Support display and connection of attributes that are part of GroupAttributes
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For attributes in `GroupAttribute` and `ListAttribute`, the notion of parent attribute exists through the `root` property. As a parent can itself have a parent, the `depth` property describes how many levels there are between the attribute and the root level. A value of 0 means that the attribute is at the root level, and it increases as it gets deeper.
`flattenedChildren` returns the list of all the attributes that refer to this attribute as their parent (either direct or indirect) through the `root` property. The search for the children attributes is recursive and alllows to retrieve at once all the nested attributes, independently from their level. At the moment, only `ListAttribute` and `GroupAttribute` will return a non-empty list of flattened children attributes.
…escription's The `exposed` property, which determines whether the attribute is displayed on the upper part of the node in the Graph Editor, is set for each attribute individually in their node's description. If an attribute has a parent (meaning it depends on a `GroupAttribute` or a `ListAttribute`) whose `exposed` property value differs, it does not make sense to display it separately from it. The attribute's `exposed` should align with its parent's.
If an attribute belongs to a `GroupAttribute` or a `ListAttribute`, it has a parent, and its full name is "parentName.attributeName". Instead of displaying only "attributeName" in the tooltip, this commit now displays "parentName.attributeName" to ensure that the link is obvious.
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Description
This PR is based on #2538 and must be merged once #2538 itself has been integrated into
develop.It also relies on some UI fixes introduced in #2563.
The main feature of this pull request is that it adds the support of connections between attributes that are part of a
GroupAttribute. Prior to this PR, these attributes could neither be connected individually, nor be displayed in the Graph Editor; they were however visible and editable in the Node Editor.GroupAttributesare now displayed in the Graph Editor with a tiny "+" symbol which means they can be expanded when clicked upon. When this happens, all the children attributes of the clickedGroupAttributeare displayed below it, with an italic font to indicate visually a difference. Children attributes are displayed recursively, and aGroupAttributethat contains a childGroupAttributewill have it displayed as well (but collapsed by default).Connections between the attributes are shown when both attributes are currently displayed in the Graph Editor. If one of the attributes is hidden, the edge will disappear, but the pin of the attribute that is still visible will remain full, signalling an existing connection.
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GroupAttributeor aListAttribute(or both). An attribute that has no parent will have a depth of 0, and it will increase of 1 for every parent;exposedproperty take precedence over their own. This for example prevents having attributes within groups that are exposed while the group itself is not, which would break the hierarchy of the display for theseGroupAttributes;GroupAttributesand display their children attributes in their node in the Graph Editor. These children attributes are graphically connectable.childAttributeis a child of a groupgroupAttribute, its name will be displayed asgroupAttribute.childAttribute, making the relationship between the two obvious.