Bug report #20101: [Processing] "Buffer" is not listed as an edit in place algorithm for polygon layer - QGIS Application - QGIS Issue Tracking

Bug report #20101

[Processing] "Buffer" is not listed as an edit in place algorithm for polygon layer

Added by Harrissou Santanna over 5 years ago. Updated over 5 years ago.

Status:	Closed
Priority:	Normal
Assignee:	Alessandro Pasotti
Category:	Processing/Core
Affected QGIS version:	3.3(master)	Regression?:	No
Operating System:		Easy fix?:	No
Pull Request or Patch supplied:	Yes	Resolution:
Crashes QGIS or corrupts data:	No	Copied to github as #:	27923

Description

"Buffer" is not listed as an edit in place algorithm for polygon layer while "multi-ring" alg is.

Associated revisions

Revision 51c3c2a6
Added by Alessandro Pasotti over 5 years ago

Enable in-place buffer on polygons

Fixes #20101 - "Buffer" is not listed as an edit in place algorithm for polygon layer

History

#1 Updated by Alessandro Pasotti over 5 years ago

Tracker changed from Bug report to Feature request

This is not a bug but a feature request: native:buffer algorithm do not inherit from QgsProcessingFeatureBasedAlgorithm hence it is not suitable for in-place, it needs refactoring.

#2 Updated by Alessandro Pasotti over 5 years ago

Assignee set to Alessandro Pasotti

Let's see if we can sneak this into 3.4 ...

#3 Updated by Alessandro Pasotti over 5 years ago

Status changed from Open to Feedback

Wait, the dissolve option is a showstopper: there is no way to maintain it with a feature based algorithm, need to check with Nyall if we have a recipe for this kind of situation.