export_buttons

#target Photoshop
 
//Initialize Photoshop & choose what file is processed
app.bringToFront();
var filepath = File.openDialog ();
var fileRef = File(filepath);
var docRef = app.open(fileRef);
 
//required Variables
var i=0;
var sampledColors = new Array();
var layerCompStack = new Array();
var compNames = new Array();
 
//define a function that takes care of exporting found colors automatically;
var getLayerComps = function(){
    
        var index=0;
        var comps = app.activeDocument.layerComps.length;
        var layerCompRef;
        
        //create the export folders
        var exportiOSFolder = new Folder(Folder.desktop + "/export/iOS/");
        if(!exportiOSFolder.exists) exportiOSFolder.create();
        var exportAndroidFolder = new Folder(Folder.desktop + "/export/Android/");
        if(!exportAndroidFolder.exists) exportAndroidFolder.create();
        
        // add all comps you found into an array to be used as indexes later.
        for(i=0;i<comps;i++){
            layerCompStack[i] = i;
        };
    
        //use the indexes found to get all layercomp names and store them in a new array.
        for(index = 0;index <layerCompStack.length;index++){
           compNames[layerCompStack[index]] = app.activeDocument.layerComps[layerCompStack[index]].name;
        };
    
        //iterate through all layercomps and for each apply the the comp, create a new object with set properties and assign some color values to those properties
        //then, export the layercomps into a text file that has a css-similar structure, based on nodes/trees.
        
        //create the export file.
        var exportiOS = new File(Folder.desktop + "/export/iOS/" + "buttons" + ".node");
        var exportAndroid = new File(Folder.desktop + "/export/Android/" + "buttons" + ".node");
        
        //clear the UI node file each time before writing to it.
        exportiOS.open("w", "TEXT");
        exportAndroid.open("w","TEXT");
        exportiOS. write("");
        exportAndroid. write("");
        exportiOS.close();
        exportAndroid.close();
        
        // do the magic!
        for (var key in compNames){
            
            var val = compNames[key];
            var layerCompRef = app.activeDocument.layerComps.getByName(val);
            
            //apply the layer comp
            layerCompRef.apply();
            
            //get the Stroke color first
            var getStrokeColor = function(){
                var strokeColor = app.activeDocument.colorSamplers[0].color.rgb.hexValue;
                return "#"+strokeColor;
            };
        
            //get the gradient start next
            var getGradientStartColor = function(){
                var gradientStartColor = app.activeDocument.colorSamplers[1].color.rgb.hexValue;
                return "#"+gradientStartColor;
            };
        
            //finally get the gradient stop
            var getGradientStopColor = function(){
                var gradientStopColor = app.activeDocument.colorSamplers[2].color.rgb.hexValue;
                return "#"+gradientStopColor;
            };
        
            //create an object based on the properties found that uses the names stored in the compNames array
            val = {
               name: val,
               stroke_color: getStrokeColor(),
               gradient_start_color: getGradientStartColor(),
               gradient_stop_color: getGradientStopColor()
            };
 
            //export all the information into a file called ui.node
            exportiOS.open("a", "TEXT");
            exportiOS.writeln("<nodeName: "+val.name+"; "+"strokeColor: "+val.stroke_color+"; "+"gradientStart: "+val.gradient_start_color+"; "+"gradientStop: "+val.gradient_stop_color+";"+">");
            exportiOS.writeln("");
            exportiOS.close();
            
        };
        
        //Save the document and close it. We're being tidy.
        app.activeDocument.save();
        app.activeDocument.close();
        
        //alert the user that the export process is completed!
        return alert ("Exported! Give yourself a pat on the back for a job well done!", "Export");
    };
getLayerComps ();