2.0.0 Roadmap

[sisoe24]

Brainstorming Ideas (Work in Progress)

These are initial thoughts, so nothing is final yet (some features may be released sooner if needed)

• LSP Integration: Explore adding support for Language Server Protocol (currently in progress).
• Message Refactor: Simplify how data messages are structured, aligning them with JSON-RPC conventions.
• Transmission Protocols: Add support for multiple ways to send data (TCP will still remain the default):
  • File Path: Allow users to specify a file path for local use, and let the server open and process the file directly.
• WebSocket Support: Bring back WebSocket support.
• Debugging Tools: Investigate integrating debugpy.
• Hiero-Only Workflows: Add support specifically for Hiero-only use cases.
  • At the moment it does work inside Nuke Studio which uses Hiero.
• Houdini Controller: Closed in 1.2.0 #34
• Mocha Controller
• Maya Controller: Same as Nuke and Houdini.
  • I know Maya already has some extensions that allow the user to send code, but if we are going to implement the LSP, we still need a dedicated controller.
• PyPI Support: Make it installable via PyPI for easier setup
  • Might be impractical due to DCC's embedded Python environment.
• API Integration: Provide a simple API to interact with the server (likely requires pypi support). For example:

import nukeserversocket as nss

with open("file.py") as f:
    script = f.read()

with nss.connect():
    nss.execute(script)