[Plugin] Components manager plugin

inteloide

@jql said:

4 - Would it be possible to creat filters on the list that would only show updated components or outdated or components that were associated with a file or whatever other options you have. Tick on a box and you only see green icons, tick other box and you only see blue, click on both and you see both icons on the list.

Except this one, which is a quite bit complex, all your requests are done !

As I just spend more than 4 hours to correct a tinny bug (to show the component in the list when cliking on the model), I will have some rest now.

I will use this plugins at work now and may make another updates if bugs are found for next week-end.

I have to think about other plugins to develop :

6 axis robot manager, which calculate axis angles ! (90% done actually)
But also tiny plugins, like a plugin that optimize loading big models (like for my robot (> 50 Mb !) by replacing big component by simply box and load the big component by a right click...

But that's for other topics !

Thank you JQL for all bugs you have found by now ! I hope this plugins will be use by other and they will give me their feedback !

JQL

LOL Inteloide I gave you a bad time and it seems I'm going to pester you a little longer so I know what you might be thinking of me right now...

But here it goes: you know this select feature request that made you fight with a bug for hours, in what seemed to be a battle of epic proportions? There is a thing that I suspect isn't behaving as it should!

If you have a component in model that is inside a group, in a model with several nested groups and you select it, if it's inside the first group in the list, everything is ok and it is shown in the list. However if the component's parent is not in the first branch of the list, the component is only selected if the whole list is expanded.

Take a look at picture for better understanding of the question.

Component Manager select in list.png

Other thing I noticed is that when I save a component I have to be careful to always write the extension. Save as "Yellow" isn't enough, as the path gets saved as "c:\blablabla\Yellow" and your plugin only accepts "c:\blablabla\Yellow.skp".

Another thing that works is if I use context menu and use "save as", as the path gets correctly saved.

Final question for now is how is the version level management working? I think it's indeed an excellent idea. It's beautiful for backup or version comparison... Very well thought! However, I can't get it to auto name versions when saving...

EDIT: I changed options but didn't restart Sketchup. Is it needed? I'll try again.

This is getting an incredible plugin! Congratulations!

JQL

inteloide

Hello JQL,

Could you send me your file, please ?
It will be easier for me to correct bugs.
Thank you

JQL

Of course! It's been modified on some more experiments, but still has the same structure.

component manager.skp

Thanks,

JQL

inteloide

Hello JQL,

Just post a new version that correct all bugs you had.

Updates are :
Corrected : When clicking on model to component within groups, component was not shown
Corrected : When selecting multiple item in the list make all the list outlined
Corrected : Components without extension are now managed ok.
Optimized : Click on a group in the model then group is also outlined in list.
Optimized : Reduce Javascript code in HTML page
Added : Link to forum page in about screen

Could you please check that files without extension ("c:/tatata/toto") are working properly ?

About revision management, this is how it work.
Imagine a model (A.skp) with component ("toto") saved on hard drive or wherever.
Imagine that each time you make a modification to the component, you want to keep history of the file, so you save it with a revision level (for example "rev...")
So in your folder, you may have files like :

toto.skp
toto rev 1.skp
toto rev 2.skp
toto rev3.skp
toto rev4.skp

And when you open your model (A.skp), you want to upload the latest revision of "toto" component, so "toto rev4.skp".

Then, you just have to choose option "Use revision level system" and the plugin will upload only the last revision !

When saving (by right-cliking on the component in the list...not using save all components...sorry, I have to add this function too), it asks you if you want to create a new revision, ie "toto rev5.skp".

The text to define revision level can be choosen in options menus.
Pay attention to a following rules :

spaces are important : if revision text is " rev" (with a space before), "totorev1.skp" is not the revision 1...
revision level can be float number, but better to use rounded number (because "rev 1.3" will new newer than "rev 1.11", as 1.3>1.11)
nothing after revision : "rev 1 (super)" won't works.
on file, if you put letter instead of figure ("rev A") it may crash...

