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/***************************************************************************
                               qgsvectorlayer.cpp
                              --------------------
          begin                : Oct 29, 2003
          copyright            : (C) 2003 by Gary E.Sherman
          email                : sherman at mrcc.com

  This class implements a generic means to display vector layers. The features
  and attributes are read from the data store using a "data provider" plugin.
  QgsVectorLayer can be used with any data store for which an appropriate
  plugin is available.

***************************************************************************/

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#include <limits>

#include <QImage>
#include <QPainter>
#include <QPainterPath>
#include <QPolygonF>
#include <QProgressDialog>
#include <QSettings>
#include <QString>
#include <QDomNode>
#include <QVector>

#include "qgsvectorlayer.h"

#include "qgsattributeaction.h"

#include "qgis.h" //for globals
#include "qgsapplication.h"
#include "qgscoordinatetransform.h"
#include "qgsdatasourceuri.h"
#include "qgsfeature.h"
#include "qgsfeaturerequest.h"
#include "qgsfield.h"
#include "qgsgeometry.h"
#include "qgslabel.h"
#include "qgslogger.h"
#include "qgsmessagelog.h"
#include "qgsmaptopixel.h"
#include "qgspoint.h"
#include "qgsproviderregistry.h"
#include "qgsrectangle.h"
#include "qgsrendercontext.h"
#include "qgscoordinatereferencesystem.h"
#include "qgsvectordataprovider.h"
#include "qgsgeometrycache.h"
#include "qgsvectorlayereditbuffer.h"
#include "qgsvectorlayereditutils.h"
#include "qgsvectorlayerfeatureiterator.h"
#include "qgsvectorlayerjoinbuffer.h"
#include "qgsvectorlayerundocommand.h"
#include "qgsmaplayerregistry.h"
#include "qgsclipper.h"
#include "qgsproject.h"

#include "qgsrendererv2.h"
#include "qgssymbolv2.h"
#include "qgssymbollayerv2.h"
#include "qgssinglesymbolrendererv2.h"
#include "qgsdiagramrendererv2.h"
#include "qgsstylev2.h"
#include "qgssymbologyv2conversion.h"
#include "qgspallabeling.h"

#ifdef TESTPROVIDERLIB
#include <dlfcn.h>
#endif

typedef bool saveStyle_t(
  const QString& uri,
  const QString& qmlStyle,
  const QString& sldStyle,
  const QString& styleName,
  const QString& styleDescription,
  const QString& uiFileContent,
  bool useAsDefault,
  QString& errCause
);

typedef QString loadStyle_t(
  const QString& uri,
  QString& errCause
);

typedef int listStyles_t(
  const QString& uri,
  QStringList &ids,
  QStringList &names,
  QStringList &descriptions,
  QString& errCause
);

typedef QString getStyleById_t(
  const QString& uri,
  QString styleID,
  QString& errCause
);


QgsVectorLayer::QgsVectorLayer( QString vectorLayerPath,
                                QString baseName,
                                QString providerKey,
                                bool loadDefaultStyleFlag )
    : QgsMapLayer( VectorLayer, baseName, vectorLayerPath )
    , mUpdateThreshold( 0 )     // XXX better default value?
    , mDataProvider( NULL )
    , mProviderKey( providerKey )
    , mReadOnly( false )
    , mRendererV2( NULL )
    , mLabel( 0 )
    , mLabelOn( false )
    , mLabelFontNotFoundNotified( false )
    , mFeatureBlendMode( QPainter::CompositionMode_SourceOver ) // Default to normal feature blending
    , mLayerTransparency( 0 )
    , mVertexMarkerOnlyForSelection( false )
    , mCache( new QgsGeometryCache( this ) )
    , mEditBuffer( 0 )
    , mJoinBuffer( 0 )
    , mDiagramRenderer( 0 )
    , mDiagramLayerSettings( 0 )
    , mValidExtent( false )
    , mSymbolFeatureCounted( false )
    , mCurrentRendererContext( 0 )

{
  mActions = new QgsAttributeAction( this );

  // if we're given a provider type, try to create and bind one to this layer
  if ( ! mProviderKey.isEmpty() )
  {
    setDataProvider( mProviderKey );
  }
  if ( mValid )
  {
    // Always set crs
    setCoordinateSystem();

    // check if there is a default style / propertysheet defined
    // for this layer and if so apply it
    bool defaultLoadedFlag = false;
    if ( loadDefaultStyleFlag )
    {
      loadDefaultStyle( defaultLoadedFlag );
    }

    // if the default style failed to load or was disabled use some very basic defaults
    if ( !defaultLoadedFlag && hasGeometryType() )
    {
      // add single symbol renderer
      setRendererV2( QgsFeatureRendererV2::defaultRenderer( geometryType() ) );
    }

    connect( QgsMapLayerRegistry::instance(), SIGNAL( layerWillBeRemoved( QString ) ), this, SLOT( checkJoinLayerRemove( QString ) ) );

    // Get the update threshold from user settings. We
    // do this only on construction to avoid the penality of
    // fetching this each time the layer is drawn. If the user
    // changes the threshold from the preferences dialog, it will
    // have no effect on existing layers
    // TODO: load this setting somewhere else [MD]
    //QSettings settings;
    //mUpdateThreshold = settings.readNumEntry("Map/updateThreshold", 1000);
  }

  connect( this, SIGNAL( selectionChanged( QgsFeatureIds, QgsFeatureIds, bool ) ), this, SIGNAL( selectionChanged() ) );
} // QgsVectorLayer ctor



QgsVectorLayer::~QgsVectorLayer()
{
  QgsDebugMsg( "entered." );

  emit layerDeleted();

  mValid = false;

  delete mDataProvider;
  delete mEditBuffer;
  delete mJoinBuffer;
  delete mCache;
  delete mLabel;
  delete mDiagramLayerSettings;

  delete mActions;

  delete mRendererV2;
}

QString QgsVectorLayer::storageType() const
{
  if ( mDataProvider )
  {
    return mDataProvider->storageType();
  }
  return 0;
}


QString QgsVectorLayer::capabilitiesString() const
{
  if ( mDataProvider )
  {
    return mDataProvider->capabilitiesString();
  }
  return 0;
}

QString QgsVectorLayer::dataComment() const
{
  if ( mDataProvider )
  {
    return mDataProvider->dataComment();
  }
  return QString();
}


QString QgsVectorLayer::providerType() const
{
  return mProviderKey;
}

void QgsVectorLayer::setDisplayField( QString fldName )
{
  if ( !hasGeometryType() )
    return;

  // If fldName is provided, use it as the display field, otherwise
  // determine the field index for the feature column of the identify
  // dialog. We look for fields containing "name" first and second for
  // fields containing "id". If neither are found, the first field
  // is used as the node.
  QString idxName = "";
  QString idxId = "";

  if ( !fldName.isEmpty() )
  {
    mDisplayField = fldName;
  }
  else
  {
    const QgsFields &fields = pendingFields();
    int fieldsSize = fields.size();

    for ( int idx = 0; idx < fields.count(); ++idx )
    {
      QString fldName = fields[idx].name();
      QgsDebugMsg( "Checking field " + fldName + " of " + QString::number( fieldsSize ) + " total" );

      // Check the fields and keep the first one that matches.
      // We assume that the user has organized the data with the
      // more "interesting" field names first. As such, name should
      // be selected before oldname, othername, etc.
      if ( fldName.indexOf( "name", 0, Qt::CaseInsensitive ) > -1 )
      {
        if ( idxName.isEmpty() )
        {
          idxName = fldName;
        }
      }
      if ( fldName.indexOf( "descrip", 0, Qt::CaseInsensitive ) > -1 )
      {
        if ( idxName.isEmpty() )
        {
          idxName = fldName;
        }
      }
      if ( fldName.indexOf( "id", 0, Qt::CaseInsensitive ) > -1 )
      {
        if ( idxId.isEmpty() )
        {
          idxId = fldName;
        }
      }
    }

    //if there were no fields in the dbf just return - otherwise qgis segfaults!
    if ( fieldsSize == 0 )
      return;

    if ( idxName.length() > 0 )
    {
      mDisplayField = idxName;
    }
    else
    {
      if ( idxId.length() > 0 )
      {
        mDisplayField = idxId;
      }
      else
      {
        mDisplayField = fields[0].name();
      }
    }

  }
}

// NOTE this is a temporary method added by Tim to prevent label clipping
// which was occurring when labeller was called in the main draw loop
// This method will probably be removed again in the near future!
void QgsVectorLayer::drawLabels( QgsRenderContext& rendererContext )
{
  if ( !hasGeometryType() )
    return;

  QgsDebugMsg( "Starting draw of labels: " + id() );

  if ( mRendererV2 && mLabelOn &&
       ( !mLabel->scaleBasedVisibility() ||
         ( mLabel->minScale() <= rendererContext.rendererScale() &&
           rendererContext.rendererScale() <= mLabel->maxScale() ) ) )
  {
    QgsAttributeList attributes;
    foreach ( QString attrName, mRendererV2->usedAttributes() )
    {
      int attrNum = fieldNameIndex( attrName );
      attributes.append( attrNum );
    }
    // make sure the renderer is ready for classification ("symbolForFeature")
    mRendererV2->startRender( rendererContext, this );

    // Add fields required for labels
    mLabel->addRequiredFields( attributes );

    QgsDebugMsg( "Selecting features based on view extent" );

    int featureCount = 0;

    try
    {
      // select the records in the extent. The provider sets a spatial filter
      // and sets up the selection set for retrieval
      QgsFeatureIterator fit = getFeatures( QgsFeatureRequest()
                                            .setFilterRect( rendererContext.extent() )
                                            .setSubsetOfAttributes( attributes ) );

      QgsFeature fet;
      while ( fit.nextFeature( fet ) )
      {
        if ( mRendererV2->willRenderFeature( fet ) )
        {
          bool sel = mSelectedFeatureIds.contains( fet.id() );
          mLabel->renderLabel( rendererContext, fet, sel, 0 );
        }
        featureCount++;
      }
    }
    catch ( QgsCsException &e )
    {
      Q_UNUSED( e );
      QgsDebugMsg( "Error projecting label locations" );
    }

    if ( mRendererV2 )
    {
      mRendererV2->stopRender( rendererContext );
    }

    QgsDebugMsg( QString( "Total features processed %1" ).arg( featureCount ) );

    // XXX Something in our draw event is triggering an additional draw event when resizing [TE 01/26/06]
    // XXX Calling this will begin processing the next draw event causing image havoc and recursion crashes.
    //qApp->processEvents();

  }
}



void QgsVectorLayer::drawRendererV2( QgsFeatureIterator &fit, QgsRenderContext& rendererContext, bool labeling )
{
  if ( !hasGeometryType() )
    return;

  mCurrentRendererContext = &rendererContext;

  QSettings settings;
  bool vertexMarkerOnlyForSelection = settings.value( "/qgis/digitizing/marker_only_for_selected", false ).toBool();

#ifndef Q_WS_MAC
  int featureCount = 0;
#endif //Q_WS_MAC

  QgsFeature fet;
  while ( fit.nextFeature( fet ) )
  {
    try
    {
      if ( !fet.geometry() )
        continue; // skip features without geometry

#ifndef Q_WS_MAC //MH: disable this on Mac for now to avoid problems with resizing
#ifdef Q_WS_X11
      if ( !mEnableBackbuffer ) // do not handle events, as we're already inside a paint event
      {
#endif // Q_WS_X11
        if ( mUpdateThreshold > 0 && 0 == featureCount % mUpdateThreshold )
        {
          emit screenUpdateRequested();
          // emit drawingProgress( featureCount, totalFeatures );
          qApp->processEvents();
        }
        else if ( featureCount % 1000 == 0 )
        {
          // emit drawingProgress( featureCount, totalFeatures );
          qApp->processEvents();
        }
#ifdef Q_WS_X11
      }
#endif // Q_WS_X11
#endif // Q_WS_MAC

      if ( rendererContext.renderingStopped() )
      {
        break;
      }

      bool sel = mSelectedFeatureIds.contains( fet.id() );
      bool drawMarker = ( mEditBuffer && ( !vertexMarkerOnlyForSelection || sel ) );

      // render feature
      bool rendered = mRendererV2->renderFeature( fet, rendererContext, -1, sel, drawMarker );

      if ( mEditBuffer )
      {
        // Cache this for the use of (e.g.) modifying the feature's uncommitted geometry.
        mCache->cacheGeometry( fet.id(), *fet.geometry() );
      }

      // labeling - register feature
      if ( rendered && rendererContext.labelingEngine() )
      {
        if ( labeling )
        {
          rendererContext.labelingEngine()->registerFeature( this, fet, rendererContext );
        }
        if ( mDiagramRenderer )
        {
          rendererContext.labelingEngine()->registerDiagramFeature( this, fet, rendererContext );
        }
      }
    }
    catch ( const QgsCsException &cse )
    {
      Q_UNUSED( cse );
      QgsDebugMsg( QString( "Failed to transform a point while drawing a feature with ID '%1'. Ignoring this feature. %2" )
                   .arg( fet.id() ).arg( cse.what() ) );
    }
#ifndef Q_WS_MAC
    ++featureCount;
#endif //Q_WS_MAC
  }

  stopRendererV2( rendererContext, NULL );

  mCurrentRendererContext = NULL;

#ifndef Q_WS_MAC
  QgsDebugMsg( QString( "Total features processed %1" ).arg( featureCount ) );
#endif
}

void QgsVectorLayer::drawRendererV2Levels( QgsFeatureIterator &fit, QgsRenderContext& rendererContext, bool labeling )
{
  if ( !hasGeometryType() )
    return;

  QHash< QgsSymbolV2*, QList<QgsFeature> > features; // key = symbol, value = array of features

  QSettings settings;
  bool vertexMarkerOnlyForSelection = settings.value( "/qgis/digitizing/marker_only_for_selected", false ).toBool();

  QgsSingleSymbolRendererV2* selRenderer = NULL;
  if ( !mSelectedFeatureIds.isEmpty() )
  {
    selRenderer = new QgsSingleSymbolRendererV2( QgsSymbolV2::defaultSymbol( geometryType() ) );
    selRenderer->symbol()->setColor( rendererContext.selectionColor() );
    selRenderer->setVertexMarkerAppearance( currentVertexMarkerType(), currentVertexMarkerSize() );
    selRenderer->startRender( rendererContext, this );
  }

  // 1. fetch features
  QgsFeature fet;
#ifndef Q_WS_MAC
  int featureCount = 0;
#endif //Q_WS_MAC
  while ( fit.nextFeature( fet ) )
  {
    if ( !fet.geometry() )
      continue; // skip features without geometry

    if ( rendererContext.renderingStopped() )
    {
      stopRendererV2( rendererContext, selRenderer );
      return;
    }
#ifndef Q_WS_MAC
    if ( featureCount % 1000 == 0 )
    {
      qApp->processEvents();
    }
#endif //Q_WS_MAC
    QgsSymbolV2* sym = mRendererV2->symbolForFeature( fet );
    if ( !sym )
    {
      continue;
    }

    if ( !features.contains( sym ) )
    {
      features.insert( sym, QList<QgsFeature>() );
    }
    features[sym].append( fet );

    if ( mEditBuffer )
    {
      // Cache this for the use of (e.g.) modifying the feature's uncommitted geometry.
      mCache->cacheGeometry( fet.id(), *fet.geometry() );
    }

    if ( sym && rendererContext.labelingEngine() )
    {
      if ( labeling )
      {
        rendererContext.labelingEngine()->registerFeature( this, fet, rendererContext );
      }
      if ( mDiagramRenderer )
      {
        rendererContext.labelingEngine()->registerDiagramFeature( this, fet, rendererContext );
      }
    }

