From be523bc5ec967efce3181668a932eb644a5e8f59 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Simone Barbieri <simone.barbieri@hey.com>
Date: Tue, 30 May 2023 16:49:49 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Use temp folder to copy commandlet project

---
 openpype/hosts/unreal/ue_workers.py | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/openpype/hosts/unreal/ue_workers.py b/openpype/hosts/unreal/ue_workers.py
index e7a690ac9c..2b7e1375e6 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/unreal/ue_workers.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/unreal/ue_workers.py
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import subprocess
 from distutils import dir_util
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import List, Union
+import tempfile
+from distutils.dir_util import copy_tree
 
 import openpype.hosts.unreal.lib as ue_lib
 
@@ -90,9 +92,20 @@ class UEProjectGenerationWorker(QtCore.QObject):
             ("Generating a new UE project ... 1 out of "
              f"{stage_count}"))
 
+        # Need to copy the commandlet project to a temporary folder where
+        # users don't need admin rights to write to.
+        cmdlet_tmp = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory()
+        cmdlet_filename = cmdlet_project.name
+        cmdlet_dir = cmdlet_project.parent.as_posix()
+        cmdlet_tmp_name = Path(cmdlet_tmp.name)
+        cmdlet_tmp_file = cmdlet_tmp_name.joinpath(cmdlet_filename)
+        copy_tree(
+            cmdlet_dir,
+            cmdlet_tmp_name.as_posix())
+
         commandlet_cmd = [
             f"{ue_editor_exe.as_posix()}",
-            f"{cmdlet_project.as_posix()}",
+            f"{cmdlet_tmp_file.as_posix()}",
             "-run=AyonGenerateProject",
             f"{project_file.resolve().as_posix()}",
         ]
@@ -111,6 +124,8 @@ class UEProjectGenerationWorker(QtCore.QObject):
         gen_process.stdout.close()
         return_code = gen_process.wait()
 
+        cmdlet_tmp.cleanup()
+
         if return_code and return_code != 0:
             msg = (
                 f"Failed to generate {self.project_name} "

From e22d1bf78b4e9d4aeeb7c0295c8bb92b1c5595d9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Simone Barbieri <simone.barbieri@hey.com>
Date: Wed, 31 May 2023 10:45:47 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Set dev mode off by default

---
 openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/unreal.json | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/unreal.json b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/unreal.json
index 737a17d289..92bdb468ba 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/unreal.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/unreal.json
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@
     "preroll_frames": 0,
     "render_format": "png",
     "project_setup": {
-        "dev_mode": true
+        "dev_mode": false
     }
 }