qgsvectorlayer.sip

class QgsVectorLayer : QgsMapLayer
{
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#include "qgsvectorlayer.h"
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public:
  enum EditType { 
    LineEdit,
    UniqueValues,
    UniqueValuesEditable,
    ValueMap,
    Classification,
    EditRange,
    SliderRange
  };
   
  struct RangeData {
    RangeData();
    RangeData(QVariant theMin, QVariant theMax, QVariant theStep);

    QVariant mMin;
    QVariant mMax;
    QVariant mStep;
  };

  /** Constructor */
  QgsVectorLayer(QString baseName = 0, QString path = 0, QString providerLib = 0);

  /** Destructor */
  virtual ~QgsVectorLayer();

  /** Returns the permanent storage type for this layer as a friendly name. */
  QString storageType() const;

  /** Capabilities for this layer in a friendly format. */
  QString capabilitiesString() const;
  
  /** Returns a comment for the data in the layer */
  QString dataComment() const;
  
  /** Set the primary display field to be used in the identify results dialog */
  void setDisplayField(QString fldName=0);

  /** Returns the primary display field name used in the identify results dialog */
  const QString displayField() const;

  /** Returns the data provider */
  QgsVectorDataProvider* dataProvider();

  /** Returns the data provider in a const-correct manner */
  //const QgsVectorDataProvider* dataProvider() const;

  /** Sets the textencoding of the data provider */
  void setProviderEncoding(const QString& encoding);

  /** Setup the coordinate system tranformation for the layer */
  void setCoordinateSystem();

  QgsLabel *label();

  // TODO: wrap QgsAttributeAction* actions();

  /** The number of features that are selected in this layer */
  int selectedFeatureCount();
  
  /** Select features found within the search rectangle (in layer's coordinates) */
  void select(QgsRectangle & rect, bool lock);
  
  /** Select not selected features and deselect selected ones */
  void invertSelection();

  /** Invert selection of features found within the search rectangle (in layer's coordinates) */
  void invertSelectionInRectangle( QgsRectangle & rect);

  /** Get a copy of the user-selected features */  
  QList<QgsFeature> selectedFeatures();
  
  /** Return reference to identifiers of selected features */
  const QSet<int>& selectedFeaturesIds() const;
  
  /** Change selection to the new set of features */
  void setSelectedFeatures(const QSet<int>& ids);

  /** Returns the bounding box of the selected features. If there is no selection, QgsRectangle(0,0,0,0) is returned */
  QgsRectangle boundingBoxOfSelected();

  /** Copies the symbology settings from another layer. Returns true in case of success */
  bool copySymbologySettings(const QgsMapLayer& other);

  /** Returns true if this layer can be in the same symbology group with another layer */
  bool hasCompatibleSymbology(const QgsMapLayer& other) const;
  
  /** Returns a pointer to the renderer */
  const QgsRenderer* renderer() const;

  /** Sets the renderer. If a renderer is already present, it is deleted */
  void setRenderer(QgsRenderer * r /Transfer/);

  /** Returns point, line or polygon */
  QGis::GeometryType geometryType() const;

  /**Returns the WKBType or WKBUnknown in case of error*/
  QGis::WkbType wkbType() const;

  /** Return the provider type for this layer */
  QString providerType() const;

  /** reads vector layer specific state from project file Dom node.
   *  @note Called by QgsMapLayer::readXml().
   */
  virtual bool readXml( QDomNode & layer_node );

  /** write vector layer specific state to project file Dom node.
   *  @note Called by QgsMapLayer::writeXml().
   */
  virtual bool writeXml( QDomNode & layer_node, QDomDocument & doc );


  /** Read the symbology for the current layer from the Dom node supplied. 
   * @param QDomNode node that will contain the symbology definition for this layer.
   * @param errorMessage reference to string that will be updated with any error messages
   * @return true in case of success.
   */
  bool readSymbology(const QDomNode& node, QString& errorMessage);

  /** Write the symbology for the layer into the docment provided.
   *  @param QDomNode the node that will have the style element added to it.
   *  @param QDomDocument the document that will have the QDomNode added.
   * @param errorMessage reference to string that will be updated with any error messages
   *  @return true in case of success.
   */
  bool writeSymbology(QDomNode&, QDomDocument& doc, QString& errorMessage) const;

  /**
   * Number of features in the layer. This is necessary if features are
   * added/deleted or the layer has been subsetted. If the data provider
   * chooses not to support this feature, the total number of features
   * can be returned.
   * @return long containing number of features
   */
  virtual long featureCount() const;

  /** Update the feature count 
   * @return long containing the number of features in the datasource
   */
  virtual long updateFeatureCount() const;

