Helper script to copy a bunch of images from one source folder to replace/update images within Camtasia project sub-directories.

fileswap.rb

#!/usr/bin/ruby

# fileswap.rb v1.0 written by @deadlyfingers
# Helper script to copy a bunch of images from one source folder 
# to replace/update images within Camatasia project sub-directories.
# Usage:
# ruby fileswap.rb "images-dir" "target-dir"
# Example:
# ruby fileswap.rb "/Users/david/Pictures/CamtasiaStills" "/Users/david/Movies/Camtasia 2/MyProject.cmproj"
# Disclaimer:
# All scripts are provided AS IS without warranty of any kind.
# Use entirely at your own risk. If unsure always do a backup of your work first.

require 'rubygems'
require 'fileutils'

$dirTarget = ""
$acceptedFormats = [".png", ".jpg", ".jpeg", ".gif"]
$dirImages = ""
$filePointer = 0
$files = []
$imageNames = []


# handle arguements
if ( ARGV.length != 2 )
  puts "Usage: ruby fileswap.rb \"<images-dir>\" \"<target-dir>\""
  puts "Example: ruby fileswap.rb \"/Users/david/Pictures/CamtasiaStills\" \"/Users/david/Movies/Camtasia 2/MyProject.cmproj\""
  exit 0
else
  $dirImages = ARGV[0]
  $dirTarget = ARGV[1]
  puts "Copying images from: #{$dirImages} \nto #{$dirTarget}"
end


# handle target destination cases
if File.extname("#{$dirTarget}") == "cmproj"
  puts "Targeting Camtasia project media directory."
  $dirDest = "#{$dirTarget}/media"
else
  $dirDest = "#{$dirTarget}"
end


# given $imageFiles and $imageNames will be in the same order
$imageNamesFiles = Dir.glob("#{$dirImages}/*").each do |f| 
  $imageNames << File.basename(f) 
end


Dir.glob("#{$dirDest}/**/*").each do |f| 
  if !File.directory?(f) 
    if $acceptedFormats.include? File.extname("#{f}") 
      basename = File.basename(f) 
      $files << f #basename
      #puts "#{basename}\n" 
      
      if $imageNames.include? basename
        needle = $imageNames.index(basename)
        puts "##{needle} replaced \"#{basename}\" \n #{$imageNamesFiles[needle]} \n => #{$files[$filePointer]} \n\n"
        
        # perform copy and replace files - cp_r(src, dest, options = {})
        FileUtils.cp_r("#{$imageNamesFiles[needle]}","#{$files[$filePointer]}")
      end
      
      $filePointer += 1
    end 
  end 
end