KiCad - the KiCad Bridge

@@ -1 +1 @@-0.9.172+0.9.173

@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@ {   "manifest_version": 1,   "name": "kicad",-  "version": "0.9.172",-  "url": "https://wiki.adom.inc/download/adom/kicad-bridge/0.9.172/adom-bridge-kicad-v0.9.172.zip",-  "sha256": "7674966eb1ef6ee04671a1cf9f8f277ea0a25b6edb7c311e27d040131b690afb",-  "size": 446638,+  "version": "0.9.173",+  "url": "https://wiki.adom.inc/download/adom/kicad-bridge/0.9.173/adom-bridge-kicad-v0.9.173.zip",+  "sha256": "e91db7bcd39cc72cd1ee6cc6790d6dbab1c40ba4c56858600018ea3d32e70b3a",+  "size": 447228,   "verbPrefixes": [     "kicad_"   ],   "healthEndpoint": "/status",-  "released_at": "2026-08-19T08:46:04Z",+  "released_at": "2026-08-19T08:48:03Z",   "hero": "https://wiki.adom.inc/blob/app/kicad-bridge/kicad-hero.png",   "languages": [     "Python",

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@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@   "manifest_version": 1,   "name": "kicad",   "displayName": "KiCad EDA",-  "version": "0.9.172",+  "version": "0.9.173",   "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.",

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ symbolName/footprintName (+ optional libraryName), or filePath for the docs. from handlers.launch import handle_launch from handlers.open_files import handle_open_board, handle_open_schematic from handlers.open_symbol_editor import handle_open_symbol_editor+import sys import time from handlers.open_footprint_editor import (handle_open_footprint_editor, handle_open_3d_viewer,     _find_pcb_editor, _find_footprint_editor)@@ -93,9 +94,56 @@ def _verify_window(result: dict, finder, label: str, waits: int = 12) -> dict:                       "LED: the background path needs the reverse-bridge plugin bound.")}  +def _plugin_alive() -> bool:+    try:+        from handlers.bridge_client import _files_for_exe, _resolve_plugin+        for exe in ("pcbnew", "kicad"):+            meta, err = _resolve_plugin(exe)+            if meta and not err:+                return True+    except Exception:+        pass+    return False+++def ensure_plugin_ready(kicad_info: dict, waits: int = 14) -> bool:+    """A click is a GOAL, not an audit (the Adom automation doctrine).++    The background footprint path needs the reverse-bridge plugin, and on KiCad+    10.0.5 the plugin only loads when KiCad SCANS its plugin directory - which+    happens when a board editor comes up, not when the project manager alone is+    running. So rather than telling the user "no plugin, open a board yourself"+    (0.9.172 did exactly that, correctly but uselessly), open one ourselves, in+    the background, and wait for the bind."""+    if _plugin_alive():+        return True+    from pathlib import Path as _P+    import os as _os+    board = None+    docs = _P(_os.environ.get("USERPROFILE") or _P.home()) / "Documents"+    for cand in sorted(docs.glob("adom-*/*.kicad_pcb")) + sorted(docs.glob("*/*.kicad_pcb")):+        board = str(cand)+        break+    if not board:+        return False+    print(f"[show] no plugin bound - opening {board} in the background to bind it",+          file=sys.stderr, flush=True)+    try:+        handle_open_board(kicad_info, {"filePath": board,+                                       "reason": "bind the reverse-bridge plugin"})+    except Exception:+        return False+    for _ in range(waits):+        time.sleep(3)+        if _plugin_alive():+            return True+    return False++ def handle_show_footprint(kicad_info: dict, args: dict) -> dict:     """Show a FOOTPRINT in the Footprint Editor. Args: footprintName (+ library),     or library alone to browse."""+    ensure_plugin_ready(kicad_info)     r = handle_open_footprint_editor(kicad_info, args or {})     r = _verify_window(r, _find_footprint_editor, "Footprint Editor")     r.setdefault("surface", "footprint")@@ -107,6 +155,7 @@ def handle_show_3d_chip(kicad_info: dict, args: dict) -> dict:     analogue). Loads the footprint first if footprintName is given, then its 3D viewer."""     a = dict(args or {})     if a.get("footprintName") or a.get("footprint") or a.get("library"):+        ensure_plugin_ready(kicad_info)         loaded = handle_open_footprint_editor(kicad_info, a)         if not loaded.get("success") and not loaded.get("editorOpened"):             loaded["surface"] = "3d_chip"