Sympli Photoshop

Object

id

number

Unique layer id

index

number

sequential layer index

type

string

Enumeration:

layer

shapeLayer

layerSection

folder with layers

textLayer

adjustmentLayer

backgroundLayer

name

string

text

LayerText nullable

bounds

Bounds

boundsWithFX

Bounds

visible

boolean

clipped

boolean

layers

Array of Layer nullable

fill

Fill nullable

path

string nullable

layerEffects

EffectsCollection nullable

blendOptions

unknown nullable

artboard

Object nullable

artboardRect

Bounds

Artboard bounds within the document.

smartObject

unknown nullable

mask

MaskInfo nullable

protection

unknown nullable

Object

top

number

left

number

bottom

number

right

number

Types: Layer MaskInfo TextShapeBox

Object

bounds

Bounds

extendWithWhite

boolean

Types: Layer

Object

textKey

string

textClickPoint

UnitsOffset

offset in percentUnits with values 0…100

boundingBox

UnitsBounds

Position of the text shape relative to the text box or text start point.

bounds

UnitsBounds

textShape

Array of TextShape

Not sure if we can have more than 1 shape per layer.

textStyleRange

Array of TextStyleRange

paragraphStyleRange

Array of ParagraphStyleRange

textGridding

string

Enumeration:

none

antiAlias

string

Enumeration:

antiAliasCrisp

antiAliasSharp

antiAliasStrong

antiAliasSmooth

antiAliasPlatformLCD

antiAliasPlatformGray

Types: Layer

string

Enumeration:

angleUnit

percentUnit

pointsUnit

Types: Units

Object

value

number

units

UnitType

Types: DropShadowFx Effect GradientFill OpacityStop ParagraphStyle SolidFillFx TextShape TextStyle UnitsBounds UnitsOffset

Object

top

Units

left

Units

bottom

Units

right

Units

Types: LayerText

It’s transformation matrix. Google it for more details.

Object

xx

number

x-scale

yy

number

y-scale

xy

number

x-skew

yx

number

y-skew

tx

number

translation (position) of x

ty

number

translation (position) of y

Types: TextShape

Object

from

number

to

number

textStyle

TextStyle

Types: LayerText

Really in photoshop there are many kinds of color modes. Currently we support RGB only. Each component might be fractional number.

Object

red

number

green

string

blue

number

Types: ColorStop DropShadowFx SolidFill SolidFillFx TextStyle

Keep in mind that if default fonts size is in px then all points values will be numbers.

Object

fontName

string

fontStyleName

string

Name of current font face. It’s part of the font intself.

Enumeration:

Regular

Narrow

Bold

Black

Bold Italic

size

Units

Font size in pointsUnit.

color

Color

syntheticItalic

boolean nullable

syntheticBold

boolean nullable

underline

string nullable

Enumeration:

underlineOnLeftInVertical

markYDistFromBaseline

Units

pointsUnit

digitSet

string

Enumeration:

arabicDigits

impliedBaselineShift

Units

pointsUnit

impliedFontSize

Units

pointsUnit

japaneseAlternate

string

Enumeration:

defaultForm

baselineDirection

string

Enumeration:

withStream

strikethrough

string nullable

Enumeration:

xHeightStrikethroughOn

baseline

string nullable

Enumeration:

subScript

superScript

fontCaps

string nullable

Enumeration:

allCaps

smallCaps

fontPostScriptName

string

fontTechnology

number

usually 1

Types: TextStyleRange

Check nested types (SolidFill, GradientFill and pattern fill) for additional details.

Object

class

string

Enumeration:

gradientLayer

solidColorLayer

patternLayer

Types: GradientFillDetails Layer SolidFill

All of

Fill

Object

color

Color

Object

dropShadow

DropShadowFx

dropShadowMulti

Array of DropShadowFx

innerShadow

unknown

outerGlow

unknown

innerGlow

unknown

bevelEmboss

unknown

chromeFX

unknown

satin

frameFX

unknown

stroke, if set frameFXMulti is null.

frameFXMulti

Array of unknown

Multiple stroke. If set frameFX is null.

solidFill

SolidFillFx

solid fill

solidFillMulti

Array of SolidFillFx

Multiple solid fill

gradientFill

GradienFillFx

gradientFillMulti

Array of GradienFillFx

Types: Layer

Object

mode

string nullable

Blending mode

Enumeration:

multiply

overlay

screen

enabled

boolean

Indicates whether fx is enabled or not.

