[processing] Allow providers to determine default vector/raster file

to use for their algorithm's parameters Because some providers do not have support for all output types, we need to give providers a way to restrict the default format choices to those which are supported by the provider.
qgis · Nov 6, 2017 · 4ae9241e71982c5a3cde0591d24358306232bd98 · 4ae9241
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commit 4ae9241e71982c5a3cde0591d24358306232bd98
diff --git a/python/core/processing/qgsprocessingparameters.sip b/python/core/processing/qgsprocessingparameters.sip
@@ -357,9 +357,18 @@ class QgsProcessingParameterDefinition
 %Docstring
  Returns a pointer to the algorithm which owns this parameter. May be None
  for non-owned parameters.
+.. seealso:: provider()
  :rtype: QgsProcessingAlgorithm
 %End
 
+    QgsProcessingProvider *provider() const;
+%Docstring
+ Returns a pointer to the provider for the algorithm which owns this parameter. May be None
+ for non-owned parameters or algorithms.
+.. seealso:: algorithm()
+ :rtype: QgsProcessingProvider
+%End
+
   protected:
 
 

diff --git a/python/core/processing/qgsprocessingprovider.sip b/python/core/processing/qgsprocessingprovider.sip
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ class QgsProcessingProvider : QObject
     virtual QStringList supportedOutputVectorLayerExtensions() const;
 %Docstring
  Returns a list of the vector format file extensions supported by this provider.
+.. seealso:: defaultVectorFileExtension()
 .. seealso:: supportedOutputRasterLayerExtensions()
 .. seealso:: supportedOutputTableExtensions()
 .. seealso:: supportsNonFileBasedOutput()
@@ -115,6 +116,35 @@ class QgsProcessingProvider : QObject
  :rtype: list of str
 %End
 
+    virtual QString defaultVectorFileExtension( bool hasGeometry = true ) const;
+%Docstring
+ Returns the default file extension to use for vector outputs created by the
+ provider.
+
+ If ``hasGeometry`` is true then the output file format must have support for
+ geometry. If ``hasGeometry`` is false then non-spatial formats can be used.
+
+ The default implementation returns the user's default Processing vector output format
+ setting.
+
+.. seealso:: supportedOutputVectorLayerExtensions()
+.. seealso:: defaultRasterFileExtension()
+ :rtype: str
+%End
+
+    virtual QString defaultRasterFileExtension() const;
+%Docstring
+ Returns the default file extension to use for raster outputs created by the
+ provider.
+
+ The default implementation returns the user's default Processing raster output format
+ setting.
+
+.. seealso:: supportedOutputRasterLayerExtensions()
+.. seealso:: defaultVectorFileExtension()
+ :rtype: str
+%End
+
     virtual bool supportsNonFileBasedOutput() const;
 %Docstring
  Returns true if the provider supports non-file based outputs (such as memory layers

diff --git a/src/core/processing/qgsprocessingparameters.cpp b/src/core/processing/qgsprocessingparameters.cpp
@@ -16,8 +16,10 @@
  ***************************************************************************/
 
 #include "qgsprocessingparameters.h"
+#include "qgsprocessingprovider.h"
 #include "qgsprocessingcontext.h"
 #include "qgsprocessingutils.h"
+#include "qgsprocessingalgorithm.h"
 #include "qgsvectorlayerfeatureiterator.h"
 #include "qgsprocessingoutputs.h"
 #include "qgssettings.h"
@@ -1242,6 +1244,11 @@ QgsProcessingAlgorithm *QgsProcessingParameterDefinition::algorithm() const
   return mAlgorithm;
 }
 
+QgsProcessingProvider *QgsProcessingParameterDefinition::provider() const
+{
+  return mAlgorithm ? mAlgorithm->provider() : nullptr;
+}
+
 QgsProcessingParameterBoolean::QgsProcessingParameterBoolean( const QString &name, const QString &description, const QVariant &defaultValue, bool optional )
   : QgsProcessingParameterDefinition( name, description, defaultValue, optional )
 {}
@@ -3092,14 +3099,21 @@ QgsProcessingOutputDefinition *QgsProcessingParameterFeatureSink::toOutputDefini
 
 QString QgsProcessingParameterFeatureSink::defaultFileExtension() const
 {
-  QgsSettings settings;
-  if ( hasGeometry() )
+  if ( QgsProcessingProvider *p = provider() )
   {
-    return settings.value( QStringLiteral( "Processing/DefaultOutputVectorLayerExt" ), QStringLiteral( "shp" ), QgsSettings::Core ).toString();
+    return p->defaultVectorFileExtension( hasGeometry() );
   }
   else
   {
-    return QStringLiteral( "dbf" );
+    QgsSettings settings;
+    if ( hasGeometry() )
+    {
+      return settings.value( QStringLiteral( "Processing/DefaultOutputVectorLayerExt" ), QStringLiteral( "shp" ), QgsSettings::Core ).toString();
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      return QStringLiteral( "dbf" );
+    }
   }
 }
 
