Rename and publish plugin

[SPlanzer]

Background

The package name (linz-data-importer) followed the poor practise of using hyphens. This became an issue when promoting a custom widget via QT Designer to solve #47. The problem was when the python UI code was dynamical generated by PytQ5.uic.loadUi, the statement import x from linz-data-importer.gui.x was output. The hyphens makes this an invalid python import.

To solve this, the package name was renamed to "linz_data_importer" (I note pep8 allows underscores).

Problem
The problem now however is that the plugin can not be loaded to the QGIS plugin server as part of the current repo as it will not allow versions with different names to be loaded.

Solution
It appears the only option available is to rename the plugin and start a 'new' plugin (as far as the QGIS plugin server is concerned).

The plugin will therefore need a new name.

• LINZ Data Importer v2?

Problems with the solution
I would prefer not to undertake the confusing step of renaming the plugin but am unaware of another solution.

Renaming the plugin will have the below negative outcomes:

• Old versions and download stats from the previously named plugin will not carry across to the renamed one.
• Users of the current plugin will not be notified of the existence of a new plugin.
• The plugin name will no longer directly relate to the source code repository name.
• having to plugins with the same name will be confusing to users.

Further consideration
Should the code repository be forked and renamed?

[SPlanzer]

Having talked with Paolo

it is not possible to change the name of a plugin once uploaded the first version.
I know it can be a hassle. Please check the issues of the Django app. We
are now migrating it to Python 3, it might be the right time to improve
this aspect.

There are two options available:

• Create a new plugin (on the QGIS plugin server)
• Find away to not change the package name
  • Do not dynamically generate the ui file on plugin start up via PytQ5.uic.loadUi but manually generate the file via the terminal utility pyuic5 and use import to import the custom widget to get around hyphens in the package name
  • Do not use a custom widget (This will limit plugin functionality)

[SPlanzer]

The solution to be implemented is to update the sys path

import sys
from os.path import dirname, abspath
sys.path.append(dirname(abspath(__file__)))

This way the promote widget will not need to reference the entire path (with the illegal characters)

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[SPlanzer]

As above renaming to correct poor package name was too difficult.

A new version has been published using the sys.path solution above