ManiVaultStudio · ThomasKroes · Feb 5, 2025 · Feb 5, 2025 · Feb 5, 2025 · Feb 5, 2025
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ endif()
 set(PROJECT "ExamplePlugins")
 PROJECT(${PROJECT})
 
+add_subdirectory(Common)
+
 add_subdirectory(ExampleView)
 add_subdirectory(ExampleViewJS)
 add_subdirectory(ExampleViewOpenGL)

diff --git a/Common/CMakeLists.txt b/Common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+set(DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
+
+set(COMMON_HEADERS
+    ${DIR}/Common.h
+	PARENT_SCOPE
+)
+
+set(COMMON_SOURCES
+    ${DIR}/Common.cpp
+	PARENT_SCOPE
+)
+
+set(COMMON_FILES
+    ${COMMON_HEADERS}
+    ${COMMON_SOURCES}
+	PARENT_SCOPE
+)
diff --git a/Common/common.cpp b/Common/common.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#include "Common.h"
+
+QString getExampleNotificationMessage()
+{
+    return { "ManiVault Studio features a notification system that can be triggered from:<br>"
+        "<table>"
+        "<tr>"
+        "<th style='text-align: left;'>Within a plugin:  </th>"
+        "<td><a href='https://github.com/ManiVaultStudio/core/blob/3088ad09de6b5a5f3e84b24ffba44294bbb8001d/ManiVault/src/Plugin.h#L170'>addNotification(...)</a></td>"
+        "</tr>"
+        "<tr>"
+        "<th style='text-align: left;'>The help manager:  </th>"
+        "<td><a href='https://github.com/ManiVaultStudio/core/blob/126bd905d64d9b795dce188a06e9321eef132bd3/ManiVault/src/AbstractHelpManager.h#L100'>mv::help().addNotification(...)</a></td>"
+        "</tr>"
+        "</table>" };
+}
diff --git a/Common/common.h b/Common/common.h
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <QString>
+
+QString getExampleNotificationMessage();
diff --git a/ExampleAnalysis/CMakeLists.txt b/ExampleAnalysis/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ find_package(Qt6 COMPONENTS Widgets WebEngineWidgets REQUIRED)
 
 find_package(ManiVault COMPONENTS Core PointData CONFIG QUIET)
 
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Include Common directory
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+add_subdirectory(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../Common ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/Common)
+
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Source files
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -40,19 +45,21 @@ set(PLUGIN_SOURCES
     src/ExampleAnalysisPlugin.json
 )
 
-source_group( Plugin FILES ${PLUGIN_SOURCES})
+source_group(Plugin FILES ${PLUGIN_SOURCES})
+source_group(Common FILES ${COMMON_FILES})
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # CMake Target
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Create dynamic library for the plugin
-add_library(${PROJECT_NAME} SHARED ${PLUGIN_SOURCES})
+add_library(${PROJECT_NAME} SHARED ${PLUGIN_SOURCES} ${COMMON_FILES})
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Target include directories
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Include ManiVault headers, including system data plugins
 target_include_directories(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE "${ManiVault_INCLUDE_DIR}")
+target_include_directories(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE Common)
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Target properties

diff --git a/ExampleAnalysis/src/ExampleAnalysisPlugin.cpp b/ExampleAnalysis/src/ExampleAnalysisPlugin.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #include "ExampleAnalysisPlugin.h"
 
+#include "../Common/Common.h"
+
 #include "PointData/PointData.h"
 
 #include <event/Event.h>
@@ -161,18 +163,7 @@ void ExampleAnalysisPlugin::init()
 
     _eventListener.registerDataEventByType(PointType, std::bind(&ExampleAnalysisPlugin::onDataEvent, this, std::placeholders::_1));
 
