- some fixes in the app_Main class

- removed the "follow" functionality from the Isolation Tool
- created a new application Tool named Follow Tool
- added the "follow" functionality in the Follow Tool and added the new feature of allowing to perform "follow" on an area selection

appObjects/AppObject.py

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 # Modified by Marius Stanciu (2020)                         #
 # ###########################################################
 
-from PyQt5 import QtCore
 from appObjects.ObjectCollection import *
 from appObjects.FlatCAMCNCJob import CNCJobObject
 from appObjects.FlatCAMDocument import DocumentObject
@@ -56,7 +55,8 @@ class AppObject(QtCore.QObject):
         self.object_plotted.connect(self.on_object_plotted)
         self.plots_updated.connect(self.app.on_plots_updated)
 
-    def new_object(self, kind, name, initialize, plot=True, autoselected=True, callback=None, callback_params=None):
+    def new_object(self, kind, name, initialize: object, plot=True, autoselected=True, callback=None,
+                   callback_params=None):
         """
         Creates a new specialized FlatCAMObj and attaches it to the application,
         this is, updates the GUI accordingly, any other records and plots it.
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class AppObject(QtCore.QObject):
         :param initialize:      Function to run after creation of the object but before it is attached to the
                                 application.
                                 The function is called with 2 parameters: the new object and the App instance.
-        :type initialize:       function
+        :type initialize:       object
         :param plot:            If to plot the resulting object
         :param autoselected:    if the resulting object is autoselected in the Project tab and therefore in the
                                 self.collection

appObjects/FlatCAMGeometry.py

@@ -2302,7 +2302,8 @@ class GeometryObject(FlatCAMObj, Geometry):
                     'tooldia': tooldia_val
                 })
                 if "optimization_type" not in tools_dict[tooluid_key]['data']:
-                    tools_dict[tooluid_key]['data']["optimization_type"] = self.app.defaults["geometry_optimization_type"]
+                    tools_dict[tooluid_key]['data']["optimization_type"] = \
+                        self.app.defaults["geometry_optimization_type"]
 
                 # find the tool_dia associated with the tooluid_key
                 # search in the self.tools for the sel_tool_dia and when found see what tooluid has
@@ -2574,7 +2575,7 @@ class GeometryObject(FlatCAMObj, Geometry):
             def job_thread(app_obj):
                 with self.app.proc_container.new(_("Generating CNC Code")):
                     app_obj.app_obj.new_object("cncjob", outname, job_init, plot=plot)
-                    app_obj.inform.emit('[success] %s: %s' % (_("CNCjob created")), outname)
+                    app_obj.inform.emit('[success] %s: %s' % (_("CNCjob created"), outname))
 
             # Create a promise with the name
             self.app.collection.promise(outname)

appObjects/FlatCAMGerber.py

@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ class GerberObject(FlatCAMObj, Gerber):
         self.ui.iso_button.clicked.connect(self.app.isolation_tool.run)
         self.ui.generate_ncc_button.clicked.connect(self.app.ncclear_tool.run)
         self.ui.generate_cutout_button.clicked.connect(self.app.cutout_tool.run)
+        self.ui.generate_follow_button.clicked.connect(self.app.follow_tool.run)
 
         # Utilties
         self.ui.generate_bb_button.clicked.connect(self.on_generatebb_button_click)