#ifndef Q_WS_MAC
    ++featureCount;
#endif //Q_WS_MAC
  }

  // find out the order
  QgsSymbolV2LevelOrder levels;
  QgsSymbolV2List symbols = mRendererV2->symbols();
  for ( int i = 0; i < symbols.count(); i++ )
  {
    QgsSymbolV2* sym = symbols[i];
    for ( int j = 0; j < sym->symbolLayerCount(); j++ )
    {
      int level = sym->symbolLayer( j )->renderingPass();
      if ( level < 0 || level >= 1000 ) // ignore invalid levels
        continue;
      QgsSymbolV2LevelItem item( sym, j );
      while ( level >= levels.count() ) // append new empty levels
        levels.append( QgsSymbolV2Level() );
      levels[level].append( item );
    }
  }

  // 2. draw features in correct order
  for ( int l = 0; l < levels.count(); l++ )
  {
    QgsSymbolV2Level& level = levels[l];
    for ( int i = 0; i < level.count(); i++ )
    {
      QgsSymbolV2LevelItem& item = level[i];
      if ( !features.contains( item.symbol() ) )
      {
        QgsDebugMsg( "level item's symbol not found!" );
        continue;
      }
      int layer = item.layer();
      QList<QgsFeature>& lst = features[item.symbol()];
      QList<QgsFeature>::iterator fit;
#ifndef Q_WS_MAC
      featureCount = 0;
#endif //Q_WS_MAC
      for ( fit = lst.begin(); fit != lst.end(); ++fit )
      {
        if ( rendererContext.renderingStopped() )
        {
          stopRendererV2( rendererContext, selRenderer );
          return;
        }
#ifndef Q_WS_MAC
        if ( featureCount % 1000 == 0 )
        {
          qApp->processEvents();
        }
#endif //Q_WS_MAC
        bool sel = mSelectedFeatureIds.contains( fit->id() );
        // maybe vertex markers should be drawn only during the last pass...
        bool drawMarker = ( mEditBuffer && ( !vertexMarkerOnlyForSelection || sel ) );

        try
        {
          mRendererV2->renderFeature( *fit, rendererContext, layer, sel, drawMarker );
        }
        catch ( const QgsCsException &cse )
        {
          Q_UNUSED( cse );
          QgsDebugMsg( QString( "Failed to transform a point while drawing a feature with ID '%1'. Ignoring this feature. %2" )
                       .arg( fet.id() ).arg( cse.what() ) );
        }
#ifndef Q_WS_MAC
        ++featureCount;
#endif //Q_WS_MAC
      }
    }
  }

  stopRendererV2( rendererContext, selRenderer );
}

void QgsVectorLayer::reload()
{
  if ( mDataProvider )
  {
    mDataProvider->reloadData();
  }
}

bool QgsVectorLayer::draw( QgsRenderContext& rendererContext )
{
  if ( !hasGeometryType() )
    return true;

  //set update threshold before each draw to make sure the current setting is picked up
  QSettings settings;
  mUpdateThreshold = settings.value( "Map/updateThreshold", 0 ).toInt();
  // users could accidently set updateThreshold threshold to a small value
  // and complain about bad performance -> force min 1000 here
  if ( mUpdateThreshold > 0 && mUpdateThreshold < 1000 )
  {
    mUpdateThreshold = 1000;
  }

#ifdef Q_WS_X11
  mEnableBackbuffer = settings.value( "/Map/enableBackbuffer", 1 ).toBool();
#endif

  if ( !mRendererV2 )
    return false;

  QgsDebugMsg( "rendering v2:\n" + mRendererV2->dump() );

  if ( mEditBuffer )
  {
    // Destroy all cached geometries and clear the references to them
    mCache->deleteCachedGeometries();
    mCache->setCachedGeometriesRect( rendererContext.extent() );

    // set editing vertex markers style
    mRendererV2->setVertexMarkerAppearance( currentVertexMarkerType(), currentVertexMarkerSize() );
  }

  QgsAttributeList attributes;
  foreach ( QString attrName, mRendererV2->usedAttributes() )
  {
    int attrNum = fieldNameIndex( attrName );
    attributes.append( attrNum );
    QgsDebugMsg( "attrs: " + attrName + " - " + QString::number( attrNum ) );
  }

  bool labeling = false;
  //register label and diagram layer to the labeling engine
  prepareLabelingAndDiagrams( rendererContext, attributes, labeling );

  //do startRender before getFeatures to give renderers the possibility of querying features in the startRender method
  mRendererV2->startRender( rendererContext, this );

  QgsFeatureIterator fit = getFeatures( QgsFeatureRequest()
                                        .setFilterRect( rendererContext.extent() )
                                        .setSubsetOfAttributes( attributes ) );

  if (( mRendererV2->capabilities() & QgsFeatureRendererV2::SymbolLevels )
      && mRendererV2->usingSymbolLevels() )
    drawRendererV2Levels( fit, rendererContext, labeling );
  else
    drawRendererV2( fit, rendererContext, labeling );

  return true;
}

void QgsVectorLayer::drawVertexMarker( double x, double y, QPainter& p, QgsVectorLayer::VertexMarkerType type, int m )
{
  if ( type == QgsVectorLayer::SemiTransparentCircle )
  {
    p.setPen( QColor( 50, 100, 120, 200 ) );
    p.setBrush( QColor( 200, 200, 210, 120 ) );
    p.drawEllipse( x - m, y - m, m * 2 + 1, m * 2 + 1 );
  }
  else if ( type == QgsVectorLayer::Cross )
  {
    p.setPen( QColor( 255, 0, 0 ) );
    p.drawLine( x - m, y + m, x + m, y - m );
    p.drawLine( x - m, y - m, x + m, y + m );
  }
}

void QgsVectorLayer::select( const QgsFeatureId& fid )
{
  mSelectedFeatureIds.insert( fid );

  setCacheImage( 0 );
  emit selectionChanged( QgsFeatureIds() << fid, QgsFeatureIds(), false );
}

void QgsVectorLayer::select( const QgsFeatureIds& featureIds )
{
  mSelectedFeatureIds.unite( featureIds );

  setCacheImage( 0 );
  emit selectionChanged( featureIds, QgsFeatureIds(), false );
}

void QgsVectorLayer::deselect( const QgsFeatureId fid )
{
  mSelectedFeatureIds.remove( fid );

  setCacheImage( 0 );
  emit selectionChanged( QgsFeatureIds(), QgsFeatureIds() << fid, false );
}

void QgsVectorLayer::deselect( const QgsFeatureIds& featureIds )
{
  mSelectedFeatureIds.subtract( featureIds );

  setCacheImage( 0 );
  emit selectionChanged( QgsFeatureIds(), featureIds, false );
}

void QgsVectorLayer::select( QgsRectangle & rect, bool addToSelection )
{
  // normalize the rectangle
  rect.normalize();

  //select all the elements
  QgsFeatureIterator fit = getFeatures( QgsFeatureRequest()
                                        .setFilterRect( rect )
                                        .setFlags( QgsFeatureRequest::ExactIntersect | QgsFeatureRequest::NoGeometry )
                                        .setSubsetOfAttributes( QgsAttributeList() ) );

  QgsFeatureIds ids;

  QgsFeature f;
  while ( fit.nextFeature( f ) )
  {
    ids << f.id();
  }

  if ( !addToSelection )
  {
    setSelectedFeatures( mSelectedFeatureIds + ids );
  }
  else
  {
    select( ids );
  }
}

void QgsVectorLayer::modifySelection( QgsFeatureIds selectIds, QgsFeatureIds deselectIds )
{
  QgsFeatureIds intersectingIds = selectIds & deselectIds;
  if ( intersectingIds.count() > 0 )
  {
    QgsDebugMsg( "Trying to select and deselect the same item at the same time. Unsure what to do. Selecting dubious items." );
  }

  mSelectedFeatureIds -= deselectIds;
  mSelectedFeatureIds += selectIds;

  setCacheImage( 0 );

  emit selectionChanged( selectIds, deselectIds - intersectingIds, false );
}

void QgsVectorLayer::invertSelection()
{
  // copy the ids of selected features to tmp
  QgsFeatureIds tmp = mSelectedFeatureIds;

  QgsFeatureIterator fit = getFeatures( QgsFeatureRequest()
                                        .setFlags( QgsFeatureRequest::NoGeometry )
                                        .setSubsetOfAttributes( QgsAttributeList() ) );

  QgsFeatureIds ids;

  QgsFeature fet;
  while ( fit.nextFeature( fet ) )
  {
    ids << fet.id();
  }

  ids.subtract( mSelectedFeatureIds );

  setSelectedFeatures( ids );
}

void QgsVectorLayer::selectAll()
{
  QgsFeatureIterator fit = getFeatures( QgsFeatureRequest()
                                        .setFlags( QgsFeatureRequest::NoGeometry )
                                        .setSubsetOfAttributes( QgsAttributeList() ) );

  QgsFeatureIds ids;

  QgsFeature fet;
  while ( fit.nextFeature( fet ) )
  {
    ids << fet.id();
  }

  setSelectedFeatures( ids );
}

void QgsVectorLayer::invertSelectionInRectangle( QgsRectangle & rect )
{
  // normalize the rectangle
  rect.normalize();

  QgsFeatureIterator fit = getFeatures( QgsFeatureRequest()
                                        .setFilterRect( rect )
                                        .setFlags( QgsFeatureRequest::NoGeometry | QgsFeatureRequest::ExactIntersect )
                                        .setSubsetOfAttributes( QgsAttributeList() ) );

  QgsFeatureIds selectIds;
  QgsFeatureIds deselectIds;

  QgsFeature fet;
  while ( fit.nextFeature( fet ) )
  {
    if ( mSelectedFeatureIds.contains( fet.id() ) )
    {
      deselectIds << fet.id();
    }
    else
    {
      selectIds << fet.id();
    }
  }

  modifySelection( selectIds, deselectIds );
}

void QgsVectorLayer::removeSelection()
{
  if ( mSelectedFeatureIds.size() == 0 )
    return;

  setSelectedFeatures( QgsFeatureIds() );
}

void QgsVectorLayer::triggerRepaint()
{
  emit repaintRequested();
}

QgsVectorDataProvider* QgsVectorLayer::dataProvider()
{
  return mDataProvider;
}

const QgsVectorDataProvider* QgsVectorLayer::dataProvider() const
{
  return mDataProvider;
}

void QgsVectorLayer::setProviderEncoding( const QString& encoding )
{
  if ( mDataProvider )
  {
    mDataProvider->setEncoding( encoding );
    updateFields();
  }
}

void QgsVectorLayer::setDiagramRenderer( QgsDiagramRendererV2* r )
{
  delete mDiagramRenderer;
  mDiagramRenderer = r;
}

QGis::GeometryType QgsVectorLayer::geometryType() const
{
  if ( mDataProvider )
  {
    int type = mDataProvider->geometryType();
    switch ( type )
    {
      case QGis::WKBPoint:
      case QGis::WKBPoint25D:
        return QGis::Point;

      case QGis::WKBLineString:
      case QGis::WKBLineString25D:
        return QGis::Line;

      case QGis::WKBPolygon:
      case QGis::WKBPolygon25D:
        return QGis::Polygon;

      case QGis::WKBMultiPoint:
      case QGis::WKBMultiPoint25D:
        return QGis::Point;

      case QGis::WKBMultiLineString:
      case QGis::WKBMultiLineString25D:
        return QGis::Line;

      case QGis::WKBMultiPolygon:
      case QGis::WKBMultiPolygon25D:
        return QGis::Polygon;

      case QGis::WKBNoGeometry:
        return QGis::NoGeometry;
    }
    QgsDebugMsg( QString( "Data Provider Geometry type is not recognised, is %1" ).arg( type ) );
  }
  else
  {
    QgsDebugMsg( "pointer to mDataProvider is null" );
  }

  // We shouldn't get here, and if we have, other things are likely to
  // go wrong. Code that uses the type() return value should be
  // rewritten to cope with a value of QGis::Unknown. To make this
  // need known, the following message is printed every time we get
  // here.
  QgsDebugMsg( "WARNING: This code should never be reached. Problems may occur..." );

  return QGis::UnknownGeometry;
}

bool QgsVectorLayer::hasGeometryType() const
{
  QGis::GeometryType t = geometryType();
  return ( t != QGis::NoGeometry && t != QGis::UnknownGeometry );
}

QGis::WkbType QgsVectorLayer::wkbType() const
{
  return ( QGis::WkbType )( mWkbType );
}

QgsRectangle QgsVectorLayer::boundingBoxOfSelected()
{
  if ( mSelectedFeatureIds.size() == 0 ) //no selected features
  {
    return QgsRectangle( 0, 0, 0, 0 );
  }

  QgsRectangle r, retval;
  retval.setMinimal();

  QgsFeature fet;
  if ( mDataProvider->capabilities() & QgsVectorDataProvider::SelectAtId )
  {
    foreach ( QgsFeatureId fid, mSelectedFeatureIds )
    {
      if ( getFeatures( QgsFeatureRequest()
                        .setFilterFid( fid )
                        .setSubsetOfAttributes( QgsAttributeList() ) )
           .nextFeature( fet ) &&
           fet.geometry() )
      {
        r = fet.geometry()->boundingBox();
        retval.combineExtentWith( &r );
      }
    }
  }
  else
  {
    QgsFeatureIterator fit = getFeatures( QgsFeatureRequest()
                                          .setSubsetOfAttributes( QgsAttributeList() ) );

    while ( fit.nextFeature( fet ) )
    {
      if ( mSelectedFeatureIds.contains( fet.id() ) )
      {
        if ( fet.geometry() )
        {
          r = fet.geometry()->boundingBox();
          retval.combineExtentWith( &r );
        }
      }
    }
  }

  if ( retval.width() == 0.0 || retval.height() == 0.0 )
  {
    // If all of the features are at the one point, buffer the
    // rectangle a bit. If they are all at zero, do something a bit
    // more crude.

    if ( retval.xMinimum() == 0.0 && retval.xMaximum() == 0.0 &&
         retval.yMinimum() == 0.0 && retval.yMaximum() == 0.0 )
    {
      retval.set( -1.0, -1.0, 1.0, 1.0 );
    }
  }

  return retval;
}

long QgsVectorLayer::featureCount() const
{
  if ( !mDataProvider )
  {
    QgsDebugMsg( "invoked with null mDataProvider" );
    return 0;
  }

  return mDataProvider->featureCount();
}

long QgsVectorLayer::featureCount( QgsSymbolV2* symbol )
{
  if ( !mSymbolFeatureCounted ) return -1;
  return mSymbolFeatureCountMap.value( symbol );
}

bool QgsVectorLayer::countSymbolFeatures( bool showProgress )
{
  if ( mSymbolFeatureCounted ) return true;
  mSymbolFeatureCountMap.clear();

  if ( !mDataProvider )
  {
    QgsDebugMsg( "invoked with null mDataProvider" );
    return false;
  }
  if ( !mRendererV2 )
  {
    QgsDebugMsg( "invoked with null mRendererV2" );
    return false;
  }

  QgsLegendSymbolList symbolList = mRendererV2->legendSymbolItems();
  QgsLegendSymbolList::const_iterator symbolIt = symbolList.constBegin();

  for ( ; symbolIt != symbolList.constEnd(); ++symbolIt )
  {
    mSymbolFeatureCountMap.insert( symbolIt->second, 0 );
  }

  long nFeatures = pendingFeatureCount();
  QProgressDialog progressDialog( tr( "Updating feature count for layer %1" ).arg( name() ), tr( "Abort" ), 0, nFeatures );
  progressDialog.setWindowModality( Qt::WindowModal );
  int featuresCounted = 0;

