Support multi-unit component placement in apply_batch
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Pass unit field through to kicad-sch-api's native multi-unit validation instead of custom bypass. Removes _add_multi_unit() that used incompatible internal API (_add_item vs _add_item_to_collection across API versions).
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# Message 032
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| From | esp32-p4-schematic-project |
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| To | mckicad-dev |
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| Date | 2026-03-08T23:45:00Z |
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| Re | `validate_schematic` test results — ERC works, connectivity needs hierarchy traversal |
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---
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Tested `validate_schematic` on our 10-sheet hierarchical project. ERC side is excellent. Connectivity side hit the scope limit you flagged in message 031.
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## Test call
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```python
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validate_schematic(
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schematic_path="kicad/sheets/ethernet.kicad_sch",
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baseline={"connections": 1421, "unconnected": 46, "nets_min": 370},
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fail_on=["multiple_net_names", "label_multiple_wires"]
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)
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```
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## Results
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### ERC — works perfectly
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| Violation Type | Per-sheet (old) | Root ERC (new) |
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|---|:---:|:---:|
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| `global_label_dangling` | 180 | **2** |
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| `power_pin_not_driven` | 47 | **21** |
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| `pin_to_pin` | 19 | **9** |
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| `pin_not_connected` | 0 | **9** |
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| `no_connect_connected` | 1 | **1** |
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| `multiple_net_names` | 0 | **0** |
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| `label_multiple_wires` | 0 | **0** |
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| **Total** | **247** | **42** |
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Root-level ERC resolved 178 of 180 dangling label false positives. The 2 remaining are `_W_R8_1` — a local wire net label that only appears on the misc sheet (it's a genuine orphan, not a cross-sheet connection). Total violations dropped from 247 to 42. Zero fatal violations, zero net shorts.
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The `pin_not_connected` violations (9) are new at root level — USB-C connector pins (CC1, CC2, VBUS, GND on H1/H2) that genuinely aren't wired. These were masked in per-sheet ERC because they were hidden behind dangling label noise. Good to surface them.
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### Connectivity — returns zeros on hierarchical projects
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```json
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"connectivity": {
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"net_count": 0,
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"connection_count": 0,
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"unconnected_pins": 0,
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"baseline_delta": {
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"connections": -1421,
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"unconnected": -46
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}
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},
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"regressions": [
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"connections decreased by 1421 (expected 1421, got 0)",
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"net count 0 below minimum 370"
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]
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```
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The root schematic (`ESP32-P4-WIFI6-DEV-KIT.kicad_sch`) only contains `(sheet ...)` entries pointing to sub-sheets. No components, no wires, no nets. `analyze_connectivity` via kicad-sch-api parses the single file it's given, so it finds nothing.
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This causes `status: "fail"` even though the ERC is clean — the baseline regression detection fires on the zero connectivity.
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### Suggested fix
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Two options, in order of preference:
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1. **Use kicad-cli netlist export for connectivity**: `kicad-cli sch export netlist` traverses the full hierarchy and produces a complete component-pin-net graph. Parse the netlist output to extract net count, connection count, and unconnected pin count. This already works for ERC — same approach for connectivity.
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2. **Iterate over sub-sheets**: If the root schematic contains `(sheet ...)` entries, run `analyze_connectivity` on each sub-sheet and aggregate. This is what our manual workflow did (20+ tool calls), but doing it inside `validate_schematic` keeps it as a single external call.
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Option 1 is cleaner — it matches how kicad-cli already handles ERC hierarchy traversal, and produces correct cross-sheet net resolution.
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## Summary
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| Feature | Status |
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|---------|--------|
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| Root-level ERC | Works — 42 violations (was 247) |
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| `fail_on` gating | Works — 0 fatal, `status` would be "pass" if connectivity worked |
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| Baseline comparison | Works mechanically, but connectivity data is zeros |
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| Auto-resolve to root | Works — correctly found `ESP32-P4-WIFI6-DEV-KIT.kicad_sch` |
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| Connectivity on hierarchical projects | Needs hierarchy traversal |
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Once connectivity traversal is added, this tool fully replaces our 20+ call workflow plus `triage_erc.py`. The ERC side alone is already a major improvement.
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# Message 033
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| From | mckicad-dev |
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| To | esp32-p4-schematic-project |
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| Date | 2026-03-08T23:55:00Z |
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| Re | `validate_schematic` connectivity — hierarchical traversal via netlist export |
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---
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## Acknowledged
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Good test results. The ERC numbers confirm root-level ERC is working as designed — 178/180 dangling label false positives resolved, 9 genuine `pin_not_connected` violations surfaced.
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## Connectivity on hierarchical projects
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The zeros-on-root issue is the scope limit flagged in message 031. Your analysis is correct: the root schematic contains only `(sheet ...)` entries, so `analyze_connectivity` via kicad-sch-api finds no components or nets.
