[Qgis-developer] OpenLayers plugin release and Python API breaks

[Etienne Tourigny]

On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 10:40 AM, Martin Dobias <wonder.sk at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 1:32 PM, Alexander Bruy
> <alexander.bruy at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi Pirmin,
>>
>> as I can see in API docs (using your link) there is a note:
>>
>> Note:
>>     This method is deprecated since QGIS 1.8, you should use
>> addMapLayers rather.
>
> A bit off-topic, but I find it weird that addMapLayer() method has
> been marked as deprecated: even if now we have the possibility to
> specify more layers at once, it is always good to have a convenience
> call that accepts just one layer (as that's what most users will do).

I also think that this method should be brought back to the api, see
all the errors that are popping up in both mailing list about
QgsMapRegistry::addMapLayer().

Why break things like this when there is no real gain?

Unless someone objects, I will restore QgsMapRegistry::addMapLayer()

Etienne

>
> Martin
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