William Ferguson (2019-May-16, excerpt):
> Lets try removing the image from the database, then importing it to
> see if that forces a sidecar load.
Okay, trying this. How do I delete an image from the database?
Searching for `delete` yields [1] then [2]. I really find darktable's
Lua documentation frustratingly sparse.
I've ended with this:
for _, i in pairs(dt.gui.action_images) do
[...]
if (os.execute(cmd)) then
local path = tostring(i) -- why not a field in `i`?
i:delete()
dt.database.import(path)
end
[...]
end
Works. But there are downsides:
* It works more often than not, but sometimes the images disappear
completely, or are replaced by a skull (although still present the
file system, DT insists on "not available"). Cannot reliably
reproduce. Why?
* All images get a new image ID, and probably as a consequence,
* the selection of images is lost (meaning: deselected).
Is there any smart way to reload an XMP file?
Cheers
Stefan
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[1] https://www.darktable.org/lua-api/index.html#d0e4845
[2]
https://www.darktable.org/lua-api/types_dt_lua_image_t.html#types_dt_lua_image_t_delete
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