set_multiple_text_contents
Update multiple text elements simultaneously within a Figma design node to streamline content modifications and maintain consistency across design components.
Instructions
Set multiple text contents parallelly in a node
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| nodeId | Yes | The ID of the node containing the text nodes to replace | |
| text | Yes | Array of text node IDs and their replacement texts |
Implementation Reference
- MCP tool handler for 'set_multiple_text_contents'. Proxies the request to Figma plugin via sendCommandToFigma, handles chunked progress updates, formats success/failure statistics, and provides detailed error reporting for failed replacements.
async ({ nodeId, text }, extra) => { try { if (!text || text.length === 0) { return { content: [ { type: "text", text: "No text provided", }, ], }; } // Initial response to indicate we're starting the process const initialStatus = { type: "text" as const, text: `Starting text replacement for ${text.length} nodes. This will be processed in batches of 5...`, }; // Track overall progress let totalProcessed = 0; const totalToProcess = text.length; // Use the plugin's set_multiple_text_contents function with chunking const result = await sendCommandToFigma("set_multiple_text_contents", { nodeId, text, }); // Cast the result to a specific type to work with it safely interface TextReplaceResult { success: boolean; nodeId: string; replacementsApplied?: number; replacementsFailed?: number; totalReplacements?: number; completedInChunks?: number; results?: Array<{ success: boolean; nodeId: string; error?: string; originalText?: string; translatedText?: string; }>; } const typedResult = result as TextReplaceResult; // Format the results for display const success = typedResult.replacementsApplied && typedResult.replacementsApplied > 0; const progressText = ` Text replacement completed: - ${typedResult.replacementsApplied || 0} of ${totalToProcess} successfully updated - ${typedResult.replacementsFailed || 0} failed - Processed in ${typedResult.completedInChunks || 1} batches `; // Detailed results const detailedResults = typedResult.results || []; const failedResults = detailedResults.filter(item => !item.success); // Create the detailed part of the response let detailedResponse = ""; if (failedResults.length > 0) { detailedResponse = `\n\nNodes that failed:\n${failedResults.map(item => `- ${item.nodeId}: ${item.error || "Unknown error"}` ).join('\n')}`; } return { content: [ initialStatus, { type: "text" as const, text: progressText + detailedResponse, }, ], }; } catch (error) { return { content: [ { type: "text", text: `Error setting multiple text contents: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error) }`, }, ], }; } } ); - Zod input schema validation for the tool parameters: nodeId (string) and text (array of {nodeId: string, text: string}).
{ nodeId: z .string() .describe("The ID of the node containing the text nodes to replace"), text: z .array( z.object({ nodeId: z.string().describe("The ID of the text node"), text: z.string().describe("The replacement text"), }) ) .describe("Array of text node IDs and their replacement texts"), }, - src/talk_to_figma_mcp/server.ts:1780-1887 (registration)MCP server.tool() registration of the 'set_multiple_text_contents' tool, including description, schema, and handler function.
server.tool( "set_multiple_text_contents", "Set multiple text contents parallelly in a node", { nodeId: z .string() .describe("The ID of the node containing the text nodes to replace"), text: z .array( z.object({ nodeId: z.string().describe("The ID of the text node"), text: z.string().describe("The replacement text"), }) ) .describe("Array of text node IDs and their replacement texts"), }, async ({ nodeId, text }, extra) => { try { if (!text || text.length === 0) { return { content: [ { type: "text", text: "No text provided", }, ], }; } // Initial response to indicate we're starting the process const initialStatus = { type: "text" as const, text: `Starting text replacement for ${text.length} nodes. This will be processed in batches of 5...`, }; // Track overall progress let totalProcessed = 0; const totalToProcess = text.length; // Use the plugin's set_multiple_text_contents function with chunking const result = await sendCommandToFigma("set_multiple_text_contents", { nodeId, text, }); // Cast the result to a specific type to work with it safely interface TextReplaceResult { success: boolean; nodeId: string; replacementsApplied?: number; replacementsFailed?: number; totalReplacements?: number; completedInChunks?: number; results?: Array<{ success: boolean; nodeId: string; error?: string; originalText?: string; translatedText?: string; }>; } const typedResult = result as TextReplaceResult; // Format the results for display const success = typedResult.replacementsApplied && typedResult.replacementsApplied > 0; const progressText = ` Text replacement completed: - ${typedResult.replacementsApplied || 0} of ${totalToProcess} successfully updated - ${typedResult.replacementsFailed || 0} failed - Processed in ${typedResult.completedInChunks || 1} batches `; // Detailed results const detailedResults = typedResult.results || []; const failedResults = detailedResults.filter(item => !item.success); // Create the detailed part of the response let detailedResponse = ""; if (failedResults.length > 0) { detailedResponse = `\n\nNodes that failed:\n${failedResults.map(item => `- ${item.nodeId}: ${item.error || "Unknown error"}` ).join('\n')}`; } return { content: [ initialStatus, { type: "text" as const, text: progressText + detailedResponse, }, ], }; } catch (error) { return { content: [ { type: "text", text: `Error setting multiple text contents: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error) }`, }, ], }; } } ); - src/PF MCP/setcharacters.js:15-69 (helper)Helper function 'setCharacters' likely used by the Figma plugin implementation to safely set text content while preserving fonts and handling mixed font scenarios.
export const setCharacters = async (node, characters, options) => { const fallbackFont = options?.fallbackFont || { family: "Roboto", style: "Regular", }; try { if (node.fontName === figma.mixed) { if (options?.smartStrategy === "prevail") { const fontHashTree = {}; for (let i = 1; i < node.characters.length; i++) { const charFont = node.getRangeFontName(i - 1, i); const key = `${charFont.family}::${charFont.style}`; fontHashTree[key] = fontHashTree[key] ? fontHashTree[key] + 1 : 1; } const prevailedTreeItem = Object.entries(fontHashTree).sort( (a, b) => b[1] - a[1] )[0]; const [family, style] = prevailedTreeItem[0].split("::"); const prevailedFont = { family, style, }; await figma.loadFontAsync(prevailedFont); node.fontName = prevailedFont; } else if (options?.smartStrategy === "strict") { return setCharactersWithStrictMatchFont(node, characters, fallbackFont); } else if (options?.smartStrategy === "experimental") { return setCharactersWithSmartMatchFont(node, characters, fallbackFont); } else { const firstCharFont = node.getRangeFontName(0, 1); await figma.loadFontAsync(firstCharFont); node.fontName = firstCharFont; } } else { await figma.loadFontAsync({ family: node.fontName.family, style: node.fontName.style, }); } } catch (err) { console.warn( `Failed to load "${node.fontName["family"]} ${node.fontName["style"]}" font and replaced with fallback "${fallbackFont.family} ${fallbackFont.style}"`, err ); await figma.loadFontAsync(fallbackFont); node.fontName = fallbackFont; } try { node.characters = characters; return true; } catch (err) { console.warn(`Failed to set characters. Skipped.`, err); return false; } };