Reinstate Save Active Layer Edits action

- Now enables/disables relative to vector layer isModified() state (gives feedback when save is finished)
- Now works with active legend layer, regardless of whether a selection exists in legend
- Add to legend contextual menu when right-clicked vector layer isModified()

python/gui/qgisinterface.sip

@@ -344,6 +344,8 @@ class QgisInterface : QObject
     virtual QAction *actionOpenTable() = 0;
     virtual QAction *actionToggleEditing() = 0;
     /** @note added in 1.9 */
+    virtual QAction *actionSaveActiveLayerEdits() = 0;
+    /** @note added in 1.9 */
     virtual QAction *actionAllEdits() = 0;
     /** @note added in 1.9 */
     virtual QAction *actionSaveEdits() = 0;

src/app/legend/qgslegendlayer.cpp

@@ -415,6 +415,7 @@ void QgsLegendLayer::addToPopupMenu( QMenu& theMenu )
 {
   QgsMapLayer *lyr = layer();
   QAction *toggleEditingAction = QgisApp::instance()->actionToggleEditing();
+  QAction *saveLayerEditsAction = QgisApp::instance()->actionSaveActiveLayerEdits();
   QAction *allEditsAction = QgisApp::instance()->actionAllEdits();
 
   // zoom to layer extent
@@ -469,6 +470,10 @@ void QgsLegendLayer::addToPopupMenu( QMenu& theMenu )
         theMenu.addAction( toggleEditingAction );
         toggleEditingAction->setChecked( vlayer->isEditable() );
       }
+      if ( saveLayerEditsAction && vlayer->isModified() )
+      {
+        theMenu.addAction( saveLayerEditsAction );
+      }
     }
 
     if ( allEditsAction->isEnabled() )

src/app/qgisapp.cpp

@@ -949,6 +949,7 @@ void QgisApp::createActions()
   connect( mActionAddWfsLayer, SIGNAL( triggered() ), this, SLOT( addWfsLayer() ) );
   connect( mActionOpenTable, SIGNAL( triggered() ), this, SLOT( attributeTable() ) );
   connect( mActionToggleEditing, SIGNAL( triggered() ), this, SLOT( toggleEditing() ) );
+  connect( mActionSaveLayerEdits, SIGNAL( triggered() ), this, SLOT( saveActiveLayerEdits() ) );
   connect( mActionSaveEdits, SIGNAL( triggered() ), this, SLOT( saveEdits() ) );
   connect( mActionSaveAllEdits, SIGNAL( triggered() ), this, SLOT( saveAllEdits() ) );
   connect( mActionRollbackEdits, SIGNAL( triggered() ), this, SLOT( rollbackEdits() ) );
@@ -1670,6 +1671,7 @@ void QgisApp::setTheme( QString theThemeName )
   mActionSponsors->setIcon( QgsApplication::getThemeIcon( "/mActionHelpSponsors.png" ) );
   mActionDraw->setIcon( QgsApplication::getThemeIcon( "/mActionDraw.png" ) );
   mActionToggleEditing->setIcon( QgsApplication::getThemeIcon( "/mActionToggleEditing.svg" ) );
+  mActionSaveLayerEdits->setIcon( QgsApplication::getThemeIcon( "/mActionSaveAllEdits.svg" ) );
   mActionAllEdits->setIcon( QgsApplication::getThemeIcon( "/mActionAllEdits.svg" ) );
   mActionSaveEdits->setIcon( QgsApplication::getThemeIcon( "/mActionSaveEdits.svg" ) );
   mActionSaveAllEdits->setIcon( QgsApplication::getThemeIcon( "/mActionSaveAllEdits.svg" ) );
@@ -5206,6 +5208,11 @@ bool QgisApp::toggleEditing( QgsMapLayer *layer, bool allowCancel )
   return res;
 }
 
+void QgisApp::saveActiveLayerEdits()
+{
+  saveEdits( activeLayer() );
+}
+
 void QgisApp::saveEdits( QgsMapLayer *layer, bool leaveEditable )
 {
   QgsVectorLayer *vlayer = qobject_cast<QgsVectorLayer *>( layer );
@@ -5362,6 +5369,20 @@ bool QgisApp::verifyEditsActionDialog( QString act, QString upon )
 
 void QgisApp::updateLayerModifiedActions()
 {
+  bool enableSaveLayerEdits = false;
+  QgsVectorLayer* vlayer = qobject_cast<QgsVectorLayer *>( activeLayer() );
+  if ( vlayer )
+  {
+    QgsVectorDataProvider* dprovider = vlayer->dataProvider();
+    if ( dprovider )
+    {
+      enableSaveLayerEdits = ( dprovider->capabilities() & QgsVectorDataProvider::ChangeAttributeValues
+                               && vlayer->isEditable()
+                               && vlayer->isModified() );
+    }
+  }
+  mActionSaveLayerEdits->setEnabled( enableSaveLayerEdits );
+
   mActionSaveEdits->setEnabled( mMapLegend && mMapLegend->selectedLayersEditable( true ) );
   mActionRollbackEdits->setEnabled( mMapLegend && mMapLegend->selectedLayersEditable( true ) );
   mActionCancelEdits->setEnabled( mMapLegend && mMapLegend->selectedLayersEditable() );
@@ -7322,6 +7343,7 @@ void QgisApp::activateDeactivateLayerRelatedActions( QgsMapLayer* layer )
     mActionOpenTable->setEnabled( false );
     mActionToggleEditing->setEnabled( false );
     mActionToggleEditing->setChecked( false );
+    mActionSaveLayerEdits->setEnabled( false );
     mActionLayerSaveAs->setEnabled( false );
     mActionLayerSelectionSaveAs->setEnabled( false );
     mActionLayerProperties->setEnabled( false );
@@ -7413,6 +7435,7 @@ void QgisApp::activateDeactivateLayerRelatedActions( QgsMapLayer* layer )
         bool canChangeAttributes = dprovider->capabilities() & QgsVectorDataProvider::ChangeAttributeValues;
         mActionToggleEditing->setEnabled( canChangeAttributes && !vlayer->isReadOnly() );
         mActionToggleEditing->setChecked( vlayer->isEditable() );
+        mActionSaveLayerEdits->setEnabled( canChangeAttributes && vlayer->isEditable() && vlayer->isModified() );
         mUndoWidget->dockContents()->setEnabled( vlayer->isEditable() );
         updateUndoActions();
       }
@@ -7420,6 +7443,7 @@ void QgisApp::activateDeactivateLayerRelatedActions( QgsMapLayer* layer )
       {
         mActionToggleEditing->setEnabled( false );
         mActionToggleEditing->setChecked( false );
+        mActionSaveLayerEdits->setEnabled( false );
         mUndoWidget->dockContents()->setEnabled( false );
         mActionUndo->setEnabled( false );
         mActionRedo->setEnabled( false );
@@ -7588,6 +7612,7 @@ void QgisApp::activateDeactivateLayerRelatedActions( QgsMapLayer* layer )
     mActionOpenTable->setEnabled( false );
     mActionToggleEditing->setEnabled( false );
     mActionToggleEditing->setChecked( false );
+    mActionSaveLayerEdits->setEnabled( false );
     mUndoWidget->dockContents()->setEnabled( false );
     mActionUndo->setEnabled( false );
     mActionRedo->setEnabled( false );

src/app/qgisapp.h

@@ -291,6 +291,8 @@ class QgisApp : public QMainWindow, private Ui::MainWindow
     QAction *actionOpenTable() { return mActionOpenTable; }
     QAction *actionToggleEditing() { return mActionToggleEditing; }
     /** @note added in 1.9 */
+    QAction *actionSaveActiveLayerEdits() { return mActionSaveLayerEdits; }
+    /** @note added in 1.9 */
     QAction *actionAllEdits() { return mActionAllEdits; }
     QAction *actionSaveEdits() { return mActionSaveEdits; }
     /** @note added in 1.9 */
@@ -792,6 +794,10 @@ class QgisApp : public QMainWindow, private Ui::MainWindow
     //! starts/stops editing mode of a layer
     bool toggleEditing( QgsMapLayer *layer, bool allowCancel = true );
 
+    /** Save edits for active vector layer and start new transactions
+     * @note added in 1.9 */
+    void saveActiveLayerEdits();
+
     //! Save edits of a layer
     void saveEdits( QgsMapLayer *layer, bool leaveEditable = true );
 

src/app/qgisappinterface.cpp

@@ -436,6 +436,7 @@ QAction *QgisAppInterface::actionCopyLayerStyle() { return qgis->actionCopyLayer
 QAction *QgisAppInterface::actionPasteLayerStyle() { return qgis->actionPasteLayerStyle(); }
 QAction *QgisAppInterface::actionOpenTable() { return qgis->actionOpenTable(); }
 QAction *QgisAppInterface::actionToggleEditing() { return qgis->actionToggleEditing(); }
+QAction *QgisAppInterface::actionSaveActiveLayerEdits() { return qgis->actionSaveActiveLayerEdits(); }
 QAction *QgisAppInterface::actionAllEdits() { return qgis->actionAllEdits(); }
 QAction *QgisAppInterface::actionSaveEdits() { return qgis->actionSaveEdits(); }
 QAction *QgisAppInterface::actionSaveAllEdits() { return qgis->actionSaveAllEdits(); }

src/app/qgisappinterface.h

@@ -296,6 +296,8 @@ class QgisAppInterface : public QgisInterface
     virtual QAction *actionOpenTable();
     virtual QAction *actionToggleEditing();
     /** @note added in 1.9 */
+    virtual QAction *actionSaveActiveLayerEdits();
+    /** @note added in 1.9 */
     virtual QAction *actionAllEdits();
     /** @note added in 1.9 */
     virtual QAction *actionSaveEdits();

src/gui/qgisinterface.h

@@ -392,6 +392,8 @@ class GUI_EXPORT QgisInterface : public QObject
     virtual QAction *actionOpenTable() = 0;
     virtual QAction *actionToggleEditing() = 0;
     /** @note added in 1.9 */
+    virtual QAction *actionSaveActiveLayerEdits() = 0;
+    /** @note added in 1.9 */
     virtual QAction *actionAllEdits() = 0;
     /** @note added in 1.9 */
     virtual QAction *actionSaveEdits() = 0;

src/ui/qgisapp.ui

@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@
     <addaction name="separator"/>
     <addaction name="mActionOpenTable"/>
     <addaction name="mActionToggleEditing"/>
+    <addaction name="mActionSaveLayerEdits"/>
     <addaction name="mActionAllEdits"/>
     <addaction name="separator"/>
     <addaction name="mActionLayerSaveAs"/>
@@ -282,6 +283,7 @@
    </attribute>
    <addaction name="mActionAllEdits"/>
    <addaction name="mActionToggleEditing"/>
+   <addaction name="mActionSaveLayerEdits"/>
    <addaction name="mActionAddFeature"/>
    <addaction name="mActionMoveFeature"/>
    <addaction name="mActionNodeTool"/>
@@ -1940,6 +1942,18 @@ Acts on currently active editable layer</string>
     <string/>
    </property>
   </action>
+  <action name="mActionSaveLayerEdits">
+   <property name="icon">
+    <iconset resource="../../images/images.qrc">
+     <normaloff>:/images/themes/default/mActionSaveAllEdits.svg</normaloff>:/images/themes/default/mActionSaveAllEdits.svg</iconset>
+   </property>
+   <property name="text">
+    <string>Save Layer Edits</string>
+   </property>
+   <property name="toolTip">
+    <string>Save Layer Edits</string>
+   </property>
+  </action>
  </widget>
  <resources>
   <include location="../../images/images.qrc"/>