@@ -3245,8 +3259,15 @@ QgsProcessingOutputDefinition *QgsProcessingParameterRasterDestination::toOutput
 
 QString QgsProcessingParameterRasterDestination::defaultFileExtension() const
 {
-  QgsSettings settings;
-  return settings.value( QStringLiteral( "Processing/DefaultOutputRasterLayerExt" ), QStringLiteral( "tif" ), QgsSettings::Core ).toString();
+  if ( QgsProcessingProvider *p = provider() )
+  {
+    return p->defaultRasterFileExtension();
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    QgsSettings settings;
+    return settings.value( QStringLiteral( "Processing/DefaultOutputRasterLayerExt" ), QStringLiteral( "tif" ), QgsSettings::Core ).toString();
+  }
 }
 
 QgsProcessingParameterRasterDestination *QgsProcessingParameterRasterDestination::fromScriptCode( const QString &name, const QString &description, bool isOptional, const QString &definition )
@@ -3541,14 +3562,21 @@ QgsProcessingOutputDefinition *QgsProcessingParameterVectorDestination::toOutput
 
 QString QgsProcessingParameterVectorDestination::defaultFileExtension() const
 {
-  QgsSettings settings;
-  if ( hasGeometry() )
+  if ( QgsProcessingProvider *p = provider() )
   {
-    return settings.value( QStringLiteral( "Processing/DefaultOutputVectorLayerExt" ), QStringLiteral( "shp" ), QgsSettings::Core ).toString();
+    return p->defaultVectorFileExtension( hasGeometry() );
   }
   else
   {
-    return QStringLiteral( "dbf" );
+    QgsSettings settings;
+    if ( hasGeometry() )
+    {
+      return settings.value( QStringLiteral( "Processing/DefaultOutputVectorLayerExt" ), QStringLiteral( "shp" ), QgsSettings::Core ).toString();
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      return QStringLiteral( "dbf" );
+    }
   }
 }
 

diff --git a/src/core/processing/qgsprocessingparameters.h b/src/core/processing/qgsprocessingparameters.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ class QgsFeatureSink;
 class QgsProcessingFeatureSource;
 class QgsProcessingOutputDefinition;
 class QgsProcessingFeedback;
+class QgsProcessingProvider;
 
 /**
  * \class QgsProcessingFeatureSourceDefinition
@@ -394,9 +395,17 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsProcessingParameterDefinition
     /**
      * Returns a pointer to the algorithm which owns this parameter. May be nullptr
      * for non-owned parameters.
+     * \see provider()
      */
     QgsProcessingAlgorithm *algorithm() const;
 
+    /**
+     * Returns a pointer to the provider for the algorithm which owns this parameter. May be nullptr
+     * for non-owned parameters or algorithms.
+     * \see algorithm()
+     */
+    QgsProcessingProvider *provider() const;
+
   protected:
 
     //! Parameter name

diff --git a/src/core/processing/qgsprocessingprovider.cpp b/src/core/processing/qgsprocessingprovider.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include "qgsprocessingprovider.h"
 #include "qgsapplication.h"
 #include "qgsvectorfilewriter.h"
+#include "qgssettings.h"
 
 QgsProcessingProvider::QgsProcessingProvider( QObject *parent SIP_TRANSFERTHIS )
   : QObject( parent )
@@ -84,3 +85,22 @@ QStringList QgsProcessingProvider::supportedOutputVectorLayerExtensions() const
   return QgsVectorFileWriter::supportedFormatExtensions();
 }
 
+QString QgsProcessingProvider::defaultVectorFileExtension( bool hasGeometry ) const
+{
+  QgsSettings settings;
+  if ( hasGeometry )
+  {
+    return settings.value( QStringLiteral( "Processing/DefaultOutputVectorLayerExt" ), QStringLiteral( "shp" ), QgsSettings::Core ).toString();
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    return QStringLiteral( "dbf" );
+  }
+}
+
+QString QgsProcessingProvider::defaultRasterFileExtension() const
+{
+  QgsSettings settings;
+  return settings.value( QStringLiteral( "Processing/DefaultOutputRasterLayerExt" ), QStringLiteral( "tif" ), QgsSettings::Core ).toString();
+}
+
diff --git a/src/core/processing/qgsprocessingprovider.h b/src/core/processing/qgsprocessingprovider.h
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsProcessingProvider : public QObject
 
