def parse_postscript(fullString):
'''
Takes the usable part of the ps file (without newlines) and chops it up.
intput: takes full string from get_postscript function
output: generates 2 lists primary and secondary commands (filled and non filled objects)
it seems we can split by f, and if any member of the newly created array contains Q's
that means we are already deep intside primitive territory. this may be a poor assumption.
'''
fullString = fullString.replace('\n', ' ')
collectedCommands = fullString.split("f")
primaryCommands = []
secondaryCommands = []
for command in collectedCommands:
if command.find('Q') is -1:
primaryCommands.append(command + "f")
else:
tempString = command + "f"
tempList = tempString.split("Q")
for i in tempList:
if len(i) > 2:
secondaryCommands.append(i)
print("primaryCommands " + str(len(primaryCommands)))
print("secondaryCommands " + str(len(secondaryCommands)))
# cleanup before returning:
primaryCommands = strip_strings_in_list(primaryCommands)
secondaryCommands = strip_strings_in_list(secondaryCommands)
return primaryCommands, secondaryCommands
def create_file(commandList, plotList, fileName):
"""
Takes a List of paths found in the .ps and makes js compatible syntax
input: Multidimensional list of strings similar to .ps commands
output: Similar to input but formatted to be paperpJS readable.
"""
writefile = open(fileName, "w")
if fileName.endswith(".html"):
write_html_header(writefile, fileName)
# add the auto sorting functions for the compound path array, and empty path remover.
write_sorting_functions(writefile)
write_empty_path_removal_function(writefile)
# add postscript functions written in javascript
glyphCounter = 0
for newPath in commandList:
if len(newPath) > 4:
functionName = "draw_glyph_" + str(glyphCounter)
write_postscript_functions(newPath, functionName, writefile)
glyphCounter += 1
primitiveCounter = 0
if len(plotList) is not 0:
# user info
print(str(len(plotList)) + " primitives to plot")
for primitive in plotList:
primitive = strip_strings_in_list(primitive)
functionName = "draw_primitive_" + str(primitiveCounter)
write_primitive_postScript(primitive, functionName, writefile)
primitiveCounter += 1
if fileName.endswith(".html"):
write_html_footer(writefile, rectWidth, rectHeight)
# done.
writefile.close()
