[cleanup] Limit number of hardcoded strings for layer type by leveraging QgsMapLayerFactory::typeToString()

python/PyQt6/core/auto_additions/qgsmimedatautils.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # The following has been generated automatically from src/core/qgsmimedatautils.h
 try:
-    QgsMimeDataUtils.Uri.__attribute_docs__ = {'layerType': 'Type of URI.\n\nRecognized types include\n\n- "vector": vector layers\n- "raster": raster layers\n- "mesh": mesh layers\n- "pointcloud": point cloud layers\n- "vector-tile": vector tile layers\n- "tiled-scene": tiled scene layers\n- "plugin": plugin layers\n- "custom": custom types\n- "project": QGS/QGZ project file\n- "directory": directory path\n\nMime data from plugins may use additional custom layer types.', 'providerKey': 'For "vector" / "raster" type: provider id.\nFor "plugin" type: plugin layer type name.\nFor "custom" type: key of its :py:class:`QgsCustomDropHandler`\nFor "project" and "directory" types: unused', 'name': 'Human readable name to be used e.g. in layer tree', 'uri': 'Identifier of the data source recognized by its providerKey', 'layerId': 'Layer ID, if uri is associated with a layer from a :py:class:`QgsProject`.\n\n.. versionadded:: 3.8', 'pId': 'Unique ID associated with application instance. Can be used to identify\nif mime data was created inside the current application instance or not.\n\n.. versionadded:: 3.8', 'wkbType': 'WKB type, if associated with a vector layer, or :py:class:`QgsWkbTypes`.Unknown if not\nyet known.\n\n.. versionadded:: 3.8', 'filePath': 'Path to file, if uri is associated with a file.\n\n.. versionadded:: 3.22'}
+    QgsMimeDataUtils.Uri.__attribute_docs__ = {'layerType': 'Type of URI.\n\nRecognized types include\n\n- "vector": vector layers\n- "raster": raster layers\n- "mesh": mesh layers\n- "pointcloud": point cloud layers\n- "vector-tile": vector tile layers\n- "tiled-scene": tiled scene layers\n- "annotation": annotation layers\n- "group": group layers\n- "plugin": plugin layers\n- "custom": custom types\n- "project": QGS/QGZ project file\n- "directory": directory path\n\nNote: use :py:func:`QgsMapLayerFactory.typeToString()` to convert from a\n:py:class:`Qgis`.LayerType to a string (except for "custom", "project" and\n"directory")\n\nMime data from plugins may use additional custom layer types.', 'providerKey': 'For "vector" / "raster" type: provider id.\nFor "plugin" type: plugin layer type name.\nFor "custom" type: key of its :py:class:`QgsCustomDropHandler`\nFor "project" and "directory" types: unused', 'name': 'Human readable name to be used e.g. in layer tree', 'uri': 'Identifier of the data source recognized by its providerKey', 'layerId': 'Layer ID, if uri is associated with a layer from a :py:class:`QgsProject`.\n\n.. versionadded:: 3.8', 'pId': 'Unique ID associated with application instance. Can be used to identify\nif mime data was created inside the current application instance or not.\n\n.. versionadded:: 3.8', 'wkbType': 'WKB type, if associated with a vector layer, or :py:class:`QgsWkbTypes`.Unknown if not\nyet known.\n\n.. versionadded:: 3.8', 'filePath': 'Path to file, if uri is associated with a file.\n\n.. versionadded:: 3.22'}
 except (NameError, AttributeError):
     pass
 try:

