Re: [Gramps-devel] Emit signal on import?

[Benny M. <ben...@gm...>]

2008/3/22, Douglas S. Blank <db...@cs...>:
>
> I'm attempting to make some gramplets redraw whenever there are mass
> changes, like an import or when a tool does some mass changes.
>
> Should there be a new signal created, or would it make sense to send a
> "db-changed" signal? For these uses, db-changed, db-import, or
> db-mass-changes would all have the same effect: refresh the screen. But
> maybe other things might want to make distinctions.
>
> What do you think? Have I missed a signal? It looks like import tries to
> handle the refreshes on screens itself.


These are the rebuild signals. See base.py, method requist_rebuild
This emits signals that indicate all objects changed significantly. You
should obviously only connect to one of them, eg a gramplet about names
could connect to person-rebuild

Benny