[0.24] Part Groups & Filter

[moribundus]

Simple plugin for filtering of parts in VAB/SPH.

Hello folks, I made this little plugin for filtering editor parts. Filtering works via text input and/or via user-defined categories and groups.

These are defined manually by user (using the provided editor). I originally wanted to define the metrics on the fly, but I couldn't find any reliable way to make it work, so I opted for this approach instead. It takes some time to properly prepare all the groups, but at least you have full control over the filtering.

Installation:

Simply extract the archive into the GameData folder.

How to use:

Type text into the text box on the upper panel to filter parts by pattern matching (name, manufacturer, description).

The "..." button toggles the group filtering window. This window shows part groups sorted into categories (columns). User can select multiple groups among multiple categories, the result filter is union/intersection of selected groups, e.g. all stock parts AND (engines OR fuel tanks). Drag the window title to move, drag the bottom right corner to resize.

Groups and categories can be modified using the provided editor, which could be found at PartGroupsFilter\Tools\PartGroupsEditor.exe (requires .NET 4.0). You can define/change existing categories by right clicking on the right panel and add parts to them by dragging from the left panel. Don't forget to save.

To disable this feature, simply delete the PartGroupsFilter\Plugins\PluginData folder. This also hides the "..." button, so you're effectively left with just the text filter.

Positioning conflicts with other plugins can be resolved by editing the PartGroupsFilter\Plugins\PluginData\config.xml file, look for filterTop, filterLeft and filterWidth variables.

Changelog:

v0.5

- KSP 0.23 compatibility fix

v0.4

- fixed compatibility issues with other plugins

v0.3

- editor improvements:

- fixed part loading issue: now loading all *.cfg files

- columns can be toggled from the View menu

- filtering using path

- log can be copied using context menu

v0.2

- fixed issue with filter being removed when loading a rocket

- positioning is now tweakable using the config.xml file

v0.1

- initial release

Links:

Plugin is uploaded at Kerbal SpacePort.

Part Groups & Filter v0.5

Temporary location: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B82EGaR6GNXeRVFqMVpvN19sNlk/edit?usp=sharing

License: GPL3

Edited July 24, 2014 by moribundus
just found out that spaceport is down...

[StainX]

nice! will try that thing asap

that will help build my ships 8x faster

Edit: The Button of the subassembly Loader is over the searchbar

Edited June 12, 2013 by StainX

[moribundus]

I think I could move the subassembly loader button a little bit to the right (the 0.20 versin is just a hotfix anyway) and/or add configuration options to change the placement of the search bar. I'll get to it later today.

[Hitman]

I have a problem, because when i loaded a rocket, then i cant use the text filter and the filter by group anymore.

Maybe you can fix that.

[moribundus]

There. I have uploaded a new release to KSP that contains fix for both issues. In addition, it is possible to change the location of the serach bar by editing the config.xml file (needs a restart though).

[bimbo0099]

Great plugin! Should be stock, so mod addicts like me dont spend have of their time looking for this one part :-)

I found a problem with the partgroups-editor though. It doesnt list all of the B9 Aerospace parts, so I cant assign all of them into their own category. This is probably related to the search algorithm of the tool. B9's models are not always called model.mu plus there seems to be more than one part per folder multiple times. I hope that you will fix this. :-)

[smudgethekat]

I have a similar problem, It doesn't list all the parts for most of the mods I have installed, it only lists about 41 B9 parts, when there are 83 in total, and it doesn't load any KW Rocketry parts.

[moribundus]

Hmm, interesting. I use KW Rocketry myself and I don't have any problems with it. Which version do you use? The editor is essentially just searching for part.cfg files and then tries to parse them, so the problem could be in the parsing algorithm.

Also, could you check the log in the editor (it's from menu View->Log) if it contains any errors? I'll download B9 and try to reproduce the problem.

[bimbo0099]

KW works fine for me.

Regarding the B9 pack, the issue is that B9 was optimized using the new .20 part system in order to reduce memory usage etc.

A folder might contain more than one .cfg for different parts (because they use the same model, but have different dimensions).

These .cfg files all have different names, e.g. A.cfg, B.cfg, C.cfg.

Maybe you could simply check all .cfg files in the GameData Folder and search for the respective line to grab the part name?

[Mr Shifty]

Nice mod. You might check out the source for my mod (link in my sig) for some ideas about how to automatically filter by mod. Essentially, I just sort parts by root directory.

[RHodeidra]

I LOVE this mod.

I use far too many items, and this mod fixes most of the problems this brings.

YES, you need to categorize the items for this to work perfectly, but it takes a few minutes and it is worth it.

I only wish all parts were required by default to have sub-categories (think engine>lliquidfuel>2.5M>blablaliquidengine) in the part files, so you could just use this mod without inputting it.