python/core/auto_additions/qgsmimedatautils.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # The following has been generated automatically from src/core/qgsmimedatautils.h
 try:
-    QgsMimeDataUtils.Uri.__attribute_docs__ = {'layerType': 'Type of URI.\n\nRecognized types include\n\n- "vector": vector layers\n- "raster": raster layers\n- "mesh": mesh layers\n- "pointcloud": point cloud layers\n- "vector-tile": vector tile layers\n- "tiled-scene": tiled scene layers\n- "plugin": plugin layers\n- "custom": custom types\n- "project": QGS/QGZ project file\n- "directory": directory path\n\nMime data from plugins may use additional custom layer types.', 'providerKey': 'For "vector" / "raster" type: provider id.\nFor "plugin" type: plugin layer type name.\nFor "custom" type: key of its :py:class:`QgsCustomDropHandler`\nFor "project" and "directory" types: unused', 'name': 'Human readable name to be used e.g. in layer tree', 'uri': 'Identifier of the data source recognized by its providerKey', 'layerId': 'Layer ID, if uri is associated with a layer from a :py:class:`QgsProject`.\n\n.. versionadded:: 3.8', 'pId': 'Unique ID associated with application instance. Can be used to identify\nif mime data was created inside the current application instance or not.\n\n.. versionadded:: 3.8', 'wkbType': 'WKB type, if associated with a vector layer, or :py:class:`QgsWkbTypes`.Unknown if not\nyet known.\n\n.. versionadded:: 3.8', 'filePath': 'Path to file, if uri is associated with a file.\n\n.. versionadded:: 3.22'}
+    QgsMimeDataUtils.Uri.__attribute_docs__ = {'layerType': 'Type of URI.\n\nRecognized types include\n\n- "vector": vector layers\n- "raster": raster layers\n- "mesh": mesh layers\n- "pointcloud": point cloud layers\n- "vector-tile": vector tile layers\n- "tiled-scene": tiled scene layers\n- "annotation": annotation layers\n- "group": group layers\n- "plugin": plugin layers\n- "custom": custom types\n- "project": QGS/QGZ project file\n- "directory": directory path\n\nNote: use :py:func:`QgsMapLayerFactory.typeToString()` to convert from a\n:py:class:`Qgis`.LayerType to a string (except for "custom", "project" and\n"directory")\n\nMime data from plugins may use additional custom layer types.', 'providerKey': 'For "vector" / "raster" type: provider id.\nFor "plugin" type: plugin layer type name.\nFor "custom" type: key of its :py:class:`QgsCustomDropHandler`\nFor "project" and "directory" types: unused', 'name': 'Human readable name to be used e.g. in layer tree', 'uri': 'Identifier of the data source recognized by its providerKey', 'layerId': 'Layer ID, if uri is associated with a layer from a :py:class:`QgsProject`.\n\n.. versionadded:: 3.8', 'pId': 'Unique ID associated with application instance. Can be used to identify\nif mime data was created inside the current application instance or not.\n\n.. versionadded:: 3.8', 'wkbType': 'WKB type, if associated with a vector layer, or :py:class:`QgsWkbTypes`.Unknown if not\nyet known.\n\n.. versionadded:: 3.8', 'filePath': 'Path to file, if uri is associated with a file.\n\n.. versionadded:: 3.22'}
 except (NameError, AttributeError):
     pass
 try:

src/app/qgisapp.cpp

@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@
 #include "qgsauxiliarystorage.h"
 #include "qgsvectortileutils.h"
 #include "qgsscaleutils.h"
+#include "qgsmaplayerfactory.h"
 
 #include "qgsbrowserwidget.h"
 #include "annotations/qgsannotationitempropertieswidget.h"
@@ -2447,6 +2448,8 @@ QList<QgsMapLayer *> QgisApp::handleDropUriList( const QgsMimeDataUtils::UriList
     const QgsMimeDataUtils::Uri &u = lst.at( i );
 
