[blog] Inventree kicad

_data/general/footer.yml

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     internal: extend/api.md
   - name: App
     internal: extend/app.md
-  - name: Integrate
-    internal: extend/integrate/index.md
   - name: Plugins
     internal: extend/plugin/index.md
-  - name: KiCad
-    link: https://github.com/sparkmicro/Ki-nTree
+  - name: Integrations
+    internal: extend/integrate/index.md
 
 - title: Sitemap
   cats:

_includes/partial/publisher_ref.html

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 {% assign publisher_ref = site.publishers | where: 'short_name', include.pub | first %}
 <a href="{{ publisher_ref.url | relative_url }}">
-<span class="inline-flex">by <img src="https://github.com/{{ include.pub }}.png?size=40" alt="mdo" class="self-center w-5 h-5 rounded-full" style="margin:0px"> {{ include.pub }}</span>
+<span class="inline-flex">
+    <img src="https://github.com/{{ include.pub }}.png?size=40" alt="mdo" class="self-center w-5 h-5 rounded-full" style="margin:0px">
+    <p>&nbsp;{{ include.pub }}</p>
+</span>
 </a>

_layouts/plugin.html

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       <h2 class="block sm:hidden">Detail section</h2>
       <div>
         <p class="mb-0">License:
+          <small>
           {% if page.open_source %}<i class="fa-brands fa-osi"></i>{% else %}<i class="fa-solid fa-lock"></i>{% endif %}
           {{ page.license }}<br>
-          <div class="flex flex-wrap">
-            Status:
-            <div>{% if page.stable %}<i class="fa-regular fa-circle-check"></i>Stable{% else %}<i class="fa-solid fa-triangle-exclamation"></i> Unstable{% endif %}</div>
-            <div>{% if page.maintained %}<i class="fa-regular fa-circle-check"></i>Maintained{% else %}<i class="fa-solid fa-circle-exclamation"></i> Unmaintained{% endif %}</div>
+          </small>
+          <div class="">
+            Status:<br>
+            <div>
+              <small>
+                {% if page.stable %}
+                <i class="fa-regular fa-circle-check success"></i>Stable
+                {% else %}
+                <i class="fa-solid fa-triangle-exclamation"></i> Unstable
+                {% endif %}
+              </small>
+            </div>
+            <div>
+              <small>
+                {% if page.maintained %}
+                <i class="fa-regular fa-circle-check success"></i>Maintained
+                {% else %}
+                <i class="fa-solid fa-circle-exclamation"></i> Unmaintained
+                {% endif %}
+              </small>
+            </div>
           </div>
           {% if page.pypi and page.package_name %}Package on PyPI:<pre class="my-0">{{ page.package_name }}</pre>{% endif %}
         </p>

_posts/2023-09-26-kicad.md

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+---
+author: SchrodingersGat
+title: KiCad Integration
+---
+
+In the world of electronics design and PCB (Printed Circuit Board) development, KiCad has been a go-to tool for engineers and hobbyists alike. KiCad is a very popular and capable tool, and has continually evolved to meet the changing needs of its users.
+
+Ever since InvenTree was first [*shamlessly cross-promoted*](https://forum.kicad.info/t/inventory-management-open-source/) on the KiCad forums, I have been searching for a clean way to connect KiCad and InvenTree together. This has been a [popular topic of discussion](https://github.com/inventree/InvenTree/discussions/4133) with other InvenTree users too!
+
+InvenTree contains all of my part definition data and inventory management information, such as part parameters, supplier data, etc. If only there was a simply way to get all of that information directly out of InvenTree and into KiCad.
+
+Well now, with great excitement, there is! InvenTree data can now be used as a first-class *symbol library* - with full support of all of InvenTree's internal data!
+
+### HTTP Library Support
+
+In September 2023, [HTTP Libary Support](https://gitlab.com/kicad/code/kicad/-/merge_requests/1679) was added to the KiCad application.
+
+This feature allows KiCad library data to be retrieved from an external API endpoint, rather than a library file on the local filesystem. This is a groundbreaking change which allows us to leverage InvenTree's existing capabilities to provide a fully-featured integration between the two software packages.
+
+### InvenTree Plugin
+
+The same author who implemented the HTTP library support in KiCad has also released a [plugin for InvenTree](https://github.com/afkiwers/inventree_kicad) which provides an API wrapper for the InvenTree database that conforms to the KiCad HTTP library standard.
+
+What does this mean? Simply put, it means that you can now use your InvenTree database as a native KiCad library, and pull your InvenTree data directly in to your KiCad schematic.
+
+### Configuration File
+
+Once the plugin is installed, a simple configuration file on the local computer is all that is required to connect to the InvenTree database. All that is required is the URL to the remote server (with the correct plugin extension) and an API token for authentication:
+
+```
+{
+    "meta": {
+        "version": 1.0
+    },
+    "name": "InvenTree",
+    "description": "InvenTree Library",
+    "source": {
+        "type": "REST_API",
+        "api_version": "v1",
+        "root_url": "http://my.inventree.server/plugin/kicad-library-plugin",
+        "token": "usertokendatastring"
+    }
+}
+```
+
+### Categories as Libraries
+
+InvenTree *categories* can be used as separate *libraries* in the KiCad application. The InvenTree plugin allows the user to select which part categories are exposed to KiCad. 
+
+### Parameters as Fields
+
+Part *parameters* are exposed to the KiCad symbol as *fields*. This means that any extra part information (stored as part parameters in InvenTree) is available to the KiCad symbols.
+
+#### Default Values
+
+Where certain KiCad values are not defined for a particular part, each *library category* can optionally specify attributes such as *Default Symbol* or *Default Footprint*. This allows a category to be defined where all parts may share a common symbol and/or footprint within KiCad.
+
+### Further Reading
+
+Check out the [inventree-kicad-plugin](https://github.com/afkiwers/inventree_kicad) page on GitHub for further details, including installation instructions!

