app
KiCad - the KiCad Bridge
Public Made by Adomby adom
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.
← Commit history
v0.9.98: show_* verbs added to the dispatcher focus-guardian + foreground-opt-in sets (they were bypassing both because the dispatcher keys on command name)
5 files changed
+16−10
BRIDGE_VERSION+1−1@@ -1 +1 @@-0.9.97+0.9.98
adom-bridge-kicad-manifest.json+5−5@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@ { "manifest_version": 1, "name": "kicad",- "version": "0.9.97",- "url": "https://wiki.adom.inc/download/adom/kicad-bridge/0.9.97/adom-bridge-kicad-v0.9.97.zip",- "sha256": "cb5b58d558700f4947c851f12d9926e7b3a74d1e90cf58410384ed1a02dbdf3d",- "size": 389789,+ "version": "0.9.98",+ "url": "https://wiki.adom.inc/download/adom/kicad-bridge/0.9.98/adom-bridge-kicad-v0.9.98.zip",+ "sha256": "9fea18a42e0ebc49f44a94e66add004d4dbc1761cc4182da0a39918d49beae6a",+ "size": 389942, "verbPrefixes": [ "kicad_" ], "healthEndpoint": "/status",- "released_at": "2026-08-15T02:19:49Z",+ "released_at": "2026-08-15T02:22:06Z", "hero": "https://wiki.adom.inc/blob/app/kicad-bridge/kicad-hero.png", "languages": [ "Python",
adom-bridge-kicad-v0.9.98.zipadded⋯ 1 unchanged line ⋯
bridge.json+1−1@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ "manifest_version": 1, "name": "kicad", "displayName": "KiCad EDA",- "version": "0.9.97",+ "version": "0.9.98", "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.",
server.py+9−3@@ -712,10 +712,16 @@ def dispatch_command(command: str, args: dict) -> dict: # membership here the capture/restore machinery skips it and # every window it spawns lands ON TOP of the user (verified # live on AdomLapper 2026-08-08: PCB Editor at z0).- "demo", "export_molecule"}+ "demo", "export_molecule",+ # show_* verbs wrap the open_* handlers but the dispatcher+ # keys on the COMMAND name, so they need their own membership+ # or the guardian/foreground-opt-in skip them entirely+ # (found 2026-08-14: show_* bypassed the focus guardian).+ "show_project", "show_symbol", "show_footprint", "show_3d_chip", "show_schematic", "show_2d_board", "show_3d_board", "show_library"} _SPAWNS_WINDOW_FOCUS = {"launch", "open_board", "open_schematic", "open_symbol_editor", "open_footprint_editor", "open_3d_viewer", "install_library",- "place_footprint", "install_symbol", "install_footprint", "demo", "export_molecule"}+ "place_footprint", "install_symbol", "install_footprint", "demo", "export_molecule",+ "show_project", "show_symbol", "show_footprint", "show_3d_chip", "show_schematic", "show_2d_board", "show_3d_board", "show_library"} # BACKGROUND-OPEN RULE: capture the USER's foreground window BEFORE any verb # that spawns/raises a KiCad window, so we can hand focus back afterward. The@@ -812,7 +818,7 @@ def dispatch_command(command: str, args: dict) -> dict: # lands 30s+ out on slow boxes, well past the old 16s window. The # guardian is KiCad-aware now (never fights the user), so a long # guard has no downside.- _restore_secs = 45.0 if command in ("open_3d_viewer", "place_footprint", "demo", "launch") else 20.0+ _restore_secs = 45.0 if command in ("open_3d_viewer", "place_footprint", "demo", "launch", "show_3d_chip", "show_3d_board") else 20.0 win_focus.restore_foreground_persistent(_user_fg, seconds=_restore_secs) if isinstance(result, dict): result["_userFocusRestored"] = bool(restored)