Extensions: Allow add-ons filtering by type

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I would like feedback on https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/134872, to add back the support for filtering add-ons by type like in blender 4.1.
In 4.1:
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PR:

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As a User I know I Want this.
Do you see usefulness in this ?

Filtering Add-ons

Filtering by type

  • Extension
    Show only add-on which is an extension.
  • Core
    Show only add-on bundled with Blender (in the addons_core directory).
  • Legacy (User)
    Show only add-on from a user directory (add-ons from the users home directory or additional scripts directories).
  • Legacy (Other)
    Any add-on which does not match any of the above characteristics.

Note: This in only about Filtering add-ons by type. Other kind of filtering can be added independently of this.

Video demo:

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It would be useful, but I wouldn’t hold my breath on it happening. Blender looks like they are on the path of wanting to deprecate addons entirely in the future, so I think the best we can hope for is that they’ll improve the UI for the “Get Extension” section of the preferences to be above the level of “bare minimum possible.”

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I can’t find this planned on https://projects.blender.org
not even for blender 5.0
Yes, legacy add-ons may be deprecated in the future, but there is no plan for that yet.
Extension and Core add-ons are not been deprecated.

Thanks for the feedback.