render_osx_wrapper.sh

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# Blender Community Render - OSX Guardian Wrapper
#
# Script used to auto-restart blender in case it crashes in the middle of an
# execution.

# Hard code this to match your local blender executable location.
blender='/Applications/Blender 2.93/blender.app/Contents/MacOS/blender'

# Path to where the source blend files are saved
src_files='/source/blender/files_folder'

# Specify the source blend file to open as the render template
render_template='/path/to/render_tempalte.blend'

# Assumed the source addon script is in the same directory as active directory.
# Using relative path
addon_py="community_render.py"

# Only need to make modifications above!

if [[ ! -f $blender ]] ; then
    echo "Blender file missing: $blender".
    exit
fi

# Auto restart blender until THIS script is closed.
echo "Starting blender, will restart until this process is closed."

restarter="restart_until_finished.txt"
touch $restarter

while true
do
	echo "> Starting blender in 3s (ctrl c to cancel or close window)..."
	sleep 3
	"$blender" -b "$render_template" -P startup.py -- \
		-src_files "$src_files" \
		-addon_py "$(pwd)/$addon_py"
	echo "Blender exited"
	# exit

	if [[ ! -f $restarter ]] ; then
	    echo "Restarter file is missing, assumign render completed.".
	    exit
	fi

done