You know what's a great idea, write everything to a file, all the time - the user won't mind if we flood their filesystem.

Also, export to a reasonable looking pdf
Make json pretty printed
Add some notes to README.md to document my descent into madness

.gitignore

@@ -51,3 +51,5 @@ Temporary Items
 *.json
 /Altium_Schematic_Parser.egg-info/
 **/__Previews
+**/Status Report.Txt
+*.SchDoc.Zip

README.md

@@ -8,4 +8,16 @@ Converts Altium .SchDoc files into json
     cd Altium-Schematic-Parser
     pip install -e .
 ## Usage
-    python parse.py -i "path/to/altiumschematic.schdoc" -o "path/to/jsonfile.json"
+    python parse.py -i "path/to/altiumschematic.schdoc" -o "path/to/jsonfile.json"
+# Notes
+## schdoc file format
+Record ids:
+* 1:    a part
+* 2:    a pin on a part
+* 6:    a "drawing" I think... "Xn"/"Yn" are values of where a line should be drawn
+* 41:   text associated with a part - lots of different types indicated by "NAME"
+    * PinUniqueId:  I suspect a unique id for the associated pin
+    * Fitted:       ...wat?
+    * Comment:      self explanatory
+* 45:   appears to be a reference to which "model" a particular part can be represented by. Since this is just a
+possible model, the one actually selected for a given part will have the "ISCURRENT" flag set to "T"

parse.py

@@ -74,6 +74,6 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     
     if args.output:
         json_file = open(args.output, 'w')
-        json.dump(schematic, json_file)
+        json.dump(schematic, json_file, indent=4)
     else:
         print(schematic)

tests/altium_crap/Snippets/Schematic/Free Documents.OutJob

@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+[OutputJobFile]
+Version=1.0
+
+[OutputGroup1]
+Name=
+Description=
+TargetOutputMedium=PDF
+VariantName=[No Variations]
+VariantScope=0
+CurrentConfigurationName=
+TargetPrinter=Virtual Printer
+PrinterOptions=Record=PrinterOptions|Copies=1|Duplex=1|TrueTypeOptions=3|Collate=1|PrintJobKind=1|PrintWhat=1
+OutputMedium1=Print Job
+OutputMedium1_Type=Printer
+OutputMedium1_Printer=
+OutputMedium1_PrinterOptions=Record=PrinterOptions|Copies=1|Duplex=1|TrueTypeOptions=3|Collate=1|PrintJobKind=1|PrintWhat=1
+OutputMedium2=PDF
+OutputMedium2_Type=Publish
+OutputMedium3=Folder Structure
+OutputMedium3_Type=GeneratedFiles
+OutputMedium4=Video
+OutputMedium4_Type=Multimedia
+OutputType1=Schematic Print
+OutputName1=Schematic Prints of Simple Regulator Circuit.SchDoc
+OutputCategory1=Documentation
+OutputDocumentPath1=Simple Regulator Circuit.SchDoc
+OutputVariantName1=
+OutputEnabled1=1
+OutputEnabled1_OutputMedium1=0
+OutputEnabled1_OutputMedium2=1
+OutputEnabled1_OutputMedium3=0
+OutputEnabled1_OutputMedium4=0
+OutputDefault1=0
+PageOptions1=Record=PageOptions|CenterHorizontal=True|CenterVertical=True|PrintScale=0.94|XCorrection=1.00|YCorrection=1.00|PrintKind=0|BorderSize=5000000|LeftOffset=0|BottomOffset=0|Orientation=2|PaperLength=1000|PaperWidth=1000|Scale=100|PaperSource=7|PrintQuality=-3|MediaType=1|DitherType=10|PrintScaleMode=1|PaperKind=Letter|PaperIndex=1
+Configuration1_Name1=OutputConfigurationParameter1
+Configuration1_Item1=Record=SchPrintView|ShowNoERC=True|ShowParamSet=True|ShowProbe=True|ShowBlanket=True|NoERCSymbolsToShow="Thin Cross","Thick Cross","Small Cross",Checkbox,Triangle|ShowNote=True|ShowNoteCollapsed=True|ShowOpenEnds=True|ExpandDesignator=True|ExpandNetLabel=False|ExpandPort=False|ExpandSheetNum=False|ExpandDocNum=False|PrintArea=0|PrintAreaRect.X1=0|PrintAreaRect.Y1=0|PrintAreaRect.X2=0|PrintAreaRect.Y2=0
+OutputType2=BOM_PartType
+OutputName2=Bill of Materials
+OutputCategory2=Report
+OutputDocumentPath2=
+OutputVariantName2=[No Variations]
+OutputEnabled2=1
+OutputEnabled2_OutputMedium1=0
+OutputEnabled2_OutputMedium2=2
+OutputEnabled2_OutputMedium3=0
+OutputEnabled2_OutputMedium4=0
+OutputDefault2=0
+PageOptions2=Record=PageOptions|CenterHorizontal=True|CenterVertical=True|PrintScale=1.00|XCorrection=1.00|YCorrection=1.00|PrintKind=0|BorderSize=5000000|LeftOffset=0|BottomOffset=0|Orientation=2|PaperLength=1000|PaperWidth=1000|Scale=100|PaperSource=7|PrintQuality=-3|MediaType=1|DitherType=10|PrintScaleMode=1|PaperKind=Letter|PaperIndex=1
+Configuration2_Name1=ColumnNameFormat
+Configuration2_Item1=CaptionAsName
+Configuration2_Name2=General
+Configuration2_Item2=TemplateFilename=Board Stack Report.XLT
+
+[PublishSettings]
+OutputFilePath2=E:\GIT\Altium-Schematic-Parser\tests\altium_crap\Snippets\Schematic\.PDF
+ReleaseManaged2=0
+OutputBasePath2=E:\GIT\Altium-Schematic-Parser\tests\altium_crap\Snippets\Schematic\
+OutputPathMedia2=
+OutputPathMediaValue2=
+OutputPathOutputer2=[Output Type]
+OutputPathOutputerPrefix2=
+OutputPathOutputerValue2=
+OutputFileName2=Simple Regulator Circuit.pdf
+OutputFileNameMulti2=
+UseOutputNameForMulti2=1
+OutputFileNameSpecial2=
+OpenOutput2=1
+PromptOverwrite2=1
+PublishMethod2=0
+ZoomLevel2=50
+FitSCHPrintSizeToDoc2=0
+FitPCBPrintSizeToDoc2=0
+GenerateNetsInfo2=1
+MarkPins2=1
+MarkNetLabels2=1
+MarkPortsId2=1
+GenerateTOC2=1
+ShowComponentParameters2=1
+GlobalBookmarks2=0
+PDFACompliance2=Disabled
+PDFVersion2=Default
+OutputFilePath3=
+ReleaseManaged3=1
+OutputBasePath3=
+OutputPathMedia3=
+OutputPathMediaValue3=
+OutputPathOutputer3=[Output Type]
+OutputPathOutputerPrefix3=
+OutputPathOutputerValue3=
+OutputFileName3=
+OutputFileNameMulti3=
+UseOutputNameForMulti3=1
+OutputFileNameSpecial3=
+OpenOutput3=1
+OutputFilePath4=
+ReleaseManaged4=1
+OutputBasePath4=
+OutputPathMedia4=
+OutputPathMediaValue4=
+OutputPathOutputer4=[Output Type]
+OutputPathOutputerPrefix4=
+OutputPathOutputerValue4=
+OutputFileName4=
+OutputFileNameMulti4=
+UseOutputNameForMulti4=1
+OutputFileNameSpecial4=
+OpenOutput4=1
+PromptOverwrite4=1
+PublishMethod4=5
+ZoomLevel4=50
+FitSCHPrintSizeToDoc4=1
+FitPCBPrintSizeToDoc4=1
+GenerateNetsInfo4=1
+MarkPins4=1
+MarkNetLabels4=1
+MarkPortsId4=1
+MediaFormat4=Windows Media file (*.wmv,*.wma,*.asf)
+FixedDimensions4=1
+Width4=352
+Height4=288
+MultiFile4=0
+FramesPerSecond4=25
+FramesPerSecondDenom4=1
+AviPixelFormat4=7
+AviCompression4=MP42 MS-MPEG4 V2
+AviQuality4=100
+FFmpegVideoCodecId4=13
+FFmpegPixelFormat4=0
+FFmpegQuality4=80
+WmvVideoCodecName4=Windows Media Video V7
+WmvQuality4=80
+
+[GeneratedFilesSettings]
+RelativeOutputPath2=E:\GIT\Altium-Schematic-Parser\tests\altium_crap\Snippets\Schematic\.PDF
+OpenOutputs2=1
+RelativeOutputPath3=
+OpenOutputs3=1
+AddToProject3=1
+TimestampFolder3=0
+UseOutputName3=0
+OpenODBOutput3=0
+OpenGerberOutput3=0
+OpenNCDrillOutput3=0
+OpenIPCOutput3=0
+EnableReload3=0
+RelativeOutputPath4=
+OpenOutputs4=1
+