Feature #8725: Fast rendering of geometries

[ahuarte47]

Implements fast rendering of LineStrings and Polygons pre-applying a simplification filter to points of geometries before render in qgis.

Also disable 'Antialiasing' when it is possible.

View Table of test results in 'http://hub.qgis.org/issues/8725'

[ahuarte47]

What I do not like of my code is that I had to add three parameters to FeatureRequest for "map2pixel" simplification, ST_simplify would add another, tomorrow will be others ....

My problem is finding something generic, where the provider return a specific implementation of a particular method or type of simplification. I have explained?

Changing a little my current code and applying our comments...

QgsAbstractGeometrySimplifier* simplifier = new QgsMapToPixelSimplifier( ... );
or...
QgsAbstractGeometrySimplifier* simplifier = new QgsTopologyPreservingSimplifier( 100.0 );
then...
QgsFeatureIterator fit = QgsSimplifiedFeatureIterator( new QgsVectorLayerFeatureIterator( this, request ), simplifier )

it is correct for me for default implementation out of providers, but it does not fit into the provider without suppose that simplifcation is of a specific method ('map2pixel' now).

[ahuarte47]

I can only think this...

// Query the provider for features specified in request executing a simplification method to geometries to fetch.
virtual QgsFeatureIterator QgsVectorDataProvider::getFeatures( const QgsFeatureRequest& request, int simplificationMethod, object[] params );

then each provider implements its method using simplification pre-fetched as OGR provider does now or using the default simplication post-fetched

[timlinux]

Thanks very much!

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@timlinux https://github.com/timlinux, then I think the warnings fixed (
ahuarte47/QGIS@770f500ahuarte47@770f500
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thanks!

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[timlinux]

Thanks for this - I will try it out.

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Hi @timlinux https://github.com/timlinux, using your advices last
commit (https://github.com/ahuarte47/QGIS/compare/Issue_8725-revival)
modifies configuration panels.

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[ahuarte47]

About slow rendering in postgis I have verified, Andreas Neuman too, that in "release" mode render fine. It is a problem in "debug" mode and I think no related to this pull.

[ahuarte47]

Uf! After I built "release" mode, I rebuilt again in "debug" mode and it seems back to normal behavior.

[3nids]

No, I still have problems with shapefiles in Release mode.
See this video: http://youtu.be/n8jbXlEw2yo

on the left you have the old master, on the right today's.
left is much much faster than right with or without simplification enabled.

[ahuarte47]

Hi @3nids, I do not get this behavior. I only have noticed that in Debug and RelWithDebInfo mode works slow, but Anderas Neumann commented that QGIS show a lot of debug messages.

Can be ordered to make a patch unmerge? and then look at it calmly?

[ahuarte47]

Slow rendering persist ?

To improve rendering speed QGIS clips the geometries to be painted against the current extent using this commit (jekhor@1088c47) recently modified and sure executes at large scales (near zooms).

I do not know if it can affect, in windows no.

[m-kuhn]

@ahuarte47

Can the required parameters for ST_Simplify not be calculated from the map2pixel parameters?

In general, I would like to add things like this to the request and not to the iterator.

E.g.

QgsFeatureRequest request;
QgsSimplificationMethod map2pixel;
map2pixel.setMethod( QgsSimplificationMethod::OptimizeForRendering )
map2pixel.setMap2Pixel( myM2P )
request.setSimplifyMethod( map2pixel )
QgsFeatureIterator it = layer.getFeatures( request )
// QgsFeatureIterator it = layer.dataProvider().getFeatures( request ) // Should result in the same

Now you could also add a map2pixel.setForceLocalOptimization( true ); or a map2pixel.setMethod( QgsSimplificationMethod::PreserveTopology );

What do you think?

[3nids]

I took only shapefiles without any symbology.

At small scale (zoom out), the new version (with or without simplification) is about 2 times faster.
At large scale (zoom in), the new version (with or without simplification) is about 5-10 times slower.

[NathanW2]

Denis,

Are you able to share the data set

[3nids]

I will send you the data.

[ahuarte47]

Hi Mathias, this code like me very much. But if you allow me, I would take a decision before proceeding from these options:

A) We assume that simplification will run after recovering geometry from the provider and that is not implemented simplification in providers. 

