Feature Request: Attach an existing library of 3d models in read only mode

[Samurai1201]

I would really appreciate, if i could mount an existing library in read only mode (similar to how immich) and have it unaltered and instead write the new assets (like previews…) to another folder.
That way i would still be able to access and edit my existing library as I used to, but also gain the cool features of mmp.

Love the project, this is the feature that would make me use it immediately.
Thanks for creating this cool project

[EduardoOliveira]

Hi,
That's a big change in how MMP currently works, so I'll need to understand and discuss a bit the pros and cons.
So, the library folder would be read only, all the generated assets would be kept in the data folder, let's say.
Questions:

• Would it be important to maintain the folder structure for the generated assets, or structuring them in a hash/uuid structure be feasible?
• The external manipulation of the library folder wouldn't be reflected in real time on MMP, you would still have to issue total or partial rescans to discover the differences.

[Samurai1201]

Thanks for the quick response :)
Storing the generated assets in hashed/uuid structure would be totally fine in my optinion, if it makes development easier.
Wouldn't it be possible to watch the folders using i.e. inotify and automatically run the rescan as needed?
But rescanning for myself would still be very feasable for me

[EduardoOliveira]

Inotify would be a nice feature, but I'm unsure how functional it would be on top of docker mountpoints and weird NAS filesystems. Probably a pain to debug the multiple possible combinations

[EduardoOliveira]

Something just hit me while developing this feature.
Using the UI features to create projects and the import features will write on the library folder, just not the generated assets.

[Samurai1201]

I just asked myself, whether it would be possible to set the user (uid & guid), like in the linuxserver container images?
I cant find any option in the documentation...
Would this be easy to implement?

[EduardoOliveira]

I've looked into the linuxserver implementations, there is some sort of runtime wrapper setting the uid/guid.
Please open a ticket in https://github.com/Maker-Management-Platform/agent/issues, so I don't lose track of that request.
Maybe someone offers to help implement that.

[Samurai1201]

Sorry, just got around to creating the issue and noticed you had already put it in...
Thanks for your great work :)