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Enterprise Architect => Automation Interface, Add-Ins and Tools => Topic started by: Hurra on September 22, 2021, 12:06:50 am

Title: Automate diagram creation, hide connectors
Post by: Hurra on September 22, 2021, 12:06:50 am

Hello!

I have made a script to automate the creation of an Operational-Connectivity diagram, based on an Operational-Process diagram (from the framework UAF).

I execute the script on an Operational-Connectivity diagram.

I find corresponding Operational-Process diagram.

I find OperationalRoles (represented as swimlanes) in the Operational-Process diagram, and add them to the Operational-Connectivity diagram.

I find where OperationalActivityActions cross swimlanes in the Operational-Process diagram, and add corresponding connectors between the OperationalRoles in the Operational-Connecitivity diagram.

What I'm trying to do now, is to hide all other connectors which comes with the elements added in the Operational-Connectivity diagram, to make an easy to view diagram.

Ez pz:

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for ( var i = 0; i < currentDiagramLinks.Count; i++ )
{
var currentLink as EA.DiagramLink;
currentLink = currentDiagramLinks.GetAt( i );

var actualLink as EA.Connector;
actualLink = Repository.GetConnectorByID( currentLink.ConnectorID );

if ( <MY SHOW CONDITION> )
{
currentLink.IsHidden = true;
}
else
{
currentLink.IsHidden = false;

}

currentLink.Update();
}

This work, but I have to run the script twice.

It's like the script can't keep up with the changes. I have tried to update/save everything I can think of.

currentDiagramLinks.Count is always the same whatever I update/save. Unless I run the script again. Then it works as expected.

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// Get a reference to the current diagram
var currentDiagram as EA.Diagram;
currentDiagram = Repository.GetCurrentDiagram();
Repository.SaveDiagram(currentDiagram.DiagramID);

// Get diagram links
var currentDiagramLinks as EA.Collection;
currentDiagramLinks = currentDiagram.DiagramLinks;
Any thoughts?

One thing I realized now I haven't tried is to do Repository.GetCurrentDiagram() again, but is that really necessary? I will keep on testing stuff until I get a response!

Cheers!

Title: Re: Automate diagram creation, hide connectors
Post by: Hurra on September 22, 2021, 12:17:01 am

ok..

So adding currentDiagram = Repository.GetCurrentDiagram(); again seems to solve the issue.

But why isn't updates/saves enough? Now I don't know which updates/saves are redundant  ::)

Someone that can explain?

Title: Re: Automate diagram creation, hide connectors
Post by: qwerty on September 22, 2021, 01:38:03 am

I ran the following Python snippet:

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dia = rep.GetDiagramByGUID("{B5F9F53C-570D-475b-A3D7-B64380F4A9DC}")
for l in dia.diagramLinks:
    l.isHidden = True
    l.update

That made all links vanish. As it should be.

Then I opened the diagram manually and made the connectors visible again. Running now

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dia = rep.GetCurrentDiagram()
for l in dia.diagramLinks:
    l.isHidden = True
    l.update

still showed the connectors on the diagram. Of course, because a reload is missing. Just appending

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rep.reloadDiagram(dia.diagramId)
made the changes visible.

q.