final update. customer will not pay. is attempting to file paypal claims to get his initial payment back.
Here is the code i wrote and sent to him. he found one version of a file that caused an "unknown error" upon save/export, but would not send the file for debugging and declared that the script does not work. I will make a duplicate version of the template file that the script was designed for that does not include any of his proprietary artwork and anyone who is interested in doing so can test the code and see that it works exactly as expected. But for now, anyone and everyone can see that the code he asked for was written and delivered.
later that day he encountered an issue that i fixed right away. and then his response was this:
Payment still did not arrive for several days, at which point an expiration function that i had installed in the script kicked in so it was not usable until payment was received.
At that point he became irate that he could not continue to use the script without making payment.
he's a scam artist who never intended to pay. do not work with him.
function RandomIconPlacer()
{
var docRef = app.activeDocument;
var layers = docRef.layers;
var swatches = docRef.swatches;
var logFile, logTxt = "";
var settings = [];
var errorList = [];
var errorItems = [];
var exportDest = getExportDest();
var epsDest, jpgDest;
if (!exportDest)
{
return false;
}
unloadExportAction();
logFile = File(exportDest.fsName + "/log.txt");
log("exportDest.fsName = " + exportDest.fsName);
//Save Options:
var EPS_OPTS = new EPSSaveOptions();
EPS_OPTS.saveMultipleArtboards = true;
EPS_OPTS.artboardRange = "1";
EPS_OPTS.compatibility = Compatibility.ILLUSTRATOR10;
var JPG_OPTS = new ExportOptionsJPEG();
JPG_OPTS.artBoardClipping = true;
JPG_OPTS.qualitySetting = 100;
//jpg export action variables
if ($.os.match('Windows'))
{
var actionFileDestStr = exportDest.fsName + "/MyAction.aia";
alert("decodeURI(exportDest.fsName) = " + decodeURI(exportDest.fsName));
var destStr = decodeURI(exportDest.fsName);
alert("destStr = " + destSr);
}
else
{
var actionFileDestStr = Folder.desktop + "/MyAction.aia";
var destStr = "/Volumes/Macintosh HD" + decodeURI(exportDest.fsName);
}
var actionFile = File(actionFileDestStr);
var iconLayer = layers["Icons"];
var iconLength = iconLayer.pageItems.length;
var targetLayer = layers["Targets"];
var targetLength = targetLayer.pageItems.length;
var exportLayer = layers["Export Layer"];
var initLayer = layers["Initial Setup"];
//prompt the user for the number of random groups
//and parse an integer out of the input
// var numOfOutputs = parseInt(prompt ("Enter the number of combinations needed","50 - 200"));
var numOfOutputs;
var useRandomColors;
var randomSwatchGroup;
promptUserForPrefs();
if (!numOfOutputs)
{
alert("You must enter an integer.");
return false;
}
// loadExportAction();
convertIconsToCompoundPaths();
getInitialIconProperties();
//actually do the work
for (var x = 0, len = numOfOutputs; x < len; x++)
{
createRandomArrangement(x);
exportThisCombo();
exportLayer.pageItems[0].remove();
}
initLayer.visible = true;
printLog();
//
//define the logic
//
function promptUserForPrefs()
{
var result;
var w = new Window("dialog");
var comboGroup = w.add("group");
var topText = comboGroup.add("statictext", undefined, "Enter the number of combinations needed.");
var comboInput = comboGroup.add("editText", undefined, "50");
comboInput.active = true;
var randomColorGroup = w.add("group");
// var colorText = randomColorGroup.add("statictext", undefined, "Random Colors?");
var colorInput = randomColorGroup.add("checkbox", undefined, "Use Random Colors?")
