.ai import: editingData "always" and convert --editing-data open a file from its editing data even where its page draws differently

apps/vectorcraft-cli/src/main.rs

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 //! vectorcraft-cli mcp [--connect 127.0.0.1:7979 | --headless] [--automation-read-root DIR] [--automation-write-root DIR]
 //! vectorcraft-cli run [--in FILE] [--cmd id [--params '{json}']]... [--export out.svg]... [--scale 2]
 //! vectorcraft-cli commands
-//! vectorcraft-cli convert IN OUT [--scale 2] [--artboard 0 | --range 1-3,5] [--outline-text] [--decimals N] [--replace-lossy]
+//! vectorcraft-cli convert IN OUT [--scale 2] [--artboard 0 | --range 1-3,5] [--outline-text] [--decimals N] [--replace-lossy] [--editing-data]
 //! vectorcraft-cli info FILE
 //! vectorcraft-cli bench FILE [--size 2880x1800] [--iters 5]
 //! vectorcraft-cli perf [--paths 50000]
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ USAGE:
   vectorcraft-cli commands
       Print the command catalogue as JSON.
 
-  vectorcraft-cli convert IN OUT [--scale N] [--artboard I | --range R] [--outline-text] [--decimals N] [--replace-lossy]
+  vectorcraft-cli convert IN OUT [--scale N] [--artboard I | --range R] [--outline-text] [--decimals N] [--replace-lossy] [--editing-data]
       Open IN (any readable format) and export OUT in the format its extension picks (see Writable
       formats). --artboard is 0-based, --range 1-based (\"1-3,5\"); a PDF gets every artboard
       unless one of them is given, EPS the bounds of the art, the other formats the first artboard.
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ USAGE:
       SVG's data-* attributes; --outline-text writes SVG text as paths, --decimals sets SVG's coordinate
       precision (1–7, default 3). OUT may not be IN when reading
       IN left things out (hidden text, art or layers it could not read; the notes say which) unless
-      --replace-lossy is given.
+      --replace-lossy is given. --editing-data opens a .ai from its editing copy even where that
+      draws differently from its PDF part (which can be older), as long as it can be read.
 
   vectorcraft-cli info FILE
       Print a JSON summary: the import warnings (what didn't come in as it was, such as an EPS
@@ -216,7 +217,8 @@ fn commands() -> Result<(), String> {
 
 fn convert(args: &[String]) -> Result<(), String> {
     let mut files = vec![];
-    let (mut scale, mut artboard, mut range, mut outline_text, mut replace_lossy) = (1.0f64, None::<u64>, None::<String>, false, false);
+    let (mut scale, mut artboard, mut range, mut outline_text, mut replace_lossy, mut editing_data) =
+        (1.0f64, None::<u64>, None::<String>, false, false, false);
     let mut decimals = None::<u64>;
     let mut it = args.iter();
     while let Some(a) = it.next() {
@@ -227,12 +229,18 @@ fn convert(args: &[String]) -> Result<(), String> {
             "--outline-text" => outline_text = true,
             "--decimals" => decimals = Some(it.next().and_then(|v| v.parse::<u64>().ok()).ok_or("--decimals needs a number")?),
             "--replace-lossy" => replace_lossy = true,
+            "--editing-data" => editing_data = true,
             f => files.push(f.to_string()),
         }
     }
     let [input, output] = <[String; 2]>::try_from(files).map_err(|_| "convert needs IN and OUT")?;
     let mut h = Headless::new();
-    h.call("app.open", json!({"path": input})).map_err(|e| format!("open {input}: {e}"))?;
+    if editing_data {
+        let params = json!({"path": input, "editingData": "always"});
+        h.call("engine.execute", json!({"command": "document.open", "params": params})).map_err(|e| format!("open {input}: {e}"))?;
+    } else {
+        h.call("app.open", json!({"path": input})).map_err(|e| format!("open {input}: {e}"))?;
+    }
     // A conversion keeps hidden layers and objects, written hidden, where the format can (SVG,
     // PSD).
     let mut params = json!({"path": output, "scale": scale, "artboard": artboard, "range": range, "outlineText": outline_text, "hiddenLayers": true, "acknowledgeLoss": replace_lossy});