How to get all brush or tool presets?

Photoshop UXP Plugin API
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Is there a way to get tool/brush preset list? Thought maybe it’s not in Alchemist app properties list and tried toolPreset & toolPresets, but it seems there are no such properties indeed. I’d like to get the list of these presets and then allow to select them with a click of the button in a panel

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Yes, there is. Since you are developing (have developed) a competing product that seems to have the same features as my plugin, I’m not sure if I should tell you how to do it :wink:

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I understand Thomas’ point of view, but honestly, seeing @Jarda’s reaction to Thomas’ comment is very disappointing and discouraging :frowning: This makes me think, that help is prioritised based on the earlier relationship between devs. Especially when Jarda is now on Adobe team :frowning:

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I am not judging who’s project is better or who should give advice under what circumstances. I just found out that reaction was funny and interesting. If you two would switch names on this topic my reaction would be the same. That is all :smiley:

Also, my contract expired. I am not on the Adobe team anymore.

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Apparently you’re looking for something besides this, but maybe this will help someone else.

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I thin it is even twice there

const {batchPlay} = require("photoshop").action;

const result = await batchPlay(
   [
      {
         _obj: "get",
         _target: [
            {
               _property: "presetManager"
            },
            {
               _ref: "application",
               _enum: "ordinal",
               _value: "targetEnum"
            }
         ],
         _options: {
            dialogOptions: "dontDisplay"
         }
      }
   ],
   {}
);

const pinned = result[0].presetManager[0];

const {batchPlay} = require("photoshop").action;

const result = await batchPlay(
   [
      {
         _obj: "get",
         _target: [
            {
               _property: "brushes"
            },
            {
               _ref: "application",
               _enum: "ordinal",
               _value: "targetEnum"
            }
         ],
         _options: {
            dialogOptions: "dontDisplay"
         }
      }
   ],
   {}
);

const pinned = result[0].brush;
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Did not know that :frowning:
In any case, I consider you as one of the very best devs for Ps and seeing this reaction made me feel sad, especially when I was assuming you knew what the solution was :man_shrugging: I hope you can understand my reaction from my point of view :confused:

Was looking into it, but it’s only for currently selected tool

I don’t think I noticed presetManager property in Alchemist :face_with_monocle: Will double check later in the evening, but sounds like exactly what I was looking for. Thank you so much! :bowing_man: I didn’t check brushes at all I think - will check also :pray:

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It seems presetManager has all the info I need. And I see it’s in Alchemist. Probably missed it when I didn’t know what exactly I was looking for :frowning:

Also in your example for brushes you use brushes, but in Alchemist it’s brush. Both return exact same brush data. Just an alias? :thinking:

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You can check for their typeID to find out. If both share same typeID then it is an alias.

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Not sure what you mean by that. Where would I look for that typeID?

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https://developer.adobe.com/photoshop/uxp/2022/ps_reference/media/photoshopaction/#getidfromstring

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I noticed, that preset selection does not differentiate if there are multiple presets with the same name. Same with brushes. Descriptors are:

{
   "_obj": "select",
   "_target": [
      {
         "_ref": "toolPreset",
         "_name": "Tool Preset Name"
      }
   ]
}

{
   "_obj": "select",
   "_target": [
      {
         "_ref": "brush",
         "_name": "Brush Name"
      }
   ]
}

Is there a way to specifically define which brush/preset to select if there are multiple by the same name?

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With layer styles… patterns have their own GUID and that can be used instead of name. But for tool presets… good luck… choose very unique names.

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