basic functionality of loading works. however, triggering the screen update is yet to be solved

application/gui/datacontainerinspectorwidget.cpp

@@ -472,17 +472,24 @@ namespace campvis {
         GenericImageReader *imgReader = new GenericImageReader();
         imgReader->setURL(fileTobeRead);
 
-        PropertyEditorWidget *propEditorWid = new PropertyEditorWidget();
-        propEditorWid->_propCollectionWidget->updatePropCollection(imgReader, _dataContainer);
+        PropertyEditorWidget *propEditorWid = new PropertyEditorWidget(_dctWidget->getTreeModel(), nullptr);
         propEditorWid->setDataContainer(_dataContainer);
+        propEditorWid->setImageReader(imgReader);
+        propEditorWid->updatePropCollection();
+        //propEditorWid->_propCollectionWidget->updatePropCollection(imgReader, _dataContainer);
+        //propEditorWid->setParentx(_dctWidget->getTreeModel());
+
+        imgReader->setVisibibility(".mhd", true);
         propEditorWid->setVisible(true);
-        imgReader->process(*_dataContainer);
+        //imgReader->process(*_dataContainer);
 
-        this->setDataContainer(_dataContainer);
-        //this->show();
-        //this->activateWindow();
 
+        _dctWidget->update(_dataContainer); //use this here. or next statement
         //this->setDataContainer(_dataContainer);
+
     }
 
+    void DataContainerInspectorWidget::onDataContainerUpdated(const QString&, QtDataHandle) {
+        this->_dctWidget->update(_dataContainer);
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file

application/gui/datacontainerinspectorwidget.h

@@ -139,6 +139,8 @@ namespace campvis {
          */
         void onBtnLoadFileClicked();
 
+        void onDataContainerUpdated(const QString&, QtDataHandle);
+
     protected:
         /**
          * Setup the GUI stuff

application/gui/propertyeditorwidget.cpp

@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 
 #include "application/gui/datacontainertreewidget.h"
 #include "application/gui/qtdatahandle.h"
+#include "modules/io/processors/genericimagereader.h"
 
 #include <QFileDialog>
 
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ namespace campvis {
 
     const std::string PropertyEditorWidget::loggerCat_ = "CAMPVis.application.PropertyEditorWidget";
 
-    PropertyEditorWidget::PropertyEditorWidget(QWidget* parent) 
+    PropertyEditorWidget::PropertyEditorWidget(DataContainerTreeModel* treeModel, QWidget* parent) 
         : QWidget(parent)
         , _inited(false)
         , _dataContainer(0)
@@ -72,7 +73,9 @@ namespace campvis {
         , _pipelinePropertiesScrollArea(0)
         , _propCollectionWidget(0)
         //, _infoWidgetLayout(0)
+        , _fileName("fileName", "Image URL", "")
     {
+        _parent = treeModel;
         setupGUI();
     }
 
@@ -96,9 +99,21 @@ namespace campvis {
         }
     }
 
+
+    void PropertyEditorWidget::setParentx(DataContainerTreeModel* parent) {
+        this->_parent = parent;
+    }
+    void PropertyEditorWidget::setImageReader (GenericImageReader* imgReader) {
+        this->_imgReader = imgReader;
+    }
+    void PropertyEditorWidget::updatePropCollection () {
+        this->_propCollectionWidget->updatePropCollection(this->_imgReader, this->_dataContainer);
+    }
+
+
     void PropertyEditorWidget::onDataContainerDataAdded(const std::string& key, const DataHandle& dh) {
         // copy QtDataHandle because signal will be handled by a different thread an indefinite amount of time later:
-        emit dataContainerChanged(QString::fromStdString(key), QtDataHandle(dh));
+        emit dataContainerChanged();
     }
 
     QSize PropertyEditorWidget::sizeHint() const {
@@ -119,6 +134,9 @@ namespace campvis {
         _pipelinePropertiesScrollArea->setFrameStyle(QScrollArea::NoFrame);
         
         this->installEventFilter(this);
+
+        _btnBrowse = new StringPropertyWidget(&_fileName, this);
+        _mainLayout->addWidget(_btnBrowse);
         
