Adobe Illustrator script that exports SVG for every layer in the document.

ExportSVGLayers.jsx

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ExportSVGLayers.jsx

DESCRIPTION

For Adobe Illustrator.
This script takes your active document and export one
SVG per layer.
Best used for exporting many layers with the same artboard
size into individual SVG files.

INSTRUCTIONS

Hide all layers first before running script.

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if ( app.documents.length > 0  ) {
	doc = app.activeDocument;

	if(!doc.saved){
		Window.alert("This script needs to modify your document. Please save it before running this script.");

	}
}else{
	Window.alert("You must open at least one document.");
}

function exportFileToSVG(dest) {
	if (app.documents.length > 0) {
		var options = new ExportOptionsSVG();
		options.embedRasterImages = true;
		options.embedAllFonts = false;
		options.fontSubsetting = SVGFontSubsetting.GLYPHSUSED;
		options.cssProperties = SVGCSSPropertyLocation.PRESENTATIONATTRIBUTES;
		options.fontSubsetting = SVGFontSubsetting.None;
		options.documentEncoding = SVGDocumentEncoding.UTF8;

		var type = ExportType.SVG;
		var fileSpec = new File(dest);

		app.activeDocument.exportFile(fileSpec, type, options);
	}
}


function exportSVGPerLayer(doc) {
	//document file path
	var filePath = doc.path.fsName;

	//get the total number of layers in the active document
	var totalLayers = doc.layers.length;

	//looping on layers to export one SVG per layer
	for ( var i = 0 ; i < totalLayers ; i++ ){
		var currentLayer = doc.layers[i];
		var layerName = currentLayer.name;

		//Unlock the layer if needed and make visible
		currentLayer.locked = false;
		currentLayer.visible = true;

		//Set destination and filename and then export
		var destPath = filePath + "/" + layerName;
		exportFileToSVG(destPath);

		//Hide layer
		currentLayer.visible = false;
	}
}

exportSVGPerLayer(doc);