From 83b020d4da0627bd8b5618cae14d1270eed9e6e0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Tomasz=20W=C5=82ostowski?= <tomasz.wlostowski@cern.ch>
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2017 17:21:28 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] PCB_TOOL: added convenience methods for accessing current
 SELECTION

---
 pcbnew/tools/pcb_tool.cpp | 14 ++++++++++++++
 pcbnew/tools/pcb_tool.h   |  3 +++
 2 files changed, 17 insertions(+)

diff --git a/pcbnew/tools/pcb_tool.cpp b/pcbnew/tools/pcb_tool.cpp
index 26640cf31b..0347ca7ece 100644
--- a/pcbnew/tools/pcb_tool.cpp
+++ b/pcbnew/tools/pcb_tool.cpp
@@ -214,3 +214,17 @@ PCB_DRAW_PANEL_GAL* PCB_TOOL::canvas() const
 {
     return static_cast<PCB_DRAW_PANEL_GAL*>( frame()->GetGalCanvas() );
 }
+
+const SELECTION& PCB_TOOL::selection() const
+{
+    auto selTool = m_toolMgr->GetTool<SELECTION_TOOL>();
+    const auto& selection = selTool->GetSelection();
+    return selection;
+}
+
+SELECTION& PCB_TOOL::selection()
+{
+    auto selTool = m_toolMgr->GetTool<SELECTION_TOOL>();
+    auto& selection = selTool->GetSelection();
+    return selection;
+}
diff --git a/pcbnew/tools/pcb_tool.h b/pcbnew/tools/pcb_tool.h
index 5306214194..b00ea8b711 100644
--- a/pcbnew/tools/pcb_tool.h
+++ b/pcbnew/tools/pcb_tool.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ class PCB_TOOL;
 class PCB_EDIT_FRAME;
 class PCB_DISPLAY_OPTIONS;
 class PCB_DRAW_PANEL_GAL;
+class SELECTION;
 
 struct INTERACTIVE_PLACER_BASE
 {
@@ -135,6 +136,8 @@ protected:
     MODULE* module() const { return board()->m_Modules; }
     PCB_DISPLAY_OPTIONS* displayOptions() const;
     PCB_DRAW_PANEL_GAL* canvas() const;
+    const SELECTION& selection() const;
+    SELECTION& selection();
 
     bool m_editModules;
 };