Index: python/plugins/GdalTools/GdalTools.py
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--- python/plugins/GdalTools/GdalTools.py	(revision 15100)
+++ python/plugins/GdalTools/GdalTools.py	(working copy)
@@ -196,6 +196,11 @@
     QObject.connect( self.rgb, SIGNAL( "triggered()" ), self.doRGB )
     self.menu.addAction(self.rgb)
 
+    self.tileindex = QAction( QIcon( ":icons/tileindex.png" ), QCoreApplication.translate( "GdalTools", "Tile index" ), self.iface.mainWindow() )
+    self.rgb.setStatusTip( QCoreApplication.translate( "GdalTools", "Build a shapefile as a raster tileindex" ) )
+    QObject.connect( self.tileindex, SIGNAL( "triggered()" ), self.doTileIndex )
+    self.menu.addAction(self.tileindex)
+
     self.settings = QAction( QCoreApplication.translate( "GdalTools", "GdalTools settings" ), self.iface.mainWindow() )
     self.settings.setStatusTip( QCoreApplication.translate( "GdalTools", "Various settings for Gdal Tools" ) )
     QObject.connect( self.settings, SIGNAL( "triggered()" ), self.doSettings )
@@ -300,6 +305,11 @@
     d = PctRgb( self.iface )
     d.show_()
 
+  def doTileIndex( self ):
+    from tools.doTileIndex import GdalToolsDialog as TileIndex
+    d = TileIndex( self.iface )
+    d.show_()
+
   def doSettings( self ):
     from tools.doSettings import GdalToolsSettingsDialog as Settings
     d = Settings( self.iface )
Index: python/plugins/GdalTools/tools/doTileIndex.py
===================================================================
--- python/plugins/GdalTools/tools/doTileIndex.py	(revision 0)
+++ python/plugins/GdalTools/tools/doTileIndex.py	(revision 0)
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+from PyQt4.QtCore import *
+from PyQt4.QtGui import *
+from qgis.core import *
+from qgis.gui import *
+
+from ui_widgetTileIndex import Ui_GdalToolsWidget as Ui_Widget
+from widgetPluginBase import GdalToolsBasePluginWidget as BasePluginWidget
+import GdalTools_utils as Utils
+
+import os.path
+
+class GdalToolsDialog( QWidget, Ui_Widget, BasePluginWidget ):
+
+  def __init__( self, iface ):
+      QWidget.__init__( self )
+      self.iface = iface
+
+      self.setupUi( self )
+      BasePluginWidget.__init__( self, self.iface, "gdaltindex" )
+
+      self.setParamsStatus(
+        [
+          ( self.inputDirEdit, SIGNAL( "textChanged( const QString & )" ) ),
+          #( self.recurseCheck, SIGNAL( "stateChanged( int )" ),
+          ( self.outputFileEdit, SIGNAL( "textChanged( const QString & )" ) ),
+          ( self.indexFieldEdit, SIGNAL( "textChanged( const QString & )" ), self.indexFieldCheck),
+          ( self.absolutePathCheck, SIGNAL( "stateChanged( int )" ) ),
+          ( self.skipDifferentProjCheck, SIGNAL( "stateChanged( int )" ) )
+        ]
+      )
+
+      self.connect( self.selectInputDirButton, SIGNAL( "clicked()" ), self.fillInputDirEdit )
+      self.connect( self.selectOutputFileButton, SIGNAL( "clicked()" ), self.fillOutputFileEdit )
+
+  def fillInputDirEdit( self ):
+      inputDir = Utils.FileDialog.getExistingDirectory( self, self.tr( "Select the input directory with raster files" ))
+      if inputDir.isEmpty():
+        return
+
+      self.inputDirEdit.setText( inputDir )
+
+  def fillOutputFileEdit( self ):
+      lastUsedFilter = Utils.FileFilter.lastUsedVectorFilter()
+      outputFile, encoding = Utils.FileDialog.getSaveFileName( self, self.tr( "Select where to save the TileIndex output" ), Utils.FileFilter.allVectorsFilter(), lastUsedFilter, True )
+      if outputFile.isEmpty():
+        return
+      Utils.FileFilter.setLastUsedVectorFilter(lastUsedFilter)
+
+      self.outputFormat = Utils.fillVectorOutputFormat( lastUsedFilter, outputFile )
+      self.outputFileEdit.setText( outputFile )
+      self.lastEncoding = encoding
+
+  def getArguments( self ):
+      arguments = QStringList()
+      if self.indexFieldCheck.isChecked() and not self.indexFieldEdit.text().isEmpty():
+        arguments << "-tileindex"
+        arguments << self.indexFieldEdit.text()
+      if self.absolutePathCheck.isChecked():
+        arguments << "-write_absolute_path"
+      if self.skipDifferentProjCheck.isChecked():
+        arguments << "-skip_different_projection"
+      arguments << self.outputFileEdit.text()
