It was also merged into master, so you can just update ParaView's master branch now.
Best, Cory On Thu, Jul 14, 2016 at 11:34 AM, T.J. Corona <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Corinna, > > Would you mind trying the patch associated with this merge request: > https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/merge_requests/882 ? I think it > is a better fix to the bug you are seeing. > > Sincerely, > T.J. > > Thomas J. Corona, Ph.D. > Kitware, Inc. > R&D Engineer > 21 Corporate Drive > Clifton Park, NY 12065-8662 > Phone: 518-881-4443 > > On Jul 14, 2016, at 10:25 AM, corinna reuter <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Thank you! After recompiling Paraview with that patch, the problem seems to > be solved. > Will the patch be automatically merged into the development version? And in > which future Paraview release can we expect to find it? (I don't understand > the details of the build robot's messages) > > Corinna > > On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 5:25 PM, Cory Quammen <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> Corinna, >> >> It seems that your use case is not currently supported. T.J. (CC'ed) >> is working on a bug fix in ParaView that should enable what you are >> doing. >> >> https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/merge_requests/404 >> >> He can fill you in with more details if you need. >> >> Thanks, >> Cory >> >> On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 2:13 AM, corinna reuter >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Hi Cory, >> > can you still help me to find the problem, why the custom vtkTest source >> > cannot be produced inside paraview, but fails with a vtkPVPostFilter >> > message >> > (see subject)? A complete test was attached to my previous email. >> > >> > Why does vtkPVPostFilter expect vtkPolyData input, although both in the >> > Servermanager xml and in FillOutputPortInformation the type is correctly >> > given as vtkTest? Is there another place, where I need to define the >> > output >> > type? >> > >> > I also tried to make use of the vtkTableReader, but I can't seem to make >> > it >> > work, because it tries to read point data, cell data etc., which don't >> > exist >> > a priori in my use case. >> > >> > Corinna >> > >> > >> > On Fri, Jul 8, 2016 at 10:03 AM, corinna reuter >> > <[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> >> >> >> Hi Cory, >> >> I attach the complete sources for compiling and testing the described >> >> problem. >> >> (Tested with Paraview 5.0.1 compiled from sources.) >> >> >> >> Corinna >> >> >> >> On Thu, Jul 7, 2016 at 7:31 PM, corinna reuter >> >> <[email protected]> >> >> wrote: >> >>> >> >>> Yes, FillOutputPortInformation already looks exactly as you say. >> >>> >> >>> I gave the link to the complete example code in my initial question: >> >>> http://www.vtk.org/Wiki/VTK_Examples_vtkAlgorithm_Source >> >>> I changed a few lines to make it compile with Paraview 5.0.1 (see the >> >>> comments in the CMakeLists.txt with my initial question). In addition, >> >>> I can >> >>> send to you tomorrow a small source archive ready for compilation. >> >>> >> >>> I'll also check vtkTable to see if it solves my problem. I thought of >> >>> just deriving the vtkTest class from vtkDataSet and returning a fake, >> >>> empty >> >>> dataset while keeping the information from which the actual vtkDataSet >> >>> will >> >>> be processed downstream in the pipeline. Do you think that this >> >>> workaround >> >>> is feasible, or what other problems should I excpect? >> >>> >> >>> Thank you >> >>> Corinna >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> On Thu, Jul 7, 2016 at 3:03 PM, Cory Quammen >> >>> <[email protected]> >> >>> wrote: >> >>>> >> >>>> Hi Corinna, >> >>>> >> >>>> Does vtkTestSource override the FillOutputPortInformation() member >> >>>> function? It should look like >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> //---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >>>> int vtkTestSource::FillOutputPortInformation( >> >>>> int vtkNotUsed(port), vtkInformation* info) >> >>>> { >> >>>> // now add our info >> >>>> info->Set(vtkDataObject::DATA_TYPE_NAME(), "vtkTest"); >> >>>> return 1; >> >>>> } >> >>>> >> >>>> If that doesn't fix the error, let us know. >> >>>> >> >>>> You may run into other problems with a custom data object - you may >> >>>> want to derive your vtkTest class from one of the vtkDataObject >> >>>> ParaView works with, e.g., vtkTable. >> >>>> >> >>>> Thanks, >> >>>> Cory >> >>>> >> >>>> On Thu, Jul 7, 2016 at 1:44 AM, corinna reuter >> >>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>>> > Doesn't anybody know, why a vtkAlgorithm which produces a custom >> >>>> > class >> >>>> > (vtkTest) that is not derived from vtkDataSet show the error "... >> >>>> > but >> >>>> > a >> >>>> > vtkPolyData is required"? >> >>>> > >> >>>> > A side remark, previously