If I may: I notice that some parts are not found, mostly the ones that are in the old parts folder, and not in gamedata (although some are missing there too)

Nice work.

Reply to post above:

Essentially, I just sort parts by root directory.

This is a good idea, but it requires all mods and official releases to implement the same structure.

I would think that using a standardized approach to the part files as I suggested in this post would be ideal, as it would eliminate all variables.

Edited July 8, 2013 by RHodeidra

[moribundus]

Hello, apologies for the slight delay, but the next version is finally here

The part loading issue is hopefully fixed. The editor is now looking basically for any cfg file.

The editor itself got also quite a few improvements:

- columns in the left pannel can be hidden/revealed from the View menu

- there's a handy tooltip now that makes it much easier to read part descriptions.

- parts are also filtered by a path to the cfg file (which now occupies a new column)

- log can be copied into clipboard via context menu (was kinda useless before)

I hope there no other issues (I'm don't have much time to play KSP now, so I cannot test it as much as I should).

I didn't change the in-game filtering algorithm though (e.g. to filter by plugin as was suggested here), because the main idea was to have the text filter based on what is available in game when hovering over part (so that user can easily figure out why a certain part has been selected). In case you were wondering

So thanks for the feedback and have fun.

[SirJodelstein]

Great Plugin, thank you so much!

Wishlist for future versions:

- activating a filter (text or group) should fetch matching parts from all main categories (Pod/Engines/etc), so that i can find whatever i am looking for without having to select the correct master category

- hotkey to activate text search

- hotkey to clear all filters (group and text)

- Single-Click exclusive selection: Strg+Click or Right-Click on a group filter name additionally deactivates all other group filters from that category

[SirJodelstein]

Also, this mod is unfortunately incompatible with the Subassembly Manager plugin (Subassembly Save/Load button does not show up). Any ideas here?

[Creat]

Also, this mod is unfortunately incompatible with the Subassembly Manager plugin (Subassembly Save/Load button does not show up). Any ideas here?

I can confirm this, removing "Part Group & Filter" from the plugins fixes the issue (with nothing else changed).

I have one more problem: The "..." button is missing. I haven't removed all plugins, to test this, but I've tried without Subassembly Manager, which made no difference (so it's not that they're blocking each other somehow).

Edit: I've checked without any active plugins except this, and the "..." button is still missing. So it isn't even any interaction with other mods.

Edited August 6, 2013 by Creat

[moribundus]

The "..." button disappears automatically if there are no applicable filter groups -- either the configuration was deleted, or all the defined groups are "empty". The same behaviour applies for groups in filter window, example: you define groups for KW Rocketry. Then you uninstall KW rocketry and those groups disappear from the UI. And if there are no groups at all, then the "..." button disappears as well. So I would check if the configuration is ok, esp. if you moved some files around.

Regarding the subassembly manager...I was looking into it and it seems it's an actually a bug (or a feature of KSP) and affects also other plugins (tested also with Jeb's toolbox). The problem? It seems that from all plugins, that are declared as

[KSPAddon(KSPAddon.Startup.Editor, true)]
public class FooBar : MonoBehaviour { ... }

only one is actually initialized. I changed it to Startup.MainMenu and it seems to work. However the question is if this actually solve anything or if it will just transform the problem (of all the plugins declared to be created in the main menu, only one is chosen). I'll try to test more and hopefully publish a fix during this weekend.

Edited August 10, 2013 by moribundus

[NoMrBond]

Majiir posted about the KSPAddon bug, maybe something in their post will help

[moribundus]

Awesome, thanks. That was the problem, it seems. I used fix based on MrShifty's code in the end, but at least it gave me some insight into what was going on. Anyway, the new version is up

Btw. if you use TAB you can cycle various active inputs in the game, you can use that to get activate the text search without using mouse. It also selects the current text, so you can just start typing.

Edited August 11, 2013 by moribundus

[Bizz Keryear]

Is it dead? I really like to have a searchbar.

Edit: Is not really working anymore because recently it hides partly under PartCatalog and can't be moved (I was editing the cfg which seems now to have no effect for some reason)

Edited November 20, 2013 by Bizz Keryear

[moribundus]

Hello, it is not dead, I just don't play KSP as often these days and the plugin is working for me quite fine (I don't use other UI mods though).

I'll check what's wrong with the XML.

Edit: Everything seems to work for me. Make sure you are editing the right part of the config file.

Edited December 10, 2013 by moribundus

[whaaw]

broken with 0.23

[moribundus]

And fixed again

[JackGruff]

Great work! I prefer something like this over PartCatalog as you don't have to worry about icons missing, you can just see the names of the mods.

[Toxicterror]

this still working with .23.5?

[KGas- Inc]

Can you post a DL link for Curse or some other mirror? I Love this mod and would like to use it again!