boxespy/scripts/boxes_proxy.py

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Python

#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""
Extension for InkScape 1.0+
boxes.py wrapper script to make it work on Windows and Linux systems without duplicating .inx files
Author: Mario Voigt / FabLab Chemnitz
Mail: mario.voigt@stadtfabrikanten.org
Date: 27.04.2021
Last patch: 27.04.2021
License: GNU GPL v3
"""
import inkex
import sys
import os
from lxml import etree
import tempfile
from shlex import quote
class boxesPyWrapper(inkex.GenerateExtension):
def add_arguments(self, pars):
args = sys.argv[1:]
for arg in args:
key=arg.split("=")[0]
if key == "--id":
continue
if len(arg.split("=")) == 2:
value=arg.split("=")[1]
pars.add_argument(key, default=key)
def generate(self):
f, box_file = tempfile.mkstemp(".svg", "boxes.py-inkscape")
cmd = "boxes" #boxes.exe in this local dir (or if present in %PATH%), or boxes from $PATH in linux
for arg in vars(self.options):
if arg in (
"output", "id", "ids", "selected_nodes",
"input_file", "tab"):
continue
#fix behaviour of "original" arg which does not correctly gets
# interpreted if set to false
if arg == "original" and str(getattr(self.options, arg)) == "false":
continue
cmd += f" --{arg} {quote(str(getattr(self.options, arg)))}"
cmd += f" --output {box_file} {box_file}" #we need to add box_file string twice in a row. Otherwise program executable throws an error
cmd = cmd.replace("boxes --generator", "boxes")
# run boxes with the parameters provided
with os.popen(cmd, "r") as boxes:
result = boxes.read()
# check output existence
try:
stream = open(box_file, 'r')
except FileNotFoundError as e:
inkex.utils.debug("There was no " + box_file + " output generated. Cannot continue. Command was:")
inkex.utils.debug(str(cmd))
exit(1)
# write the generated SVG into Inkscape's canvas
p = etree.XMLParser(huge_tree=True)
doc = etree.parse(stream, parser=etree.XMLParser(huge_tree=True))
stream.close()
if os.path.exists(box_file):
os.remove(box_file) #remove previously generated box file at the end too
group = inkex.Group(id="boxes.py")
for element in doc.getroot():
group.append(element)
return group
if __name__ == '__main__':
boxesPyWrapper().run()