Disabling advanced camera tools causing error

[halroach]

When disabling "Advanced Camera Tools" both in Sketchup 2015 and in 2016 (maybe further), it causes an undefined method error with scripts that use 'get_attributes' (with the S) on a component definition.

The error:
" Could not load xxx.rb:
undefined method 'get_attributes' for
#Sketchup::ComponentDefinition0x000000.... "

I usually disable the 'Advanced Camera Tools' extension (It may cause all sorts of scene problems in some models), but I guess I'll have to live with this one when I want to run a certain script...

1. Does this happen to anyone else?
2. I can't seem to find 'get_attributes' (with the s) in the Sketchup API, nor in the Ruby Docs... ?

Good Day

Yoni

[driven]

it's a Dynamic Components method...

do you have a model and a code snippet that generates the error...

john

[halroach]

You can test it with your DC encrypter decrypter.

[driven]

I'll have a look, it was a test...

ok I can reproduce it with a new model with any DC and this code...

     m = Sketchup.active_model
    m.definitions.each do |d|
      if defined? d.attribute_dictionaries
      next unless d.attribute_dictionaries && d.attribute_dictionaries['dynamic_attributes']
      if defined? d.get_attributes
        p d.name
        d.get_attributes('dynamic_attributes').each do |a|
          p a
        end
     else
       p d.name.upcase
     end end end
       

Run with ACT off and you get the UPCASED definition names, turn ACT on and run again, you get the list...

I only tested on mac, v2017...

it 'looks' like get attributes is defined in ACT...

john

[driven]

it definitely part of ACT...

and is the equivalent of this attribute_dictionaries['dynamic_attributes'].entries.to_h...

proof:

    m = Sketchup.active_model
    m.definitions.each do |d|
      next unless d.attribute_dictionaries && d.attribute_dictionaries['dynamic_attributes']
       p d.name
       p d.attribute_dictionaries['dynamic_attributes'].entries.to_h == d.get_attributes('dynamic_attributes')
      end 

solution:

do a search and replace in any plugin that uses get_attributes('dynamic_attributes')... [untested]

john

[halroach]

Thanks John!
That definitely clears up a lot of things I couldn't understand.

When I was analyzing your decrypter, 'get_attributes' fit in so well it looked like it's part of the API. Maybe it should be?!

[driven]

when I write 'quick and dirty' tests I tend to check for methods using Ruby :methods method...

that can expose 'undocumented' methods that I have no idea of the owner of...

I must of had ACT on when I first wrote this one [ I don't normally ]...

good thing you found it, I'll find and change my snippet...

john