Looking for someone who can create Sketch Plugin

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I’m looking for someone who can create for me a Sketch Plugin that can do the following tasks in sequence when a Text is selected:

  1. Convert to Outlines
  2. Ungroup the Folder it created
  3. Combine the Shapes
  4. Name the Shape Layer the Same name as the Text

One Click Sketch Plugin

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I can recommend someone. I’ll send you a DM in a bit.

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Perfect! Thanks

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Try this in the Run Script area within Sketch…

const sketch = require("sketch")
const document = sketch.getSelectedDocument()
const documentData = document.sketchObject.documentData()
const actionsController = document.sketchObject.actionsController()

var outlineAction = actionsController.actionForID("MSConvertToOutlinesAction")
var ungroupAction = actionsController.actionForID("MSUngroupAction")
var unionAction = actionsController.actionForID("MSUnionAction")

var selections = document.selectedLayers
var selection = selections.layers[0]

if (selections.length != 1 || selections.length == 1 && selection.type != 'Text') {
    sketch.UI.alert('Convert text to outline','Select one text layer')
    return
}

let textValue = selection.text

if (outlineAction.validate()) outlineAction.performAction(nil)

if (ungroupAction.validate()) ungroupAction.performAction(nil)

if (unionAction.validate()) unionAction.performAction(nil)

document.selectedLayers.layers[0].name = textValue

sketch.UI.message('Text converted')

If it works for your needs, save click the Save Script As Plugin in the Run Script window, give it a name, and you are off to the races.

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Oh man this worked great! Thank you soooooo much! Great work! This is probably the most tedious part of my design work.

One more tiny favor: Would you be able to update the script such that I can Multiple Select different Text at the same time? If not that’s fine.

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I had a feeling you might ask for that. I will take another look if/when I get a moment.

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HAHA…Well what you created will already save me tons of work, so don’t feel obligated. It’s already much appreciated! I’m already working and using it now.

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Give this a try…

const sketch = require("sketch")
const document = sketch.getSelectedDocument()
const documentData = document.sketchObject.documentData()
const actionsController = document.sketchObject.actionsController()
const selections = document.selectedLayers

var outlineAction = actionsController.actionForID("MSConvertToOutlinesAction")
var ungroupAction = actionsController.actionForID("MSUngroupAction")
var unionAction = actionsController.actionForID("MSUnionAction")

if (selections.length == 0) {
    sketch.UI.alert('Convert text to outline','Select at least one text layer')
    return
}

var convertCount = 0

selections.forEach(selection => {
  if (selection.type == 'Text') {
    selection.sketchObject.select_byExtendingSelection(true,false)

    let textValue = selection.text

    if (outlineAction.validate()) outlineAction.performAction(nil)
    if (ungroupAction.validate()) ungroupAction.performAction(nil)
    if (unionAction.validate()) unionAction.performAction(nil)

    document.selectedLayers.layers[0].name = textValue

    convertCount++
  }
})

sketch.UI.message(`${convertCount} text converted`)
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Yep this did it! Thanks again! Much appreciated!

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