  /**
   * Set the string (typically sql) used to define a subset of the layer
   * @param subset The subset string. This may be the where clause of a sql statement
   *               or other defintion string specific to the underlying dataprovider
   *               and data store.
   */
  virtual void setSubsetString(QString subset);

  /**
   * Get the string (typically sql) used to define a subset of the layer
   * @return The subset string or QString::null if not implemented by the provider
   */
  virtual QString subsetString();

  void select(QList<int> fetchAttributes = QList<int>(),
              QgsRectangle rect = QgsRectangle(),
              bool fetchGeometry = true,
              bool useIntersect = false);

  bool nextFeature(QgsFeature& feature);


  /**Gets the feature at the given feature id. Considers the changed, added, deleted and permanent features
   @return true in case of success*/
  bool featureAtId(int featureId, QgsFeature& f, bool fetchGeometries = true, bool fetchAttributes = true);

  /** Adds a feature
      @param alsoUpdateExtent    If True, will also go to the effort of e.g. updating the extents.
      @return                    True in case of success and False in case of error
   */
  bool addFeature(QgsFeature& f, bool alsoUpdateExtent = TRUE);
  
  
  /** Insert a new vertex before the given vertex number,
   *  in the given ring, item (first number is index 0), and feature
   *  Not meaningful for Point geometries
   */
  bool insertVertex(double x, double y, int atFeatureId, int beforeVertex);

  /** Moves the vertex at the given position number,
   *  ring and item (first number is index 0), and feature
   *  to the given coordinates
   */
  bool moveVertex(double x, double y, int atFeatureId, int atVertex);

  /** Deletes the vertex at the given position number,
   *  ring and item (first number is index 0), and feature
   */
  bool deleteVertex(int atFeatureId, int atVertex);

  /** Deletes the selected features
   *  @return true in case of success and false otherwise
   */
  bool deleteSelectedFeatures();

  /**Adds a ring to polygon/multipolygon features
   @return
     0 in case of success,
     1 problem with feature type,
     2 ring not closed,
     3 ring not valid,
     4 ring crosses existing rings,
     5 no feature found where ring can be inserted*/
  int addRing(const QList<QgsPoint>& ring);

  /**Adds a new island polygon to a multipolygon feature
   @return
     0 in case of success,
     1 if selected feature is not multipolygon,
     2 if ring is not a valid geometry,
     3 if new polygon ring not disjoint with existing rings,
     4 if no feature was selected,
     5 if several features are selected,
     6 if selected geometry not found*/
  int addIsland(const QList<QgsPoint>& ring);

  /**Translates feature by dx, dy
     @param featureId id of the feature to translate
     @param dx translation of x-coordinate
     @param dy translation of y-coordinate
     @return 0 in case of success*/
  int translateFeature(int featureId, double dx, double dy);

  /**Splits features cut by the given line
     @param splitLine line that splits the layer features
     @param topologicalEditing true if topological editing is enabled
     @return
       0 in case of success,
       1 if several intersections but only 1 split done,
       2 if intersection too complex to be handled, else other error*/
  int splitFeatures(const QList<QgsPoint>& splitLine, bool topologicalEditing = false);

  /**Changes the specified geometry such that it has no intersections with other \
     polygon (or multipolygon) geometries in this vector layer
     @param geom geometry to modify
     @return 0 in case of success*/
  int removePolygonIntersections(QgsGeometry* geom);

  /**Adds topological points for every vertex of the geometry
     @param geom the geometry where each vertex is added to segments of other features
     Note: geom is not going to be modified by the function
     @return 0 in case of success*/
  int addTopologicalPoints(QgsGeometry* geom);
		
  /**Adds a vertex to segments which intersect point p but don't 
     already have a vertex there. If a feature already has a vertex at position p, 
     no additional vertex is inserted. This method is usefull for topological 
     editing.
     @param p position of the vertex
     @return 0 in case of success*/
  int addTopologicalPoints(const QgsPoint& p);

 /**Inserts vertices to the snapped segments.
   This is usefull for topological editing if snap to segment is enabled.
   @param snapResults results collected from the snapping operation
   @return 0 in case of success*/
  int insertSegmentVerticesForSnap(const QList<QgsSnappingResult>& snapResults);	

  /** Set labels on */
  void enableLabels( bool on );

  /** Label is on */
  bool hasLabelsEnabled( );

  /** Returns true if the provider is in editing mode */
  virtual bool isEditable() const;

  /** Returns true if the provider has been modified since the last commit */
  virtual bool isModified() const;

  /**Snaps a point to the closest vertex if there is one within the snapping tolerance
     @param point       The point which is set to the position of a vertex if there is one within the snapping tolerance.
     If there is no point within this tolerance, point is left unchanged.
     @param tolerance   The snapping tolerance
     @return true if the position of point has been changed, and false otherwise */
  bool snapPoint(QgsPoint& point, double tolerance);

