[Processing][Feature] Add new algo to remove holes in a polygon layer

python/plugins/processing/algs/qgis/DeleteHoles.py

@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+"""
+***************************************************************************
+    DeleteHoles.py
+    ---------------------
+    Date                 : April 2015
+    Copyright            : (C) 2015 by Etienne Trimaille
+***************************************************************************
+*                                                                         *
+*   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
+*   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
+*   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or     *
+*   (at your option) any later version.                                   *
+*                                                                         *
+***************************************************************************
+"""
+
+__author__ = 'Etienne Trimaille'
+__date__ = 'April 2015'
+__copyright__ = '(C) 2015, Etienne Trimaille'
+
+# This will get replaced with a git SHA1 when you do a git archive
+
+__revision__ = '$Format:%H$'
+
+from qgis.core import QgsFeature, QgsGeometry
+from processing.core.GeoAlgorithm import GeoAlgorithm
+from processing.core.parameters import ParameterVector
+from processing.core.outputs import OutputVector
+from processing.tools import dataobjects, vector
+
+
+class DeleteHoles(GeoAlgorithm):
+    INPUT = 'INPUT'
+    OUTPUT = 'OUTPUT'
+
+    def defineCharacteristics(self):
+        self.name = 'Delete holes'
+        self.group = 'Vector geometry tools'
+
+        self.addParameter(ParameterVector(self.INPUT,
+            self.tr('Input layer'), [ParameterVector.VECTOR_TYPE_POLYGON]))
+        self.addOutput(OutputVector(self.OUTPUT, self.tr('Output')))
+
+    def processAlgorithm(self, progress):
+        layer = dataobjects.getObjectFromUri(
+            self.getParameterValue(self.INPUT))
+
+        writer = self.getOutputFromName(self.OUTPUT).getVectorWriter(
+            layer.pendingFields(),
+            layer.wkbType(),
+            layer.crs())
+
+        features = vector.features(layer)
+        count = len(features)
+        total = 100.0 / float(count)
+
+        feat = QgsFeature()
+        for count, f in enumerate(features):
+
+            geometry = f.geometry()
+            if geometry.isMultipart():
+                multi_polygon = geometry.asMultiPolygon()
+                for polygon in multi_polygon:
+                    for ring in polygon[1:]:
+                        polygon.remove(ring)
+                geometry = QgsGeometry.fromMultiPolygon(multi_polygon)
+
+            else:
+                polygon = geometry.asPolygon()
+                for ring in polygon[1:]:
+                    polygon.remove(ring)
+                geometry = QgsGeometry.fromPolygon(polygon)
+
+            feat.setGeometry(geometry)
+            feat.setAttributes(f.attributes())
+            writer.addFeature(feat)
+            progress.setPercentage(int(count * total))
+
+        del writer

python/plugins/processing/algs/qgis/QGISAlgorithmProvider.py

@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@
 from Eliminate import Eliminate
 from SpatialJoin import SpatialJoin
 from DeleteColumn import DeleteColumn
+from DeleteHoles import DeleteHoles
 from DeleteDuplicateGeometries import DeleteDuplicateGeometries
 from TextToFloat import TextToFloat
 from ExtractByAttribute import ExtractByAttribute
@@ -151,7 +152,7 @@ def __init__(self):
                         VariableDistanceBuffer(), Dissolve(), Difference(),
                         Intersection(), Union(), Clip(), ExtentFromLayer(),
                         RandomSelection(), RandomSelectionWithinSubsets(),
-                        SelectByLocation(), RandomExtract(),
+                        SelectByLocation(), RandomExtract(), DeleteHoles(),
                         RandomExtractWithinSubsets(), ExtractByLocation(),
                         SpatialJoin(), RegularPoints(), SymmetricalDifference(),
                         VectorSplit(), VectorGrid(), DeleteColumn(),