def getQgisTestApp():
""" Start one QGis application to test agaist
Input
NIL
Output
handle to qgis app
If QGis is already running the handle to that app will be returned
"""
global QGISAPP # pylint: disable=W0603
if QGISAPP is None:
myGuiFlag = True # All test will run qgis in gui mode
QGISAPP = QgsApplication(sys.argv, myGuiFlag)
if 'QGIS_PREFIX_PATH' in os.environ:
myPath = os.environ['QGIS_PREFIX_PATH']
myUseDefaultPathFlag = True
QGISAPP.setPrefixPath(myPath, myUseDefaultPathFlag)
if sys.platform.startswith('darwin'):
# override resource paths, otherwise looks for Resources in app
if 'QGIS_MAC_PKGDATA_DIR' in os.environ:
myPkgPath = os.environ['QGIS_MAC_PKGDATA_DIR']
QGISAPP.setPkgDataPath(myPkgPath)
if 'QGIS_MAC_SVG_DIR' in os.environ:
mySVGPath = os.environ['QGIS_MAC_SVG_DIR']
mySVGPaths = QGISAPP.svgPaths()
# doesn't get rid of incorrect path, just adds correct one
mySVGPaths.prepend(mySVGPath)
QGISAPP.setDefaultSvgPaths(mySVGPaths)
QGISAPP.initQgis()
s = QGISAPP.showSettings()
print s
global PARENT # pylint: disable=W0603
if PARENT is None:
PARENT = QtGui.QWidget()
global CANVAS # pylint: disable=W0603
if CANVAS is None:
CANVAS = QgsMapCanvas(PARENT)
CANVAS.resize(QtCore.QSize(400, 400))
global IFACE # pylint: disable=W0603
if IFACE is None:
# QgisInterface is a stub implementation of the QGIS plugin interface
IFACE = QgisInterface(CANVAS)
return QGISAPP, CANVAS, IFACE, PARENT
