From: Ben Harris <bjh21@bjh21.me.uk>
Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2024 16:04:46 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: Add a script to check backward compatibility
X-Git-Tag: bedstead-3.251~73
X-Git-Url: https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~bjharris/git?a=commitdiff_plain;h=ba81f7454c28c0679543ec8feb3863e4e0ab4e5a;p=bedstead.git

Add a script to check backward compatibility
---

diff --git a/HACKING b/HACKING
index 42220bc..95e86cb 100644
--- a/HACKING
+++ b/HACKING
@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ Bedstead's history to their correct forms.
 
 NOTES - Disorganised jottings about Bedstead and related matters.
 
+compatcheck - A script to compare two versions of Bedstead OTF files
+and report backward incompatibilities.
+
 editor - An interactive editor for Bedstead character shapes.
 Written by Simon Tatham and released under CC0.
 
diff --git a/compatcheck b/compatcheck
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..e96e766
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compatcheck
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#! /usr/bin/python3
+
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: CC0-1.0
+
+from argparse import ArgumentParser
+from fontTools import ttLib
+from sys import exit
+
+parser = ArgumentParser()
+parser.add_argument("old")
+parser.add_argument("new")
+
+cfg = parser.parse_args()
+
+ttold = ttLib.TTFont(cfg.old)
+ttnew = ttLib.TTFont(cfg.new)
+
+failed = False
+
+def fail(msg):
+    print(f"FAIL: {msg}")
+
+if not (set(ttold.getGlyphOrder()) <= set(ttnew.getGlyphOrder())):
+   fail("Glyphs vanished: "
+        f"{set(ttold.getGlyphOrder()) - set(ttnew.getGlyphOrder())!r}")
+
+if failed:
+    exit(1)