[composer] Improved method for setting/checking whether items are in a group

python/core/composer/qgscomposeritem.sip

@@ -453,6 +453,20 @@ class QgsComposerItem : QObject, QGraphicsRectItem
       @note this method was added in version 2.0
       @note there is not setter since one can't manually set the id*/
     QString uuid() const;
+    
+    /**Returns whether this item is part of a group
+     * @returns true if item is in a group
+     * @note added in version 2.5
+     * @see setIsGroupMember
+    */
+    bool isGroupMember() const;
+
+    /**Sets whether this item is part of a group
+     * @param isGroupMember set to true if item is in a group
+     * @note added in version 2.5
+     * @see isGroupMember
+    */
+    void setIsGroupMember( bool isGroupMember );
 
     /**Get the number of layers that this item requires for exporting as layers
      * @returns 0 if this item is to be placed on the same layer as the previous item,

src/core/composer/qgscomposeritem.cpp

@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ QgsComposerItem::QgsComposerItem( QgsComposition* composition, bool manageZValue
     , mEffectsEnabled( true )
     , mTransparency( 0 )
     , mLastUsedPositionMode( UpperLeft )
+    , mIsGroupMember( false )
     , mCurrentExportLayer( -1 )
     , mId( "" )
     , mUuid( QUuid::createUuid().toString() )
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ QgsComposerItem::QgsComposerItem( qreal x, qreal y, qreal width, qreal height, Q
     , mEffectsEnabled( true )
     , mTransparency( 0 )
     , mLastUsedPositionMode( UpperLeft )
+    , mIsGroupMember( false )
     , mCurrentExportLayer( -1 )
     , mId( "" )
     , mUuid( QUuid::createUuid().toString() )
@@ -1178,3 +1180,9 @@ void QgsComposerItem::setId( const QString& id )
   setToolTip( id );
   mId = id;
 }
+
+void QgsComposerItem::setIsGroupMember( bool isGroupMember )
+{
+  mIsGroupMember = isGroupMember;
+  setFlag( QGraphicsItem::ItemIsSelectable, !isGroupMember ); //item in groups cannot be selected
+}

src/core/composer/qgscomposeritem.h

@@ -409,6 +409,20 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsComposerItem: public QObject, public QGraphicsRectItem
       @note there is not setter since one can't manually set the id*/
     QString uuid() const { return mUuid; }
 
+    /**Returns whether this item is part of a group
+     * @returns true if item is in a group
+     * @note added in version 2.5
+     * @see setIsGroupMember
+    */
+    bool isGroupMember() const { return mIsGroupMember; }
+
+    /**Sets whether this item is part of a group
+     * @param isGroupMember set to true if item is in a group
+     * @note added in version 2.5
+     * @see isGroupMember
+    */
+    void setIsGroupMember( bool isGroupMember );
+
     /**Get the number of layers that this item requires for exporting as layers
      * @returns 0 if this item is to be placed on the same layer as the previous item,
      * 1 if it should be placed on its own layer, and >1 if it requires multiple export layers
@@ -484,6 +498,9 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsComposerItem: public QObject, public QGraphicsRectItem
     @note: this member was added in version 2.0*/
     ItemPositionMode mLastUsedPositionMode;
 
+    /**Whether or not this item is part of a group*/
+    bool mIsGroupMember;
+
     /**The layer that needs to be exported
     @note: if -1, all layers are to be exported
     @note: this member was added in version 2.4*/

src/core/composer/qgscomposeritemgroup.cpp

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ QgsComposerItemGroup::~QgsComposerItemGroup()
     if ( *itemIt )
     {
       mComposition->removeItem( *itemIt );
-      ( *itemIt )->setFlag( QGraphicsItem::ItemIsSelectable, true );
+      ( *itemIt )->setIsGroupMember( false );
     }
   }
 }
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ void QgsComposerItemGroup::addItem( QgsComposerItem* item )
 
   mItems.insert( item );
   item->setSelected( false );
-  item->setFlag( QGraphicsItem::ItemIsSelectable, false ); //item in groups cannot be selected
+  item->setIsGroupMember( true );
 
   //update extent
   if ( mBoundingRectangle.isEmpty() ) //we add the first item
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ void QgsComposerItemGroup::removeItems()
   QSet<QgsComposerItem*>::iterator item_it = mItems.begin();
   for ( ; item_it != mItems.end(); ++item_it )
   {
-    ( *item_it )->setFlag( QGraphicsItem::ItemIsSelectable, true ); //enable item selection again
+    ( *item_it )->setIsGroupMember( false );
     ( *item_it )->setSelected( true );
   }
   mItems.clear();