Maya Delete all "disk" type tabs in Hypershade to avoid slow hypershade open

maya_hypershade_delete_all_disk_tabs.py

# See topic: https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/maya-programming-forum/hypershade-remove-tab-quot-projects-quot-on-startup/td-p/13642706
from maya import cmds
from maya import mel


# def reset_hypershade_panel_lookup_table():
#     mel.eval("lookupTableReset($gHyperShadePanelLookupTable);")


def delete_tab_optionvar(optionvar: str):
    cmds.optionVar(remove=optionvar)
    for suffix in [
        "Label",
        "Type",
        "DirectoriesVisorName",
        "FilesVisorName",
        "RootDirectory",
        "CurrentDirectory",
        "DirectoriesShown",
        "FilesShown",
        "HypershadeName",
        "Filter",
        "IconSize",
        "ViewOption",
        "SortOption",
        "ReverseOption",
    ]:
        cmds.optionVar(remove=f"{optionvar}{suffix}")


# Remove all disk type tabs by removing any optionvars about them
keys = set(cmds.optionVar(list=True, category="Hypershade"))
tabs_changed = False
for key in keys:
    if key.startswith("hyperShadeTab") and key.endswith("Type"):
        value = cmds.optionVar(query=key)
        if value != "disk":
            continue
        tab_optionvar = key[:-len("Type")]
        print(f"Deleting HyperShade 'disk' tab: {tab_optionvar}")
        delete_tab_optionvar(tab_optionvar)
        tabs_changed = True
        
# Force refresh Hypershade to avoid bug where it first	
# opens once in a broken state if a tab was removed
if tabs_changed:
    mel.eval("closeHypershade()")
    mel.eval("HypershadeWindow;")
    mel.eval("closeHypershade()")