Merged paths: lost subpaths and points with JSX

[Sergey Kritskiy]

Hi everyone,

I've created several paths

Then I run this code to log the number of subpaths and points

for (var i = 0; i < activeDocument.pathItems[0].subPathItems.length; i++) {
    $.writeln("subpath: #" + i + "\t points: " + activeDocument.pathItems[0].subPathItems.pathPoints.length);
}

And I'm getting

subpath: #0 points: 4
subpath: #1 points: 4
subpath: #2 points: 4

Perfect. Then I do Merge Shape Components command and run the same code and I'm getting

 subpath: #0 points: 4

Where're the other 2 subpaths? Or other 8 points?

I'm not sure if that's a bug or intentional, but is there a way to find these lost subpaths/points or maybe to un-merge the combined path?

Thanks,

Sergey

[Jarda Bereza · Accepted solution]

It seems to that I can see same issue.

I can't found this in DOM.

Anyway I like more action manager. You can do more with AM and you have better chance to see correct values. But it's more difficult.

If you want read values I recommend this:

GitHub - JavierAroche/descriptor-info: JSX module to recursively get all the properties in an Action...

This can create object which looks like DOM approach but there is more properties. Anyway it is read-only. Example how to use it.

// Include the JSON helper 
#include "JSON.jsx"  // Include the descriptor-info module 
#include "descriptor-info.jsx"     // ActionDescriptor example   
var ref = new ActionReference();    //ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID("Lyr "), charIDToTypeID("Ordn"), charIDToTypeID("Trgt") );    ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID("Path"), charIDToTypeID("Path"), stringIDToTypeID("vectorMask") );    var desc = executeActionGet(ref);      // Retrieve its properties by running the getProperties function, passing the ActionDescriptor as a param  // Optional @param {Object} descFlags // Optional @flag {Boolean} reference - return reference descriptors. Could slighly affect speed. // Optional @flag {Boolean} extended - returns extended information about the descriptor. 
var descFlags = {
     reference : true,
     extended : false 
};   var descObject = descriptorInfo.getProperties( desc ); // If using descFlags > descriptorInfo.getProperties( desc, descFlags );   $.writeln(JSON.stringify(descObject, null, 4)); // Running in ExtendScript  // Running in Brackets with the Brackets-to-Photoshop extension // https://github.com/JavierAroche/brackets-to-photoshop // Brackets-to-Photoshop extension includes the JSON helper by default  $.writeln(descObject); 

This forum sh** with my code, so here is undeformed form.

[JavaScript] // Include the JSON helper #include "JSON.jsx" // Include the descriptor-info - Pastebi...

You need place JSON.jsx and descriptor-info.jsx in same folder as you script (or place their content inside your script).

Then you can run:

descObject.pathContents.pathComponents[0].pathComponent.subpathListKey[2].subpathsList.points[3].pathPoint.anchor.horizontal

In: "subpathListKey" you should see your subpaths which are merged into one path inside path-layer. Paths which are not merged should be in "pathComponents"

Descriptor is for selected layer vector mask.

[Sergey Kritskiy]

Ooooh, thank you so much, Jarda, I forgot to try to find the points with AM-code