-    addNotification("ManiVault Studio features a notification system that can be triggered from:<br>"
-        "<table>"
-        "<tr>"
-        "<th style='text-align: left;'>Within a plugin:  </th>"
-        "<td><a href='https://github.com/ManiVaultStudio/core/blob/3088ad09de6b5a5f3e84b24ffba44294bbb8001d/ManiVault/src/Plugin.h#L170'>addNotification(...)</a></td>"
-        "</tr>"
-        "<tr>"
-        "<th style='text-align: left;'>The help manager:  </th>"
-        "<td><a href='https://github.com/ManiVaultStudio/core/blob/126bd905d64d9b795dce188a06e9321eef132bd3/ManiVault/src/AbstractHelpManager.h#L100'>mv::help().addNotification(...)</a></td>"
-        "</tr>"
-        "</table>"
-    );
+    addNotification(getExampleNotificationMessage());
 }
 
 void ExampleAnalysisPlugin::onDataEvent(mv::DatasetEvent* dataEvent)

diff --git a/ExampleData/CMakeLists.txt b/ExampleData/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ find_package(Qt6 COMPONENTS Widgets WebEngineWidgets REQUIRED)
 
 find_package(ManiVault COMPONENTS Core PointData CONFIG QUIET)
 
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Include Common directory
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+add_subdirectory(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../Common ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/Common)
+
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Source files
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -45,13 +50,14 @@ set(PLUGIN_HEADERS
     src/ExampleDataPlugin.h
 )
 
-source_group( Plugin FILES ${PLUGIN_SOURCES})
+source_group(Plugin FILES ${PLUGIN_SOURCES})
+source_group(Common FILES ${COMMON_FILES})
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # CMake Target
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Create dynamic library for the plugin
-add_library(${PROJECT_NAME} SHARED ${PLUGIN_SOURCES})
+add_library(${PROJECT_NAME} SHARED ${PLUGIN_SOURCES} ${COMMON_FILES})
 
 target_sources(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE 
     ${PLUGIN_SOURCES}

diff --git a/ExampleData/src/ExampleDataPlugin.cpp b/ExampleData/src/ExampleDataPlugin.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #include "ExampleDataPlugin.h"
 
+#include "../Common/Common.h"
+
 #include "Application.h"
 
 #include <QtCore>
@@ -17,18 +19,7 @@ ExampleDataPlugin::~ExampleDataPlugin(void)
 
 void ExampleDataPlugin::init()
 {
-    addNotification("ManiVault Studio features a notification system that can be triggered from:<br>"
-        "<table>"
-        "<tr>"
-        "<th style='text-align: left;'>Within a plugin:  </th>"
-        "<td><a href='https://github.com/ManiVaultStudio/core/blob/3088ad09de6b5a5f3e84b24ffba44294bbb8001d/ManiVault/src/Plugin.h#L170'>addNotification(...)</a></td>"
-        "</tr>"
-        "<tr>"
-        "<th style='text-align: left;'>The help manager:  </th>"
-        "<td><a href='https://github.com/ManiVaultStudio/core/blob/126bd905d64d9b795dce188a06e9321eef132bd3/ManiVault/src/AbstractHelpManager.h#L100'>mv::help().addNotification(...)</a></td>"
-        "</tr>"
-        "</table>"
-    );
+    addNotification(getExampleNotificationMessage());
 }
 
 /**

diff --git a/ExampleDependencies/CMakeLists.txt b/ExampleDependencies/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ if(${MV_EXAMPLES_USE_VCPKG})
     endif()
 endif()
 
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Include Common directory
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+add_subdirectory(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../Common ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/Common)
+
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Source files
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -59,13 +64,14 @@ set(PLUGIN_SOURCES
     src/ExampleDependenciesPlugin.json
 )
 
-source_group( Plugin FILES ${PLUGIN_SOURCES})
+source_group(Plugin FILES ${PLUGIN_SOURCES})
+source_group(Common FILES ${COMMON_FILES})
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # CMake Target
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Create dynamic library for the plugin
-add_library(${PROJECT_NAME} SHARED ${PLUGIN_SOURCES})
+add_library(${PROJECT_NAME} SHARED ${PLUGIN_SOURCES} ${COMMON_FILES})
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Target include directories

diff --git a/ExampleDependencies/src/ExampleDependenciesPlugin.cpp b/ExampleDependencies/src/ExampleDependenciesPlugin.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #include "ExampleDependenciesPlugin.h"
 
+#include "../Common/Common.h"
+
 #include <PointData/PointData.h>
 
 #include <algorithm>
@@ -51,18 +53,7 @@ void ExampleDependenciesPlugin::init()
     // Start the analysis when the user clicks the start analysis push button
     connect(&_settingsAction.getStartAnalysisAction(), &mv::gui::TriggerAction::triggered, this, &ExampleDependenciesPlugin::compute);
 
