On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 11:51 AM, Tim Sutton <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi All > > On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 4:27 PM, Alexander Bruy > <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi all. >> >> Now all data providers in QGIS implemented as plugins and have >> no Python (some of them also C++) bindings. Having bindings for >> providers will allow to work with complex datasources from plugins. >> For example, now it is impossible to get response from WMS >> server in Python plugin using only QGIS API. >> >> Maybe we should provide bindings for plugins? But here another >> problem appears: where to place this bindings? Core is wrong place >> because availability of plugins are not guaranteed. As possible >> solution plugins can be linked to core library. >> >> Any opinions? > > When chatting about this to Alex earlier, I was also wondering is > there really any need to have the providers be plugins? Maybe things > would be simpler if they were compiled directly into core (or a single > providers lib with python bindings)?
It would be easier, but one has to be able to know which provider(s) are available at runtime. > > Regards > > Tim > > >> -- >> Alexander Bruy >> _______________________________________________ >> Qgis-developer mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer > > > > -- > Tim Sutton - QGIS Project Steering Committee Member (Release Manager) > ============================================== > Please do not email me off-list with technical > support questions. Using the lists will gain > more exposure for your issues and the knowledge > surrounding your issue will be shared with all. > > Visit http://linfiniti.com to find out about: > * QGIS programming and support services > * Mapserver and PostGIS based hosting plans > * FOSS Consulting Services > Skype: timlinux > Irc: timlinux on #qgis at freenode.net > ============================================== > _______________________________________________ > Qgis-developer mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer _______________________________________________ Qgis-developer mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer
