[Development] Design review: Adapter layer, C++ to QML

[André Pönitz]

On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 01:17:12PM -0800, Alan Alpert wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 12:35 PM, Charley Bay <charleyb123 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Hi, Alan--
> >
> >> charley:
> >>
> >> > I've implemented a C++ "adapter-layer" (mostly template-based)
> >> > to expose C++ objects to QML. <snip>,
> >
> >
> >>
> >> Sounds like this is for developers using Qt, not working on Qt.
> >>
> >> qt-interest is the correct ML for that (although given the
> >> youthful state of QML, this could also suggest improvements to QML
> >> later. But we can worry about that later).
> >
> >
> > Agreed -- although I'm tentatively suggesting the Qt-proper
> > libraries offer this API layer natively (in the Qt distribution),
> > as I'd assume most users with heavy C++ libs would need it.  Still,
> > your point is valid, so I can move lists with this discussion (if
> > there's insufficient interest here).
> 
> If people on this list are watching developing use of Qt for user
> conveniences that should become part of the framework, they're
> probably on qt-interest already. I'm subscribed to that list
> (although I only check the QML related mails). You probably won't
> *reach* any users with heavy C++ libs (beyond Qt ;) ) on this list.
> So I definitely think this thread should have started on qt-interest,
> and maybe moved to development later if it reaches conclusions that
> there's something we should add to Qt.

Discussions about potential additions to Qt are certainly in order on
development at qt-project.org.

Andre'