quite good already

qTransformsPlugin.cpp

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 //Qt
 #include <QtGui>
 #include <QFileDialog>
-
+#include <QInputDialog>
 
 
 #include "sttl.h"
@@ -71,10 +71,41 @@ void qTransformsPlugin::getActions(QActionGroup& group)
 		//connect appropriate signal
 		connect(m_actionSaveTransform, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(saveTransforms()));
 
+		m_changeUserAction = new QAction("Change User Name: ",this);
+		m_changeUserAction->setToolTip("Change the user name...");
+		m_changeUserAction->setIcon(getIcon());
+		connect(m_changeUserAction, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(changeUser()));
+	
+		m_changeMethodAction = new QAction("Change Registration Method: ",this);
+		m_changeMethodAction->setToolTip("Change the method used for registration...");
+		m_changeMethodAction->setIcon(getIcon());
+		connect(m_changeMethodAction, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(changeMethod()));
+
+		m_changeDetailsAction = new QAction("Change Method Details",this);
+		m_changeDetailsAction->setToolTip("Change some details about the registration...");
+		m_changeDetailsAction->setIcon(getIcon());
+		connect(m_changeDetailsAction, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(changeDetails()));
+
+		m_frameNameLength = 8;
+		QString txt("Change Frame Name Length: %1");
+		txt = txt.arg(m_frameNameLength);
+
+		m_changeFrameNameLengthAction = new QAction(txt,this);
+		m_changeFrameNameLengthAction->setToolTip("Change some details about the registration...");
+		m_changeFrameNameLengthAction->setIcon(getIcon());
+		connect(m_changeFrameNameLengthAction, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(changeFrameNameLength()));
+
 	}
 
 
-	group.addAction(m_action);
+	//group.addAction(m_action);
+	group.addAction(m_changeUserAction);
+	group.addAction(m_changeMethodAction);
+	group.addAction(m_changeDetailsAction);
+	group.addAction(m_changeFrameNameLengthAction);
+	QAction * sep = new QAction(this);
+	sep->setSeparator(true);
+	group.addAction(sep);
 	group.addAction(m_actionLoadTransform);
 	group.addAction(m_actionSaveTransform);
 }
@@ -111,7 +142,18 @@ void qTransformsPlugin::recTravTree(ccHObject * obj, sttl::Transform * parent){
 	if(obj->getClassID() == CC_TYPES::POINT_CLOUD){
 		// this is a point cloud - will be a new parent...
 		sttl::Transform transform;
-		transform.frameName = obj->getName().toStdString();
+
+		transform.program = "Cloudcompare";
+		transform.byUser = m_user.toStdString();
+		transform.method = m_method.toStdString();
+		transform.details = m_detials.toStdString();
+
+		transform.time = QDateTime::currentDateTime().toString("yyyy.MM.dd hh:mm:ss").toStdString();
+
+
+		//std::list<Id> history; // ToDo: History filling...
+
+		transform.frameName = obj->getName().toStdString().substr(0,m_frameNameLength);
 
 	    //ccGLMatrix transf;
     	//obj->getAbsoluteGLTransformation(transf);
@@ -190,8 +232,6 @@ void qTransformsPlugin::applyFrames(ccHObject * obj, std::list<sttl::Frame> &fra
 
 	m_app->refreshAll();
 		
-
-
 }
 
 void qTransformsPlugin::loadTransforms(){
@@ -215,8 +255,13 @@ void qTransformsPlugin::loadTransforms(){
 
 }
 
+
+
 void qTransformsPlugin::saveTransforms(){
 
+	while(m_user.isEmpty()) changeUser();
+	while(m_method.isEmpty()) changeMethod();
+
 	ccHObject * root = getMainAppInterface()->dbRootObject();
 	recTravTree(root, QString(""));
 
@@ -238,6 +283,47 @@ void qTransformsPlugin::saveTransforms(){
 	
 }
 
+void qTransformsPlugin::changeUser(){
+	bool ok;
+	QString name = QInputDialog::getText(0, "Provide the user Name (currently "+m_user+")", "New user name:",QLineEdit::Normal, m_user, &ok);
+	if(ok && !name.isEmpty()) {
+		m_user = name;
+		m_changeUserAction->setText("Change User Name: "+m_user);
+	}
+}
+
+void qTransformsPlugin::changeMethod(){
+	QStringList list;
+	list << sttl::METHOD_MANUAL.c_str() << sttl::METHOD_POINT_PAIRS.c_str() << sttl::METHOD_ICP.c_str();
+
+	bool ok;
+	QString method = QInputDialog::getItem(0, "Registration Method", "Method:", list, 0, true, &ok);
+	if(ok && !method.isEmpty()) {
+		m_method = method;
+		m_changeMethodAction->setText("Change Registration Method: "+m_method);
+	}
+}
+
+void qTransformsPlugin::changeDetails(){
+	bool ok;
+	QString details = QInputDialog::getText(0, "Change Details", "Details:", QLineEdit::Normal, m_detials, &ok);
+	if(ok && !details.isEmpty()) {
+		m_detials = details;
+	}
+}
+
+
+void qTransformsPlugin::changeFrameNameLength(){
+	bool ok;
+	int len = QInputDialog::getInt(0, "Provide the frame name length", "New frame name length:", m_frameNameLength, 1, 255, 1, &ok);
+	if(ok) {
+		m_frameNameLength = len;
+		QString txt("Change Frame Name Length: %1");
+		txt = txt.arg(m_frameNameLength);
+		m_changeFrameNameLengthAction->setText(txt);
+	}
+}
+
 