         _propCollectionWidget = new PropertyCollectionWidget(_pipelinePropertiesScrollArea);
         _mainLayout->addWidget(_propCollectionWidget);
@@ -129,6 +147,8 @@ namespace campvis {
         _btnCancel = new QPushButton(tr("Cancel"), this);
         _mainLayout->addWidget(_btnCancel);
 
+        
+
         qRegisterMetaType<QtDataHandle>("QtDataHandle");
         connect(
             _btnCancel, SIGNAL(clicked()),
@@ -136,6 +156,14 @@ namespace campvis {
         connect(
             _btnLoadFile, SIGNAL(clicked()),
             this, SLOT(onBtnLoadFileClicked()));
+        connect(
+            this, SIGNAL(dataContainerChanged()),
+            this->_parent, SLOT(onDataContainerChanged(const QString&, QtDataHandle)));
+/*
+
+        if (_dataContainer != 0) {
+            _dataContainer->s_dataAdded.connect(this, &PropertyEditorWidget::updateDataInspector);
+        }*/
     }
 
     void PropertyEditorWidget::updateColor(){
@@ -147,22 +175,22 @@ namespace campvis {
         float depth = _canvas->getCapturedDepth();
     }
 
-    QString PropertyEditorWidget::humanizeBytes(size_t numBytes) const {
-        QString units[5] = { tr(" Bytes"), tr(" KB"), tr(" MB"), tr(" GB"), tr(" TB") };
-        size_t index = 0;
-        size_t remainder = 0;
+    //QString PropertyEditorWidget::humanizeBytes(size_t numBytes) const {
+    //    QString units[5] = { tr(" Bytes"), tr(" KB"), tr(" MB"), tr(" GB"), tr(" TB") };
+    //    size_t index = 0;
+    //    size_t remainder = 0;
 
-        while (numBytes > 1024 && index < 4) {
-            remainder = numBytes % 1024;
-            numBytes /= 1024;
-            ++index;
-        }
+    //    while (numBytes > 1024 && index < 4) {
+    //        remainder = numBytes % 1024;
+    //        numBytes /= 1024;
+    //        ++index;
+    //    }
 
-        if (remainder != 0)
-            return QString::number(numBytes) + "." + QString::number(remainder) + units[index];
-        else
-            return QString::number(numBytes) + units[index];
-    }
+    //    if (remainder != 0)
+    //        return QString::number(numBytes) + "." + QString::number(remainder) + units[index];
+    //    else
+    //        return QString::number(numBytes) + units[index];
+    //}
 
     void PropertyEditorWidget::init() {
         //if (_canvas != 0)
@@ -187,26 +215,19 @@ namespace campvis {
     }
 
     void PropertyEditorWidget::onBtnCancelClicked() {
+        this->close();
 
     }
 
-    void PropertyEditorWidget::onBtnLoadFileClicked() {
-        QString dialogCaption = QString::fromStdString("Select the file");
-        QString directory;
-        std::string fileTobeRead;
-
-        // use directory of current property value if any, default directory otherwise
-        directory = tr("");
-
-        const QString fileFilter = tr("All files (*)");
+    void PropertyEditorWidget::updateDataInspector(const std::string& key, const DataHandle&dh) {
+        //emit dataContainerChanged(QString::fromStdString(key), QtDataHandle(dh));
+    }
 
-        QString filename;
-        filename = QFileDialog::getOpenFileName(QWidget::parentWidget(), dialogCaption, directory, fileFilter);
+    void PropertyEditorWidget::onBtnLoadFileClicked() {
+        _imgReader->process(*_dataContainer);
+        emit dataContainerChanged();
 
-        if (! filename.isEmpty()) {
-            fileTobeRead = filename.toStdString();
-            //emit modified();
-        }
+        this->close();
     }
 
 }
\ No newline at end of file

application/gui/propertyeditorwidget.h

@@ -34,7 +34,10 @@
 #include "application/gui/qtdatahandle.h"
 #include "application/gui/datacontainerinspectorcanvas.h"
 #include "application/gui/properties/propertycollectionwidget.h"
+#include "application/gui/properties/stringpropertywidget.h"
 #include "core/tools/opengljobprocessor.h"
+#include "modules/io/processors/genericimagereader.h"
+#include "application/gui/datacontainertreewidget.h"
 
