thermatext/inkscape/thermo.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3

import inkex
import os
import subprocess

class ExportAndRunScript(inkex.EffectExtension):

    def effect(self):
        # Define the export file path
        png_file_path = "/home/devdesk/yair/thermatext/labels/exported.png"
        
        # Get the current selection
        selection = self.svg.selected
        inkex.errormsg(selection)

        # If there's no selection, show an error and exit
        if not selection:
            # inkex.dialogs.errormsg("No selection to export.")
            inkex.errormsg("No selection to export.")
            return
        
        # Export the selection to PNG
        self.export_selection_to_png(selection, png_file_path)
        
        # Run the bash script on the exported PNG
        self.run_script_on_png(png_file_path)
        
    def export_selection_to_png(self, selection, png_file_path):
        # Create a command that calls Inkscape's command line interface to export the selection to a PNG
        command = ["inkscape", "--export-area-drawing", "--export-dpi=96", "--export-background-opacity=0", "-o", "{}".format(png_file_path)]
        
        # Add the IDs of the selected items to the command
        for id, item in selection.items():
            command.append("--export-id={}".format(id))
            
        # Run the command
        subprocess.check_call(command)

    def run_script_on_png(self, png_file_path):
        # Define the path to your bash script
        bash_script_path = "print.sh"
        
        # Create a command that calls the bash script with the PNG as an argument
        command = ["sudo", "brother_ql", "-b", "pyusb", "--model", "QL-570", "-p", "usb://0x04f9:0x2028/000M6Z401370", "print", "-l", "62", png_file_path]
        
        # Run the command
        subprocess.check_call(command)
        
if __name__ == "__main__":
    ExportAndRunScript().run()