Need Help for getting list of duplicated smart objects Photoshop Script...

[ysec5FF2]

Need Help getting a list of duplicated smart objects Photoshop Script...

I am new to Javascript and Photoshop Scripting... I already have a script that reads all smart objects and opens each one and does some changes inside it... I have lots of duplicates of the same smart object layer... So whenever I run the script... It opens each duplicated smart object... But I don't want it that way... If there is any duplicated smart object layer I want to skip it... Is it possible...?

[c.pfaffenbichler]

In AM-code check the ID under smartObjectMore. 

[c.pfaffenbichler]

This gets you an array in which the ID of the SOs is given; same ID means instances of the same Smart Object. 

By that property you can filter out the duplicates, either in the function or later from the array. 

// determine duplicated smart objects;
// 2024, use it at your own risk;
if (app.documents.length > 0) {
var theThings = collectSmartObjectsWithIDs();
alert ("smart objects:\n"+theThings.join("\n"));
};
////////////////////////////////////
////// collect smart objects, probably based on code by paul, mike or x //////
function collectSmartObjectsWithIDs () {
// get number of layers;
var ref = new ActionReference();
ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID("Dcmn"), charIDToTypeID("Ordn"), charIDToTypeID("Trgt") ); 
var applicationDesc = executeActionGet(ref);
var theNumber = applicationDesc.getInteger(stringIDToTypeID("numberOfLayers"));
// process the layers;
var theLayers = new Array;
for (var m = 0; m <= theNumber; m++) {
try {
var ref = new ActionReference();
ref.putIndex( charIDToTypeID( "Lyr " ), m);
var layerDesc = executeActionGet(ref);
var layerSet = typeIDToStringID(layerDesc.getEnumerationValue(stringIDToTypeID("layerSection")));
var isBackground = layerDesc.getBoolean(stringIDToTypeID("background"));
// if not layer group collect values;
if (layerSet != "layerSectionEnd" && layerSet != "layerSectionStart" && isBackground != true) {
var theName = layerDesc.getString(stringIDToTypeID('name'));
var theID = layerDesc.getInteger(stringIDToTypeID('layerID'));
if(layerDesc.hasKey(stringIDToTypeID('smartObject'))) {
    var soDesc = layerDesc.getObjectValue(stringIDToTypeID('smartObject'));
    var soDescMore = layerDesc.getObjectValue(stringIDToTypeID('smartObjectMore'));
    var theFileRef = soDesc.getString(stringIDToTypeID('fileReference'));
    var theDocID = soDesc.getString(stringIDToTypeID('documentID'));
    var soID = soDescMore.getString(stringIDToTypeID('ID'));
    theLayers.push([theName, theID, soID, theFileRef, theDocID])
}
}
}
catch (e) {};
};
return theLayers
};
// based on code by mike hale, via paul riggott;
function selectLayerByID(id,add){ 
add = undefined ? add = false:add 
var ref = new ActionReference();
    ref.putIdentifier(charIDToTypeID("Lyr "), id);
    var desc = new ActionDescriptor();
    desc.putReference(charIDToTypeID("null"), ref );
       if(add) desc.putEnumerated( stringIDToTypeID( "selectionModifier" ), stringIDToTypeID( "selectionModifierType" ), stringIDToTypeID( "addToSelection" ) ); 
      desc.putBoolean( charIDToTypeID( "MkVs" ), false ); 
   try{
    executeAction(charIDToTypeID("slct"), desc, DialogModes.NO );
}catch(e){
alert(e.message); 
}
};
////// based on code by michael l hale //////
function checkDesc2 (theDesc, theAlert) {
var c = theDesc.count;
var str = '';
for(var i=0;i<c;i++){ //enumerate descriptor's keys
str = str + 'Key '+i+' = '+typeIDToStringID(theDesc.getKey(i))+': '+theDesc.getType(theDesc.getKey(i))+'\n'+getValues (theDesc, i)+'\n';
};
if (theAlert == true) {alert("desc\n\n"+str);
return};
return str
};

[c.pfaffenbichler · Accepted solution]

A version that gets an Array with each SO represented only once. 

// determine duplicated smart objects;
// 2024, use it at your own risk;
if (app.documents.length > 0) {
var theThings = collectSmartObjectsWithIDs();
alert (theThings.length+" smart objects:\n"+theThings.join("\n"));
};
////////////////////////////////////
////// collect smart objects, probably based on code by paul, mike or x //////
function collectSmartObjectsWithIDs () {
// get number of layers;
var ref = new ActionReference();
ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID("Dcmn"), charIDToTypeID("Ordn"), charIDToTypeID("Trgt") ); 
var applicationDesc = executeActionGet(ref);
var theNumber = applicationDesc.getInteger(stringIDToTypeID("numberOfLayers"));
// process the layers;
var theLayers = new Array;
for (var m = 0; m <= theNumber; m++) {
try {
var ref = new ActionReference();
ref.putIndex( charIDToTypeID( "Lyr " ), m);
var layerDesc = executeActionGet(ref);
var layerSet = typeIDToStringID(layerDesc.getEnumerationValue(stringIDToTypeID("layerSection")));
var isBackground = layerDesc.getBoolean(stringIDToTypeID("background"));
// if not layer group collect values;
if (layerSet != "layerSectionEnd" && layerSet != "layerSectionStart" && isBackground != true) {
var theName = layerDesc.getString(stringIDToTypeID('name'));
var theID = layerDesc.getInteger(stringIDToTypeID('layerID'));
if(layerDesc.hasKey(stringIDToTypeID('smartObject'))) {
    var soDesc = layerDesc.getObjectValue(stringIDToTypeID('smartObject'));
    var soDescMore = layerDesc.getObjectValue(stringIDToTypeID('smartObjectMore'));
    var theFileRef = soDesc.getString(stringIDToTypeID('fileReference'));
    var theDocID = soDesc.getString(stringIDToTypeID('documentID'));
    var soID = soDescMore.getString(stringIDToTypeID('ID'));
    var theCheck = false;
    for (var x = 0; x < theLayers.length; x++) {
        if (theLayers[x][2] == soID) {theCheck = true}
    };
    if (theCheck == false) {theLayers.push([theName, theID, soID, theFileRef, theDocID])}
}
}
}
catch (e) {};
};
return theLayers
};

[ysec5FF2]

I appreciate your response and the additional information. It has been helpful to me. Despite spending several days searching for a solution, I haven't found one yet. Thank you once again.

[c.pfaffenbichler]

What is the problem that needs a solution? 

Edit: The code I posted provides an Array of Arrays that contain, amongst others, the IDs of one instance of each Smart Object, so one can select and open them based on that. 

[ysec5FF2]

The Code is working perfect for me.