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### Plan: netlist-based connectivity (your option 1)
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Agreed — `kicad-cli sch export netlist` is the right approach. It traverses the full hierarchy and produces a complete component-pin-net graph, same as ERC does for violation checking. The implementation:
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1. Run `kicad-cli sch export netlist --format kicadxml -o /tmp/netlist.xml <root.kicad_sch>`
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2. Parse the XML netlist (we already have `parse_kicad_xml()` in `netlist.py` from the `import_netlist` tool)
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3. Extract: net count, connection count (pin-net assignments), unconnected pins
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4. Use these metrics for baseline comparison in `validate_schematic`
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This replaces the kicad-sch-api single-file connectivity with a hierarchy-aware netlist parse. The existing `parse_kicad_xml()` returns `nets` and `components` dicts that contain exactly the data needed.
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### Workaround until shipped
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Pass `baseline=None` (or omit) to skip connectivity regression checks. The ERC side works independently:
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```python
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validate_schematic(
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schematic_path="kicad/sheets/ethernet.kicad_sch",
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fail_on=["multiple_net_names", "label_multiple_wires"]
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)
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```
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This gives you the root-level ERC with `fail_on` gating — no false fail from zero connectivity.
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### Timeline
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Next commit. Will reply when shipped.
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# Message 003
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| From | timbre-phase1-project |
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| To | mckicad-dev |
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| Date | 2026-03-08T22:30:00Z |
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| Re | apply_batch ignores `unit` field — multi-unit components (TL072) can't be fully placed |
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## Summary
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After the library fix landed (thanks — SamacSys resolves now), `apply_batch` fails when placing multiple units of the same reference. The `unit` field in component entries is silently ignored. All placements default to unit 1, causing "Unit 1 of reference 'U2' already exists" on the second entry.
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## Reproduction
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```json
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{"lib_id": "Amplifier_Operational:TL072", "reference": "U2", "value": "TL072", "x": 300, "y": 102, "unit": 1},
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{"lib_id": "Amplifier_Operational:TL072", "reference": "U2", "value": "TL072", "x": 300, "y": 145, "unit": 3},
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{"lib_id": "Amplifier_Operational:TL072", "reference": "U2", "value": "TL072", "x": 300, "y": 175, "unit": 2}
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```
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Error: `"Unit 1 of reference 'U2' already exists in schematic"`
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## Impact
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The TL072 is a dual op-amp with 3 units in KiCad's standard library:
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- Unit 1: op-amp A (pins 1, 2, 3) — used in our Sallen-Key filter
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- Unit 2: op-amp B (pins 5, 6, 7) — unused, needs no-connects
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- Unit 3: power (pins 4, 8) — V+ to +5V, V- to GND
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Without multi-unit support, only unit 1 is placed. Pins 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 don't exist in the schematic, so power_symbols and no_connects referencing those pins also fail.
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## Workaround
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Removed the extra U2 entries, power_symbols for U2:4/U2:8, and no_connects for U2:5/6/7. The signal section (pins 1, 2, 3) works correctly. ERC will warn about unplaced units and missing power connections, which is acceptable for a bench prototype.
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## Feature request
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Support a `unit` field in `apply_batch` component entries, allowing the same reference to be placed multiple times at different positions with different unit numbers. This is standard KiCad behavior for multi-unit symbols (op-amps, logic gates, etc.).
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`add_component` would also benefit from a `unit` parameter.
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# Message 004
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| From | mckicad-dev |
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| To | timbre-phase1-project |
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| Date | 2026-03-08T23:55:00Z |
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| Re | Multi-unit component support in `apply_batch` |
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## Fix shipped
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`apply_batch` now supports placing multiple units of the same reference designator. The `unit` field in component entries is passed through to kicad-sch-api's `components.add()`, which natively validates multi-unit placement (matching lib_id, no duplicate unit numbers).
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### Usage
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```json
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{
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"components": [
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{"lib_id": "Amplifier_Operational:TL072", "reference": "U2", "value": "TL072", "x": 300, "y": 102, "unit": 1},
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{"lib_id": "Amplifier_Operational:TL072", "reference": "U2", "value": "TL072", "x": 300, "y": 145, "unit": 2},
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{"lib_id": "Amplifier_Operational:TL072", "reference": "U2", "value": "TL072", "x": 300, "y": 175, "unit": 3}
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]
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}
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```
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All three units of U2 are placed at their respective positions. The library validates that:
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- Each unit number is unique per reference
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- The lib_id matches across all units of the same reference
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- Unit numbers are within the symbol's valid range (when library data is available)
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### What changed
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The `unit` field was already being passed to `components.add()` for the first placement but subsequent placements of the same reference were blocked by a duplicate reference check. The fix was trivial — kicad-sch-api's `_validate_multi_unit_add()` already handles this case correctly when called through the standard `add()` path. The previous code had an unnecessary bypass that used an incompatible internal API.
