add 'Embroider Params' extension to set XML attributes on svg nodes

1 files changed, 44 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/embroider_params.py b/embroider_params.py
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+#!/usr/bin/python
+#
+# Set embroidery parameter attributes on all selected objects.  If an option
+# value is blank, the parameter is created as blank on all objects that don't
+# already have it.  If an option value is given, any existing node parameter
+# values are overwritten on all selected objects.
+
+import sys
+sys.path.append("/usr/share/inkscape/extensions")
+import os
+import inkex
+
+
+class EmbroiderParams(inkex.Effect):
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        inkex.Effect.__init__(self)
+        
+        self.params = ["zigzag_spacing",
+                       "running_stitch_length",
+                       "row_spacing",
+                       "max_stitch_length",
+                       "repeats",
+                       "angle",
+                       "hatching",
+                      ]
+       
+        for param in self.params:
+            self.OptionParser.add_option("--%s" % param, default="")
+
+    def effect(self):    
+        for node in self.selected.itervalues():
+            for param in self.params:
+                value = getattr(self.options, param).strip()
+                param = "embroider_" + param
+                
+                if node.get(param) is not None and not value:
+                    # only overwrite existing params if they gave a value
+                    continue
+                else:
+                    node.set(param, value)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    e = EmbroiderParams()
+    e.affect()