-class ValidateUsdSetDress(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+
+class ValidateUsdSetDress(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Validate USD Set Dress.
 
     Must only have references or payloads. May not generate new mesh or
@@ -15,14 +16,13 @@ class ValidateUsdSetDress(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
 
     order = pyblish.api.ValidatorOrder
     families = ["usdSetDress"]
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     label = "Validate USD Set Dress"
     optional = True
 
     def process(self, instance):
 
-        from pxr import UsdGeom
         import hou
+        from pxr import UsdGeom
 
         rop = hou.node(instance.data.get("instance_node"))
         lop_path = hou_usdlib.get_usd_rop_loppath(rop)

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_usd_shade_model_exists.py

@@ -2,20 +2,19 @@
 import re
 
 import ayon_api
-import pyblish.api
-
 from ayon_core.pipeline.publish import (
     ValidateContentsOrder,
     KnownPublishError,
     PublishValidationError,
 )
 
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 
-class ValidateUSDShadeModelExists(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+
+class ValidateUSDShadeModelExists(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Validate the Instance has no current cooking errors."""
 
     order = ValidateContentsOrder
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     families = ["usdShade"]
     label = "USD Shade model exists"
 

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_usd_shade_workspace.py

@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+import hou
+
 import pyblish.api
 from ayon_core.pipeline import PublishValidationError
 
-import hou
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 
 
-class ValidateUsdShadeWorkspace(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+class ValidateUsdShadeWorkspace(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Validate USD Shading Workspace is correct version.
 
     There have been some issues with outdated/erroneous Shading Workspaces
@@ -14,7 +16,6 @@ class ValidateUsdShadeWorkspace(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
     """
 
     order = pyblish.api.ValidatorOrder
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     families = ["usdShade"]
     label = "USD Shade Workspace"
 

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_vdb_output_node.py

@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 import contextlib
-
-import pyblish.api
 import hou
 
+import pyblish.api
 from ayon_core.pipeline import PublishXmlValidationError
+
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 from ayon_houdini.api.action import SelectInvalidAction
 
 
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ def get_geometry_at_frame(sop_node, frame, force=True):
         return sop_node.geometryAtFrame(frame)
 
 
-class ValidateVDBOutputNode(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+class ValidateVDBOutputNode(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Validate that the node connected to the output node is of type VDB.
 
     All primitives of the output geometry must be VDBs, no other primitive
@@ -81,7 +82,6 @@ class ValidateVDBOutputNode(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
 
     order = pyblish.api.ValidatorOrder + 0.1
     families = ["vdbcache"]
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     label = "Validate Output Node (VDB)"
     actions = [SelectInvalidAction]
 

server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_workfile_paths.py

@@ -1,20 +1,22 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-import pyblish.api
 import hou
+
+import pyblish.api
 from ayon_core.pipeline import (
     PublishValidationError,
     OptionalPyblishPluginMixin
 )
 from ayon_core.pipeline.publish import RepairAction
 
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
+
 
 class ValidateWorkfilePaths(
-        pyblish.api.InstancePlugin, OptionalPyblishPluginMixin):
+        plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin, OptionalPyblishPluginMixin):
     """Validate workfile paths so they are absolute."""
 
     order = pyblish.api.ValidatorOrder
     families = ["workfile"]
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     label = "Validate Workfile Paths"
     actions = [RepairAction]
     optional = True
@@ -22,8 +24,6 @@ class ValidateWorkfilePaths(
     node_types = ["file", "alembic"]
     prohibited_vars = ["$HIP", "$JOB"]
 
-    settings_category = "houdini"
-
     def process(self, instance):
         if not self.is_active(instance.data):
             return