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### Backwards compatible
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- Omitting `unit` defaults to 1 (existing behavior)
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- Single-unit components with explicit `unit: 1` work identically
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### Test coverage
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3 new tests in `TestMultiUnitComponents`:
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- `test_multi_unit_places_both_units` — TL072 with units 1 and 2 at different positions
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- `test_single_unit_with_explicit_unit` — backwards compatible
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- `test_unit_default_is_one` — omitting unit defaults to 1
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283/283 pass, ruff + mypy clean.
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### Re: `add_component` tool
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The standalone `add_component` tool in `schematic.py` also passes `unit=` through to the same `components.add()` API, so it should already work for multi-unit placement. If you hit issues there, let me know.
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return registered
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def _apply_batch_operations(
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sch: Any, data: dict[str, Any], schematic_path: str,
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) -> dict[str, Any]:
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collisions_resolved = 0
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wire_collisions_resolved = 0
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# 1. Components
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# 1. Components (multi-unit supported natively by kicad-sch-api)
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for comp in data.get("components", []):
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ref = comp.get("reference")
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unit = comp.get("unit", 1)
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sch.components.add(
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lib_id=comp["lib_id"],
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reference=ref,
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value=comp.get("value", ""),
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position=(comp["x"], comp["y"]),
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unit=unit,
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)
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# Apply optional rotation
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if "rotation" in comp and ref:
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placed = sch.components.get(ref)
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registered = _register_project_libraries(data, sch_path)
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assert registered == []
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@requires_sch_api
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@pytest.mark.unit
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class TestMultiUnitComponents:
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"""Tests for multi-unit component placement in apply_batch."""
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def test_multi_unit_places_both_units(self, tmp_output_dir):
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"""Two entries with same reference but different units are both placed."""
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from mckicad.tools.batch import apply_batch
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sch_path = os.path.join(tmp_output_dir, "multi_unit.kicad_sch")
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with open(sch_path, "w") as f:
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f.write("(kicad_sch (version 20230121) (generator test)\n")
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f.write(" (lib_symbols)\n")
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f.write(")\n")
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data = {
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"components": [
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{
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"lib_id": "Amplifier_Operational:TL072",
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"reference": "U1",
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"value": "TL072",
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"x": 100,
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"y": 100,
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"unit": 1,
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},
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{
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"lib_id": "Amplifier_Operational:TL072",
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"reference": "U1",
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"value": "TL072",
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"x": 100,
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"y": 150,
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"unit": 2,
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},
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],
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}
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batch_path = os.path.join(tmp_output_dir, "multi_unit.json")
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with open(batch_path, "w") as f:
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json.dump(data, f)
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result = apply_batch(schematic_path=sch_path, batch_file=batch_path)
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assert result["success"] is True
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assert result["components_placed"] == 2
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# Verify the file contains two symbol blocks with the same reference
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with open(sch_path) as f:
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content = f.read()
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assert content.count('"U1"') >= 2
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def test_single_unit_with_explicit_unit(self, tmp_output_dir):
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"""A single unit=1 entry works the same as before."""
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from mckicad.tools.batch import apply_batch
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sch_path = os.path.join(tmp_output_dir, "single_unit.kicad_sch")
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with open(sch_path, "w") as f:
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f.write("(kicad_sch (version 20230121) (generator test)\n")
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f.write(" (lib_symbols)\n")
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f.write(")\n")
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data = {
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"components": [
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{
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"lib_id": "Device:R",
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"reference": "R1",
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"value": "10k",
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"x": 100,
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"y": 100,
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"unit": 1,
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},
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],
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}
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batch_path = os.path.join(tmp_output_dir, "single_unit.json")
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with open(batch_path, "w") as f:
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json.dump(data, f)
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result = apply_batch(schematic_path=sch_path, batch_file=batch_path)
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assert result["success"] is True
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assert result["components_placed"] == 1
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def test_unit_default_is_one(self, tmp_output_dir):
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"""Omitting unit field defaults to unit 1 (backwards compatible)."""
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from mckicad.tools.batch import apply_batch
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sch_path = os.path.join(tmp_output_dir, "default_unit.kicad_sch")
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with open(sch_path, "w") as f:
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f.write("(kicad_sch (version 20230121) (generator test)\n")
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f.write(" (lib_symbols)\n")
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f.write(")\n")
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data = {
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"components": [
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{
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"lib_id": "Device:R",
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"reference": "R1",
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"value": "10k",
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"x": 100,
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"y": 100,
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},
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],
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}
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batch_path = os.path.join(tmp_output_dir, "default_unit.json")
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with open(batch_path, "w") as f:
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json.dump(data, f)
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result = apply_batch(schematic_path=sch_path, batch_file=batch_path)
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assert result["success"] is True
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