2 files changed, 29 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib/svg/path.py b/lib/svg/path.py
index 878d2a7c..9d92058b 100644
--- a/lib/svg/path.py
+++ b/lib/svg/path.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def compose_parent_transforms(node, mat):
     return mat
 
 
-def get_node_transform(node):
+def get_node_transform(node: inkex.BaseElement):
     """
     if getattr(node, "composed_transform", None):
         return node.composed_transform()
diff --git a/lib/svg/svg.py b/lib/svg/svg.py
index 2c521098..99f5bf26 100644
--- a/lib/svg/svg.py
+++ b/lib/svg/svg.py
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2010 Authors
 # Licensed under the GNU GPL version 3.0 or later.  See the file LICENSE for details.
 
-from inkex import NSS
+import math
+
+from inkex import NSS, BaseElement, Transform
 from lxml import etree
 
 from ..utils import cache
@@ -29,3 +31,28 @@ def find_elements(node, xpath):
     document = get_document(node)
     elements = document.xpath(xpath, namespaces=NSS)
     return elements
+
+
+def copy_no_children(node: BaseElement) -> BaseElement:
+    return type(node)(attrib=node.attrib)
+
+
+def point_upwards(node: BaseElement) -> None:
+    """
+    Given a node, adjust the transform such that it is in the same spot, but pointing upwards (e.g. for command symbols)
+    """
+    # Adjust the transform of the node so it's face-up and the right way around.
+    node_transform = node.composed_transform()
+    compensation = -Transform((node_transform.a, node_transform.b, node_transform.c, node_transform.d, 0, 0))
+    scale_vector = compensation.capply_to_point(1+1j)
+    scale_factor = math.sqrt(2)/math.sqrt(scale_vector.real*scale_vector.real + scale_vector.imag*scale_vector.imag)
+    compensation.add_scale(scale_factor, scale_factor)
+
+    node_correction = Transform().add_translate(float(node.get('x', 0)), float(node.get('y', 0)))
+    node_correction @= compensation
+    # Quick hack to compute the rotational angle - node_transform @ (1,0) = (a, b)
+
+    node.transform = node.transform @ node_correction
+    # Clear the x and y coords, they've been incorporated to the transform above
+    node.set('x', None)
+    node.set('y', None)