app.py

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from sgtk.platform import Application

class StgkStarterApp(Application):
    """
    The app entry point. This class is responsible for intializing and tearing down
    the application, handle menu registration etc.
    """
    
    def init_app(self):
        """
        Called as the application is being initialized
        """
        
        # first, we use the special import_module command to access the app module
        # that resides inside the python folder in the app. This is where the actual UI
        # and business logic of the app is kept. By using the import_module command,
        # toolkit's code reload mechanism will work properly.
        app_payload = self.import_module("app")

        # now register a *command*, which is normally a menu entry of some kind on a Shotgun
        # menu (but it depends on the engine). The engine will manage this command and 
        # whenever the user requests the command, it will call out to the callback.

        # first, set up our callback, calling out to a method inside the app module contained
        # in the python folder of the app
        menu_callback = lambda : app_payload.dialog.show_dialog(self)

        # now register the command with the engine
        self.engine.register_command("Show Starter Template App...", menu_callback)