naming.py

# bone naming convention for blender
# from nif_import.py


def get_bone_name_for_blender(name):
    """Convert a bone name to a name that can be used by Blender: turns
    'Bip01 R xxx' into 'Bip01 xxx.R', and similar for L.

    :param name: The bone name as in the nif file.
    :type name: :class:`str`
    :return: Bone name in Blender convention.
    :rtype: :class:`str`
    """
    if name.startswith("Bip01 L "):
        return "Bip01 " + name[8:] + ".L"
    elif name.startswith("Bip01 R "):
        return "Bip01 " + name[8:] + ".R"
    elif name.startswith("NPC L ") and name.endswith("]"):
        name = name.replace("NPC L", "NPC")
        name = name.replace("[L", "[")
        name = name.replace("]", "].L")
        return name
    elif name.startswith("NPC R ") and name.endswith("]"):
        name = name.replace("NPC R", "NPC")
        name = name.replace("[R", "[")
        name = name.replace("]", "].R")
        return name

    return name


def get_bone_name_for_nif(name):
    """Convert a bone name to a name that can be used by the nif file:
    turns 'Bip01 xxx.R' into 'Bip01 R xxx', and similar for L.

    :param name: The bone name as in Blender.
    :type name: :class:`str`
    :return: Bone name in nif convention.
    :rtype: :class:`str`
    """
    if name.startswith("Bip01 "):
        if name.endswith(".L"):
            return "Bip01 L " + name[6:-2]
        elif name.endswith(".R"):
            return "Bip01 R " + name[6:-2]
    elif name.startswith("NPC ") and name.endswith("].L"):
        name = name.replace("NPC ", "NPC L")
        name = name.replace("[", "[L")
        name = name.replace("].L", "]")
        return name
    elif name.startswith("NPC ") and name.endswith("].R"):
        name = name.replace("NPC ", "NPC R")
        name = name.replace("[", "[R")
        name = name.replace("].R", "]")
        return name

    return name