- added a new parameter named 'muted' for the TclCommands: cncjob, drillcncjob and write_gcode. Setting it as -muted 1 will disable the error reporting in TCL Shell

README.md

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ CAD program, and create G-Code for Isolation routing.
 
 - modified the TclCommand New so it will no longer close all tabs when called (it closed the Code Editor tab which may have been holding the code that run)
 - fixed the App.on_view_source() method for CNCJob objects: the Gcode will now contain the Prepend and Append code from the Edit -> Preferences -> CNCJob -> CNCJob Options
+- added a new parameter named 'muted' for the TclCommands: cncjob, drillcncjob and write_gcode. Setting it as -muted 1 will disable the error reporting in TCL Shell
 
 15.09.2019
 

tclCommands/TclCommandCncjob.py

@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ class TclCommandCncjob(TclCommandSignaled):
         ('dwell', bool),
         ('dwelltime', float),
         ('pp', str),
+        ('muted', int),
         ('outname', str)
     ])
 
@@ -71,7 +72,8 @@ class TclCommandCncjob(TclCommandSignaled):
             ('dwell', 'True or False; use (or not) the dwell'),
             ('dwelltime', 'Time to pause to allow the spindle to reach the full speed'),
             ('outname', 'Name of the resulting Geometry object.'),
-            ('pp', 'Name of the Geometry postprocessor. No quotes, case sensitive')
+            ('pp', 'Name of the Geometry postprocessor. No quotes, case sensitive'),
+            ('muted', 'It will not put errors in the Shell.')
         ]),
         'examples': ['cncjob geo_name -tooldia 0.5 -z_cut -1.7 -z_move 2 -feedrate 120 -ppname_g default']
     }
@@ -91,13 +93,22 @@ class TclCommandCncjob(TclCommandSignaled):
         if 'outname' not in args:
             args['outname'] = str(name) + "_cnc"
 
+        if 'muted' in args:
+            muted = args['muted']
+
         obj = self.app.collection.get_by_name(str(name), isCaseSensitive=False)
 
         if obj is None:
-            self.raise_tcl_error("Object not found: %s" % str(name))
+            if not muted:
+                self.raise_tcl_error("Object not found: %s" % str(name))
+            else:
+                return
 
         if not isinstance(obj, FlatCAMGeometry):
-            self.raise_tcl_error('Expected FlatCAMGeometry, got %s %s.' % (str(name), type(obj)))
+            if not muted:
+                self.raise_tcl_error('Expected FlatCAMGeometry, got %s %s.' % (str(name), type(obj)))
+            else:
+                return
 
         args["tooldia"] = args["tooldia"] if "tooldia" in args else obj.options["cnctooldia"]
 
@@ -134,9 +145,12 @@ class TclCommandCncjob(TclCommandSignaled):
                 continue
             else:
                 if args[arg] is None:
-                    self.raise_tcl_error('One of the command parameters that have to be not None, is None.\n'
-                                         'The parameter that is None is in the default values found in the list \n'
-                                         'generated by the TclCommand "list_sys geom". or in the arguments.')
+                    if not muted:
+                        self.raise_tcl_error('One of the command parameters that have to be not None, is None.\n'
+                                             'The parameter that is None is in the default values found in the list \n'
+                                             'generated by the TclCommand "list_sys geom". or in the arguments.')
+                    else:
+                        return
 
         # HACK !!! Should be solved elsewhere!!!
         # default option for multidepth is False

tclCommands/TclCommandDrillcncjob.py

@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ class TclCommandDrillcncjob(TclCommandSignaled):
         ('pp', str),
         ('outname', str),
         ('opt_type', str),
-        ('diatol', float)
+        ('diatol', float),
+        ('muted', int)
     ])
 
