microsoft / microsoft/maker.js
Warn on forbidden characters in layer names
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Description
This cost me at least two weeks and a bunch of gray hair:
AutoCAD fails to import DXF files without any kind of warning or debugable info, if there is any of < > / \ “ : ; ? * | = ‘ . in the layer name.
To prevent others from the pain I had it might be nice to throw an error on export or at least warn.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start at the DXF export entry point and trace how layer names are written; the issue does not name a file or test. Check the existing export behavior for the listed characters, then verify that export clearly warns or errors when a layer name contains them.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- design
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100