KiCad - the KiCad Bridge

@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@   "name": "kicad",   "version": "0.9.63",   "url": "https://wiki.adom.inc/download/adom/adom-desktop-kicad-bridge/0.9.63/adom-bridge-kicad-v0.9.63.zip",-  "sha256": "c2c1249e3c49c9668ecc59397fdb88f87944406a7c595e554b42cf727b8d9264",-  "size": 351315,+  "sha256": "a9c4fee2d1b038912c6f91b0569c793cd2b1667a1b8a4b2a712230304e80070c",+  "size": 351891,   "verbPrefixes": [     "kicad_"   ],   "healthEndpoint": "/status",-  "released_at": "2026-07-20T11:09:33Z",+  "released_at": "2026-07-20T11:25:35Z",   "hero": "https://wiki.adom.inc/blob/app/adom-desktop-kicad-bridge/kicad-hero.png",   "languages": [     "Python",

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@@ -263,6 +263,27 @@ def _prepare(kicad_info: dict) -> dict:     return out  +def _warm_kicad(kicad_info: dict, prep: dict) -> dict:+    """Get KiCad up and settled BEFORE the tour's first beat.++    The demo is by definition the cold-start case: on a fresh machine nothing is+    running, and `open_symbol_editor` has to launch the project manager, post a+    WM_COMMAND and hope the Symbol Editor appears within its 10 s budget. On a+    cold KiCad (splash + loading every symbol library) it frequently does not —+    the tour's very first step then fails, which is the worst possible demo.++    Opening the demo SCHEMATIC first fixes it twice over: it launches eeschema,+    and Symbol Editor is hosted INSIDE eeschema, so the subsequent open takes the+    fast in-process plugin pathway instead of the fragile cold WM_COMMAND one.+    Windows still open in the background; this only costs a few seconds.+    """+    import time+    r = handle_open_schematic(kicad_info, {"filePath": prep["schematic"]})+    if r.get("success"):+        time.sleep(8)  # let eeschema finish loading its libraries+    return {"warmed": bool(r.get("success")), "raw": r}++ def _run_step(kicad_info: dict, step: str, prep: dict) -> dict:     """Run one tour step. Returns narration-ready info, never raises."""     has3d = bool((prep.get("models3d") or {}).get("soic8"))@@ -376,10 +397,19 @@ def handle_demo(kicad_info: dict, args: dict) -> dict:         return {"success": False, "error": f"unknown step '{step}'", "data": {"validSteps": STEPS}}      prep = _prepare(kicad_info)+    # Cold-start warm-up: launches eeschema so the editor steps take the fast+    # in-process pathway instead of a cold WM_COMMAND that times out.+    prep["warm"] = _warm_kicad(kicad_info, prep)++    import time     steps = [step] if step else STEPS     results, failed = [], []     for s in steps:         r = _run_step(kicad_info, s, prep)+        if not r.get("ok"):          # one retry — a cold editor often misses its first budget+            time.sleep(3)+            r = _run_step(kicad_info, s, prep)+            r["retried"] = True         r["step"] = s         results.append(r)         if not r.get("ok"):@@ -397,6 +427,7 @@ def handle_demo(kicad_info: dict, args: dict) -> dict:             "models3d": prep.get("models3d"),             "warnings": prep.get("warnings"),             "installedKiCadJustNow": installed_now,+            "warmedUp": (prep.get("warm") or {}).get("warmed"),             "screenshotVerb": "kicad_screenshot_all",             "cleanup": "kicad_close {\"force\":true}",         },