Part Specifications Outside of KSP

[Probus]

Is there a mod out there that can:

1. Look at a gamedata folder,
2. Find all the parts.
3. Load the part specs into a database.
4. Sort, categorize, and filter (like @linuxgurugamer's Janitor's Closet)
5. Display the stats for modders to view quickly while working on a mod.
6. Export the data to a .csv file.

Step 4. would be bonus really as long as the list was easily searchable.

[Nightside]

On 3/28/2020 at 6:00 AM, Probus said:

Is there a mod out there that can:

1. Look at a gamedata folder,
2. Find all the parts.
3. Load the part specs into a database.
4. Sort, categorize, and filter (like @linuxgurugamer's Janitor's Closet)
5. Display the stats for modders to view quickly while working on a mod.
6. Export the data to a .csv file.

Step 4. would be bonus really as long as the list was easily searchable.

What “specs” would you want? It would be daunting to make a database for Every potential subnode in PART{ }, but not too difficult to just get the basic items with something like Python or VBA.

[Probus]

Hi @Nightside,

  Thanks for responding.  @linuxgurugamer ended up making us a very basic utility that dumps data to a CSV file for us from the VAB/SPH. 

  You are right, the potential  data export could be enormous so he made a selection UI.  The UI is very basic. Pick a part mod, pick what specs (modules or the like) you want to export and what values in the module you are interested in.

  So for an LFO engine for instance, I can ask it for mass, ISP, thrust, gimbal, alternator power, etc...  Then make a spreadsheet out of all the data sort it and use some formulas to select where it should go in my tech tree.  And by 'formulas' I often mean SWAG where it should go.

[linuxgurugamer]

1 hour ago, Nightside said:

What “specs” would you want? It would be daunting to make a database for Every potential subnode in PART{ }, but not too difficult to just get the basic items with something like Python or VBA.

The problem was that you really need to do the dump after ModuleManager has run, to pick up any changes to the parts