     /**
      * Returns a list of the vector format file extensions supported by this provider.
+     * \see defaultVectorFileExtension()
      * \see supportedOutputRasterLayerExtensions()
      * \see supportedOutputTableExtensions()
      * \see supportsNonFileBasedOutput()
@@ -123,6 +124,33 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsProcessingProvider : public QObject
      */
     virtual QStringList supportedOutputTableExtensions() const { return QStringList() << QStringLiteral( "csv" ); }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the default file extension to use for vector outputs created by the
+     * provider.
+     *
+     * If \a hasGeometry is true then the output file format must have support for
+     * geometry. If \a hasGeometry is false then non-spatial formats can be used.
+     *
+     * The default implementation returns the user's default Processing vector output format
+     * setting.
+     *
+     * \see supportedOutputVectorLayerExtensions()
+     * \see defaultRasterFileExtension()
+     */
+    virtual QString defaultVectorFileExtension( bool hasGeometry = true ) const;
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the default file extension to use for raster outputs created by the
+     * provider.
+     *
+     * The default implementation returns the user's default Processing raster output format
+     * setting.
+     *
+     * \see supportedOutputRasterLayerExtensions()
+     * \see defaultVectorFileExtension()
+     */
+    virtual QString defaultRasterFileExtension() const;
+
     /**
      * Returns true if the provider supports non-file based outputs (such as memory layers
      * or direct database outputs).

diff --git a/tests/src/analysis/testqgsprocessing.cpp b/tests/src/analysis/testqgsprocessing.cpp
@@ -130,6 +130,41 @@ class DummyAlgorithm : public QgsProcessingAlgorithm
       QgsProcessingParameterVectorDestination *p8 = new QgsProcessingParameterVectorDestination( "p8" );
       // this should fail - it would result in a duplicate output name
       QVERIFY( !addParameter( p8 ) );
+
+      // default vector format extension
+      QgsProcessingParameterFeatureSink *sinkParam = new QgsProcessingParameterFeatureSink( "sink" );
+      QCOMPARE( sinkParam->defaultFileExtension(), QStringLiteral( "shp" ) ); // before alg is accessible
+      QVERIFY( !sinkParam->algorithm() );
+      QVERIFY( !sinkParam->provider() );
+      addParameter( sinkParam );
+      QCOMPARE( sinkParam->defaultFileExtension(), QStringLiteral( "shp" ) );
+      QCOMPARE( sinkParam->algorithm(), this );
+      QVERIFY( !sinkParam->provider() );
+
+      // default raster format extension
+      QgsProcessingParameterRasterDestination *rasterParam = new QgsProcessingParameterRasterDestination( "raster" );
+      QCOMPARE( rasterParam->defaultFileExtension(), QStringLiteral( "tif" ) ); // before alg is accessible
+      addParameter( rasterParam );
+      QCOMPARE( rasterParam->defaultFileExtension(), QStringLiteral( "tif" ) );
+    }
+
+    void runParameterChecks2()
+    {
+      // default vector format extension, taken from provider
+      QgsProcessingParameterFeatureSink *sinkParam = new QgsProcessingParameterFeatureSink( "sink2" );
+      QCOMPARE( sinkParam->defaultFileExtension(), QStringLiteral( "shp" ) ); // before alg is accessible
+      QVERIFY( !sinkParam->algorithm() );
+      QVERIFY( !sinkParam->provider() );
+      addParameter( sinkParam );
+      QCOMPARE( sinkParam->defaultFileExtension(), QStringLiteral( "xshp" ) );
+      QCOMPARE( sinkParam->algorithm(), this );
+      QCOMPARE( sinkParam->provider(), provider() );
+
+      // default raster format extension
+      QgsProcessingParameterRasterDestination *rasterParam = new QgsProcessingParameterRasterDestination( "raster2" );
+      QCOMPARE( rasterParam->defaultFileExtension(), QStringLiteral( "tif" ) ); // before alg is accessible
+      addParameter( rasterParam );
+      QCOMPARE( rasterParam->defaultFileExtension(), QStringLiteral( "pcx" ) );
     }
 
     void runOutputChecks()
@@ -254,6 +289,16 @@ class DummyProvider : public QgsProcessingProvider
 
     void unload() override { if ( unloaded ) { *unloaded = true; } }
 
+    QString defaultVectorFileExtension( bool ) const override
+    {
+      return "xshp"; // shape-X. Just like shapefiles, but to the max!
+    }
+
+    QString defaultRasterFileExtension() const override
+    {
+      return "pcx"; // next-gen raster storage
+    }
+
     bool *unloaded = nullptr;
 
   protected:
@@ -273,7 +318,7 @@ class DummyProvider : public QgsProcessingProvider
 
     QString mId;
 
-
+    friend class TestQgsProcessing;
 };
 
 class DummyProviderNoLoad : public DummyProvider
@@ -1419,8 +1464,12 @@ void TestQgsProcessing::parameters()
 
 void TestQgsProcessing::algorithmParameters()
 {
-  DummyAlgorithm alg( "test" );
-  alg.runParameterChecks();
+  DummyAlgorithm *alg = new DummyAlgorithm( "test" );
+  DummyProvider p( "test" );
+  alg->runParameterChecks();
+
+  p.addAlgorithm( alg );
+  alg->runParameterChecks2();
 }
 
 void TestQgsProcessing::algorithmOutputs()