- updated the new Tcl command: now it has an argument -keep_scripts that when True, will keep the loaded scripts in the new project

tclCommands/TclCommandNew.py

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ class TclCommandNew(TclCommand):
     # dictionary of types from Tcl command, needs to be ordered , this  is  for options  like -optionname value
     option_types = collections.OrderedDict([
         ('reset', str),
+        ('keep_scripts', str)
     ])
 
     # array of mandatory options for current Tcl command: required = {'name','outname'}
@@ -26,12 +27,14 @@ class TclCommandNew(TclCommand):
 
     # structured help for current command, args needs to be ordered
     help = {
-        'main': "Starts a new project. Clears objects from memory.",
+        'main': "Starts a new project. Clears objects from memory. Default action: reset the Tcl environment.",
         'args': collections.OrderedDict([
-            ('reset', 'If True/0 or missing (default value) or no value provided then the Tcl is re-instantiated '
+            ('reset', 'If True/1 or missing (default value) or no value provided then the Tcl is re-instantiated '
                       'thus resetting all its variables.'),
+            ('keep_scripts', 'If True/1, all script objects are kept in the new project. '
+                             'Default: scripts are not kept.')
         ]),
-        'examples': ['new', 'new -reset False']
+        'examples': ['new', 'new -reset False', 'new -keep_scripts False']
     }
 
     def execute(self, args, unnamed_args):
@@ -46,7 +49,20 @@ class TclCommandNew(TclCommand):
 
         reset_tcl = True
         if 'reset' in args:
-            if args['reset'] and (args['reset'] == 0 or args['reset'].lower() == 'false'):
-                reset_tcl = False
+            if args['reset']:
+                try:
+                    reset_tcl = bool(eval(str(args['reset'])))
+                except NameError:
+                    if args['reset'].lower() == 'false':
+                        reset_tcl = False
 
-        self.app.f_handlers.on_file_new_project(cli=True, reset_tcl=reset_tcl, silenced=True)
+        keep_scripts = False
+        if 'keep_scripts' in args:
+            if args['keep_scripts']:
+                try:
+                    keep_scripts = bool(eval(str(args['keep_scripts'])))
+                except NameError:
+                    if args['keep_scripts'].lower() == 'true':
+                        keep_scripts = True
+
+        self.app.f_handlers.on_file_new_project(cli=True, reset_tcl=reset_tcl, silenced=True, keep_scripts=keep_scripts)