From 3e30600f70675c0b16d4fe8b4ead1f6aa5c0ff4b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dick Hollenbeck <dick@softplc.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2013 11:28:17 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] add script which converts footprint libraries from one format
 to another

---
 scripts/lib_convert.py | 51 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 51 insertions(+)
 create mode 100755 scripts/lib_convert.py

diff --git a/scripts/lib_convert.py b/scripts/lib_convert.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..569b4ec26c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/lib_convert.py
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+# Convert a footprint library from one format to another, e.g. legacy to pretty.
+
+# 1) Build target _pcbnew after enabling scripting in cmake.
+# $ make _pcbnew
+
+# 2) Changed dir to pcbnew
+# $ cd pcbnew
+# $ pwd
+# build/pcbnew
+
+# 3) Entered following command line, script takes to arguments: oldLibPath & newLibPath
+# $ PYTHONPATH=. <path_to>/lib_convert.py /usr/local/share/kicad/modules/smd_dil.mod /tmp/smd_dil.pretty
+
+# 4) inspect one footprint found in new librarypath /tmp/smd_dil
+# $ less /tmp/smd_dil/msoic-10.kicad_mod
+
+
+from __future__ import print_function
+from pcbnew import *
+import sys
+
+if len( sys.argv ) < 3 :
+    print( "usage: script srcLibraryPath dstLibraryPath" )
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+
+src_libpath = sys.argv[1]
+dst_libpath = sys.argv[2]
+
+
+src_type = IO_MGR.GuessPluginTypeFromLibPath( src_libpath );
+dst_type = IO_MGR.GuessPluginTypeFromLibPath( dst_libpath );
+
+src_plugin = IO_MGR.PluginFind( src_type )
+dst_plugin = IO_MGR.PluginFind( dst_type )
+
+try:
+    dst_plugin.FootprintLibDelete( dst_libpath )
+except:
+    None    # ignore, new may not exist if first run
+
+dst_plugin.FootprintLibCreate( dst_libpath )
+
+list_of_parts = src_plugin.FootprintEnumerate( src_libpath )
+
+for part_id in list_of_parts:
+    module = src_plugin.FootprintLoad( src_libpath, part_id )
+    dst_plugin.FootprintSave( dst_libpath, module )
+