Deprecated `vtkm::filter::FilterField`
The original design of the filter base class required several specialized
base classes to control what information was pulled from the input
DataSet
and provided to the derived class. Since the filter base class was
redesigned, the derived classes all get a DataSet
and pull their own
information from it. Thus, most specialized filter base classes became
unnecessary and removed.
The one substantial exception was the FilterField
. This filter base class
managed input and output arrays. This was kept separate from the base
Filter
because not all filters need the ability to select this
information.
That said, this separation has not been particularly helpful. There are
several other features of Filter
that does not apply to all subclasses.
Furthermore, there are several derived filters that are using FilterField
merely to pick a single part, like selecting a coordinate system, and
ignoring the rest of the abilities.
Thus, it makes more sense to deprecate FilterField
and have these classes
inherit directly from Filter
.