Ruby Learning Resources [WikiLists]

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IDEAS

Ideas for doing nifty things with Ruby and SketchUp. (Click headings to expand lists …)

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~ IDEAS BY CATEGORY ~

• API Documentation

  • C API for SketchUp .skp files
    • SketchUp Live C API Examples
  • C API for LayOut .layout files
  • Ruby API for SketchUp application
  • Ruby API for LayOut .layout files (runs in the SketchUp application process)

• Bug and Feature Request Tracker for SketchUp C and Ruby APIs

• C extensions for SketchUp Ruby

  • Ruby C extension examples, by SketchUp Extensibility Team
  • SketchUp Live C API Examples, by SketchUp Extensibility Team

• Coding and Debugging SketchUp Extensions

  • Rubocop for SketchUp, by SketchUp Extensibility Team
    Rubocop cops for SketchUp - test your extension code against our Extension Warehouse technical requirements and other pitfalls.

    • Rubocop-SketchUp’s Relaxed Ruby Style config
    • Relaxed Rubocop Style config
    • Rubocop’s Default Stringent Style config

  • sketchup-ruby-debugger, by SketchUp Extensibility Team
    Ruby API debugger for SketchUp 2014 and later.

    • RubyMine Debugger Setup

  • sketchup-diagnostics, by SketchUp Extensibility Team
    Collects diagnostics data related to SketchUp.

  • speedup, by SketchUp Extensibility Team
    Profiling tool for SketchUp Ruby extensions.

  • Tutorials and examples for the SketchUp Ruby API, by the Developer Community
    SketchUp Ruby API Tutorials and Examples. (Work in Progress)

  • testup-2, by SketchUp Extensibility Team
    TestUp 2 for SketchUp - A GUI wrapper for running Minitest in SketchUp.

  • Using RubyMine for SketchUp extensions, by SketchUp Extensibility Team
    Example of how to set up your RubyMine IDE. Describes the process of giving your IDE insight to the SketchUp Ruby API by feeding it method stubs.

  • Using Visual Studio Code for SketchUp extensions, by SketchUp Extensibility Team
    Visual Studio Code Project for SketchUp Extension Development.
    

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~ IDEAS FOR SPECIFIC CLASSES ~

• LanguageHandler class

  • Using format string parameter replacement with LanguageHandler

• Sketchup::ImageRep class

  • color-at-uv, by SketchUp Extensibility Team
    Examples of using SketchUp Ruby API’s Sketchup::ImageRep class.

• Sketchup::Material class

  • sketchup-colorize-algorithm, by SketchUp Extensibility Team
    Explanation of SketchUp’s colorization algorithm of how SketchUp colorize materials using HLS shifting or tinting.

• Sketchup Observer classes

  • Observer Updates and Overhaul (v2016 Release Notes)
    → In depth explanations in downloadable PDF document

  • Safer SketchUp Observer Events (for SketchUp 2015 or older)
    by SketchUp Extensibility Team
    Wrapper for executing model changes from observer events safely,
    in SketchUp versions prior to the 2016 overhaul.

• Sketchup::PickHelper class

  • PickHelper - Visual Guide, by Thomas Thomassen

• UI::inputbox() module method

  • Inputbox prompt strings are clipped short without apparent reason
    A discussion of inputbox layout bugs and quirks.

  • Units - Dealing with Units in SketchUp, by Thomas Thomassen

• UI::HtmlDialog class

  • Examples, by SketchUp Extensibility Team
    Examples of using SketchUp Ruby API’s UI::HtmlDialog class.

  • HtmlDialog Inputbox Example, by SketchUp Extensibility Team
    UI::HtmlDialog example recreating UI.inputbox functionality in the SketchUp Ruby API.

• UI::WebDialog class (Note: This is a deprecated class.)

  • WebDialogs - The Lost Manual, by Thomas Thomassen

  • MSDN: Defining document compatibility

  • MSDN: How to Enable Standards Support

  • MSDN: Specifying legacy document modes

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