gdal vector set-field-type: rename --src-field-type to --input-field-type

Author: dbaston

.github/workflows/ubuntu_26.04/reference_arg_names.txt

@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ init
 input
 input-crs
 input-field
+input-field-type
 input-format
 input-layer
 input-max
@@ -314,7 +315,6 @@ spatial-extent-adjustment
 spectral
 split-multipolygons
 sql
-src-field-type
 start-angle
 stat
 stats

apps/gdalalg_vector_set_field_type.cpp

@@ -34,14 +34,16 @@ GDALVectorSetFieldTypeAlgorithm::GDALVectorSetFieldTypeAlgorithm(
                              .SetMutualExclusionGroup("name-or-type");
     SetAutoCompleteFunctionForFieldName(fieldNameArg, layerArg, m_inputDataset);
     AddFieldTypeSubtypeArg(&m_srcFieldType, &m_srcFieldSubType,
-                           &m_srcFieldTypeSubTypeStr, "src-field-type",
+                           &m_srcFieldTypeSubTypeStr, "input-field-type",
                            _("Source field type or subtype"))
+        .AddHiddenAlias("src-field-type")
         .SetRequired()
         .SetMutualExclusionGroup("name-or-type");
     AddFieldTypeSubtypeArg(&m_newFieldType, &m_newFieldSubType,
                            &m_newFieldTypeSubTypeStr, std::string(),
                            _("Target field type or subtype"))
-        .AddAlias("dst-field-type")
+        .AddHiddenAlias("dst-field-type")
+        .AddAlias("output-field-type")
         .SetRequired();
     AddValidationAction(
         [this] { return m_inputDataset.empty() || GlobalValidation(); });

autotest/utilities/test_gdalalg_vector_set_field_type.py

@@ -422,8 +422,8 @@ def test_gdalalg_set_field_type_src_field_type():
         "vector",
         "set-field-type",
         input=src_ds,
-        src_field_type="String",
-        dst_field_type="Integer",
+        input_field_type="String",
+        output_field_type="Integer",
         output_format="MEM",
     )
     ds = alg.Output()

doc/source/programs/gdal_vector_set_field_type.rst

@@ -36,14 +36,14 @@ Program-Specific Options
 
     The name of the field to modify.
 
-    Mutually exclusive with :option:`--src-field-type`. One of them is required.
+    Mutually exclusive with :option:`--input-field-type`. One of them is required.
 
-.. option:: --field-type, --dst-field-type <FIELD-TYPE>
+.. option:: --field-type, --output-field-type <FIELD-TYPE>
 
     The new field type. Valid values are: ``Integer``, ``IntegerList``, ``Real``, ``RealList``, ``String``, ``StringList``, ``Binary``,  ` ``Date``, ``Time``, ``DateTime``, ``Integer64``, ``Integer64List``.
     A field subtype can be specified instead of a field type. Valid values are: ``Boolean``, ``Int16``, ``Float32``, ``JSON``, ``UUID``. The field type will be derived from the subtype.
 
-.. option:: --src-field-type <FIELD-TYPE>
+.. option:: --input-field-type <FIELD-TYPE>
 
     The field type of the fields to modify.
     Valid values are: ``Integer``, ``IntegerList``, ``Real``, ``RealList``, ``String``, ``StringList``, ``Binary``,  ` ``Date``, ``Time``, ``DateTime``, ``Integer64``, ``Integer64List``.
@@ -106,4 +106,4 @@ Examples
 
    .. code-block:: bash
 
-        $ gdal vector set-field-type input.gpkg output.gpkg --src-field-type Date --dst-field-type DateTime
+        $ gdal vector set-field-type input.gpkg output.gpkg --input-field-type Date --output-field-type DateTime