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I am using a database view as a source to draw a line over a map in QGIS 2.18.12. This view contains just one registration and it changes from time to time. I would like to draw the line automatically when the view changes. Is it possible to do this from a Python script? For the moment my solution is to reload the whole project, but it is not as fine as I expected because I want to refresh just the line not all layers.

The code I use now is:

from PyQt4.QtCore import *
from PyQt4.QtGui import *
from qgis.core import *
from qgis.gui import *
from qgis.utils import iface
from PyQt4.QtCore import QTimer

timer = QTimer()

timer.setInterval(10000)
QObject.connect(timer, 
SIGNAL("timeout()"),qgis.utils.iface.mapCanvas().refreshAllLayers)
timer.start()
Friedrich Maar
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    Does this answer help? https://gis.stackexchange.com/a/136405/25417 You could add a check for each layer in the loop, and only refresh if it matches the layer you want to update. – alphabetasoup Nov 27 '18 at 08:18
  • Hmm. It is not OK. I would like to reload only the PostGIS layer (the line), but thank you. – Friedrich Maar Nov 27 '18 at 08:54
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    If you know the name of the layer, then maybe you could adapt that answer? e.g. for layer in qgis.utils.iface.mapCanvas().layers(): then inspect layer to see if it matches your criteria, then layer.triggerRepaint()? – alphabetasoup Nov 27 '18 at 10:35
  • Ok! I know my layer name and I have already changed qgis.utils.iface.mapCanvas().refreshAllLayers with layerName.triggerRepaint. I am having an error ---- NameError: name 'layerName' is not defined. This is my problem – Friedrich Maar Nov 27 '18 at 12:20
  • It looks like your answer is OK for my need, but with few adjustments. I am new in Python and QGIS technology. Thank you! Have a nice week! – Friedrich Maar Nov 27 '18 at 16:39

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Something like this would be better:

# import only the things you need
from PyQt4.QtCore import QTimer

layer_name = 'layer' # Define the name of your layer here (change 'layer' to your layer name) 

def refresh():
    """refresh the layer with name 'layer_name'"""
    # get your layer by name
    layer = QgsMapLayerRegistry.instance().mapLayersByName(layer_name)[0]
    # refresh your layer
    layer.triggerRepaint()

timer = QTimer()
timer.setInterval(10000) # 10 seconds
timer.timeout.connect(refresh) # Better to use the new signal/slot syntax
timer.start()

You can run this code in a Qgis2.X python console

Closing QGIS will make all that stops, you may want to add the possibility to stop this script while QGIS is running, but it's another topic.

YoLecomte
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