1 files changed, 55 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/svx/source/svdraw/svdobj.cxx b/svx/source/svdraw/svdobj.cxx
index 5b313c907358..7300dbe2f5b8 100644
--- a/svx/source/svdraw/svdobj.cxx
+++ b/svx/source/svdraw/svdobj.cxx
@@ -2815,9 +2815,58 @@ css::uno::Reference< css::uno::XInterface > SdrObject::getUnoShape()
     if( !xShape.is() )
     {
         OSL_ENSURE( mpSvxShape == nullptr, "SdrObject::getUnoShape: XShape already dead, but still an IMPL pointer!" );
-        if ( getSdrPageFromSdrObject() )
+
+        // try to access SdrPage from this SdrObject. This will only exist if the SdrObject is
+        // inserted in a SdrObjList (page/group/3dScene)
+        SdrPage* pPageCandidate(getSdrPageFromSdrObject());
+
+        // tdf#12152, tdf#120728
+        //
+        // With the paradigm change to only get a SdrPage for a SdrObject when the SdrObject
+        // is *inserted*, the functionality for creating 1:1 associated UNO API implementation
+        // SvxShapes was partially broken: The used ::CreateShape relies on the SvxPage being
+        // derived and the CreateShape method overloaded, implementing additional SdrInventor
+        // types as needed.
+        //
+        // The fallback to use SvxDrawPage::CreateShapeByTypeAndInventor is a trap: It's only
+        // a static fallback that handles the SdrInventor types SdrInventor::E3d and
+        // SdrInventor::Default. Due to that, e.g. the ReportDesigner broke in various conditions.
+        //
+        // That again has to do with the ReportDesigner being implemented using the UNO API
+        // aspects of SdrObjects early during their construction, not just after these are
+        // inserted to a SdrPage - but that is not illegal or wrong, the SdrObject exists already.
+        //
+        // As a current solution, use the (now always available) SdrModel and any of the
+        // existing SdrPages. The only important thing is to get a SdrPage where ::CreateShape is
+        // overloaded and implemented as needed.
+        //
+        // Note for the future:
+        // In a more ideal world there would be only one factory method for creating SdrObjects (not
+        // ::CreateShape and ::CreateShapeByTypeAndInventor). This also would not be placed at
+        // SdrPage/SvxPage at all, but at the Model where it belongs - where else would you expect
+        // objects for the current Model to be constructed? To have this at the Page only would make
+        // sense if different shapes would need to be constructed for different Pages in the same Model
+        // - this is never the case.
+        // At that Model extended functionality for that factory (or overloads and implementations)
+        // should be placed. But to be realistic, migrating the factories to Model now is too much
+        // work - maybe over time when melting SdrObject/SvxObject one day...
+        if(nullptr == pPageCandidate)
+        {
+            // If not inserted, alternatively access a SdrPage using the SdrModel. There is
+            // no reason not to create and return a UNO API XShape when the SdrObject is not
+            // inserted - it may be in construction. Main paradigm is that it exists.
+            if(0 != getSdrModelFromSdrObject().GetPageCount())
+            {
+                // Take 1st SdrPage. That may be e.g. a special page (in SD), but the
+                // to-be-used method ::CreateShape will be correctly overloaded in
+                // all cases
+                pPageCandidate = getSdrModelFromSdrObject().GetPage(0);
+            }
+        }
+
+        if(nullptr != pPageCandidate)
         {
-            uno::Reference< uno::XInterface > xPage( getSdrPageFromSdrObject()->getUnoPage() );
+            uno::Reference< uno::XInterface > xPage(pPageCandidate->getUnoPage());
             if( xPage.is() )
             {
                 SvxDrawPage* pDrawPage = SvxDrawPage::getImplementation(xPage);
@@ -2831,6 +2880,10 @@ css::uno::Reference< css::uno::XInterface > SdrObject::getUnoShape()
         }
         else
         {
+            // Fallback to static base functionality. CAUTION: This will only support
+            // the most basic stuff like SdrInventor::E3d and SdrInventor::Default. All
+            // the other SdrInventor enum entries are from overloads and are *not accessible*
+            // using this fallback (!) - what a bad trap
             mpSvxShape = SvxDrawPage::CreateShapeByTypeAndInventor( GetObjIdentifier(), GetObjInventor(), this );
             maWeakUnoShape = xShape = static_cast< ::cppu::OWeakObject* >( mpSvxShape );
         }