drop the DB progress handler code

This code was an awful hack to provide some semblance of UI
responsiveness while executing DB statements on the main thread.
Instead, we can just run DB statements in a background thread now,
keeping the UI responsive.

pylib/anki/dbproxy.py

@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@ import anki
 
 # fixme: col.close()/col.reopen() & journal_mode=delete
 
-# fixme: setAutocommit()
-# fixme: transaction/lock handling
-# fixme: progress
-
 # DBValue is actually Union[str, int, float, None], but if defined
 # that way, every call site needs to do a type check prior to using
 # the return values.

qt/aqt/browser.py

@@ -391,15 +391,12 @@ class StatusDelegate(QItemDelegate):
         self.model = model
 
     def paint(self, painter, option, index):
-        self.browser.mw.progress.blockUpdates = True
         try:
             c = self.model.getCard(index)
         except:
             # in the the middle of a reset; return nothing so this row is not
             # rendered until we have a chance to reset the model
             return
-        finally:
-            self.browser.mw.progress.blockUpdates = True
 
         if self.model.isRTL(index):
             option.direction = Qt.RightToLeft

qt/aqt/main.py

@@ -463,7 +463,6 @@ close the profile or restart Anki."""
         self.col = Collection(cpath)
 
         self.setEnabled(True)
-        self.progress.setupDB(self.col.db)
         self.maybeEnableUndo()
         self.moveToState("deckBrowser")
         return True
@@ -1531,7 +1530,6 @@ Please ensure a profile is open and Anki is not busy, then try again."""
         gc.disable()
 
     def doGC(self) -> None:
-        assert not self.progress.inDB
         gc.collect()
 
     # Crash log

qt/aqt/progress.py

@@ -11,10 +11,6 @@ import aqt.forms
 from anki.lang import _
 from aqt.qt import *
 
-# fixme: if mw->subwindow opens a progress dialog with mw as the parent, mw
-# gets raised on finish on compiz. perhaps we should be using the progress
-# dialog as the parent?
-
 # Progress info
 ##########################################################################
 
@@ -29,44 +25,14 @@ class ProgressManager:
         self._win = None
         self._levels = 0
 
-    # SQLite progress handler
-    ##########################################################################
-
-    def setupDB(self, db):
-        "Install a handler in the current DB."
-        self.lastDbProgress = 0
-        self.inDB = False
-        # db.set_progress_handler(self._dbProgress, 10000)
-
-    def _dbProgress(self):
-        "Called from SQLite."
-        # do nothing if we don't have a progress window
-        if not self._win:
-            return
-        # make sure we're not executing too frequently
-        if (time.time() - self.lastDbProgress) < 0.01:
-            return
-        self.lastDbProgress = time.time()
-        # and we're in the main thread
-        if not self.mw.inMainThread():
-            return
-        # ensure timers don't fire
-        self.inDB = True
-        # handle GUI events
-        if not self.blockUpdates:
-            self._maybeShow()
-            self.app.processEvents(QEventLoop.ExcludeUserInputEvents)
-        self.inDB = False
-
     # Safer timers
     ##########################################################################
-    # QTimer may fire in processEvents(). We provide a custom timer which
+    # A custom timer which avoids firing while a progress dialog is active
-    # automatically defers until the DB is not busy, and avoids running
+    # (likely due to some long-running DB operation)
-    # while a progress window is visible.
 
     def timer(self, ms, func, repeat, requiresCollection=True):
         def handler():
-            if self.inDB or self._levels:
+            if self._levels:
                 # retry in 100ms
                 self.timer(100, func, False, requiresCollection)
             elif not self.mw.col and requiresCollection:
@@ -123,6 +89,9 @@ class ProgressManager:
 
     def update(self, label=None, value=None, process=True, maybeShow=True):
         # print self._min, self._counter, self._max, label, time.time() - self._lastTime
+        if not self.mw.inMainThread():
+            print("progress.update() called on wrong thread")
+            return
         if self._updating:
             return
         if maybeShow: