BrepTools::Dump to string

src/Mod/Part/App/TopoShape.cpp

@@ -737,11 +737,16 @@ void TopoShape::exportBrep(const char *filename) const
         throw Base::Exception("Writing of BREP failed");
 }
 
-void TopoShape::exportBrep(std::ostream& out)
+void TopoShape::exportBrep(std::ostream& out) const
 {
     BRepTools::Write(this->_Shape, out);
 }
 
+void TopoShape::dump(std::ostream& out) const
+{
+    BRepTools::Dump(this->_Shape, out);
+}
+
 void TopoShape::exportStl(const char *filename) const
 {
     StlAPI_Writer writer;

src/Mod/Part/App/TopoShape.h

@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ public:
     //@{
     void read(const char *FileName);
     void write(const char *FileName) const;
+    void dump(std::ostream& out) const;
     void importIges(const char *FileName);
     void importStep(const char *FileName);
     void importBrep(const char *FileName);
@@ -126,7 +127,7 @@ public:
     void exportIges(const char *FileName) const;
     void exportStep(const char *FileName) const;
     void exportBrep(const char *FileName) const;
-    void exportBrep(std::ostream&);
+    void exportBrep(std::ostream&) const;
     void exportStl (const char *FileName) const;
     void exportFaceSet(double, double, std::ostream&) const;
     void exportLineSet(std::ostream&) const;

src/Mod/Part/App/TopoShapePy.xml

@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ Sub-elements such as vertices, edges or faces are accessible as:
         <UserDocu>Export the content of this shape to a string in BREP format. BREP is a CasCade native format.</UserDocu>
       </Documentation>
     </Methode>
+    <Methode Name="dumpToString" Const="true">
+      <Documentation>
+        <UserDocu>Dump information about the shape to a string.</UserDocu>
+      </Documentation>
+    </Methode>
     <Methode Name="exportStl" Const="true">
       <Documentation>
         <UserDocu>Export the content of this shape to an STL mesh file.</UserDocu>

src/Mod/Part/App/TopoShapePyImp.cpp

@@ -314,6 +314,31 @@ PyObject*  TopoShapePy::exportBrep(PyObject *args)
     Py_Return;
 }
 
+PyObject*  TopoShapePy::dumpToString(PyObject *args)
+{
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, ""))
+        return NULL;
+
+    try {
+        std::stringstream str;
+        getTopoShapePtr()->dump(str);
+        return Py::new_reference_to(Py::String(str.str()));
+    }
+    catch (const Base::Exception& e) {
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_Exception,e.what());
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    catch (const std::exception& e) {
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_Exception,e.what());
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    catch (Standard_Failure) {
+        Handle_Standard_Failure e = Standard_Failure::Caught();
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_Exception, e->GetMessageString());
+        return 0;
+    }
+}
+
 PyObject*  TopoShapePy::exportBrepToString(PyObject *args)
 {
     if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, ""))