KQuickAddons::ConfigModule

KQuickAddons
ConfigModule

#include <KQuickAddons/ConfigModule>

Inheritance diagram for KQuickAddons::ConfigModule:

Public Types
enum	Button { NoAdditionalButton = 0, Help = 1, Default = 2, Apply = 4 }

typedef QFlags< Button >	Buttons

Properties
KQuickAddons::ConfigModule::Buttons	buttons

int	columnWidth

int	currentIndex

int	defaultsIndicatorsVisible

int	depth

QString	description

QQuickItem	mainUi

QString	name

bool	needsAuthorization

bool	needsSave

QString	quickHelp

bool	representsDefaults

QString	rootOnlyMessage

bool	useRootOnlyMessage

Properties inherited from QObject
	objectName

Signals
void	authActionNameChanged ()

void	buttonsChanged ()

void	columnWidthChanged (int width)

void	currentIndexChanged (int index)

void	defaultsIndicatorsVisibleChanged ()

void	depthChanged (int index)

void	needsAuthorizationChanged ()

void	needsSaveChanged ()

void	pagePushed (QQuickItem *page)

void	pageRemoved ()

void	passiveNotificationRequested (const QString &message, const QVariant &timeout, const QString &actionText, const QJSValue &callBack)

void	quickHelpChanged ()

void	representsDefaultsChanged ()

void	rootOnlyMessageChanged ()

void	useRootOnlyMessageChanged ()

Public Slots
virtual void	defaults ()

virtual void	load ()

void	pop ()

void	push (const QString &fileName, const QVariantMap &propertyMap=QVariantMap())

void	push (QQuickItem *item)

virtual void	save ()

void	setDefaultsIndicatorsVisible (bool visible)

void	showPassiveNotification (const QString &message, const QVariant &timeout=QVariant(), const QString &actionText=QString(), const QJSValue &callBack=QJSValue())

Public Member Functions
	ConfigModule (const KAboutData aboutData, QObject parent=nullptr, const QVariantList &args=QVariantList())

	ConfigModule (const KPluginMetaData &metaData, QObject *parent=nullptr, const QVariantList &args=QVariantList())

	ConfigModule (QObject *parent=nullptr, const QVariantList &args=QVariantList())

	~ConfigModule ()

const KAboutData *	aboutData () const

QString	authActionName () const

Buttons	buttons () const

int	columnWidth () const

int	currentIndex () const

bool	defaultsIndicatorsVisible () const

int	depth () const

QString	description () const

QQmlEngine *	engine () const

QString	errorString () const

QQuickItem *	mainUi ()

QString	name () const

bool	needsAuthorization () const

bool	needsSave ()

QString	quickHelp () const

bool	representsDefaults ()

QString	rootOnlyMessage () const

void	setAboutData (const KAboutData *about)

void	setAuthActionName (const QString &action)

void	setButtons (const Buttons btn)

void	setColumnWidth (int width)

void	setCurrentIndex (int index)

void	setNeedsAuthorization (bool needsAuth)

void	setNeedsSave (bool needs)

void	setQuickHelp (const QString &help)

void	setRepresentsDefaults (bool defaults)

void	setRootOnlyMessage (const QString &message)

void	setUseRootOnlyMessage (bool on)

QQmlComponent::Status	status () const

QQuickItem *	subPage (int index) const

bool	useRootOnlyMessage () const

Public Member Functions inherited from QObject
	QObject (QObject *parent)

bool	blockSignals (bool block)

const QObjectList &	children () const const

QMetaObject::Connection	connect (const QObject sender, const char signal, const char *method, Qt::ConnectionType type) const const

void	deleteLater ()

void	destroyed (QObject *obj)

bool	disconnect (const char signal, const QObject receiver, const char *method) const const

bool	disconnect (const QObject receiver, const char method) const const

void	dumpObjectInfo ()

void	dumpObjectInfo () const const

void	dumpObjectTree ()

void	dumpObjectTree () const const

QList< QByteArray >	dynamicPropertyNames () const const

virtual bool	event (QEvent *e)

virtual bool	eventFilter (QObject watched, QEvent event)

