Installation

1. *Download the Add-on Script: Obtain the add-on script from the source or repository.

2. Install the Add-on:

   - Launch Blender and navigate to `Edit > Preferences > Add-ons`.

   - Click on the "Install..." button.

   - Locate the downloaded add-on script and select it.

   - Once installed, ensure the add-on is enabled by checking the checkbox next to its name.

Usage

Accessing BuddyCode Features

1. Open the Text Editor :

   - In Blender's interface, locate the Text Editor workspace.

2.  BuddyCode Panel:

   - Within the Text Editor, you'll find a panel labeled "Buddy Code" located under the "BudyGPT" category.

 Getting Completion Suggestions

1.Input Text:

   - Enter your code or text into the input field labeled "Input Text" within the BuddyCode panel.

2. Fetching Suggestions:

   - Click the "Get Completion Suggestions" button to retrieve completion suggestions based on your input.

3. View Suggestions:

   - The completion suggestions will appear in the output area labeled "Completion Suggestions" within the BuddyCode panel.

4. Copying Suggestions:

   - Optionally, you can copy the output text to the clipboard by clicking the "Copy Output Text to Clipboard" button.

Managing Files and Folders

1. Folder Path:

   - Navigate to the folder path section to specify the directory for file operations.

2. Creating New Files and Folders:

   - Use the provided options to create new folders and Python files within the specified directory.

3. Renaming and Deleting:

   - Rename or delete existing folders directly from the BuddyCode panel.

4. Loading and Saving Files:

   - Load existing Python files into the Text Editor or save the current text buffer as a Python file.

Preferences

1. Endpoint URL:

   - Set the URL for the completion suggestions endpoint.

2. Server Type and Model Type:

   - Choose the server and model type for obtaining completion suggestions.

3. Enable Vision:

   - Toggle image vision processing on or off.

4. Image Path and CSV Path:

   - Specify paths for image files and CSV files if needed.

5. Get Completions directly on Text Editor

Press Ctr + P to generate queries and receive answers  directly in the text editor  

Additional Notes

- This add-on is still under development, and certain features may be subject to limitations or bugs.

- For advanced users, additional settings and functionalities are available through the preferences panel.

Installation Issues:

If you are facing a problem shown below for any module issue:

Traceback (most recent call last):

  File "C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\scripts\modules\addon_utils.py", line 364, in enable

    mod = importlib.import_module(module_name)

  File "C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.0\4.0\python\lib\importlib\__init__.py", line 126, in import_module

    return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)

  File "", line 1050, in _gcd_import

  File "", line 1027, in _find_and_load

  File "", line 1006, in _find_and_load_unlocked

  File "", line 688, in _load_unlocked

  File "", line 883, in exec_module

  File "", line 241, in _call_with_frames_removed

  File "C:\Users\matth\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\4.0\scripts\addons\BuddyCode.py", line 10, in

    from langchain_community.llms import ollama

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'langchain_community'

USE CHECK OUT THIS Youtube link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSRha-8Zk8w&ab_channel=CGFigures

By CGFigures. I have use his codebase,tricks have also added it inside my own code for your convenience to solve this problem and it does solve it for me.

This is not a addon issue it how the packages are getting installed.

• Step 1: Locate the AppData file in your "C" drive or where you have your programs installed.
• Step 2: Find the site-packages folder
• Step 3: check the blender console to check where the files are being downloaded.
• Step 4: Copy all related module folders and paste them inside the site-packages folder.

For more INFO on this visit the link above.