Enhancement: Ability to disable version validity check

openpype/lib/__init__.py

@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@
     get_expected_version,
     is_running_from_build,
     is_running_staging,
+    is_validity_check_enabled,
     is_current_version_studio_latest,
     is_current_version_higher_than_expected
 )

openpype/lib/openpype_version.py

@@ -146,6 +146,13 @@ def is_running_staging():
     return is_staging_enabled()
 
 
+def is_validity_check_enabled():
+    value = os.getenv("OPENPYPE_VALIDITY_CHECK_ENABLED", 'False').lower()
+    if value == "true" or value == "1":
+        return True
+    return False
+
+
 # ----------------------------------------
 # Functions dependent on OpenPypeVersion
 #   - Make sense to call only in OpenPype process

openpype/tools/tray/pype_tray.py

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
     get_installed_version,
     is_current_version_studio_latest,
     is_current_version_higher_than_expected,
+    is_validity_check_enabled,
     is_running_from_build,
     get_openpype_version,
     is_running_staging,
@@ -372,7 +373,7 @@ def execute_doubleclick(self):
 
     def _on_version_check_timer(self):
         # Check if is running from build and stop future validations if yes
-        if not is_running_from_build() or not op_version_control_available():
+        if not is_validity_check_enabled() or not is_running_from_build() or not op_version_control_available():
             self._version_check_timer.stop()
             return
 

start.py

@@ -573,6 +573,10 @@ def _process_arguments() -> tuple:
         commands.append("print_versions")
         sys.argv.remove("--list-versions")
 
+    if "--disable-validity-check" in sys.argv:
+        commands.append("disable_validity_check")
+        sys.argv.remove("--disable-validity-check")
+
     # handle igniter
     # this is helper to run igniter before anything else
     if "igniter" in sys.argv:
@@ -1115,6 +1119,9 @@ def boot():
     except KeyError:
         pass
 
+    # Do the program display popups to the users regarding updates or incompatibilities
+    os.environ["OPENPYPE_VALIDITY_CHECK_ENABLED"] = "False" if "disable_validity_check" in commands else "True"
+
     _print(">>> loading environments ...")
     # Avalon environments must be set before avalon module is imported
     _print("  - for Avalon ...")