     QString uri = crsAndFormatAdjustedLayerUri( u.uri, u.supportedCrs, u.supportedFormats );
+    bool ok = false;
+    Qgis::LayerType layerType = QgsMapLayerFactory::typeFromString( u.layerType, ok );
 
     if ( u.layerType == QLatin1String( "collection" ) )
     {
@@ -2455,41 +2458,41 @@ QList<QgsMapLayer *> QgisApp::handleDropUriList( const QgsMimeDataUtils::UriList
       if ( ok )
         addedLayers.append( collectionLayers );
     }
-    else if ( u.layerType == QLatin1String( "vector" ) )
+    else if ( ok && layerType == Qgis::LayerType::Vector )
     {
       const QList<QgsVectorLayer *> layerList { QgsAppLayerHandling::addVectorLayer( uri, u.name, u.providerKey, addToLegend ) };
       for ( QgsVectorLayer *layer : std::as_const( layerList ) )
       {
         addedLayers << layer;
       }
     }
-    else if ( u.layerType == QLatin1String( "raster" ) )
+    else if ( ok && layerType == Qgis::LayerType::Raster )
     {
       const QList<QgsRasterLayer *> layerList { QgsAppLayerHandling::addRasterLayer( uri, u.name, u.providerKey, addToLegend ) };
       for ( QgsRasterLayer *layer : std::as_const( layerList ) )
       {
         addedLayers << layer;
       }
     }
-    else if ( u.layerType == QLatin1String( "mesh" ) )
+    else if ( ok && layerType == Qgis::LayerType::Mesh )
     {
       const QList<QgsMeshLayer *> layerList { QgsAppLayerHandling::addMeshLayer( uri, u.name, u.providerKey, addToLegend ) };
       for ( QgsMeshLayer *layer : std::as_const( layerList ) )
       {
         addedLayers << layer;
       }
     }
-    else if ( u.layerType == QLatin1String( "pointcloud" ) )
+    else if ( ok && layerType == Qgis::LayerType::PointCloud )
     {
       if ( QgsMapLayer *layer = QgsAppLayerHandling::addLayer<QgsPointCloudLayer>( uri, u.name, u.providerKey, addToLegend ) )
         addedLayers << layer;
     }
-    else if ( u.layerType == QLatin1String( "tiled-scene" ) )
+    else if ( ok && layerType == Qgis::LayerType::TiledScene )
     {
       if ( QgsMapLayer *layer = QgsAppLayerHandling::addLayer<QgsTiledSceneLayer>( uri, u.name, u.providerKey, addToLegend ) )
         addedLayers << layer;
     }
-    else if ( u.layerType == QLatin1String( "vector-tile" ) )
+    else if ( ok && layerType == Qgis::LayerType::VectorTile )
     {
       QgsTemporaryCursorOverride busyCursor( Qt::WaitCursor );
 
@@ -2587,7 +2590,7 @@ QList<QgsMapLayer *> QgisApp::handleDropUriList( const QgsMimeDataUtils::UriList
         addedLayers << layer;
       }
     }
-    else if ( u.layerType == QLatin1String( "plugin" ) )
+    else if ( ok && layerType == Qgis::LayerType::Plugin )
     {
       QgsMapLayer *layer = QgsAppLayerHandling::addLayer<QgsPluginLayer>( uri, u.name, u.providerKey, addToLegend, false );
       if ( layer )

src/core/browser/qgslayeritem.cpp

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include "qgslayeritem.h"
 #include "moc_qgslayeritem.cpp"
 #include "qgsmaplayer.h"
+#include "qgsmaplayerfactory.h"
 #include "qgsvectorlayer.h"
 #include "qgsiconutils.h"
 
@@ -243,11 +244,11 @@ bool QgsLayerItem::equal( const QgsDataItem *other )
 QgsMimeDataUtils::UriList QgsLayerItem::mimeUris() const
 {
   QgsMimeDataUtils::Uri u;
+  u.layerType = QgsMapLayerFactory::typeToString( mapLayerType() );
 