opacity

Units

Effect opacity in percentUnit 0…100

Types: GradienFillFx SolidFillFx

All of

Fill

Object

name

string

Preset name or user defined name

gradientForm

string

Type of gradient stops. Always customStops

interfaceIconFrameDimmed

number

Always 4096. Stops is collection if stop points which have values from 0 to interfaceIconFrameDimmed.

colors

Array of ColorStop

transparency

Array of OpacityStop

Types: GradientFill

Object

location

number

Location is value between 0 and interfaceIconFrameDimmed (always 4096)

midpoint

number

Midpoint is “strength” from 0 to 100. By defailt it’s 50. It means that interpolation is normal.

Types: OpacityStop

All of

GradientStop

Object

opacity

Units

Opacity in “percentUnit” 0…100

Types: GradientFillDetails

Object

color

Color

type

string

Usually it’s userStop. Never saw anything else.

Types: GradientFillDetails

Object

dither

boolean

type

string

Gradient type. Reflected - is double side linear gradient.

Enumeration:

linear

diamond

reflected

angle

radial

angle

Units

Units = angleUnit

scale

Units

units = percentUnit

gradient

GradientFillDetails

reverse

boolean

align

boolean

align to the layer

offset

UnitsOffset

in percentUnit

Types: GradienFillFx

Object

horizontal

Units

vertical

Units

Types: GradientFill LayerText

All of

Effect

GradientFill

Object

Types: EffectsCollection

All of

Effect

Object

opacity

Units

Opacity in percentUnit. Value 0…100

color

Color

Types: EffectsCollection

Object

name

string

curve

Array of Offset

control points can have values from 0 to 255

Types: DropShadowFx

Examples

Simple linear gradient for shadow

{
    "name": "Linear",
    "curve": [
        {
            "horizontal": 0,
            "vertical": 0
        },
        {
            "horizontal": 255,
            "vertical": 255
        }
}

Object

horizontal

number

vertical

number

Types: ShadowTransferSpec TextShapePaint

Object

color

Color

opacity

Units

percentUnit

useGlobalAngle

boolean

Default:

true

localLightingAngle

Units

angleUnit

distance

number

chokeMatte

number

Default:

0

blur

number

noise

Units

percentUnit

antiAlias

boolean

Default:

false

layerConceals

boolean

Default:

true

transferSpec

ShadowTransferSpec

check ShadowTransferSpec

Types: EffectsCollection

Object

align

string

Enumeration:

left

right

center

justifyLeft

justifyRight

justifyCenter

justifyAll

firstLineIndent

Units

Indent of the first line

startIndent

Units

left margin

endIndent

Units

right margin

spaceBefore

Units

space before the paragraph

spaceAfter

Units

space after the paragraph

impliedFirstLineIndent

Units

Indent of the first line recalculated using transformation matrix

impliedStartIndent

Units

left margin recalculated using transformation matrix

impliedEndIndent

Units

right margin recalculated using transformation matrix

impliedSpaceBefore

Units

space before the paragraph recalculated using transformation matrix

impliedSpaceAfter

Units

space after the paragraph recalculated using transformation matrix

Types: ParagraphStyleRange

Object

from

number

to

number

paragraphStyle

ParagraphStyle

Types: LayerText

Depending on char value object can be extended with TextShapeBox, TextShapePaint or TextShapeCurve

Object

char

string

Enumeration:

box

stands for text box

paint

just simple text without box

onACurve

text on a curve

orientation

string

Enumeration:

horizontal

transform

TextTransformation

rowCount

number

columnCount

number

rowMajorOrder

boolean

rowGutter

Units

pointsUnit

columnGutter

Units

pointsUnit

spacing

Units

pointsUnit

frameBaselineAlignment

string

Enumeration:

alignByAscent

firstBaselineMinimum

Units

pointsUnit

Types: LayerText TextShapeBox TextShapeCurve TextShapePaint

All of

TextShape

Object

bounds

Bounds

Text box bounds. Left and top are just 0. So it’s useful for width and height only.

All of

TextShape

Object

base

Offset

All of

TextShape

Object

path

unknown

flip

boolean

pathTypeEffect

string

Enumeration:

rainbowEffect

pathTypeAlignment

string

Enumeration:

baselineAlignment

pathTypeAlignTo

string

Enumeration:

toPathTop

pathTypeSpacing

number

tRange

Object

saturation

number

end

number