BlenderKit: close popup menu when it makes sense after running an operator

blenderkit/paths.py

@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ def get_categories_filepath():
     return os.path.join(tempdir, 'categories.json')
 
 dirs_exist_dict = {}#cache these results since this is used very often
+# this causes the function to fail if user deletes the directory while blender is running,
+# but comes back when blender is restarted.
 def get_temp_dir(subdir=None):
 
     user_preferences = bpy.context.preferences.addons['blenderkit'].preferences

blenderkit/search.py

@@ -1458,6 +1458,12 @@ class SearchOperator(Operator):
     bl_description = "Search online for assets"
     bl_options = {'REGISTER', 'UNDO', 'INTERNAL'}
 
+    esc: BoolProperty(name="Escape window",
+                      description="Escape window right after start",
+                      default=False,
+                      options={'SKIP_SAVE'}
+                      )
+
     own: BoolProperty(name="own assets only",
                       description="Find all own assets",
                       default=False)
@@ -1506,6 +1512,8 @@ class SearchOperator(Operator):
 
     def execute(self, context):
         # TODO ; this should all get transferred to properties of the search operator, so sprops don't have to be fetched here at all.
+        if self.esc:
+            bpy.ops.view3d.close_popup_button('INVOKE_DEFAULT')
         sprops = utils.get_search_props()
         if self.author_id != '':
             sprops.search_keywords = ''

blenderkit/ui_panels.py

@@ -1206,6 +1206,7 @@ def draw_asset_context_menu(layout, context, asset_data, from_panel=False):
             op.author_id = author_id
 
     op = layout.operator('view3d.blenderkit_search', text='Search Similar')
+    op.esc = True
     op.tooltip = 'Search for similar assets in the library'
     # build search string from description and tags:
     op.keywords = asset_data['name']
@@ -1721,6 +1722,7 @@ class AssetPopupCard(bpy.types.Operator, ratings_utils.RatingsProperties):
             op.url = url
 
             op = button_row.operator('view3d.blenderkit_search', text="Find Assets By Author")
+            op.esc = True
             op.keywords = ''
             op.author_id = self.asset_data['author']['id']