Method create

Web/Python/paraview/web/protocols.py:3140–3201

Creates a new filter/source proxy as a child of the specified parent proxy. Returns the proxy state for the newly created proxy as a JSON object.

(
        self,
        functionName,
        parentId,
        initialValues={},
        skipDomain=False,
        subProxyValues={},
    )

    @exportRpc("pv.proxy.manager.create")
    def create(
        self,
        functionName,
        parentId,
        initialValues={},
        skipDomain=False,
        subProxyValues={},
    ):
        """
        Creates a new filter/source proxy as a child of the specified
        parent proxy.  Returns the proxy state for the newly created
        proxy as a JSON object.
        """
        name = self.validate(functionName)

        if not name:
            return {
                "success": False,
                "reason": '"'
                + functionName
                + '" was not valid and could not be evaluated',
            }

        pid = parentId
        parentProxy = self.mapIdToProxy(parentId)
        if parentProxy:
            simple.SetActiveSource(parentProxy)
        else:
            pid = "0"

        # Create new source/filter
        sanitizedInitialValues = sanitizeKeys(initialValues)
        allowed = self.allowedProxies[name]
        newProxy = paraview.simple.__dict__[allowed](**sanitizedInitialValues)

        # Update subproxy values
        if newProxy:
            for subProxyName in subProxyValues:
                subProxy = newProxy.GetProperty(subProxyName).GetData()
                if subProxy:
                    for propName in subProxyValues[subProxyName]:
                        prop = subProxy.SMProxy.GetProperty(propName)
                        value = subProxyValues[subProxyName][propName]
                        if isinstance(value, list):
                            prop.SetElements(value)
                        else:
                            prop.SetElements([value])
                    subProxy.UpdateVTKObjects()

        # To make WebGL export work
        simple.Show()
        simple.Render()
        self.getApplication().InvokeEvent("UpdateEvent")

        try:
            if not skipDomain:
                self.applyDomains(parentProxy, newProxy.GetGlobalIDAsString())
        except Exception as inst: