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+--[[
+
+    select_raw_non_raw.lua - select raw or non raw files from a collection
+
+    Copyright (C) 2025 Bill Ferguson <wpferguson@gmail.com>.
+
+    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+    the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+    (at your option) any later version.
+
+    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+    GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+]]
+--[[
+    select_raw_non_raw - select raw or non raw files from a collection
+
+    select_raw_non_raw adds two selection buttons, one to select raw 
+    images and one to select non raw images.
+
+    ADDITIONAL SOFTWARE NEEDED FOR THIS SCRIPT
+    None
+
+    USAGE
+    * enable the script with script_manager
+
+    BUGS, COMMENTS, SUGGESTIONS
+    Bill Ferguson <wpferguson@gmail.com>
+
+    CHANGES
+]]
+
+local dt = require "darktable"
+local du = require "lib/dtutils"
+-- local df = require "lib/dtutils.file"
+-- local ds = require "lib/dtutils.string"
+-- local dtsys = require "lib/dtutils.system"
+local log = require "lib/dtutils.log"
+-- local debug = require "darktable.debug"
+
+
+-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
+-- C O N S T A N T S
+-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
+
+local MODULE <const> = "select_raw_non_raw"
+local DEFAULT_LOG_LEVEL <const> = log.warn
+local TMP_DIR <const> = dt.configuration.tmp_dir
+
+-- path separator
+local PS <const> = dt.configuration.running_os == "windows" and "\\" or "/"
+
+-- command separator
+local CS <const> = dt.configuration.running_os == "windows" and "&" or ";"
+
+-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
+-- A P I  C H E C K
+-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
+
+du.check_min_api_version("7.0.0", MODULE)   -- choose the minimum version that contains the features you need
+
+
+-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
+-- I 1 8 N
+-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
+
+local gettext = dt.gettext.gettext
+
+local function _(msgid)
+    return gettext(msgid)
+end
+
+
+-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
+-- S C R I P T  M A N A G E R  I N T E G R A T I O N
+-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
+
+local script_data = {}
+
+script_data.destroy = nil           -- function to destory the script
+script_data.destroy_method = nil    -- set to hide for libs since we can't destroy them commpletely yet
+script_data.restart = nil           -- how to restart the (lib) script after it's been hidden - i.e. make it visible again
+script_data.show = nil              -- only required for libs since the destroy_method only hides them
+
+script_data.metadata = {
+  name = "select_raw_non_raw",            -- name of script
+  purpose = _("select raw or non raw files from collection"),   -- purpose of script
+  author = "Bill Ferguson <wpferguson@gmail.com>",          -- your name and optionally e-mail address
+  help = "https://docs.darktable.org/lua/stable/lua.scripts.manual/scripts/official/select_raw_non_raw" -- URL to help/documentation
+}
+
+
+-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
+-- L O G  L E V E L
+-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
+
+log.log_level(DEFAULT_LOG_LEVEL)
+
+-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
+-- N A M E  S P A C E
+-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
+
+local select_group_followers = {}
+
+-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
+-- G L O B A L  V A R I A B L E S
+-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
+
+-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
+-- P R E F E R E N C E S
+-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
+
+-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
+-- A L I A S E S
+-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
+
+local namespace = select_group_followers
+
+-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
+-- F U N C T I O N S
+-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
+
+local function select_raw_files(event, images)
+    local raws = {}
+
+    for _, img in ipairs(images) do
+        if img.is_raw then
+            table.insert(raws, img)
+        end
+    end
+
+    return raws
+end
+
+local function select_non_raw_files(event, images)
+    local non_raws = {}
+
+    for _, img in ipairs(images) do
+        if not img.is_raw then
+            table.insert(non_raws, img)
+        end
+    end
+
+    return non_raws
+end
+
+-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
+-- M A I N  P R O G R A M
+-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
+
+-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
+-- U S E R  I N T E R F A C E
+-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
+dt.gui.libs.select.register_selection(MODULE .. "_raws", _("select raw"), select_raw_files,  
+                                      _("select raw files"))
+dt.gui.libs.select.register_selection(MODULE .. "_non_raws", _("select non raw"), select_non_raw_files,  
+                                      _("select non raw files"))
+
+-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
+-- D A R K T A B L E  I N T E G R A T I O N 
+-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
+
+local function destroy()
+  -- put things to destroy (events, storages, etc) here
+  dt.gui.libs.select.destroy_selection(MODULE .. "_raws")
+  dt.gui.libs.select.destroy_selection(MODULE .. "_non_raws")
+end
+
+script_data.destroy = destroy
+
+-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
+-- E V E N T S
+-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
+
+return script_data