+      arguments << Utils.getRasterFiles( self.inputDirEdit.text(), self.recurseCheck.isChecked() )
+      return arguments
+
+  def getOutputFileName( self ):
+      return self.outputFileEdit.text()
+
+  def addLayerIntoCanvas( self, fileInfo ):
+      vl = self.iface.addVectorLayer( fileInfo.filePath(), fileInfo.baseName(), "ogr" )
+      if vl.isValid():
+        if hasattr( self, 'lastEncoding' ):
+          vl.setProviderEncoding( self.lastEncoding )
Index: python/plugins/GdalTools/tools/widgetTileIndex.ui
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--- python/plugins/GdalTools/tools/widgetTileIndex.ui	(revision 0)
+++ python/plugins/GdalTools/tools/widgetTileIndex.ui	(revision 0)
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<ui version="4.0">
+ <class>GdalToolsWidget</class>
+ <widget class="QWidget" name="GdalToolsWidget">
+  <property name="geometry">
+   <rect>
+    <x>0</x>
+    <y>0</y>
+    <width>400</width>
+    <height>188</height>
+   </rect>
+  </property>
+  <property name="windowTitle">
+   <string>Raster tile index</string>
+  </property>
+  <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
+   <item>
+    <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout">
+     <item row="0" column="0">
+      <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
+       <property name="text">
+        <string>Input directory</string>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+     <item row="0" column="1">
+      <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout">
+       <item>
+        <widget class="QLineEdit" name="inputDirEdit"/>
+       </item>
+       <item>
+        <widget class="QPushButton" name="selectInputDirButton">
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>Select...</string>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+      </layout>
+     </item>
+     <item row="1" column="1">
+      <widget class="QCheckBox" name="recurseCheck">
+       <property name="text">
+        <string>Recurse subdirectories</string>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+     <item row="2" column="0">
+      <widget class="QLabel" name="label_2">
+       <property name="text">
+        <string>Output shapefile</string>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+     <item row="2" column="1">
+      <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_2">
+       <item>
+        <widget class="QLineEdit" name="outputFileEdit"/>
+       </item>
+       <item>
+        <widget class="QPushButton" name="selectOutputFileButton">
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>Select...</string>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+      </layout>
+     </item>
+     <item row="3" column="0">
+      <widget class="QCheckBox" name="indexFieldCheck">
+       <property name="text">
+        <string>Tile index field</string>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+     <item row="3" column="1">
+      <widget class="QLineEdit" name="indexFieldEdit">
+       <property name="enabled">
+        <bool>true</bool>
+       </property>
+       <property name="text">
+        <string>location</string>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+    </layout>
+   </item>
+   <item>
+    <widget class="QCheckBox" name="absolutePathCheck">
+     <property name="text">
+      <string>Write absolute path</string>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+   <item>
+    <widget class="QCheckBox" name="skipDifferentProjCheck">
+     <property name="text">
+      <string>Skip files with different projection ref</string>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+  </layout>
+ </widget>
+ <resources/>
+ <connections/>
+</ui>
Index: python/plugins/GdalTools/resources.qrc
===================================================================
--- python/plugins/GdalTools/resources.qrc	(revision 15100)
+++ python/plugins/GdalTools/resources.qrc	(working copy)
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
     <file>icons/raster-clip.png</file>
     <file>icons/raster-paletted.png</file>
     <file>icons/raster-rgb.png</file>
+    <file>icons/tileindex.png</file>
     <file>icons/about.png</file>
   </qresource>
 </RCC>