   switch ( mapLayerType() )
   {
     case Qgis::LayerType::Vector:
-      u.layerType = QStringLiteral( "vector" );
       switch ( mLayerType )
       {
         case Qgis::BrowserLayerType::Point:
@@ -277,28 +278,13 @@ QgsMimeDataUtils::UriList QgsLayerItem::mimeUris() const
       }
       break;
     case Qgis::LayerType::Raster:
-      u.layerType = QStringLiteral( "raster" );
-      break;
     case Qgis::LayerType::Mesh:
-      u.layerType = QStringLiteral( "mesh" );
-      break;
     case Qgis::LayerType::VectorTile:
-      u.layerType = QStringLiteral( "vector-tile" );
-      break;
     case Qgis::LayerType::PointCloud:
-      u.layerType = QStringLiteral( "pointcloud" );
-      break;
     case Qgis::LayerType::TiledScene:
-      u.layerType = QStringLiteral( "tiled-scene" );
-      break;
     case Qgis::LayerType::Plugin:
-      u.layerType = QStringLiteral( "plugin" );
-      break;
     case Qgis::LayerType::Group:
-      u.layerType = QStringLiteral( "group" );
-      break;
     case Qgis::LayerType::Annotation:
-      u.layerType = QStringLiteral( "annotation" );
       break;
   }
 

src/core/providers/qgsprovidersublayerdetails.cpp

@@ -30,35 +30,20 @@ QgsMapLayer *QgsProviderSublayerDetails::toLayer( const LayerOptions &options )
 QgsMimeDataUtils::Uri QgsProviderSublayerDetails::toMimeUri() const
 {
   QgsMimeDataUtils::Uri u;
+  u.layerType = QgsMapLayerFactory::typeToString( mType );
   switch ( mType )
   {
     case Qgis::LayerType::Vector:
-      u.layerType = QStringLiteral( "vector" );
       u.wkbType = mWkbType;
       break;
     case Qgis::LayerType::Raster:
-      u.layerType = QStringLiteral( "raster" );
-      break;
     case Qgis::LayerType::Mesh:
-      u.layerType = QStringLiteral( "mesh" );
-      break;
     case Qgis::LayerType::VectorTile:
-      u.layerType = QStringLiteral( "vector-tile" );
-      break;
     case Qgis::LayerType::PointCloud:
-      u.layerType = QStringLiteral( "pointcloud" );
-      break;
     case Qgis::LayerType::Plugin:
-      u.layerType = QStringLiteral( "plugin" );
-      break;
     case Qgis::LayerType::Group:
-      u.layerType = QStringLiteral( "group" );
-      break;
     case Qgis::LayerType::Annotation:
-      u.layerType = QStringLiteral( "annotation" );
-      break;
     case Qgis::LayerType::TiledScene:
-      u.layerType = QStringLiteral( "tiled-scene" );
       break;
   }
 

src/core/qgsmimedatautils.cpp

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "qgslogger.h"
 #include "qgsrasterlayer.h"
 #include "qgsvectorlayer.h"
+#include "qgsmaplayerfactory.h"
 #include "qgsmeshlayer.h"
 
 #include <QRegularExpression>
@@ -71,38 +72,20 @@ QgsMimeDataUtils::Uri::Uri( QgsMapLayer *layer )
   , layerId( layer->id() )
   , pId( QString::number( QCoreApplication::applicationPid() ) )
 {
+  layerType = QgsMapLayerFactory::typeToString( layer->type() );
   switch ( layer->type() )
   {
     case Qgis::LayerType::Vector:
     {
-      layerType = QStringLiteral( "vector" );
       wkbType = qobject_cast< QgsVectorLayer *>( layer )->wkbType();
       break;
     }
     case Qgis::LayerType::Raster:
-    {
-      layerType = QStringLiteral( "raster" );
-      break;
-    }
-
     case Qgis::LayerType::Mesh:
-    {
-      layerType = QStringLiteral( "mesh" );
-      break;
-    }
     case Qgis::LayerType::PointCloud:
-    {
-      layerType = QStringLiteral( "pointcloud" );
-      break;
-    }
     case Qgis::LayerType::VectorTile:
-    {
-      layerType = QStringLiteral( "vector-tile" );
-      break;
-    }
     case Qgis::LayerType::TiledScene:
     {
-      layerType = QStringLiteral( "tiled-scene" );
       break;
     }
 

