GraphWidget.py 24.5 KB
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""
Created on Mon Aug  5 15:42:19 2019

@author: pavel
"""
from GraphCanvas import GraphCanvas
from HistogramWidget import HistogramWidget
#from NodeInformationWidget import NodeInfoWidget
from PyQt5 import QtCore, QtGui, QtWidgets
from PyQt5.Qt import QRect
import network_dep as nwt
from TubeWidget import TubeWidget
from vispy.scene.visuals import Text

import numpy as np

DEBUG = False



class NodeInfoWidget(QtWidgets.QWidget):
    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
        QtWidgets.QWidget.__init__(self)
        self.layout = QtWidgets.QGridLayout()
        self.resize(900, 300)
        self.bar = None
        print("stuff 22")
        if 'hist' in kwargs: 
            print("stuff")
            self.bar = HistogramWidget()
            self.bar.canvas.create_native()
        self.fibers_mini = TubeWidget()
        self.fibers_mini.canvas.create_native()

        self.graph_mini1 = GraphWidget()
        self.graph_mini1.canvas.create_native()
        self.graph_mini2 = GraphWidget()
        self.graph_mini2.canvas.create_native()
        self.graph_mini3 = GraphWidget()
        self.graph_mini3.canvas.create_native()
        self.graph_mini4 = GraphWidget()
        self.graph_mini4.canvas.create_native()
 

       
        self.graph_mini1.connect(self.fibers_mini)
        self.fibers_mini.connect(self.graph_mini1)
        self.fibers_mini.connect(self.graph_mini2)
        self.fibers_mini.connect(self.graph_mini3)
        self.fibers_mini.connect(self.graph_mini4)
        
        
        self.layout.addWidget(self.graph_mini1.canvas.native, 0, 0, 1, 1)
        self.layout.addWidget(self.graph_mini2.canvas.native, 0, 1, 1, 1)
        self.layout.addWidget(self.graph_mini3.canvas.native, 1, 0, 1, 1)
        self.layout.addWidget(self.graph_mini4.canvas.native, 1, 1, 1, 1)
        #layout.addItem(vspacer, 0, 2, 2, 1)
        if self.bar == None:
            self.layout.addWidget(self.fibers_mini.canvas.native, 0, 2, 2, 2)
        else:
            self.layout.addWidget(self.fibers_mini.canvas.native, 0, 2, 1, 1)
            self.layout.addWidget(self.bar.canvas.native, 1, 2, 1, 1)
        #layout.setColumnStretch(0, 2)
        #layout.setRowStretch(0, 2)
        #layout.setColumnStretch(2, 1)
        #layout.setRowStretch(0, 1)
        
        self.setLayout(self.layout)
        #print(layout.getContentsMargins())
        #top.show()
        

#    def paintEvent(self, e):
#        dc = QPainter(self)
        
    def bye(self):
        self.exit(0)

"""    
Initializes the entire QTlayout and sets the mouse press events.
These are connected to the slots such that each is processes by this class
and the class it wraps.
"""    
#class GraphWidget(QtGui.QWidget):
class GraphWidget(QtWidgets.QWidget):
    select = QtCore.pyqtSignal(list)
    def __init__(self):
        super(GraphWidget, self).__init__()
        box = QtWidgets.QVBoxLayout(self)
        self.resize(500,500)
        self.setLayout(box)
        self.canvas = GraphCanvas()
        self.setUpdatesEnabled(True)
        #self.canvas.create_native()
        box.addWidget(self.canvas.native)
        self.color = True
        self.use_3D = False
        self.camera = [0,0,0]
        self.other = None

        self.canvas.events.mouse_press.connect(self.on_mouse_press)
        self.canvas.events.mouse_release.connect(self.on_mouse_release)
        self.canvas.events.mouse_move.connect(self.on_mouse_move)
        self.canvas.events.mouse_double_click.connect(self.on_mouse_double_click)
        self.w = None
        #self.canvas.events.
        #self.show()
        #self.repaint()

    """
    Handles the right click mouse event at the QWidget level.
    Depending on where the mouse button in clicked and the current zoom level,
    the function gets the unique id of the node, cluster or background under the
    cursor and opens a context menu based on the ID.
    
