Use .ass extension as default (and add settings to choose for .ass.gz)

openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_arnold_ass.py

@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ class CreateArnoldAss(houdini.Creator):
     icon = "magic"
     defaults = ["Main"]
 
+    # Default extension: `.ass` or `.ass.gz`
+    ext = ".ass"
+
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         super(CreateArnoldAss, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
 
@@ -29,12 +32,13 @@ class CreateArnoldAss(houdini.Creator):
         parm_template_group.hideFolder("Properties", True)
         node.setParmTemplateGroup(parm_template_group)
 
+        filepath = '$HIP/pyblish/`chs("subset")`.$F4{}'.format(self.ext)
         parms = {
             # Render frame range
             "trange": 1,
 
             # Arnold ROP settings
-            "ar_ass_file": '$HIP/pyblish/`chs("subset")`.$F4.ass.gz',
+            "ar_ass_file": filepath,
             "ar_ass_export_enable": 1
         }
         node.setParms(parms)

openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/houdini.json

@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 {
     "create": {
+        "CreateArnoldAss": {
+            "enabled": true,
+            "defaults": [],
+            "ext": ".ass"
+        },
         "CreateAlembicCamera": {
             "enabled": true,
             "defaults": []

openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/schema_houdini_create.json

@@ -4,6 +4,41 @@
     "key": "create",
     "label": "Creator plugins",
     "children": [
+        {
+            "type": "dict",
+            "collapsible": true,
+            "key": "CreateArnoldAss",
+            "label": "Create Arnold Ass",
+            "checkbox_key": "enabled",
+            "children": [
+                {
+                    "type": "boolean",
+                    "key": "enabled",
+                    "label": "Enabled"
+                },
+                {
+                    "type": "list",
+                    "key": "defaults",
+                    "label": "Default Subsets",
+                    "object_type": "text"
+                },
+                {
+                    "type": "enum",
+                    "key": "ext",
+                    "label": "Default Output Format (extension)",
+                    "multiselection": false,
+                    "enum_items": [
+                        {
+                            ".ass": ".ass"
+                        },
+                        {
+                            ".ass.gz": ".ass.gz (gzipped)"
+                        }
+                    ]
+                }
+            ]
+
+        },
       {
         "type": "schema_template",
         "name": "template_create_plugin",