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The problem:
OriginGroupExtension::OriginGroupExtension () {
initExtensionType(OriginGroupExtension::getExtensionClassTypeId());
EXTENSION_ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE ( Origin, (0), 0, App::Prop_Hidden, "Origin linked to the group" );
}
initializes the Origin property to null.
Then Document::Restore => readObjects => addObject => slotNewObject => ViewProviderDocumentObject::updateView => ViewProviderBody::updateData => ViewProviderGeometryObject::updateData =>
ViewProviderDocumentObject::updateData => ViewProvider::updateData => ViewProviderOriginGroupExtension::extensionUpdateData => updateOriginSize() => OriginGroupExtension::getOrigin,
the latter throws an exception because the origin property is null.
Afterwards, the origin property is initialized during Document::Restore => readObjects => ExtensionContainer::Restore() => PropertyContainer::Restore() => App::PropertyLink::Restore()
=> App::PropertyLink::setValue() => Property::hasSetValue, which triggers an onChange: Body::onChanged => BodyBase::onChanged => Feature::onChanged => DocumentObject::onChanged =>
Document::onChangedProperty => Document::slotChangedObject => ViewProviderOriginGroupExtension::slotChangedObjectGui => ViewProviderOriginGroupExtension::updateOriginSize =>
OriginGroupExtension::getOrigin,
now, the latter that is the same that was throwing the exception and generating the error message above, does not throw anymore because Origin has been initialized.
When creating a new object, isNew==true; whereas when loading a file, isNew==false. Therefore, when loading a file setupObject is not executed. SetupObject, effectively initializes
the extension via: Body::setupObject => DocumentObject::setupObject => OriginGroupExtension::onExtendedSetupObject.
DocumentObject * Document::addObject(const char* sType, const char* pObjectName, bool isNew)
{
[more code here]
// Call the object-specific initialization
if (!d->undoing && !d->rollback && isNew) {
pcObject->setupObject ();
}
[more code here]
As DocumentObject code is generic for all objects (workbenches), by design it was chosen to initialize the object only if new. Therefore a object or an extension of a object being restored,
between the addition (addObject) and the restoring of the properties, must by design expect it not to be initialized.
The solution:
Making use of the Restore flag at document level (the one at object level is not sufficient), no exception regarding the null property is reported during document restoring.
Ticket:
https://freecadweb.org/tracker/view.php?id=2530
fixes #2530
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