Edit and sync features

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Synchronize offline edits with a feature service.

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Use case

A survey worker who works in an area without an internet connection could take a geodatabase of survey features offline at their office, make edits and add new features to the offline geodatabase in the field, and sync the updates with the online feature service after returning to the office.

How to use the sample

Pan and zoom to position the red rectangle around the area you want to take offline. Click "Generate geodatabase" to take the area offline. When complete, the map will update to only show the offline area. To edit features, click to select a feature, and click again anywhere else on the map to move the selected feature to the clicked location. To sync the edits with the feature service, click the "Sync geodatabase" button.

How it works

Create a GeodatabaseSyncTask from a URL to a feature service.
Create GenerateGeodatabaseParameters, passing in an Envelope extent as the parameter.
Create a GenerateGeodatabaseJob from the GeodatabaseSyncTask using generateGeodatabase(...), passing in the parameters and a path to where the geodatabase should be downloaded locally.
Start the job and get the result Geodatabase.
Load the geodatabase and get its feature tables. Create feature layers from the feature tables and add them to the map's operational layers collection.
Create SyncGeodatabaseParameters and set the sync direction.
Create a SyncGeodatabaseJob from GeodatabaseSyncTask using syncGeodatabase(...) passing in the parameters and geodatabase as arguments.
Start the sync job to synchronize the edits.

Relevant API

FeatureLayer
FeatureTable
GenerateGeodatabaseJob
GenerateGeodatabaseParameters
GeodatabaseSyncTask
SyncGeodatabaseJob
SyncGeodatabaseParameters
SyncLayerOption

Offline Data

To set up the sample's offline data, see the Use offline data in the samples section of the Qt Samples repository overview.

Link	Local Location
San Francisco Streets TPKX	`<userhome>`/ArcGIS/Runtime/Data/tpkx/SanFrancisco.tpkx

About the data

The basemap uses an offline tile package of San Francisco. The online feature service has features with wildfire information.

Sample Code

EditAndSyncFeatures.qmlUse dark colors for code blocks
// [WriteFile Name=EditAndSyncFeatures, Category=EditData]
// [Legal]
// Copyright 2016 Esri.

// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
// You may obtain a copy of the License at
// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
// limitations under the License.
// [Legal]

import QtQuick 2.6
import QtQuick.Controls 2.2
import QtGraphicalEffects 1.0
import Esri.ArcGISRuntime 100.14
import Esri.ArcGISExtras 1.1

Rectangle {
    width: 800
    height: 600

    readonly property url dataPath: System.userHomePath + "/ArcGIS/Runtime/Data/"
    readonly property url outputGdb: System.temporaryFolder.url + "/WildfireQml_%1.geodatabase".arg(new Date().getTime().toString())
    readonly property string featureServiceUrl: "https://sampleserver6.arcgisonline.com/arcgis/rest/services/Sync/WildfireSync/FeatureServer"
    property Envelope generateExtent: null
    property string statusText: ""
    property string featureLayerId: "0"
    property string instructionText: ""
    property bool isOffline: false
    property var selectedFeature: null
    property Geodatabase offlineGdb: null

    MapView {
        id: mapView
        anchors.fill: parent

        Component.onCompleted: {
            // Set the focus on MapView to initially enable keyboard navigation
            forceActiveFocus();
        }

        Map {
            id: map

            Basemap {
                ArcGISTiledLayer {
                    TileCache {
                        path: dataPath + "tpkx/SanFrancisco.tpkx"
                    }
                }
            }

            FeatureLayer {
                ServiceFeatureTable {
                    url: featureServiceUrl + "/" + featureLayerId
                }
            }

            // set an initial viewpoint
            ViewpointExtent {
                Envelope {
                    xMax: -122.43843016064368
                    xMin: -122.50017717584528
                    yMax: 37.81638388695054
                    yMin: 37.745000054347535
                    spatialReference: Factory.SpatialReference.createWgs84()
                }
            }
        }

        onMouseClicked: {
            if (isOffline && !selectedFeature) {
                // identify to select a feature
                mapView.identifyLayer(map.operationalLayers.get(0), mouse.x, mouse.y, 5, false);
            } else if (isOffline && selectedFeature) {

                // connect to feature table signal
                const featureTable = map.operationalLayers.get(0).featureTable;
                featureTable.updateFeatureStatusChanged.connect(()=> {
                    if (featureTable.updateFeatureStatus === Enums.TaskStatusCompleted) {
                        // clear selections
                        featureTable.featureLayer.clearSelection();
                        selectedFeature = null;
                        instructionText = "Tap the sync button";
                        syncButton.visible = true;
                    }
                });

                // update selected feature's geometry
                selectedFeature.geometry = mouse.mapPoint;
                featureTable.updateFeature(selectedFeature);
            }
        }

        onIdentifyLayerStatusChanged: {
            if (identifyLayerStatus === Enums.TaskStatusCompleted) {
                const featureLayer = map.operationalLayers.get(0);

