easyeda2kicad-poc.py

import json
import os
import re

appdata = os.getenv("appdata")

basepath = os.path.join(appdata, "kicad", "6.99")

jsonpath = os.path.join(basepath, "kicad_common.json")
fplibpath = os.path.join(basepath, "fp-lib-table")
symlibpath = os.path.join(basepath, "sym-lib-table")

with open(jsonpath) as f:
    j = json.load(f)
    if "EASYEDA2KICAD" in j["environment"]["vars"]:
        print("EASYEDA2KICAD env var already set")
    else:
        print("EASYEDA2KICAD env var not set!")

with open(fplibpath) as f:
    match = re.search(r"EASYEDA2KICAD", f.read())
    if "EASYEDA2KICAD" in j["environment"]["vars"]:
        print("EASYEDA2KICAD footprint lib already set")
    else:
        print("EASYEDA2KICAD footprint lib not set!")

with open(symlibpath) as f:
    match = re.search(r"EASYEDA2KICAD", f.read())
    if "EASYEDA2KICAD" in j["environment"]["vars"]:
        print("EASYEDA2KICAD symbol lib already set")
    else:
        print("EASYEDA2KICAD symbol lib not set!")

Known issues:

• Is Kicad always installed on drive C: !?
• Whats the version number, 6.0 or 6.99 !? Add for both!?
• Figure out how to do this for other platforms, linux -> easy, MacOS -> no clue, Flatpack etc -> pain in the ass

Whats the version number, 6.0 or 6.99 !? Add for both!? -> Ideally, for all kicad version
Is Kicad always installed on drive C: !? -> if it's fail to do it automatically, the user will be warned and must do it manually

Maybe you could create some kind of install script that has a wizard which guides the user throug the process and asks for the correct values!?

Is Kicad always installed on drive C: !?

Actually this doesnt matter as the Roaming directory is always at the same place and can be looked up using the env var %appdata%!

Just updated the head of the script to use the appdata env var

That's really great !
But works only for Windows. I don't know how are located files in linux os.

Let me see if I can figure that out, but need to waid for the lunch break to do that 😅

Sure :)

I just create a Ubuntu VM and installed Kicad 6.0, there the config path is ~/.config/kicad/6.0/ and the 3 files are in there.

Okay thanks a lot !

I just create a Ubuntu VM and installed Kicad 6.0, there the config path is ~/.config/kicad/6.0/ and the 3 files are in there.

That only works for Kicad versions 6.x+ Kicad 5.x uses something different. Also, I think Kicad 6.x+ uses ~/.local/share/kicad/6.0/* by default.

@ayourk this maybe differs between distros 🤔

I do have both a ~/.config/kicad/6.0/ and a ~/.local/share/kicad/6.0/. Maybe I'm confusing the 2?