/**Snaps to segment or vertex within given tolerance
     @param startPoint point to snap (in layer coordinates)
     @param snappingTolerance distance tolerance for snapping
     @param snappingResults snapping results. Key is the distance between startPoint and snapping target
     @param snap_to to segment / to vertex
     @return 0 in case of success
  */
  int snapWithContext(const QgsPoint& startPoint, double snappingTolerance, QMultiMap<double, QgsSnappingResult>& snappingResults /Out/,
                      QgsSnapper::SnappingType snap_to);

  /** Draws the layer using coordinate transformation
   *  @return FALSE if an error occurred during drawing
   */
  bool draw(QgsRenderContext& rendererContext);

  /** Draws the layer labels using coordinate transformation */
  void drawLabels(QgsRenderContext& rendererContext);

  /** returns list of attributes */
  QList<int> pendingAllAttributesList();

  /** returns fields list which are not commited */
  const QMap<int, QgsField> &pendingFields();

  /** returns feature count after commit */
  int pendingFeatureCount();
  
  /** Sets whether some features are modified or not */
  void setModified(bool modified = TRUE, bool onlyGeometryWasModified = FALSE);
  
  /** Make layer editable */
  bool startEditing();

  /** change feature's geometry
    @note added in version 1.2 */
  bool changeGeometry(int fid, QgsGeometry* geom);

  /** changed an attribute value (but does not commit it */
  bool changeAttributeValue(int fid, int field, QVariant value, bool emitSignal = true);

  /** add an attribute field (but does not commit it) 
      returns the field index or -1 in case of failure */
  bool addAttribute(QString name, QString type);

  /** delete an attribute field (but does not commit it) */
  bool deleteAttribute(int attr);

  /** Insert a copy of the given features into the layer  (but does not commit it) */
  bool addFeatures(QList<QgsFeature> features, bool makeSelected = TRUE);

  /** delete a feature from the layer (but does not commit it) */
  bool deleteFeature(int fid);
  
  /**
    Attempts to commit any changes to disk.  Returns the result of the attempt.
    If a commit fails, the in-memory changes are left alone.

    This allows editing to continue if the commit failed on e.g. a
    disallowed value in a Postgres database - the user can re-edit and try
    again.

    The commits (in this version) occur in four distinct stages,
    (add features, change attributes, change geometries, delete features)
    so if a stage fails, it's difficult to roll back cleanly.
    Therefore any error message also includes which stage failed so 
    that the user has some chance of repairing the damage cleanly.

   */
  bool commitChanges();
  const QStringList &commitErrors();

  /** Stop editing and discard the edits */
  bool rollBack();

  /**get edit type*/ 
  EditType editType(int idx);

  /**set edit type*/
  void setEditType(int idx, EditType edit);

  /**access value map*/
  QMap<QString, QVariant> &valueMap(int idx);

  /**access range */
  RangeData &range(int idx);

    /**Adds a new overlay to this class. QgsVectorLayer takes ownership of the object
    @note this method was added in version 1.1
    */
    void addOverlay( QgsVectorOverlay* overlay /Transfer/);

    /**Removes all overlays of a given type
    @note this method was added in version 1.1
    */
    void removeOverlay( const QString& typeName );

    /**Returns pointers to the overlays of this layer
    @note this method was added in version 1.1
    */
    void vectorOverlays( QList<QgsVectorOverlay*>& overlayList /Out/);

    /**Returns the (first) overlay of a type, e.g. diagram or label
    @note this method was added in version 1.1
    */
    QgsVectorOverlay* findOverlayByType( const QString& typeName );

public slots:

  /** Select feature by its ID, optionally emit signal selectionChanged() */
  void select(int featureId, bool emitSignal = TRUE);
  
  /** Deselect feature by its ID, optionally emit signal selectionChanged() */
  void deselect( int featureId, bool emitSignal = TRUE );

  /** Clear selection */
  void removeSelection(bool emitSignal = TRUE);

  void triggerRepaint();

  /** Update the extents for the layer. This is necessary if features are
   *  added/deleted or the layer has been subsetted.
   */
  virtual void updateExtents();

signals:

  /** This signal is emited when selection was changed */
  void selectionChanged();
  
  /** This signal is emitted when modifications has been done on layer */
  void layerModified(bool onlyGeometry);

  void editingStarted();
  void editingStopped();
  void attributeAdded(int idx);
  void attributeDeleted(int idx);
  void featureDeleted(int fid);
  void layerDeleted();

  void attributeValueChanged(int fid, int idx, const QVariant &);

private:                       // Private methods

  /** vector layers are not copyable */
  QgsVectorLayer( const QgsVectorLayer & rhs );

};