- added a new TclCommand named quit_flatcam which will ... quit FlatCAM from Tcl Shell or from a script

FlatCAMApp.py

@@ -2050,7 +2050,8 @@ class App(QtCore.QObject):
                                   'mirror', 'ncc',
                                   'ncc_clear', 'ncr', 'new', 'new_geometry', 'non_copper_regions', 'offset',
                                   'open_excellon', 'open_gcode', 'open_gerber', 'open_project', 'options', 'paint',
-                                  'pan', 'panel', 'panelize', 'plot_all', 'plot_objects', 'save', 'save_project',
+                                  'pan', 'panel', 'panelize', 'plot_all', 'plot_objects', 'quit_flatcam',
+                                  'save', 'save_project',
                                   'save_sys', 'scale',
                                   'set_active', 'set_sys', 'setsys', 'skew', 'subtract_poly', 'subtract_rectangle',
                                   'version', 'write_gcode'
@@ -4536,21 +4537,27 @@ class App(QtCore.QObject):
         self.save_defaults()
         log.debug("App.final_save() --> App Defaults saved.")
 
-        # save toolbar state to file
-        settings = QSettings("Open Source", "FlatCAM")
-        settings.setValue('saved_gui_state', self.ui.saveState())
-        settings.setValue('maximized_gui', self.ui.isMaximized())
-        settings.setValue('language', self.ui.general_defaults_form.general_app_group.language_cb.get_value())
-        settings.setValue('notebook_font_size',
-                          self.ui.general_defaults_form.general_gui_set_group.notebook_font_size_spinner.get_value())
-        settings.setValue('axis_font_size',
-                          self.ui.general_defaults_form.general_gui_set_group.axis_font_size_spinner.get_value())
-        settings.setValue('textbox_font_size',
-                          self.ui.general_defaults_form.general_gui_set_group.textbox_font_size_spinner.get_value())
-        settings.setValue('toolbar_lock', self.ui.lock_action.isChecked())
+        if self.cmd_line_headless != 1:
+            # save app state to file
+            settings = QSettings("Open Source", "FlatCAM")
+            settings.setValue('saved_gui_state', self.ui.saveState())
+            settings.setValue('maximized_gui', self.ui.isMaximized())
+            settings.setValue('language', self.ui.general_defaults_form.general_app_group.language_cb.get_value())
+            settings.setValue(
+                'notebook_font_size',
+                self.ui.general_defaults_form.general_gui_set_group.notebook_font_size_spinner.get_value()
+            )
+            settings.setValue('axis_font_size',
+                              self.ui.general_defaults_form.general_gui_set_group.axis_font_size_spinner.get_value())
+            settings.setValue(
+                'textbox_font_size',
+                self.ui.general_defaults_form.general_gui_set_group.textbox_font_size_spinner.get_value()
+            )
+            settings.setValue('toolbar_lock', self.ui.lock_action.isChecked())
+
+            # This will write the setting to the platform specific storage.
+            del settings
 
-        # This will write the setting to the platform specific storage.
-        del settings
         log.debug("App.final_save() --> App UI state saved.")
         QtWidgets.qApp.quit()
 

README.md

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ CAD program, and create G-Code for Isolation routing.
 - added control over the display of Sys Tray Icon in Edit -> Preferences -> General -> GUI Settings -> Sys Tray Icon checkbox
 - updated some of the default values to more reasonable ones
 - FlatCAM can be run in HEADLESS mode now. This node can be selected by using the --headless=1 command line argument or by changing the line headless=False to True in config/configuration.txt file. In this mod the Sys Tray Icon menu will hold only the Run Scrip menu entry and Exit entry.
+- added a new TclCommand named quit_flatcam which will ... quit FlatCAM from Tcl Shell or from a script
 
 18.09.2019
 

tclCommands/TclCommandQuit.py

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+from ObjectCollection import *
+from tclCommands.TclCommand import TclCommand
+
+
+class TclCommandQuit(TclCommand):
+    """
+    Tcl shell command to quit FlatCAM from Tcl shell.
+
+    example:
+
+    """
+
+    # List of all command aliases, to be able use old names for backward compatibility (add_poly, add_polygon)
+    aliases = ['quit_flatcam']
+
+    # Dictionary of types from Tcl command, needs to be ordered
+    arg_names = collections.OrderedDict([
+
+    ])
+
+    # Dictionary of types from Tcl command, needs to be ordered , this  is  for options  like -optionname value
+    option_types = collections.OrderedDict([
+
+    ])
+
+    # array of mandatory options for current Tcl command: required = {'name','outname'}
+    required = []
+
+    # structured help for current command, args needs to be ordered
+    help = {
+        'main': "Tcl shell command to quit FlatCAM from Tcl shell.",
+        'args': collections.OrderedDict([
+
+        ]),
+        'examples': ['quit_flatcam']
+    }
+
+    def execute(self, args, unnamed_args):
+        """
+
+        :param args:
+        :param unnamed_args:
+        :return:
+        """
+
+        self.app.quit_application()
+

tclCommands/__init__.py

@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ import tclCommands.TclCommandPaint
 import tclCommands.TclCommandPanelize
 import tclCommands.TclCommandPlotAll
 import tclCommands.TclCommandPlotObjects
+import tclCommands.TclCommandQuit
 import tclCommands.TclCommandSaveProject
 import tclCommands.TclCommandSaveSys
 import tclCommands.TclCommandScale