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  • # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
    
    """
    Material Selector
    
    Quickly switch materials in the active mesh without going to the Properties editor
    
    Based on 'Afeitadora's work on Elysiun
    http://www.elysiun.com/forum/showthread.php?290097-Dynamic-Object-Dropdown-List&p=2361851#post2361851
    
    """
    
    import bpy
    
    def ui_node_editor_material_select(self, context):
    
        act_ob = context.active_object
    
        if act_ob and context.active_object.type in {'MESH', 'CURVE', 'SURFACE', 'META'} and \
            context.space_data.tree_type == 'ShaderNodeTree' and \
            context.space_data.shader_type == 'OBJECT':
    
            if act_ob.active_material:
                mat_name = act_ob.active_material.name
            else:
                mat_name = "No Material"
    
            self.layout.operator_menu_enum("material.menu_select",
                                           "material_select",
                                            text=mat_name,
                                           icon="MATERIAL")
    
    class AMNodeEditorMaterialSelect(bpy.types.Operator):
        bl_idname = "material.menu_select"
        bl_label = "Select Material"
        bl_description = "Switch to another material in this mesh"
    
        def avail_materials(self,context):
            items = [(str(i),x.name,x.name, "MATERIAL", i) for i,x in enumerate(bpy.context.active_object.material_slots)]
            return items
        material_select: bpy.props.EnumProperty(items = avail_materials, name = "Available Materials")
    
        @classmethod
        def poll(cls, context):
            return context.active_object
    
        def execute(self,context):
            bpy.context.active_object.active_material_index = int(self.material_select)
            return {'FINISHED'}
    
    def register():
        bpy.utils.register_class(AMNodeEditorMaterialSelect)
        bpy.types.NODE_HT_header.append(ui_node_editor_material_select)
    
    def unregister():
        bpy.utils.unregister_class(AMNodeEditorMaterialSelect)
        bpy.types.NODE_HT_header.remove(ui_node_editor_material_select)