Index: trunk/src/view.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/view.c	(revision 21308)
+++ trunk/src/view.c	(revision 21309)
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 #include "actions.h"
 #include "compat_misc.h"
 #include "error.h"
+#include "pcb-printf.h"
 
 static unsigned long int pcb_view_next_uid = 0;
 
@@ -197,3 +198,66 @@
 		pcb_box_enlarge(&v->bbox, 0.25, 0.25);
 	}
 }
+
+static void view_append_str(gds_t *dst, const char *prefix, const char *key, const char *value)
+{
+	const char *s;
+	pcb_append_printf(dst, "%s  %s = {", prefix, key);
+	for(s = value; *s != '\0'; s++) {
+		switch(*s) {
+			case '\\':
+			case '}':
+				gds_append(dst, '\\');
+				break;
+		}
+		gds_append(dst, *s);
+	}
+	gds_append_str(dst, "}\n");
+}
+
+void pcb_view_save(pcb_view_t *v, gds_t *dst, const char *prefix)
+{
+	int g, n;
+
+	if (prefix == NULL)
+		prefix = "";
+
+	pcb_append_printf(dst, "%sha:view.%lu {\n", prefix, v->uid);
+	view_append_str(dst, prefix, "type", v->type);
+	view_append_str(dst, prefix, "title", v->title);
+	view_append_str(dst, prefix, "explanation", v->explanation);
+	if (v->have_bbox)
+		pcb_append_printf(dst, "%s  bbox = {%.08$$mm; %.08$$mm; %.08$$mm; %.08$$mm;}\n", prefix, v->bbox.X1, v->bbox.Y1, v->bbox.X2, v->bbox.Y2);
+	if (v->have_xy)
+		pcb_append_printf(dst, "%s  xy = {%.08$$mm; %.08$$mm;}\n", prefix, v->x, v->y);
+
+	for(g = 0; g < 2; g++) {
+		if (pcb_idpath_list_length(&v->objs[g]) > 0) {
+			pcb_idpath_t *i;
+			pcb_append_printf(dst, "%s  li:objs.%d {\n", prefix, g);
+			for(i = pcb_idpath_list_first(&v->objs[g]); i != NULL; i = pcb_idpath_list_next(i)) {
+				pcb_append_printf(dst, "%s    {", prefix);
+				for(n = 0; n < i->len; n++)
+					pcb_append_printf(dst, "%ld;", i->id[n]);
+				pcb_append_printf(dst, "}\n", prefix);
+			}
+			pcb_append_printf(dst, "%s  }\n", prefix);
+		}
+	}
+
+	switch(v->data_type) {
+		case PCB_VIEW_PLAIN:
+			pcb_append_printf(dst, "%s  data_type = plain\n", prefix);
+			break;
+		case PCB_VIEW_DRC:
+			pcb_append_printf(dst, "%s  data_type = drc\n", prefix);
+			pcb_append_printf(dst, "%s  data {\n", prefix);
+			pcb_append_printf(dst, "%s    required_value = %.08$$mm\n", prefix, v->data.drc.required_value);
+			if (v->data.drc.have_measured)
+				pcb_append_printf(dst, "%s    measured_value = %.08$$mm\n", prefix, v->data.drc.measured_value);
+			pcb_append_printf(dst, "%s  }\n", prefix);
+			break;
+	}
+
+	pcb_append_printf(dst, "%s}\n", prefix);
+}
Index: trunk/src/view.h
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/view.h	(revision 21308)
+++ trunk/src/view.h	(revision 21309)
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #define PCB_VIEW_H
 
 #include <genlist/gendlist.h>
+#include <genvector/gds_char.h>
 #include "unit.h"
 #include "idpath.h"
 #include "box.h"
@@ -110,4 +111,8 @@
 /* Calculate and set v->bbox from v->objs[] bboxes */
 void pcb_view_set_bbox_by_objs(pcb_data_t *data, pcb_view_t *v);
 
+/* Serialize/save a view into dst as a lihata string, each line optionally
+   prefixed (prefix can be NULL) */
+void pcb_view_save(pcb_view_t *v, gds_t *dst, const char *prefix);
+
 #endif