trigger before save event as first thing

openpype/pipeline/lib/events.py

@@ -45,12 +45,7 @@ class BaseEvent(object):
 
 class BeforeWorkfileSave(BaseEvent):
     """Before workfile changes event data."""
-    def __init__(self, new_workfile, workdir):
-        data = {
-            "workfile_path": new_workfile,
-            "workdir_path": workdir
-        }
-        super(BeforeWorkfileSave, self).__init__("before.workfile.save", data)
-
-        self.workfile_path = new_workfile
+    def __init__(self, filename, workdir):
+        super(BeforeWorkfileSave, self).__init__("before.workfile.save")
+        self.filename = filename
         self.workdir_path = workdir

openpype/tools/workfiles/app.py

@@ -654,6 +654,9 @@ class FilesWidget(QtWidgets.QWidget):
         if not work_file:
             return
 
+        # Trigger before save event
+        BeforeWorkfileSave.emit(work_file, self._workdir_path)
+
         # Initialize work directory if it has not been initialized before
         if not os.path.exists(self._workfiles_root):
             log.debug("Initializing Work Directory: %s", self._workfiles_root)
@@ -670,9 +673,6 @@ class FilesWidget(QtWidgets.QWidget):
         file_path = os.path.join(
             os.path.normpath(self._workfiles_root), work_file
         )
-
-        BeforeWorkfileSave.emit(file_path, self._workdir_path)
-
         self._enter_session()   # Make sure we are in the right session
         self.host.save_file(file_path)