mightyscape-1.1-deprecated/extensions/fablabchemnitz/attributes_editor.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3

import inkex
import sys

class AttribEditor(inkex.EffectExtension):
	def add_arguments(self, pars):
		pars.add_argument("-a", "--attributeName", help="attribute name to set")
		pars.add_argument("-v", "--attributeValue", help="attribute value to set")
		pars.add_argument("-m", "--mode", default="set", help="mode of operation")

	def effect(self):
		if not self.options.attributeName: # if attributeName is not given
			inkex.errormsg("Attribute name not given")
			return
		if not self.options.attributeValue: # required to make proper behaviour
			inkex.errormsg("Please define proper attribute value")
			return

		elements = self.svg.selected.values()
		for el in elements:
			currentAtt = el.attrib.get(self.options.attributeName)
			if currentAtt is None:
				currentAtt = ""
			if self.options.mode == "set":
				el.set(self.options.attributeName, self.options.attributeValue)
			elif self.options.mode == "append":
				el.attrib[self.options.attributeName] = currentAtt + self.options.attributeValue
			elif self.options.mode == "prefix":
				el.attrib[self.options.attributeName] = self.options.attributeValue + currentAtt
			elif self.options.mode == "subtract":
				el.attrib[self.options.attributeName] = currentAtt.replace(self.options.attributeValue, "")
			elif self.options.mode == "remove":
				if self.options.attributeName in el.attrib:
					del el.attrib[self.options.attributeName]
			else:
				inkex.errormsg("Invalid mode: " + self.options.mode)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    AttribEditor().run()