-    addNotification("ManiVault Studio features a notification system that can be triggered from:<br>"
-        "<table>"
-        "<tr>"
-        "<th style='text-align: left;'>Within a plugin:  </th>"
-        "<td><a href='https://github.com/ManiVaultStudio/core/blob/3088ad09de6b5a5f3e84b24ffba44294bbb8001d/ManiVault/src/Plugin.h#L170'>addNotification(...)</a></td>"
-        "</tr>"
-        "<tr>"
-        "<th style='text-align: left;'>The help manager:  </th>"
-        "<td><a href='https://github.com/ManiVaultStudio/core/blob/126bd905d64d9b795dce188a06e9321eef132bd3/ManiVault/src/AbstractHelpManager.h#L100'>mv::help().addNotification(...)</a></td>"
-        "</tr>"
-        "</table>"
-    );
+    addNotification(getExampleNotificationMessage());
 }
 
 void ExampleDependenciesPlugin::compute()

diff --git a/ExampleLoader/CMakeLists.txt b/ExampleLoader/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ find_package(Qt6 COMPONENTS Widgets WebEngineWidgets REQUIRED)
 
 find_package(ManiVault COMPONENTS Core PointData CONFIG QUIET)
 
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Include Common directory
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+add_subdirectory(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../Common ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/Common)
+
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Source files
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -38,13 +43,14 @@ set(PLUGIN_SOURCES
     src/ExampleLoaderPlugin.json
 )
 
-source_group( Plugin FILES ${PLUGIN_SOURCES})
+source_group(Plugin FILES ${PLUGIN_SOURCES})
+source_group(Common FILES ${COMMON_FILES})
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # CMake Target
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Create dynamic library for the plugin
-add_library(${PROJECT_NAME} SHARED ${PLUGIN_SOURCES})
+add_library(${PROJECT_NAME} SHARED ${PLUGIN_SOURCES} ${COMMON_FILES})
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Target include directories

diff --git a/ExampleLoader/src/ExampleLoaderPlugin.cpp b/ExampleLoader/src/ExampleLoaderPlugin.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #include "ExampleLoaderPlugin.h"
 
+#include "../Common/Common.h"
+
 #include "PointData/PointData.h"
 #include "Set.h"
 
@@ -35,18 +37,7 @@ ExampleLoaderPlugin::~ExampleLoaderPlugin(void)
  */
 void ExampleLoaderPlugin::init()
 {
-    addNotification("ManiVault Studio features a notification system that can be triggered from:<br>"
-        "<table>"
-        "<tr>"
-        "<th style='text-align: left;'>Within a plugin:  </th>"
-        "<td><a href='https://github.com/ManiVaultStudio/core/blob/3088ad09de6b5a5f3e84b24ffba44294bbb8001d/ManiVault/src/Plugin.h#L170'>addNotification(...)</a></td>"
-        "</tr>"
-        "<tr>"
-        "<th style='text-align: left;'>The help manager:  </th>"
-        "<td><a href='https://github.com/ManiVaultStudio/core/blob/126bd905d64d9b795dce188a06e9321eef132bd3/ManiVault/src/AbstractHelpManager.h#L100'>mv::help().addNotification(...)</a></td>"
-        "</tr>"
-        "</table>"
-    );
+    addNotification(getExampleNotificationMessage());
 }
 
 /**

diff --git a/ExampleTransformation/CMakeLists.txt b/ExampleTransformation/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ find_package(Qt6 COMPONENTS Widgets WebEngineWidgets REQUIRED)
 
 find_package(ManiVault COMPONENTS Core PointData CONFIG QUIET)
 
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Include Common directory
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+add_subdirectory(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../Common ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/Common)
+
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Source files
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -38,13 +43,14 @@ set(PLUGIN_SOURCES
     src/ExampleTransformationPlugin.json
 )
 