T	findChild (const QString &name, Qt::FindChildOptions options) const const

QList< T >	findChildren (const QString &name, Qt::FindChildOptions options) const const

QList< T >	findChildren (const QRegExp &regExp, Qt::FindChildOptions options) const const

QList< T >	findChildren (const QRegularExpression &re, Qt::FindChildOptions options) const const

bool	inherits (const char *className) const const

void	installEventFilter (QObject *filterObj)

bool	isWidgetType () const const

bool	isWindowType () const const

void	killTimer (int id)

virtual const QMetaObject *	metaObject () const const

void	moveToThread (QThread *targetThread)

QString	objectName () const const

void	objectNameChanged (const QString &objectName)

QObject *	parent () const const

QVariant	property (const char *name) const const

	Q_CLASSINFO (Name, Value)

	Q_DISABLE_COPY (Class)

	Q_DISABLE_COPY_MOVE (Class)

	Q_DISABLE_MOVE (Class)

	Q_EMIT Q_EMIT

	Q_ENUM (...)

	Q_ENUM_NS (...)

	Q_ENUMS (...)

	Q_FLAG (...)

	Q_FLAG_NS (...)

	Q_FLAGS (...)

	Q_GADGET Q_GADGET

	Q_INTERFACES (...)

	Q_INVOKABLE Q_INVOKABLE

	Q_NAMESPACE Q_NAMESPACE

	Q_NAMESPACE_EXPORT (EXPORT_MACRO)

	Q_OBJECT Q_OBJECT

	Q_PROPERTY (...)

	Q_REVISION Q_REVISION

	Q_SET_OBJECT_NAME (Object)

	Q_SIGNAL Q_SIGNAL

	Q_SIGNALS Q_SIGNALS

	Q_SLOT Q_SLOT

	Q_SLOTS Q_SLOTS

T	qFindChild (const QObject *obj, const QString &name)

QList< T >	qFindChildren (const QObject *obj, const QRegExp &regExp)

QList< T >	qFindChildren (const QObject *obj, const QString &name)

T	qobject_cast (QObject *object)

T	qobject_cast (const QObject *object)

	QT_NO_NARROWING_CONVERSIONS_IN_CONNECT QT_NO_NARROWING_CONVERSIONS_IN_CONNECT

void	removeEventFilter (QObject *obj)

void	setObjectName (const QString &name)

void	setParent (QObject *parent)

bool	setProperty (const char *name, const QVariant &value)

bool	signalsBlocked () const const

int	startTimer (int interval, Qt::TimerType timerType)

int	startTimer (std::chrono::milliseconds time, Qt::TimerType timerType)

QThread *	thread () const const

Static Public Member Functions
static ConfigModule *	qmlAttachedProperties (QObject *object)

Static Public Member Functions inherited from QObject
QMetaObject::Connection	connect (const QObject sender, const char signal, const QObject receiver, const char method, Qt::ConnectionType type)

QMetaObject::Connection	connect (const QObject sender, const QMetaMethod &signal, const QObject receiver, const QMetaMethod &method, Qt::ConnectionType type)

QMetaObject::Connection	connect (const QObject sender, PointerToMemberFunction signal, const QObject receiver, PointerToMemberFunction method, Qt::ConnectionType type)

QMetaObject::Connection	connect (const QObject *sender, PointerToMemberFunction signal, Functor functor)

QMetaObject::Connection	connect (const QObject sender, PointerToMemberFunction signal, const QObject context, Functor functor, Qt::ConnectionType type)

bool	disconnect (const QMetaObject::Connection &connection)

bool	disconnect (const QObject sender, const char signal, const QObject receiver, const char method)

bool	disconnect (const QObject sender, PointerToMemberFunction signal, const QObject receiver, PointerToMemberFunction method)

bool	disconnect (const QObject sender, const QMetaMethod &signal, const QObject receiver, const QMetaMethod &method)

QString	tr (const char sourceText, const char disambiguation, int n)

QString	trUtf8 (const char sourceText, const char disambiguation, int n)

Additional Inherited Members
Public Attributes inherited from QObject
typedef	QObjectList

Protected Member Functions inherited from QObject
virtual void	childEvent (QChildEvent *event)

virtual void	connectNotify (const QMetaMethod &signal)

virtual void	customEvent (QEvent *event)

virtual void	disconnectNotify (const QMetaMethod &signal)

bool	isSignalConnected (const QMetaMethod &signal) const const

int	receivers (const char *signal) const const

QObject *	sender () const const

int	senderSignalIndex () const const

virtual void	timerEvent (QTimerEvent *event)

Detailed Description

The base class for configuration modules.

Configuration modules are realized as plugins that are loaded only when needed.

The module in principle is a simple widget displaying the item to be changed. The module has a very small interface.

All the necessary glue logic and the GUI bells and whistles are provided by the control center and must not concern the module author.

To write a config module, you have to create a C++ library and an accompaning QML user interface. The library must contain a factory function like the following:

#include <KPluginFactory>
K_PLUGIN_FACTORY(MyConfigModuleFactory, registerPlugin<MyConfigModule>() )

The constructor of the ConfigModule then looks like this:

YourConfigModule::YourConfigModule( QObject* parent )
  : ConfigModule( parent )
{
  KAboutData *about = new KAboutData(
    <kcm name>, i18n( "..." ),
    KDE_VERSION_STRING, QString(), KAboutLicense::GPL,
    i18n( "Copyright 2006 ..." ) );
  about->addAuthor( i18n(...) );
  setAboutData( about );
  .
  .
  .
}

The QML part must be in the KPackage format, installed under share/kpackage/kcms.

See also: KPackage::Package

The package must have the same name as the KAboutData componentName, to be installed by CMake with the command:

kpackage_install_package(packagedir kcm_componentName kcms)

The "packagedir" is the subdirectory in the source tree where the package sources are located, and "kcm_componentName" is the componentname passed to the KAboutData in the C++ part. Finally "kcms" is the literal string "kcms", so that the package is installed as a configuration module (and not some other kind of package). The main config dialog UI will be the file ui/main.qml from the package (or what X-KPackage-MainScript value is in the package metadata desktop file).

The QML part can access all the properties of ConfigModule (together with the properties defined in its subclass) by accessing to the global object "kcm", or with the import of "org.kde.kcm 1.0" the ConfigModule attached property.

import QtQuick 2.1
import QtQuick.Controls 1.0 as QtControls
import org.kde.kcm 1.0
import org.kde.plasma.core 2.0 as PlasmaCore
Item {
    //implicitWidth and implicitHeight will be used as initial size
    //when loaded in kcmshell5
    implicitWidth: units.gridUnit * 20
    implicitHeight: units.gridUnit * 20
    ConfigModule.buttons: ConfigModule.Help|ConfigModule.Apply
    Label {
        text: kcm.needsSave
    }
}

See https://techbase.kde.org/Development/Tutorials/KCM_HowTo for more detailed documentation.

Definition at line 118 of file configmodule.h.

Member Enumeration Documentation

enum KQuickAddons::ConfigModule::Button

An enumeration type for the buttons used by this module.

You should only use Help, Default and Apply. The rest is obsolete. NoAdditionalButton can be used when we do not want have other button that Ok Cancel

See also: ConfigModule::buttons; ConfigModule::setButtons

Definition at line 145 of file configmodule.h.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

KQuickAddons::ConfigModule::ConfigModule	(	const KAboutData *	aboutData,
		QObject *	parent = `nullptr`,
		const QVariantList &	args = `QVariantList()`
	)

explicit

Base class for all KControlModules.

Note: do not emit changed signals here, since they are not yet connected to any slot.

Parameters

aboutData becomes owned by the ConfigModule

Definition at line 73 of file configmodule.cpp.

KQuickAddons::ConfigModule::ConfigModule	(	const KPluginMetaData &	metaData,
		QObject *	parent = `nullptr`,
		const QVariantList &	args = `QVariantList()`
	)

explicit

Note: do not emit changed signals here, since they are not yet connected to any slot.

Parameters

metaData description for the plugin: it will generate a KAboutData from that

Since: 5.11

Definition at line 80 of file configmodule.cpp.

KQuickAddons::ConfigModule::ConfigModule	(	QObject *	parent = `nullptr`,
		const QVariantList &	args = `QVariantList()`
	)

explicit

Base class for all KControlModules.

