Dox++

Author: nyalldawson

python/core/auto_generated/qgsdataprovider.sip.in

@@ -11,19 +11,10 @@
 
 
 
-
-
 class QgsDataProvider : QObject
 {
 %Docstring
 Abstract base class for spatial data provider implementations.
-
-This object needs to inherit from QObject to enable event
-processing in the Postgres/PostGIS provider (QgsPostgresProvider).
-It is called *here* so that this vtable and the vtable for
-QgsPostgresProvider don't get misaligned -
-the QgsVectorLayer class factory (which refers
-to generic QgsVectorDataProvider's) depends on it.
 %End
 
 %TypeHeaderCode
@@ -401,23 +392,31 @@ Returns true if metadata was successfully written to the data provider.
 
     void fullExtentCalculated();
 %Docstring
-This is emitted whenever the worker thread has fully calculated the
-PostGIS extents for this layer, and its event has been received by this
-provider.
+Emitted whenever a deffered extent calculation is completed by the provider.
+
+Layers should connect to this signal and update their cached extents whenever
+it is emitted.
 %End
 
     void dataChanged();
 %Docstring
-This is emitted whenever an asynchronous operation has finished
-and the data should be redrawn
+Emitted whenever a change is made to the data provider which may have
+caused changes in the provider's data OUTSIDE of QGIS.
 
 When emitted from a :py:class:`QgsVectorDataProvider`, any cached information such as
 feature ids should be invalidated.
+
+.. warning::
+
+   This signal is NOT emitted when changes are made to a provider
+   from INSIDE QGIS -- e.g. when adding features to a vector layer, deleting features
+   or modifying existing features. Instead, the specific QgsVectorLayer signals
+   should be used to detect these operations.
 %End
 
     void notify( const QString &msg );
 %Docstring
-Emitted when datasource issues a notification
+Emitted when the datasource issues a notification.
 
 .. seealso:: :py:func:`setListening`
 

src/core/qgsdataprovider.h

@@ -36,16 +36,7 @@ class QgsCoordinateReferenceSystem;
 /**
  * \ingroup core
  * Abstract base class for spatial data provider implementations.
- *
- * This object needs to inherit from QObject to enable event
- * processing in the Postgres/PostGIS provider (QgsPostgresProvider).
- * It is called *here* so that this vtable and the vtable for
- * QgsPostgresProvider don't get misaligned -
- * the QgsVectorLayer class factory (which refers
- * to generic QgsVectorDataProvider's) depends on it.
  */
-
-
 class CORE_EXPORT QgsDataProvider : public QObject
 {
 
@@ -534,23 +525,29 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsDataProvider : public QObject
   signals:
 
     /**
-     *   This is emitted whenever the worker thread has fully calculated the
-     *   PostGIS extents for this layer, and its event has been received by this
-     *   provider.
+     * Emitted whenever a deffered extent calculation is completed by the provider.
+     *
+     * Layers should connect to this signal and update their cached extents whenever
+     * it is emitted.
      */
     void fullExtentCalculated();
 
     /**
-     *   This is emitted whenever an asynchronous operation has finished
-     *   and the data should be redrawn
+     * Emitted whenever a change is made to the data provider which may have
+     * caused changes in the provider's data OUTSIDE of QGIS.
+     *
+     * When emitted from a QgsVectorDataProvider, any cached information such as
+     * feature ids should be invalidated.
      *
-     *   When emitted from a QgsVectorDataProvider, any cached information such as
-     *   feature ids should be invalidated.
+     * \warning This signal is NOT emitted when changes are made to a provider
+     * from INSIDE QGIS -- e.g. when adding features to a vector layer, deleting features
+     * or modifying existing features. Instead, the specific QgsVectorLayer signals
+     * should be used to detect these operations.
      */
     void dataChanged();
 
     /**
-     * Emitted when datasource issues a notification
+     * Emitted when the datasource issues a notification.
      *
      * \see setListening
      *