var btnGroup = w.add("group");
var submit = btnGroup.add("button", undefined, "Submit");
submit.onClick = function()
{
if (comboInput.text.indexOf("-") === -1 && parseInt(comboInput.text))
{
numOfOutputs = parseInt(comboInput.text);
useRandomColors = colorInput.value;
result = true;
}
if (result)
{
w.close();
}
else
{
valid = false;
}
}
var cancel = btnGroup.add("button", undefined, "Cancel");
cancel.onClick = function()
{
valid = false;
w.close();
}
w.show();
return result;
}
function createRandomArrangement(seq)
{
var icons = getRandomIcons(targetLength);
var dest = exportLayer.groupItems.add();
var colorsUsed = [],
uniqColor = false;
var curRandom;
if (useRandomColors)
{
createRandomSwatches(targetLength);
}
dest.name = "Group_" + (seq + 1);
var curIcon, curTarget, curSettings, curColor;
for (var x = 0, len = settings.length; x < len; x++)
{
curSettings = settings;
curIcon = icons.duplicate(dest);
curTarget = curSettings.target;
scaleIcon(curIcon, curSettings.scale);
curIcon.rotate(curSettings.rotation);
if (useRandomColors)
{
// curColor = randomSwatchGroup.getAllSwatches()[getRandom(0,targetLength-1)];
while (!uniqColor)
{
curRandom = getRandom(0, targetLength - 1);
uniqColor = uniqueRandom(curRandom, colorsUsed);
}
uniqColor = false;
colorsUsed.push(curRandom);
curColor = randomSwatchGroup.getAllSwatches()[curRandom];
if (curSettings.fillColor)
{
setColor(curIcon, curColor, "fill");
}
if (curSettings.strokeColor)
{
setColor(curIcon, curColor, "stroke");
}
}
else
{
setColor(curIcon, curSettings.fillColor, "fill");
setColor(curIcon, curSettings.strokeColor, "stroke");
}
if (curSettings.opacity)
{
curIcon.opacity = curSettings.opacity;
}
centerOnTarget(curIcon, curTarget);
}
initLayer.visible = false;
dest.hidden = true;
}
function scaleIcon(item, scale)
{
var scalePercentage;
if (item.width < item.height)
{
scalePercentage = (scale.height / item.height) * 100;
}
else
{
scalePercentage = (scale.width / item.height) * 100;
}
item.resize(scalePercentage, scalePercentage);
}
function getRandomIcons(qty)
{
var result = [];
var icons = [];
var uniq, curRandom;
for (var x = 0; x < qty; x++)
{
uniq = false;
while (!uniq)
{
curRandom = getRandom(0, iconLength - 1);
uniq = uniqueRandom(curRandom, result);
}
// result.push(iconLayer.pageItems[curRandom]);
result.push(curRandom);
}
for (var x = 0; x < result.length; x++)
{
icons.push(iconLayer.pageItems[result]);
}
return icons;
}
function centerOnTarget(icon, target)
{
icon.left = getHCenter(target) - icon.width / 2;
icon.top = getVCenter(target) + icon.height / 2;
}
function getHCenter(item)
{
return item.left + item.width / 2;
}
function getVCenter(item)
{
return item.top - item.height / 2;
}
function uniqueRandom(num, arr)
{
for (var x = 0, len = arr.length; x < len; x++)
{
if (num === arr)
{
return false;
}
}
return true;
}
function getRandom(min, max)
{
return Math.floor(Math.random() * (max - min + 1) + min);
}
function getExportDest()
{
var dest = Folder().selectDlg("Choose a save location");
if (!dest)
{
return false;
}
// epsDest = Folder(dest.fsName + "/EPS_Files/");
// jpgDest = Folder(dest.fsName + "/JPG_Files/");
// if(!epsDest.exists)
// {
// epsDest.create();
// }
// if(!jpgDest.exists)
// {
// jpgDest.create();
// }
return dest;
}
//deprecated because adding all the groups
//at the beginning created files that were too large.
//i will simply use the exportThisCombo function
//to export the only group on the exportLayer.
// function exportGroups()
// {
// var len = exportLayer.groupItems.length;
// for(var x=0;x<len;x++)
// {
// exportThisCombo(x);
// }
// }
function exportThisCombo()
{
var curGroup = exportLayer.pageItems[0];
var exportName = curGroup.name;
curGroup.hidden = false;
var epsFile = File(exportDest + "/" + exportName + ".eps");
//export the jpg at 500ppi full quality
// app.doScript("Export_JPG", "Export_JPG");
exportJPG();
//save the EPS file
docRef.saveAs(epsFile, EPS_OPTS);
//fix the file names. the jpg gets saved
//with the same name as the active document.
//i also want to strip the "-01" from the
//filenames as well.
