diff --git a/Code/Mantid/Framework/API/src/FrameworkManager.cpp b/Code/Mantid/Framework/API/src/FrameworkManager.cpp
index 3231d5c5fd58cf829ba56e39f871884413987666..1411c90935316793cd2217cbdf0c36c880931253 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/Framework/API/src/FrameworkManager.cpp
+++ b/Code/Mantid/Framework/API/src/FrameworkManager.cpp
@@ -58,11 +58,30 @@ FrameworkManagerImpl::FrameworkManagerImpl() : g_log(Kernel::Logger::get("Framew
_set_output_format(_TWO_DIGIT_EXPONENT);
#endif
+ // Load plugin libraries if possible
std::string pluginDir = Kernel::ConfigService::Instance().getString("plugins.directory");
if (pluginDir.length() > 0)
{
Mantid::Kernel::LibraryManager::Instance().OpenAllLibraries(pluginDir, false);
}
+ // Load Paraview plugin libraries if possible
+ if(Kernel::ConfigService::Instance().quickParaViewCheck())
+ {
+ const std::string pvPluginDir = Kernel::ConfigService::Instance().getString("pvplugins.directory");
+ if (pvPluginDir.length() > 0)
+ {
+ this->g_log.information("Loading PV plugin libraries");
+ Mantid::Kernel::LibraryManager::Instance().OpenAllLibraries(pvPluginDir, false);
+ }
+ else
+ {
+ this->g_log.information("No PV plugin library directory");
+ }
+ }
+ else
+ {
+ this->g_log.information("Cannot load paraview libraries");
+ }
// Disable reporting errors from Nexus (they clutter up the output).
NXMSetError(NULL, NexusErrorFunction);
diff --git a/Code/Mantid/Framework/Kernel/CMakeLists.txt b/Code/Mantid/Framework/Kernel/CMakeLists.txt
index 041e304b4e6881c4651fb051627c50d684428c82..f6a9f5891486fef635ec00d6fce41f2cadd4d4a8 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/Framework/Kernel/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Code/Mantid/Framework/Kernel/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -386,10 +386,12 @@ if (WIN32)
set ( PLUGINS ${MANTID_ROOT}/${PLUGINS_DIR} )
set ( QTPLUGINS ${MANTID_ROOT}/${PLUGINS_DIR}/qtplugins/mantid )
set ( COLORMAPS_FOLDER ${MANTID_ROOT}/colormaps/ )
+ set ( PV_PLUGINS ${MANTID_ROOT}/${PVPLUGINS_DIR} )
else ()
set ( PLUGINS ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${PLUGINS_DIR} )
set ( QTPLUGINS ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${PLUGINS_DIR}/qtplugins/mantid )
set ( COLORMAPS_FOLDER ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/colormaps/ )
+ set ( PV_PLUGINS ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${PVPLUGINS_DIR} )
endif ()
set ( PYTHONALGS ${PLUGINS}/PythonAlgs )
diff --git a/Code/Mantid/Framework/Kernel/inc/MantidKernel/ConfigService.h b/Code/Mantid/Framework/Kernel/inc/MantidKernel/ConfigService.h
index 2bf6260fa756203000d60709fff3ddec10c133ac..af816a2a07673e7763164d67667341d202438a7c 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/Framework/Kernel/inc/MantidKernel/ConfigService.h
+++ b/Code/Mantid/Framework/Kernel/inc/MantidKernel/ConfigService.h
@@ -209,6 +209,9 @@ namespace Mantid
/// Set the path to the paraview libraries
void setParaviewLibraryPath(const std::string& path);
+ /// Quick check to determine if paraview is available.
+ bool quickParaViewCheck() const;
+
/// Quick check to determine if vates has been installed.
bool quickVatesCheck() const;
diff --git a/Code/Mantid/Framework/Kernel/src/ConfigService.cpp b/Code/Mantid/Framework/Kernel/src/ConfigService.cpp
index 3ec7252bb2de4897f180dd9f2bdaa89a608e6bcc..4b699cad0129b9b5794d1e01646d7cd7cf2efb06 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/Framework/Kernel/src/ConfigService.cpp
+++ b/Code/Mantid/Framework/Kernel/src/ConfigService.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
#include <Poco/Environment.h>
#include <Poco/Process.h>
#include <Poco/String.h>
+#include <Poco/PipeStream.h>
+#include <Poco/StreamCopier.h>
#include <boost/algorithm/string/replace.hpp>
#include <boost/algorithm/string/join.hpp>
@@ -1727,6 +1729,34 @@ void ConfigServiceImpl::setParaviewLibraryPath(const std::string& path)
#endif
}
+/*
+Quick check to determine if paraview is installed. We make the assumption
+that if the executable paraview binary is on the path that the paraview libraries
+will also be available on the library path, or equivalent.