  QgsFeatureIterator fit = getFeatures( QgsFeatureRequest().setFlags( QgsFeatureRequest::NoGeometry ) );

  // Renderer (rule based) may depend on context scale, with scale is ignored if 0
  QgsRenderContext renderContext;
  renderContext.setRendererScale( 0 );
  mRendererV2->startRender( renderContext, this );

  QgsFeature f;
  while ( fit.nextFeature( f ) )
  {
    QgsSymbolV2List featureSymbolList = mRendererV2->symbolsForFeature( f );
    for ( QgsSymbolV2List::iterator symbolIt = featureSymbolList.begin(); symbolIt != featureSymbolList.end(); ++symbolIt )
    {
      mSymbolFeatureCountMap[*symbolIt] += 1;
    }
    ++featuresCounted;

    if ( showProgress )
    {
      if ( featuresCounted % 50 == 0 )
      {
        if ( featuresCounted > nFeatures ) //sometimes the feature count is not correct
        {
          progressDialog.setMaximum( 0 );
        }
        progressDialog.setValue( featuresCounted );
        if ( progressDialog.wasCanceled() )
        {
          mSymbolFeatureCountMap.clear();
          mRendererV2->stopRender( renderContext );
          return false;
        }
      }
    }
  }
  mRendererV2->stopRender( renderContext );
  progressDialog.setValue( nFeatures );
  mSymbolFeatureCounted = true;
  return true;
}

void QgsVectorLayer::updateExtents()
{
  mValidExtent = false;
}

void QgsVectorLayer::setExtent( const QgsRectangle &r )
{
  QgsMapLayer::setExtent( r );
  mValidExtent = true;
}

QgsRectangle QgsVectorLayer::extent()
{
  if ( mValidExtent )
    return QgsMapLayer::extent();

  QgsRectangle rect;
  rect.setMinimal();

  if ( !hasGeometryType() )
    return rect;

  if ( !mDataProvider )
  {
    QgsDebugMsg( "invoked with null mDataProvider" );
  }

  if ( mEditBuffer && mEditBuffer->mDeletedFeatureIds.isEmpty() && mEditBuffer->mChangedGeometries.isEmpty() )
  {
    mDataProvider->updateExtents();

    // get the extent of the layer from the provider
    // but only when there are some features already
    if ( mDataProvider->featureCount() != 0 )
    {
      QgsRectangle r = mDataProvider->extent();
      rect.combineExtentWith( &r );
    }

    for ( QgsFeatureMap::iterator it = mEditBuffer->mAddedFeatures.begin(); it != mEditBuffer->mAddedFeatures.end(); it++ )
    {
      if ( it->geometry() )
      {
        QgsRectangle r = it->geometry()->boundingBox();
        rect.combineExtentWith( &r );
      }
    }
  }
  else
  {
    QgsFeatureIterator fit = getFeatures( QgsFeatureRequest()
                                          .setSubsetOfAttributes( QgsAttributeList() ) );

    QgsFeature fet;
    while ( fit.nextFeature( fet ) )
    {
      if ( fet.geometry() && fet.geometry()->type() != QGis::UnknownGeometry )
      {
        QgsRectangle bb = fet.geometry()->boundingBox();
        rect.combineExtentWith( &bb );
      }
    }
  }

  if ( rect.xMinimum() > rect.xMaximum() && rect.yMinimum() > rect.yMaximum() )
  {
    // special case when there are no features in provider nor any added
    rect = QgsRectangle(); // use rectangle with zero coordinates
  }

  setExtent( rect );

  // Send this (hopefully) up the chain to the map canvas
  emit recalculateExtents();

  return rect;
}

QString QgsVectorLayer::subsetString()
{
  if ( ! mDataProvider )
  {
    QgsDebugMsg( "invoked with null mDataProvider" );
    return 0;
  }
  return mDataProvider->subsetString();
}

bool QgsVectorLayer::setSubsetString( QString subset )
{
  if ( ! mDataProvider )
  {
    QgsDebugMsg( "invoked with null mDataProvider" );
    return false;
  }

  bool res = mDataProvider->setSubsetString( subset );

  // get the updated data source string from the provider
  mDataSource = mDataProvider->dataSourceUri();
  updateExtents();

  if ( res )
    setCacheImage( 0 );

  return res;
}


QgsFeatureIterator QgsVectorLayer::getFeatures( const QgsFeatureRequest& request )
{
  if ( !mDataProvider )
    return QgsFeatureIterator();

  return QgsFeatureIterator( new QgsVectorLayerFeatureIterator( this, request ) );
}


bool QgsVectorLayer::addFeature( QgsFeature& f, bool alsoUpdateExtent )
{
  Q_UNUSED( alsoUpdateExtent ); // TODO[MD]
  if ( !mEditBuffer || !mDataProvider )
    return false;

  bool success = mEditBuffer->addFeature( f );

  if ( success )
    updateExtents();

  return success;
}

bool QgsVectorLayer::updateFeature( QgsFeature &f )
{
  QgsFeatureRequest req;
  req.setFilterFid( f.id() );
  if ( !f.geometry() )
    req.setFlags( QgsFeatureRequest::NoGeometry );
  if ( f.attributes().isEmpty() )
    req.setSubsetOfAttributes( QgsAttributeList() );

  QgsFeature current;
  if ( !getFeatures( req ).nextFeature( current ) )
  {
    QgsDebugMsg( QString( "feature %1 could not be retrieved" ).arg( f.id() ) );
    return false;
  }

  if ( f.geometry() && current.geometry() && f.geometry() != current.geometry() && !f.geometry()->isGeosEqual( *current.geometry() ) )
  {
    if ( !changeGeometry( f.id(), f.geometry() ) )
    {
      QgsDebugMsg( QString( "geometry of feature %1 could not be changed." ).arg( f.id() ) );
      return false;
    }
  }

  const QgsAttributes &fa = f.attributes();
  const QgsAttributes &ca = current.attributes();

  for ( int attr = 0; attr < fa.count(); ++attr )
  {
    if ( fa[attr] != ca[attr] )
    {
      if ( !changeAttributeValue( f.id(), attr, fa[attr] ) )
      {
        QgsDebugMsg( QString( "attribute %1 of feature %2 could not be changed." ).arg( attr ).arg( f.id() ) );
        return false;
      }
    }
  }

  return true;
}


bool QgsVectorLayer::insertVertex( double x, double y, QgsFeatureId atFeatureId, int beforeVertex )
{
  if ( !mEditBuffer || !mDataProvider )
    return false;

  QgsVectorLayerEditUtils utils( this );
  return utils.insertVertex( x, y, atFeatureId, beforeVertex );
}


bool QgsVectorLayer::moveVertex( double x, double y, QgsFeatureId atFeatureId, int atVertex )
{
  if ( !mEditBuffer || !mDataProvider )
    return false;

  QgsVectorLayerEditUtils utils( this );
  return utils.moveVertex( x, y, atFeatureId, atVertex );
}


bool QgsVectorLayer::deleteVertex( QgsFeatureId atFeatureId, int atVertex )
{
  if ( !mEditBuffer || !mDataProvider )
    return false;

  QgsVectorLayerEditUtils utils( this );
  return utils.deleteVertex( atFeatureId, atVertex );
}


bool QgsVectorLayer::deleteSelectedFeatures()
{
  if ( !( mDataProvider->capabilities() & QgsVectorDataProvider::DeleteFeatures ) )
  {
    return false;
  }

  if ( !isEditable() )
  {
    return false;
  }

  if ( mSelectedFeatureIds.size() == 0 )
    return true;

  while ( mSelectedFeatureIds.size() > 0 )
  {
    QgsFeatureId fid = *mSelectedFeatureIds.begin();
    deleteFeature( fid );  // removes from selection
  }

  // invalidate cache
  setCacheImage( 0 );
  triggerRepaint();
  updateExtents();

  return true;
}

int QgsVectorLayer::addRing( const QList<QgsPoint>& ring )
{
  if ( !mEditBuffer || !mDataProvider )
    return 6;

  QgsVectorLayerEditUtils utils( this );
  return utils.addRing( ring );
}

int QgsVectorLayer::addPart( const QList<QgsPoint> &points )
{
  if ( !mEditBuffer || !mDataProvider )
    return 7;

  //number of selected features must be 1

  if ( mSelectedFeatureIds.size() < 1 )
  {
    QgsDebugMsg( "Number of selected features <1" );
    return 4;
  }
  else if ( mSelectedFeatureIds.size() > 1 )
  {
    QgsDebugMsg( "Number of selected features >1" );
    return 5;
  }

  QgsVectorLayerEditUtils utils( this );
  return utils.addPart( points, *mSelectedFeatureIds.constBegin() );
}


int QgsVectorLayer::translateFeature( QgsFeatureId featureId, double dx, double dy )
{
  if ( !mEditBuffer || !mDataProvider )
    return -1;

  QgsVectorLayerEditUtils utils( this );
  return utils.translateFeature( featureId, dx, dy );
}

int QgsVectorLayer::splitFeatures( const QList<QgsPoint>& splitLine, bool topologicalEditing )
{
  if ( !mEditBuffer || !mDataProvider )
    return -1;

  QgsVectorLayerEditUtils utils( this );
  return utils.splitFeatures( splitLine, topologicalEditing );
}

int QgsVectorLayer::removePolygonIntersections( QgsGeometry* geom, QgsFeatureIds ignoreFeatures )
{
  if ( !hasGeometryType() )
    return 1;

  int returnValue = 0;

  //first test if geom really has type polygon or multipolygon
  if ( geom->type() != QGis::Polygon )
  {
    return 1;
  }

  //get bounding box of geom
  QgsRectangle geomBBox = geom->boundingBox();

  //get list of features that intersect this bounding box
  QgsFeatureIterator fit = getFeatures( QgsFeatureRequest()
                                        .setFilterRect( geomBBox )
                                        .setFlags( QgsFeatureRequest::ExactIntersect )
                                        .setSubsetOfAttributes( QgsAttributeList() ) );

  QgsFeature f;
  while ( fit.nextFeature( f ) )
  {
    if ( ignoreFeatures.contains( f.id() ) )
    {
      continue;
    }

    //call geometry->makeDifference for each feature
    QgsGeometry *currentGeom = f.geometry();
    if ( currentGeom )
    {
      if ( geom->makeDifference( currentGeom ) != 0 )
      {
        returnValue = 2;
      }
    }
  }

  return returnValue;
}

int QgsVectorLayer::addTopologicalPoints( QgsGeometry* geom )
{
  if ( !mEditBuffer || !mDataProvider )
    return -1;

  QgsVectorLayerEditUtils utils( this );
  return utils.addTopologicalPoints( geom );
}

int QgsVectorLayer::addTopologicalPoints( const QgsPoint& p )
{
  if ( !mEditBuffer || !mDataProvider )
    return -1;

  QgsVectorLayerEditUtils utils( this );
  return utils.addTopologicalPoints( p );
}

QgsLabel *QgsVectorLayer::label()
{
  return mLabel;
}

const QgsLabel *QgsVectorLayer::label() const
{
  return mLabel;
}

void QgsVectorLayer::enableLabels( bool on )
{
  mLabelOn = on;
}

bool QgsVectorLayer::hasLabelsEnabled( void ) const
{
  return mLabelOn;
}

bool QgsVectorLayer::startEditing()
{
  if ( !mDataProvider )
  {
    return false;
  }

  // allow editing if provider supports any of the capabilities
  if ( !( mDataProvider->capabilities() & QgsVectorDataProvider::EditingCapabilities ) )
  {
    return false;
  }

  if ( mReadOnly )
  {
    return false;
  }

  if ( mEditBuffer )
  {
    // editing already underway
    return false;
  }

  mEditBuffer = new QgsVectorLayerEditBuffer( this );
  // forward signals
  connect( mEditBuffer, SIGNAL( layerModified() ), this, SLOT( invalidateSymbolCountedFlag() ) );
  connect( mEditBuffer, SIGNAL( layerModified() ), this, SIGNAL( layerModified() ) ); // TODO[MD]: necessary?
  //connect( mEditBuffer, SIGNAL( layerModified() ), this, SLOT( triggerRepaint() ) ); // TODO[MD]: works well?
  connect( mEditBuffer, SIGNAL( featureAdded( QgsFeatureId ) ), this, SIGNAL( featureAdded( QgsFeatureId ) ) );
  connect( mEditBuffer, SIGNAL( featureDeleted( QgsFeatureId ) ), this, SIGNAL( featureDeleted( QgsFeatureId ) ) );
  connect( mEditBuffer, SIGNAL( geometryChanged( QgsFeatureId, QgsGeometry& ) ), this, SIGNAL( geometryChanged( QgsFeatureId, QgsGeometry& ) ) );
  connect( mEditBuffer, SIGNAL( attributeValueChanged( QgsFeatureId, int, QVariant ) ), this, SIGNAL( attributeValueChanged( QgsFeatureId, int, QVariant ) ) );
  connect( mEditBuffer, SIGNAL( attributeAdded( int ) ), this, SIGNAL( attributeAdded( int ) ) );
  connect( mEditBuffer, SIGNAL( attributeDeleted( int ) ), this, SIGNAL( attributeDeleted( int ) ) );
  connect( mEditBuffer, SIGNAL( committedFeaturesAdded( QString, QgsFeatureList ) ), this, SIGNAL( committedFeaturesAdded( QString, QgsFeatureList ) ) );
  connect( mEditBuffer, SIGNAL( committedFeaturesRemoved( QString, QgsFeatureIds ) ), this, SIGNAL( committedFeaturesRemoved( QString, QgsFeatureIds ) ) );

  updateFields();

  emit editingStarted();

  return true;
}

bool QgsVectorLayer::readXml( const QDomNode& layer_node )
{
  QgsDebugMsg( QString( "Datasource in QgsVectorLayer::readXml: " ) + mDataSource.toLocal8Bit().data() );

  //process provider key
  QDomNode pkeyNode = layer_node.namedItem( "provider" );

  if ( pkeyNode.isNull() )
  {
    mProviderKey = "";
  }
  else
  {
    QDomElement pkeyElt = pkeyNode.toElement();
    mProviderKey = pkeyElt.text();
  }

  // determine type of vector layer
  if ( ! mProviderKey.isNull() )
  {
    // if the provider string isn't empty, then we successfully
    // got the stored provider
  }
  else if ( mDataSource.contains( "dbname=" ) )
  {
    mProviderKey = "postgres";
  }
  else
  {
    mProviderKey = "ogr";
  }

  if ( ! setDataProvider( mProviderKey ) )
  {
    return false;
  }

  QDomElement pkeyElem = pkeyNode.toElement();
  if ( !pkeyElem.isNull() )
  {
    QString encodingString = pkeyElem.attribute( "encoding" );
    if ( !encodingString.isEmpty() )
    {
      mDataProvider->setEncoding( encodingString );
    }
  }

  //load vector joins
  if ( !mJoinBuffer )
  {
    mJoinBuffer = new QgsVectorLayerJoinBuffer();
  }
  mJoinBuffer->readXml( layer_node );

  updateFields();
  connect( QgsMapLayerRegistry::instance(), SIGNAL( layerWillBeRemoved( QString ) ), this, SLOT( checkJoinLayerRemove( QString ) ) );

  QDomNode prevExpNode = layer_node.namedItem( "previewExpression" );

  if ( prevExpNode.isNull() )
  {
    mDisplayExpression = "";
  }
  else
  {
    QDomElement prevExpElem = prevExpNode.toElement();
    mDisplayExpression = prevExpElem.text();
  }

  QString errorMsg;
  if ( !readSymbology( layer_node, errorMsg ) )
  {
    return false;
  }

  return mValid;               // should be true if read successfully

} // void QgsVectorLayer::readXml


bool QgsVectorLayer::setDataProvider( QString const & provider )
{
  // XXX should I check for and possibly delete any pre-existing providers?
  // XXX How often will that scenario occur?

  mProviderKey = provider;     // XXX is this necessary?  Usually already set
  // XXX when execution gets here.

