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Photoshop layer comp cleanup script
/**
* Photoshop layer comp cleanup script
*
* This script will run through all the layer comps, find layers that are hidden in every comp
* as well as any groups that are empty and delete them. Save before doing this just in case ;)
*
* @author Glen Cheney (http://glencheney)
* @version 1.1
* @date 7.10.12
*/
// Enable double clicking from the
// Macintosh Finder or the Windows Explorer
#target photoshop
// Make Photoshop the frontmost application
app.bringToFront();
var doc = app.activeDocument;
"use strict";
var Cleanup = function() {
this.totals = {};
this.results = {
layersRemoved: 0,
groupsRemoved: 0
}
// Do it!
this.run();
};
Cleanup.prototype.run = function() {
// Confirm running the script
if (!confirm("Are you sure you want to delete unused layers and groups in layer comps?")) {
return;
}
// Index layers and groups
this.totals = this.calculateTotals();
// Delete unused layers
this.findObsoleteLayers();
// Delete unused groups
this.deleteEmptyGroups();
// Display a summary
this.summary();
};
// Counts the total layers in the document
// Creates an array of groups
Cleanup.prototype.calculateTotals = function() {
var layerCount = 0,
groups = [],
layers = [],
loop = function(group) {
var i = 0,
j = 0;
if (!group) {
group = doc;
}
// Show some progress!?
progress.updateText('Current group: ' + group.name);
// If this group has groups, run this function again
if (group.layerSets.length > 0) {
for (; i < group.layerSets.length; i++) {
loop(group.layerSets[i]);
}
}
// Add the art layers to our layers array
for (; j < group.artLayers.length; j++ ) {
layers.push(group.artLayers[j]);
}
groups.push(group);
layerCount += group.artLayers.length;
},
progress = new Progress({
title: 'This may take several minutes...',
message: 'Retrieving layers and groups'
});
loop();
progress.close();
return {
layers: layers,
numLayers: layerCount,
groups: groups,
numGroups: groups.length
};
};
// Loops through the document and removes empty groups
Cleanup.prototype.deleteEmptyGroups = function() {
var groups = this.totals.groups,
group,
i = 0,
progress = new Progress({
title: "Please wait... (" + groups.length + " groups)",
message: 'Deleting empty groups',
min: 0,
max: groups.length
});
// Loop through the most nested groups first
// If the group has no layers and no groups within it, delete it
for (; i < groups.length; i++) {
group = groups[i];
if ( group !== doc
&& group.artLayers.length === 0
&& group.layerSets.length === 0
&& !group.allLocked
&& group.linkedLayers.length === 0)
{
group.remove();
this.results.groupsRemoved++;
}
progress.updateProgress();
}
// Close progress dialog
progress.close();
};
// Loops through all layer compositions removing visible layers from our layers array and deleting what's left
Cleanup.prototype.findObsoleteLayers = function() {
var comps = doc.layerComps,
layer,
n,
m,
progress = new Progress({
title: "Please wait... (" + this.totals.numLayers + " layers)",
message: 'Determining unused layers...',
min: 0,
max: comps.length * this.totals.numLayers
});
// Loop through each layer comp
for (n = 0; n < comps.length; n++) {
comps[n].apply();
// Loop through each layer in the layer comp.
for (m = this.totals.layers.length - 1; m > -1; m--) {
layer = this.totals.layers[m];
// If it's visible, locked, or linked, remove it from the list of possible layers to delete
if ( layer.visible
|| layer.allLocked
|| layer.pixelsLocked
|| layer.positionLocked
|| layer.transparentPixelsLocked
|| layer.linkedLayers.length !== 0)
{
this.totals.layers.splice(m, 1);
}
// Update progress
progress.updateProgress();
}
}
progress.close();
// Show new progress for deleting layers
progress = new Progress({
title: 'Please wait... (' + this.totals.layers.length + ' layers to delete)',
message: 'Removing unused layers...',
min: 0,
max: this.totals.layers.length
});
// Save the number of layers we're deleting
this.results.layersRemoved = this.totals.layers.length;
while (this.totals.layers.length) {
// Update progress
progress.updateProgress();
// Pop it off the array and delete it from the psd
this.totals.layers.pop().remove();
}
// Close progress window
progress.close();
};
Cleanup.prototype.summary = function() {
alert('Summary:'
+ '\nTotal layers: ' + this.totals.numLayers
+ '\nLayers deleted: ' + this.results.layersRemoved
+ '\nTotal groups: ' + this.totals.numGroups
+ '\nEmpty groups deleted: ' + this.results.groupsRemoved);
};
// Adobe dialog window
var Progress = function(opts) {
this.title = opts.title || '';
this.message = opts.message || '';
this.min = opts.min;
this.max = opts.max;
this.win = new Window('palette', this.title);
// Add the progress bar
if (this.max) {
this.win.bar = this.win.add('progressbar', undefined, this.min, this.max);
this.win.bar.preferredSize = [300, 20];
}
// Add a text field
this.win.stProgress = this.win.add('statictext');
this.win.stProgress.preferredSize.width = 230;
this.updateText(this.message);
this.win.center(this.win.parent);
this.win.show();
this.win.isDone = false;
};
// Updates the progess bar in the dialog
Progress.prototype.updateProgress = function(val) {
var win = this.win;
if (win.isDone) {
return;
}
if (win.bar.value + val <= this.max && val !== undefined) {
win.bar.value = val;
} else {
win.bar.value++;
}
if (win.recenter) {
win.center(win.parentWin);
}
win.update();
};
// Updates the text in the dialog
Progress.prototype.updateText = function(text) {
this.win.stProgress.text = text;
};
// Closes the dialog
Progress.prototype.close = function() {
this.win.close();
};
// Create only one history state for the entire script
doc.suspendHistory('Cleanup Layer Comps', 'main();');
// Do it!
function main() {
var cleanup = new Cleanup();
}
@alessandrodallafina
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Great script man! That was exactly what I was looking for.
One thing I noticed.

If I have a group that is visible in some comps but contains unused layers, it 's not deleted by the script... Hany idea why?

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