 //This is an example of an action's slot called when the corresponding action
 //is triggered (i.e. the corresponding icon or menu entry is clicked in CC's

qTransformsPlugin.h

@@ -66,6 +66,11 @@ protected slots:
 	void loadTransforms();
 	void saveTransforms();
 
+	void changeUser();
+	void changeMethod();
+	void changeDetails();
+	void changeFrameNameLength();
+
 protected:
 
 	//! Default action
@@ -85,6 +90,16 @@ protected:
 	QAction* m_action;
 	QAction* m_actionLoadTransform;
 	QAction* m_actionSaveTransform;
+
+	QAction* m_changeUserAction;
+	QAction* m_changeMethodAction;
+	QAction* m_changeDetailsAction;
+	QAction* m_changeFrameNameLengthAction;
+
+	QString m_user;
+	QString m_method;
+	QString m_detials;
+	int m_frameNameLength;
 };
 
 #endif

sttl/sttl.cpp

@@ -39,6 +39,18 @@ bool readJson(sttl::Transform & transform, Json::Value & node){
 	transform.referenceFrameName = node["referenceFrame"].asString();
 	transform.id.fromString(node["id"].asString());
 
+	transform.byUser = node["user"].asString();
+	transform.method = node["method"].asString();
+	transform.program = node["program"].asString();
+	transform.details = node["details"].asString();
+	transform.time = node["time"].asString();
+
+	for(int i=0; i<node["history"].size(); ++i){
+		sttl::Transform::Id id;
+		if(id.fromString(node["history"][i].asString())){
+			transform.history.push_back(id);
+		}	
+	}
 
 	if(node["transform"].size()!=4){
 		std::cerr<<"transform does not have 4 elements!"<<std::endl;
@@ -55,7 +67,6 @@ bool readJson(sttl::Transform & transform, Json::Value & node){
 		}
 	}
 
-
 	transform.hasCovariance = false;
 	if(node.isMember("covariance")){
 		transform.hasCovariance = true;
@@ -110,6 +121,18 @@ bool fillJson(const sttl::Transform & transform, Json::Value & node){
 	node["referenceFrame"] = transform.referenceFrameName;
 	node["id"] = transform.id.toString();
 
+	node["user"] = transform.byUser;
+	node["method"] = transform.method;
+	node["program"] = transform.program;
+	node["details"] = transform.details;
+
+	node["time"] = transform.time;
+
+	node["history"] = Json::Value(Json::arrayValue);
+	for(std::list<sttl::Transform::Id>::const_iterator itr = transform.history.begin(); itr != transform.history.end(); ++itr){
+		node["history"].append(itr->toString());
+	}
+
 	return true;
 }
 
@@ -194,12 +217,16 @@ bool sttl::loadList(std::list<sttl::Transform> & transfs, const std::string &fil
     	std::cerr<<"Error opening file "<<file<<std::endl;
     	return false;
     }
+    std::cerr<<" reading JSON from "<<file<<std::endl;
 	Json::Value root;
 	fs >> root;
 
+	std::cerr<<" iterating through JSON tree ..."<<std::endl;
     for(int i = 0 ; i < root.size() ; ++i){
     	sttl::Transform trans;
+		std::cerr<<" reading "<<i<<std::endl;
     	bool ret = readJson(trans, root[i]);
+		std::cerr<<" done reading "<<i<<std::endl;
     	if(!ret){
     		std::cerr<<"Error reading transform # "<<i<<std::endl;
     		return false;
@@ -211,7 +238,12 @@ bool sttl::loadList(std::list<sttl::Transform> & transfs, const std::string &fil
 
 std::list<sttl::Frame>::iterator sttl::findFrameForData(std::list<sttl::Frame> &frames, const std::string & dataName){
 	for(std::list<sttl::Frame>::iterator itr = frames.begin(); itr!= frames.end(); ++itr){
-		if(itr->name.compare(dataName) == 0 ){
+		std::string cmpName = dataName;
+		// adjust the size of the data name such that it is max as long as the frame name here
+		if(cmpName.size()>itr->name.size()){
+			cmpName = cmpName.substr(0, itr->name.size());
+		}
+		if(itr->name.compare(cmpName) == 0 ){
 			return itr;
 		}
 	}

sttl/sttl.h

@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ public:
 };
 
 static const std::string METHOD_MANUAL = "Manual"; 
+static const std::string METHOD_POINT_PAIRS = "Point Pairs"; 
 static const std::string METHOD_ICP = "ICP"; 
 static const std::string METHOD_G2O = "g2o";