Added an option to remove the files we compressed.

Closes #192

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -60,9 +60,11 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
     Also a mechanism to define variables in KiCad 6. (#161)
   - Annotate power components. (#76)
   - Annotate according to PCB coordinates (#93)
-- Now you can compress files relative to the current working directory.
-  So you can create a compressed file containing the source schematic and
-  PCB files. (#93)
+- Compress:
+  - Now you can compress files relative to the current working directory.
+    So you can create a compressed file containing the source schematic and
+    PCB files. (#93)
+  - Added an option to remove the files we compressed. (#192)
 - Support for new KiCost options `split_extra_fields` and `board_qty`. (#120)
 - Datasheet downloader. (#119)
 - Position files now can include virtual components. (#106)

README.md

@@ -1174,7 +1174,9 @@ Next time you need this list just use an alias, like this:
                         By default this pattern is applied to the output dir specified with `-d` command line option.
                         See the `from_cwd` option.
         - `format`: [string='ZIP'] [ZIP,TAR,RAR] Output file format.
+        - `move_files`: [boolean=false] Move the files to the archive. In other words: remove the files after adding them to the archive.
         - `output`: [string='%f-%i%I%v.%x'] Name for the generated archive (%i=name of the output %x=according to format). Affected by global options.
+        - *remove_files*: Alias for move_files.
     - `output_id`: [string=''] Text to use for the %I expansion content. To differentiate variations of this output.
     - `run_by_default`: [boolean=true] When enabled this output will be created when no specific outputs are requested.
 

docs/samples/generic_plot.kibot.yaml

@@ -390,8 +390,11 @@ outputs:
           source: '*'
       # [string='ZIP'] [ZIP,TAR,RAR] Output file format
       format: 'ZIP'
+      # [boolean=false] Move the files to the archive. In other words: remove the files after adding them to the archive
+      move_files: false
       # [string='%f-%i%I%v.%x'] Name for the generated archive (%i=name of the output %x=according to format). Affected by global options
       output: '%f-%i%I%v.%x'
+      # `remove_files` is an alias for `move_files`
   # Datasheets downloader:
   - name: 'download_datasheets_example'
     comment: 'Downloads the datasheets for the project'

kibot/out_compress.py

@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ class CompressOptions(BaseOptions):
             """ [auto,stored,deflated,bzip2,lzma] Compression algorithm. Use auto to let KiBot select a suitable one """
             self.files = FilesList
             """ [list(dict)] Which files will be included """
+            self.move_files = False
+            """ Move the files to the archive. In other words: remove the files after adding them to the archive """
+            self.remove_files = None
+            """ {move_files} """
         super().__init__()
 
     def config(self, parent):
@@ -186,6 +190,10 @@ class CompressOptions(BaseOptions):
             self.create_tar(output, files)
         elif self.format == 'RAR':
             self.create_rar(output, files)
+        if self.move_files:
+            for fname in files.keys():
+                logger.debug('Removing '+fname)
+                os.remove(fname)
 
 
 @output_class