-source_group( Plugin FILES ${PLUGIN_SOURCES})
+source_group(Plugin FILES ${PLUGIN_SOURCES})
+source_group(Common FILES ${COMMON_FILES})
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # CMake Target
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Create dynamic library for the plugin
-add_library(${PROJECT_NAME} SHARED ${PLUGIN_SOURCES})
+add_library(${PROJECT_NAME} SHARED ${PLUGIN_SOURCES} ${COMMON_FILES})
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Target include directories

diff --git a/ExampleTransformation/src/ExampleTransformationPlugin.cpp b/ExampleTransformation/src/ExampleTransformationPlugin.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #include "ExampleTransformationPlugin.h"
 
+#include "../Common/Common.h"
+
 #include <PointData/PointData.h>
 
 #include <QDebug>
@@ -22,18 +24,7 @@ ExampleTransformationPlugin::ExampleTransformationPlugin(const PluginFactory* fa
     TransformationPlugin(factory),
     _type(Type::Abs)
 {
-    addNotification("ManiVault Studio features a notification system that can be triggered from:<br>"
-        "<table>"
-        "<tr>"
-        "<th style='text-align: left;'>Within a plugin:  </th>"
-        "<td><a href='https://github.com/ManiVaultStudio/core/blob/3088ad09de6b5a5f3e84b24ffba44294bbb8001d/ManiVault/src/Plugin.h#L170'>addNotification(...)</a></td>"
-        "</tr>"
-        "<tr>"
-        "<th style='text-align: left;'>The help manager:  </th>"
-        "<td><a href='https://github.com/ManiVaultStudio/core/blob/126bd905d64d9b795dce188a06e9321eef132bd3/ManiVault/src/AbstractHelpManager.h#L100'>mv::help().addNotification(...)</a></td>"
-        "</tr>"
-        "</table>"
-    );
+    addNotification(getExampleNotificationMessage());
 }
 
 void ExampleTransformationPlugin::transform()

diff --git a/ExampleView/CMakeLists.txt b/ExampleView/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ find_package(Qt6 COMPONENTS Widgets WebEngineWidgets REQUIRED)
 
 find_package(ManiVault COMPONENTS Core PointData CONFIG QUIET)
 
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Include Common directory
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+add_subdirectory(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../Common ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/Common)
+
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Source files
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -42,13 +47,14 @@ set(PLUGIN_MOC_HEADERS
     src/ExampleViewPlugin.h
 )
 
-source_group( Plugin FILES ${PLUGIN_SOURCES})
+source_group(Plugin FILES ${PLUGIN_SOURCES})
+source_group(Common FILES ${COMMON_FILES})
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # CMake Target
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Create dynamic library for the plugin
-add_library(${PROJECT_NAME} SHARED ${PLUGIN_SOURCES})
+add_library(${PROJECT_NAME} SHARED ${PLUGIN_SOURCES} ${COMMON_FILES})
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Target include directories

diff --git a/ExampleView/src/ExampleViewPlugin.cpp b/ExampleView/src/ExampleViewPlugin.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #include "ExampleViewPlugin.h"
 
+#include "../Common/Common.h"
+
 #include <event/Event.h>
 
 #include <DatasetsMimeData.h>
@@ -115,18 +117,7 @@ void ExampleViewPlugin::init()
     _eventListener.addSupportedEventType(static_cast<std::uint32_t>(EventType::DatasetDataSelectionChanged));
     _eventListener.registerDataEventByType(PointType, std::bind(&ExampleViewPlugin::onDataEvent, this, std::placeholders::_1));
 
-    addNotification("ManiVault Studio features a notification system that can be triggered from:<br>"
-        "<table>"
-        "<tr>"
-        "<th style='text-align: left;'>Within a plugin:  </th>"
-        "<td><a href='https://github.com/ManiVaultStudio/core/blob/3088ad09de6b5a5f3e84b24ffba44294bbb8001d/ManiVault/src/Plugin.h#L170'>addNotification(...)</a></td>"
-        "</tr>"
-        "<tr>"
-        "<th style='text-align: left;'>The help manager:  </th>"
-        "<td><a href='https://github.com/ManiVaultStudio/core/blob/126bd905d64d9b795dce188a06e9321eef132bd3/ManiVault/src/AbstractHelpManager.h#L100'>mv::help().addNotification(...)</a></td>"
-        "</tr>"
-        "</table>"
-    );
+    addNotification(getExampleNotificationMessage());
 }
 
 void ExampleViewPlugin::onDataEvent(mv::DatasetEvent* dataEvent)