GitPLM releases

Business
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This topic will be used to record/announce GitPLM releases.

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v0.0.1

  • initial release that can populate KiCad BOMs with parts from partmaster
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some feedback on the KiCad forum:

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Great work Cliff I think this is a good initiative

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A few more features:

v0.0.2

  • support for adding/removing KiCad BOM items. See
    PCB-019.yml for an example of syntax.
  • misc cleanup
  • output BOMs are sorted by HPN

v0.0.3

  • write log file when processing BOM (see
    PCB-019.log). This ensures any errors are
    captured in a file that is automatically generated and can be stored in Git.
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v0.0.4

  • switch from HPN (house part number) to IPN (internal part number) (#11)
  • implement Github CI (runs tests in PRs) (#13)
  • change -version commandline switch to print application version
  • add -bomVersion to specify BOM version to generate (used to be -version)

v0.0.5

  • add badges in readme
  • fix missed error check
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v0.0.6

  • print out version more concisely so it is easier to use in scripts

v0.0.7

  • support multiple sources of parts in partmaster – simply put on separate lines. GitPLM will select the part with lowest priority field value. Other fields like Description are merged – only need to be entered on one line. See CAP-000-1001 in examples/partmaster.csv for an example of how to do
    this.

v0.0.8

  • if BOM includes subassemblies (ASY, or PCB IPNs), also create a purchase BOM that is a recursive agregate of all parts used in the design. This BOM is named CCC-NNN-VVVV-all.csv

v0.0.9

  • fix bug in log file name – should sit next to source BOM so we can track changes

v0.0.10

  • allow partmaster.csv to life in any subdirectory instead of having to be at top level. This allows parmaster to live in a Git submodule.
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v0.0.11

  • add support for checked column. This value now gets propogated from the
    partmaster to all BOMs and can be used for a process where a part information
    is double checked for accuracy.
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v0.0.12

  • fix issue BOM lines with zero qty not being deleted (#28)
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v0.0.13

  • in output BOMs, move MPN and Manufactuer columns left. This makes it easier
    to import BOMs into distributor web sites like Mouser. (#30)
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v0.0.14

  • support PCA assemblies
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v0.3.0

  • support for hooks, copy, and required yml sections.
  • create soft links to release directories for sub-assemblies
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Terminal User Interface (TUI)

GitPLM now has a TUI (terminal user interface), which supports browsing parts and the following features:

Key Action
/ Quick search across all columns.
p Parametric search with per-column filters.
e Edit the selected part.
a Add a new part with the next available IPN.
c Copy the selected row into a new part.
d Delete the selected part (with confirmation).
Tab Switch focus between file list and data table.
q Quit.

This makes it very quick to edit/copy/add parts without having to worry about opening CSV files in libreoffice, etc.

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Self update

GitPLM also now has a self-update command:

[cbrake@ceres ~]$ gitplm update
Checking for updates...
Running development version. Latest release is v0.8.12
Proceeding with update...
Downloading https://github.com/git-plm/gitplm/releases/latest/download/gitplm-v0.8.12-linux-x86_64...
Binary updated successfully
Successfully updated to version v0.8.12

[cbrake@ceres ~]$ which gitplm
/home/cbrake/bin/gitplm

[cbrake@ceres ~]$ gitplm update
Checking for updates...
Already running the latest version (0.8.12)

[cbrake@ceres ~]$ gitplm version
0.8.12