implemented get_creator_by_name in pype.lib.avalon_context

pype/lib/__init__.py

@@ -59,7 +59,9 @@ from .avalon_context import (
     save_workfile_data_to_doc,
     get_workfile_doc,
 
-    BuildWorkfile
+    BuildWorkfile,
+
+    get_creator_by_name
 )
 
 from .applications import (
@@ -141,6 +143,8 @@ __all__ = [
 
     "BuildWorkfile",
 
+    "get_creator_by_name",
+
     "ApplicationLaunchFailed",
     "ApplictionExecutableNotFound",
     "ApplicationNotFound",

pype/lib/avalon_context.py

@@ -1119,3 +1119,30 @@ class BuildWorkfile:
             )
 
         return output
+
+
+def get_creator_by_name(creator_name, case_sensitive=False):
+    """Find creator plugin by name.
+
+    Args:
+        creator_name (str): Name of creator class that should be returned.
+        case_sensitive (bool): Match of creator plugin name is case sensitive.
+            Set to `False` by default.
+
+    Returns:
+        Creator: Return first matching plugin or `None`.
+    """
+    # Lower input creator name if is not case sensitive
+    if not case_sensitive:
+        creator_name = creator_name.lower()
+
+    for creator_plugin in avalon.api.discover(avalon.api.Creator):
+        _creator_name = creator_plugin.__name__
+
+        # Lower creator plugin name if is not case sensitive
+        if not case_sensitive:
+            _creator_name = _creator_name.lower()
+
+        if _creator_name == creator_name:
+            return creator_plugin
+    return None