light-link-studio

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"""One key, one hero: light linking, proven by pixels — a runnable example.

Witnesses the light-linking contract AI-generated staging code most often
misses: a light's contribution can be restricted to a receiver collection,
and the API is on the light OBJECT (``obj.light_linking``), not the Light
datablock — `ld.light_linking` is an AttributeError. The check renders the
studio twice in one pass and asserts the whole story in pixels:

1. Linked: the key lights ONLY the hero — the hero reads bright while the
   identical decoy beside it sits at the fill floor.
2. Unlinked (same check): the decoy's brightness rises materially while the
   hero's is unchanged within tolerance — the link is surgical, not a dimmer.

The engine note, verified rather than assumed: light linking also works on
EEVEE — measured with an EEVEE luminance probe (this scene, only
``render.engine`` swapped: ``BLENDER_EEVEE`` on 5.x, ``BLENDER_EEVEE_NEXT``
on 4.x) at 3.8x linked ratio on both 4.5.11 EEVEE Next and 5.1.2 EEVEE,
matching Cycles within sampling noise. The shipped check pins Cycles for
deterministic tiny-sample CPU renders. The API is stable between Blender
4.5 LTS and 5.1 (ObjectLightLinking with
receiver_collection/blocker_collection on both).

By default it runs the two-render correctness check (no gallery still) — the
CI smoke check. Pass --output to also render a still:

    blender --background --python light_link_studio.py --                 # check only
    blender --background --python light_link_studio.py -- --output l.png  # + render
"""
import bpy, bmesh, sys, os, math, argparse, tempfile, shutil
from mathutils import Matrix

HERO_RGB = (0.85, 0.30, 0.08)     # hazard orange
DECOY_RGB = (0.30, 0.34, 0.40)    # cold steel
KEY_ENERGY = 560.0
FILL_ENERGY = 26.0
SPHERE_Z = 1.18                   # center: sphere rests on the pedestal cap
PXW, PXH = 64, 36
RATIO_MIN = 3.0                   # hero/decoy luminance ratio, linked
HERO_LUMA_MIN = 0.25              # hero must be well-lit, linked
RISE_MIN = 0.5                    # decoy luminance rise when unlinked (relative)
HERO_DRIFT_MAX = 0.05             # hero brightness change across the two renders


def sphere(name, rgb, x, coll):
    me = bpy.data.meshes.new(name)
    bm = bmesh.new()
    try:
        bmesh.ops.create_uvsphere(bm, u_segments=32, v_segments=16, radius=0.5)
        bm.to_mesh(me)
    finally:
        bm.free()
    for p in me.polygons:
        p.use_smooth = True
    mat = bpy.data.materials.new(name + "M")
    mat.use_nodes = True
    b = mat.node_tree.nodes["Principled BSDF"]
    b.inputs["Base Color"].default_value = (*rgb, 1.0)
    b.inputs["Roughness"].default_value = 0.55
    me.materials.append(mat)
    ob = bpy.data.objects.new(name, me)
    ob.location = (x, 0.0, SPHERE_Z)
    coll.objects.link(ob)
    return ob


def _principled(name, rgb, rough, metallic=0.0, emit=None, estr=0.0):
    mat = bpy.data.materials.new(name)
    mat.use_nodes = True
    b = mat.node_tree.nodes["Principled BSDF"]
    b.inputs["Base Color"].default_value = (*rgb, 1.0)
    b.inputs["Roughness"].default_value = rough
    b.inputs["Metallic"].default_value = metallic
    if emit is not None:
        sock = b.inputs.get("Emission Color") or b.inputs["Emission"]
        sock.default_value = (*emit, 1.0)
        b.inputs["Emission Strength"].default_value = estr
    return mat


def _bevel(ob, width, segments=2):
    mod = ob.modifiers.new("Bev", 'BEVEL')
    mod.width = width
    mod.segments = segments
    mod.limit_method = 'ANGLE'


