Moved Armature Validation to it's own file

functions/custom_tools/mesh_attachment.py

@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ from ...core.logging_setup import logger
 from ...core.translations import t
 from ...core.common import (
     get_active_armature,
-    validate_armature,
     get_all_meshes,
     ProgressTracker,
     calculate_bone_orientation,
     add_armature_modifier
 )
+from ...core.armature_validation import validate_armature
 
 class AvatarToolkit_OT_AttachMesh(Operator):
     """Operator to attach a mesh to an armature bone with automatic weight setup"""

functions/eye_tracking.py

@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ from ..core.common import (
     get_active_armature,
     get_all_meshes,
     get_armature_list,
-    validate_armature,
     validate_mesh_for_pose,
     cache_vertex_positions,
     apply_vertex_positions
 )
+from ..core.armature_validation import validate_armature
 
 VALID_EYE_NAMES: Dict[str, List[str]] = {
     'left': ['LeftEye', 'Eye_L', 'eye_L', 'eye.L', 'EyeLeft', 'left_eye', 'l_eye'],

functions/mmd_tools.py

@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@ from ..core.logging_setup import logger
 from ..core.common import (
     ProgressTracker, 
     get_active_armature,
-    validate_armature,
     get_vertex_weights,
     transfer_vertex_weights,
     get_all_meshes
 )
 from ..core.translations import t
 from ..core.dictionaries import bone_names, dont_delete_these_main_bones
+from ..core.armature_validation import validate_armature, validate_bone_hierarchy
 
 class AVATAR_TOOLKIT_OT_StandardizeMmd(Operator):
     """MMD Bone standardization system"""

functions/optimization/materials_tools.py

@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ from ...core.translations import t
 from ...core.common import (
     get_active_armature,
     get_all_meshes,
-    validate_armature,
     clear_unused_data_blocks,
     ProgressTracker
 )
+from ...core.armature_validation import validate_armature
 
 def textures_match(tex1: ShaderNodeTexImage, tex2: ShaderNodeTexImage) -> bool:
     """Compare two texture nodes for matching properties and image data"""

functions/optimization/mesh_tools.py

@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ from ...core.translations import t
 from ...core.common import (
     get_active_armature,
     get_all_meshes,
-    validate_armature,
     validate_meshes,
     join_mesh_objects,
     ProgressTracker
 )
+from ...core.armature_validation import validate_armature
 
 class AvatarToolkit_OT_JoinAllMeshes(Operator):
     """Operator to join all meshes in the scene"""

functions/optimization/remove_doubles.py

@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ from ...core.translations import t
 from ...core.common import (
     get_active_armature,
     get_all_meshes,
-    validate_armature
 )
+from ...core.armature_validation import validate_armature
 
 # Constants
 MERGE_ITERATION_COUNT = 20

functions/pose_mode.py

@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@ from ..core.common import (
     get_active_armature,
     get_all_meshes,
     apply_pose_as_rest,
-    validate_armature,
     cache_vertex_positions,
     apply_vertex_positions,
     validate_mesh_for_pose,
     process_armature_modifiers,
     ProgressTracker
 )
+from ..core.armature_validation import validate_armature
 
 class BatchPoseOperationMixin:
     """Base class for batch pose operations"""

functions/tools/additional_tools.py

@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ from bpy.types import Operator, Context
 from typing import Set
 from ...core.translations import t
 from ...core.logging_setup import logger
-from ...core.common import get_active_armature, get_all_meshes, validate_armature, remove_unused_shapekeys
+from ...core.common import get_active_armature, get_all_meshes, remove_unused_shapekeys
+from ...core.armature_validation import validate_armature
 
 class AvatarToolkit_OT_ApplyTransforms(Operator):
     """Apply all transformations to armature and associated meshes"""

functions/tools/bone_tools.py

@@ -5,12 +5,11 @@ from typing import Optional, Dict, Any, List, Tuple
 from ...core.translations import t
 from ...core.common import (
     get_active_armature, 
-    validate_armature, 
     get_all_meshes,
     ProgressTracker,
-    validate_bone_hierarchy,
     restore_bone_transforms
 )
+from ...core.armature_validation import validate_armature, validate_bone_hierarchy
 
 def duplicate_bone(bone: EditBone) -> EditBone:
     """Create a duplicate of the given bone"""

functions/tools/convert_resonite.py

@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ from typing import Set, Dict, Optional
 from bpy.types import Operator, Context
 from ...core.translations import t
 from ...core.logging_setup import logger
-from ...core.common import get_active_armature, simplify_bonename, validate_armature, ProgressTracker
+from ...core.common import get_active_armature, simplify_bonename, ProgressTracker
 from ...core.dictionaries import bone_names, resonite_translations
+from ...core.armature_validation import validate_armature
 
 class AvatarToolkit_OT_ConvertResonite(Operator):
     """Convert armature bone names to Resonite format with progress tracking and validation"""

functions/tools/merge_tools.py

@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ from typing import Set, List
 from bpy.types import Operator, Context, Armature, EditBone
 from ...core.translations import t
 from ...core.logging_setup import logger
-from ...core.common import get_active_armature, get_all_meshes, get_vertex_weights, transfer_vertex_weights, validate_armature
+from ...core.common import get_active_armature, get_all_meshes, get_vertex_weights, transfer_vertex_weights
+from ...core.armature_validation import validate_armature
 
 class AvatarToolkit_OT_ConnectBones(Operator):
     """Connect disconnected bones in chain"""

functions/tools/mesh_separation.py

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import bpy
 from bpy.types import Operator, Context
 from ...core.translations import t
-from ...core.common import get_active_armature, validate_armature
+from ...core.common import get_active_armature
+from ...core.armature_validation import validate_armature
 
 class AvatarToolKit_OT_SeparateByMaterials(Operator):
     """Operator to separate mesh by materials"""

functions/visemes.py

@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ from ..core.logging_setup import logger
 from ..core.translations import t
 from ..core.common import (
     get_active_armature,
-    validate_armature,
     get_all_meshes,
     validate_mesh_for_pose
 )
+from ..core.armature_validation import validate_armature
 
 class VisemeCache:
     """Manages caching of generated viseme shape data for performance optimization"""