    The context menu level actions are also coded in this section of the code.
    """
    def on_mouse_press(self, event):
        self.canvas.set_current(event)
        if event.button == 2:
            if self.canvas.view[0][0] >= 0.0010:
                self.canvas.refresh()
                c_id = self.canvas.get_clicked_id(event)
                self.canvas.refresh()
            else:
                self.canvas.refresh()
                c_id = self.canvas.get_clicked_id(event, clusters=True)
                self.canvas.refresh()
            #right click
            if(c_id == None):
                menu = QtWidgets.QMenu(self)
                NS = menu.addAction('Node Size')
                if (self.canvas.path != []):
                    FNP = menu.addAction("Filter Network Path")
                #tmp = menu.addAction('temp')
                tmp = menu.addMenu('Node Color')
                vertex_props = self.canvas.G.vertex_properties.keys()
                vertex_actions = []
                for i in range(len(vertex_props)):
                    if(vertex_props[i] != "map" or vertex_props[i] != "RGBA"):
                        vertex_actions.append(tmp.addAction(vertex_props[i]))
                #tmp.addAction("Cluster")
                #NC = menu.addAction('Node Color')
                EXP = menu.addAction('Export VTK')
                #EXP_adv = menu.addAction('Export VTK Advanced')
                NL = menu.addAction('New Layout')
                NSL = menu.addAction('New Spring-Onion Layout (sum)')
                NSLMI = menu.addAction('New Spring-Onion Layout(max)')
                EXPAND = menu.addAction('Expand')
                CL = menu.addAction('Cluster_Layout')
                
                action = menu.exec_(event.native.globalPos())
                if DEBUG:
                    print(action)
                for i in range(len(vertex_actions)):
                    if action == vertex_actions[i]:
                        if vertex_props[i] == "clusters":
                            self.canvas.color_vertices(self.canvas.G, vertex_props[i], dtype=True)
                        else:
                            self.canvas.color_vertices(self.canvas.G, vertex_props[i])
                            
                        if DEBUG:
                            print(vertex_props[i])
                if action == NS:
                    if self.use_3D == False:
                        self.use_3D = True
                    else:
                        self.use_3D = False
                        self.canvas.size_vertices(self.canvas.G, 'degree' )
                        self.canvas.color_vertices(self.canvas.G, 'degree')
                if (self.canvas.path != []):
                    if action == FNP:
                        net = nwt.Network()
                        G1 = net.filterBorder(self.canvas.G)
                        BB = nwt.AABB(G1)
                        self.canvas.set_graph(G1, BB.A, BB.B, subgraph=True)
                        self.test.canvas.set_data(G1, BB.A, BB.B, 16)
                        self.canvas.refresh()
                        self.test.canvas.refresh()
                        #self.canvas.set_data()

                #if action == NC:
                #    self.canvas.color_vertices(self.canvas.G, not self.color)
                #    self.color = not self.color
                if action == EXP:
                    nwt.Network.write_vtk(self.canvas.G, "./nwt_small.vtk")
#                if action == EXP_adv:
#                    nwt.Network.write_vtk(self.canvas.G, "./nwt_median_binned.vtk")
#                    nwt.Network.write_vtk(self.canvas.G, "./nwt_median_non_binned.vtk", binning=False)
#                    nwt.Network.write_vtk(self.canvas.G, "./nwt_points_wise_binned.vtk", camera=self.camera, binning = True)
#                    nwt.Network.write_vtk(self.canvas.G, "./nwt_points_wise_non_binned.vtk", camera=self.camera, binning = False)
                if action == tmp:
                    if DEBUG:
                        print("Stuff")
                    #self.cb = QtWidgets.QComboBox()
                    #vertex_props = self.canvas.G.vertex_properties.keys()
                    #for i in range(len(vertex_props)):
                    #    self.cb.addItem(vertex_props[i])
                    #self.cb.currentIndexChanged.connect(self.selection_change)
                    #self.cb.show()
                if action == NL:
                    old_pos = self.canvas.G.vertex_properties["pos"].get_2d_array(range(3)).T
                    nG = nwt.Network.gen_new_fd_layout(self.canvas.G)
                    new_pos = nG.vertex_properties["pos"].get_2d_array(range(3)).T
                    self.canvas.animate(old_pos, new_pos)
                    