def _cyl(sc, name, r1, r2, depth, loc, mat, bevel=0.0):
    me = bpy.data.meshes.new(name)
    bm = bmesh.new()
    try:
        bmesh.ops.create_cone(bm, cap_ends=True, cap_tris=False,
                              segments=48, radius1=r1, radius2=r2, depth=depth)
        bm.to_mesh(me)
    finally:
        bm.free()
    me.update()
    for p in me.polygons:       # smooth the wall, keep the caps flat
        p.use_smooth = abs(p.normal.z) < 0.5
    me.materials.append(mat)
    ob = bpy.data.objects.new(name, me)
    ob.location = loc
    sc.collection.objects.link(ob)
    if bevel:
        _bevel(ob, bevel)
    return ob


def _box(sc, name, dims, loc, mat, bevel=0.0, parent=None):
    me = bpy.data.meshes.new(name)
    bm = bmesh.new()
    try:
        bmesh.ops.create_cube(bm, size=1.0)
        bmesh.ops.transform(bm, matrix=Matrix.Diagonal((*dims, 1.0)),
                            verts=bm.verts)
        bm.to_mesh(me)
    finally:
        bm.free()
    me.materials.append(mat)
    ob = bpy.data.objects.new(name, me)
    ob.location = loc
    if parent is not None:
        ob.parent = parent
    sc.collection.objects.link(ob)
    if bevel:
        _bevel(ob, bevel, segments=3)
    return ob


def pedestal(sc, x, dark, metal):
    """A designed specimen plinth: turned foot, dark polymer body with a
    flat front for the placard, machined collar band, round cap."""
    _cyl(sc, "PedFoot", 0.58, 0.54, 0.09, (x, 0.0, 0.045), metal, 0.02)
    _box(sc, "PedBody", (0.74, 0.54, 0.50), (x, 0.0, 0.34), dark, 0.05)
    _box(sc, "PedCollar", (0.80, 0.60, 0.05), (x, 0.0, 0.615), metal, 0.015)
    _cyl(sc, "PedCap", 0.42, 0.42, 0.06, (x, 0.0, 0.67), metal, 0.02)


def floor_inlay(sc, x, mat):
    """Thin disc flush with the floor: the linked light's footprint. The
    hero's is emissive warm; the decoy's is dark metal — a footprint that
    never lights, and therefore cannot pollute the decoy's fill floor."""
    _cyl(sc, "Inlay", 0.74, 0.74, 0.014, (x, 0.0, 0.007), mat)


def add_light(sc, name, energy, loc, color, size, aim=None, rot=None):
    ld = bpy.data.lights.new(name, 'AREA')
    ld.energy = energy
    ld.size = size
    ld.color = color
    ob = bpy.data.objects.new(name, ld)
    ob.location = loc
    if aim is not None:
        con = ob.constraints.new('TRACK_TO')
        con.target = aim
        con.track_axis = 'TRACK_NEGATIVE_Z'
        con.up_axis = 'UP_Y'
    else:
        ob.rotation_euler = tuple(math.radians(a) for a in rot)
    sc.collection.objects.link(ob)
    return ob


def build_studio(sc):
    """Hero and decoy as specimens on plinths, plus a low fill that lights
    both. The plinths and inlays are dressing only: the witness is still two
    identical spheres where one key reaches only the hero."""
    hero_c = bpy.data.collections.new("HeroColl")
    decoy_c = bpy.data.collections.new("DecoyColl")
    hero = sphere("Hero", HERO_RGB, -1.2, hero_c)
    decoy = sphere("Decoy", DECOY_RGB, 1.2, decoy_c)
    sc.collection.children.link(hero_c)
    sc.collection.children.link(decoy_c)

