fix: get datablock to mark it dirty

client.py

@@ -487,13 +487,19 @@ def serial_worker(product,  feed):
         if command == 'STOP':
             break
         elif command == 'DUMP':
+            try:
                 value = helpers.dump(key)
 
                 if value:
                     product.put((key,value))
+            except Exception as e:
+                logger.error("{}".format(e))
         elif command == 'LOAD':
             if value:
+                try:
                     helpers.load(key, value)
+                except Exception as e:
+                    logger.error("{}".format(e))
 
     logger.info("serial thread stopped")
 
@@ -508,10 +514,10 @@ def watchdog_worker(feed,interval, stop_event):
             for item in getattr(bpy.data, helpers.CORRESPONDANCE[datatype]):
                 key = "{}/{}".format(datatype, item.name)
                 try:
-                    if item.id == 'None':
+                    # if item.id == 'None':
-                        item.id = bpy.context.scene.session_settings.username
+                    #     item.id = bpy.context.scene.session_settings.username
-                        feed.put(('DUMP',key,None))
+                    #     feed.put(('DUMP',key,None))
-                    elif item.is_dirty:
+                    if item.is_dirty:
                         logger.info("{} needs update".format(item.name))
                         feed.put(('DUMP',key,None))             
                         item.is_dirty = False

helpers.py

@@ -227,12 +227,14 @@ def load_mesh(target=None, data=None, create=False):
         material_to_load = []
         material_to_load = revers(data["materials"])
 
+
         target.materials.clear()
         # SLots
         i = 0
-        while len(material_to_load) > len(target.materials):
+
-            target.materials.append(bpy.data.materials[material_to_load[i]])
+        for m in data["material_list"]:
-            i+=1
+            target.materials.append(bpy.data.materials[m])
+            
            
 
         target.id = data['id']
@@ -481,6 +483,11 @@ def dump(key):
         data = dump_datablock(target, 2)
         dump_datablock_attibute(
             target, ['name', 'polygons', 'edges', 'vertices', 'id'], 6,data)
+        m_list = []
+        for m in target.materials:
+            m_list.append(m.name)
+        
+        data['material_list'] = m_list
 
     elif target_type == 'Object':
         data = dump_datablock(target, 1)

operators.py

@@ -30,12 +30,11 @@ update_list = {}
 
 SUPPORTED_DATABLOCKS = ['collections','armatures', 'meshes', 'objects', 
                         'materials', 'textures', 'lights', 'cameras', 'actions', 'grease_pencils']
+
 SUPPORTED_TYPES = [ 'Armature', 'Material',
                    'Texture', 'Light', 'Camera', 'Mesh', 'Grease Pencil', 'Object', 'Action', 'Collection', 'Scene']
 
 # UTILITY FUNCTIONS
-
-
 def client_list_callback(scene, context):
     global client_keys
 
@@ -494,6 +493,24 @@ def exist(update):
     else:
         return False
 
+def get_datablock(update,context):
+    
+    item_type = update.id.__class__.__name__
+    item_id = update.id.name
+   
+    datablock_ref = None
+
+    if item_id == 'Master Collection':
+        Adatablock_ref= bpy.context.scene
+    elif item_type in helpers.CORRESPONDANCE.keys():
+        datablock_ref = getattr(bpy.data, helpers.CORRESPONDANCE[update.id.__class__.__name__])[update.id.name]
+    else:
+        if item_id in bpy.data.lights.keys():
+            datablock_ref = bpy.data.lights[item_id]
+    
+
+    return datablock_ref
+
 
 def depsgraph_update(scene):
     global client_instance
@@ -508,15 +525,14 @@ def depsgraph_update(scene):
             update_selected_object(bpy.context)
 
             selected_objects = helpers.get_selected_objects(scene)
-            # if len(selected_objects) > 0:
+          
-            #     for updated_data in updates:
-            #         if updated_data.id.name in selected_objects:
-            #             if updated_data.is_updated_transform or updated_data.is_updated_geometry:
-            #                 client_instance.set(
-            #                     "{}/{}".format(updated_data.id.bl_rna.name, updated_data.id.name))
             for update in reversed(updates):
-                if update.id.id == username:
+                if update.id.id == username or update.id.id == 'None':
-                    getattr(bpy.data, helpers.CORRESPONDANCE[update.id.__class__.__name__])[update.id.name].is_dirty= True
+                    # TODO: handle errors
+                    data_ref = get_datablock(update,context)
+
+                    if data_ref:
+                        data_ref.is_dirty= True
                         
 
 def register():