+*/
+bool ConfigServiceImpl::quickParaViewCheck() const
+{
+ this->g_log.information("Checking for ParaView");
+ bool isAvailable = false;
+
+ try
+ {
+ std::string cmd("paraview");
+ std::vector<std::string> args;
+ args.push_back("-V");
+ Poco::Pipe outPipe;
+ Poco::ProcessHandle ph = Poco::Process::launch(cmd, args, 0, &outPipe, 0);
+ isAvailable = true;
+ this->g_log.information("ParaView is available");
+ }
+ catch(Poco::RuntimeException& e)
+ {
+ g_log.information(e.what());
+ this->g_log.information("ParaView is not available");
+ }
+ return isAvailable;
+}
+
/*
Quick check to determine if VATES is installed.
@return TRUE if available.
@@ -1754,19 +1784,6 @@ bool ConfigServiceImpl::quickVatesCheck() const
}
++it;
}
-
- if(!found)
- {
- //On windows, the VSI gui is made available on the path.
- try
- {
- Poco::Environment::get("MANTIDPARAVIEWPATH");
- found = true;
- }
- catch(Poco::NotFoundException&)
- {
- }
- }
return found;
}
diff --git a/Code/Mantid/Framework/Properties/Mantid.properties.template b/Code/Mantid/Framework/Properties/Mantid.properties.template
index 13bf57e2c13c9e2a5b6db7235dedb2433143e579..1fcaf8a7846d2db37b542b9dd66691faf7721cb4 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/Framework/Properties/Mantid.properties.template
+++ b/Code/Mantid/Framework/Properties/Mantid.properties.template
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ plugins.directory = @PLUGINS@
# Libraries to skip. The strings are searched for when loading libraries so they don't need to be exact
plugins.exclude = MantidPythonAPI;dlopen
+# Where to find mantid paravie plugin libraries
+pvplugins.directory = @PV_PLUGINS@
+
# Where to find Mantid Qt plugin libraries
mantidqt.plugins.directory = @QTPLUGINS@
diff --git a/Code/Mantid/MantidQt/API/src/InterfaceManager.cpp b/Code/Mantid/MantidQt/API/src/InterfaceManager.cpp
index 6f1e5cdf99a36804c536f5595a4a8e55c1219a19..028589aaff83455967c81df99284ede49195af7a 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/MantidQt/API/src/InterfaceManager.cpp
+++ b/Code/Mantid/MantidQt/API/src/InterfaceManager.cpp
@@ -151,21 +151,6 @@ InterfaceManagerImpl::InterfaceManagerImpl()
<< std::endl;
}
}
-
- if (Poco::Environment::has("MANTIDPARAVIEWPATH"))
- {
- std::string vatesLibPath = Poco::Environment::get("MANTIDPARAVIEWPATH");
- int nloaded = Mantid::Kernel::LibraryManager::Instance().OpenAllLibraries(vatesLibPath);
- if( nloaded == 0)
- {
- g_log.error() << "MANTIDPARAVIEWPATH env variable defined, but libraries cannot be loaded"
- << std::endl;
- }
- }
- else
- {
- g_log.information("No Vates libraries to load.");
- }
}
/// Destructor
diff --git a/Code/Mantid/Vates/CMakeLists.txt b/Code/Mantid/Vates/CMakeLists.txt
index 68b2e022f96b08373a701073b1aa819c8e69a2ca..11312d8e7cfc74b57d90b9bfb068925f0460ca23 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/Vates/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Code/Mantid/Vates/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -89,14 +89,6 @@ if( ParaView_FOUND AND USE_PARAVIEW )
Push \\\"$INSTDIR\\\\${PVPLUGINS_DIR}\\\"
Call EnvVarUpdate
Pop \\\$0
-
- Push \\\"MANTIDPARAVIEWPATH\\\"
- Push \\\"A\\\"
- Push \\\"HKCU\\\"
- Push \\\"$INSTDIR\\\\plugins\\\"
- Call EnvVarUpdate
- Pop \\\$0
-
")
# On unistall reverse stages listed above.
@@ -126,13 +118,6 @@ if( ParaView_FOUND AND USE_PARAVIEW )
Push \\\"HKCU\\\"
Push \\\"$INSTDIR\\\\${PVPLUGINS_DIR}\\\"
Call un.EnvVarUpdate
- Pop \\\$0
-
- Push \\\"MANTIDPARAVIEWPATH\\\"
- Push \\\"R\\\"
- Push \\\"HKCU\\\"
- Push \\\"$INSTDIR\\\\plugins\\\"
- Call un.EnvVarUpdate
Pop \\\$0
")