Can I export maps with embedded tilesets from the command line?

Ghostomato · November 28, 2019, 7:45am

I’m trying to automate the exporting of maps with embedded tilesets to JSON, but the line tiled --export-maps json map_in.tmx map_out.json always creates a JSON file that uses references to .tsx files instead of embedding the tilesets, regardless of what preferences I’ve set in the editor. Is there any way to use the command line to export JSON maps with embedded tilesets, or do I have to export via the editor to achieve that effect?

bjorn · November 28, 2019, 12:28pm

Hey @Ghostomato, welcome to the Tiled forums!

The preferences in the editor do not affect the command-line behavior. Instead, the command-line provides its own options to control the export options. See the output of tiled --help.

Ghostomato · November 28, 2019, 9:13pm

Unfortunately, I’m on Windows, so I can’t see the output of tiled --help. Is there anywhere else where I can find documentation for the command line options?

bjorn · November 29, 2019, 8:52am

Hmm, I made that work at some point, so it appears it broke again. I’ll look into that, but in the meantime, here are the arguments in the code:

github.com

mapeditor/tiled/blob/2e53f9639e155ae711c17c332d5fcd39bd72b92d/src/tiled/main.cpp#L222-L240


      
          option<&CommandLineHandler::setExportEmbedTilesets>(
                      QChar(),
                      QLatin1String("--embed-tilesets"),
                      tr("Export the map with tilesets embedded"));
          
          option<&CommandLineHandler::setExportDetachTemplateInstances>(
                      QChar(),
                      QLatin1String("--detach-templates"),
                      tr("Export the map or tileset with template instances detached"));
          
          option<&CommandLineHandler::setExportResolveObjectTypesAndProperties>(
                      QChar(),
                      QLatin1String("--resolve-types-and-properties"),
                      tr("Export the map or tileset with types and properties resolved"));
          
          option<&CommandLineHandler::setExportMinimized>(
                      QChar(),
                      QLatin1String("--minimize"),
                      tr("Minimize the exported file by omitting unnecessary whitespace"));

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