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# <pep8-80 compliant>

# Contributors: Mackraken, <NAME> (TrumanBlending)
# Adapted from Mackraken's "Tools for Curves" addon

import bpy

selected = []


class SelectionOrder(bpy.types.Operator):
    """Store the object names in the order they are selected, """ \
    """use RETURN key to confirm selection, ESCAPE key to cancel"""
    bl_idname = "object.select_order"
    bl_label = "Select with Order"
    bl_options = {'UNDO'}

    num_selected = 0

    @classmethod
    def poll(self, context):
        return bpy.context.mode == 'OBJECT'

    def update(self, context):
        # Get the currently selected objects
        sel = context.selected_objects
        num = len(sel)

        if num == 0:
            # Reset the list
            del selected[:]
        elif num > self.num_selected:
            # Get all the newly selected objects and add
            new = [ob.name for ob in sel if ob.name not in selected]
            selected.extend(new)
        elif num < self.num_selected:
            # Get the selected objects and remove from list
            curnames = {ob.name for ob in sel}
            selected[:] = [name for name in selected if name in curnames]

        # Set the number of currently select objects
        self.num_selected = len(selected)

    def modal(self, context, event):
        if event.type == 'RET':
            # If return is pressed, finish the operator
            return {'FINISHED'}
        elif event.type == 'ESC':
            # If escape is pressed, cancel the operator
            return {'CANCELLED'}

        # Update selection if we need to
        self.update(context)
        return {'PASS_THROUGH'}

    def invoke(self, context, event):
        self.update(context)

        context.window_manager.modal_handler_add(self)
        return {'RUNNING_MODAL'}


bpy.utils.register_class(SelectionOrder)
