Review Process

[ghost]

This should not be a really feature request, but only an inspiration.

Problem
I would use InvenTree in a different usecase, so not for inventory management, but only as part database in combination with KiCad. So the idea is to store every part with a symbol (only the name of the symbol, not the definition it self) and a footprint in the database. When drawing in Kicad it can be accessed the database and when selecting a part, the assigned symbol can be placed in the schematic.
I would prefer to have a review process when creating a new part. So the idea is to modify the database locally and then adding it to a version control system. Then it can be reviewed normaly as normal source code.

Two problems there exist then:

• The database must be lokally on computer
• A diff of a database has to be made (InvenTree has nothing to do with it)

So my idea would be creating a standalone application of InvenTree where the folder of the database can be choosen. I did already some investigation and it looks not that easy to create a standalone application because a webserver, python and so on must be packed into the application.
Maybe you have other proposals to manage this problem?

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[matmair]

@Martin2278 have you looked into Ki-nTree?
https://github.com/sparkmicro/Ki-nTree

[ghost]

A local version of InvenTree wouldn't solve anything, the library loader (part selector widget in your case) should be able to access a remote backend that is updated by multiple users.
Yes of course, For now it should be implementable also with remote access.

Thanks I will check out those tools to get inspiration

[eeintech]

@Martin2278 I found the answer to the work-in-progress library management in the KiCon 2020 video: https://youtu.be/LGMpAEKGnvk?t=3723

[eeintech]

The word is out there, people want this stuff and are tired to the one-to-one mapping between symbol and part. However KiCad is open-source and funded by donators, so unless you're wanting to pay for a commercial solution, I would wait patiently or get involved in developing a truly built-in solution. Third-party tools are good to have but built-in is best because you know this feature will be used by all KiCad users and therefore will need to be maintained, third-party tools don't have this constraint no matter how good they are.

My way to "patiently" wait for something greater is to use Ki-nTree 😉

[ghost]

I will try it once if it is possible using as first step the database without any review process

That is the job of a merging algorithm, not a database. You will always have collision - that is why a central database like InvenTree is a good idea. One single source of truth that you can buffer for use if the internet goes out.

That depends on the representation of the database if you have always collisions. Normaly if you use a database just as part database you will not change that often something someone else will change too, so I think you will not have that much collisions

[ghost]

I have seen that there is only a python console in the schematic, but the api for it was moved to V7, so there is no way to implement it in python yet.