  //XXX - This was a dynamic cast but that kills the Windows
  //      version big-time with an abnormal termination error
  mDataProvider =
    ( QgsVectorDataProvider* )( QgsProviderRegistry::instance()->provider( provider, mDataSource ) );

  if ( mDataProvider )
  {
    QgsDebugMsg( "Instantiated the data provider plugin" );

    mValid = mDataProvider->isValid();
    if ( mValid )
    {

      // TODO: Check if the provider has the capability to send fullExtentCalculated
      connect( mDataProvider, SIGNAL( fullExtentCalculated() ), this, SLOT( updateExtents() ) );

      // get the extent
      QgsRectangle mbr = mDataProvider->extent();

      // show the extent
      QString s = mbr.toString();
      QgsDebugMsg( "Extent of layer: " +  s );
      // store the extent
      setExtent( mbr );

      // get and store the feature type
      mWkbType = mDataProvider->geometryType();

      mJoinBuffer = new QgsVectorLayerJoinBuffer();

      updateFields();

      // look at the fields in the layer and set the primary
      // display field using some real fuzzy logic
      setDisplayField();

      if ( mProviderKey == "postgres" )
      {
        QgsDebugMsg( "Beautifying layer name " + name() );

        // adjust the display name for postgres layers
        QRegExp reg( "\"[^\"]+\"\\.\"([^\"]+)\"( \\([^)]+\\))?" );
        if ( reg.indexIn( name() ) >= 0 )
        {
          QStringList stuff = reg.capturedTexts();
          QString lName = stuff[1];

          const QMap<QString, QgsMapLayer*> &layers = QgsMapLayerRegistry::instance()->mapLayers();

          QMap<QString, QgsMapLayer*>::const_iterator it;
          for ( it = layers.constBegin(); it != layers.constEnd() && ( *it )->name() != lName; it++ )
            ;

          if ( it != layers.constEnd() && stuff.size() > 2 )
          {
            lName += "." + stuff[2].mid( 2, stuff[2].length() - 3 );
          }

          if ( !lName.isEmpty() )
            setLayerName( lName );
        }

        QgsDebugMsg( "Beautified layer name " + name() );

        // deal with unnecessary schema qualification to make v.in.ogr happy
        mDataSource = mDataProvider->dataSourceUri();
      }
      else if ( mProviderKey == "osm" )
      {
        // make sure that the "observer" has been removed from URI to avoid crashes
        mDataSource = mDataProvider->dataSourceUri();
      }
      else if ( provider == "ogr" )
      {
        // make sure that the /vsigzip or /vsizip is added to uri, if applicable
        mDataSource = mDataProvider->dataSourceUri();
        if ( mDataSource.right( 10 ) == "|layerid=0" )
          mDataSource.chop( 10 );
      }

      // label
      mLabel = new QgsLabel( mDataProvider->fields() );
      mLabelOn = false;
    }
    else
    {
      QgsDebugMsg( "Invalid provider plugin " + QString( mDataSource.toUtf8() ) );
      return false;
    }
  }
  else
  {
    QgsDebugMsg( " unable to get data provider" );
    return false;
  }

  return true;

} // QgsVectorLayer:: setDataProvider




/* virtual */
bool QgsVectorLayer::writeXml( QDomNode & layer_node,
                               QDomDocument & document )
{
  // first get the layer element so that we can append the type attribute

  QDomElement mapLayerNode = layer_node.toElement();

  if ( mapLayerNode.isNull() || ( "maplayer" != mapLayerNode.nodeName() ) )
  {
    QgsDebugMsg( "can't find <maplayer>" );
    return false;
  }

  mapLayerNode.setAttribute( "type", "vector" );

  // set the geometry type
  mapLayerNode.setAttribute( "geometry", QGis::vectorGeometryType( geometryType() ) );

  // add provider node
  if ( mDataProvider )
  {
    QDomElement provider  = document.createElement( "provider" );
    provider.setAttribute( "encoding", mDataProvider->encoding() );
    QDomText providerText = document.createTextNode( providerType() );
    provider.appendChild( providerText );
    layer_node.appendChild( provider );
  }

  // save preview expression
  QDomElement prevExpElem = document.createElement( "previewExpression" );
  QDomText prevExpText = document.createTextNode( mDisplayExpression );
  prevExpElem.appendChild( prevExpText );
  layer_node.appendChild( prevExpElem );

  //save joins
  mJoinBuffer->writeXml( layer_node, document );

  // renderer specific settings
  QString errorMsg;
  return writeSymbology( layer_node, document, errorMsg );
} // bool QgsVectorLayer::writeXml

bool QgsVectorLayer::readSymbology( const QDomNode& node, QString& errorMessage )
{
  Q_UNUSED( errorMessage );
  if ( hasGeometryType() )
  {
    // try renderer v2 first
    QDomElement rendererElement = node.firstChildElement( RENDERER_TAG_NAME );
    if ( !rendererElement.isNull() )
    {
      QgsFeatureRendererV2* r = QgsFeatureRendererV2::load( rendererElement );
      if ( !r )
        return false;

      setRendererV2( r );
    }
    else
    {
      QgsFeatureRendererV2* r = QgsSymbologyV2Conversion::readOldRenderer( node, geometryType() );
      if ( !r )
        r = QgsFeatureRendererV2::defaultRenderer( geometryType() );

      setRendererV2( r );
    }

    // get and set the display field if it exists.
    QDomNode displayFieldNode = node.namedItem( "displayfield" );
    if ( !displayFieldNode.isNull() )
    {
      QDomElement e = displayFieldNode.toElement();
      setDisplayField( e.text() );
    }

    // get and set the blend mode if it exists
    QDomNode blendModeNode = node.namedItem( "blendMode" );
    if ( !blendModeNode.isNull() )
    {
      QDomElement e = blendModeNode.toElement();
      setBlendMode( QgsMapRenderer::getCompositionMode(( QgsMapRenderer::BlendMode ) e.text().toInt() ) );
    }

    // get and set the feature blend mode if it exists
    QDomNode featureBlendModeNode = node.namedItem( "featureBlendMode" );
    if ( !featureBlendModeNode.isNull() )
    {
      QDomElement e = featureBlendModeNode.toElement();
      setFeatureBlendMode( QgsMapRenderer::getCompositionMode(( QgsMapRenderer::BlendMode ) e.text().toInt() ) );
    }

    // get and set the layer transparency if it exists
    QDomNode layerTransparencyNode = node.namedItem( "layerTransparency" );
    if ( !layerTransparencyNode.isNull() )
    {
      QDomElement e = layerTransparencyNode.toElement();
      setLayerTransparency( e.text().toInt() );
    }

    // use scale dependent visibility flag
    QDomElement e = node.toElement();
    mLabel->setScaleBasedVisibility( e.attribute( "scaleBasedLabelVisibilityFlag", "0" ) == "1" );
    mLabel->setMinScale( e.attribute( "minLabelScale", "1" ).toFloat() );
    mLabel->setMaxScale( e.attribute( "maxLabelScale", "100000000" ).toFloat() );

    //also restore custom properties (for labeling-ng)
    readCustomProperties( node, "labeling" );

    // Test if labeling is on or off
    QDomNode labelnode = node.namedItem( "label" );
    QDomElement element = labelnode.toElement();
    int hasLabelsEnabled = element.text().toInt();
    if ( hasLabelsEnabled < 1 )
    {
      enableLabels( false );
    }
    else
    {
      enableLabels( true );
    }

    QDomNode labelattributesnode = node.namedItem( "labelattributes" );

    if ( !labelattributesnode.isNull() )
    {
      QgsDebugMsg( "calling readXML" );
      mLabel->readXML( labelattributesnode );
    }

    //diagram renderer and diagram layer settings
    delete mDiagramRenderer; mDiagramRenderer = 0;
    QDomElement singleCatDiagramElem = node.firstChildElement( "SingleCategoryDiagramRenderer" );
    if ( !singleCatDiagramElem.isNull() )
    {
      mDiagramRenderer = new QgsSingleCategoryDiagramRenderer();
      mDiagramRenderer->readXML( singleCatDiagramElem, this );
    }
    QDomElement linearDiagramElem = node.firstChildElement( "LinearlyInterpolatedDiagramRenderer" );
    if ( !linearDiagramElem.isNull() )
    {
      mDiagramRenderer = new QgsLinearlyInterpolatedDiagramRenderer();
      mDiagramRenderer->readXML( linearDiagramElem, this );
    }

    if ( mDiagramRenderer )
    {
      QDomElement diagramSettingsElem = node.firstChildElement( "DiagramLayerSettings" );
      if ( !diagramSettingsElem.isNull() )
      {
        mDiagramLayerSettings = new QgsDiagramLayerSettings();
        mDiagramLayerSettings->readXML( diagramSettingsElem, this );
      }
    }
  }

  // process the attribute actions
  mActions->readXML( node );

  mEditTypes.clear();
  QDomNode editTypesNode = node.namedItem( "edittypes" );
  if ( !editTypesNode.isNull() )
  {
    QDomNodeList editTypeNodes = editTypesNode.childNodes();

    for ( int i = 0; i < editTypeNodes.size(); i++ )
    {
      QDomNode editTypeNode = editTypeNodes.at( i );
      QDomElement editTypeElement = editTypeNode.toElement();

      QString name = editTypeElement.attribute( "name" );
      if ( fieldNameIndex( name ) < -1 )
        continue;

      EditType editType = ( EditType ) editTypeElement.attribute( "type" ).toInt();
      mEditTypes.insert( name, editType );

      int editable = editTypeElement.attribute( "editable" , "1" ).toInt();
      mFieldEditables.insert( name, editable == 1 );

      int labelOnTop = editTypeElement.attribute( "labelontop" , "0" ).toInt();
      mLabelOnTop.insert( name, labelOnTop == 1 );

      switch ( editType )
      {
        case ValueMap:
          if ( editTypeNode.hasChildNodes() )
          {
            mValueMaps.insert( name, QMap<QString, QVariant>() );

            QDomNodeList valueMapNodes = editTypeNode.childNodes();
            for ( int j = 0; j < valueMapNodes.size(); j++ )
            {
              QDomElement value = valueMapNodes.at( j ).toElement();
              mValueMaps[ name ].insert( value.attribute( "key" ), value.attribute( "value" ) );
            }
          }
          break;

        case EditRange:
        case SliderRange:
        case DialRange:
        {
          QVariant min = editTypeElement.attribute( "min" );
          QVariant max = editTypeElement.attribute( "max" );
          QVariant step = editTypeElement.attribute( "step" );

          mRanges[ name ] = RangeData( min, max, step );
        }
        break;

        case CheckBox:
          mCheckedStates[ name ] = QPair<QString, QString>( editTypeElement.attribute( "checked" ), editTypeElement.attribute( "unchecked" ) );
          break;

        case ValueRelation:
        {
          QString id = editTypeElement.attribute( "layer" );
          QString key = editTypeElement.attribute( "key" );
          QString value = editTypeElement.attribute( "value" );
          bool allowNull = editTypeElement.attribute( "allowNull" ) == "true";
          bool orderByValue = editTypeElement.attribute( "orderByValue" ) == "true";
          bool allowMulti = editTypeElement.attribute( "allowMulti", "false" ) == "true";

          QString filterExpression;
          if ( editTypeElement.hasAttribute( "filterAttributeColumn" ) &&
               editTypeElement.hasAttribute( "filterAttributeValue" ) )
          {
            filterExpression = QString( "\"%1\"='%2'" )
                               .arg( editTypeElement.attribute( "filterAttributeColumn" ) )
                               .arg( editTypeElement.attribute( "filterAttributeValue" ) );
          }
          else
          {
            filterExpression  = editTypeElement.attribute( "filterExpression", QString::null );
          }

          mValueRelations[ name ] = ValueRelationData( id, key, value, allowNull, orderByValue, allowMulti, filterExpression );
        }
        break;

        case Calendar:
          mDateFormats[ name ] = editTypeElement.attribute( "dateFormat" );
          break;

        case Photo:
        case WebView:
          mWidgetSize[ name ] = QSize( editTypeElement.attribute( "widgetWidth" ).toInt(), editTypeElement.attribute( "widgetHeight" ).toInt() );
          break;

        case Classification:
        case FileName:
        case Immutable:
        case Hidden:
        case LineEdit:
        case TextEdit:
        case Enumeration:
        case UniqueValues:
        case UniqueValuesEditable:
        case UuidGenerator:
        case Color:
          break;
      }
    }
  }

  QDomNode editFormNode = node.namedItem( "editform" );
  if ( !editFormNode.isNull() )
  {
    QDomElement e = editFormNode.toElement();
    mEditForm = QgsProject::instance()->readPath( e.text() );
  }

  QDomNode editFormInitNode = node.namedItem( "editforminit" );
  if ( !editFormInitNode.isNull() )
  {
    mEditFormInit = editFormInitNode.toElement().text();
  }

  QDomNode annotationFormNode = node.namedItem( "annotationform" );
  if ( !annotationFormNode.isNull() )
  {
    QDomElement e = annotationFormNode.toElement();
    mAnnotationForm = QgsProject::instance()->readPath( e.text() );
  }

  mAttributeAliasMap.clear();
  QDomNode aliasesNode = node.namedItem( "aliases" );
  if ( !aliasesNode.isNull() )
  {
    QDomElement aliasElem;
    QString name;

    QDomNodeList aliasNodeList = aliasesNode.toElement().elementsByTagName( "alias" );
    for ( int i = 0; i < aliasNodeList.size(); ++i )
    {
      aliasElem = aliasNodeList.at( i ).toElement();

      QString field;
      if ( aliasElem.hasAttribute( "field" ) )
      {
        field = aliasElem.attribute( "field" );
      }
      else
      {
        int index = aliasElem.attribute( "index" ).toInt();

        if ( index >= 0 && index < pendingFields().count() )
          field = pendingFields()[ index ].name();
      }

      mAttributeAliasMap.insert( field, aliasElem.attribute( "name" ) );
    }
  }

  // tab display
  QDomNode editorLayoutNode = node.namedItem( "editorlayout" );
  if ( editorLayoutNode.isNull() )
  {
    mEditorLayout = GeneratedLayout;
  }
  else
  {
    if ( editorLayoutNode.toElement().text() == "uifilelayout" )
    {
      mEditorLayout = UiFileLayout;
    }
    else if ( editorLayoutNode.toElement().text() == "tablayout" )
    {
      mEditorLayout = TabLayout;
    }
    else
    {
      mEditorLayout = GeneratedLayout;
    }
  }