JQL

It seems super, this week will be a hard one to keep up with you, but I'll try as soon as possible...

I'll check what you asked for right now.

Thanks again,

JQL

JQL

Hi Inteloide,

1 - Component manager is now able to save without extension but it's still unable to find a reference that was saved that way.
2 - I understood the concept of versions level but I'm unable to make the plugin save a new version by itself. It ask wether I'd like to save as new version level or not, but never saves a new version either I press yes or no.
3 - Selecting from either list or model is now working perfectly, just like outliner.
4 - There is a feature that is not working as I would expect too. If one refreshes the list by whatever reason it collapses (some commands also refresh it). You loose the context on the list you were on. Of course it's easy now to choose from model so this is just a minor question.

Best regards. I hope this helps,

JQL

Oxer

On Mac when Sketchup runs it appears a Ruby Console Error:

%(#FF0000)[Error al cargar archivo /Users/Oxer/Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2013/SketchUp/Plugins/BGSketchup/Composants/Rb/Composants_Main.rb
Permission denied - /Users/Oxer\BGSketchup_Composants.ini
Error al cargar archivo BGSketchup_Composants.rb
Permission denied - /Users/Oxer\BGSketchup_Composants.ini]

The BGSketchup_Composants.ini file doesn't exist in that path, i have complete privilegies for Plugins folder.

Oxer

I have added the spanish language to Localization.rb file.

Spanish Language added

inteloide

Hello,

As every day, just post an update, with following corrections :
Corrected : When clicking on component in model, the information were not displayed.
Corrected : Revision system now working
Corrected : Bug when clicking on a group in the model (doesn't block user)
Corrected : Attempt to solve Mac file issue
Added : Spanish language, thanks to Oxer

JQL, this solve points 2 and 3. For your point 1, note that Sketchup force the file to be a ".skp" when saving component...No way to solve this...
About point 4 : it could be complex...I will try (I stack this with the filters for the list ;o)

Oxer : thank yoiu for translation !
About your issue on Mac, I make a correction that may solve your issue. I saw that the "/" and "" were different on your message. as windows reconize both, I force the string to be with "/". I guess it solve the problem...Please keep me informed !

Note also that I release the first help file (at least !!!). Hope you will love it !!!

bye !

Oxer

Thanks for the update but it appears the same message in Ruby Console:

%(#FF0000)[Error al cargar archivo /Users/Oxer/Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2013/SketchUp/Plugins/BGSketchup/Composants/Rb/Composants_Main.rb
Permission denied - /Users/Oxer\BGSketchup_Composants.ini
Error al cargar archivo BGSketchup_Composants.rb
Permission denied - /Users/Oxer\BGSketchup_Composants.ini]

inteloide

@oxer said:

Thanks for the update but it appears the same message in Ruby Console:

%(#FF0000)[Error al cargar archivo /Users/Oxer/Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2013/SketchUp/Plugins/BGSketchup/Composants/Rb/Composants_Main.rb
Permission denied - /Users/Oxer\BGSketchup_Composants.ini
Error al cargar archivo BGSketchup_Composants.rb
Permission denied - /Users/Oxer\BGSketchup_Composants.ini]

Hello Oxer,

could you please post the complete error message ? To which line produce this bug ?
thank you !

TIG

The answer is in the text
/Users/Oxer****\****BGSketchup_Composants.ini
The backslash \ will only work as a file separator character on PCs, NOT MACs !
A / works on both platforms.
You should use File.join(directorypath, filename) to avoid this issue.
Also you can use .tr!("\\","/") to fix it.
[Conversely, on PC if you ever want to pass a path to say a "cmd" use .tr!("/","\\") as DOS always expects \ !]

On PC AND on MAC this will work:
/Users/Oxer****/****BGSketchup_Composants.ini

Change the code from:
file_name=BGSketchup_my_documents_dir()+"\\BGSketchup_Composants.ini"
to
file_name=Fiile.join(BGSketchup_my_documents_dir(), "BGSketchup_Composants.ini")
which avoids the \...

