Python scripting: make UTF8 class accessible by python scripts. Add python method GetChars() to UTF8 class to get its char buffer.

See scripts/test_kicad_plugin.py for example.

include/utf8.h

@@ -76,6 +76,10 @@ public:
     {
     }
 
+    ~UTF8()     // Needed mainly to build python wrapper
+    {
+    }
+
     UTF8& operator=( const wxString& o );
 
     UTF8& operator=( const std::string& o )
@@ -144,6 +148,11 @@ public:
 
     public:
 
+        uni_iter()  // Needed only to build python wrapper, not used outside the wrapper
+        {
+            it = NULL;
+        }
+
         uni_iter( const uni_iter& o )
         {
             it = o.it;

scripting/kicad.i

@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 %ignore operator <<;
 %ignore operator=;
 
+
 /* headers/imports that must be included in the _wrapper.cpp at top */
 
 %{
@@ -70,7 +71,6 @@
     #include <eda_text.h>
     #include <convert_from_iu.h>
     #include <convert_to_biu.h>
-
 %}
 
 /* all the wx wrappers for wxString, wxPoint, wxRect, wxChar .. */
@@ -110,7 +110,30 @@
 
 /* std template mappings */
 %template(intVector) std::vector<int>;
+%template(str_utf8_Map) std::map< std::string,UTF8 >;
 
 /* KiCad plugin handling */
 %include "kicadplugins.i"
 
+// ignore warning relative to operator = and operator ++:
+#pragma SWIG nowarn=362,383
+
+// Rename operators defined in utf8.h
+%rename(utf8_to_charptr) operator char* () const;
+%rename(utf8_to_wxstring) operator wxString () const;
+
+#include <utf8.h>
+%include <utf8.h>
+
+%extend UTF8
+{
+    const char*   Cast_to_CChar()    { return (self->c_str()); }
+
+    %pythoncode
+    {
+
+    def GetChars(self):
+        return self.Cast_to_CChar()
+    }
+}
+

scripts/test_kicad_plugin.py

@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ import sys
 import os
 
 
-lib_path1='/tmp/lib1.pretty'
+lib_path1='f:/tmp/lib1.pretty'
-lib_path2='/tmp/lib2.pretty'
+lib_path2='f:/tmp/lib2.pretty'
 
 
 plugin = IO_MGR.PluginFind( IO_MGR.KICAD )
@@ -65,23 +65,27 @@ plugin.FootprintSave( lib_path1, module )
 # create a disparity between the library's name ("footprint"),
 # and the module's internal useless name ("mine").  Module is officially named "footprint" now
 # but has (module mine ...) internally:
-os.rename( '/tmp/lib2.pretty/mine.kicad_mod', '/tmp/lib2.pretty/footprint.kicad_mod' )
+os.rename( 'f:/tmp/lib2.pretty/mine.kicad_mod', 'f:/tmp/lib2.pretty/footprint.kicad_mod' )
 
 footprint=plugin.FootprintLoad( lib_path2, 'footprint' )
 
 fpid = footprint.GetFPID()
+fpid.SetLibNickname( UTF8( 'mylib' ) )
+name = fpid.Format().GetChars()
 
 # Always after a FootprintLoad() the internal name should match the one used to load it.
-print( "internal name should be 'footprint':", fpid.GetFootprintName() )
+print( "internal name should be 'footprint':", name  )
 
 # Verify that the same plugin instance can edge trigger on a lib_path change
 # for FootprintLoad()
 footprint=plugin.FootprintLoad( lib_path1, 'mine' )
 
 fpid = footprint.GetFPID()
+fpid.SetLibNickname( UTF8( 'other_mylib' ) )
+name = fpid.Format().GetChars()
 
 # Always after a FootprintLoad() the internal name should match the one used to load it.
-print( "internal name should be 'mine':", fpid.GetFootprintName() )
+print( "internal name should be 'mine':", name )
 
 # As of 3-Dec-2013 this test is passed by KICAD_PLUGIN and Wayne is owed an atta boy!