  //Attributes excluded from WMS and WFS
  mExcludeAttributesWMS.clear();
  QDomNode excludeWMSNode = node.namedItem( "excludeAttributesWMS" );
  if ( !excludeWMSNode.isNull() )
  {
    QDomNodeList attributeNodeList = excludeWMSNode.toElement().elementsByTagName( "attribute" );
    for ( int i = 0; i < attributeNodeList.size(); ++i )
    {
      mExcludeAttributesWMS.insert( attributeNodeList.at( i ).toElement().text() );
    }
  }

  mExcludeAttributesWFS.clear();
  QDomNode excludeWFSNode = node.namedItem( "excludeAttributesWFS" );
  if ( !excludeWFSNode.isNull() )
  {
    QDomNodeList attributeNodeList = excludeWFSNode.toElement().elementsByTagName( "attribute" );
    for ( int i = 0; i < attributeNodeList.size(); ++i )
    {
      mExcludeAttributesWFS.insert( attributeNodeList.at( i ).toElement().text() );
    }
  }

  // tabs and groups display info
  mAttributeEditorElements.clear();
  QDomNode attributeEditorFormNode = node.namedItem( "attributeEditorForm" );
  QDomNodeList attributeEditorFormNodeList = attributeEditorFormNode.toElement().childNodes();

  for ( int i = 0; i < attributeEditorFormNodeList.size(); i++ )
  {
    QDomElement elem = attributeEditorFormNodeList.at( i ).toElement();

    QgsAttributeEditorElement *attributeEditorWidget = attributeEditorElementFromDomElement( elem, this );
    mAttributeEditorElements.append( attributeEditorWidget );
  }
  return true;
}

QgsAttributeEditorElement* QgsVectorLayer::attributeEditorElementFromDomElement( QDomElement &elem, QObject* parent )
{
  QgsAttributeEditorElement* newElement = NULL;

  if ( elem.tagName() == "attributeEditorContainer" )
  {
    QgsAttributeEditorContainer* container = new QgsAttributeEditorContainer( elem.attribute( "name" ), parent );

    QDomNodeList childNodeList = elem.childNodes();

    for ( int i = 0; i < childNodeList.size(); i++ )
    {
      QDomElement childElem = childNodeList.at( i ).toElement();
      QgsAttributeEditorElement* myElem = attributeEditorElementFromDomElement( childElem, container );
      container->addChildElement( myElem );
    }

    newElement = container;
  }
  else if ( elem.tagName() == "attributeEditorField" )
  {
    QString name = elem.attribute( "name" );
    int idx = *( dataProvider()->fieldNameMap() ).find( name );
    newElement = new QgsAttributeEditorField( name, idx, parent );
  }

  return newElement;
}

bool QgsVectorLayer::writeSymbology( QDomNode& node, QDomDocument& doc, QString& errorMessage ) const
{
  Q_UNUSED( errorMessage );
  QDomElement mapLayerNode = node.toElement();

  if ( hasGeometryType() )
  {
    QDomElement rendererElement = mRendererV2->save( doc );
    node.appendChild( rendererElement );

    // use scale dependent visibility flag
    mapLayerNode.setAttribute( "scaleBasedLabelVisibilityFlag", mLabel->scaleBasedVisibility() ? 1 : 0 );
    mapLayerNode.setAttribute( "minLabelScale", QString::number( mLabel->minScale() ) );
    mapLayerNode.setAttribute( "maxLabelScale", QString::number( mLabel->maxScale() ) );

    //save customproperties (for labeling ng)
    writeCustomProperties( node, doc );

    // add the blend mode field
    QDomElement blendModeElem  = doc.createElement( "blendMode" );
    QDomText blendModeText = doc.createTextNode( QString::number( QgsMapRenderer::getBlendModeEnum( blendMode() ) ) );
    blendModeElem.appendChild( blendModeText );
    node.appendChild( blendModeElem );

    // add the feature blend mode field
    QDomElement featureBlendModeElem  = doc.createElement( "featureBlendMode" );
    QDomText featureBlendModeText = doc.createTextNode( QString::number( QgsMapRenderer::getBlendModeEnum( featureBlendMode() ) ) );
    featureBlendModeElem.appendChild( featureBlendModeText );
    node.appendChild( featureBlendModeElem );

    // add the layer transparency
    QDomElement layerTransparencyElem  = doc.createElement( "layerTransparency" );
    QDomText layerTransparencyText = doc.createTextNode( QString::number( layerTransparency() ) );
    layerTransparencyElem.appendChild( layerTransparencyText );
    node.appendChild( layerTransparencyElem );

    // add the display field
    QDomElement dField  = doc.createElement( "displayfield" );
    QDomText dFieldText = doc.createTextNode( displayField() );
    dField.appendChild( dFieldText );
    node.appendChild( dField );

    // add label node
    QDomElement labelElem = doc.createElement( "label" );
    QDomText labelText = doc.createTextNode( "" );

    if ( hasLabelsEnabled() )
    {
      labelText.setData( "1" );
    }
    else
    {
      labelText.setData( "0" );
    }
    labelElem.appendChild( labelText );

    node.appendChild( labelElem );

    // Now we get to do all that all over again for QgsLabel

    QString fieldname = mLabel->labelField( QgsLabel::Text );
    if ( fieldname != "" )
    {
      dField  = doc.createElement( "labelfield" );
      dFieldText = doc.createTextNode( fieldname );
      dField.appendChild( dFieldText );
      node.appendChild( dField );
    }

    mLabel->writeXML( node, doc );

    if ( mDiagramRenderer )
    {
      mDiagramRenderer->writeXML( mapLayerNode, doc, this );
      if ( mDiagramLayerSettings )
        mDiagramLayerSettings->writeXML( mapLayerNode, doc, this );
    }
  }

  //edit types
  if ( mEditTypes.size() > 0 )
  {
    QDomElement editTypesElement = doc.createElement( "edittypes" );

    for ( QMap<QString, EditType>::const_iterator it = mEditTypes.begin(); it != mEditTypes.end(); ++it )
    {
      QDomElement editTypeElement = doc.createElement( "edittype" );
      editTypeElement.setAttribute( "name", it.key() );
      editTypeElement.setAttribute( "type", it.value() );
      editTypeElement.setAttribute( "editable", mFieldEditables[ it.key()] ? 1 : 0 );
      editTypeElement.setAttribute( "labelontop", mLabelOnTop[ it.key()] ? 1 : 0 );

      switch (( EditType ) it.value() )
      {
        case ValueMap:
          if ( mValueMaps.contains( it.key() ) )
          {
            const QMap<QString, QVariant> &map = mValueMaps[ it.key()];

            for ( QMap<QString, QVariant>::const_iterator vmit = map.begin(); vmit != map.end(); vmit++ )
            {
              QDomElement value = doc.createElement( "valuepair" );
              value.setAttribute( "key", vmit.key() );
              value.setAttribute( "value", vmit.value().toString() );
              editTypeElement.appendChild( value );
            }
          }
          break;

        case EditRange:
        case SliderRange:
        case DialRange:
          if ( mRanges.contains( it.key() ) )
          {
            editTypeElement.setAttribute( "min", mRanges[ it.key()].mMin.toString() );
            editTypeElement.setAttribute( "max", mRanges[ it.key()].mMax.toString() );
            editTypeElement.setAttribute( "step", mRanges[ it.key()].mStep.toString() );
          }
          break;

        case CheckBox:
          if ( mCheckedStates.contains( it.key() ) )
          {
            editTypeElement.setAttribute( "checked", mCheckedStates[ it.key()].first );
            editTypeElement.setAttribute( "unchecked", mCheckedStates[ it.key()].second );
          }
          break;

        case ValueRelation:
          if ( mValueRelations.contains( it.key() ) )
          {
            const ValueRelationData &data = mValueRelations[ it.key()];
            editTypeElement.setAttribute( "layer", data.mLayer );
            editTypeElement.setAttribute( "key", data.mKey );
            editTypeElement.setAttribute( "value", data.mValue );
            editTypeElement.setAttribute( "allowNull", data.mAllowNull ? "true" : "false" );
            editTypeElement.setAttribute( "orderByValue", data.mOrderByValue ? "true" : "false" );
            editTypeElement.setAttribute( "allowMulti", data.mAllowMulti ? "true" : "false" );
            if ( !data.mFilterExpression.isNull() )
              editTypeElement.setAttribute( "filterExpression", data.mFilterExpression );
          }
          break;

        case Calendar:
          editTypeElement.setAttribute( "dateFormat", mDateFormats[ it.key()] );
          break;

        case Photo:
        case WebView:
          editTypeElement.setAttribute( "widgetWidth", mWidgetSize[ it.key()].width() );
          editTypeElement.setAttribute( "widgetHeight", mWidgetSize[ it.key()].height() );
          break;

        case LineEdit:
        case UniqueValues:
        case UniqueValuesEditable:
        case Classification:
        case FileName:
        case Hidden:
        case TextEdit:
        case Enumeration:
        case Immutable:
        case UuidGenerator:
        case Color:
          break;
      }

      editTypesElement.appendChild( editTypeElement );
    }

    node.appendChild( editTypesElement );
  }

  QDomElement efField  = doc.createElement( "editform" );
  QDomText efText = doc.createTextNode( QgsProject::instance()->writePath( mEditForm ) );
  efField.appendChild( efText );
  node.appendChild( efField );

  QDomElement efiField  = doc.createElement( "editforminit" );
  QDomText efiText = doc.createTextNode( mEditFormInit );
  efiField.appendChild( efiText );
  node.appendChild( efiField );

  QDomElement afField = doc.createElement( "annotationform" );
  QDomText afText = doc.createTextNode( QgsProject::instance()->writePath( mAnnotationForm ) );
  afField.appendChild( afText );
  node.appendChild( afField );

  // tab display
  QDomElement editorLayoutElem  = doc.createElement( "editorlayout" );
  switch ( mEditorLayout )
  {
    case UiFileLayout:
      editorLayoutElem.appendChild( doc.createTextNode( "uifilelayout" ) );
      break;

    case TabLayout:
      editorLayoutElem.appendChild( doc.createTextNode( "tablayout" ) );
      break;

    case GeneratedLayout:
    default:
      editorLayoutElem.appendChild( doc.createTextNode( "generatedlayout" ) );
      break;
  }

  node.appendChild( editorLayoutElem );

  //attribute aliases
  if ( mAttributeAliasMap.size() > 0 )
  {
    QDomElement aliasElem = doc.createElement( "aliases" );
    QMap<QString, QString>::const_iterator a_it = mAttributeAliasMap.constBegin();
    for ( ; a_it != mAttributeAliasMap.constEnd(); ++a_it )
    {
      int idx = fieldNameIndex( a_it.key() );
      if ( idx < 0 )
        continue;

      QDomElement aliasEntryElem = doc.createElement( "alias" );
      aliasEntryElem.setAttribute( "field", a_it.key() );
      aliasEntryElem.setAttribute( "index", idx );
      aliasEntryElem.setAttribute( "name", a_it.value() );
      aliasElem.appendChild( aliasEntryElem );
    }
    node.appendChild( aliasElem );
  }

  //exclude attributes WMS
  QDomElement excludeWMSElem = doc.createElement( "excludeAttributesWMS" );
  QSet<QString>::const_iterator attWMSIt = mExcludeAttributesWMS.constBegin();
  for ( ; attWMSIt != mExcludeAttributesWMS.constEnd(); ++attWMSIt )
  {
    QDomElement attrElem = doc.createElement( "attribute" );
    QDomText attrText = doc.createTextNode( *attWMSIt );
    attrElem.appendChild( attrText );
    excludeWMSElem.appendChild( attrElem );
  }
  node.appendChild( excludeWMSElem );

  //exclude attributes WFS
  QDomElement excludeWFSElem = doc.createElement( "excludeAttributesWFS" );
  QSet<QString>::const_iterator attWFSIt = mExcludeAttributesWFS.constBegin();
  for ( ; attWFSIt != mExcludeAttributesWFS.constEnd(); ++attWFSIt )
  {
    QDomElement attrElem = doc.createElement( "attribute" );
    QDomText attrText = doc.createTextNode( *attWFSIt );
    attrElem.appendChild( attrText );
    excludeWFSElem.appendChild( attrElem );
  }
  node.appendChild( excludeWFSElem );

  // tabs and groups of edit form
  if ( mAttributeEditorElements.size() > 0 )
  {
    QDomElement tabsElem = doc.createElement( "attributeEditorForm" );

    for ( QList< QgsAttributeEditorElement* >::const_iterator it = mAttributeEditorElements.begin(); it != mAttributeEditorElements.end(); it++ )
    {
      QDomElement attributeEditorWidgetElem = ( *it )->toDomElement( doc );
      tabsElem.appendChild( attributeEditorWidgetElem );
    }

    node.appendChild( tabsElem );
  }

  // add attribute actions
  mActions->writeXML( node, doc );

  return true;
}

bool QgsVectorLayer::readSld( const QDomNode& node, QString& errorMessage )
{
  // get the Name element
  QDomElement nameElem = node.firstChildElement( "Name" );
  if ( nameElem.isNull() )
  {
    errorMessage = "Warning: Name element not found within NamedLayer while it's required.";
  }

  if ( hasGeometryType() )
  {
    QgsFeatureRendererV2* r = QgsFeatureRendererV2::loadSld( node, geometryType(), errorMessage );
    if ( !r )
      return false;

    setRendererV2( r );
  }
  return true;
}


bool QgsVectorLayer::writeSld( QDomNode& node, QDomDocument& doc, QString& errorMessage ) const
{
  Q_UNUSED( errorMessage );

  // store the Name element
  QDomElement nameNode = doc.createElement( "se:Name" );
  nameNode.appendChild( doc.createTextNode( name() ) );
  node.appendChild( nameNode );

  if ( hasGeometryType() )
  {
    node.appendChild( mRendererV2->writeSld( doc, *this ) );
  }
  return true;
}


bool QgsVectorLayer::changeGeometry( QgsFeatureId fid, QgsGeometry* geom )
{
  if ( !mEditBuffer || !mDataProvider )
  {
    return false;
  }

  updateExtents();

  return mEditBuffer->changeGeometry( fid, geom );
}


bool QgsVectorLayer::changeAttributeValue( QgsFeatureId fid, int field, QVariant value, bool emitSignal )
{
  Q_UNUSED( emitSignal ); // TODO[MD] - see also QgsFieldCalculator and #7071
  if ( !mEditBuffer || !mDataProvider )
    return false;

  return mEditBuffer->changeAttributeValue( fid, field, value );
}

bool QgsVectorLayer::addAttribute( const QgsField &field )
{
  if ( !mEditBuffer || !mDataProvider )
    return false;

  return mEditBuffer->addAttribute( field );
}

void QgsVectorLayer::addAttributeAlias( int attIndex, QString aliasString )
{
  if ( attIndex < 0 || attIndex >= pendingFields().count() )
    return;

  QString name = pendingFields()[ attIndex ].name();

  mAttributeAliasMap.insert( name, aliasString );
  emit layerModified(); // TODO[MD]: should have a different signal?
}

void QgsVectorLayer::addAttributeEditorWidget( QgsAttributeEditorElement* data )
{
  mAttributeEditorElements.append( data );
}

QString QgsVectorLayer::attributeAlias( int attributeIndex ) const
{
  if ( attributeIndex < 0 || attributeIndex >= pendingFields().count() )
    return "";

  QString name = pendingFields()[ attributeIndex ].name();

  return mAttributeAliasMap.value( name, "" );
}

QString QgsVectorLayer::attributeDisplayName( int attributeIndex ) const
{
  QString displayName = attributeAlias( attributeIndex );
  if ( displayName.isEmpty() )
  {
    const QgsFields& fields = pendingFields();
    if ( attributeIndex >= 0 && attributeIndex < fields.count() )
    {
      displayName = fields[attributeIndex].name();
    }
  }
  return displayName;
}

bool QgsVectorLayer::deleteAttribute( int index )
{
  if ( !mEditBuffer || !mDataProvider )
    return false;

  return mEditBuffer->deleteAttribute( index );
}

bool QgsVectorLayer::deleteAttributes( QList<int> attrs )
{
  bool deleted = false;

