From e07b11b7fabd89e1d9bd95697acff8a4a843d6f7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jakub Trllo <43494761+iLLiCiTiT@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2025 13:56:30 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] change view on too much instances

---
 .../tools/publisher/widgets/card_view_widgets.py     |  4 ++++
 .../tools/publisher/widgets/overview_widget.py       | 12 ++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 16 insertions(+)

diff --git a/client/ayon_core/tools/publisher/widgets/card_view_widgets.py b/client/ayon_core/tools/publisher/widgets/card_view_widgets.py
index 5b9b104c16..3c8a99b2c9 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/tools/publisher/widgets/card_view_widgets.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/tools/publisher/widgets/card_view_widgets.py
@@ -548,6 +548,10 @@ class InstanceCardView(AbstractInstanceView):
         result.setWidth(width)
         return result
 
+    def get_current_instance_count(self) -> int:
+        """How many instances are currently in the view."""
+        return len(self._widgets_by_id)
+
     def _toggle_instances(
         self,
         new_value: Optional[bool],
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/tools/publisher/widgets/overview_widget.py b/client/ayon_core/tools/publisher/widgets/overview_widget.py
index 4ff38c26cd..27b1a2e185 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/tools/publisher/widgets/overview_widget.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/tools/publisher/widgets/overview_widget.py
@@ -513,7 +513,19 @@ class OverviewWidget(QtWidgets.QFrame):
         self._refresh_instances()
 
     def _on_instances_added(self):
+        view = self._get_current_view()
+        is_card_view = False
+        count = 0
+        if isinstance(view, InstanceCardView):
+            is_card_view = True
+            count = view.get_current_instance_count()
+
         self._refresh_instances()
 
+        if is_card_view and count < 10:
+            new_count = view.get_current_instance_count()
+            if new_count > count and new_count >= 10:
+                self._change_view_type()
+
     def _on_instances_removed(self):
         self._refresh_instances()