Access the Glyphs clipboard

Clipboard.py

#MenuTitle: Clipboard
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

from Foundation import *

pasteboard = NSPasteboard.generalPasteboard()
typeName = pasteboard.availableTypeFromArray_(["Glyphs elements pasteboard type"])
if typeName == "Glyphs elements pasteboard type":
	Layer = Glyphs.font.selectedLayers[0]
	if Layer:
		Data = pasteboard.dataForType_(typeName)
		theText = NSString.alloc().initWithData_encoding_(Data, NSUTF8StringEncoding)
		Dictionary = theText.propertyList()
		if Dictionary is not None:
			print Dictionary
			
			if "paths" in Dictionary:
				Elements = Dictionary["paths"]
				for currPathDict in Elements:
					Path = GSPath.alloc().initWithPathDict_(currPathDict)
					Layer.paths.append(Path)
					for node in Path.nodes:
						Layer.selection.append(node)
			if "components" in Dictionary:
				Elements = Dictionary["components"]
				for currComponentDict in Elements:
					component = GSComponent.alloc().initWithElementDict_(currComponentDict)
					Layer.components.append(component)
					Layer.selection.append(component)