  // Remove multiple occurences of same attribute
  attrs = attrs.toSet().toList();

  qSort( attrs.begin(), attrs.end(), qGreater<int>() );

  foreach ( int attr, attrs )
  {
    if ( deleteAttribute( attr ) )
    {
      deleted = true;
    }
  }

  return deleted;
}

bool QgsVectorLayer::deleteFeature( QgsFeatureId fid )
{
  if ( !mEditBuffer )
    return false;

  bool res = mEditBuffer->deleteFeature( fid );
  if ( res )
    mSelectedFeatureIds.remove( fid ); // remove it from selection

  updateExtents();

  return res;
}

const QgsFields &QgsVectorLayer::pendingFields() const
{
  return mUpdatedFields;
}

QgsAttributeList QgsVectorLayer::pendingAllAttributesList()
{
  QgsAttributeList lst;
  for ( int i = 0; i < mUpdatedFields.count(); ++i )
    lst.append( i );
  return lst;
}

QgsAttributeList QgsVectorLayer::pendingPkAttributesList()
{
  QgsAttributeList pkAttributesList;

  QgsAttributeList providerIndexes = mDataProvider->pkAttributeIndexes();
  for ( int i = 0; i < mUpdatedFields.count(); ++i )
  {
    if ( mUpdatedFields.fieldOrigin( i ) == QgsFields::OriginProvider &&
         providerIndexes.contains( mUpdatedFields.fieldOriginIndex( i ) ) )
      pkAttributesList << i;
  }

  return pkAttributesList;
}

int QgsVectorLayer::pendingFeatureCount()
{
  return mDataProvider->featureCount() +
         ( mEditBuffer ? mEditBuffer->mAddedFeatures.size() - mEditBuffer->mDeletedFeatureIds.size() : 0 );
}

bool QgsVectorLayer::commitChanges()
{
  mCommitErrors.clear();

  if ( !mDataProvider )
  {
    mCommitErrors << tr( "ERROR: no provider" );
    return false;
  }

  if ( !mEditBuffer )
  {
    mCommitErrors << tr( "ERROR: layer not editable" );
    return false;
  }

  emit beforeCommitChanges();

  bool success = mEditBuffer->commitChanges( mCommitErrors );

  if ( success )
  {
    delete mEditBuffer;
    mEditBuffer = 0;
    undoStack()->clear();
    emit editingStopped();
  }
  else
  {
    QgsMessageLog::logMessage( tr( "Commit errors:\n  %1" ).arg( mCommitErrors.join( "\n  " ) ) );
  }

  if ( mCache )
  {
    mCache->deleteCachedGeometries();
  }

  updateFields();
  mDataProvider->updateExtents();

  //clear the cache image so markers don't appear anymore on next draw
  setCacheImage( 0 );

  return success;
}

const QStringList &QgsVectorLayer::commitErrors()
{
  return mCommitErrors;
}

bool QgsVectorLayer::rollBack( bool deleteBuffer )
{
  if ( !mEditBuffer )
  {
    return false;
  }

  emit beforeRollBack();

  mEditBuffer->rollBack();

  if ( isModified() )
  {
    // new undo stack roll back method
    // old method of calling every undo could cause many canvas refreshes
    undoStack()->setIndex( 0 );
  }

  updateFields();

  if ( deleteBuffer )
  {
    delete mEditBuffer;
    mEditBuffer = 0;
    undoStack()->clear();
  }
  emit editingStopped();

  if ( mCache )
  {
    mCache->deleteCachedGeometries();
  }

  // invalidate the cache so the layer updates properly to show its original
  // after the rollback
  setCacheImage( 0 );
  return true;
}

void QgsVectorLayer::setSelectedFeatures( const QgsFeatureIds& ids )
{
  QgsFeatureIds deselectedFeatures = mSelectedFeatureIds - ids;
  // TODO: check whether features with these ID exist
  mSelectedFeatureIds = ids;

  // invalidate cache
  setCacheImage( 0 );

  emit selectionChanged( ids, deselectedFeatures, true );
}

int QgsVectorLayer::selectedFeatureCount()
{
  return mSelectedFeatureIds.size();
}

const QgsFeatureIds& QgsVectorLayer::selectedFeaturesIds() const
{
  return mSelectedFeatureIds;
}


QgsFeatureList QgsVectorLayer::selectedFeatures()
{
  QgsFeatureList features;

  QgsFeatureRequest req;
  if ( geometryType() == QGis::NoGeometry )
    req.setFlags( QgsFeatureRequest::NoGeometry );

  foreach ( QgsFeatureId fid, mSelectedFeatureIds )
  {
    features.push_back( QgsFeature() );
    getFeatures( req.setFilterFid( fid ) ).nextFeature( features.back() );
  }

  return features;
}

bool QgsVectorLayer::addFeatures( QgsFeatureList features, bool makeSelected )
{
  if ( !mEditBuffer || !mDataProvider )
    return false;

  bool res = mEditBuffer->addFeatures( features );

  if ( makeSelected )
  {
    QgsFeatureIds ids;

    for ( QgsFeatureList::iterator iter = features.begin(); iter != features.end(); ++iter )
      ids << iter->id();

    setSelectedFeatures( ids );
  }

  updateExtents();

  return res;
}


bool QgsVectorLayer::snapPoint( QgsPoint& point, double tolerance )
{
  if ( !hasGeometryType() )
    return false;

  QMultiMap<double, QgsSnappingResult> snapResults;
  int result = snapWithContext( point, tolerance, snapResults, QgsSnapper::SnapToVertex );

  if ( result != 0 )
  {
    return false;
  }

  if ( snapResults.size() < 1 )
  {
    return false;
  }

  QMultiMap<double, QgsSnappingResult>::const_iterator snap_it = snapResults.constBegin();
  point.setX( snap_it.value().snappedVertex.x() );
  point.setY( snap_it.value().snappedVertex.y() );
  return true;
}


int QgsVectorLayer::snapWithContext( const QgsPoint& startPoint, double snappingTolerance,
                                     QMultiMap<double, QgsSnappingResult>& snappingResults,
                                     QgsSnapper::SnappingType snap_to )
{
  if ( !hasGeometryType() )
    return 1;

  if ( snappingTolerance <= 0 || !mDataProvider )
  {
    return 1;
  }

  QList<QgsFeature> featureList;
  QgsRectangle searchRect( startPoint.x() - snappingTolerance, startPoint.y() - snappingTolerance,
                           startPoint.x() + snappingTolerance, startPoint.y() + snappingTolerance );
  double sqrSnappingTolerance = snappingTolerance * snappingTolerance;

  int n = 0;
  QgsFeature f;

  if ( mCache->cachedGeometriesRect().contains( searchRect ) )
  {
    QgsGeometryMap& cachedGeometries = mCache->cachedGeometries();
    for ( QgsGeometryMap::iterator it = cachedGeometries.begin(); it != cachedGeometries.end() ; ++it )
    {
      QgsGeometry* g = &( it.value() );
      if ( g->boundingBox().intersects( searchRect ) )
      {
        snapToGeometry( startPoint, it.key(), g, sqrSnappingTolerance, snappingResults, snap_to );
        ++n;
      }
    }
  }
  else
  {
    // snapping outside cached area

    QgsFeatureIterator fit = getFeatures( QgsFeatureRequest()
                                          .setFilterRect( searchRect )
                                          .setFlags( QgsFeatureRequest::ExactIntersect )
                                          .setSubsetOfAttributes( QgsAttributeList() ) );

    while ( fit.nextFeature( f ) )
    {
      snapToGeometry( startPoint, f.id(), f.geometry(), sqrSnappingTolerance, snappingResults, snap_to );
      ++n;
    }
  }

  return n == 0 ? 2 : 0;
}

void QgsVectorLayer::snapToGeometry( const QgsPoint& startPoint,
                                     QgsFeatureId featureId,
                                     QgsGeometry* geom,
                                     double sqrSnappingTolerance,
                                     QMultiMap<double, QgsSnappingResult>& snappingResults,
                                     QgsSnapper::SnappingType snap_to ) const
{
  if ( !geom )
  {
    return;
  }

  int atVertex, beforeVertex, afterVertex;
  double sqrDistVertexSnap, sqrDistSegmentSnap;
  QgsPoint snappedPoint;
  QgsSnappingResult snappingResultVertex;
  QgsSnappingResult snappingResultSegment;

  if ( snap_to == QgsSnapper::SnapToVertex || snap_to == QgsSnapper::SnapToVertexAndSegment )
  {
    snappedPoint = geom->closestVertex( startPoint, atVertex, beforeVertex, afterVertex, sqrDistVertexSnap );
    if ( sqrDistVertexSnap < sqrSnappingTolerance )
    {
      snappingResultVertex.snappedVertex = snappedPoint;
      snappingResultVertex.snappedVertexNr = atVertex;
      snappingResultVertex.beforeVertexNr = beforeVertex;
      if ( beforeVertex != -1 ) // make sure the vertex is valid
      {
        snappingResultVertex.beforeVertex = geom->vertexAt( beforeVertex );
      }
      snappingResultVertex.afterVertexNr = afterVertex;
      if ( afterVertex != -1 ) // make sure the vertex is valid
      {
        snappingResultVertex.afterVertex = geom->vertexAt( afterVertex );
      }
      snappingResultVertex.snappedAtGeometry = featureId;
      snappingResultVertex.layer = this;
      snappingResults.insert( sqrt( sqrDistVertexSnap ), snappingResultVertex );
      return;
    }
  }
  if ( snap_to == QgsSnapper::SnapToSegment || snap_to == QgsSnapper::SnapToVertexAndSegment ) // snap to segment
  {
    if ( geometryType() != QGis::Point ) // cannot snap to segment for points/multipoints
    {
      sqrDistSegmentSnap = geom->closestSegmentWithContext( startPoint, snappedPoint, afterVertex, NULL, crs().geographicFlag() ? 1e-12 : 1e-8 );

      if ( sqrDistSegmentSnap < sqrSnappingTolerance )
      {
        snappingResultSegment.snappedVertex = snappedPoint;
        snappingResultSegment.snappedVertexNr = -1;
        snappingResultSegment.beforeVertexNr = afterVertex - 1;
        snappingResultSegment.afterVertexNr = afterVertex;
        snappingResultSegment.snappedAtGeometry = featureId;
        snappingResultSegment.beforeVertex = geom->vertexAt( afterVertex - 1 );
        snappingResultSegment.afterVertex = geom->vertexAt( afterVertex );
        snappingResultSegment.layer = this;
        snappingResults.insert( sqrt( sqrDistSegmentSnap ), snappingResultSegment );
      }
    }
  }
}

int QgsVectorLayer::insertSegmentVerticesForSnap( const QList<QgsSnappingResult>& snapResults )
{
  QgsVectorLayerEditUtils utils( this );
  return utils.insertSegmentVerticesForSnap( snapResults );
}


QgsVectorLayer::VertexMarkerType QgsVectorLayer::currentVertexMarkerType()
{
  QSettings settings;
  QString markerTypeString = settings.value( "/qgis/digitizing/marker_style", "Cross" ).toString();
  if ( markerTypeString == "Cross" )
  {
    return QgsVectorLayer::Cross;
  }
  else if ( markerTypeString == "SemiTransparentCircle" )
  {
    return QgsVectorLayer::SemiTransparentCircle;
  }
  else
  {
    return QgsVectorLayer::NoMarker;
  }
}

int QgsVectorLayer::currentVertexMarkerSize()
{
  QSettings settings;
  return settings.value( "/qgis/digitizing/marker_size", 3 ).toInt();
}



void QgsVectorLayer::setCoordinateSystem()
{
  QgsDebugMsg( "----- Computing Coordinate System" );

  //
  // Get the layers project info and set up the QgsCoordinateTransform
  // for this layer
  //

  if ( hasGeometryType() )
  {
    // get CRS directly from provider
    setCrs( mDataProvider->crs() );
  }
  else
  {
    setCrs( QgsCoordinateReferenceSystem( GEO_EPSG_CRS_AUTHID ) );
  }
}


const QString QgsVectorLayer::displayField() const
{
  return mDisplayField;
}

void QgsVectorLayer::setDisplayExpression( const QString displayExpression )
{
  mDisplayExpression = displayExpression;
}

const QString QgsVectorLayer::displayExpression()
{
  return mDisplayExpression;
}

bool QgsVectorLayer::isEditable() const
{
  return ( mEditBuffer && mDataProvider );
}

bool QgsVectorLayer::isReadOnly() const
{
  return mReadOnly;
}

bool QgsVectorLayer::setReadOnly( bool readonly )
{
  // exit if the layer is in editing mode
  if ( readonly && mEditBuffer )
    return false;

  mReadOnly = readonly;
  return true;
}

bool QgsVectorLayer::isModified() const
{
  return mEditBuffer && mEditBuffer->isModified();
}

QgsVectorLayer::EditType QgsVectorLayer::editType( int idx )
{
  const QgsFields &fields = pendingFields();
  if ( idx >= 0 && idx < fields.count() && mEditTypes.contains( fields[idx].name() ) )
    return mEditTypes[ fields[idx].name()];
  else
    return LineEdit;
}

void QgsVectorLayer::setEditType( int idx, EditType type )
{
  const QgsFields &fields = pendingFields();
  if ( idx >= 0 && idx < fields.count() )
    mEditTypes[ fields[idx].name()] = type;
}

QgsVectorLayer::EditorLayout QgsVectorLayer::editorLayout()
{
  return mEditorLayout;
}

void QgsVectorLayer::setEditorLayout( EditorLayout editorLayout )
{
  mEditorLayout = editorLayout;
}

QString QgsVectorLayer::editForm()
{
  return mEditForm;
}

void QgsVectorLayer::setEditForm( QString ui )
{
  mEditForm = ui;
}

void QgsVectorLayer::setAnnotationForm( const QString& ui )
{
  mAnnotationForm = ui;
}

QString QgsVectorLayer::editFormInit()
{
  return mEditFormInit;
}

void QgsVectorLayer::setEditFormInit( QString function )
{
  mEditFormInit = function;
}

QMap< QString, QVariant > &QgsVectorLayer::valueMap( int idx )
{
  const QgsFields &fields = pendingFields();

  // FIXME: throw an exception!?
  static QMap< QString, QVariant > invalidMap;
  if ( idx < 0 || idx >= fields.count() )
  {
    QgsDebugMsg( QString( "field %1 not found" ).arg( idx ) );
    return invalidMap;
  }
  QString fieldName = fields[idx].name();

  if ( !mValueMaps.contains( fieldName ) )
    mValueMaps[fieldName] = QMap<QString, QVariant>();

  return mValueMaps[fieldName];
}

QgsVectorLayer::RangeData &QgsVectorLayer::range( int idx )
{
  const QgsFields &fields = pendingFields();

  // FIXME: throw an exception!?
  static QgsVectorLayer::RangeData invalidRange;
  if ( idx < 0 || idx >= fields.count() )
  {
    QgsDebugMsg( QString( "field %1 not found" ).arg( idx ) );
    return invalidRange;
  }
  QString fieldName = fields[idx].name();

  if ( !mRanges.contains( fieldName ) )
    mRanges[fieldName] = RangeData();

  return mRanges[fieldName];
}

QString &QgsVectorLayer::dateFormat( int idx )
{
  const QgsFields &fields = pendingFields();