Note: do not emit changed signals here, since they are not yet connected to any slot.

Definition at line 94 of file configmodule.cpp.

KQuickAddons::ConfigModule::~ConfigModule ( )

Destroys the module.

Definition at line 100 of file configmodule.cpp.

Member Function Documentation

const KAboutData * KQuickAddons::ConfigModule::aboutData ( ) const

This is generally only called for the KBugReport.

If you override you should have it return a pointer to a constant.

Returns: the KAboutData for this module

Definition at line 386 of file configmodule.cpp.

QString KQuickAddons::ConfigModule::authActionName ( ) const

Returns the action previously set with setAuthActionName().

By default its an invalid action.

Returns: The action that has to be authorized to execute the save() method.

Definition at line 348 of file configmodule.cpp.

void KQuickAddons::ConfigModule::authActionNameChanged ( )

signal

The auth action name has changed: this signal will relay it to the actual KCM.

Buttons KQuickAddons::ConfigModule::buttons ( ) const

Indicate which buttons will be used.

The return value is a value or'ed together from the Button enumeration type.

See also: ConfigModule::setButtons

void KQuickAddons::ConfigModule::buttonsChanged ( )

signal

Buttons to display changed.

int KQuickAddons::ConfigModule::columnWidth ( ) const

returns the width the kcm wants in column mode.

If a columnWidth is valid ( > 0 ) and less than the systemsettings' view width, more than one will be visible at once, and the first page will be a sidebar to the last page pushed. As default, this is -1 which will make the shell always show only one page at a time.

Since: 5.50

void KQuickAddons::ConfigModule::columnWidthChanged ( int width )

signal

Emitted when the wanted column width of the kcm changes.

Since: 5.50

int KQuickAddons::ConfigModule::currentIndex ( ) const

Returns: the index of the page this kcm should display

Since: 5.53

void KQuickAddons::ConfigModule::currentIndexChanged ( int index )

signal

Emitted when the current page changed.

Since: 5.53

void KQuickAddons::ConfigModule::defaults ( )

virtualslot

Sets the configuration to sensible default values.

This method is called when the user clicks the "Default" button. It should set the display to useful values.

Definition at line 382 of file configmodule.cpp.

bool KQuickAddons::ConfigModule::defaultsIndicatorsVisible ( ) const

Returns: defaultness indicator visibility

Since: 5.73

void KQuickAddons::ConfigModule::defaultsIndicatorsVisibleChanged ( )

signal

Emitted when kcm need to display indicators for field with non default value.

Since: 5.73

int KQuickAddons::ConfigModule::depth ( ) const

Returns: how many pages this kcm has. It is guaranteed to be at least 1 (the main ui) plus how many times a new page has been pushed without pop

void KQuickAddons::ConfigModule::depthChanged ( int index )

signal

Emitted when the number of pages changed.

Since: 5.53

QString KQuickAddons::ConfigModule::description ( ) const

Returns: the description of the config module

Since: 5.41

QQmlEngine * KQuickAddons::ConfigModule::engine ( ) const

Returns: the qml engine that built the main config UI

Definition at line 353 of file configmodule.cpp.

QString KQuickAddons::ConfigModule::errorString ( ) const

The error string in case the mainUi failed to load.

Returns: 5.64

Definition at line 367 of file configmodule.cpp.

void KQuickAddons::ConfigModule::load ( )

virtualslot

Load the configuration data into the module.

The load method sets the user interface elements of the module to reflect the current settings stored in the configuration files.

This method is invoked whenever the module should read its configuration (most of the times from a config file) and update the user interface. This happens when the user clicks the "Reset" button in the control center, to undo all of his changes and restore the currently valid settings. It is also called right after construction.

Definition at line 372 of file configmodule.cpp.

QQuickItem* KQuickAddons::ConfigModule::mainUi ( )

Returns: The main UI for this configuration module. It's a QQuickItem coming from the QML package named the same as the KAboutData's component name for this config module

QString KQuickAddons::ConfigModule::name ( ) const

Returns: the name of the config module

Since: 5.41

bool KQuickAddons::ConfigModule::needsAuthorization ( ) const

Returns the value previously set with setNeedsAuthorization() or setAuthActionName().

By default it's false.

Returns: true if the module's save() method requires authorization, false otherwise

void KQuickAddons::ConfigModule::needsAuthorizationChanged ( )

signal

Emits this signal whenever the need for root authorization to save changes.

bool KQuickAddons::ConfigModule::needsSave ( )

True when the module has something changed and needs save.

void KQuickAddons::ConfigModule::needsSaveChanged ( )

signal

Indicate that the state of the modules contents has changed.

This signal is emitted whenever the state of the configuration shown in the module changes. It allows the module container to keep track of unsaved changes.

void KQuickAddons::ConfigModule::pagePushed ( QQuickItem * page )

signal

Emitted when a new sub page is pushed.

Since: 5.50

void KQuickAddons::ConfigModule::pageRemoved ( )

signal

Emitted when a sub page is popped.

Since: 5.50

void KQuickAddons::ConfigModule::passiveNotificationRequested	(	const QString &	message,
		const QVariant &	timeout,
		const QString &	actionText,
		const QJSValue &	callBack
	)

signal

Emitted when the kcm wants the shell to display a passive notification.

Since: 5.68

void KQuickAddons::ConfigModule::pop ( )

slot

pop the last page of the KCM hierarchy

Since: 5.50

Definition at line 232 of file configmodule.cpp.

void KQuickAddons::ConfigModule::push	(	const QString &	fileName,
		const QVariantMap &	propertyMap = `QVariantMap()`
	)

slot

Push a new sub page in the KCM hierarchy: pages will be seen as a Kirigami PageRow.

Since: 5.50

Definition at line 188 of file configmodule.cpp.

QString KQuickAddons::ConfigModule::quickHelp ( ) const

Return a quick-help text.

This method is called when the module is docked. The quick-help text should contain a short description of the module and links to the module's help files. You can use HTML formatting tags in the text.

Note: make sure the quick help text gets translated (use i18n()).

void KQuickAddons::ConfigModule::quickHelpChanged ( )

signal

Indicate that the module's quickhelp has changed.

Emit this signal whenever the module's quickhelp changes. Modules implemented as tabbed dialogs might want to implement per-tab quickhelp for example.

bool KQuickAddons::ConfigModule::representsDefaults ( )

True when the module state represents the default settings.

void KQuickAddons::ConfigModule::representsDefaultsChanged ( )

signal

Indicate that the state of the modules contents has changed in a way that it might represents the defaults settings, or stopped representing them.

QString KQuickAddons::ConfigModule::rootOnlyMessage ( ) const

Get the RootOnly message for this module.

When the module must be run as root, or acts differently for root and a normal user, it is sometimes useful to customize the message that appears at the top of the module when used as a normal user. This function returns this customized message. If none has been set, a default message will be used.

See also: ConfigModule::setRootOnlyMessage

void KQuickAddons::ConfigModule::rootOnlyMessageChanged ( )

signal

Indicate that the module's root message has changed.

Emits this signal whenever the module's root message changes.

void KQuickAddons::ConfigModule::save ( )

virtualslot

Save the configuration data.

The save method stores the config information as shown in the user interface in the config files.

If necessary, this method also updates the running system, e.g. by restarting applications. This normally does not apply for KSettings::Dialog modules where the updating is taken care of by KSettings::Dispatcher.

save is called when the user clicks "Apply" or "Ok".

Definition at line 377 of file configmodule.cpp.

void KQuickAddons::ConfigModule::setAboutData ( const KAboutData * about )

This sets the KAboutData returned by aboutData() The about data is now owned by ConfigModule.

Definition at line 391 of file configmodule.cpp.

void KQuickAddons::ConfigModule::setAuthActionName ( const QString & action )

Set if the module's save() method requires authorization to be executed.

It will still have to execute the action itself using the KAuth library, so this method is not technically needed to perform the action, but using this method will ensure that hosting applications like System Settings or kcmshell behave correctly.

Parameters

action the action that will be used by this ConfigModule

Definition at line 335 of file configmodule.cpp.

void KQuickAddons::ConfigModule::setButtons ( const Buttons btn )

Sets the buttons to display.

Help: shows a "Help" button.

