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KiCad - the KiCad Bridge

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Reference implementation of the KiCad bridge: multi-instance Python server, forward path via kicad-cli, reverse path via in-process plugin. Most complex of the three bundled bridges.

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v0.9.127: symbol-editor tier 1 waits up to 15s for the plugin to bind on a fresh PM - on 10.0.5 the in-process plugin post is the ONLY route from a running PM (external cross-process WM_COMMAND no longer lands)

John Lauer ·2b59e071e1 ·1mo ago ·parent 79c2a72
5 files changed +22−11
BRIDGE_VERSION+1−1adom-bridge-kicad-manifest.json+5−5adom-bridge-kicad-v0.9.127.zipbridge.json+1−1handlers/open_symbol_editor.py+15−4
BRIDGE_VERSION+1−1
@@ -1 +1 @@-0.9.126+0.9.127
adom-bridge-kicad-manifest.json+5−5
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@ {   "manifest_version": 1,   "name": "kicad",-  "version": "0.9.126",-  "url": "https://wiki.adom.inc/download/adom/kicad-bridge/0.9.126/adom-bridge-kicad-v0.9.126.zip",-  "sha256": "396e82de127b5688602fa4537318599e14ee185f6b191371943a4604982caf6c",-  "size": 412683,+  "version": "0.9.127",+  "url": "https://wiki.adom.inc/download/adom/kicad-bridge/0.9.127/adom-bridge-kicad-v0.9.127.zip",+  "sha256": "3613508335e8493502a98b023bf9406dbe2e2fdb4e1ef4b759c608cc66b49987",+  "size": 412891,   "verbPrefixes": [     "kicad_"   ],   "healthEndpoint": "/status",-  "released_at": "2026-08-16T18:07:07Z",+  "released_at": "2026-08-16T18:13:00Z",   "hero": "https://wiki.adom.inc/blob/app/kicad-bridge/kicad-hero.png",   "languages": [     "Python",
adom-bridge-kicad-v0.9.127.zipadded
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bridge.json+1−1
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@   "manifest_version": 1,   "name": "kicad",   "displayName": "KiCad EDA",-  "version": "0.9.126",+  "version": "0.9.127",   "description": "Reverse bridge for KiCad \u2014 board/schematic introspection, lint via kicad-cli, plugin install, multi-instance probe, in-process DRC.",   "homepage": "https://wiki.adom.inc/adom/adom-bridge",   "author": "Adom Inc.",
handlers/open_symbol_editor.py+15−4
@@ -424,10 +424,21 @@ def handle_open_symbol_editor(kicad_info: dict, args: dict) -> dict:             )             tier1_source = "eeschema-20390"             if not tier1.get("success"):-                # 1b: fall through to kicad project manager-                tier1_pm = try_wm_command_via_bridge(-                    exe_name="kicad", menu_id=KICAD_SYMBOL_EDITOR_CMD_ID, frame_index=0,-                )+                # 1b: the kicad project manager. On 10.0.5 the EXTERNAL+                # PostMessage tier below is dead (cross-process WM_COMMAND no+                # longer lands, and the PM menu is not a native Win32 menu), so+                # this in-process plugin post is the ONLY route from a running+                # PM — and the plugin takes a few seconds to bind after PM+                # spawn. Wait for it (up to ~15s) instead of failing once+                # (demo job beats died racing a fresh PM, 2026-08-16).+                tier1_pm = {}+                for _attempt in range(5):+                    tier1_pm = try_wm_command_via_bridge(+                        exe_name="kicad", menu_id=KICAD_SYMBOL_EDITOR_CMD_ID, frame_index=0,+                    )+                    if tier1_pm.get("success"):+                        break+                    time.sleep(3)                 if tier1_pm.get("success"):                     tier1 = tier1_pm                     tier1_source = "kicad-20011"