                // clear any previous selections
                featureLayer.clearSelection();
                selectedFeature = null;

                // select the feature
                if (identifyLayerResult.geoElements.length > 0) {
                    const geoElement = identifyLayerResult.geoElements[0];
                    featureLayer.selectFeature(geoElement);
                    selectedFeature = geoElement;
                    instructionText = "Tap on map to move feature";
                }
            }
        }
    }

    //! [EditAndSyncFeatures create GeodatabaseSyncTask]
    // create the GeodatabaseSyncTask to generate the local geodatabase
    GeodatabaseSyncTask {
        id: geodatabaseSyncTask
        url: featureServiceUrl
        property var generateJob
        property var syncJob

        function executeGenerate() {
            // execute the asynchronous task and obtain the job
            generateJob = generateGeodatabase(generateParameters, outputGdb);

            // check if the job is valid
            if (generateJob) {

                // show the sync window
                syncWindow.visible = true;

                // connect to the job's status changed signal to know once it is done
                generateJob.jobStatusChanged.connect(updateGenerateJobStatus);

                // start the job
                generateJob.start();
            } else {
                // a valid job was not obtained, so show an error
                syncWindow.visible = true;
                statusText = "Generate failed";
                syncWindow.hideWindow(5000);
            }
        }

        function updateGenerateJobStatus() {
            switch(generateJob.jobStatus) {
            case Enums.JobStatusFailed:
                statusText = "Generate failed";
                syncWindow.hideWindow(5000);
                break;
            case Enums.JobStatusNotStarted:
                statusText = "Job not started";
                break;
            case Enums.JobStatusPaused:
                statusText = "Job paused";
                break;
            case Enums.JobStatusStarted:
                statusText = "In progress...";
                break;
            case Enums.JobStatusSucceeded:
                statusText = "Complete";
                syncWindow.hideWindow(1500);
                offlineGdb = generateJob.geodatabase;
                displayLayersFromGeodatabase();
                isOffline = true;
                break;
            default:
                break;
            }
        }

        function executeSync() {
            // execute the asynchronous task and obtain the job
            syncJob = syncGeodatabase(syncParameters, offlineGdb);

            // check if the job is valid
            if (syncJob) {

                // show the sync window
                syncWindow.visible = true;

                // connect to the job's status changed signal to know once it is done
                syncJob.jobStatusChanged.connect(updateSyncJobStatus);

                // start the job
                syncJob.start();
            } else {
                // a valid job was not obtained, so show an error
                syncWindow.visible = true;
                statusText = "Sync failed";
                syncWindow.hideWindow(5000);
            }
        }

        function updateSyncJobStatus() {
            switch(syncJob.jobStatus) {
            case Enums.JobStatusFailed:
                statusText = "Sync failed";
                syncWindow.hideWindow(5000);
                break;
            case Enums.JobStatusNotStarted:
                statusText = "Job not started";
                break;
            case Enums.JobStatusPaused:
                statusText = "Job paused";
                break;
            case Enums.JobStatusStarted:
                statusText = "In progress...";
                break;
            case Enums.JobStatusSucceeded:
                statusText = "Complete";
                syncWindow.hideWindow(1500);
                isOffline = true;
                break;
            default:
                break;
            }
        }

        // ...
        //! [EditAndSyncFeatures create GeodatabaseSyncTask]

        function displayLayersFromGeodatabase() {
            // remove the original online feature layers
            map.operationalLayers.clear();

            // load the geodatabase to access the feature tables
            offlineGdb.loadStatusChanged.connect(()=> {
                if (offlineGdb.loadStatus === Enums.LoadStatusLoaded) {
                    // create a feature layer from each feature table, and add to the map
                    for (let i = 0; i < offlineGdb.geodatabaseFeatureTables.length; i++) {
                        const featureTable = offlineGdb.geodatabaseFeatureTables[i];
                        const featureLayer = ArcGISRuntimeEnvironment.createObject("FeatureLayer");
                        featureLayer.featureTable = featureTable;
                        map.operationalLayers.append(featureLayer);
                    }

                    // hide the extent rectangle and download button
                    extentRectangle.visible = false;
                    syncButton.visible = false;
                }
            });
            offlineGdb.load();
        }

        Component.onDestruction: {
            generateJob.jobStatusChanged.disconnect(updateGenerateJobStatus);
            syncJob.jobStatusChanged.disconnect(updateSyncJobStatus);
        }
    }

    //! [EditAndSyncFeatures GeodatabaseSyncTask parameters]
    // create the generate geodatabase parameters
    GenerateGeodatabaseParameters {
        id: generateParameters
        extent: generateExtent
        outSpatialReference: SpatialReference { wkid: 3857 }
        returnAttachments: false