updateFileName(exportName);
curGroup.hidden = true;
}
function updateFileName(newName)
{
var docName = docRef.name.replace(".ai", "");
log("updateFileName: docName = " + docName);
var files = exportDest.getFiles();
log("files.length = " + files.length);
for (var x = 0, len = files.length; x < len; x++)
{
if (files.name.indexOf("-01") > -1)
{
log("found -01 : " + files.name);
files.rename(files.name.replace("-01", ""));
log("renamed file. result = " + files.name);
}
if (files.name.indexOf(docName) > -1 && files.name.indexOf(".jpg") > -1)
{
log("found a file matching the doc name: " + files.name);
files.rename(newName + ".jpg");
log("renamed file. result = " + files.name);
}
}
}
function getInitialIconProperties()
{
var curIcon, curSetting;
for (var x = 0, len = initLayer.pageItems.length; x < len; x++)
{
curIcon = initLayer.pageItems;
curSetting = {};
curSetting.target = getCurTarget(curIcon);
curSetting.rotation = getCurRotation(curIcon);
curSetting.fillColor = getCurFillColor(curIcon);
curSetting.strokeColor = getCurStrokeColor(curIcon);
curSetting.opacity = getCurOpacity(curIcon);
curSetting.scale = getScale(curIcon, curSetting.rotation);
settings.push(curSetting);
}
function getCurOpacity(item)
{
return item.opacity;
}
function getCurFillColor(item)
{
var result, colorName;
if (item.typename === "CompoundPathItem")
{
item = item.pathItems[0];
}
if (item.filled && item.fillColor)
{
if (item.fillColor.spot)
{
colorName = item.fillColor.spot.name;
try
{
result = swatches[colorName];
}
catch (e)
{
errorList.push("Couldn't find a swatch called: " + colorName);
}
}
else
{
errorList.push("Please use spot colors for your icons.");
}
}
return result;
}
function getCurStrokeColor(item)
{
var result, colorName;
if (item.typename === "CompoundPathItem")
{
item = item.pathItems[0];
}
if (item.stroked && item.strokeColor)
{
if (item.strokeColor.spot)
{
colorName = item.strokeColor.spot.name;
try
{
result = swatches[colorName];
}
catch (e)
{
errorList.push("Couldn't find a swatch called: " + colorName);
}
}
else
{
errorList.push("Please use spot colors for your icons.");
}
}
return result;
}
function getScale(item, rotation)
{
var result = {};
var dupItem = item.duplicate();
if (rotation)
{
dupItem.rotate(-rotation);
}
result.width = dupItem.width;
result.height = dupItem.height;
dupItem.remove();
return result;
}
function getCurRotation(item)
{
if (item.tags.length)
{
return item.tags[0].value * 180 / Math.PI;
}
return 0;
}
function getCurTarget(item)
{
var curTarget, curSetting;
for (var x = 0, len = targetLayer.pageItems.length; x < len; x++)
{
curTarget = targetLayer.pageItems;
if (intersects(item, curTarget))
{
return curTarget;
}
}
return undefined
}
function intersects(item, dest)
{
//item coordinates
var IL = item.left;
var IT = item.top;
var IR = item.left + item.width;
var IB = item.top - item.height;
//dest coordinates
var DL = dest.left;
var DT = dest.top;
var DR = dest.left + dest.width;
var DB = dest.top - dest.height;
//check for anything that could make overlap false
//if any of these conditions are true, an intersection is impossible
return !(IL > DR || IR < DL || IT < DB || IB > DT);
}
}
function setColor(item, swatch, type)
{
var result = true;
var colorType = (type === "fill" ? "fillColor" : "strokeColor");
var colorProp = (type === "fill" ? "filled" : "stroked");
if (item.typename === "CompoundPathItem")
{
if (!item.pathItems.length)
{
result = false;
}
else if (swatch)
{
item.pathItems[0][colorType] = swatch.color;
}
else
{
item.pathItems[0][colorType] = swatches["[None]"].color;
}
}
else if (item.typename === "PathItem")
{
if (swatch)
{
item[colorType] = swatch.color;
}
else
{
item[colorType] = swatches["[None]"].color;
}
}
return result;
}
function createRandomSwatches(num)
{
try
{
docRef.swatchGroups["Random_Color_Group"].remove();
randomSwatchGroup = docRef.swatchGroups.add();
randomSwatchGroup.name = "Random_Color_Group";
}
catch (e)
{
randomSwatchGroup = docRef.swatchGroups.add();
randomSwatchGroup.name = "Random_Color_Group";
}
