Class: QgsAuxiliaryStorage

class qgis.core.QgsAuxiliaryStorage

Bases: sip.wrapper

Class providing some utility methods to manage auxiliary storage.

New in version 3.0.

QgsAuxiliaryStorage(project: QgsProject, copy: bool = True) Constructor.

The project filename is used to build a database path at the same location, but with a different extension. Then, it’s the same logic as described for :py:class:`QgsAuxiliaryStorage`(const QString &, bool copy).

Parameters:
  • project – The project for which the auxiliary storage has to be used

  • copy – Parameter indicating if a copy of the database has to be used

QgsAuxiliaryStorage(filename: str = ‘’, copy: bool = True) Constructor.

If a valid database path is given in parameter and copy mode is deactivated, then every changes is directly committed on the original database. But if the copy mode is activated, then changes are committed on a copy of the database (a temporary file) and a save action is therefore necessary to keep modifications in the original file.

If an empty string for the database path is given in parameter, then a database is created in a temporary file whatever the copy mode.

If the database path given in parameter is not empty but does not exist, then a database is created at this location when copy mode is deactivated. When copy mode is activated, a temporary database is used instead and a save action will be necessary to create the database at the original location given in parameter.

Parameters:
  • filename – The path of the database

  • copy – Parameter indicating if a copy of the database has to be used

QgsAuxiliaryStorage(QgsAuxiliaryStorage)

Methods

createAuxiliaryLayer

Creates an auxiliary layer for a vector layer.

currentFileName

Returns the path of the current database used.

deleteTable

Removes a table from the auxiliary storage.

duplicateTable

Duplicates a table and its content.

errorString

Returns the underlying error string describing potential errors happening in saveAs().

exists

Returns True if the auxiliary database yet exists for a project, False otherwise.

extension

Returns the extension used for auxiliary databases.

fileName

Returns the target filename of the database.

isValid

Returns the status of the auxiliary storage currently defined.

save

Saves the current database.

saveAs

Saves the current database to a new path.

createAuxiliaryLayer(self, field: QgsField, layer: QgsVectorLayer) QgsAuxiliaryLayer

Creates an auxiliary layer for a vector layer. A new table is created if necessary. The primary key to use to construct the auxiliary layer is given in parameter.

Parameters:
  • field (QgsField) – The primary key to join

  • layer (QgsVectorLayer) – The vector layer for which the auxiliary layer has to be created

Return type:

QgsAuxiliaryLayer

Returns:

A new auxiliary layer or None if an error happened.

currentFileName(self) str

Returns the path of the current database used. It may be different from the target filename if the auxiliary storage is opened in copy mode.

Return type:

str

deleteTable(uri: QgsDataSourceUri) bool

Removes a table from the auxiliary storage.

Parameters:

uri (QgsDataSourceUri) – The uri of the table to remove

Return type:

bool

Returns:

True if the table is well deleted, False otherwise

duplicateTable(uri: QgsDataSourceUri, newTable: str) bool

Duplicates a table and its content.

Parameters:
  • uri (QgsDataSourceUri) – The uri of the table to duplicate

  • newTable (str) – The name of the new table

Return type:

bool

Returns:

True if the table is well duplicated, False otherwise

errorString(self) str

Returns the underlying error string describing potential errors happening in saveAs(). Empty by default.

New in version 3.4.

Return type:

str

exists(project: QgsProject) bool

Returns True if the auxiliary database yet exists for a project, False otherwise.

Parameters:

project (QgsProject) – The project for which the database is checked

New in version 3.2.

Return type:

bool

extension() str

Returns the extension used for auxiliary databases.

Return type:

str

fileName(self) str

Returns the target filename of the database.

Return type:

str

isValid(self) bool

Returns the status of the auxiliary storage currently defined.

Return type:

bool

Returns:

True if the auxiliary storage is valid, False otherwise

save(self) bool

Saves the current database.

Return type:

bool

Returns:

True if everything is saved, False otherwise

saveAs(self, filename: str) bool

Saves the current database to a new path.

Returns:

True if everything is saved, False otherwise

saveAs(self, project: QgsProject) -> bool Saves the current database to a new path for a specific project. Actually, the current filename of the project is used to deduce the path of the database to save.

Return type:

bool

Returns:

True if everything is saved, False otherwise

Parameters:

filename (str) –