        // only generate a geodatabase with 1 layer
        layerOptions: [
            GenerateLayerOption {
                layerId: featureLayerId
            }
        ]
    }

    // create the sync geodatabase parameters
    SyncGeodatabaseParameters {
        id: syncParameters

        // only sync the 1 layer
        layerOptions: [
            SyncLayerOption {
                layerId: featureLayerId
            }
        ]
        // push up edits, and receive any new edits
        geodatabaseSyncDirection: Enums.SyncDirectionBidirectional
    }
    //! [EditAndSyncFeatures GeodatabaseSyncTask parameters]

    // create an extent rectangle for the output geodatabase
    Rectangle {
        id: extentRectangle
        anchors.centerIn: parent
        width: parent.width - (50)
        height: parent.height - (125)
        color: "transparent"
        border {
            color: "red"
            width: 3
        }
    }

    // Create the button to generate/sync geodatabase
    Rectangle {
        id: syncButton
        property bool pressed: false
        anchors {
            horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
            bottom: parent.bottom
            bottomMargin: 23
        }

        width: isOffline ? 175 : 200
        height: 35
        color: pressed ? "#959595" : "#D6D6D6"
        radius: 8
        border {
            color: "#585858"
            width: 1
        }

        Row {
            anchors.fill: parent
            spacing: 5
            Image {
                width: 38
                height: width
                source: isOffline ? "qrc:/Samples/EditData/EditAndSyncFeatures/sync.png" : "qrc:/Samples/EditData/EditAndSyncFeatures/download.png"
            }

            Text {
                anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
                text: isOffline ? "Sync Geodatabase" : "Generate Geodatabase"
                font.pixelSize: 14
                color: "#474747"
            }
        }

        MouseArea {
            anchors.fill: parent
            onPressed: syncButton.pressed = true
            onReleased: syncButton.pressed = false
            onClicked: {
                if (isOffline) {
                    instructions.visible = false;
                    geodatabaseSyncTask.executeSync();
                } else {
                    getRectangleEnvelope();
                    geodatabaseSyncTask.executeGenerate();
                }
            }

            function getRectangleEnvelope() {
                const corner1 = mapView.screenToLocation(extentRectangle.x, extentRectangle.y);
                const corner2 = mapView.screenToLocation((extentRectangle.x + extentRectangle.width), (extentRectangle.y + extentRectangle.height));
                const envBuilder = ArcGISRuntimeEnvironment.createObject("EnvelopeBuilder");
                envBuilder.setCorners(corner1, corner2);
                generateExtent = GeometryEngine.project(envBuilder.geometry, Factory.SpatialReference.createWebMercator());
            }
        }
    }

    // Create a bar to display editing instructions
    Rectangle {
        id: instructions
        anchors {
            top: parent.top
            left: parent.left
            right: parent.right
        }
        height: 25
        color: "gray"
        opacity: 0.9
        visible: false

        Text {
            anchors.centerIn: parent
            text: instructionText
            font.pixelSize: 16
            color: "white"
        }
    }

    // Create a window to display the generate/sync window
    Rectangle {
        id: syncWindow
        anchors.fill: parent
        color: "transparent"
        clip: true
        visible: false

        RadialGradient {
            anchors.fill: parent
            opacity: 0.7
            gradient: Gradient {
                GradientStop { position: 0.0; color: "lightgrey" }
                GradientStop { position: 0.7; color: "black" }
            }
        }

        MouseArea {
            anchors.fill: parent
            onClicked: mouse.accepted = true
            onWheel: wheel.accepted = true
        }

        Rectangle {
            anchors.centerIn: parent
            width: 125
            height: 100
            color: "lightgrey"
            opacity: 0.8
            radius: 5
            border {
                color: "#4D4D4D"
                width: 1
            }

            Column {
                anchors {
                    fill: parent
                    margins: 10
                }
                spacing: 10

                BusyIndicator {
                    anchors.horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
                }

                Text {
                    anchors.horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
                    text: statusText
                    font.pixelSize: 16
                }
            }
        }

        Timer {
            id: hideWindowTimer

            onTriggered: {
                syncWindow.visible = false;
                instructions.visible = true;
                instructionText = "Tap on a feature";
            }
        }

        function hideWindow(time) {
            hideWindowTimer.interval = time;
            hideWindowTimer.restart();
        }
    }

    FileFolder {
        url: dataPath

        // create the data path if it does not yet exist
        Component.onCompleted: {
            if (!exists) {
                makePath(dataPath);
            }
        }
    }

    Component.onDestruction: {
        // unregister the replica
        if (offlineGdb)
            geodatabaseSyncTask.unregisterGeodatabase(offlineGdb)
    }
}

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Edit and sync features

Use case

How to use the sample

How it works

Relevant API

Offline Data

About the data

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