Added dummy static class to fix issue with single macro in cpp

The implementation of this dummy class is put in the file with the
single macro defining the UI editor. This will cause the cpp file to
always be compiled.

ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimView.cpp

@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ RimView::RimView(void)
     CAF_PDM_InitField(&showWindow, "ShowWindow", true, "Show 3D viewer", "", "", "");
     showWindow.uiCapability()->setUiHidden(true);
     CAF_PDM_InitField(&cameraPosition, "CameraPosition", cvf::Mat4d::IDENTITY, "", "", "", "");
+    cameraPosition.uiCapability()->setUiHidden(true);
 
     double defaultScaleFactor = 1.0;
     if (preferences) defaultScaleFactor = preferences->defaultScaleFactorZ;

Fwk/AppFwk/cafPdmCvf/cafPdmUiCoreColor3f.cpp

@@ -41,3 +41,13 @@
 #include "cafPdmUiColorEditor.h"
 
 CAF_PDM_UI_REGISTER_DEFAULT_FIELD_EDITOR(caf::PdmUiColorEditor, cvf::Color3f);
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// If the macro for registering the editor is put as the single statement
+// in a cpp file, a dummy static class must be used to make sure the compile unit
+// is included
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Color3fDummy::Color3fDummy()
+{
+
+}

Fwk/AppFwk/cafPdmCvf/cafPdmUiCoreColor3f.h

@@ -46,6 +46,12 @@
 
 #include "cafPdmCoreColor3f.h"
 
+class Color3fDummy
+{
+public:
+    Color3fDummy();
+};
+
 namespace caf 
 {
 
@@ -56,6 +62,8 @@ public:
     /// Convert the field value into a QVariant
     static QVariant convert(const cvf::Color3f& value)
     {
+        static Color3fDummy dummy;
+
         return PdmValueFieldSpecialization< cvf::Color3f >::convert(value);
     }
 

Fwk/AppFwk/cafPdmCvf/cafPdmUiCoreVec3d.cpp

@@ -40,6 +40,14 @@
 #include "cafPdmProxyValueField.h"
 #include "cafPdmUiLineEditor.h"
 
-// TODO: This macro is never run, because this compile unit is never touched
-// See RPM EvcSplitElementUi where it is needed to set up an editor for a cvf::Vec3d
 CAF_PDM_UI_REGISTER_DEFAULT_FIELD_EDITOR(caf::PdmUiLineEditor, cvf::Vec3d);
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// If the macro for registering the editor is put as the single statement
+// in a cpp file, a dummy static class must be used to make sure the compile unit
+// is included
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Vec3dDummy::Vec3dDummy()
+{
+
+}

Fwk/AppFwk/cafPdmCvf/cafPdmUiCoreVec3d.h

@@ -46,6 +46,13 @@
 
 #include "cafPdmCoreVec3d.h"
 
+class Vec3dDummy
+{
+public:
+    Vec3dDummy();
+};
+
+
 namespace caf 
 {
 
@@ -56,6 +63,8 @@ public:
     /// Convert the field value into a QVariant
     static QVariant convert(const cvf::Vec3d& value)
     {
+        static Vec3dDummy dummy;
+
         return PdmValueFieldSpecialization< cvf::Vec3d >::convert(value);
     }
 

Fwk/AppFwk/cafUserInterface/cafPdmUiDefaultObjectEditor.cpp

@@ -257,6 +257,16 @@ void PdmUiDefaultObjectEditor::recursiveSetupFieldsAndGroups(const std::vector<P
                     m_fieldViews[field->fieldHandle()->keyword()] = fieldEditor;
                     fieldEditor->createWidgets(parent);
                 }
+                else
+                {
+                    // This assert happens if no editor is available for a given field
+                    // If the macro for registering the editor is put as the single statement
+                    // in a cpp file, a dummy static class must be used to make sure the compile unit
+                    // is included
+                    //
+                    // See cafPdmUiCoreColor3f and cafPdmUiCoreVec3d
+                    assert(false);
+                }
             }
             else
             {