fix: Phase 2 - DRC API fix and JLCPCB documentation restructure (#33, #34, #43)

Phase 2 medium-priority fixes addressing three issues:

Issue #33 - DRC violations API broken in KiCAD 9.0:
- Reimplemented get_drc_violations() to use run_drc() internally
- run_drc uses kicad-cli which is stable across KiCAD versions
- Maintains backward compatibility while fixing GetDRCMarkers() issue
- Added documentation to KNOWN_ISSUES.md
- Returns violations in original format by parsing kicad-cli JSON output

Issue #34 - JLCPCB API documentation misleading:
- Restructured README and JLCPCB_USAGE_GUIDE.md
- Now leads with JLCSearch public API (no authentication required)
- Moved official JLCPCB API to "Advanced" section with clear requirements
- Clarified that official API requires enterprise account + order history
- Makes it easier for new users to get started

Issue #43 - JLCPCB part count documentation inaccurate:
- Updated all "100k+" references to "2.5M+" (accurate catalog size)
- Updated download time estimates to 40-60 minutes
- Updated expected database size to 1-2 GB
- Clarified 100-part pagination limit in JLCSearch API

Documentation changes:
- README.md: Updated JLCPCB integration section
- docs/JLCPCB_USAGE_GUIDE.md: Complete restructure with 3 approaches
- docs/KNOWN_ISSUES.md: Added DRC fix documentation

All changes improve user experience and documentation accuracy.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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KiCAD MCP Bot
2026-02-26 10:11:55 -05:00
parent b4d114ac74
commit e4fa774eda
4 changed files with 110 additions and 36 deletions

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@@ -385,7 +385,15 @@ class DesignRuleCommands:
return None
def get_drc_violations(self, params: Dict[str, Any]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
"""Get list of DRC violations"""
"""
Get list of DRC violations
Note: This command internally uses run_drc() which calls kicad-cli.
The old BOARD.GetDRCMarkers() API was removed in KiCAD 9.0.
This implementation provides backward compatibility by parsing kicad-cli output.
"""
import json
try:
if not self.board:
return {
@@ -396,27 +404,37 @@ class DesignRuleCommands:
severity = params.get("severity", "all")
# Get DRC markers
violations = []
for marker in self.board.GetDRCMarkers():
violation = {
"type": marker.GetErrorCode(),
"severity": "error", # KiCAD DRC markers are always errors
"message": marker.GetDescription(),
"location": {
"x": marker.GetPos().x / 1000000,
"y": marker.GetPos().y / 1000000,
"unit": "mm"
}
# Run DRC using kicad-cli (this saves violations to JSON file)
drc_result = self.run_drc({})
if not drc_result.get("success"):
return drc_result # Return the error from run_drc
# Read violations from the saved JSON file
violations_file = drc_result.get("violationsFile")
if not violations_file or not os.path.exists(violations_file):
return {
"success": False,
"message": "Violations file not found",
"errorDetails": "run_drc did not create violations file"
}
# Filter by severity if specified
if severity == "all" or severity == violation["severity"]:
violations.append(violation)
# Load violations from file
with open(violations_file, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
data = json.load(f)
all_violations = data.get("violations", [])
# Filter by severity if specified
if severity != "all":
filtered_violations = [v for v in all_violations if v.get("severity") == severity]
else:
filtered_violations = all_violations
return {
"success": True,
"violations": violations
"violations": filtered_violations,
"violationsFile": violations_file # Include file path for reference
}
except Exception as e: