morgan

ooof, this is rough. No shade, I absolutely love #kicadStepUp and what easyw has accomplished is super impressive.

I have a project I'm trying to use KSU as a dependency, and looking at the code shows it just not possible in it's present state.

It's a plate of spaghet' (mmm) with tons of side effect producing functions with many globals and hardcoded assumptions all over.

Nov 17, 2023 at 8:55pmWeb
Show threadmorganNov 17, 2023

and this isn't just an idle gripe, I'm actually digging deep to see if I came up with a solution that won't result in a...

"here, I rewrote your entire project in a style you might no be comfortable with, please merge, kthnx bai, my employer appreciates* it, you're welcome." style PR, cause no one has time for that.

*) I don't actually have an employer (hire me?)

Show threadmorganNov 17, 2023
Hey! Turns out there is an un(der)documented feature that inserts the PCB into the current document instead of creating a new one. It's apparently enabled by a UI check box but I cannot seem to find it, but can be toggle by an API call, which is what I'm after anyhow.
Show threadKenneth FinneganNov 17, 2023
@morgan Reading this was an emotional rollercoaster until I got to the footnote
Show threadmorganNov 17, 2023
@kwf I'm here to provide thrills and chills. Though the chills may be because I'm still sick.