The code will be much simpler because the simplification can be done directly in 'QgsFeatureRendererV2::renderFeatureWithSymbol()' method adding to 'QgsRenderContext' object a new data member of type 'QgsAbstractGeometrySimplifier'. This will be set in 'QgsVectorLayer::draw()' as before.

Or more simple, in 'QgsVectorLayer::drawRendererV2'....

void QgsVectorLayer::drawRendererV2( QgsFeatureIterator &fit, QgsRenderContext& rendererContext, bool labeling )
{
...
QgsAbstractGeometrySimplifier simplifier = new QgsMapToPixelSimplifier( ... )

QgsFeature fet;
while ( fit.nextFeature( fet ) )
{
...
QgsGeometry* geom = feature.geometry();
simplifier->simplify( geom );
...
bool rendered = mRendererV2->renderFeature( fet, rendererContext, -1, sel, drawMarker );
...
}
}

B) Proceed to the line we are talking to enable simplification before or after the provider returns the geometry.

I know I'm throwing back, losing some speed in the OGR-provider, and do not know how much the Postgres-provider the day we implement this. But it is much cleaner code. What do you think?

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Enviado: Jueves 19 de diciembre de 2013 13:47
Asunto: Re: [QGIS] Feature #8725: Fast rendering of geometries (#980)

@ahuarte47
Can the required parameters for ST_Simplify not be calculated from the map2pixel parameters?
In general, I would like to add things like this to the request and not to the iterator.
E.g.
QgsFeatureRequest request;
QgsSimplifyMethod map2pixel;
map2pixel.setMethod( QgsSimplifyMethod::OptimizeForRendering )
map2pixel.setMap2Pixel( myM2P )
request.setSimplifyMethod( map2pixel )
QgsFeatureIterator it = layer.getFeatures( request )
// QgsFeatureIterator it = layer.dataProvider().getFeatures( request ) // Should result in the same
Now you could also add a map2pixel.setForceLocalOptimization( true ); or a map2pixel.setMethod( >QgsSimplifyMethod::PreserveTopology );
What do you think?
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[ahuarte47]

Hi @3nids, I do not get this behavior here :-(

I have simplified the code and also undoes a commit (jekhor@1088c47) for testing proposes.

Could you please test this commit ?
https://github.com/ahuarte47/QGIS/tree/Issue_8725-revival-optA

Thank you very much!
Alvaro

NOTE:
@Matthias-Kuhn, this version of patch implements the option-A that I commented above. Now, I am going to write the option-B using a new class 'QgsSimplificationMethod' like you advice me.
 

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Asunto: Re: [QGIS] Feature #8725: Fast rendering of geometries (#980)

I took only shapefiles without any symbology.
At small scale (zoom out), the new version (with or without simplification) is about 2 times faster.
At large scale (zoom in), the new version (with or without simplification) is about 5-10 times slower.
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[3nids]

@ahuarte47 this is much much better! I would need to use qgis bench for proper report.
But, I can't feel a difference between your branch and the old master at large scale (which is good for me now ;) )
and your branch is still 2 times faster at the small scale (full extent of the shapes).

glad to see this being solved!

[ahuarte47]

Hi @3nids, I can ask you one more favor?

To accurately detect the error could you please test this commit ?

https://github.com/ahuarte47/QGIS/tree/Issue_8725-revival-optA-1

Thanks in advance!
Alvaro

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Enviado: Viernes 20 de diciembre de 2013 7:49
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@ahuarte47 this is much much better! I would need to use qgis bench for proper report.
But, I can't feel a difference between your branch and the old master at large scale (which is good for me now ;) )
and your branch is still 2 times faster at the small scale (full extent of the shapes).
glad to see this being solved!
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[m-kuhn]

My opinion is, that in the long run we will probably benefit from being able to delegate this job to the backend (database). As an example, we can think of mobile devices, which have limited cpu and bandwith. If we are able to offload the work to the database, there are less nodes to be transferred (less data, less bandwith) and the simplification can be done on a powerful server instead of an embedded device (saves time and power).

