Question: Generate KiCad File from json

[torik42]

I just tried this nice parser, and it works great!

Is there an easy way to turn the json back into an s-expression? I don’t need a full working KiCad file. I intend to pick some modules, traces, et cetera, modify them, and paste them into another KiCad file later.

[jdthorpe]

I'm glad you like the parser, but for the time being it's just a parser and not a generator. It's based on a cool package called PegJS, which makes parsing pretty straight forward, but doesn't generate code for going in reverse (in part b/c the output of the package is so flexible). That said, you might search for a library that handles the round trip from generic S-expressions and JSON.

If you do find a package that works for you, feel free to add it to the discussion.