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Gavin Colonese
b69a4eb88b feat(view): save 2D board view to file instead of base64 (#161)
* Feat: save 2D board view to file instead of returning base64

The 2D view was returning base64-encoded image data in JSON, which
often exceeded token/message size limits. Now saves the rendered
image (PNG/JPG/SVG) next to the PCB file and returns the file path.
This makes the output usable by tools that can read image files
directly.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* feat(board): add opt-in responseMode param to get_board_2d_view

Add a responseMode string parameter (enum: inline | file, default inline)
so callers can choose how the rendered image is delivered.

- inline (default, pre-PR behavior): image bytes are base64-encoded
  and returned in the imageData response field -- backward-compatible.
- file: image is written next to the .kicad_pcb as
  <board>_2d_view.<ext> and filePath is returned -- resolves the
  MCP message-size limit problem on large boards.

Rendering logic is shared between both modes; only response packaging
differs. Updated tool schema (Python + TypeScript) and replaced the
existing test file with 5 focused unit tests covering inline/file modes
for PNG and SVG formats plus the default-is-inline contract.

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Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-05-18 14:29:00 -04:00