Can you split Maya gui into another file, the same as you do for PyQt?

[kiteh]

Hi all, I am trying to split maya gui commands into another file, from the main code, like what you may do when dealing with PyQt.. Main code in a file while the UI code in another, for the sake of better maintaining the code.

Here is my code:

myUI.py

from maya import cmds

import myCode as my

WINID = "MyUI"

def ui():

    if cmds.window(WINID, exists=True):

    cmds.deleteUI(WINID)

  cmds.window(WINID, title="TestUI", width=165, height=140,

              sizeable=False, resizeToFitChildren=True)

    cmds.columnLayout(adjustableColumn=True)

  cmd.rowColumnLayout(numberOfColumns=3, columnAttach=[1, "right", 0],

                      columnWidth=[2, 250])

    cmds.text(label="")

  cmds.checkBox("chk01", label="My checkbox 01",

                value=True, changeCommand=my.get_state)
    cmds.text(label="")

 
    cmds.showWindow(WINID)

myCode.py

from maya import cmds

def get_state(*args):

    check_state = cmds.checkBox("chk01", value=True, query=True)

    print check_state

When I tried to uncheck the option in the UI, I got the following error:

# Error: get_state() takes no arguments (1 given)
# TypeError: get_state() takes no arguments (1 given) #

Tried adding in `*args` into the `get_state()` but getting the same error.

Is it possible to do so when dealing with only maya code?

[Justin Israel]

Its definitely possible to split up the code however you see fit. With your current exception, it seems unlikely you would still see that exact error after adding *args. It implies that you made the code change but didn't reload the module and then reload the UI so it picks up the new definition. 

Although, it doesn't seem particularly useful to split up this exact example, when the other file still needs to make calls to Maya UI commands and uses string literal names to assume the UI elements like "chk01". It makes more sense for all the parts making the UI calls to the same simple window to be a class. That way you can save the names of the UI elements when you create them and use the right ones later. 

class MyUI(object):

   ... 

    def ui(self):

        self.chk01 = cmds.checkBox(...) 

    def get_chk01_state(self, *args):

        cmds.checkBox(self.chk01, ...) 

Justin 

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