Class: QgsBrowserModel

class qgis.core.QgsBrowserModel(parent: QObject = None)

Bases: PyQt5.QtCore.QAbstractItemModel

Constructor for QgsBrowserModel, with the specified parent object.

Note

QgsBrowserModel models are not initially populated and use a deferred initialization approach. After constructing a QgsBrowserModel, a call must be made to initialize() in order to populate the model.

A model for showing available data sources and other items in a structured tree.

QgsBrowserModel is the foundation for the QGIS browser panel, and includes items for the different data providers and folders accessible to users.

QgsBrowserModel models are not initially populated and use a deferred initialization approach. After constructing a QgsBrowserModel, a call must be made to initialize() in order to populate the model.

Note

Since QGIS 3.10 it is recommended to use QgsBrowserGuiModel from GUI library. Implementation of data items used from QgsBrowserModel should not trigger any GUI operations such as opening of widgets/dialogs or showing message boxes. Such actions should be implemented in a new QgsDataItemGuiProvider subclass which is used by QgsBrowserGuiModel (but not by QgsBrowserModel).

Methods

addFavoriteDirectory

Adds a directory to the favorites group.

addRootItems

Populates the model

beginInsertColumns

beginInsertItems

param parent

beginInsertRows

beginMoveColumns

beginMoveRows

beginRemoveColumns

beginRemoveItems

param parent

beginRemoveRows

beginResetModel

canFetchMore

param parent

changePersistentIndex

changePersistentIndexList

childEvent

columnCount

param parent

connectItem

connectNotify

createIndex

customEvent

data

param index

dataItem

Returns the data item at the specified index, or None if no item exists at the index.

decodeData

disconnectNotify

driveItems

Returns a map of the root drive items shown in the browser.

dropMimeData

param data

encodeData

endInsertColumns

endInsertItems

endInsertRows

endMoveColumns

endMoveRows

endRemoveColumns

endRemoveItems

endRemoveRows

endResetModel

fetchMore

param parent

findItem

Returns the model index corresponding to the specified data item.

findPath

Returns index of item with given path.

findUri

Returns index of layer item with given uri.

flags

param index

hasChildren

param parent

headerData

param section

hidePath

Hide the given path in the browser model

index

param row

initialize

Delayed initialization, needed because the provider registry must be already populated.

initialized

Returns True if the model has been initialized.

isSignalConnected

itemDataChanged

param item

itemStateChanged

param item

mimeData

param indexes

mimeTypes

rtype

List[str]

parent

param index

persistentIndexList

receivers

refresh

Refresh item specified by path

refreshDrives

Refreshes the list of drive items, removing any corresponding to removed drives and adding newly added drives.

reload

Reload the whole model

removeFavorite

Removes a favorite directory from its corresponding model index.

removeRootItems

resetInternalData

rowCount

param parent

sender

senderSignalIndex

setData

param index

timerEvent

updateProjectHome

Signals

connectionsChanged

Emitted when connections for the specified providerKey have changed in the browser.

stateChanged

Emitted when item children fetch was finished [signal]

Attributes

CommentRole

PathRole

ProviderKeyRole

SortRole

CommentRole = 257
class ItemDataRole

Bases: int

PathRole = 256
ProviderKeyRole = 259
SortRole = 258
addFavoriteDirectory(self, directory: str, name: str = '')

Adds a directory to the favorites group.

If name is specified, it will be used as the favorite’s name. Otherwise the name will be set to match directory.

See also

removeFavorite()

New in version 3.0.

Parameters
  • directory (str) –

  • name (str = '') –

addRootItems(self)

Populates the model

QgsBrowserModel.beginInsertColumns(self, QModelIndex, int, int)
beginInsertItems(self, parent: QgsDataItem, first: int, last: int)
Parameters
  • parent (QgsDataItem) –

  • first (int) –

  • last (int) –

QgsBrowserModel.beginInsertRows(self, QModelIndex, int, int)
QgsBrowserModel.beginMoveColumns(self, QModelIndex, int, int, QModelIndex, int) -> bool
QgsBrowserModel.beginMoveRows(self, QModelIndex, int, int, QModelIndex, int) -> bool
QgsBrowserModel.beginRemoveColumns(self, QModelIndex, int, int)
beginRemoveItems(self, parent: QgsDataItem, first: int, last: int)
Parameters
  • parent (QgsDataItem) –

  • first (int) –

  • last (int) –

QgsBrowserModel.beginRemoveRows(self, QModelIndex, int, int)
beginResetModel(self)
canFetchMore(self, parent: QModelIndex) bool
Parameters

parent (QModelIndex) –

Return type

bool

QgsBrowserModel.changePersistentIndex(self, QModelIndex, QModelIndex)
changePersistentIndexList(self, Iterable[QModelIndex], Iterable[QModelIndex])
childEvent(self, QChildEvent)
columnCount(self, parent: QModelIndex = QModelIndex()) int
Parameters

parent (QModelIndex = QModelIndex()) –

Return type

int

connectItem(self, item: QgsDataItem)

Deprecated since version Deprecated: since QGIS 3.4 – this method has no effect, and is dangerous to call in earlier QGIS versions. Any usage should be removed (and will have no harmful side-effects!).

Parameters

item (QgsDataItem) –

connectNotify(self, QMetaMethod)
connectionsChanged

Emitted when connections for the specified providerKey have changed in the browser.