    ped_dark = _principled("PedDark", (0.05, 0.052, 0.06), 0.5, metallic=0.15)
    ped_metal = _principled("PedMetal", (0.16, 0.17, 0.20), 0.3, metallic=0.9)
    pedestal(sc, -1.2, ped_dark, ped_metal)
    pedestal(sc, 1.2, ped_dark, ped_metal)
    inlay_warm = _principled("InlayWarm", (0.02, 0.018, 0.016), 0.6,
                             emit=(0.85, 0.36, 0.09), estr=1.1)
    inlay_dark = _principled("InlayDark", (0.07, 0.075, 0.085), 0.35,
                             metallic=0.85)
    floor_inlay(sc, -1.2, inlay_warm)
    floor_inlay(sc, 1.2, inlay_dark)

    floor_me = bpy.data.meshes.new("Floor")
    bm = bmesh.new()
    try:
        bmesh.ops.create_grid(bm, x_segments=1, y_segments=1, size=30.0)
        bm.to_mesh(floor_me)
    finally:
        bm.free()
    fmat = bpy.data.materials.new("Studio")
    fmat.use_nodes = True
    fb = fmat.node_tree.nodes["Principled BSDF"]
    fb.inputs["Base Color"].default_value = (0.03, 0.032, 0.037, 1.0)
    fb.inputs["Roughness"].default_value = 0.7
    floor_me.materials.append(fmat)
    floor = bpy.data.objects.new("Floor", floor_me)
    sc.collection.objects.link(floor)
    wall = bpy.data.objects.new("Wall", floor_me.copy())
    wall.location = (0.0, 9.0, 0.0)
    wall.rotation_euler = (math.radians(90), 0.0, 0.0)
    sc.collection.objects.link(wall)

    world = bpy.data.worlds.new("World")
    world.use_nodes = True
    world.node_tree.nodes["Background"].inputs["Color"].default_value = (0.02, 0.021, 0.025, 1.0)
    sc.world = world

    # every subject light is aimed at the aim empty, so no cone grazes the
    # floor/wall seam into a bright band (docs/VISUAL-STYLE.md)
    aim = bpy.data.objects.new("Aim", None)
    aim.location = (0.0, 0.0, 0.4)
    sc.collection.objects.link(aim)

    key = add_light(sc, "Key", KEY_ENERGY, (-3.0, -3.0, 4.0),
                    (1.0, 0.96, 0.9), size=4.5, aim=aim)
    add_light(sc, "Fill", FILL_ENERGY, (3.2, -1.6, 1.8),
              (0.75, 0.85, 1.0), size=4.5, aim=aim)
    add_light(sc, "Rim", 200.0, (0.5, 4.5, 4.0),
              (0.6, 0.78, 1.0), size=2.5, aim=aim)
    # the signature warm wedge: between the subjects and the wall, raking the
    # wall low so a soft warm pool sits behind the hero just above the seam
    add_light(sc, "Wedge", 500.0, (-2.0, 7.0, 2.8),
              (1.0, 0.76, 0.5), size=5.0, rot=(-49, 0, 166))

    cam = bpy.data.cameras.new("Cam")
    cam.lens = 50.0
    cam_ob = bpy.data.objects.new("Cam", cam)
    cam_ob.location = (0.0, -6.2, 2.3)
    # the camera frames the raised specimens, the lights keep their own aim —
    # re-aiming the lights would move the measured luminance. The steeper
    # down-angle also keeps the decoy's fill-floor luminance at its measured
    # baseline — a flatter camera samples a brighter point on the decoy.
    cam_aim = bpy.data.objects.new("CamAim", None)
    cam_aim.location = (0.0, 0.0, 0.8)
    sc.collection.objects.link(cam_aim)
    con = cam_ob.constraints.new('TRACK_TO')
    con.target = cam_aim
    con.track_axis = 'TRACK_NEGATIVE_Z'
    con.up_axis = 'UP_Y'
    sc.collection.objects.link(cam_ob)
    sc.camera = cam_ob
    return hero, decoy, hero_c, key


