1 files changed, 49 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/ui/clipboard.cpp b/src/ui/clipboard.cpp
index 3cc8ac098..33ad4401c 100644
--- a/src/ui/clipboard.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/clipboard.cpp
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ public:
     virtual bool pastePathEffect(ObjectSet *set);
     virtual Glib::ustring getPathParameter(SPDesktop* desktop);
     virtual Glib::ustring getShapeOrTextObjectId(SPDesktop *desktop);
+    virtual std::vector<Glib::ustring> getElementsOfType(SPDesktop *desktop, gchar const *type);
     virtual const gchar *getFirstObjectID();
 
     ClipboardManagerImpl();
@@ -653,6 +654,54 @@ Glib::ustring ClipboardManagerImpl::getShapeOrTextObjectId(SPDesktop *desktop)
 }
 
 /**
+ * Get all objects id  from the clipboard.
+ * @return A vector containing all IDs or empty if no shape or text item was found.
+ * type. Set to "*" to retrive all elements of the types vector inside, feel free to populate more
+ */
+std::vector<Glib::ustring> ClipboardManagerImpl::getElementsOfType(SPDesktop *desktop, gchar const* type)
+{
+    std::vector<Glib::ustring> result;
+    SPDocument *tempdoc = _retrieveClipboard(); // any target will do here
+    if ( tempdoc == NULL ) {
+        _userWarn(desktop, _("Nothing on the clipboard."));
+        return result;
+    }
+    Inkscape::XML::Node *root = tempdoc->getReprRoot();
+
+    // 1293979: strip out the defs of the document
+    root->removeChild(tempdoc->getDefs()->getRepr());
+    std::vector<Inkscape::XML::Node const *> reprs;
+    if (strcmp(type, "*") == 0){
+        //TODO:Fill vector with all posible elements
+        std::vector<Glib::ustring> types;
+        types.push_back((Glib::ustring)"svg:path");
+        types.push_back((Glib::ustring)"svg:circle");
+        types.push_back((Glib::ustring)"svg:rect");
+        types.push_back((Glib::ustring)"svg:ellipse");
+        types.push_back((Glib::ustring)"svg:text");
+        types.push_back((Glib::ustring)"svg:g");
+        types.push_back((Glib::ustring)"svg:image");
+        for (auto i=types.begin();i!=types.end();++i) {
+            Glib::ustring type_elem = *i;
+            std::vector<Inkscape::XML::Node const *> reprs_found = sp_repr_lookup_name_many(root, type_elem.c_str(), -1); // unlimited search depth
+            reprs.insert(reprs.end(), reprs_found.begin(), reprs_found.end());
+        }
+    } else {
+        reprs = sp_repr_lookup_name_many(root, type, -1); // unlimited search depth
+    }
+    for (auto i=reprs.begin();i!=reprs.end();++i) {
+        Inkscape::XML::Node const * node = *i;
+        result.push_back(node->attribute("id"));
+    }
+    if ( result.empty() ) {
+        _userWarn(desktop, ((Glib::ustring)_("Clipboard does not contain any.") + (Glib::ustring)type).c_str());
+        tempdoc->doUnref();
+        return result;
+    }
+    return result;
+}
+
+/**
  * Iterate over a list of items and copy them to the clipboard.
  */
 void ClipboardManagerImpl::_copySelection(ObjectSet *selection)