FEATURE - Filesystem plugin browser#198

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Filesystem plugin browser

A high-performance, multi-threaded filesystem browser for xStudio, designed to handle large directories and image sequences efficiently.

Features

Fast Multi-threaded Scanning: Uses a thread pool and BFS algorithm to scan directories quickly without freezing the UI.
Image Sequence Detection: Automatically detects and groups file sequences (e.g., shot_001.1001.exr -> shot_001.####.exr). Supports exclusion of specific extensions (e.g., .mov, .mp4) via configuration.
Smart Filtering:
- Text Filter: Supports "AND" logic (space-separated terms). E.g., comp exr finds files matchings both "comp" and "exr".
- Time Filter: Filter by modification time (Last 1 day, 1 week, etc.).
- Version Filter: Filter to show only the latest version or latest 2 versions of a shot.
Navigation:
- Native Directory Picker integration.
- Path completion/suggestions.
- History tracking (via sticky attributes).
Playback Integration:
- Double-Click: Loads media and immediately starts playback using the playlist's playhead logic.
- Context Menu:
  - Replace: Replaces the currently viewed media with the selected item.
  - Compare with: Loads the selected item and sets up an A/B comparison with the current media.

Usage

Open the Browser:
- Go to View -> Panels -> Filesystem Browser.
- Or use the hotkey 'B'.
Navigation:
- Enter a path in the text field or click the folder icon to browse.
Loading Media:
- Double-click a file/sequence to load it into the current or new playlist.
- Right-click for advanced actions (Replace, Compare).

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February 12, 2026 20:29

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          feat(plugin): add Filesystem Browser Python plugin with Windows support

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Extracted from PR AcademySoftwareFoundation#198 and adapted for Windows. Provides a VFX-oriented
filesystem browser panel with directory tree, file sequence detection
(via fileseq), version grouping, and thumbnail generation.

Key Windows fixes:
- Drive letter enumeration under virtual "/" root ("This PC")
- Case-insensitive path comparison throughout QML tree
- Forward-slash normalization on all path returns
- Fixed shadowed `time` import in _get_subdirs
- Direct attribute write from DirectoryTree (bypasses signal chain)
- Tree auto-syncs to current path on launch
- Up-directory button in path bar
- Depth spinner persists across sessions (title mismatch fix)

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

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April 2, 2026 08:44

tedwaine and others added 27 commits

April 2, 2026 11:09


          Add numpy to pip installed packages

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          Tweak for set video range action

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          Handle missing Decklink hardware when drivers are installed (AcademyS…

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…oftwareFoundation#238)

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          Initial checkin of filesystem_plugin prior to refactor.

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          A ffmpeg constant changed, I believe the older one FF_PROFILE_UNKOWN …

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…has been obsolete for a while.

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          Cleanup GUI

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Better filtering, got progress bar working, and version and date filtering.

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          Adding fileseq for the python libraries for the FileSystem Browser.

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          Got the progress bar to work correctly.

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Also added a separate timing test where you can specify an output directory, not really for unit testing, but good for testing against real directories.

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          Fix for color scheme for right click menu.

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          Add readme.

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          Adding copyright/license info.

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          Adding (c).

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          Dont be quite so agressive updating the UI, only do it every 5 secs o…

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…r so.

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          Swapped file-browser with a history view.

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          Updated readme.

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          Fixing QML issue.

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          Demo of widget as a floating window.

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          Filtering fixes.

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          Switched to a tree-view with some "smart" collapsing of directories.

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          Fixed the file-loading issue, it was trying to load a relative path.

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          Double clicking on a directory changes the overall search window path.

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          Make the search case insensitive.

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          Adding different types of tree view. and recursion depths.

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          Minor tweak to prune empty folders if we are filtering.

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          Adding a directory view.

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The directory view allows a more obvious browsing of the tree. For the very top of the directory tree we dont auto-scan for media, once you get down to 4 levels it will start scanning.
We have also made a config.json file to store configurations of things like the auto_scan_threashold, along with adding a list of folders that need to be ignored.

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          Filtering all the time.

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          GUI update:

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   * Fixed auto-complete
   * Tree view opens to node when path is entered in path dialog.
   * Added a refresh button
   * Tree view now persistent, with a nicer sidebar label.
   * Smart scan button now visible.

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April 2, 2026 11:09


          Added a preview mode, so when you click on a clip, it will automatica…

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…lly load it into the player

   * double click will load it into your target
   * Cursor keys will allow you to move through the results loading as you go (left right for icon view, up down for list view)
   * Enter will do the same as double click.
   * Preview playlist will be deleted on Enter.

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          Updated to have a common style, and synced style with xstudio.

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          More style fixes, and also making menu options consistent between ico…

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…n and list view:

* Adding Append menu option
* Adding copy path menu option
* Add compare menu option

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          Adding a show-in-finder menu option.

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April 2, 2026 10:09

richardssam added 6 commits

April 2, 2026 11:20


          MInor bug fixes, cleaning threading.

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          Some code refactoring to simplify it, in particular the dispatch table.

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          Setup a interface class, so that if you want to change the back end y…

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…ou have a centralized area to do that.

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          Removed some debug output and removed an un-necesary header.

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          Fixed a padding issue.

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          Added ability to set the directory root.

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