Of course, I will be very happy to help on that, if you point me to the "lib table" branch.
The needed functions are here: http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~kicad-testing-committers/kicad/testing/view/head:/pcbnew/scripting/module.i def GetPluginForPath(lpath): return IO_MGR.PluginFind(IO_MGR.LEGACY) def FootprintEnumerate(lpath): plug = GetPluginForPath(lpath) return plug.FootprintEnumerate(lpath) def FootprintLoad(lpath,name): plug = GetPluginForPath(lpath) return plug.FootprintLoad(lpath,name) def FootprintSave(lpath,module): plug = GetPluginForPath(lpath) return plug.FootprintSave(lpath,module) def FootprintDelete(lpath,name): plug = GetPluginForPath(lpath) plug.FootprintDelete(lpath,name) def FootprintLibCreate(lpath): plug = GetPluginForPath(lpath) plug.FootprintLibCreate(lpath) def FootprintLibDelete(lpath): plug = GetPluginForPath(lpath) plug.FootprintLibDelete(lpath) def FootprintIsWritable(lpath): plug = GetPluginForPath(lpath) plug.FootprintLibIsWritable(lpath) and they should be available from pcbnew.* : it must be something like (totally untested): import pcbnew list_of_parts = pcbnew.FootprintEnumerate("file.mod") for part_id in list_of_parts: module = FootprintLoad("file.mod",part_id) FootprintSave("new_path",part_id) problems will arise, and bugs will need to be hunted :-) Greetings :-) 2012/10/19 Dick Hollenbeck <d...@softplc.com> > Hi Miguel, > > I would like to be able to instantiate to PLUGINs simultaneously in a > script, one of type > LEGACY, and the second of type KICAD. > > Then I would like to copy all the footprints from one plugin to the other, > thereby doing a > conversion of the entire library behind the LEGACY plugin into the library > behind the > KICAD plugin. > > Is this kind of script fu something you could help us with? > > Maybe it could take two "library paths" on the command line, old and new. > > FYI, a "library path" in the context of the new KICAD format is now a > directory, whereas a > "library path" in the context of the LEGACY plugin is an actual *.mod > file, but I think > the API hides this abstractly. > > > Thanks for any help you can offer, > > Dick > > > P.S. Wayne and I are currently collaborating on the branch which is being > used to add the > "lib table" support. So the time at which this script could be very > useful is > approaching. I envision running it one time on all the package supplied > footprint > libraries, and that may be the end of its utility for the most part. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > -- Miguel Angel Ajo Pelayo http://www.nbee.es +34 636 52 25 69 skype: ajoajoajo
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