  QString fieldName = fields[idx].name();

  if ( !mDateFormats.contains( fieldName ) )
    mDateFormats[fieldName] = "yyyy-MM-dd";

  return mDateFormats[fieldName];
}

QSize &QgsVectorLayer::widgetSize( int idx )
{
  const QgsFields &fields = pendingFields();

  QString fieldName = fields[idx].name();

  if ( !mWidgetSize.contains( fieldName ) )
    mWidgetSize[fieldName] = QSize( 0, 0 );

  return mWidgetSize[fieldName];
}

bool QgsVectorLayer::fieldEditable( int idx )
{
  const QgsFields &fields = pendingFields();
  if ( idx >= 0 && idx < fields.count() )
  {
    if ( mUpdatedFields.fieldOrigin( idx ) == QgsFields::OriginJoin )
      return false;
    return mFieldEditables.value( fields[idx].name(), true );
  }
  else
    return true;
}

bool QgsVectorLayer::labelOnTop( int idx )
{
  const QgsFields &fields = pendingFields();
  if ( idx >= 0 && idx < fields.count() )
    return mLabelOnTop.value( fields[idx].name(), false );
  else
    return false;
}

void QgsVectorLayer::setFieldEditable( int idx, bool editable )
{
  const QgsFields &fields = pendingFields();
  if ( idx >= 0 && idx < fields.count() )
    mFieldEditables[ fields[idx].name()] = editable;
}

void QgsVectorLayer::setLabelOnTop( int idx, bool onTop )
{
  const QgsFields &fields = pendingFields();
  if ( idx >= 0 && idx < fields.count() )
    mLabelOnTop[ fields[idx].name()] = onTop;
}

QgsFeatureRendererV2* QgsVectorLayer::rendererV2()
{
  return mRendererV2;
}

void QgsVectorLayer::setRendererV2( QgsFeatureRendererV2 *r )
{
  if ( !hasGeometryType() )
    return;

  if ( r != mRendererV2 )
  {
    delete mRendererV2;
    mRendererV2 = r;
    mSymbolFeatureCounted = false;
    mSymbolFeatureCountMap.clear();
  }
}



void QgsVectorLayer::beginEditCommand( QString text )
{
  undoStack()->beginMacro( text );
}

void QgsVectorLayer::endEditCommand()
{
  undoStack()->endMacro();
}

void QgsVectorLayer::destroyEditCommand()
{
  undoStack()->endMacro();
  undoStack()->undo();
}


void QgsVectorLayer::setCheckedState( int idx, QString checked, QString unchecked )
{
  const QgsFields &fields = pendingFields();
  if ( idx >= 0 && idx < fields.count() )
    mCheckedStates[ fields[idx].name()] = QPair<QString, QString>( checked, unchecked );
}

QPair<QString, QString> QgsVectorLayer::checkedState( int idx )
{
  const QgsFields &fields = pendingFields();
  if ( idx >= 0 && idx < fields.count() && mCheckedStates.contains( fields[idx].name() ) )
    return mCheckedStates[ fields[idx].name()];
  else
    return QPair<QString, QString>( "1", "0" );
}

int QgsVectorLayer::fieldNameIndex( const QString& fieldName ) const
{
  const QgsFields &theFields = pendingFields();

  for ( int idx = 0; idx < theFields.count(); ++idx )
  {
    if ( QString::compare( theFields[idx].name(), fieldName, Qt::CaseInsensitive ) == 0 )
    {
      return idx;
    }
  }
  return -1;
}

void QgsVectorLayer::addJoin( const QgsVectorJoinInfo& joinInfo )
{
  mJoinBuffer->addJoin( joinInfo );
  updateFields();
}

void QgsVectorLayer::checkJoinLayerRemove( QString theLayerId )
{
  removeJoin( theLayerId );
}

void QgsVectorLayer::removeJoin( const QString& joinLayerId )
{
  mJoinBuffer->removeJoin( joinLayerId );
  updateFields();
}

const QList< QgsVectorJoinInfo >& QgsVectorLayer::vectorJoins() const
{
  return mJoinBuffer->vectorJoins();
}

void QgsVectorLayer::updateFields()
{
  if ( !mDataProvider )
    return;

  mUpdatedFields = mDataProvider->fields();

  // added / removed fields
  if ( mEditBuffer )
    mEditBuffer->updateFields( mUpdatedFields );

  // joined fields
  if ( mJoinBuffer && mJoinBuffer->containsJoins() )
    mJoinBuffer->updateFields( mUpdatedFields );

  emit updatedFields();
}


void QgsVectorLayer::createJoinCaches()
{
  if ( mJoinBuffer->containsJoins() )
  {
    mJoinBuffer->createJoinCaches();
  }
}

void QgsVectorLayer::uniqueValues( int index, QList<QVariant> &uniqueValues, int limit )
{
  uniqueValues.clear();
  if ( !mDataProvider )
  {
    return;
  }

  QgsFields::FieldOrigin origin = mUpdatedFields.fieldOrigin( index );

  if ( origin == QgsFields::OriginProvider ) //a provider field
  {
    return mDataProvider->uniqueValues( index, uniqueValues, limit );
  }
  else if ( origin == QgsFields::OriginJoin )
  {
    int sourceLayerIndex;
    const QgsVectorJoinInfo* join = mJoinBuffer->joinForFieldIndex( index, mUpdatedFields, sourceLayerIndex );
    Q_ASSERT( join );

    QgsVectorLayer* vl = dynamic_cast<QgsVectorLayer*>( QgsMapLayerRegistry::instance()->mapLayer( join->joinLayerId ) );
    Q_ASSERT( vl );

    return vl->dataProvider()->uniqueValues( sourceLayerIndex, uniqueValues, limit );
  }
  else if ( origin == QgsFields::OriginEdit )
  {
    // the layer is editable, but in certain cases it can still be avoided going through all features
    if ( mEditBuffer->mDeletedFeatureIds.isEmpty() && mEditBuffer->mAddedFeatures.isEmpty() && !mEditBuffer->mDeletedAttributeIds.contains( index ) && mEditBuffer->mChangedAttributeValues.isEmpty() )
    {
      return mDataProvider->uniqueValues( index, uniqueValues, limit );
    }

    // we need to go through each feature
    QgsAttributeList attList;
    attList << index;

    QgsFeatureIterator fit = getFeatures( QgsFeatureRequest()
                                          .setFlags( QgsFeatureRequest::NoGeometry )
                                          .setSubsetOfAttributes( attList ) );

    QgsFeature f;
    QVariant currentValue;
    QHash<QString, QVariant> val;
    while ( fit.nextFeature( f ) )
    {
      currentValue = f.attribute( index );
      val.insert( currentValue.toString(), currentValue );
      if ( limit >= 0 && val.size() >= limit )
      {
        break;
      }
    }

    uniqueValues = val.values();
    return;
  }

  Q_ASSERT_X( false, "QgsVectorLayer::uniqueValues()", "Unknown source of the field!" );
}

QVariant QgsVectorLayer::minimumValue( int index )
{
  if ( !mDataProvider )
  {
    return QVariant();
  }

  QgsFields::FieldOrigin origin = mUpdatedFields.fieldOrigin( index );

  if ( origin == QgsFields::OriginProvider ) //a provider field
  {
    return mDataProvider->minimumValue( index );
  }
  else if ( origin == QgsFields::OriginJoin )
  {
    int sourceLayerIndex;
    const QgsVectorJoinInfo* join = mJoinBuffer->joinForFieldIndex( index, mUpdatedFields, sourceLayerIndex );
    Q_ASSERT( join );

    QgsVectorLayer* vl = dynamic_cast<QgsVectorLayer*>( QgsMapLayerRegistry::instance()->mapLayer( join->joinLayerId ) );
    Q_ASSERT( vl );

    return vl->minimumValue( sourceLayerIndex );
  }
  else if ( origin == QgsFields::OriginEdit )
  {
    // the layer is editable, but in certain cases it can still be avoided going through all features
    if ( mEditBuffer->mDeletedFeatureIds.isEmpty() && mEditBuffer->mAddedFeatures.isEmpty() && !mEditBuffer->mDeletedAttributeIds.contains( index ) && mEditBuffer->mChangedAttributeValues.isEmpty() )
    {
      return mDataProvider->minimumValue( index );
    }

    // we need to go through each feature
    QgsAttributeList attList;
    attList << index;

    QgsFeatureIterator fit = getFeatures( QgsFeatureRequest()
                                          .setFlags( QgsFeatureRequest::NoGeometry )
                                          .setSubsetOfAttributes( attList ) );

    QgsFeature f;
    double minimumValue = std::numeric_limits<double>::max();
    double currentValue = 0;
    while ( fit.nextFeature( f ) )
    {
      currentValue = f.attribute( index ).toDouble();
      if ( currentValue < minimumValue )
      {
        minimumValue = currentValue;
      }
    }
    return QVariant( minimumValue );
  }

  Q_ASSERT_X( false, "QgsVectorLayer::minimumValue()", "Unknown source of the field!" );
  return QVariant();
}

QVariant QgsVectorLayer::maximumValue( int index )
{
  if ( !mDataProvider )
  {
    return QVariant();
  }

  QgsFields::FieldOrigin origin = mUpdatedFields.fieldOrigin( index );

  if ( origin == QgsFields::OriginProvider ) //a provider field
  {
    return mDataProvider->maximumValue( index );
  }
  else if ( origin == QgsFields::OriginJoin )
  {
    int sourceLayerIndex;
    const QgsVectorJoinInfo* join = mJoinBuffer->joinForFieldIndex( index, mUpdatedFields, sourceLayerIndex );
    Q_ASSERT( join );

    QgsVectorLayer* vl = dynamic_cast<QgsVectorLayer*>( QgsMapLayerRegistry::instance()->mapLayer( join->joinLayerId ) );
    Q_ASSERT( vl );

    return vl->maximumValue( sourceLayerIndex );
  }
  else if ( origin == QgsFields::OriginEdit )
  {
    // the layer is editable, but in certain cases it can still be avoided going through all features
    if ( mEditBuffer->mDeletedFeatureIds.isEmpty() &&
         mEditBuffer->mAddedFeatures.isEmpty() &&
         !mEditBuffer->mDeletedAttributeIds.contains( index ) &&
         mEditBuffer->mChangedAttributeValues.isEmpty() )
    {
      return mDataProvider->maximumValue( index );
    }

    // we need to go through each feature
    QgsAttributeList attList;
    attList << index;

    QgsFeatureIterator fit = getFeatures( QgsFeatureRequest()
                                          .setFlags( QgsFeatureRequest::NoGeometry )
                                          .setSubsetOfAttributes( attList ) );

    QgsFeature f;
    double maximumValue = -std::numeric_limits<double>::max();
    double currentValue = 0;
    while ( fit.nextFeature( f ) )
    {
      currentValue = f.attribute( index ).toDouble();
      if ( currentValue > maximumValue )
      {
        maximumValue = currentValue;
      }
    }
    return QVariant( maximumValue );
  }

  Q_ASSERT_X( false, "QgsVectorLayer::maximumValue()", "Unknown source of the field!" );
  return QVariant();
}

void QgsVectorLayer::setFeatureBlendMode( const QPainter::CompositionMode featureBlendMode )
{
  mFeatureBlendMode = featureBlendMode;
}

QPainter::CompositionMode QgsVectorLayer::featureBlendMode() const
{
  return mFeatureBlendMode;
}

void QgsVectorLayer::setLayerTransparency( int layerTransparency )
{
  mLayerTransparency = layerTransparency;
}

int QgsVectorLayer::layerTransparency() const
{
  return mLayerTransparency;
}

void QgsVectorLayer::stopRendererV2( QgsRenderContext& rendererContext, QgsSingleSymbolRendererV2* selRenderer )
{
  mRendererV2->stopRender( rendererContext );
  if ( selRenderer )
  {
    selRenderer->stopRender( rendererContext );
    delete selRenderer;
  }
}

void QgsVectorLayer::prepareLabelingAndDiagrams( QgsRenderContext& rendererContext, QgsAttributeList& attributes, bool& labeling )
{
  if ( !rendererContext.labelingEngine() )
    return;

  QSet<int> attrIndex;
  if ( rendererContext.labelingEngine()->prepareLayer( this, attrIndex, rendererContext ) )
  {
    QSet<int>::const_iterator attIt = attrIndex.constBegin();
    for ( ; attIt != attrIndex.constEnd(); ++attIt )
    {
      if ( !attributes.contains( *attIt ) )
      {
        attributes << *attIt;
      }
    }
    labeling = true;
  }

  if ( labeling )
  {
    QgsPalLayerSettings& palyr = rendererContext.labelingEngine()->layer( this->id() );

    // see if feature count limit is set for labeling
    if ( palyr.limitNumLabels && palyr.maxNumLabels > 0 )
    {
      QgsFeatureIterator fit = getFeatures( QgsFeatureRequest()
                                            .setFilterRect( rendererContext.extent() )
                                            .setSubsetOfAttributes( QgsAttributeList() ) );

      // total number of features that may be labeled
      QgsFeature f;
      int nFeatsToLabel = 0;
      while ( fit.nextFeature( f ) )
      {
        nFeatsToLabel++;
      }
      palyr.mFeaturesToLabel = nFeatsToLabel;
    }

    // notify user about any font substitution
    if ( !palyr.mTextFontFound && !mLabelFontNotFoundNotified )
    {
      emit labelingFontNotFound( this, palyr.mTextFontFamily );
      mLabelFontNotFoundNotified = true;
    }
  }

  //register diagram layers
  if ( mDiagramRenderer && mDiagramLayerSettings )
  {
    mDiagramLayerSettings->renderer = mDiagramRenderer;
    rendererContext.labelingEngine()->addDiagramLayer( this, mDiagramLayerSettings );
    //add attributes needed by the diagram renderer
    QList<int> att = mDiagramRenderer->diagramAttributes();
    QList<int>::const_iterator attIt = att.constBegin();
    for ( ; attIt != att.constEnd(); ++attIt )
    {
      if ( !attributes.contains( *attIt ) )
      {
        attributes << *attIt;
      }
    }
    //and the ones needed for data defined diagram positions
    if ( mDiagramLayerSettings->xPosColumn >= 0 && !attributes.contains( mDiagramLayerSettings->xPosColumn ) )
    {
      attributes << mDiagramLayerSettings->xPosColumn;
    }
    if ( mDiagramLayerSettings->yPosColumn >= 0 && !attributes.contains( mDiagramLayerSettings->yPosColumn ) )
    {
      attributes << mDiagramLayerSettings->yPosColumn;
    }
  }
}

void QgsVectorLayer::setDiagramLayerSettings( const QgsDiagramLayerSettings& s )
{
  if ( !mDiagramLayerSettings )
    mDiagramLayerSettings = new QgsDiagramLayerSettings();
  *mDiagramLayerSettings = s;
}

QString QgsVectorLayer::metadata()
{
  QString myMetadata = "<html><body>";

  //-------------

  myMetadata += "<p class=\"subheaderglossy\">";
  myMetadata += tr( "General" );
  myMetadata += "</p>\n";

  // data comment
  if ( !( dataComment().isEmpty() ) )
  {
    myMetadata += "<p class=\"glossy\">" + tr( "Layer comment" ) + "</p>\n";
    myMetadata += "<p>";
    myMetadata += dataComment();
    myMetadata += "</p>\n";
  }