src/core/qgsmimedatautils.h

@@ -103,11 +103,17 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsMimeDataUtils
        * - "pointcloud": point cloud layers
        * - "vector-tile": vector tile layers
        * - "tiled-scene": tiled scene layers
+       * - "annotation": annotation layers
+       * - "group": group layers
        * - "plugin": plugin layers
        * - "custom": custom types
        * - "project": QGS/QGZ project file
        * - "directory": directory path
        *
+       * Note: use QgsMapLayerFactory::typeToString() to convert from a
+       * Qgis::LayerType to a string (except for "custom", "project" and
+       * "directory")
+       *
        * Mime data from plugins may use additional custom layer types.
        */
       QString layerType;

src/gui/processing/qgsprocessingmultipleselectiondialog.cpp

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "qgssettings.h"
 #include "qgsfileutils.h"
 #include "qgsvectorlayer.h"
+#include "qgsmaplayerfactory.h"
 #include "qgsmeshlayer.h"
 #include "qgsrasterlayer.h"
 #include "qgspluginlayer.h"
@@ -460,7 +461,7 @@ QStringList QgsProcessingMultipleInputPanelWidget::compatibleUrisFromMimeData( c
            || parameter->layerType() == Qgis::ProcessingSourceType::VectorLine
            || parameter->layerType() == Qgis::ProcessingSourceType::VectorPoint
            || parameter->layerType() == Qgis::ProcessingSourceType::VectorPolygon )
-         && u.layerType == QLatin1String( "vector" ) )
+         && u.layerType == QgsMapLayerFactory::typeToString( Qgis::LayerType::Vector ) )
     {
       bool acceptable = false;
       switch ( QgsWkbTypes::geometryType( u.wkbType ) )
@@ -493,16 +494,16 @@ QStringList QgsProcessingMultipleInputPanelWidget::compatibleUrisFromMimeData( c
         res.append( u.providerKey != QLatin1String( "ogr" ) ? QgsProcessingUtils::encodeProviderKeyAndUri( u.providerKey, u.uri ) : u.uri );
     }
     else if ( ( parameter->layerType() == Qgis::ProcessingSourceType::MapLayer || parameter->layerType() == Qgis::ProcessingSourceType::Raster )
-              && u.layerType == QLatin1String( "raster" ) && u.providerKey == QLatin1String( "gdal" ) )
+              && u.layerType == QgsMapLayerFactory::typeToString( Qgis::LayerType::Raster ) && u.providerKey == QLatin1String( "gdal" ) )
       res.append( u.uri );
     else if ( ( parameter->layerType() == Qgis::ProcessingSourceType::MapLayer || parameter->layerType() == Qgis::ProcessingSourceType::Mesh )
-              && u.layerType == QLatin1String( "mesh" ) && u.providerKey == QLatin1String( "mdal" ) )
+              && u.layerType == QgsMapLayerFactory::typeToString( Qgis::LayerType::Mesh ) && u.providerKey == QLatin1String( "mdal" ) )
       res.append( u.uri );
     else if ( ( parameter->layerType() == Qgis::ProcessingSourceType::MapLayer || parameter->layerType() == Qgis::ProcessingSourceType::PointCloud )
-              && u.layerType == QLatin1String( "pointcloud" ) )
+              && u.layerType == QgsMapLayerFactory::typeToString( Qgis::LayerType::PointCloud ) )
       res.append( u.uri );
     else if ( ( parameter->layerType() == Qgis::ProcessingSourceType::MapLayer || parameter->layerType() == Qgis::ProcessingSourceType::VectorTile )
-              && u.layerType == QLatin1String( "vector-tile" ) )
+              && u.layerType == QgsMapLayerFactory::typeToString( Qgis::LayerType::VectorTile ) )
       res.append( u.uri );
     // NOLINTEND(bugprone-branch-clone)
   }