Request: Publish Blender Add-On Source for External Contributions

[marciogranzotto]

Hi Needle team,

I’d like to contribute fixes/improvements to the Needle Blender add-on.

The add-on package contains inspectable Python source after download/installation, but I couldn’t find a public repository where that Blender add-on source is tracked and where external contributors can open pull requests.

Would you consider publishing the Blender add-on source in a public repository, or moving it into this repository, with a documented contribution workflow?

I’m specifically interested in being able to:

• fork the add-on source
• inspect version history and diffs between releases
• open pull requests for Blender-specific fixes/improvements
• link issues to exact files/lines
• test changes against upcoming Blender versions

To be clear, I’m not necessarily asking for a license change or for the project to become fully open source. A source-available repository with clear contribution terms would already solve the main problem.

Is there currently another place where contributions to the Blender add-on are accepted?

Thanks!

[hybridherbst]

Hi, we're exploring how/if we can make that happen. Would you be able to tell us a bit more about what PRs you'd have in mind?
In the meantime, we're certainly open to people providing patch files and fixes and we're integrating that in the Unity/Blender/Core Needle codebase if appropriate.