                    #self.canvas.gen_vertex_vbo(self.canvas.G)
                    #self.canvas.set_data(self.canvas.G, self.canvas.bbl, self.canvas.bbu)
                    #self.canvas.expand_clusters(self.canvas.G, self.canvas.n_c)
                if action == NSL:
                    old_pos = self.canvas.G.vertex_properties["pos"].get_2d_array(range(3)).T
                    nG = nwt.Network.gen_spring_onion_layout(self.canvas.G, 'degree', 1.0, 1000, 0.01, 1.0)
                    new_pos = nG.vertex_properties["pos"].get_2d_array(range(3)).T
                    
                    self.canvas.animate(old_pos, new_pos)
                    #self.canvas.set_data(nG, self.canvas.bbl, self.canvas.bbu)
                    
                    #self.canvas.gen_vertex_vbo(self.canvas.G)
                    #self.canvas.expand_clusters(self.canvas.G, self.canvas.n_c)
                if action == NSLMI:
                    old_pos = self.canvas.G.vertex_properties["pos"].get_2d_array(range(3)).T
                    nG = nwt.Network.gen_spring_onion_layout(self.canvas.G, 'degree', 1.0, 1000, 0.01, 1.0, False)
                    new_pos = nG.vertex_properties["pos"].get_2d_array(range(3)).T
                    
                    self.canvas.animate(old_pos, new_pos)
                    #self.canvas.set_data(nG, self.canvas.bbl, self.canvas.bbu)
                    #self.canvas.expand_clusters(self.canvas.G, self.canvas.n_c)
                    
                    #self.canvas.gen_vertex_vbo(self.canvas.G)
                    
                if action == EXPAND:
                    #self.canvas.gen_vertex_vbo(self.canvas.G)
                    old_pos = self.canvas.G.vertex_properties["pos"].get_2d_array(range(3)).T
                    self.canvas.expand_clusters(self.canvas.G, self.canvas.n_c)
                    new_pos = self.canvas.G.vertex_properties["pos"].get_2d_array(range(3)).T
                    #self.canvas.expand_clusters(self.canvas.G, self.canvas.n_c)
                    
                    self.canvas.animate(old_pos, new_pos)
                if action == CL:
                    old_pos = self.canvas.G.vertex_properties["pos"].get_2d_array(range(3)).T
                    self.canvas.voronoi_layout()
                    new_pos = self.canvas.G.vertex_properties["pos"].get_2d_array(range(3)).T
                    if self.other != None:
                        other_old_pos = self.other.canvas.G.vertex_properties["pos"].get_2d_array(range(3)).T
                        self.other.canvas.voronoi_layout(G_c = self.canvas.G_cluster)
                        other_new_pos = self.other.canvas.G.vertex_properties["pos"].get_2d_array(range(3)).T
                        self.other.canvas.animate(other_old_pos, other_new_pos)
                    self.canvas.animate(old_pos, new_pos)
                    #self.canvas.size_vertices(self.canvas.G, 'degree_volume')
            else:
                if self.canvas.view[0][0] >= 0.0010:
                    menu = QtWidgets.QMenu(self)
                    MnOC = menu.addAction('Minimize Other Clusters')
                    RA   = menu.addAction('Reset Alpha')
                    NI = menu.addAction('Display Node Info')
                    CI = menu.addAction('Display Cluster Info')
                    action = menu.exec_(event.native.globalPos())
                    if action == MnOC:
                        self.canvas.set_current(event)
                        self.canvas.refresh()
                        c_id = self.canvas.get_clicked_id(event)
                        