Default: shows a "Use Defaults" button.

Apply: in kcontrol this will show an "Apply" and "Reset" button, in kcmshell this will show an "Ok", "Apply" and "Cancel" button.

If Apply is not specified, kcmshell will show a "Close" button.

See also: ConfigModule::buttons

Definition at line 255 of file configmodule.cpp.

void KQuickAddons::ConfigModule::setColumnWidth ( int width )

Sets the column width we want.

Since: 5.50

Definition at line 304 of file configmodule.cpp.

void KQuickAddons::ConfigModule::setCurrentIndex ( int index )

Sets the current page index this kcm should display.

Since: 5.53

Definition at line 319 of file configmodule.cpp.

void KQuickAddons::ConfigModule::setDefaultsIndicatorsVisible ( bool visible )

slot

Change defaultness indicator visibility.

Parameters

visible

Since: 5.73

Definition at line 486 of file configmodule.cpp.

void KQuickAddons::ConfigModule::setNeedsAuthorization ( bool needsAuth )

Set if the module's save() method requires authorization to be executed.

The module can set this property to true if it requires authorization. It will still have to execute the action itself using the KAuth library, so this method is not technically needed to perform the action, but using this and/or the setAuthActionName() method will ensure that hosting applications like System Settings or kcmshell behave correctly.

Called with true, this method will set the action to "org.kde.kcontrol.name.save" where "name" is aboutData()->appName() return value. This default action won't be set if the aboutData() object is not valid.

Note that called with false, this method will reset the action name set with setAuthActionName().

Parameters

needsAuth Tells if the module's save() method requires authorization to be executed.

Definition at line 265 of file configmodule.cpp.

void KQuickAddons::ConfigModule::setNeedsSave ( bool needs )

Set this property to true when the user changes something in the module, signaling that a save (such as user pressing Ok or Apply) is needed.

Definition at line 451 of file configmodule.cpp.

void KQuickAddons::ConfigModule::setQuickHelp ( const QString & help )

Sets the quick help.

Definition at line 435 of file configmodule.cpp.

void KQuickAddons::ConfigModule::setRepresentsDefaults ( bool defaults )

Set this property to true when the user sets the state of the module to the default settings (e.g.

clicking Defaults would do nothing).

Definition at line 466 of file configmodule.cpp.

void KQuickAddons::ConfigModule::setRootOnlyMessage ( const QString & message )

Sets the RootOnly message.

This message will be shown at the top of the module if useRootOnlyMessage is set. If no message is set, a default one will be used.

See also: ConfigModule::rootOnlyMessage

Definition at line 399 of file configmodule.cpp.

void KQuickAddons::ConfigModule::setUseRootOnlyMessage ( bool on )

Change whether or not the RootOnly message should be shown.

Following the value of on, the RootOnly message will be shown or not.

See also: ConfigModule::useRootOnlyMessage

Definition at line 414 of file configmodule.cpp.

void KQuickAddons::ConfigModule::showPassiveNotification	(	const QString &	message,
		const QVariant &	timeout = `QVariant()`,
		const QString &	actionText = `QString()`,
		const QJSValue &	callBack = `QJSValue()`
	)

slot

Ask the shell to show a passive notification.

Parameters

message	The message text to display
timeout	(optional) the timeout, either in milliseconds or the strings "short" and "long"
actionText	(optional) The notification can have a button with this text
callBack	(optional) If actionText is set and callBack is a JavaScript function, it will be called when the use clicks the button.

Since: 5.68

Definition at line 245 of file configmodule.cpp.

QQmlComponent::Status KQuickAddons::ConfigModule::status ( ) const

The status of the mainUi component.

Since: 5.64

Definition at line 358 of file configmodule.cpp.

bool KQuickAddons::ConfigModule::useRootOnlyMessage ( ) const

Tell if KControl should show a RootOnly message when run as a normal user.

In some cases, the module don't want a RootOnly message to appear (for example if it has already one). This function tells KControl if a RootOnly message should be shown

See also: ConfigModule::setUseRootOnlyMessage

void KQuickAddons::ConfigModule::useRootOnlyMessageChanged ( )

signal

Emits this signal whenever the root only message gets used or discarded.

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