Info message when running BrainGlobe Registration plugin with no atlas installed

brainglobe_registration/registration_widget.py

@@ -24,17 +24,15 @@
 from napari.utils.notifications import show_error
 from napari.viewer import Viewer
 from pytransform3d.rotations import active_matrix_from_angle
-from qtpy.QtWidgets import (
-    QPushButton,
-    QTabWidget,
-)
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QPushButton, QTabWidget
 from skimage.segmentation import find_boundaries
 from skimage.transform import rescale
 
 from brainglobe_registration.elastix.register import run_registration
 from brainglobe_registration.utils.utils import (
     adjust_napari_image_layer,
     calculate_rotated_bounding_box,
+    check_atlas_installed,
     find_layer_index,
     get_image_layer_names,
     open_parameter_file,
@@ -180,6 +178,8 @@ def __init__(self, napari_viewer: Viewer):
 
         self.layout().itemAt(1).widget().collapse(animate=False)
 
+        check_atlas_installed()
+
     def _on_atlas_dropdown_index_changed(self, index):
         # Hacky way of having an empty first dropdown
         if index == 0:

brainglobe_registration/utils/utils.py

@@ -4,7 +4,11 @@
 import napari
 import numpy as np
 import numpy.typing as npt
+from brainglobe_atlasapi.list_atlases import get_downloaded_atlases
+from brainglobe_utils.qtpy.dialog import display_info
+from napari.utils.notifications import show_info
 from pytransform3d.rotations import active_matrix_from_angle
+from qtpy.QtWidgets import QWidget
 
 
 def adjust_napari_image_layer(
@@ -154,3 +158,23 @@
         int(np.round(max_corner[1] - min_corner[1])),
         int(np.round(max_corner[2] - min_corner[2])),
     )
+
+
+def check_atlas_installed():
+    available_atlases = ["------"] + get_downloaded_atlases()
+    if len(available_atlases) == 1:
+        show_info(
+            "No atlases available. Please download atlas(es) with "
+            "brainglobe-atlasapi (https://github.com/brainglobe/brain"
+            "globe-atlasapi) or brainrender-napari (https://brainglobe.info"
+            "/tutorials/manage-atlases-in-GUI.html)"
+        )
+        display_info(
+            widget=QWidget(),
+            title="Information",
+            message="No atlases available. Please download atlas(es) "
+            "using <a href='https://github.com/brainglobe/brainglobe-at"
+            "lasapi'>brainglobe-atlasapi</a> or <a href='https://brain"
+            "globe.info/tutorials/manage-atlases-in-GUI.html'>brainrend"
+            "er-napari</a>",
+        )