feat: add an option to toggle the sidebar / N-panel

__init__.py

@@ -107,6 +107,11 @@ class NDPreferences(AddonPreferences):
         default=True,
     )
 
+    enable_sidebar: BoolProperty(
+        name="Enable the sidebar / N-panel (requires restart)",
+        default=True,
+    )
+
     enable_axis_helper: BoolProperty(
         name="Enable Axis Visualization",
         default=True,
@@ -386,6 +391,7 @@ def draw_ui(self, box):
             ["mouse_value_scalar"],
             ["enable_quick_favourites"],
             ["lock_overlay_pinning"],
+            ["enable_sidebar"],
             ["enable_axis_helper"],
             ["axis_base_thickness", "axis_active_thickness", "axis_inactive_opacity"]]
 
@@ -460,12 +466,12 @@ def draw_theme(self, box):
 def register():
     lib.reload()
 
+    bpy.utils.register_class(NDPreferences)
+
     for registerable in registerables:
         registerable.reload()
         registerable.register()
 
-    bpy.utils.register_class(NDPreferences)
-
     version = '.'.join([str(v) for v in bl_info['version']])
     prefs = lib.preferences.get_preferences()
 

interface/main_ui_panel.py

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 from .. import lib
 from . import ops
 from . common import create_box, render_ops, web_link
+from .. lib.preferences import get_preferences
 
 
 links = [
@@ -136,16 +137,18 @@ def draw(self, context):
 
 
 def register():
-    bpy.utils.register_class(ND_PT_main_ui_panel)
-    bpy.utils.register_class(ND_OT_toggle_sections)
-    bpy.utils.register_class(MainUIPanelProps)
+    if get_preferences().enable_sidebar:
+        bpy.utils.register_class(ND_PT_main_ui_panel)
+        bpy.utils.register_class(ND_OT_toggle_sections)
+        bpy.utils.register_class(MainUIPanelProps)
 
-    bpy.types.WindowManager.nd_panel_props = PointerProperty(type=MainUIPanelProps)
+        bpy.types.WindowManager.nd_panel_props = PointerProperty(type=MainUIPanelProps)
 
 
 def unregister():
-    bpy.utils.unregister_class(ND_PT_main_ui_panel)
-    bpy.utils.unregister_class(ND_OT_toggle_sections)
-    bpy.utils.unregister_class(MainUIPanelProps)
-
-    del bpy.types.WindowManager.nd_panel_props
+    if get_preferences().enable_sidebar:
+        bpy.utils.unregister_class(ND_PT_main_ui_panel)
+        bpy.utils.unregister_class(ND_OT_toggle_sections)
+        bpy.utils.unregister_class(MainUIPanelProps)
+
+        del bpy.types.WindowManager.nd_panel_props