[Paraview] PROBLEM WITH CUSTOM FILTER

Tue May 1 09:38:34 EDT 2018

On Tue, May 1, 2018 at 4:47 AM, Miguel Aguirre <aguirre.utn at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hello Mathieu,
>
> I realized it crashes when I add a porperty with a "°" symbol. In fact I
> have a XML plugin version of the same Python programmable filter. This XML
> file contains a Python variable name with a ° simbol (degrees). When I add
> this property it crashes (It is available on the attached file). So the
> problem was not with the code itself but with the XML file.
>

This sounds like the same problem as
https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/issues/12708 and
https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/issues/13679. Basically, the
XML parser can't handle the special characters properly.

Cory

>
> On the other hand, when it did not crashed, I could not find the custom
> filter simply because the brand new custom filter was on the Sources list
> and not on the alphabetical list of filters (sorry for that !!!)
>
> Sometimes the creation procedure was supposed to be ok (no crashes, no
> error messages), and i continue to work until a new error apeared (not
> related with this issue). When i open Paraview again,  the filter was not
> there . With the "Reset Session" you told me, it works fine. So, It seems
> to be a good practice to quit the session without errors in order to avoid
> to lost the Custom Filter. created earlier
>
>
> Finally, the autoload of the Custom Filters works fine, but I realized
> that the list of cpd files gets empty after a crash happens during the
> creation of the custom filter. If the custom filter procedure succeeds, it
> works as intended. However if it crashes, all or some of the existing
> Filters just desapear.
>
> Thanks again for your support !
>
> PS : i respond also to the Paraview mail list (somebody may have the same
> issues)
>
> Best regards,
>
> Miguel Angel AGUIRRE
>
> On Mon, Apr 30, 2018 at 11:30 PM, Mathieu Westphal <
> mathieu.westphal at kitware.com> wrote:
>
>> Great !
>>
>> I would be interested to know how you had a crash though, as it could be
>> fixed anyway.
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> On Mon, 30 Apr 2018, 18:37 Miguel Aguirre, <aguirre.utn at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> Thank you very much. I've followed those steps and worked perfectly. It
>>> is not crashing anymore.
>>>
>>> Thanks again.
>>>
>>> Miguel
>>>
>>> On Mon, Apr 30, 2018 at 4:13 PM, Mathieu Westphal <
>>> mathieu.westphal at kitware.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello Miguel,
>>>>
>>>> Programmable source are supported and your example seems to work.
>>>> Here is exactly how i tested it, with ParaView 5.4.0, 5.4.1 and 5.5, on
>>>> linux.
>>>>
>>>> - Open ParaView
>>>> - Load State -> ERROR_pv_5_4_0.pvsm
>>>> - Select the source and the filter in the pipeline browser
>>>> - Tools->Create Custom Filter
>>>> - Write a SourceName
>>>> - Next, Next, Finish
>>>> - Edit->Reset Session
>>>> - *Sources*-> SourceName
>>>> - Apply
>>>>
>>>> no bug, all seems to be working well.
>>>>
>>>> Custom Filter are already automatically saved and loaded, they should
>>>> be available at the next paraview execution (considering ParaView exited
>>>> normally).
>>>>
>>>> Best,
>>>>
>>>> Mathieu Westphal
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Apr 27, 2018 at 2:58 PM, Miguel Aguirre <aguirre.utn at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>
>>>>> It is on Paraview 5.4.0 and it happens also on 5.5.0
>>>>>
>>>>> I have attached a very simple pvsm file with a programmable source
>>>>> followed by a filter. When I try to create a single Custom Filter
>>>>> containing this 2 operations (the source+the filter), it crashes. Sometimes
>>>>> it does not crashes but the new custom filter is not available on the
>>>>> filter alphabetical list. Does the Custom Filter accepts a programmable
>>>>> source as input ?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks in advance
>>>>>
>>>>> PS : i have created several other custom filters but i have to load
>>>>> them every time I open a session. is it possible to make an autoload ?
>>>>> (something like the autoload of the plugins)
>>>>>
>>>>> Miguel
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, Apr 27, 2018 at 1:32 PM, Mathieu Westphal <
>>>>> mathieu.westphal at kitware.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi Miguel,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I fail to reproduce with a single source in a custom filter.
>>>>>> Could you please precise which version of ParaView you are using and
>>>>>> which filter you are putting in a custom filter ?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Best regards,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Mathieu Westphal
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Fri, Apr 27, 2018 at 12:54 PM, Miguel Aguirre <
>>>>>> aguirre.utn at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I would like to know if its possible to create a custom filter
>>>>>>> without an input.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> In fact, I would like to use a data source followed by some filters
>>>>>>> and then to group all these actions (including the data source) in a single
>>>>>>> Custom Filter. However Paraview crashes when I click on the "finish" button
>>>>>>> during the set-up procedure.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks in advance !
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Miguel
>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> *Ing.  Miguel Angel AGUIRRE*
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> *Ing.  Miguel Angel AGUIRRE*
>>>
>>>
>
>
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> *Ing.  Miguel Angel AGUIRRE*
>
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Cory Quammen
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