def setup_render(sc, w, h, samples):
    # Cycles for deterministic tiny CPU samples; EEVEE honors linking too
    # (measured with an authoring probe on both supported versions), but
    # its sampling is not deterministic enough for a luminance gate
    sc.render.engine = 'CYCLES'
    sc.cycles.samples = samples
    sc.cycles.use_denoising = False
    sc.render.resolution_x = w
    sc.render.resolution_y = h
    sc.render.resolution_percentage = 100
    sc.render.image_settings.file_format = 'PNG'
    # Standard keeps luminance ratios meaningful (AgX would compress them)
    sc.view_settings.view_transform = 'Standard'


def luma_at(img, fx, fy):
    w, h = img.size
    x, y = int(fx * w), int(fy * h)
    i = (y * w + x) * 4
    px = img.pixels
    return 0.299 * px[i] + 0.587 * px[i + 1] + 0.114 * px[i + 2]


def render_lumas(sc, tmp, name, hero, decoy):
    from bpy_extras.object_utils import world_to_camera_view
    path = os.path.join(tmp, name)
    sc.render.filepath = path
    bpy.ops.render.render(write_still=True)
    img = bpy.data.images.load(path)
    # sample AT each sphere's projected center (framing-independent), taking
    # the max over a small disc to stay off edges
    out = []
    for ob in (hero, decoy):
        ndc = world_to_camera_view(sc, sc.camera, ob.matrix_world.translation)
        best = 0.0
        for dy in (-2, 0, 2):
            for dx in (-2, 0, 2):
                best = max(best, luma_at(img, ndc.x + dx / PXW,
                                         ndc.y + dy / PXH))
        out.append(best)
    bpy.data.images.remove(img)
    return out[0], out[1]


def check(sc, key, hero_c, hero, decoy):
    # contract 0 (RNA guard): the API is on the light OBJECT
    ld = key.data
    if hasattr(ld, "light_linking"):
        print("ERROR: Light datablock gained light_linking — the API moved; "
              "this example pins the Object-level path", file=sys.stderr)
        return 3
    if not hasattr(key, "light_linking"):
        print("ERROR: light objects lost light_linking", file=sys.stderr)
        return 4

    # contract 1 (assignment round-trip through the API itself)
    key.light_linking.receiver_collection = hero_c
    if key.light_linking.receiver_collection != hero_c:
        print("ERROR: receiver_collection assignment did not read back",
              file=sys.stderr)
        return 5

    setup_render(sc, PXW, PXH, 8)
    tmp = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix="light_link_")
    try:
        hero_a, decoy_a = render_lumas(sc, tmp, "linked.png", hero, decoy)
        key.light_linking.receiver_collection = None
        hero_b, decoy_b = render_lumas(sc, tmp, "unlinked.png", hero, decoy)
        key.light_linking.receiver_collection = hero_c  # restore for the still
    finally:
        shutil.rmtree(tmp, ignore_errors=True)

    # contract 2 (linked): the hero is lit, the decoy is not
    ratio_a = hero_a / max(decoy_a, 1e-6)
    if hero_a < HERO_LUMA_MIN or ratio_a < RATIO_MIN:
        print(f"ERROR: linked state wrong — hero {hero_a:.3f} (min "
              f"{HERO_LUMA_MIN}), hero/decoy {ratio_a:.2f}x (min {RATIO_MIN}x)",
              file=sys.stderr)
        return 6

    # contract 3 (unlinked): the decoy rises materially, the hero holds
    rise = (decoy_b - decoy_a) / max(decoy_a, 1e-6)
    hero_drift = abs(hero_b - hero_a) / max(hero_a, 1e-6)
    if rise < RISE_MIN:
        print(f"ERROR: decoy rose only {rise:.1%} when unlinked (min "
              f"{RISE_MIN:.0%}) — the key was never restricted",
              file=sys.stderr)
        return 7
    if hero_drift > HERO_DRIFT_MAX:
        print(f"ERROR: hero drifted {hero_drift:.1%} across the unlink "
              f"(max {HERO_DRIFT_MAX:.0%}) — the link is not surgical",
              file=sys.stderr)
        return 8

