Add method for MODULE in python that takes care of memory handling

pcbnew/scripting/examples/createPcb.py

 #!/usr/bin/env python
 
 from pcbnew import *
-import pcbnew
 
 pcb = BOARD()
 module = MODULE(pcb)
 module.SetReference("M1")
 
 pad = D_PAD(module)
-module.m_Pads.PushBack(pad)
-pad.thisown=0
+module.Add(pad)
 
 pcb.Add(module)
-
 pcb.Save("/tmp/my2.brd")
 
-
 print map( lambda x: x.GetReference() , list(pcb.GetModules()))
 
 print "Saved?"

pcbnew/scripting/module.i

+/*
+ * This program source code file is part of KiCad, a free EDA CAD application.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2012 NBEE Embedded Systems, Miguel Angel Ajo <miguelangel@nbee.es>
+ * Copyright (C) 1992-2012 KiCad Developers, see AUTHORS.txt for contributors.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+ * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, you may find one here:
+ * http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html
+ * or you may search the http://www.gnu.org website for the version 2 license,
+ * or you may write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @file module.i
+ * @brief Specific BOARD extensions and templates
+ */
+
+
+%extend MODULE
+{ 
+  %pythoncode
+  {
+     
+    def GetPads(self):		      return self.m_Pads
+    def GetDrawings(self):            return self.m_Drawings
+    
+    #def SaveToLibrary(self,filename):
+    #  return SaveModuleToLibrary(filename,self)
+    
+    #
+    # add function, clears the thisown to avoid python from deleting
+    # the object in the garbage collector
+    #
+    
+    def Add(self,item): 
+    	
+    	itemC = item.Cast()
+    	
+    	if type(itemC) is D_PAD:
+    		item.thisown=0
+    		self.m_Pads.PushBack(itemC)
+    	elif type(itemC) in [ TEXTE_PCB, DIMENSION, TEXTE_MODULE, DRAWSEGMENT]:
+    		item.thisown = 0
+    		self.m_Drawings.PushBack(item)
+  }
+  
+}
+

pcbnew/scripting/pcbnew.i

@@ -104,4 +104,5 @@
 
 
 %include "board.i"
+%include "module.i"
 %include "units.i"