[Paraview-developers] Another Restore State problem

[Utkarsh Ayachit]

Joshua

Sorry I'm still confused in exactly whets happening here. Mind sharing the code? That may make things easier. 

Utkarsh 

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> On Feb 10, 2014, at 8:28 PM, Joshua Murphy <Joshua.Murphy at lasp.colorado.edu> wrote:
> 
> Hi Utkarsh,
> 
> I am having yet another restore state problem.
> 
> My Filter relies on the time range of the input data, and this information
> is called by the properties panel.
> 
> The problem I am running into is this:
> 
> When restoring state, it is very likely that the input data will be
> changed to a different model run, which will have a different date/time
> range.  I pass this information around Pv as the TimeStep (a double
> representing this Modified Julian Date).  This works great until I try to
> restore the state.
> 
> It appears that the filter is restored before the input data is made
> available.  When restoring state, the available time step range is 0/0,
> thus providing me with an incorrect date/time.
> 
> I can pass the last saved date/time back to the filter from the Properties
> Panel, however if a dataset with a different date/time range is loaded
> (very, very likely), then the encoded date/time is incorrect, and will
> cause the filter to download the wrong information.
> 
> The flow of information looks something like this:
> 
> 
> Properties panel    <------ start/stop timestep ------ Filter
> |
> |
> |
> Information selected (to get from internet)
> |
> |
> |
> V
> Filter
> 
> 
> As noted above, when the state restores, and the Properties Panel calls
> the Filter for the date/time range, it is given start/end of 0/0.
> 
> If I manually check the Information Object upon restore, I still get
> start/stop of 0/0.
> 
> Is there a quirk in the restore state that prevents getting the time step
> information from the input data?  Is there a way to get the information
> when my code detects a state restore?
> 
> Thanks,
> Josh
>