From ff52a0504e5517e06c385570d182f4b09162e6ce Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tom Kralidis <tomkralidis@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2015 11:03:26 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] [MetaSearch] allow for overwriting OWS connections, or
 assiging to serialized string

---
 python/plugins/MetaSearch/dialogs/maindialog.py | 15 ++++++++++++---
 python/plugins/MetaSearch/util.py               | 16 ++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/python/plugins/MetaSearch/dialogs/maindialog.py b/python/plugins/MetaSearch/dialogs/maindialog.py
index 029be6424f7..31b881f22db 100644
--- a/python/plugins/MetaSearch/dialogs/maindialog.py
+++ b/python/plugins/MetaSearch/dialogs/maindialog.py
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ from MetaSearch.dialogs.recorddialog import RecordDialog
 from MetaSearch.dialogs.xmldialog import XMLDialog
 from MetaSearch.util import (get_connections_from_file, get_ui_class,
                              get_help_url, highlight_xml, normalize_text,
-                             open_url, render_template, StaticContext)
+                             open_url, render_template, serialize_string,
+                             StaticContext)
 
 BASE_CLASS = get_ui_class('maindialog.ui')
 
@@ -648,6 +649,8 @@ class MetaSearchDialog(QDialog, BASE_CLASS):
     def add_to_ows(self):
         """add to OWS provider connection list"""
 
+        conn_name_matches = []
+
         item = self.treeRecords.currentItem()
 
         if not item:
@@ -678,13 +681,19 @@ class MetaSearchDialog(QDialog, BASE_CLASS):
         keys = self.settings.childGroups()
         self.settings.endGroup()
 
+        for key in keys:
+            if key.startswith(sname):
+                conn_name_matches.append(key)
+        if conn_name_matches:
+            sname = matches[-1]
+
         # check for duplicates
         if sname in keys:
             msg = self.tr('Connection %s exists. Overwrite?') % sname
             res = QMessageBox.warning(self, self.tr('Saving server'), msg,
                                       QMessageBox.Yes | QMessageBox.No)
-            if res != QMessageBox.Yes:
-                return
+            if res != QMessageBox.Yes:  # assign new name with serial
+                sname = serialize_string(sname)
 
         # no dups detected or overwrite is allowed
         self.settings.beginGroup('/Qgis/connections-%s' % stype[1])
diff --git a/python/plugins/MetaSearch/util.py b/python/plugins/MetaSearch/util.py
index d8592fea8f3..6848e2397a6 100644
--- a/python/plugins/MetaSearch/util.py
+++ b/python/plugins/MetaSearch/util.py
@@ -146,3 +146,19 @@ def normalize_text(text):
     """tidy up string"""
 
     return text.replace('\n', '')
+
+
+def serialize_string(input_string):
+    """apply a serial counter to a string"""
+
+    s = input_string.strip().split()
+
+    last_token = s[-1]
+    all_other_tokens_as_string = input_string.replace(last_token, '')
+
+    if last_token.isdigit():
+        value = '%s%s' % (all_other_tokens_as_string, int(last_token) + 1)
+    else:
+        value = '%s 1' % input_string
+
+    return value