// var existingRandomSwatches = randomSwatchGroup.getAllSwatches();
// for(var x=existingRandomSwatches.length-1;x>=0;x--)
// {
// existingRandomSwatches
// }
for (var x = 0; x < num; x++)
{
generateRandomRGB(x);
}
function generateRandomRGB(seq)
{
var rgb = new RGBColor();
rgb.red = getRandom(0, 255);
rgb.green = getRandom(0, 255);
rgb.blue = getRandom(0, 255);
var newSpot = docRef.spots.add();
newSpot.name = "Random Swatch " + seq
newSpot.color = rgb;
newSpot.colorType = ColorModel.SPOT;
var newSpotColor = new SpotColor();
newSpotColor.spot = newSpot;
randomSwatchGroup.addSwatch(swatches[newSpot.name]);
}
}
function exportJPG()
{
String.prototype.hexEncode = function()
{
//http://stackoverflow.com/questions/21647928/javascript-unicode-string-to-hex
var hex = '';
for (var i = 0; i < this.length; i++)
{
hex += '' + this.charCodeAt(i).toString(16);
}
return hex;
};
function writeFile(fileDestStr, contents)
{
log("writing actionFile: fileDestStr = " + fileDestStr);
// var newFile = File(fileDestStr);
actionFile = File(fileDestStr);
if (actionFile.exists)
{
log("removed existing action file.");
actionFile.remove();
}
actionFile = new File(fileDestStr);
log("created new action file. actionFile.exists = " + actionFile.exists);
actionFile.open('w');
actionFile.write(contents);
actionFile.close();
log("wrote action file.");
};
var actionStr = [
"/version 3",
"/name [ 10",
"4578706f72745f4a5047",
"]",
"/isOpen 0",
"/actionCount 1",
"/action-1 {",
"/name [ 10",
"4578706f72745f4a5047",
"]",
"/keyIndex 0",
"/colorIndex 0",
"/isOpen 1",
"/eventCount 1",
"/event-1 {",
"/useRulersIn1stQuadrant 0",
"/internalName (adobe_exportDocument)",
"/localizedName [ 9",
"4578706f7274204173",
"]",
"/isOpen 0",
"/isOn 1",
"/hasDialog 1",
"/showDialog 0",
"/parameterCount 7",
"/parameter-1 {",
"/key 1885434477",
"/showInPalette 0",
"/type (raw)",
"/value < 104",
"0a0000000100000003000000030000000000f401010000000000000001000000",
"69006d006100670065006d006100700000006d0070006c006100740065005f00",
"7600330000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
"0000000001000000",
">",
"/size 104",
"}",
"/parameter-2 {",
"/key 1851878757",
"/showInPalette -1",
"/type (ustring)",
"/value [ PUT_FOLDERPATH_CHAR_LENGTH_HERE",
"PUT_HEX_FOLDERPATH_HERE",
"]",
"}",
"/parameter-3 {",
"/key 1718775156",
"/showInPalette -1",
"/type (ustring)",
"/value [ 16",
"4a5045472066696c6520666f726d6174",
"]",
"}",
"/parameter-4 {",
"/key 1702392942",
"/showInPalette -1",
"/type (ustring)",
"/value [ 12",
"6a70672c6a70652c6a706567",
"]",
"}",
"/parameter-5 {",
"/key 1936548194",
"/showInPalette -1",
"/type (boolean)",
"/value 1",
"}",
"/parameter-6 {",
"/key 1935764588",
"/showInPalette -1",
"/type (boolean)",
"/value 1",
"}",
"/parameter-7 {",
"/key 1936875886",
"/showInPalette -1",
"/type (ustring)",
"/value [ 1",
"31",
"]",
"}",
"}",
"}",
].join("\n");
writeFile(actionFileDestStr, actionStr.replace("PUT_FOLDERPATH_CHAR_LENGTH_HERE", destStr.length).replace("PUT_HEX_FOLDERPATH_HERE", destStr.hexEncode()));
app.loadAction(actionFile);
app.doScript("Export_JPG", "Export_JPG");
app.unloadAction("Export_JPG", "");
}
function unloadExportAction()
{
//clean up
// actionFile.remove();
for (var x = 0; x < 10; x++)
{
try
{
app.unloadAction("Export_JPG", '');
}
catch (e)
{
}
}
}
function convertIconsToCompoundPaths()
{
//convert the icons on the icons layer
for (var x = 0, len = iconLayer.pageItems.length; x < len; x++)
{
docRef.selection = null;
iconLayer.pageItems.selected = true;
app.executeMenuCommand("noCompoundPath");
app.executeMenuCommand("ungroup");
app.executeMenuCommand("ungroup");
app.executeMenuCommand("ungroup");
app.executeMenuCommand("ungroup");
app.executeMenuCommand("compoundPath")
}
}
function log(msg)
{
logTxt += msg + "\n";
}
function printLog()
{
logFile.open("w");
logFile.write(logTxt);
logFile.close();
// alert("log:\n" + logTxt);
}
function sendErrors(errorList)
{
alert("The following errors occurred:\n" + errorList.join("\n"));
}
}
RandomIconPlacer();
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