Layers in groups to files, keeping directory structure

Question

I have a PSD of thmebnails organized using layer groups and I want to export individual layers as files, but keep them in folders that mimic the layer group names.
For example:
PSD Layers Palette:
Layer Group Alpha
     Layer 1
     Layer 2
     Layer 3
Layer Group Beta
     Layer 1
     Layer 2
So when I save the layers to files, I would like to automatically be able to create a folder called Layer Group Alpha and put Layer 1, Layer 2, and Layer 3 as individual files inside. Then create a folder called Layer Group Beta and do the same with those files, etc.
Is this a thing?
Thanks in advance for any help and advice.

Answer 1

This should create the folders off the documents path and save the layers as jpegs....
#target Photoshop
app.bringToFront();
main();
function main(){
if(!documents.length) return;
var doc = activeDocument;
var LayerSetLayers=[];
var lSets = getLayerSets();
for(var z in lSets){
var lset = getChildIndex(Number(lSets[z]), true );
LayerSetLayers[Number(lSets[z])] = lset;
var allLayers=new Array;
for(var s in lSets){
    var layerSetTemp = LayerSetLayers[Number(lSets[s])];
    for(var f in layerSetTemp){
        allLayers.push(Number(layerSetTemp[f]));
for(var a in lSets){
    var layerSetName = getLayerNameByIndex( Number(lSets[a]));
    var outputFolder = Folder(doc.path +"/" + layerSetName);
    if(!outputFolder.exists)  outputFolder.create();
    for(var t in LayerSetLayers[Number(lSets[a])]){
        selectLayerByIndex(LayerSetLayers[Number(lSets[a])][t]);
        dupLayers("temp");
        var saveFile = File(outputFolder + "/" + activeDocument.activeLayer.name + ".jpg");
        SaveJPEG(saveFile,8);
        app.activeDocument.close(SaveOptions.DONOTSAVECHANGES);
function getLayerSets(){
   var ref = new ActionReference();
   ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID('Dcmn'), charIDToTypeID('Ordn'), charIDToTypeID('Trgt') );
   var count = executeActionGet(ref).getInteger(charIDToTypeID('NmbL')) +1;
   var Lsets=[];
try{
    activeDocument.backgroundLayer;
var i = 0; }catch(e){ var i = 1; };
   for(i;i<count;i++){
       if(i == 0) continue;
        ref = new ActionReference();
        ref.putIndex( charIDToTypeID( 'Lyr ' ), i );
        var desc = executeActionGet(ref);
        var layerName = desc.getString(charIDToTypeID( 'Nm  ' ));
        if(layerName.match(/^<\/Layer group/) ) continue;
        var layerType = typeIDToStringID(desc.getEnumerationValue( stringIDToTypeID( 'layerSection' )));
        var isLayerSet =( layerType == 'layerSectionContent') ? false:true;
        if(isLayerSet) Lsets.push(i);
return Lsets;
function getLayerLayerSectionByIndex( index ) {  
   var ref = new ActionReference();
   ref.putIndex(charIDToTypeID('Lyr '), index);
   return typeIDToStringID(executeActionGet(ref).getEnumerationValue(stringIDToTypeID('layerSection')));
function getLayerNameByIndex( index ) {
    var ref = new ActionReference();
    ref.putIndex( charIDToTypeID( 'Lyr ' ), index );
    return executeActionGet(ref).getString(charIDToTypeID( 'Nm  ' ));
function skipNestedSets( layerIndex ){
   var isEnd = false;
   layerIndex = app.activeDocument.layers[app.activeDocument.layers.length-1].isBackgroundLayer ? layerIndex-2:layerIndex;
   while(!isEnd){
      layerIndex--;
      if( getLayerLayerSectionByIndex( layerIndex ) == 'layerSectionStart' ) layerIndex = skipNestedSets( layerIndex );
      isEnd = getLayerNameByIndex(layerIndex) == '</Layer group>' ? true:false;
   return layerIndex-1;
function getChildIndex(idx, skipNested ){
   var layerSetIndex = idx;
   var isEndOfSet = false;
   var layerIndexArray = [];
   while(!isEndOfSet){
      layerSetIndex--;
      if( getLayerLayerSectionByIndex( layerSetIndex ) == 'layerSectionStart' && skipNested ){
         layerSetIndex = skipNestedSets( layerSetIndex );
  if(getLayerLayerSectionByIndex( layerSetIndex ) == undefined) break;
      isEndOfSet = getLayerNameByIndex(layerSetIndex) == '</Layer group>' ? true:false;
     if(!isEndOfSet ) layerIndexArray.push( layerSetIndex );
   return layerIndexArray;
function selectLayerByIndex(index,add){
add = (add == undefined)  ? add = false : add;
var ref = new ActionReference();
    ref.putIndex(charIDToTypeID('Lyr '), index);
    var desc = new ActionDescriptor();
    desc.putReference(charIDToTypeID('null'), ref );
       if(add) desc.putEnumerated( stringIDToTypeID( 'selectionModifier' ), stringIDToTypeID( 'selectionModifierType' ), stringIDToTypeID( 'addToSelection' ) );
      desc.putBoolean( charIDToTypeID( 'MkVs' ), false );
   try{
    executeAction(charIDToTypeID('slct'), desc, DialogModes.NO );
}catch(e){}
function getIDXs(){
   var ref = new ActionReference();
   ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID('Dcmn'), charIDToTypeID('Ordn'), charIDToTypeID('Trgt') );
   var count = executeActionGet(ref).getInteger(charIDToTypeID('NmbL')) +1;
   var IDX=[];
try{
    activeDocument.backgroundLayer;
var i = 0; }catch(e){ var i = 1; };
   for(i;i<count;i++){
       if(i == 0) continue;
        ref = new ActionReference();
        ref.putIndex( charIDToTypeID( 'Lyr ' ), i );
        var desc = executeActionGet(ref);
        var layerName = desc.getString(charIDToTypeID( 'Nm  ' ));
        var Id = desc.getInteger(stringIDToTypeID( 'layerID' ));
        if(layerName.match(/^<\/Layer group/) ) continue;
        var layerType = typeIDToStringID(desc.getEnumerationValue( stringIDToTypeID( 'layerSection' )));
        var isLayerSet =( layerType == 'layerSectionContent') ? false:true;
        if(!isLayerSet) IDX.push(i);
return IDX;
function dupLayers(NewDocName) {
    var desc143 = new ActionDescriptor();
        var ref73 = new ActionReference();
        ref73.putClass( charIDToTypeID('Dcmn') );
    desc143.putReference( charIDToTypeID('null'), ref73 );
    desc143.putString( charIDToTypeID('Nm  '), NewDocName );
        var ref74 = new ActionReference();
        ref74.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID('Lyr '), charIDToTypeID('Ordn'), charIDToTypeID('Trgt') );
    desc143.putReference( charIDToTypeID('Usng'), ref74 );
    executeAction( charIDToTypeID('Mk  '), desc143, DialogModes.NO );
function SaveJPEG(saveFile, jpegQuality){
jpgSaveOptions = new JPEGSaveOptions();
jpgSaveOptions.embedColorProfile = true;
jpgSaveOptions.formatOptions = FormatOptions.STANDARDBASELINE;
jpgSaveOptions.matte = MatteType.NONE;
jpgSaveOptions.quality = jpegQuality;
activeDocument.saveAs(saveFile, jpgSaveOptions, true,Extension.LOWERCASE);