G-BASHWARE Job Manager for Universal Gcode Sender (UGS)

A high-performance CNC G-code job management, cataloging, and instant activation plugin for Universal Gcode Sender (UGS) Platform.

Load and inspect CNC jobs from your local disks, favorite directories, network shares, or direct remote web URLs, and activate them into UGS with one click.

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Key Features

• 📁 Local Disk Library & Folder Browser:

  • Set a watched root folder with recursive subfolder scanning.
  • Real-time search/filter across hundreds of CNC files.
  • Supports .gcode, .nc, .ngc, .tap, .cnc, .txt, .g.
  • Recent jobs history automatically persisted across sessions.
  • Drag-and-drop support: drag files directly from Windows Explorer into the UI.

• 🌐 Web & Remote Jobs Downloader:

  • Download G-code files directly from HTTP/HTTPS URLs.
  • Built-in download progress bar and network error handling.
  • Local caching in ~/.ugs-job-manager/web-cache/ for offline reuse.
  • Extensible architecture for REST / OctoPrint / CNC server integration.

• ⚡ One-Click UGS Activation & Safety:

  • One-click "Load into UGS (Activate)" button loads the file into UGS backend (backend.setGcodeFile(file)).
  • Automatically updates the 3D toolpath visualizer and prepares the machine controller.
  • Streaming lockouts prevent accidental job replacement while the CNC machine is running.
  • Quick actions to Start Stream, Reload, or Unload active job.

• 🔍 G-Code Dimensional Inspector:

  • Fast streaming parser analyzes motion bounds: X, Y, Z spans and ranges.
  • Total line count and actual coordinate motion lines.
  • Tool number detection (T1, T2...).
  • Spindle speeds (RPM) and maximum feed rates.
  • Monospace G-code header viewer with line numbering.

• 💻 Standalone Developer Harness:

  • Includes a standalone runner (preview.ps1 / preview.bat) allowing rapid UI development and testing with an in-memory simulated machine gateway in under 2 seconds without launching the full UGS platform.

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Building and Packaging

Quick Standalone Preview

.\preview.ps1

Or double-click preview.bat.

Compile NBM Module

.\build.ps1

Full Release Packaging

.\package.ps1

Creates distribution files in dist/:

• G-BASHWARE-Job-Manager-for-UGS-2.1.6.nbm
• G-BASHWARE-Job-Manager-1.0.0_UGS-2.1.6_Windows.zip
• SHA256SUMS.txt
• update-center/updates.xml

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Installation

See docs/INSTALL.md for step-by-step instructions.

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License

GNU General Public License v3.0 (GPL-3.0) — Developed by G-BASHWARE / BashWorks OU.