Initial extensible display_hook

Author: th-jyu

app.py

@@ -7,9 +7,7 @@
 # By accessing, using, copying or modifying this work you indicate your
 # agreement to the Shotgun Pipeline Toolkit Source Code License. All rights
 # not expressly granted therein are reserved by Shotgun Software Inc.
-import os
 import sgtk
-from tank.util import sgre as re
 
 logger = sgtk.platform.get_logger(__name__)
 
@@ -40,29 +38,17 @@ def init_app(self):
         # make the base plugins available via the app
         self._base_hooks = tk_multi_publish2.base_hooks
 
-        display_name = self.get_setting("display_name")
-        # "Publish Render" ---> publish_render
-        command_name = display_name.lower()
-        # replace all non alphanumeric characters by '_'
-        command_name = re.sub(r"[^0-9a-zA-Z]+", "_", command_name)
-
         self.modal = self.get_setting("modal")
 
         pre_publish_hook_path = self.get_setting(self.CONFIG_PRE_PUBLISH_HOOK_PATH)
         self.pre_publish_hook = self.create_hook_instance(pre_publish_hook_path)
 
         # register command
-        cb = lambda: tk_multi_publish2.show_dialog(self)
-        menu_caption = "%s..." % display_name
-        menu_options = {
-            "short_name": command_name,
-            "description": "Publishing of data to Flow Production Tracking",
-            # dark themed icon for engines that recognize this format
-            "icons": {
-                "dark": {"png": os.path.join(self.disk_location, "icon_256_dark.png")}
-            },
-        }
-        self.engine.register_command(menu_caption, cb, menu_options)
+        self.engine.register_command(
+            self.display_hook.menu_name,
+            lambda: tk_multi_publish2.show_dialog(self),
+            properties=self.display_hook.menu_properties,
+        )
 
     @property
     def base_hooks(self):
@@ -83,6 +69,19 @@ def base_hooks(self):
         """
         return self._base_hooks
 
+    @property
+    def display_hook(self) -> sgtk.Hook:
+        """Exposes the extensible ``:display:hook`` instance from app settings.
+
+        Used to fetch information related to the display and UI of the app.
+        """
+        self._display_hook = getattr(
+            self,
+            "_display_hook",
+            self.create_hook_instance(self.get_setting("display")["hook"]),
+        )
+        return self._display_hook
+
     @property
     def util(self):
         """

hooks/display_hook.py

@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2026 Autodesk.
+#
+# CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY
+#
+# This work is provided "AS IS" and subject to the ShotGrid Pipeline Toolkit
+# Source Code License included in this distribution package. See LICENSE.
+# By accessing, using, copying or modifying this work you indicate your
+# agreement to the ShotGrid Pipeline Toolkit Source Code License. All rights
+# not expressly granted therein are reserved by Autodesk.
+"""Hook that defines how the command/action to show the publish dialog is displayed.
+
+The output of methods in this hook are used as follows when calling
+`.sgtk.platform.Application.register_command`::
+
+    app.register_command(
+        app.execute_hook_method("display_hook", "menu_name"),
+        ...,
+        properties=app.execute_hook_method("display_hook", "menu_properties"),
+    )
+"""
+
+import os
+import re
+from typing import Any
+
+import sgtk
+
+HookBaseClass = sgtk.get_hook_baseclass()
+
+
+class DisplayHook(HookBaseClass):
+    """Hook that defines how the action to show the publish dialog is displayed."""
+
+    @property
+    def settings(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        """Return the settings that are available for this hook."""
+        return self.parent.get_setting("display").get("settings") or {}
+
+    @property
+    def action_name(self) -> str:
+        """Create text used when inferring to the "Publish" action in the GUI."""
+        return self.parent.get_setting("display_action_name")
+
+    @property
+    def button_name(self) -> str:
+        """Create the label text used when for "Publish" button."""
+        return self.action_name
+
+    @property
+    def menu_name(self) -> str:
+        """Create the command name used when registering the show dialog command."""
+        return f"{self.parent.get_setting('display_name')}..."
+
+    @property
+    def menu_properties(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        """Create the properties used when registering the show dialog command.
+
+        See expected property details at `.sgtk.platform.Application.register_command`.
+        """
+        display_name = self.parent.get_setting("display_name")
+        command_name = re.sub(r"[^0-9a-zA-Z]+", "_", display_name.lower())
+
+        return {
+            "short_name": command_name,
+            "description": "Publishing of data to Flow Production Tracking",
+            "icons": {
+                "dark": {
+                    "png": os.path.join(self.parent.disk_location, "icon_256_dark.png")
+                }
+            },
+        }

info.yml

@@ -15,6 +15,17 @@ configuration:
         description: Specify the name that should be used in menus and the main
                      publish dialog
 
+    display:
+        type: dict
+        description: Hook and settings that defines how the command/action to
+                     show the publish dialog is displayed
+        items:
+            hook: {type: hook}
+            settings: {type: dict, allows_empty: True}
+        default_value:
+            hook: "{self}/display_hook.py"
+            settings: {}
+
     display_action_name:
         type: str
         default_value: Publish

python/tk_multi_publish2/dialog.py

@@ -281,8 +281,8 @@ def __init__(self, parent=None):
         self._summary_thumbnail = None
 
         # set publish button text
-        self._display_action_name = self._bundle.get_setting("display_action_name")
-        self.ui.publish.setText(self._display_action_name)
+        self._display_action_name = self._bundle.display_hook.action_name
+        self.ui.publish.setText(self._bundle.display_hook.button_name)
 
         # Special UI tweaks based on the 'manual_load_enabled' property
         #