import xml.etree.ElementTree as et
import subprocess


def distribute(ids, mode):
    print(ids)
    with open("/home/mike/neuron.d/static/currently_editing", "r") as f:
        currently_editing = f.readline()

    print(currently_editing)

    selected = ""
    for id in ids:
        selected = selected + "select-by-id:" + id + ";"

    subprocess.run([
        'inkscape', '--actions',
        f'{selected}object-distribute:{mode};export-filename:{currently_editing};export-overwrite;export-do;',
        currently_editing
    ])
    # inkscape --actions="select-by-id:rect878;select-by-id:rect1814;select-by-id:rect1812;object-distribute:hgap;export-filename:/home/mike/neuron.d/static/index/another-one.svg;export-overwrite;export-do;" /home/mike/neuron.d/static/index/another-one.svg


def ids_from_xml(xml_string):
    ids = []
    root = et.fromstring(xml_string)
    for child in root:
        # TODO: match for actual tag somehow
        if child.tag[-2:] == "}g":
            copied_objects = child
            break
    print(copied_objects.get("id"))
    for obj in copied_objects:
        ids.append(obj.get("id"))
    return ids