"""begin

jf_optimizeWeight.py
Jean-Francois Fortin

-=WHAT IT DOES=-
	find animation curve on a object.

	
-=RETURN=-
	anim curve

-=EXAMPLES=-
	attrAr = []	
	connections = cmds.listConnections('pSphere1',d=False,scn=True)
	for c in connections:
		findCurve( c,attrAr )
	print attrAr
	
-=REQUIRES=-
	-=NONE=-

-=UPDATES=-

	
end"""

import maya.cmds as cmds
import maya.OpenMaya as OpenMaya
import maya.OpenMayaAnim as OpenMayaAnim
import re

def jf_findCurve( node,attrAr ):
	foundConnection = False
	#curveTypeAr = ('animCurveTA','animCurveTL','animCurveTT','animCurveTT','animCurveTU','animCurveUA','animCurveUL','animCurveUT','animCurveUU' )
	if not len(node):
		OpenMaya.MGlobal.displayError("the object was not found!")

	nodeId = cmds.nodeType( node )
	if re.match('^animCurve',nodeId ):
		attrAr.append( node )
	else:
		connections = cmds.listConnections(node,d=False,scn=True)
		return findCurve( connections[0],attrAr)		
	return attrAr