Use the QgsSqliteUtils system tables list in DB Manager

python/core/auto_generated/qgssqliteutils.sip.in

@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+/************************************************************************
+ * This file has been generated automatically from                      *
+ *                                                                      *
+ * src/core/qgssqliteutils.h                                            *
+ *                                                                      *
+ * Do not edit manually ! Edit header and run scripts/sipify.pl again   *
+ ************************************************************************/
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+class QgsSqliteUtils
+{
+%Docstring
+Contains utilities for working with Sqlite data sources.
+
+.. versionadded:: 3.4
+%End
+
+%TypeHeaderCode
+#include "qgssqliteutils.h"
+%End
+  public:
+
+    static QString quotedString( const QString &value );
+%Docstring
+Returns a quoted string ``value``, surround by ' characters and with special
+characters correctly escaped.
+%End
+
+    static QString quotedIdentifier( const QString &identifier );
+%Docstring
+Returns a properly quoted version of ``identifier``.
+
+.. versionadded:: 3.6
+%End
+
+    static QString quotedValue( const QVariant &value );
+%Docstring
+Returns a properly quoted and escaped version of ``value``
+for use in SQL strings.
+
+.. versionadded:: 3.6
+%End
+
+    static QStringList systemTables();
+%Docstring
+Returns a string list of SQLite (and spatialite) system tables
+
+.. versionadded:: 3.8
+%End
+};
+
+/************************************************************************
+ * This file has been generated automatically from                      *
+ *                                                                      *
+ * src/core/qgssqliteutils.h                                            *
+ *                                                                      *
+ * Do not edit manually ! Edit header and run scripts/sipify.pl again   *
+ ************************************************************************/

python/core/core_auto.sip

@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@
 %Include auto_generated/qgsspatialindexkdbush.sip
 %Include auto_generated/qgsspatialindexkdbushdata.sip
 %Include auto_generated/qgssqlstatement.sip
+%Include auto_generated/qgssqliteutils.sip
 %Include auto_generated/qgsstatisticalsummary.sip
 %Include auto_generated/qgsstringstatisticalsummary.sip
 %Include auto_generated/qgsstringutils.sip

python/plugins/db_manager/db_plugins/spatialite/connector.py

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ from builtins import str
 
 from functools import cmp_to_key
 
-from qgis.core import Qgis
+from qgis.core import Qgis, QgsSqliteUtils
 from qgis.PyQt.QtCore import QFile
 from qgis.PyQt.QtWidgets import QApplication
 
@@ -171,19 +171,7 @@ class SpatiaLiteDBConnector(DBConnector):
         tablenames = []
         items = []
 
-        sys_tables = ["SpatialIndex", "geom_cols_ref_sys", "geometry_columns", "geometry_columns_auth",
-                      "views_geometry_columns", "virts_geometry_columns", "spatial_ref_sys", "spatial_ref_sys_all", "spatial_ref_sys_aux",
-                      "sqlite_sequence", "tableprefix_metadata", "tableprefix_rasters",
-                      "layer_params", "layer_statistics", "layer_sub_classes", "layer_table_layout",
-                      "pattern_bitmaps", "symbol_bitmaps", "project_defs", "raster_pyramids",
-                      "sqlite_stat1", "sqlite_stat2", "spatialite_history",
-                      "geometry_columns_field_infos",
-                      "geometry_columns_statistics", "geometry_columns_time",
-                      "sql_statements_log", "vector_layers", "vector_layers_auth", "vector_layers_field_infos", "vector_layers_statistics",
-                      "views_geometry_columns_auth", "views_geometry_columns_field_infos", "views_geometry_columns_statistics",
-                      "virts_geometry_columns_auth", "virts_geometry_columns_field_infos", "virts_geometry_columns_statistics",
-                      "virts_layer_statistics", "views_layer_statistics", "ElementaryGeometries"
-                      ]
+        sys_tables = QgsSqliteUtils.systemTables()
 
         try:
             vectors = self.getVectorTables(schema)

src/core/qgssqliteutils.h

@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@
 #ifndef QGSSQLITEUTILS_H
 #define QGSSQLITEUTILS_H
 
-#define SIP_NO_FILE
-
 #include "qgis_core.h"
 #include "qgis_sip.h"
 
@@ -30,6 +28,8 @@ struct sqlite3;
 struct sqlite3_stmt;
 class QVariant;
 
+#ifndef SIP_RUN
+
 /**
  * \ingroup core
  *
@@ -150,9 +150,17 @@ class CORE_EXPORT sqlite3_database_unique_ptr : public std::unique_ptr< sqlite3,
     int exec( const QString &sql, QString &errorMessage SIP_OUT ) const;
 };
 
+/**
+ * Wraps sqlite3_mprintf() by automatically freeing the memory.
+ * \note not available in Python bindings.
+ * \since QGIS 3.2
+ */
+QString CORE_EXPORT QgsSqlite3Mprintf( const char *format, ... );
+
+#endif
+
 /**
  * Contains utilities for working with Sqlite data sources.
- * \note not available in Python bindings
  * \ingroup core
  * \since QGIS 3.4
  */
@@ -189,12 +197,4 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsSqliteUtils
     static QStringList systemTables();
 };
 
-/**
- * Wraps sqlite3_mprintf() by automatically freeing the memory.
- * \note not available in Python bindings.
- * \since QGIS 3.2
- */
-QString CORE_EXPORT QgsSqlite3Mprintf( const char *format, ... );
-
-
 #endif // QGSSQLITEUTILS_H