logs with xtf file instead of temp folder

[sjib]

Currently the logs are stored in the temp folder, as it usually has access rights for writing

In virtual environments reading the files is not possible as @urskaufmann mentioned.

Suggestion:
Change folder to xtf folder and name the logs as xtfname.*.log

Question:
What happens if I export the xtf a second time with the same name? Overwrite old logs?

[urskaufmann]

Precision: it's not "not possible to read". But the button "show logs" has not an adress that works in the virtual environment (we have no access to c: )

[sjib]

@urskaufmann So even a tool tip with the file path would not help to access it manually, right?

[urskaufmann]

The path of the log-files is C:\Users\KAU\AppData\Local\Temp\qgepqwat2ili
AppData is hidden and not shown even if I check Ausgeblendete Elemente in the file explorer. I have to use a detour to have access to this place.

[ponceta]

Windows + E and copy paste the URL

What I got is :

• Add a checkbox to export full logs in the same repo as the export

Is there a possibility to create an URL directly to the destination file in the success message ?
file://C:\mypath\my_interlis_generated_file.xtf

[sjib]

A second button could be added in the success bar:

qgepqwat2ili/qgepqwat2ili/gui/__init__.py

Line 33 in 49b419f

def _show_results(title, message, log_path, level):

button2 = QPushButton(widget)
button2.setText("Show export file")
button.pressed.connect(lambda p=file_name: webbrowser.open(p))
widget.layout().addWidget(button)

Documentation can be found here https://docs.qgis.org/3.22/en/docs/pyqgis_developer_cookbook/communicating.html

[sjib]

Or even easier if it is possible to make {file_name} a hyperlink:

qgepqwat2ili/qgepqwat2ili/gui/__init__.py

Line 248 in 49b419f

f"Data successfully exported to {file_name}",

[sjib]

The log_path can be (easily?) adjusted in adding the file name directory path (export directory) as next_to_path in the function make_log_path

qgepqwat2ili/qgepqwat2ili/utils/various.py

Line 215 in 49b419f

def make_log_path(next_to_path, step_name):

qgepqwat2ili/qgepqwat2ili/utils/various.py

Line 216 in 49b419f

"""Returns a path for logging purposes. If next_to_path is None, it will be saved in the temp directory"""

All calls of make_log_path would have to be adjusted from eg.
filename = make_log_path(None, "qgepqwat2ili")
to
filename = make_log_path("next_to_path", "qgepqwat2ili")

[ponceta]

@olivierdalang propose a way to :

• Add a checkbox to export full logs in the same repo as the export

[sjib]

WIP Pull request by OD: add ability to save logs next to input/output file in the GUI

Suggested implementation of the checkbox:

[olivierdalang]

merged in QGEP/qgepplugin#71