@typecad/schematic/kicad.ts

Generate KiCAD schematics from your typeCAD project

import fs from 'node:fs';
import { platform } from 'node:os';
import {lookpathSync} from 'find-bin';

export let kicad_path: string | undefined;
export let kicad_cli_path: string | undefined;

export class KiCAD {
    #possible_paths: string[] = [
        'C:/Program Files/KiCad/9.0/',
        'C:/Program Files/KiCad/7.0/',                                  // windows
        'C:/Program Files/KiCad/8.0/',
        '/usr/share/kicad/',                                            // linux
        '/Applications/KiCAD/KiCad.app/Contents/ShareSupport/'          // mac?
    ]

    constructor() {
        let foundPath: string | undefined = undefined;
        for (const path of this.#possible_paths) {
            if (fs.existsSync(path)) {
                const symbolsSubDir = platform() === 'win32' ? 'share/kicad/symbols' : 'symbols';
                const expectedSymbolsPath = path + symbolsSubDir;

                if (fs.existsSync(expectedSymbolsPath)) {
                    foundPath = path;
                    break;
                }
            }
        }

        if (foundPath) {
            kicad_path = foundPath;
        } else {
            console.error('Could not find a valid KiCAD installation path with symbols directory.');
        }

        if (kicad_path) {
            if (platform() == 'win32') {
                kicad_cli_path = kicad_path + 'bin/kicad-cli.exe';
            } else {
                kicad_cli_path = lookpathSync('kicad-cli');
            }
        }
    }
}