Method exportEntity

qCC/ccCommandLineParser.cpp:299–417

}

QString ccCommandLineParser::exportEntity(	CLEntityDesc& entityDesc,
											const QString& suffix/*=QString()*/,
											QString* baseOutputFilename/*=nullptr*/,
											ccCommandLineInterface::ExportOptions options/*ExportOptiopn::NoOption*/)
{
	print("[SAVING]");

	//fetch the real entity
	ccHObject* entity = entityDesc.getEntity();
	if (!entity)
	{
		assert(false);
		return "[ExportEntity] Internal error: invalid input entity!";
	}

	bool anyForced = options.testFlag(ExportOption::ForceCloud) | options.testFlag(ExportOption::ForceHierarchy) | options.testFlag(ExportOption::ForceMesh);
	//specific case: clouds
	bool isCloud = entity->isA(CC_TYPES::POINT_CLOUD) || entityDesc.getCLEntityType() == CL_ENTITY_TYPE::CLOUD;

	//specific case: mesh
	bool isMesh = entity->isKindOf(CC_TYPES::MESH) || entityDesc.getCLEntityType() == CL_ENTITY_TYPE::MESH;

	QString extension = isCloud ? m_cloudExportExt : isMesh ? m_meshExportExt : m_hierarchyExportExt;
	QString format = isCloud ? m_cloudExportFormat : isMesh ? m_meshExportFormat : m_hierarchyExportFormat;
	if (anyForced)
	{
		if (options.testFlag(ExportOption::ForceCloud))
		{
			extension = m_cloudExportExt;
			format = m_cloudExportFormat;
		}
		if (options.testFlag(ExportOption::ForceMesh))
		{
			extension = m_meshExportExt;
			format = m_meshExportFormat;
		}
		if (options.testFlag(ExportOption::ForceHierarchy))
		{
			extension = m_hierarchyExportExt;
			format = m_hierarchyExportFormat;
		}
	}

	QString outputFilename = getExportFilename(	entityDesc,
												extension,
												suffix,
												baseOutputFilename,
												options.testFlag(ExportOption::ForceNoTimestamp) );
	if (outputFilename.isEmpty())
	{
		return QString();
	}

	//update the entity name as well
	{
		QString entName = entity->getName();
		if (entName.isEmpty())
		{