Show dock on error

src/app/qgisapp.cpp

@@ -931,15 +931,14 @@ QgisApp::QgisApp( QSplashScreen *splash, bool restorePlugins, bool skipVersionCh
   {
     mInfoBar->pushWarning( tr( "Geometry Validation" ), message );
   } );
-  mGeometryValidationDock = new QgsGeometryValidationDock( tr( "Geometry Validation" ), mMapCanvas );
+  mGeometryValidationDock = new QgsGeometryValidationDock( tr( "Geometry Validation" ), mMapCanvas, this );
   mGeometryValidationModel = new QgsGeometryValidationModel( mGeometryValidationService.get(), mGeometryValidationDock );
   connect( this, &QgisApp::activeLayerChanged, mGeometryValidationModel, [this]( QgsMapLayer * layer )
   {
     mGeometryValidationModel->setCurrentLayer( qobject_cast<QgsVectorLayer *>( layer ) );
   } );
   mGeometryValidationDock->setGeometryValidationModel( mGeometryValidationModel );
   mGeometryValidationDock->setGeometryValidationService( mGeometryValidationService.get() );
-  addDockWidget( Qt::RightDockWidgetArea, mGeometryValidationDock );
   endProfile();
 
   QgsApplication::annotationRegistry()->addAnnotationType( QgsAnnotationMetadata( QStringLiteral( "FormAnnotationItem" ), &QgsFormAnnotation::create ) );
@@ -1442,6 +1441,7 @@ QgisApp::QgisApp( QSplashScreen *splash, bool restorePlugins, bool skipVersionCh
   {
     mCentralContainer->setCurrentIndex( 0 );
   } );
+  mGeometryValidationDock->close();
 } // QgisApp ctor
 
 QgisApp::QgisApp()

src/app/qgsgeometryvalidationdock.cpp

@@ -28,11 +28,13 @@ email                : matthias@opengis.ch
 #include "qgsgeometrycheckregistry.h"
 #include "qgsgeometryoptions.h"
 #include "qgsgeometrycheckfactory.h"
+#include "qgisapp.h"
 
 
-QgsGeometryValidationDock::QgsGeometryValidationDock( const QString &title, QgsMapCanvas *mapCanvas, QWidget *parent, Qt::WindowFlags flags )
+QgsGeometryValidationDock::QgsGeometryValidationDock( const QString &title, QgsMapCanvas *mapCanvas, QgisApp *parent, Qt::WindowFlags flags )
   : QgsDockWidget( title, parent, flags )
   , mMapCanvas( mapCanvas )
+  , mApp( parent )
 {
   setupUi( this );
 
@@ -84,7 +86,7 @@ void QgsGeometryValidationDock::setGeometryValidationModel( QgsGeometryValidatio
 
   connect( mErrorListView->selectionModel(), &QItemSelectionModel::currentChanged, this, &QgsGeometryValidationDock::onCurrentErrorChanged );
   connect( mGeometryValidationModel, &QgsGeometryValidationModel::rowsRemoved, this, &QgsGeometryValidationDock::updateCurrentError );
-  connect( mGeometryValidationModel, &QgsGeometryValidationModel::rowsInserted, this, &QgsGeometryValidationDock::raise );
+  connect( mGeometryValidationModel, &QgsGeometryValidationModel::rowsInserted, this, &QgsGeometryValidationDock::onRowsInserted );
 }
 
 void QgsGeometryValidationDock::gotoNextError()
@@ -139,6 +141,15 @@ void QgsGeometryValidationDock::updateLayerTransform()
   mLayerTransform = QgsCoordinateTransform( mMapCanvas->currentLayer()->crs(), mMapCanvas->mapSettings().destinationCrs(), mMapCanvas->mapSettings().transformContext() );
 }
 
+void QgsGeometryValidationDock::onRowsInserted()
+{
+  if ( !isVisible() )
+  {
+    mApp->addDockWidget( Qt::RightDockWidgetArea, this );
+  }
+  raise();
+}
+
 QgsGeometryValidationService *QgsGeometryValidationDock::geometryValidationService() const
 {
   return mGeometryValidationService;

src/app/qgsgeometryvalidationdock.h

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ class QgsMapCanvas;
 class QgsGeometryValidationModel;
 class QgsGeometryValidationService;
 class QgsRubberBand;
+class QgisApp;
 
 /**
  * @brief The QgsGeometryValidationDock class
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ class QgsGeometryValidationDock : public QgsDockWidget, public Ui_QgsGeometryVal
     Q_OBJECT
 
   public:
-    QgsGeometryValidationDock( const QString &title, QgsMapCanvas *mapCanvas, QWidget *parent = nullptr, Qt::WindowFlags flags = nullptr );
+    QgsGeometryValidationDock( const QString &title, QgsMapCanvas *mapCanvas, QgisApp *parent = nullptr, Qt::WindowFlags flags = nullptr );
 
     QgsGeometryValidationModel *geometryValidationModel() const;
     void setGeometryValidationModel( QgsGeometryValidationModel *geometryValidationModel );
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ class QgsGeometryValidationDock : public QgsDockWidget, public Ui_QgsGeometryVal
     void zoomToFeature();
     void triggerTopologyChecks();
     void updateLayerTransform();
+    void onRowsInserted();
 
   private:
 
@@ -67,6 +69,7 @@ class QgsGeometryValidationDock : public QgsDockWidget, public Ui_QgsGeometryVal
     QgsGeometryValidationService *mGeometryValidationService = nullptr;
     QButtonGroup *mZoomToButtonGroup = nullptr;
     QgsMapCanvas *mMapCanvas = nullptr;
+    QgisApp *mApp = nullptr;
     QgsCoordinateTransform mLayerTransform;
     QModelIndex currentIndex() const;
     QgsRubberBand *mFeatureRubberband = nullptr;