Duplicate a keyboard layout in the keyboard-layout-editor

kleDuplicator.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

import demjson

# Design the base layer in http://www.keyboard-layout-editor.com
# and copy the "json" from the raw data tab in KLE and save to file.
# This is NOT using the real json from KLE's "Export to json" feature.
# Paste the output of this program into the same raw data tab.
FILEPATH = "kyriaBase.json"

def readBaseLayout():
	with open(FILEPATH, 'r', encoding="utf-8") as f:
		return demjson.decode('['+f.read()+']')


def copyLayout(
	baseLayout, 
	x_offset=0, y_offset=0,
	newLegend="", 
	keycapColor=None, keycapColorsToKeep=[]
	):

	if not keycapColor:
		replaceColors = False
		keycapColor="#cccccc"
	else:
		replaceColors = True

	resetLayout = {
		'c': keycapColor,# keycap color
		't': '#000000',  # text color
		'g': False,		 # ghosted
		'a': 7,			 # bit value for centering: 1 for X, 2 for Y, 4 for sideprinted
		'r': 0,			 # rotation
		'rx': x_offset,	 # x offset
		'ry': y_offset,	 # y offset
		'f': 6,			 # font size
 		}

	result = []

	for row in baseLayout:
		newRow = []
		for key in row:
			if type(key) == dict:
				newKey = dict(key)
				if 'rx' in newKey:
					newKey['rx'] += x_offset
				if 'ry' in newKey:
					newKey['ry'] += y_offset
				if 'c' in newKey and replaceColors and newKey['c'] not in keycapColorsToKeep:
					newKey['c'] = keycapColor
			else:
				newKey = newLegend
			newRow.append(newKey)
		result.append(newRow)

	result[0].insert(0, resetLayout)

	return result


def encodeKleTypes(json):
	if type(json) == dict:
		result = '{'
		for key, value in json.items():
			result += key + ': ' + encodeKleTypes(value) + ', '
		if json:
			result = result[:-2]
		return result + '}'

	if type(json) == list:
		result = '['
		for item in json:
			result += encodeKleTypes(item) + ', '
		if json:
			result = result[:-2]
		return result + ']'

	if type(json) == str:
		return '"' + repr(json)[1:-1].replace('"', '\\"').replace("\\'", "'") + '"'

	if type(json) == bool:
		if json:
			return 'true'
		else:
			return 'false'

	return str(json)


def encodeKle(jsonLayout):
	return encodeKleTypes(jsonLayout)[1:-1]


def main():

	# base layout on top in the middle, then two columns below
	# layoutSpecs = [
	# 	{"x_offset": 10, "y_offset": 0},
	# 	{"x_offset": 0, "y_offset": 6, "keycapColor": "#68cc78", "keycapColorsToKeep": ["#a3a0a0"]},
	# 	{"x_offset": 20, "y_offset": 6, "keycapColor": "#9eb5f0", "keycapColorsToKeep": ["#a3a0a0"]},
	# 	{"x_offset": 0, "y_offset": 12, "keycapColor": "#b684f5", "keycapColorsToKeep": ["#a3a0a0"]},
	# 	{"x_offset": 20, "y_offset": 12, "keycapColor": "#faa184", "keycapColorsToKeep": ["#a3a0a0"]},
	# 	{"x_offset": 0, "y_offset": 18, "keycapColor": "#59dece", "keycapColorsToKeep": ["#a3a0a0"]},
	# 	{"x_offset": 20, "y_offset": 18, "keycapColor": "#e3df6f", "keycapColorsToKeep": ["#a3a0a0"]},
	# ]

	# all layers in one column
	layoutSpecs = [
		{"x_offset": 0, "y_offset": 0},
		{"x_offset": 0, "y_offset": 6, "keycapColor": "#68cc78", "keycapColorsToKeep": ["#a3a0a0"]},
		{"x_offset": 0, "y_offset": 12, "keycapColor": "#9eb5f0", "keycapColorsToKeep": ["#a3a0a0"]},
		{"x_offset": 0, "y_offset": 18, "keycapColor": "#b684f5", "keycapColorsToKeep": ["#a3a0a0"]},
		{"x_offset": 0, "y_offset": 24, "keycapColor": "#faa184", "keycapColorsToKeep": ["#a3a0a0"]},
		{"x_offset": 0, "y_offset": 30, "keycapColor": "#59dece", "keycapColorsToKeep": ["#a3a0a0"]},
		{"x_offset": 0, "y_offset": 36, "keycapColor": "#e3df6f", "keycapColorsToKeep": ["#a3a0a0"]},
	]

	baseLayout = readBaseLayout()
	result = []

	for layoutSpec in layoutSpecs:
		nextLayout = copyLayout(baseLayout, **layoutSpec)
		result.extend(nextLayout)

	print(encodeKle(result))


if __name__ == '__main__':
	main()

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