Schematic file specification

Schematic
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Hi
Can anyone point me to the latest version ( version 4 ) of the schematic file specification. All I found is version 2.

Thanks.

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Where did you find version 2?

KiCad doesn’t really work from specs, the code is definitive. The closest to an official spec is file formats, but I doubt it has been updated for v4.

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“EESchema Schematic File Version 4” is used by the latest KiCad versions. And actually it can be found here: http://www.kicad.org/help/file-formats/. But “the code is definitive” is a good warning. I don’t know how up to date the document is.

EDIT: I think I misunderstood what bobc said…

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OK, a quick look inside tells me the document is even older. You should ask in the developers mailing list.

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@bobc, sorry my mistake, it is version 1.

For Kicad to grow, with more addons etc, should it not be more documentation, especially interface specifications ???

Using “code” as reference is not a good practice … ( sorry if I offending some one … )

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It’s possible, even probable, that the new schematic file format which is planned for KiCad v6 will be mostly documented before coding, and hopefully it will be kept up to date. You can ask about the details in the developers mailing list.

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You could volunteer.
Seriously, maintaining documentation like the file specifications is something really useful that a non C++ coder can do to contribute to the project.

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Check here (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Kicad/file_formats#Description_of_$FPLIST), I’ve found it is quite useful

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