ManifestFile

Manifest File Format

The manifest file is called manifest.json and is located in the root directory of the archive file. It has an entry for each item in the archive.

Example

{
    "layout":   {
        "name": "fred.xtc"
    },
    "dependencies": [{
            "name": "background",
            "copy-path":    "/Users/richardsa/.xtrkcad/zip_in/includes/bethesda1898.jpg",
            "filename": "bethesda1898.jpg",
            "arch-path":    "includes",
            "size": 48,
            "pos-x":    1,
            "pos-y":    2,
            "screen":   40,
            "angle":    10
        }]
}

Field Definitions

layout

The layout file for this archive

Field	Value	Notes
name	filename and type of layout file	Filetype is always .xtc, the file is always located in the root directory

dependencies

An array list of the other files that the layout depends on

Record Type	Field	Value	Notes
All	name	the reference name	For the special background image file this is "background"
All	copy-path	the source file's location before it was included in the archive (or the location in the expanded archive if it arrived in an archive)
All	filename	the filename and filetype
All	arch-path	the directory within the archive
background	size	the size setting from Options->Layout
background	pos-x	the x pos from Options->Layout
background	pos-y	the y pos from Options->Layout
background	screen	the screen value from Options->Layout
background	angle	the angle value from Options->Layout