Add 'dump's parameter — $ mb-util world.mbtiles dumps

README.md

@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ Python installation (requires easy_install)
     Usage: mb-util [options] input output
 
         Examples:
+        Export an mbtiles file to a directory of files:
+        $ mb-util world.mbtiles dumps # when the 2nd argument is "dumps", then dumps the metatdata.json
 
         Export an mbtiles file to a directory of files:
         $ mb-util world.mbtiles tiles # tiles must not already exist

mb-util

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 # Supports importing, exporting, and more
 # 
 # (c) Development Seed 2012
+# (c) 2016 ePi Rational, Inc.
 # Licensed under BSD
 
 import logging, os, sys
@@ -18,7 +19,10 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     parser = OptionParser(usage="""usage: %prog [options] input output
     
     Examples:
-    
+
+    Export an mbtiles file to a directory of files:
+    $ mb-util world.mbtiles dumps # when the 2nd argument is "dumps", then dumps the metatdata.json
+
     Export an mbtiles file to a directory of files:
     $ mb-util world.mbtiles tiles # tiles must not already exist
     
@@ -56,10 +60,14 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
         sys.exit(1)
 
     # to disk
+    if os.path.isfile(args[0]) and args[1]=="dumps":
+        mbtiles_file, dumps = args
+        mbtiles_metadata_to_disk(mbtiles_file, **options.__dict__)
+        sys.exit(1)
+
     if os.path.isfile(args[0]) and not os.path.exists(args[1]):
         mbtiles_file, directory_path = args
         mbtiles_to_disk(mbtiles_file, directory_path, **options.__dict__)
-        mbtiles_metadata_to_disk(mbtiles_file, **options.__dict__)
 
     if os.path.isdir(args[0]) and os.path.isfile(args[1]):
         sys.stderr.write('Importing tiles into already-existing MBTiles is not yet supported\n')