diff --git a/Code/Mantid/Framework/API/inc/MantidAPI/AlgorithmFactory.h b/Code/Mantid/Framework/API/inc/MantidAPI/AlgorithmFactory.h
index 06c2d99e773de45c0c6a9264d644e61618da3514..e4dad97580ddaa1d31c2a63add10fecba1f79cdc 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/Framework/API/inc/MantidAPI/AlgorithmFactory.h
+++ b/Code/Mantid/Framework/API/inc/MantidAPI/AlgorithmFactory.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ namespace API {
/// version.
struct Algorithm_descriptor {
std::string name; ///< name
+ std::string alias; ///< alias
std::string category; ///< category
int version; ///< version
};
diff --git a/Code/Mantid/Framework/API/src/AlgorithmFactory.cpp b/Code/Mantid/Framework/API/src/AlgorithmFactory.cpp
index 2148a8b52d6e6dd855383a7ea8d64c3eabdc5b0b..d2dda0b8c35f4007940444c9a964223f88d4584e 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/Framework/API/src/AlgorithmFactory.cpp
+++ b/Code/Mantid/Framework/API/src/AlgorithmFactory.cpp
@@ -350,6 +350,7 @@ AlgorithmFactoryImpl::getDescriptors(bool includeHidden) const {
boost::shared_ptr<IAlgorithm> alg = create(desc.name, desc.version);
std::vector<std::string> categories = alg->categories();
+ desc.alias = alg->alias();
// For each category
auto itCategoriesEnd = categories.end();
diff --git a/Code/Mantid/Framework/API/test/AlgorithmFactoryTest.h b/Code/Mantid/Framework/API/test/AlgorithmFactoryTest.h
index 1314ee8fc8fa2eedb5f9f9a769910e90499f4d62..540c2555904325212c2d7ade23e28d4ee1860f72 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/Framework/API/test/AlgorithmFactoryTest.h
+++ b/Code/Mantid/Framework/API/test/AlgorithmFactoryTest.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public:
{
Mantid::Kernel::Instantiator<ToyAlgorithmTwo, Algorithm>* newTwo = new Mantid::Kernel::Instantiator<ToyAlgorithmTwo, Algorithm>;
- //get the nubmer of algorithms it already has
+ //get the number of algorithms it already has
std::vector<std::string> keys = AlgorithmFactory::Instance().getKeys();
size_t noOfAlgs = keys.size();
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public:
TS_ASSERT_THROWS_ANYTHING(AlgorithmFactory::Instance().subscribe<ToyAlgorithm>());
- //get the nubmer of algorithms it has now
+ //get the number of algorithms it has now
keys = AlgorithmFactory::Instance().getKeys();
size_t noOfAlgsAfter = keys.size();
TS_ASSERT_EQUALS(noOfAlgsAfter, noOfAlgs + 2);
@@ -160,7 +160,10 @@ public:
bool foundAlg = false;
while (descItr != descriptors.end() && !foundAlg)
{
- foundAlg = ("Cat" == descItr->category)&&("ToyAlgorithm" == descItr->name)&&(1 == descItr->version);
+ foundAlg = ("Cat" == descItr->category) &&
+ ("ToyAlgorithm" == descItr->name) &&
+ ("Dog" == descItr->alias) &&
+ (1 == descItr->version);
descItr++;
}
TS_ASSERT(foundAlg);
@@ -170,7 +173,7 @@ public:
TS_ASSERT_THROWS_NOTHING(descriptors = AlgorithmFactory::Instance().getDescriptors(true));
TS_ASSERT_EQUALS(noOfAlgs - 1, descriptors.size());
- }
+ }
void testGetCategories()
{
diff --git a/Code/Mantid/MantidQt/MantidWidgets/inc/MantidQtMantidWidgets/AlgorithmSelectorWidget.h b/Code/Mantid/MantidQt/MantidWidgets/inc/MantidQtMantidWidgets/AlgorithmSelectorWidget.h
index 63f1567b5ba24e962fd42e1242bf42bd58a00972..be9200fa657c4f31ab225c513be5efd7bd5afff8 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/MantidQt/MantidWidgets/inc/MantidQtMantidWidgets/AlgorithmSelectorWidget.h
+++ b/Code/Mantid/MantidQt/MantidWidgets/inc/MantidQtMantidWidgets/AlgorithmSelectorWidget.h
@@ -5,13 +5,20 @@
#include "MantidAPI/AlgorithmFactory.h"
#include "WidgetDllOption.h"
+#include <vector>
#include <Poco/NObserver.h>
#include <QtGui>
-
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Forward declaration
