README.md

SubTunnel

A Sublime 3 plugin to send code snippets into running Houdini session. supported nodes:

• SOP - vex: attribwrangle, pointwrangle, volumewrangle, popwrangle, VOPSOP (inline), python: 'python' node (new in H13)
• OTLS: code/script tabs in any context (SOP,OBJ,ROP ...)
• Shelftools

Overview

https://vimeo.com/103876297

Get the plugin

• cd directory to:

  • Linux
    • cd $HOME/.config/sublime_text_3/Packages
  • OSX:
    • cd $HOME/Library/Application\ Support/Sublime\ Text\ 3/Packages

• Then either directly clone the github repo (recommended):

  • git clone https://github.com/kubaroth/SubTunnel.git

• or:

  • download zip file
  • put it in the ~/.config/sublime-text-3/Packages folder (at least on Linux)
  • rename SubTunnel-master to SubTunnel

Before calling the plugin for the first time make sure to update the path to hcustom in the config.json. The hcustom is located in $HFS/bin.

Example locations:
 Linux:
 	/opt/hfs13.0.237/bin/hcommand
 OSX:
 	/Library/Frameworks/Houdini.framework/Resources/bin/hcommand
 Windows:
 	"\"C:\\Program Files\\Side Effects Software\\Houdini 9.0.858\\bin\\hcommand\""

Key Bindings

 ctrl+alt+]                    - Connects to running Houdini session   
 ctrl+alt+enter                - Sends code snippet to a node
 ctrl+alt+\                    - Sends code snippet to a shelf tool

Windows Setup

A few more steps are requitred to get started on Windows Make sure you have latest python 3.4 installed

• download python 3.4.1: https://www.python.org/downloads/
• Update python build for sublime:
• C:\Documents and Settings\standard\Desktop\Sublime Text Build 3059 x64\Data\Packages\User\Python3-win.sublime-build

If you just installed sublime in ..\Data\Packages\User
create Python3-win.sublime-build file with:

 {
 "cmd": ["C:\\python34\\python.exe", "-u", "$file"],
 "file_regex": "^[ ]*File \"(...*?)\", line ([0-9]*)",
 "selector": "source.python"
 }

If you want clone direclty from github - get git:

• http://msysgit.github.io/
• start the git navigate where Sublime/Data/Packages folder. (In this example I am working on a portable version)
• git clone https://github.com/kubaroth/SubTunnel.git
• Update config with the proper path to hcommand ""C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 9.0.858\bin\hcommand""

NOTES:

• Escaping ", \ in windows shell is a nightmare! More complex regex with a lot of escaping may not work properly on Windows. This may require further editing (escape function , case 3 - # Windows - code as text)

• When calling hcomand from windows termianal - full path has to be in double quotes "C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 9.0.858\bin\hcommand" -h

• Windows escaping: C:\Documents and Settings\standard>"C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 9.0.858\bin\hcommand" 10865 "echo `$HIPNAME"