[3nids]

@ahuarte47 still good, with your branch optA-1

[ahuarte47]

Ok @Matthias-Kuhn. It is a very good reason.

I am going to write the "option-B" using your idea about QgsSimplifyMethod class and I will propose a new pull request. Also, I will try implement the simplification in postgis provider using ST_simplify before fetch the geometries.

Thanks for your advices!
Alvaro

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My opinion is, that in the long run we will probably benefit from being able to delegate this job to the backend (database). As an example, we can think of mobile devices, which have limited cpu and bandwith. If we are able to offload the work to the database, there are less nodes to be transferred (less data, less bandwith) and the simplification can be done on a powerful server instead of an embedded device (saves time and power).
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[m-kuhn]

Great, looking forward to this!

Am I right, that there will be no more XXXSimplifiedFeatureIterator afterwards and everything will be integrated into XXXFeatureIterator?

[ahuarte47]

Yes, now, I am going to propose a new PR with "option-A" with very clean code, it solve the current problem of @3nids of slow rendering in ubuntu 13.10.

Regards

[ahuarte47]

Done, I have proposed a fix.
#1040

I hope it to be merge shortly
Regards

[ahuarte47]

Hi @Matthias-Kuhn and ....

As we speak, I have implemented the simplification using a new QgsSimplifyMethod class to configure FeatureRequests. Now, the code only executes the simplification of the geometries locally, shortly, I am going to write the simplification on provider side (OGR-provider, postgis-provider, ...).

If you want, I would greatly appreciate if you could review the code to see if you agree.

Branch:

https://github.com/ahuarte47/QGIS/tree/Issue_8725-revival-optA-to-B

https://github.com/ahuarte47/QGIS/compare/Issue_8725-revival-optA...Issue_8725-revival-optA-to-B?expand=1

Best Regards and Merry Christmas!
Alvaro

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Asunto: Re: [QGIS] Feature #8725: Fast rendering of geometries (#980)

@ahuarte47
Can the required parameters for ST_Simplify not be calculated from the map2pixel parameters?
In general, I would like to add things like this to the request and not to the iterator.
E.g.
QgsFeatureRequest request;
QgsSimplifyMethod map2pixel;
map2pixel.setMethod( QgsSimplifyMethod::OptimizeForRendering )
map2pixel.setMap2Pixel( myM2P )
request.setSimplifyMethod( map2pixel )
QgsFeatureIterator it = layer.getFeatures( request )
// QgsFeatureIterator it = layer.dataProvider().getFeatures( request ) // Should result in the same
Now you could also add a map2pixel.setForceLocalOptimization( true ); or a map2pixel.setMethod( >QgsSimplifyMethod::PreserveTopology );
What do you think?
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[m-kuhn]

Hi Alvaro,

I had a quick look and I really like the way this looks. Keep up the good work and merry christmas to you as well.

Matthias

[ahuarte47]

Hi, I committed a new version of geometry simplification to speed up the vector drawing.
https://github.com/ahuarte47/QGIS/tree/Issue_8725-revival-optA-to-B

It is inspired in this PR, but it contains several changes based on advice received ( @Matthias-Kuhn thanks! ) and new features:

• About code, the simplification is configured in a new QgsSimplifyMethod class which indicates how to simplify the geometries in a feature iterator.
• Now, the user can define where the simplification executes (There is a new option in settings panel), locally after fetch the geometry from provider, or simplifying it on provider side. e.g. In postgres provider, first option simplifies the geometry already fetched locally, but the second option simplifies the geometry in database using the function ST_Simplify.
• The settings panel also shows the simplification threshold in pixel units as @timlinux suggested me.

I have not created a new pull request because of I would greatly appreciate if you could test it with your data and SO's. I have tested it in windows I get similar results as old version for shapefiles (OGR-provider). The new simplification on database side for postgres provider improves the old results too. I will create a table of tests to compare data and configurations.

About postgres simplification, the ST_simplify function needs a tolerance parameter, I use map2pixel/5.0 as input value, it is experimental and I must define it better (All ideas are welcome). This simplification can be applicable to other database providers (MySQL, SQL Server, Oracle...)

Thank you very much!