Editing QML files during development

asked 2014-12-19 14:27:12 +0200

smoku

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updated 2014-12-19 14:35:55 +0200

eric

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Does anyone have a better workflow for creating QML files for SailfishOS application than the current edit-build-deploy-restart-test-edit-build-deploy-... cycle?

It feels like taking ages to have to do full build&deploy cycle after changing one line in QML file. I really miss the ability to run the same files I open in the editor and just doing "refresh" of QML files in my app (instead of copying them to VM or device).

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answered 2014-12-19 14:30:11 +0200

ejjoman

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updated 2014-12-19 15:40:34 +0200

Qt Creator offers some options to make the deployment process a bit faster:

Use "Deploy By Copying Binaries" instead of "Deploy As RPM Package"
Configure Qt Creator to NOT build your app before deployment. You then have to build it manually if you change your C++ code before deployment but it is much faster when you just want deploy QML changes. See here for more information.

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In Qt Creator, you can deploy your app by choosing "Deploy By Copying Binaries" instead of "Deploy As RPM Package". This is much faster while developing your app :)

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Not that much faster... I have a pretty big C++ part that is being scanned whether anything changed and needs rebuilding. RPM packaging is quick in comparison. Also, it copies files to different place than RPM packaging.

smoku ( 2014-12-19 14:42:29 +0200 )edit

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I turned the "build every time before deployment" option off in Qt Creator, so I build it whenever I want with Ctrl+B. Otherwise I just run the app by hitting Ctrl+R.

ejjoman ( 2014-12-19 14:45:29 +0200 )edit

Oh. I wasn't aware of the option. I will check it out. Should help. :)

smoku ( 2014-12-19 14:47:28 +0200 )edit

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The option can be found in Tools > Options > Build & Run. See http://doc.qt.io/qtcreator/creator-build-process-customizing.html for more information :)

ejjoman ( 2014-12-19 14:50:56 +0200 )edit

Updated my answer accordingly :)

ejjoman ( 2014-12-19 15:47:22 +0200 )edit

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answered 2014-12-19 22:18:14 +0200

MartinK
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Check my answer to the How to deploy Qt/QML application without SDK? question. :) Even if you are not using Python, you can still rsync just the QML files.

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How exactrly do you rsync? I'm thinking about a custom build step, but I need device address and credentials.

smoku ( 2014-12-20 22:12:07 +0200 )edit

I'm kinda doing it the other way around (I ssh to the device and rsync stuff to the device from my PC). But for your case, this should work:

configure SSH password in Settings -> Developer Tools (or how it is called in English)
make sure you can you can now SSH to your Jolla
optionally setup public key authentication so you don't have to type the SSH password every time
next try to rsync something from your PC to the Jolla over SSH
and finally setup the rsync with correct paths as a step in QtCreator

MartinK ( 2014-12-20 23:38:54 +0200 )edit

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