[Qt-creator] Class View in navigation pane (merge request #2167)

[roberto.raggi at nokia.com]

Wow Denis, it looks great! Thanks a lot for this very welcome contribution.
Right now I'm a bit busy but I will definitely try to review your code ASAP.

cool stuff and thanks again.

ciao robe


On Jul 5, 2010, at 10:56 PM, ext Denis Mingulov wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> The most popular feature request for Qt Creator is 'Class View in
> navigation pane' (
> http://bugreports.qt.nokia.com/browse/QTCREATORBUG-28 ) now.
> 
> I created such plugin (with additional minor change in
> src/libs/cplusplus/Icons.h / .cpp - added possibility to get an icon
> id instead of QIcon - it is needed for work not in GUI thread and for
> faster sorting) and I sent a merge request:
> http://qt.gitorious.org/qt-creator/qt-creator/merge_requests/2167
> 
> Due to the summer (a lot of vacations) I do not think that the review
> will start before the middle of August (or even later).
> 
> So I am just asking - if somebody wants to use/test/review this plugin
> etc - you are welcome!
> Any feedback is highly appreciated.
> 
> There was just a 'feature request', no any details about how it has to
> be done etc, so just a basic functionality is implemented. What else
> should be added?
> 
> Short description:
> 
> Based on QtCreator CPlusPlus library (CPlusPlus::Snapshot /
> CPlusPlus::Document).
> 
> Features:
> - Flat view (any class for the project is show from the root)
> - Subprojects view (like usual Projects)
> - Go to any particular symbol by activating this item.
> - Support multiple locations (e.g. Namespaces)
> - Quite fast, Document parsing is done in a separate thread.
> - If 'Class View' navi widget will not be shown - there will no be any
> additional operation at all.
> 
> Screenshots (~160 kb each):
> http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4079/4764686951_14319f111b_o.png
> http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4099/4764686953_e2d3b59a1a_o.png
> 
> Target - to be fast (and invisible to the end user) as much as
> possible, and useful.
> Also as a separate target - show that a lot of features might be added
> to Qt Creator by independent contributors (so - a lot votes for the
> feature, but nobody even tried to implement it. Initial working
> version was made in just 6 hours, further - bug fixing and
> optimization). If somebody in Nokia already working for a similar
> plugin - it is ok, at least this implementation is already done.
> 
> How is it done:
> Plugin - creates NaviWidgetFactory and Manager.
> NaviWidgetFactory creates NaviWidget.
> NaviWidget uses QTreeView with QStandardItem.
> Manager creates Parser and moves it to a separate thread.
> Parser works with documents, creates a ParserTreeItem trees (QHash
> based - to speed up work).
> NaviWidget uses QStandardItem and not a special 'ParserTreeItemModel'
> - because ParserTreeItem anyway has to be converted to something (or
> somehow changed) - it does not support getting child by number etc.
> 
> -- 
> Best Regards,
> Denis Mingulov
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