[NEWTOOL] Added a button in the file menu that opens the most recent crashfile for the last opened file. Courtesy of _baku89 https://twitter.com/_baku89 on twitter.

Author: Ambrosiussen

MainMenuCommon.xml

@@ -23,5 +23,35 @@ houdini_external_editor.set_external_editor()]]>
       </scriptCode>
     </addScriptItem>
 
+
+
+
   </menu>
+
+  <menuBar>
+
+
+    <!-- An example of how to add a new submenu at the beginning of the 
+         window menu. 
+    -->
+    <subMenu id="file_menu">
+
+     <scriptItem id="open_crashfile">
+        <label>Open Crashfile</label>
+        <insertAfter>recent_files</insertAfter>
+        <scriptCode>
+        <![CDATA[
+import restore_backup
+reload(restore_backup)
+restore_backup.recoverFile()
+]]>
+      </scriptCode>
+      </scriptItem>
+
+
+    </subMenu>
+
+  </menuBar>
+
+
 </mainMenu>

scripts/python/restore_backup.py

@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+## File by _baku89 on twitter
+## Source: https://gist.github.com/baku89/615a15228e5747d4e83fa579796009fe
+
+## Modified & Added to toolset by: Paul Ambrosiussen
+
+import hou
+import glob, os, re
+from stat import ST_MTIME
+from datetime import datetime
+
+def recoverFile():
+    # Get a filename of the most recent opened file
+    userPrefDir = hou.getenv('HOUDINI_USER_PREF_DIR')
+    historyPath = os.path.join(userPrefDir, 'file.history')
+
+    destPath = None
+    filename = None
+
+    if not os.path.exists(historyPath):
+        return False
+    
+        
+    with open(historyPath, 'r') as file:
+        txt = file.read()
+        result = re.search(r'^HIP\n{\n((?:[^\n]*(\n+))+?)}', txt)
+        
+        if not result:
+            return False
+
+        recentFiles = [path for path in result.groups()[0].split('\n') if path]
+
+        if len(recentFiles) == 0:
+            return False
+        
+        destPath = recentFiles[-1]
+        filename = os.path.basename(destPath)
+    
+    # Get the backup file
+    tempDir = hou.getenv('HOUDINI_TEMP_DIR')
+
+    os.chdir(tempDir)
+    
+    bakPattern = r"^crash\.%s\.(.*)\%s" % os.path.splitext(filename)
+    entries = [name for name in glob.glob('*.hip*') if re.match(bakPattern, name)]
+    entries = [(os.stat(path)[ST_MTIME], path) for path in entries]
+
+    if len(entries) == 0:
+        hou.ui.displayMessage('No backup file for %s has found' % filename)
+        return False
+        
+    bakDate, bakFile = sorted(entries, reverse=True)[0]
+    bakPath = os.path.join(tempDir, bakFile)
+    
+    bakDate = datetime.fromtimestamp(int(bakDate))
+    bakDate = bakDate.strftime("%m/%d/%Y, %H:%M:%S")
+    
+    
+    # Ask whether restore or not
+    msg = "The backup of the most recent opened file has found. Do you want to restore it?"
+    details = (
+        "Location: " + os.path.dirname(destPath) + "\n"
+        "Original: " + filename + "\n"
+        "Backup: " + bakFile + " (" + bakDate + ")")
+    options = ('Yes', 'Cancel')
+    
+    if hou.ui.displayMessage(msg, options, close_choice=1, details=details, details_expanded=True) == 1:
+        return False
+    
+    prefix, ext = os.path.splitext(destPath)
+    os.rename(destPath, prefix + '_copy' + ext)
+    os.rename(bakPath, destPath)
+    
+    if hou.ui.displayMessage('Do you want to open the file?', ('Yes', 'Cancel'), close_choice=1):
+        hou.hipFile.load(destPath)
+