support grass algorithms in profile folder #53246

AlisterH · 2023-05-26T15:20:45Z

Description

Allow users to create algorithm descriptions in [QGIS profile folder]/processing/grassaddons/description.
An addon shipped with QGIS can also be overridden by creating a modified version here.
The ext mechanism is supported at [QGIS profile folder]/processing/grassaddons/ext.

This follows on from #53049, to implement #53048.

AlisterH · 2023-05-28T18:02:23Z

I have tried to implement this as simply as possible; not sure what someone more competent would think.
We should probably do a couple more things:

create [QGIS profile folder]/processing/grassaddons/ext
put a copy of python\plugins\grassprovider\grass7.txt in [QGIS profile folder]/processing/grassaddons/

But I guess the big question is whether [QGIS profile folder]/processing/grassaddons/ is the best place to use.

nicogodet · 2023-05-29T06:27:37Z

An addon shipped with QGIS can also be overridden by creating a modified version here

Looking at current implementation, it seems that user defined description will be added first then shipped desc and override user one ?

createAlgsList can return duplicated alg and it may lead to unwanted behavior. It may be worth checking is alg exists before adding it to list and raise a warning.

AlisterH · 2023-05-30T00:41:41Z

I believe this is correctly handled by qgsprocessingprovider.cpp
It raises a warning "Duplicate algorithm name..."
And algorithms in [QGIS profile folder]/processing/grassaddons seem to override those in python\plugins\grassprovider\ as desired.

Do you want an additional check anyway?
I guess it would make the provider load a bit faster, in case someone wanted to override a large number of algorithms.

AlisterH · 2023-05-30T11:32:53Z

When I say "override" I mean "are loaded in preference to".

nyalldawson · 2023-05-30T23:50:49Z

python/plugins/grassprovider/Grass7Algorithm.py

+                spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location('grassprovider.ext.' + name, extpath)
+                self.module = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
+                spec.loader.exec_module(self.module)
+        except Exception:


can we avoid the broad exception here and catch specific ones instead?

Any advice on what to catch, given that we're loading code written by the user?

Maybe we just need to be more informative?:

except Exception as e: QgsMessageLog.logMessage(self.tr('Failed to load: {0}\n{1}').format(extpath, str(e)), 'Processing', Qgis.Critical) pass

Are you happy with pass rather than raise e? This means if someone has written a working algorithm description, in most cases it will be useable even if they are struggling with getting an ext module module they're writing to work.

Should Qgis.Critical be downgraded? With the current pull request we get a Qgis.Critical Could not open GRASS GIS 7 algorithm:, with the exception, so I presume we should stick with Qgis.Critical

I'm fine with a QgsMessage.

I've added that to the pull request.

I did wonder if we should add something like this, but it didn't seem right when we don't show a message even when we fail to load an algorithm:

iface.messageBar().pushMessage("Warning", "GRASS algorithm " + self.name() + " failed to load ext module - see Processing log messages", 1)

python/plugins/grassprovider/Grass7AlgorithmProvider.py

Co-authored-by: Nicolas Godet <[email protected]>

python/plugins/grassprovider/Grass7Utils.py

Co-authored-by: Loïc Bartoletti <[email protected]>

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AlisterH · 2023-06-20T03:23:36Z

Bumping to stop the bot killing us.

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AlisterH · 2023-07-05T03:11:59Z

Bumping again to stay alive.

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