  //storage type
  myMetadata += "<p class=\"glossy\">" + tr( "Storage type of this layer" ) + "</p>\n";
  myMetadata += "<p>";
  myMetadata += storageType();
  myMetadata += "</p>\n";

  if ( dataProvider() )
  {
    //provider description
    myMetadata += "<p class=\"glossy\">" + tr( "Description of this provider" ) + "</p>\n";
    myMetadata += "<p>";
    myMetadata += dataProvider()->description().replace( "\n", "<br>" );
    myMetadata += "</p>\n";
  }

  // data source
  myMetadata += "<p class=\"glossy\">" + tr( "Source for this layer" ) + "</p>\n";
  myMetadata += "<p>";
  myMetadata += publicSource();
  myMetadata += "</p>\n";

  //geom type

  QGis::GeometryType type = geometryType();

  if ( type < 0 || type > QGis::NoGeometry )
  {
    QgsDebugMsg( "Invalid vector type" );
  }
  else
  {
    QString typeString( QGis::vectorGeometryType( geometryType() ) );

    myMetadata += "<p class=\"glossy\">" + tr( "Geometry type of the features in this layer" ) + "</p>\n";
    myMetadata += "<p>";
    myMetadata += typeString;
    myMetadata += "</p>\n";
  }

  QgsAttributeList pkAttrList = pendingPkAttributesList();
  if ( !pkAttrList.isEmpty() )
  {
    myMetadata += "<p class=\"glossy\">" + tr( "Primary key attributes" ) + "</p>\n";
    myMetadata += "<p>";
    foreach ( int idx, pkAttrList )
    {
      myMetadata += pendingFields()[ idx ].name() + " ";
    }
    myMetadata += "</p>\n";
  }


  //feature count
  myMetadata += "<p class=\"glossy\">" + tr( "The number of features in this layer" ) + "</p>\n";
  myMetadata += "<p>";
  myMetadata += QString::number( featureCount() );
  myMetadata += "</p>\n";
  //capabilities
  myMetadata += "<p class=\"glossy\">" + tr( "Editing capabilities of this layer" ) + "</p>\n";
  myMetadata += "<p>";
  myMetadata += capabilitiesString();
  myMetadata += "</p>\n";

  //-------------

  QgsRectangle myExtent = extent();
  myMetadata += "<p class=\"subheaderglossy\">";
  myMetadata += tr( "Extents" );
  myMetadata += "</p>\n";

  //extents in layer cs  TODO...maybe make a little nested table to improve layout...
  myMetadata += "<p class=\"glossy\">" + tr( "In layer spatial reference system units" ) + "</p>\n";
  myMetadata += "<p>";
  // Try to be a bit clever over what number format we use for the
  // extents. Some people don't like it using scientific notation when the
  // numbers get large, but for small numbers this is the more practical
  // option (so we can't force the format to 'f' for all values).
  // The scheme:
  // - for all numbers with more than 5 digits, force non-scientific notation
  // and 2 digits after the decimal point.
  // - for all smaller numbers let the OS decide which format to use (it will
  // generally use non-scientific unless the number gets much less than 1).

  if ( !myExtent.isEmpty() )
  {
    QString xMin, yMin, xMax, yMax;
    double changeoverValue = 99999; // The 'largest' 5 digit number
    if ( qAbs( myExtent.xMinimum() ) > changeoverValue )
    {
      xMin = QString( "%1" ).arg( myExtent.xMinimum(), 0, 'f', 2 );
    }
    else
    {
      xMin = QString( "%1" ).arg( myExtent.xMinimum() );
    }
    if ( qAbs( myExtent.yMinimum() ) > changeoverValue )
    {
      yMin = QString( "%1" ).arg( myExtent.yMinimum(), 0, 'f', 2 );
    }
    else
    {
      yMin = QString( "%1" ).arg( myExtent.yMinimum() );
    }
    if ( qAbs( myExtent.xMaximum() ) > changeoverValue )
    {
      xMax = QString( "%1" ).arg( myExtent.xMaximum(), 0, 'f', 2 );
    }
    else
    {
      xMax = QString( "%1" ).arg( myExtent.xMaximum() );
    }
    if ( qAbs( myExtent.yMaximum() ) > changeoverValue )
    {
      yMax = QString( "%1" ).arg( myExtent.yMaximum(), 0, 'f', 2 );
    }
    else
    {
      yMax = QString( "%1" ).arg( myExtent.yMaximum() );
    }

    myMetadata += tr( "xMin,yMin %1,%2 : xMax,yMax %3,%4" )
                  .arg( xMin ).arg( yMin ).arg( xMax ).arg( yMax );
  }
  else
  {
    myMetadata += tr( "unknown extent" );
  }

  myMetadata += "</p>\n";

  //extents in project cs

  try
  {
#if 0
    // TODO: currently disabled, will revisit later [MD]
    QgsRectangle myProjectedExtent = coordinateTransform->transformBoundingBox( extent() );
    myMetadata += "<p class=\"glossy\">" + tr( "In project spatial reference system units" ) + "</p>\n";
    myMetadata += "<p>";
    myMetadata += tr( "xMin,yMin %1,%2 : xMax,yMax %3,%4" )
                  .arg( myProjectedExtent.xMinimum() )
                  .arg( myProjectedExtent.yMinimum() )
                  .arg( myProjectedExtent.xMaximum() )
                  .arg( myProjectedExtent.yMaximum() );
    myMetadata += "</p>\n";
#endif

    //
    // Display layer spatial ref system
    //
    myMetadata += "<p class=\"glossy\">" + tr( "Layer Spatial Reference System" ) + "</p>\n";
    myMetadata += "<p>";
    myMetadata += crs().toProj4().replace( QRegExp( "\"" ), " \"" );
    myMetadata += "</p>\n";

    //
    // Display project (output) spatial ref system
    //
#if 0
    // TODO: disabled for now, will revisit later [MD]
    //myMetadata += "<tr><td bgcolor=\"gray\">";
    myMetadata += "<p class=\"glossy\">" + tr( "Project (Output) Spatial Reference System" ) + "</p>\n";
    myMetadata += "<p>";
    myMetadata += coordinateTransform->destCRS().toProj4().replace( QRegExp( "\"" ), " \"" );
    myMetadata += "</p>\n";
#endif
  }
  catch ( QgsCsException &cse )
  {
    Q_UNUSED( cse );
    QgsDebugMsg( cse.what() );

    myMetadata += "<p class=\"glossy\">" + tr( "In project spatial reference system units" ) + "</p>\n";
    myMetadata += "<p>";
    myMetadata += tr( "(Invalid transformation of layer extents)" );
    myMetadata += "</p>\n";

  }

#if 0
  //
  // Add the info about each field in the attribute table
  //
  myMetadata += "<p class=\"glossy\">" + tr( "Attribute field info" ) + "</p>\n";
  myMetadata += "<p>";

  // Start a nested table in this trow
  myMetadata += "<table width=\"100%\">";
  myMetadata += "<tr><th>";
  myMetadata += tr( "Field" );
  myMetadata += "</th>";
  myMetadata += "<th>";
  myMetadata += tr( "Type" );
  myMetadata += "</th>";
  myMetadata += "<th>";
  myMetadata += tr( "Length" );
  myMetadata += "</th>";
  myMetadata += "<th>";
  myMetadata += tr( "Precision" );
  myMetadata += "</th>";
  myMetadata += "<th>";
  myMetadata += tr( "Comment" );
  myMetadata += "</th>";

  //get info for each field by looping through them
  const QgsFieldMap& myFields = pendingFields();
  for ( QgsFieldMap::const_iterator it = myFields.begin(); it != myFields.end(); ++it )
  {
    const QgsField& myField = *it;

    myMetadata += "<tr><td>";
    myMetadata += myField.name();
    myMetadata += "</td>";
    myMetadata += "<td>";
    myMetadata += myField.typeName();
    myMetadata += "</td>";
    myMetadata += "<td>";
    myMetadata += QString( "%1" ).arg( myField.length() );
    myMetadata += "</td>";
    myMetadata += "<td>";
    myMetadata += QString( "%1" ).arg( myField.precision() );
    myMetadata += "</td>";
    myMetadata += "<td>";
    myMetadata += QString( "%1" ).arg( myField.comment() );
    myMetadata += "</td></tr>";
  }

  //close field list
  myMetadata += "</table>"; //end of nested table
#endif

  myMetadata += "</body></html>";
  return myMetadata;
}

void QgsVectorLayer::onCacheImageDelete()
{
  if ( mCurrentRendererContext )
    mCurrentRendererContext->setRenderingStopped( true );
}

void QgsVectorLayer::invalidateSymbolCountedFlag()
{
  mSymbolFeatureCounted = false;
}

QgsVectorLayer::ValueRelationData &QgsVectorLayer::valueRelation( int idx )
{
  const QgsFields &fields = pendingFields();

  // FIXME: throw an exception!?
  static QgsVectorLayer::ValueRelationData invalidData;
  if ( idx < 0 || idx >= fields.count() )
  {
    QgsDebugMsg( QString( "field %1 not found" ).arg( idx ) );
    return invalidData;
  }
  QString fieldName = fields[idx].name();

  if ( !mValueRelations.contains( fieldName ) )
  {
    mValueRelations[fieldName] = ValueRelationData();
  }

  return mValueRelations[fieldName];
}

QList<QgsAttributeEditorElement*> &QgsVectorLayer::attributeEditorElements()
{
  return mAttributeEditorElements;
}

void QgsVectorLayer::clearAttributeEditorWidgets()
{
  mAttributeEditorElements.clear();
}

QDomElement QgsAttributeEditorContainer::toDomElement( QDomDocument& doc ) const
{
  QDomElement elem = doc.createElement( "attributeEditorContainer" );
  elem.setAttribute( "name", mName );
  for ( QList< QgsAttributeEditorElement* >::const_iterator it = mChildren.begin(); it != mChildren.end(); ++it )
  {
    elem.appendChild(( *it )->toDomElement( doc ) );
  }
  return elem;
}


void QgsAttributeEditorContainer::addChildElement( QgsAttributeEditorElement *widget )
{
  mChildren.append( widget );
}

QDomElement QgsAttributeEditorField::toDomElement( QDomDocument& doc ) const
{
  QDomElement elem = doc.createElement( "attributeEditorField" );
  elem.setAttribute( "name", mName );
  elem.setAttribute( "index", mIdx );
  return elem;
}

int QgsVectorLayer::listStylesInDatabase( QStringList &ids, QStringList &names, QStringList &descriptions, QString &msgError )
{
  QgsProviderRegistry * pReg = QgsProviderRegistry::instance();
  QLibrary *myLib = pReg->providerLibrary( mProviderKey );
  if ( !myLib )
  {
    msgError = QObject::tr( "Unable to load %1 provider" ).arg( mProviderKey );
    return -1;
  }
  listStyles_t* listStylesExternalMethod = ( listStyles_t * ) cast_to_fptr( myLib->resolve( "listStyles" ) );

  if ( !listStylesExternalMethod )
  {
    delete myLib;
    msgError = QObject::tr( "Provider %1 has no %2 method" ).arg( mProviderKey ).arg( "listStyles" );
    return -1;
  }

  return listStylesExternalMethod( mDataSource, ids, names, descriptions, msgError );
}

QString QgsVectorLayer::getStyleFromDatabase( QString styleId, QString &msgError )
{
  QgsProviderRegistry * pReg = QgsProviderRegistry::instance();
  QLibrary *myLib = pReg->providerLibrary( mProviderKey );
  if ( !myLib )
  {
    msgError = QObject::tr( "Unable to load %1 provider" ).arg( mProviderKey );
    return QObject::tr( "" );
  }
  getStyleById_t* getStyleByIdMethod = ( getStyleById_t * ) cast_to_fptr( myLib->resolve( "getStyleById" ) );

  if ( !getStyleByIdMethod )
  {
    delete myLib;
    msgError = QObject::tr( "Provider %1 has no %2 method" ).arg( mProviderKey ).arg( "getStyleById" );
    return QObject::tr( "" );
  }

  return getStyleByIdMethod( mDataSource, styleId, msgError );
}


void QgsVectorLayer::saveStyleToDatabase( QString name, QString description,
    bool useAsDefault, QString uiFileContent,  QString &msgError )
{

  QString sldStyle, qmlStyle;
  QgsProviderRegistry * pReg = QgsProviderRegistry::instance();
  QLibrary *myLib = pReg->providerLibrary( mProviderKey );
  if ( !myLib )
  {
    msgError = QObject::tr( "Unable to load %1 provider" ).arg( mProviderKey );
    return;
  }
  saveStyle_t* saveStyleExternalMethod = ( saveStyle_t * ) cast_to_fptr( myLib->resolve( "saveStyle" ) );

  if ( !saveStyleExternalMethod )
  {
    delete myLib;
    msgError = QObject::tr( "Provider %1 has no %2 method" ).arg( mProviderKey ).arg( "saveStyle" );
    return;
  }

  QDomDocument qmlDocument, sldDocument;
  this->exportNamedStyle( qmlDocument, msgError );
  if ( !msgError.isNull() )
  {
    return;
  }
  qmlStyle = qmlDocument.toString();

  this->exportSldStyle( sldDocument, msgError );
  if ( !msgError.isNull() )
  {
    return;
  }
  sldStyle = sldDocument.toString();

  saveStyleExternalMethod( mDataSource, qmlStyle, sldStyle, name,
                           description, uiFileContent, useAsDefault, msgError );
}



QString QgsVectorLayer::loadNamedStyle( const QString theURI, bool &theResultFlag )
{
  return loadNamedStyle( theURI, theResultFlag, false );
}

QString QgsVectorLayer::loadNamedStyle( const QString theURI, bool &theResultFlag , bool loadFromLocalDB )
{
  QgsDataSourceURI dsUri( theURI );
  if ( !loadFromLocalDB && !dsUri.database().isEmpty() )
  {
    QgsProviderRegistry * pReg = QgsProviderRegistry::instance();
    QLibrary *myLib = pReg->providerLibrary( mProviderKey );
    if ( myLib )
    {
      loadStyle_t* loadStyleExternalMethod = ( loadStyle_t * ) cast_to_fptr( myLib->resolve( "loadStyle" ) );
      if ( loadStyleExternalMethod )
      {
        QString qml, errorMsg;
        qml = loadStyleExternalMethod( mDataSource, errorMsg );
        if ( !qml.isEmpty() )
        {
          theResultFlag = this->applyNamedStyle( qml, errorMsg );
          return QObject::tr( "Loaded from Provider" );
        }
      }
    }
  }

  return QgsMapLayer::loadNamedStyle( theURI, theResultFlag );
}

bool QgsVectorLayer::applyNamedStyle( QString namedStyle, QString errorMsg )
{
  QDomDocument myDocument( "qgis" );
  myDocument.setContent( namedStyle );

  QDomElement myRoot = myDocument.firstChildElement( "qgis" );

  if ( myRoot.isNull() )
  {
    errorMsg = tr( "Error: qgis element could not be found" );
    return false;
  }
  toggleScaleBasedVisibility( myRoot.attribute( "hasScaleBasedVisibilityFlag" ).toInt() == 1 );
  setMinimumScale( myRoot.attribute( "minimumScale" ).toFloat() );
  setMaximumScale( myRoot.attribute( "maximumScale" ).toFloat() );

#if 0
  //read transparency level
  QDomNode transparencyNode = myRoot.namedItem( "transparencyLevelInt" );
  if ( ! transparencyNode.isNull() )
  {
    // set transparency level only if it's in project
    // (otherwise it sets the layer transparent)
    QDomElement myElement = transparencyNode.toElement();
    setTransparency( myElement.text().toInt() );
  }
#endif

  return readSymbology( myRoot, errorMsg );
}