Previously passing mirror='x' or mirror='y' to rotate_schematic_component
always raised:
'NoneType' object has no attribute 'value'
Root cause: kicad-skip has no API for setting (mirror x/y) on a placed
symbol instance. The handler tried to use a non-existent kicad-skip
attribute, returning None, then calling .value on it.
Fix: add _apply_mirror_to_symbol_sexp() which directly patches the
(mirror x/y) S-expression token in the .kicad_sch file. The rotate
handler now applies rotation via kicad-skip (which works fine) and
delegates mirror to this helper.
The helper:
- Inserts (mirror x/y) immediately after the (at x y rot) token
- Removes any existing mirror token before inserting the new one
(prevents duplicate tokens when toggling axis)
- Returns False gracefully when the reference is not found
Tests: 6 unit tests in tests/test_rotate_schematic_mirror.py
covering: add x, add y, remove, replace, unknown ref, no-mirror smoke test.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>