    print(f"linked:   hero={hero_a:.3f} decoy={decoy_a:.3f} "
          f"ratio={ratio_a:.1f}x (min {RATIO_MIN}x)")
    print(f"unlinked: hero={hero_b:.3f} decoy={decoy_b:.3f} "
          f"rise={rise:.0%} (min {RISE_MIN:.0%}) "
          f"hero_drift={hero_drift:.1%} (max {HERO_DRIFT_MAX:.0%})")
    return 0


def placard(sc, text, x, plate_m, stand_m, text_m):
    """Museum nameplate: a beveled plate on two standoffs bolted to the
    plinth front, tilted back to face the raised camera, text on its face."""
    root = bpy.data.objects.new("Placard", None)
    root.location = (x, -0.325, 0.34)
    root.rotation_euler = (math.radians(71), 0.0, 0.0)
    sc.collection.objects.link(root)
    _box(sc, "Plate", (0.92, 0.22, 0.024), (0.0, 0.0, 0.0), plate_m,
         0.012, parent=root)
    for sx in (-0.30, 0.30):
        _cyl(sc, "Standoff", 0.016, 0.016, 0.055, (sx, 0.0, -0.038),
             stand_m).parent = root
    cu = bpy.data.curves.new("PlacardText", 'FONT')
    cu.body = text
    cu.align_x = 'CENTER'
    cu.align_y = 'CENTER'
    cu.size = 0.15
    cu.extrude = 0.004
    ob = bpy.data.objects.new("PlacardText", cu)
    ob.location = (0.0, 0.0, 0.0165)
    ob.parent = root
    cu.materials.append(text_m)
    sc.collection.objects.link(ob)


def render_still(sc, path):
    plate_m = _principled("PlateBlack", (0.03, 0.032, 0.038), 0.6)
    stand_m = _principled("StandMetal", (0.16, 0.17, 0.20), 0.3, metallic=0.9)
    # faint self-glow: the UNLINKED placard must read even in the decoy's dark
    text_m = _principled("PlacardText", (0.42, 0.44, 0.48), 0.6, metallic=0.2,
                         emit=(0.35, 0.37, 0.42), estr=0.6)
    placard(sc, "LINKED", -1.2, plate_m, stand_m, text_m)
    placard(sc, "UNLINKED", 1.2, plate_m, stand_m, text_m)
    # the gallery still is the linked state, on Cycles for the same
    # deterministic sampling as the check
    sc.render.engine = 'CYCLES'
    sc.cycles.samples = 48
    sc.cycles.use_denoising = False
    sc.render.resolution_x = 1280
    sc.render.resolution_y = 720
    sc.render.resolution_percentage = 100
    sc.render.image_settings.file_format = 'PNG'
    sc.render.filepath = path
    sc.view_settings.view_transform = 'Standard'
    bpy.ops.render.render(write_still=True)
    return os.path.exists(path) and os.path.getsize(path) > 0


def main():
    argv = sys.argv[sys.argv.index("--") + 1:] if "--" in sys.argv else []
    p = argparse.ArgumentParser()
    p.add_argument("--output", default=None, help="optional: render a still PNG here")
    args = p.parse_args(argv)

    bpy.ops.wm.read_factory_settings(use_empty=True)
    sc = bpy.context.scene
    hero, decoy, hero_c, key = build_studio(sc)
    code = check(sc, key, hero_c, hero, decoy)
    if code:
        return code

    if args.output:
        if not render_still(sc, os.path.abspath(args.output)):
            print("ERROR: render produced no file", file=sys.stderr)
            return 9
        print(f"rendered still {args.output}")

    print("light-link-studio OK")
    return 0


if __name__ == "__main__":
    try:
        sys.exit(main())
    except Exception as e:
        import traceback; traceback.print_exc(); print(f"FATAL: {e}", file=sys.stderr); sys.exit(1)