     # array of mandatory options for current Tcl command: required = {'name','outname'}
@@ -62,7 +63,8 @@ class TclCommandDrillcncjob(TclCommandSignaled):
                        'the same as the ones in the tools from the Excellon object. E.g: if in drill_dias we have a '
                        'diameter with value 1.0, in the Excellon we have a tool with dia = 1.05 and we set a tolerance '
                        'diatol = 5.0 then the drills with the dia = (0.95 ... 1.05) '
-                       'in Excellon will be processed. Float number.')
+                       'in Excellon will be processed. Float number.'),
+            ('muted', 'It will not put errors in the Shell or status bar.')
         ]),
         'examples': ['drillcncjob test.TXT -drillz -1.5 -travelz 14 -feedrate 222 -feedrate_rapid 456 -spindlespeed 777'
                      ' -toolchange True -toolchangez 33 -endz 22 -pp default\n'
@@ -84,12 +86,18 @@ class TclCommandDrillcncjob(TclCommandSignaled):
         if 'outname' not in args:
             args['outname'] = name + "_cnc"
 
+        if 'muted' in args:
+            muted = args['muted']
+
         obj = self.app.collection.get_by_name(name)
         if obj is None:
             self.raise_tcl_error("Object not found: %s" % name)
 
         if not isinstance(obj, FlatCAMExcellon):
-            self.raise_tcl_error('Expected FlatCAMExcellon, got %s %s.' % (name, type(obj)))
+            if not muted:
+                self.raise_tcl_error('Expected FlatCAMExcellon, got %s %s.' % (name, type(obj)))
+            else:
+                return
 
         xmin = obj.options['xmin']
         ymin = obj.options['ymin']
@@ -127,8 +135,11 @@ class TclCommandDrillcncjob(TclCommandSignaled):
                                     nr_diameters -= 1
 
                     if nr_diameters > 0:
-                        self.raise_tcl_error("One or more tool diameters of the drills to be drilled passed to the "
-                                             "TclCommand are not actual tool diameters in the Excellon object.")
+                        if not muted:
+                            self.raise_tcl_error("One or more tool diameters of the drills to be drilled passed to the "
+                                                 "TclCommand are not actual tool diameters in the Excellon object.")
+                        else:
+                            return
 
                     # make a string of diameters separated by comma; this is what generate_from_excellon_by_tool() is
                     # expecting as tools parameter

tclCommands/TclCommandWriteGCode.py

@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ class TclCommandWriteGCode(TclCommandSignaled):
     # For options like -optionname value
     option_types = collections.OrderedDict([
         ('preamble', str),
-        ('postamble', str)
+        ('postamble', str),
+        ('muted', int)
     ])
 
     # array of mandatory options for current Tcl command: required = {'name','outname'}
@@ -35,7 +36,9 @@ class TclCommandWriteGCode(TclCommandSignaled):
             ('name', 'Source CNC Job object.'),
             ('filename', 'Output filename.'),
             ('preamble', 'Text to append at the beginning.'),
-            ('postamble', 'Text to append at the end.')
+            ('postamble', 'Text to append at the end.'),
+            ('muted', 'It will not put errors in the Shell or status bar.')
+
         ]),
         'examples': ["write_gcode name c:\\\\gcode_repo"]
     }
@@ -62,6 +65,9 @@ class TclCommandWriteGCode(TclCommandSignaled):
         preamble = args['preamble'] if 'preamble' in args else ''
         postamble = args['postamble'] if 'postamble' in args else ''
 
+        if 'muted' in args:
+            muted = args['muted']
+
         # TODO: This is not needed any more? All targets should be present.
         # If there are promised objects, wait until all promises have been fulfilled.
         # if self.collection.has_promises():
@@ -82,9 +88,15 @@ class TclCommandWriteGCode(TclCommandSignaled):
         try:
             obj = self.app.collection.get_by_name(str(obj_name))
         except:
-            return "Could not retrieve object: %s" % obj_name
+            if not muted:
+                return "Could not retrieve object: %s" % obj_name
+            else:
+                return
 
         try:
             obj.export_gcode(str(filename), str(preamble), str(postamble))
         except Exception as e:
-            return "Operation failed: %s" % str(e)
+            if not muted:
+                return "Operation failed: %s" % str(e)
+            else:
+                return