Subgroup: Render

Class: QgsRenderChecker

class qgis.core.QgsRenderChecker

Bases: sip.wrapper

Constructor for QgsRenderChecker.

QgsRenderChecker(QgsRenderChecker)

This is a helper class for unit tests that need to write an image and compare it to an expected result or render time.

Methods

compareImages Test using two arbitrary images (map renderer will not be used)
controlImagePath
dartMeasurements Get access to buffered dash messages.
drawBackground Draws a checkboard pattern for image backgrounds, so that opacity is visible without requiring a transparent background for the image
elapsedTime
enableDashBuffering Call this to enable internal buffering of dash messages.
expectedImageFile Returns the path to the expected image file
imageToHash Get an md5 hash that uniquely identifies an image
isKnownAnomaly Get a list of all the anomalies.
matchPercent
matchTarget
mismatchCount
renderedImage The path of the rendered image can be retrieved through that method.
report
runTest Test using renderer to generate the image to be compared.
setColorTolerance Set tolerance for color components used by runTest() and compareImages().
setControlName Base directory name for the control image (with control image path suffixed) the path to the image will be constructed like this: controlImagePath + ‘/’ + mControlName + ‘/’ + mControlName + ‘.
setControlPathPrefix Prefix where the control images are kept.
setControlPathSuffix
setElapsedTimeTarget
setMapSettings .
setRenderedImage
setSizeTolerance Sets the largest allowable difference in size between the rendered and the expected image.

Signals

Attributes

compareImages(self, testName: str, mismatchCount: int = 0, renderedImageFile: str = '') → bool

Test using two arbitrary images (map renderer will not be used)

Parameters:testName
  • to be used as the basis for writing a file to

e.g. /tmp/theTestName.png :param mismatchCount: - defaults to 0 - the number of pixels that are allowed to be different from the control image. In some cases rendering may be non-deterministic. This parameter allows you to account for that by providing a tolerance. :param renderedImageFile: to optionally override the output filename note: make sure to call setExpectedImage and setRenderedImage first.

controlImagePath(self) → str
dartMeasurements(self) → object

Get access to buffered dash messages. Only will return something if you call enableDashBuffering( true ); before.

Returns:buffered dash messages

Note

not available in Python bindings

drawBackground(image: QImage)

Draws a checkboard pattern for image backgrounds, so that opacity is visible without requiring a transparent background for the image

elapsedTime(self) → int
enableDashBuffering(self, enable: bool)

Call this to enable internal buffering of dash messages. You may later call dashMessages() to get access to the buffered messages. If disabled (default) dash messages will be sent immediately.

Parameters:enable – Enable or disable buffering
expectedImageFile(self) → str

Returns the path to the expected image file

Returns:Path to the expected image file
imageToHash(self, imageFile: str) → str

Get an md5 hash that uniquely identifies an image

isKnownAnomaly(self, diffImageFile: str) → bool

Get a list of all the anomalies. An anomaly is a rendered difference file where there is some red pixel content (indicating a render check mismatch), but where the output was still acceptable. If the render diff matches one of these anomalies we will still consider it to be acceptable.

Returns:a bool indicating if the diff matched one of the anomaly files
matchPercent(self) → float
matchTarget(self) → int
mismatchCount(self) → int
renderedImage(self) → str

The path of the rendered image can be retrieved through that method. Will return the path set with setRenderedImage() or generated in runTest()

Returns:The path to the rendered image
report(self) → str
runTest(self, testName: str, mismatchCount: int = 0) → bool

Test using renderer to generate the image to be compared.

Parameters:testName
  • to be used as the basis for writing a file to

e.g. /tmp/theTestName.png :param mismatchCount: - defaults to 0 - the number of pixels that are allowed to be different from the control image. In some cases rendering may be non-deterministic. This parameter allows you to account for that by providing a tolerance.

Note

make sure to call setExpectedImage and setMapRenderer first

setColorTolerance(self, colorTolerance: int)

Set tolerance for color components used by runTest() and compareImages(). Default value is 0.

Parameters:colorTolerance – is maximum difference for each color component

including alpha to be considered correct.

New in version 2.1.

setControlName(self, name: str)

Base directory name for the control image (with control image path suffixed) the path to the image will be constructed like this: controlImagePath + ‘/’ + mControlName + ‘/’ + mControlName + ‘.png’

setControlPathPrefix(self, name: str)

Prefix where the control images are kept. This will be appended to controlImagePath

setControlPathSuffix(self, name: str)
setElapsedTimeTarget(self, target: int)
setMapSettings(self, mapSettings: QgsMapSettings)

New in version 2.4.

setRenderedImage(self, imageFileName: str)
setSizeTolerance(self, xTolerance: int, yTolerance: int)

Sets the largest allowable difference in size between the rendered and the expected image.

Parameters:
  • xTolerance – x tolerance in pixels
  • yTolerance – y tolerance in pixels

New in version 2.12.