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+namespace Mantid
+{
+namespace API
+{
+ struct Algorithm_descriptor;
+}
+}
namespace MantidQt
{
namespace MantidWidgets
@@ -113,6 +120,10 @@ signals:
protected:
void keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent *e);
+ private:
+ typedef std::vector<Mantid::API::Algorithm_descriptor> AlgNamesType;
+ void addAliases(AlgNamesType& algNamesList);
+ QString stripAlias(const QString& text) const;
};
diff --git a/Code/Mantid/MantidQt/MantidWidgets/src/AlgorithmSelectorWidget.cpp b/Code/Mantid/MantidQt/MantidWidgets/src/AlgorithmSelectorWidget.cpp
index c618119c4925111a5303e0bb5a15378a3023ecc4..3f48ee2a809db624236740eafe4b5499b512875a 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/MantidQt/MantidWidgets/src/AlgorithmSelectorWidget.cpp
+++ b/Code/Mantid/MantidQt/MantidWidgets/src/AlgorithmSelectorWidget.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
#include "MantidKernel/System.h"
#include "MantidAPI/AlgorithmManager.h"
+#include "boost/algorithm/string.hpp"
+
using namespace Mantid::Kernel;
using namespace Mantid::API;
@@ -55,7 +57,7 @@ namespace MantidWidgets
layout->addLayout(buttonLayout);
layout->addWidget(m_tree);
- // The poco notification will be dispacted from the callers thread but we need to
+ // The poco notification will be dispatched from the callers thread but we need to
// make sure the updates to the widgets happen on the GUI thread. Dispatching
// through a Qt signal will make sure it is in the correct thread.
AlgorithmFactory::Instance().notificationCenter.addObserver(m_updateObserver);
@@ -322,7 +324,7 @@ namespace MantidWidgets
else
{
QString cn = subCats[0];
- QTreeWidgetItem *catItem = 0;
+ QTreeWidgetItem *catItem = NULL;
int n = subCats.size();
for(int j=0;j<n;j++)
{
@@ -377,13 +379,13 @@ namespace MantidWidgets
QComboBox::keyPressEvent(e);
}
- //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
/** Update the list of algos in the combo box */
void FindAlgComboBox::update()
{
- typedef std::vector<Algorithm_descriptor> AlgNamesType;
//include hidden categories in the combo list box
AlgNamesType names = AlgorithmFactory::Instance().getDescriptors(true);
+ addAliases(names);
// sort by algorithm names only to fill this combobox
sort(names.begin(),names.end(),Algorithm_descriptor_name_less);
@@ -399,6 +401,38 @@ namespace MantidWidgets
this->setCurrentIndex(-1);
}
+
+ /** Adds alias entries to the list of algorithms */
+ void FindAlgComboBox::addAliases(AlgNamesType& algNamesList)
+ {
+ AlgNamesType aliasList;
+ for(AlgNamesType::const_iterator i=algNamesList.begin();i!=algNamesList.end();++i)
+ {
+ //the alias is not empty and is not just different by case from the name
+ if ((!i->alias.empty()) && (!boost::iequals(i->alias,i->name)))
+ {
+ Algorithm_descriptor newAlias(*i);
+ newAlias.name = i->alias + " [" + i->name + "]";
+ aliasList.push_back(newAlias);
+ }
+ }
+ //add them to the list - unsorted
+ algNamesList.reserve( algNamesList.size() + aliasList.size() );
+ algNamesList.insert( algNamesList.end(), aliasList.begin(), aliasList.end() );
+ }
+
+ /** if a string is for an alias convert it to the algorithm name */
+ QString FindAlgComboBox::stripAlias(const QString& text) const
+ {
+ QString retVal = text;
+ int foundOpen = text.indexOf("[");
+ if (foundOpen!=-1){
+ int foundClose=text.lastIndexOf("]");
+ if (foundClose!=-1)
+ retVal = text.mid(foundOpen+1, foundClose-foundOpen-1);
+ }
+ return retVal;
+ }
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
/** Return the selected algorithm */
@@ -413,6 +447,7 @@ namespace MantidWidgets
if (matchedIndex > -1)
{
typedText = this->itemText(matchedIndex); //text in the combobox at the matched index
+ typedText = stripAlias(typedText);
}
}
//set return values