So, for a while now I've been working on some abstractions in Python to help simplify and organize the generation of SVG vector graphics. Originally, I did this out of my own interest and need, but now I'm more interested in making this code a resource for educational and artistic purposes. I have recently made the code available on sourceforge under the title pLAySVG here : http://sourceforge.net/projects/play-svg/.
Recently I created a handful of Inkscape extensions using this library and included them in the pLAySVG code base. These toys include extensions to - generate a hexagonal lattice - similarly, generate a "Flower of Life" lattice - generate a triangular grid - plot a Star Polygon (as described here: http://mathworld.wolfram.com/StarPolygon.html) - render an image of a fully connected graph, vertices arranged in a circle
I would like to include them in the next version of Inkscape, but they depend on the playsvg package that I have created for my libraries. Currently the library installs itself using the typical distutils setup.py.
So, I am wondering: should I include these extensions into the Inkscape code base ? If so, how can I add a dependency for a package and not a file ? Should the package be installed by the third party using distutils, or should it be included in inkscape/extensions/ ?
Lastly, I'd like to get a feel for whether these playsvg libraries seem useful to any of you extension developers. I have a sense that the 2geom libraries have a lot more functionality and robustness to them, but I find them inaccessible, difficult to understand at the moment. I wonder if there is some way they can work together.
Cheers,
Justin