                        cluster_id = self.canvas.G.vp["clusters"][self.canvas.G.vertex(c_id)]
                        self.select.emit(self.canvas.get_cluster(cluster_id))
                    if action == RA:
                        t = []
                        self.select.emit(self.canvas.get_cluster(t))
                    if action == NI:
                        self.canvas.set_current(event)
                        self.canvas.refresh()
                        c_id = self.canvas.get_clicked_id(event)
                        self.canvas.refresh()
                        print("Display Node Info")
                        self.w = NodeInfoWidget()
                        
                        #generate the subgraph around the node
                        vfilt = np.zeros([self.canvas.G.num_vertices(), 1], dtype="bool")
                        center = self.canvas.G.vp["pos"][self.canvas.G.vertex(c_id)]
                        for v in self.canvas.G.vertex(c_id).all_neighbors():
                            vfilt[int(v)] = 1
                        vfilt[int(c_id)] = 1
                        vfilt_prop = self.canvas.G.new_vertex_property("bool", vals = vfilt)
                        self.canvas.G.set_vertex_filter(vfilt_prop)
                        
                            #get the filtered properties
                        g = nwt.gt.Graph(self.canvas.G, prune=True, directed=False)
                        BB = nwt.AABB(g)
                        #print(BB.A)
                        #print(BB.B)
                        self.canvas.G.clear_filters()
                        self.w.setGeometry(QRect(100, 100, 900, 800))
                        self.w.graph_mini1.canvas.set_graph(g, BB.A, BB.B)
                        self.w.graph_mini1.canvas.center_camera_on(center)
                        self.w.graph_mini1.canvas.zoom_camera_on(self.canvas.scale)
                        self.w.graph_mini1.canvas.color_vertices(g, "clusters")
                        
                        self.w.graph_mini2.canvas.set_graph(g, BB.A, BB.B)
                        self.w.graph_mini2.canvas.center_camera_on(center)
                        self.w.graph_mini2.canvas.zoom_camera_on(self.canvas.scale)
                        self.w.graph_mini2.canvas.color_vertices(g, "degree")
                        
                        self.w.graph_mini3.canvas.set_graph(g, BB.A, BB.B)
                        #self.w.graph_mini3.canvas.set_view_matrix(self.canvas.view)
                        self.w.graph_mini3.canvas.center_camera_on(center)
                        self.w.graph_mini3.canvas.zoom_camera_on(self.canvas.scale)
                        self.w.graph_mini3.canvas.color_vertices(g, "bc")
                        
                        self.w.graph_mini4.canvas.set_graph(g, BB.A, BB.B)
                        #self.w.graph_mini4.canvas.set_view_matrix(self.canvas.view)
                        self.w.graph_mini4.canvas.center_camera_on(center)
                        self.w.graph_mini4.canvas.zoom_camera_on(self.canvas.scale)
                        self.w.graph_mini4.canvas.color_vertices(g, "degree_volume")
                        
                        self.w.fibers_mini.canvas.set_data(g, BB.A, BB.B, 16)
                        self.w.show()
                    if action == CI:
                        self.canvas.set_current(event)
                        self.canvas.refresh()
                        c_id = self.canvas.get_clicked_id(event)
                        #self.canvas.refresh()
                        self.w = NodeInfoWidget(hist=True)
                        #self.w = NodeInfoWidget()
                        
                        cluster_id = self.canvas.G.vp["clusters"][self.canvas.G.vertex(c_id)]
                        num_v_in_cluster = len(np.argwhere(self.canvas.labels == cluster_id))
                        vfilt = np.zeros([self.canvas.G.num_vertices(), 1], dtype="bool")
                        vfilt[np.argwhere(self.canvas.labels == cluster_id)] = 1
                        vfilt_prop = self.canvas.G.new_vertex_property("bool", vals = vfilt)
                        self.canvas.G.set_vertex_filter(vfilt_prop)
                    
                        #get the filtered properties
                        g = nwt.gt.Graph(self.canvas.G, prune=True, directed=False)
                        positions = g.vertex_properties["pos"].get_2d_array(range(3)).T
                        center = np.sum(positions, 0)/num_v_in_cluster
                        self.canvas.G.clear_filters()
                        
                        BB = nwt.AABB(g)
                        self.canvas.G.clear_filters()
                        self.w.setGeometry(QRect(100, 100, 900, 800))
                        self.w.graph_mini1.canvas.set_graph(g, BB.A, BB.B)
                        self.w.graph_mini1.canvas.center_camera_on(center)
                        self.w.graph_mini1.canvas.zoom_camera_on(self.canvas.scale)
                        
                        self.w.graph_mini2.canvas.set_graph(g, BB.A, BB.B)
                        self.w.graph_mini2.canvas.center_camera_on(center)
                        self.w.graph_mini2.canvas.zoom_camera_on(self.canvas.scale)
                        self.w.graph_mini2.canvas.color_vertices(g, "degree")
                        
                        self.w.graph_mini3.canvas.set_graph(g, BB.A, BB.B)
                        #self.w.graph_mini3.canvas.set_view_matrix(self.canvas.view)
                        self.w.graph_mini3.canvas.center_camera_on(center)
                        self.w.graph_mini3.canvas.zoom_camera_on(self.canvas.scale)
                        self.w.graph_mini3.canvas.color_vertices(g, "bc")
                        
                        self.w.graph_mini4.canvas.set_graph(g, BB.A, BB.B)
                        #self.w.graph_mini4.canvas.set_view_matrix(self.canvas.view)
                        self.w.graph_mini4.canvas.center_camera_on(center)
                        self.w.graph_mini4.canvas.zoom_camera_on(self.canvas.scale)
                        self.w.graph_mini4.canvas.color_vertices(g, "degree_volume")
                        
                        self.w.fibers_mini.canvas.set_data(g, BB.A, BB.B, 16)
                        
                        self.w.bar.set_Graph(g)
                        
                        self.w.show()
                        
                        print("Display Cluster Info")
                else:
                    menu = QtWidgets.QMenu(self)
                    MnOC = menu.addAction('Minimize Other Clusters')
                    CI = menu.addAction('Display Cluster Info')
                    RA   = menu.addAction('Reset Alpha')
                    action = menu.exec_(event.native.globalPos())
                    if action == MnOC:
                        self.canvas.set_current(event)
                        self.canvas.refresh()
                        c_id = self.canvas.get_clicked_id(event, clusters=True)
                        self.canvas.refresh()
                        
                        cluster_id = self.canvas.G.vp["clusters"][c_id]
                        self.select.emit(self.canvas.get_path(cluster_id))
                    if action == RA:
                        t = []
                        self.select.emit(self.canvas.get_cluster(t))
                    if action == CI:
                        self.canvas.set_current(event)
                        self.canvas.refresh()
                        c_id = self.canvas.get_clicked_id(event, clusters=True)
                        self.canvas.refresh()
                        
                        self.w = NodeInfoWidget(hist=True)
                        #self.w = NodeInfoWidget()
                        
                        cluster_id = self.canvas.G.vp["clusters"][c_id]
                        num_v_in_cluster = len(np.argwhere(self.canvas.labels == c_id))
                        vfilt = np.zeros([self.canvas.G.num_vertices(), 1], dtype="bool")
                        vfilt[np.argwhere(self.canvas.labels == c_id)] = 1
                        vfilt_prop = self.canvas.G.new_vertex_property("bool", vals = vfilt)
                        self.canvas.G.set_vertex_filter(vfilt_prop)
                    
                        #get the filtered properties
                        g = nwt.gt.Graph(self.canvas.G, prune=True, directed=False)
                        positions = g.vertex_properties["pos"].get_2d_array(range(3)).T
                        center = np.sum(positions, 0)/num_v_in_cluster
                        self.canvas.G.clear_filters()
                        
                        BB = nwt.AABB(g)
                        self.canvas.G.clear_filters()
                        self.w.setGeometry(QRect(100, 100, 900, 800))
                        self.w.graph_mini1.canvas.set_graph(g, BB.A, BB.B)
                        self.w.graph_mini1.canvas.center_camera_on(center)
                        self.w.graph_mini1.canvas.zoom_camera_on(self.canvas.scale)
                        
                        self.w.graph_mini2.canvas.set_graph(g, BB.A, BB.B)
                        self.w.graph_mini2.canvas.center_camera_on(center)
                        self.w.graph_mini2.canvas.zoom_camera_on(self.canvas.scale)
                        self.w.graph_mini2.canvas.color_vertices(g, "degree")
                        
                        self.w.graph_mini3.canvas.set_graph(g, BB.A, BB.B)
                        #self.w.graph_mini3.canvas.set_view_matrix(self.canvas.view)
                        self.w.graph_mini3.canvas.center_camera_on(center)
                        self.w.graph_mini3.canvas.zoom_camera_on(self.canvas.scale)
                        self.w.graph_mini3.canvas.color_vertices(g, "bc")
                        
                        self.w.graph_mini4.canvas.set_graph(g, BB.A, BB.B)
                        #self.w.graph_mini4.canvas.set_view_matrix(self.canvas.view)
                        self.w.graph_mini4.canvas.center_camera_on(center)
                        self.w.graph_mini4.canvas.zoom_camera_on(self.canvas.scale)
                        self.w.graph_mini4.canvas.color_vertices(g, "degree_volume")
                        
                        self.w.fibers_mini.canvas.set_data(g, BB.A, BB.B, 16)
                        
                        self.w.bar.set_Graph(g)
                        self.w.show()
                        
                        print("Display Cluster Info")
                        


#    def selection_change(self, i):
#        self.canvas.size_vertices(self.canvas.G, self.cb.currentText())


    def set_other(self, other):
        self.other = other

    """
        Handles the mouse double click event.
        Pass-through function.
    """
    
    def on_mouse_double_click(self, event):
        self.canvas.set_current(event)
        self.canvas.update_path(event)
        self.select.emit(self.canvas.get_path())
#        old_pos = self.canvas.G.vertex_properties["pos"].get_2d_array(range(3)).T
#        nG = nwt.Network.gen_new_fd_layout(self.canvas.G)
        #    def animate(self, new_G):
#            
#        new_pos = nG.vertex_properties["pos"].get_2d_array(range(3)).T
#        self.canvas.animate(old_pos, new_pos)

    """
        Handles the mouse release event.
        Pass-through function.
    """
    def on_mouse_release(self, event):
        n = 1

    """
        Handles the mouse move event.
        Pass-through function.
    """
    def on_mouse_move(self, event):
        self.canvas.set_current(event)
        self.canvas.refresh()
        c_id = self.canvas.get_clicked_id(event)
        self.canvas.refresh()
        print(c_id)

    """
        Internal function that interacts with the tube visualization.
    """
    def set_g_view(self, test):
        self.test = test

    """
        Function to handle the pyqt Slot that receives the interacted-with signal
        from the Tube visualization. The signal sends the camera position in 3D coordinates
        every time the camera is moved.
    """
    @QtCore.pyqtSlot(float, float, float)
    def sigUpdate(self, x, y, z):
        self.camera = [x,y,z]
        if(self.use_3D == True):
            self.camera = [x,y,z]
            self.canvas.vertexSizeFromDistance(self.canvas.G, [x,y,z])
            self.canvas.vertexAlphaFromDistance(self.canvas.G, [x,y,z])
            if DEBUG:
                print("got signal", x, y, z)

    """
        Initialization method that connects the slot to the function that handles
        the information being sent.
    """
    def connect(self, signal_object):
        signal_object.sigUpdate.connect(self.sigUpdate)