_publishers/afwkiers.md

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+---
+short_name: afkiwers
+name: Andre
+github: afkiwers
+---

_repo/inventree-kicad.md

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+---
+name: inventree-kicad-plugin
+author: afkiwers
+license: MIT
+open_source: true
+stable: true
+maintained: true
+pypi: true
+package_name: inventree-kicad-plugin
+github: https://github.com/afkiwers/inventree_kicad
+issue_tracked: https://github.com/afkiwers/inventree_kicad/issues
+categories: Integration
+tags: schematic bom kicad
+---
+
+KiCad Integration for InvenTree
+
+A plugin which allows InvenTree to serve component data to [KiCad](https://kicad.org) via the HTTP library interface.
+
+This plugin provides an API wrapper which provides an API interface that conforms to the KiCad HTTP library interface specification. This allows KiCad to pull component data directly from your InvenTree database.
+
+## Installation
+
+The plugin can be installed via the InvenTree web interface, using the tag `inventree-kicad-plugin`.
+
+Alternatively, install the plugin manually as follows:
+
+```
+pip install inventree-kicad-plugin
+```
+
+Or, add to your `plugins.txt` file and run `invoke install`.
+
+## Documentation
+
+Refer to the [plugin documentation](https://github.com/afkiwers/inventree_kicad) for further instructions and information.

_repo/inventree-wireviz.md

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 author: SchrodingersGat
 license: MIT
 open_source: true
-stable: false
+stable: true
 maintained: true
 pypi: true
 package_name: inventree-wireviz-plugin

assets/index.css

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+    .success {
+        color: #155724;
+    }
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         position: relative;

extend/integrate/index.md

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 ---
-title: Integrate
+title: Third Party Integrations
 ---
 
-Tools and plugins that integrate into InvenTree via APIs or plugins natively.
-- [Ki-n-Tree](https://github.com/sparkmicro/Ki-nTree) *KiCad* integration
-- [PK2InvenTree](https://github.com/rgilham/PK2InvenTree) is an open-source tool for migrating an existing [PartKeepr](https://github.com/partkeepr/PartKeepr) database to InvenTree.
-- [Digikey-Inventree-Integration](https://github.com/EUdds/Digikey-Inventree-Integration) is a simple project that takes a digikey part number to creates a part in InvenTree.
+In addition to the many out-of-the-box features, and further functionality provided via [plugins](/plugins.html), InvenTree is supported by a range of third-party integrations, built by members of the InvenTree community.
+
+Below is a non-exhaustive list of external tools that may be used in conjunction with InvenTree, or to extends its functionality:
+
+| Tool | Publisher | Description |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| [Ki-n-Tree](https://github.com/sparkmicro/Ki-nTree) | [@sparkmicro](https://github.com/sparkmicro) | Tool for automating creation of InvenTree data from external systems such as DigiKey | 
+| [PK2InvenTree](https://github.com/rgilham/PK2InvenTree) | [@rgilham](https://github.com/rgilham) | An open-source tool for migrating an existing [PartKeepr](https://github.com/partkeepr/PartKeepr) database to InvenTree |
+| [Digikey-Inventree-Integration](https://github.com/EUdds/Digikey-Inventree-Integration) | [@EUdds](https://github.com/EUdds) | A project that takes a digikey part number to creates a part in InvenTree. |
+
+If you have (or know of) a third party software tool which should be featured here, please reach out and let us know!