 #include <QLabel>
 #include <QWidget>
@@ -56,6 +59,7 @@ namespace tgt {
 
 namespace campvis {
     class AbstractPipeline;
+    //class DataContainerInspectorWidget;
     //class DataContainer;
     //class DataContainerTreeWidget;
     //class FaceGeometry;
@@ -68,7 +72,7 @@ namespace campvis {
          * Creates a new DataContainerInspectorWidget.
          * \param   parent          Parent Qt widget, may be 0 (default)
          */
-        explicit PropertyEditorWidget(QWidget* parent = nullptr);
+        explicit PropertyEditorWidget(DataContainerTreeModel* treeModel, QWidget* parent = nullptr);
 
         /**
          * Destructor.
@@ -80,12 +84,18 @@ namespace campvis {
          * \param   dataContainer   The DataContainer this widget shall inspect, may be 0.
          */
         void setDataContainer(DataContainer* dataContainer);
+        void setParentx(DataContainerTreeModel* parent);
+
+        void setImageReader (GenericImageReader* imgReader);
+        void updatePropCollection ();
 
         /**
          * Slot called when _dataContainer has changed and emitted the s_dataAdded signal.
          */
         void onDataContainerDataAdded(const std::string&, const DataHandle&);
 
+        void updateDataInspector(const std::string&, const DataHandle&);
+
         //void mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent*) {
         //    updateInfoWidget();
         //}
@@ -119,7 +129,7 @@ namespace campvis {
         void updateDepth();
 
     signals:
-        void dataContainerChanged(const QString&, QtDataHandle);
+        void dataContainerChanged();
 
     private slots:
         /**
@@ -144,7 +154,7 @@ namespace campvis {
          * \param   numBytes    Number of bytes to be converted.
          * \return  "numBytes/1024^n [KMG]Bytes
          */
-        QString humanizeBytes(size_t numBytes) const;
+        //QString humanizeBytes(size_t numBytes) const;
 
         bool _inited;
 
@@ -161,11 +171,19 @@ namespace campvis {
         //QWidget* _pipelinePropertiesWidget;                 ///< Widget showing the selected pipeline's properties
         QScrollArea* _pipelinePropertiesScrollArea;         ///< Scroll area for _pipelinePropertiesWidget
     public:
-        PropertyCollectionWidget* _propCollectionWidget;    ///< Widget for browsing the PropertyCollection of the selected pipeline/processor
-    protected:
+        protected:
+        //QPushButton* _btnBrowse;
+        StringPropertyWidget* _btnBrowse;
         QPushButton* _btnCancel;
         QPushButton* _btnLoadFile;
 
+        StringProperty _fileName;
+
+        GenericImageReader *_imgReader;
+        PropertyCollectionWidget* _propCollectionWidget;    ///< Widget for browsing the PropertyCollection of the selected pipeline/processor
+        
+        DataContainerTreeModel* _parent;
+
         static const std::string loggerCat_;
     };
 }

modules/io/processors/genericimagereader.cpp

@@ -80,6 +80,19 @@ namespace campvis {
         }
         return;
     }
+    void GenericImageReader::setVisibibility(const char* extention, bool visibility) {
+        std::string _ext = std::string(extention);
+        std::map<AbstractImageReader*, MetaProperty*>::iterator it = std::find_if(this->_readers.begin(), this->_readers.end(), checkExt(_ext));
+        if(it != this->_readers.end()) {
+            if(nullptr != this->_currentlyVisible) {
+                this->_currentlyVisible->setVisible(!visibility);
+            }
+            (it->second)->setVisible(visibility);
+            this->_currentlyVisible = it->second;
+            //(it->first)->process(data);
+        }
+        return;
+    }
     void GenericImageReader::setURL(std::string p_url) {
         this->p_url.setValue(p_url);
 

modules/io/processors/genericimagereader.h

@@ -91,6 +91,9 @@ namespace campvis {
         void setTargetImageId(const char* imageId);
         void setTargetImageIdSharedProperty(DataNameProperty* sharedProperty);
 
+
+        void setVisibibility(const char* extention, bool visibility);
+
     protected:
         static const std::string loggerCat_;