feat: initial work to run a dedicated server

multi_user/operators.py

@@ -115,32 +115,34 @@ class SessionStartOperator(bpy.types.Operator):
             default_strategy=settings.right_strategy)
 
         # Host a session
-        if self.host:
+        if self.host or runtime_settings.admin:
             # Scene setup
             if settings.start_empty:
                 utils.clean_scene()
             
-            try:
+            for scene in bpy.data.scenes:
-                for scene in bpy.data.scenes:
+                scene_uuid = client.add(scene)
-                    scene_uuid = client.add(scene)
+                client.commit(scene_uuid)
-                    client.commit(scene_uuid)
 
+        pwd =  runtime_settings.password if runtime_settings.password else None
+        if self.host:
+            try:
                 client.host(
                     id=settings.username,
                     address=settings.ip,
                     port=settings.port,
                     ipc_port=settings.ipc_port,
-                    timeout=settings.connection_timeout
+                    timeout=settings.connection_timeout,
+                    password=pwd 
                 )
             except Exception as e:
                 self.report({'ERROR'}, repr(e))
                 logging.error(f"Error: {e}")
-            finally:
-                runtime_settings.is_admin = True
 
         # Join a session
         else:
-            utils.clean_scene()
+            if pwd is None:
+                utils.clean_scene()
 
             try:
                 client.connect(
@@ -148,13 +150,12 @@ class SessionStartOperator(bpy.types.Operator):
                     address=settings.ip,
                     port=settings.port,
                     ipc_port=settings.ipc_port,
-                    timeout=settings.connection_timeout
+                    timeout=settings.connection_timeout,
+                    password=pwd
                 )
             except Exception as e:
                 self.report({'ERROR'}, repr(e))
                 logging.error(f"Error: {e}")
-            finally:
-                runtime_settings.is_admin = False
 
         # Background client updates service
         #TODO: Refactoring

multi_user/preferences.py

@@ -340,10 +340,6 @@ class SessionUser(bpy.types.PropertyGroup):
 
 
 class SessionProps(bpy.types.PropertyGroup):
-    is_admin: bpy.props.BoolProperty(
-        name="is_admin",
-        default=False
-    )
     session_mode: bpy.props.EnumProperty(
         name='session_mode',
         description='session mode',
@@ -384,6 +380,16 @@ class SessionProps(bpy.types.PropertyGroup):
         description='Show only owned datablocks',
         default=True
     )
+    admin: bpy.props.BoolProperty(
+        name="admin",
+        description='Connect as admin',
+        default=False
+    )
+    password: bpy.props.StringProperty(
+        name="password",
+        description='Session password',
+        subtype='PASSWORD'
+    )
     user_snap_running: bpy.props.BoolProperty(
         default=False
     )

multi_user/ui.py

@@ -180,14 +180,22 @@ class SESSION_PT_settings_network(bpy.types.Panel):
         row = box.row()
         row.label(text="Timeout (ms):")
         row.prop(settings, "connection_timeout", text="")
-
+        row = box.row()
         if runtime_settings.session_mode == 'HOST':
+            row.label(text="Password:")
+            row.prop(runtime_settings, "password", text="")
             row = box.row()
             row.label(text="Start empty:")
             row.prop(settings, "start_empty", text="")
             row = box.row()
             row.operator("session.start", text="HOST").host = True
         else:
+            row.prop(runtime_settings, "admin", text='Connect as admin' ,icon='DISCLOSURE_TRI_DOWN' if runtime_settings.admin
+                else 'DISCLOSURE_TRI_RIGHT')
+            if runtime_settings.admin:
+                row = box.row()
+                row.label(text="Password:")
+                row.prop(runtime_settings, "password", text="")
             row = box.row()
             row.operator("session.start", text="CONNECT").host = False
 
@@ -425,9 +433,8 @@ def draw_property(context, parent, property_uuid, level=0):
 
     # Operations
 
-    have_right_to_modify = runtime_settings.is_admin or \
+    have_right_to_modify = item.owner == settings.username or \
-        item.owner == settings.username or \
+                           item.owner == RP_COMMON
-        item.owner == RP_COMMON
         
     if have_right_to_modify:
         detail_item_box.operator(