Forwarded to the widget and used to notify the provider dialogs of a changed connection. [signal]

Parameters

providerKey (str) –

QgsBrowserModel.createIndex(self, int, int, object: object = 0) -> QModelIndex
customEvent(self, QEvent)
data(self, index: QModelIndex, role: int = Qt.DisplayRole) Any
Parameters
  • index (QModelIndex) –

  • role (int = Qt.DisplayRole) –

Return type

Any

dataItem(self, idx: QModelIndex) QgsDataItem

Returns the data item at the specified index, or None if no item exists at the index.

Parameters

idx (QModelIndex) –

Return type

QgsDataItem

QgsBrowserModel.decodeData(self, int, int, QModelIndex, QDataStream) -> bool
disconnectNotify(self, QMetaMethod)
driveItems(self) object

Returns a map of the root drive items shown in the browser.

These correspond to the top-level directory items shown, e.g. on Windows the C:, D:, etc, and on Linux the “/” root directory.

New in version 3.6.

Return type

object

dropMimeData(self, data: QMimeData, action: Qt.DropAction, row: int, column: int, parent: QModelIndex) bool
Parameters
  • data (QMimeData) –

  • action (Qt.DropAction) –

  • row (int) –

  • column (int) –

  • parent (QModelIndex) –

Return type

bool

encodeData(self, Iterable[QModelIndex], QDataStream)
endInsertColumns(self)
endInsertItems(self)
endInsertRows(self)
endMoveColumns(self)
endMoveRows(self)
endRemoveColumns(self)
endRemoveItems(self)
endRemoveRows(self)
endResetModel(self)
fetchMore(self, parent: QModelIndex)
Parameters

parent (QModelIndex) –

findItem(self, item: QgsDataItem, parent: QgsDataItem = None) QModelIndex

Returns the model index corresponding to the specified data item. If the item was not found, an invalid QModelIndex is returned.

If the parent item is argument is specified, then only items which are children of parent are searched. If no parent is specified, then all items within the model are searched.

Parameters
Return type

QModelIndex

findPath(self, path: str, matchFlag: Qt.MatchFlag = Qt.MatchExactly) QModelIndex

Returns index of item with given path. It only searches in currently fetched items, i.e. it does not fetch children.

Parameters
  • path (str) – item path

  • matchFlag (Qt.MatchFlag = Qt.MatchExactly) – supported is Qt.MatchExactly and Qt.MatchStartsWith which has reverse meaning, i.e. find item with the longest match from start with path (to get as close/deep as possible to deleted item).

Return type

QModelIndex

Returns

model index, invalid if item not found

findUri(self, uri: str, index: QModelIndex = QModelIndex()) QModelIndex

Returns index of layer item with given uri. It only searches in currently fetched items, i.e. it does not fetch children.

Parameters
  • uri (str) – item uri

  • index (QModelIndex = QModelIndex()) – the current index of the parent (to search for children)

Return type

QModelIndex

Returns

model index, invalid if item not found

New in version 3.6.

flags(self, index: QModelIndex) Qt.ItemFlags
Parameters

index (QModelIndex) –

Return type

Qt.ItemFlags

hasChildren(self, parent: QModelIndex = QModelIndex()) bool
Parameters

parent (QModelIndex = QModelIndex()) –

Return type

bool

headerData(self, section: int, orientation: Qt.Orientation, role: int = Qt.DisplayRole) Any
Parameters
  • section (int) –

  • orientation (Qt.Orientation) –

  • role (int = Qt.DisplayRole) –

Return type

Any

hidePath(self, item: QgsDataItem)

Hide the given path in the browser model

Parameters

item (QgsDataItem) –

index(self, row: int, column: int, parent: QModelIndex = QModelIndex()) QModelIndex
Parameters
  • row (int) –

  • column (int) –

  • parent (QModelIndex = QModelIndex()) –

Return type

QModelIndex

initialize(self)

Delayed initialization, needed because the provider registry must be already populated.

See also

initialized()

initialized(self) bool

Returns True if the model has been initialized.

See also

initialize()

Return type

bool

isSignalConnected(self, QMetaMethod) bool
itemDataChanged(self, item: QgsDataItem)
Parameters

item (QgsDataItem) –

itemStateChanged(self, item: QgsDataItem, oldState: QgsDataItem.State)
Parameters
mimeData(self, indexes: Iterable[QModelIndex]) QMimeData
Parameters

indexes (Iterable[QModelIndex]) –

Return type

QMimeData

mimeTypes(self) List[str]
Return type

List[str]

parent(self, index: QModelIndex) QModelIndex
Parameters

index (QModelIndex) –

Return type

QModelIndex

persistentIndexList(self) List[QModelIndex]
receivers(self, PYQT_SIGNAL) int
refresh(self, path: str)

Refresh item specified by path

refresh(self, index: QModelIndex = QModelIndex()) Refresh item children

Parameters

path (str) –

refreshDrives(self)

Refreshes the list of drive items, removing any corresponding to removed drives and adding newly added drives.

New in version 3.4.

reload(self)

Reload the whole model

removeFavorite(self, index: QModelIndex)

Removes a favorite directory from its corresponding model index.

New in version 3.0.

Parameters

index (QModelIndex) –

removeRootItems(self)
resetInternalData(self)
rowCount(self, parent: QModelIndex = QModelIndex()) int
Parameters

parent (QModelIndex = QModelIndex()) –

Return type

int

sender(self) QObject
senderSignalIndex(self) int
setData(self, index: QModelIndex, value: Any, role: int = Qt.EditRole) bool
Parameters
  • index (QModelIndex) –

  • value (Any) –

  • role (int = Qt.EditRole) –

Return type

bool

stateChanged

Emitted when item children fetch was finished [signal]

Parameters
timerEvent(self, QTimerEvent)
updateProjectHome(self)