I wrote that the custom class "vtkTest" >> >>>> > is >> >>>> > neither >> >>>> > derived from vtkDataSet nor from vtkDataObject. Actually it is >> >>>> > derived >> >>>> > from >> >>>> > vtkDataObject. >> >>>> > >> >>>> > If my question doesn't make sense, please let me know. Maybe it is >> >>>> > against >> >>>> > every paraview design, so that I'll have to find a completely >> >>>> > different >> >>>> > solution. But it becomes more and more urgent for me to include a >> >>>> > data >> >>>> > source (mySQL database) of custom classes (not vtkDataSets) in the >> >>>> > paraview >> >>>> > tree. >> >>>> > >> >>>> > Thank you >> >>>> > Corinna >> >>>> > >> >>>> > On Mon, Jul 4, 2016 at 3:09 PM, corinna reuter >> >>>> > <[email protected]> >> >>>> > wrote: >> >>>> >> >> >>>> >> To anybody experienced in plugin programming: >> >>>> >> >> >>>> >> I am trying to include items in the paraview tree, which are not >> >>>> >> derived >> >>>> >> from vtkDataSet or vtkDataObject. For example, a mySQL database >> >>>> >> should be >> >>>> >> allowed as a data source, which delivers data in an intermediate >> >>>> >> format. >> >>>> >> Next I'd implement filters which take the intermediate format and >> >>>> >> produce >> >>>> >> vtkDataSets as output. >> >>>> >> >> >>>> >> Is it possible to use such "abstract" (not vtkDataSet) objects in >> >>>> >> the >> >>>> >> paraview tree as a representation of the intermediate format? I >> >>>> >> have >> >>>> >> tried >> >>>> >> to integrate the example for custom classes from >> >>>> >> http://www.vtk.org/Wiki/VTK_Examples_vtkAlgorithm_Source into a >> >>>> >> paraview >> >>>> >> plugin (CMakeLists and servermanager xml below). When the plugin >> >>>> >> is >> >>>> >> loaded >> >>>> >> and I add a source of the new type AlgorithmSourceExample, this >> >>>> >> error >> >>>> >> is >> >>>> >> thrown: >> >>>> >> >> >>>> >> ERROR: In >> >>>> >> >> >>>> >> >> >>>> >> /opt/ParaView-v5.0.1/VTK/Common/ExecutionModel/vtkDemandDrivenPipeline.cxx, >> >>>> >> line 810 >> >>>> >> vtkPVPostFilterExecutive (0x3857810): Input for connection index 0 >> >>>> >> on >> >>>> >> input port index 0 for algorithm vtkPVPostFilter(0x3858910) is of >> >>>> >> type >> >>>> >> vtkTest, but a vtkPolyData is required. >> >>>> >> >> >>>> >> What do I need to change such that the vtkTest objects, produced >> >>>> >> by >> >>>> >> AlgorithmSourceExample, can live in the paraview tree? >> >>>> >> >> >>>> >> Thank you >> >>>> >> Corinna >> >>>> >> >> >>>> >> CMakeLists.txt: >> >>>> >> >> >>>> >> FIND_PACKAGE(ParaView REQUIRED) >> >>>> >> INCLUDE(${PARAVIEW_USE_FILE}) >> >>>> >> #changes required in >> >>>> >> http://www.vtk.org/Wiki/VTK_Examples_vtkAlgorithm_Source: >> >>>> >> # remove vtkCxxRevisionMacro calls >> >>>> >> # change vtkTypeRevisionMacro into vtkTypeMacro >> >>>> >> # remove call output->SetPipelineInformation( outInfo ); >> >>>> >> ADD_PARAVIEW_PLUGIN( >> >>>> >> AlgorithmSourceExample >> >>>> >> "1.0" >> >>>> >> SERVER_MANAGER_XML AlgorithmSourceExample.xml >> >>>> >> SERVER_MANAGER_SOURCES vtkTestSource.cxx vtkTest.cxx >> >>>> >> ) >> >>>> >> >> >>>> >> AlgorithmSourceExample.xml: >> >>>> >> >> >>>> >> <ServerManagerConfiguration> >> >>>> >> <ProxyGroup name="sources"> >> >>>> >> <SourceProxy name="AlgorithmSourceExample" >> >>>> >> class="vtkTestSource" >> >>>> >> label="AlgorithmSourceExample"> >> >>>> >> <Documentation >> >>>> >> long_help="AlgorithmSourceExample" >> >>>> >> short_help="AlgorithmSourceExample"> >> >>>> >> </Documentation> >> >>>> >> </SourceProxy> >> >>>> >> </ProxyGroup> >> >>>> >> </ServerManagerConfiguration> >> >>>> > >> >>>> > >> >>>> > >> >>>> > _______________________________________________ >> >>>> > Powered by www.kitware.com >> >>>> > >> >>>> > Visit other Kitware open-source projects at >> >>>> > http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html >> >>>> > >> >>>> > Please keep messages on-topic and check the ParaView Wiki at: >> >>>> > http://paraview.org/Wiki/ParaView >> >>>> > >> >>>> > Search the list archives at: http://markmail.org/search/?q=ParaView >> >>>> > >> >>>> > Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: >> >>>> > http://public.kitware.com/mailman/listinfo/paraview >> >>>> > >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> -- >> >>>> Cory Quammen >> >>>> R&D Engineer >> >>>> Kitware, Inc. >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> Cory Quammen >> R&D Engineer >> Kitware, Inc. > > > -- Cory Quammen R&D Engineer Kitware, Inc. _______________________________________________ Powered by www.kitware.com Visit other Kitware open-source projects at http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html Please keep messages on-topic and check the ParaView Wiki at: http://paraview.org/Wiki/ParaView Search the list archives at: http://markmail.org/search/?q=ParaView Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: http://public.kitware.com/mailman/listinfo/paraview