Incidentally don't set def methods with uppercase first letter:
BGSketchup_my_documents_dir() NO
bgSketchup_my_documents_dir() YES
Although a method named ' getTempFolder()' would be more logical*** ??

***Writing this ini file to that user-location is also somewhat ill-advised ?
Why not put it into a 'Temp folder' - this varies between PC and MAC...
ENV['TEMP'] || ENV['TMPDIR']
if !(mac) ... return path.strip.gsub("\000","") else #On Mac return File.expand_path "~" end
could simply be:
return ENV['TEMP'] || ENV['TMPDIR']
On PC it gives:
C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Temp
OR perhaps on PC [ruby:3kd2xg63]ENV['APPDATA'][/ruby:3kd2xg63] giving:
[ruby:3kd2xg63]C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming[/ruby:3kd2xg63]
On MAC it's the user's hidden ..../T[emp] folder
Keeping it 'out of the way', and avoiding all of the '.so' rigmarole and odd locations for the .ini file...

Oxer

How TIG says, the answer is in the text, all red text is the Error Message.
Thanks TIG for the explanation, i don't know the ruby code.

inteloide

Hello,

Thank you TIG for your help.
Your code is so much simple than mine...I changed to yours.

New version (1.9.4) solve only this error.

inteloide

Version 1.9.5 :
Corrected : When saving all definitions, it asks now to save also file without link.
Optimzed : Now, for revision management, file with letter after revision level and accepted "toto rev 3 (super").skp"

Oxer, any feedback as a MAC user ?

I will officially post this version tomorrow if no bugs are found.

In parrallel I will look for JQL request but won't post new version (I think too much version make confusion...)

Oxer

Oxer

Now, there isn't Console Error when you open Sketchup, the settings window appears, the plugin generates the BGSketchup_Composants.ini file in Temporal folder, the translation works but the there are some problems:

The list is empty, when you push Update List button, nothing happens, no error in Ruby Console.
If you push Reload All Components button, it appears an error in Ruby Console, see the image 2.
If you push Save All Components button, it appears a first pop up window (image 3), i push Yes button and it appears a second empty pop up window (image 4), i push yes and it appears a Ruby Console Error (image 5).

TIG

That ' nil' error points to code at line #494 of the script Composants_Main.rb - which reads:
UI.messagebox @strNbEnregistementDefinitions+" ("+compteur_ok.to_s+"/"+compteur.to_s+")"
So presumably a part of it is actually ' nil' ?
@strNbEnregistementDefinitions is set elsewhere in the script Localization.rb.
This is set from a series of ' if/elsif' tests, BUT ill-advisedly there is no 'fall-back' ' else' when nothing matches the other tests - so then it can return ' nil', and thereby cause the error - because a ' nil' object can't be used as part of a text string!

Perhaps change the code to read...
@strNbEnregistementDefinitions='?' unless @strNbEnregistementDefinitions UI.messagebox(@strNbEnregistementDefinitions+" ("+compteur_ok.to_s+"/"+compteur.to_s+")")

OR have a proper ' else' fall-back in the Localization.rb tests section...

The other two methods used in compiling the remainder of the string should always safely return a string as they start off as 0 - giving '... (1/2)' etc...

inteloide

@tig said:

This is set from a series of ' if/elsif' tests, BUT ill-advisedly there is no 'fall-back' ' else' when nothing matches the other tests - so then it can return ' nil', and thereby cause the error - because a ' nil' object can't be used as part of a text string!

This could be due to a missing tranlsation in string (a string not defined in one language). Therefore, I change the way of working on Localisation.rb :
1-I load all strings in English
2-I load the strings in the wanted language.
This means that if a string is not translated, the string will be defined with English value.

The key thing, for me, is to always have strings defined in English, at minimal.