root: recreate the qml engine on reload instead of clearing it

This causes singletons to be recreated instead of kept alive.

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ file(GENERATE
 	CONTENT ""
 )
 
+# pch breaks clang-tidy..... somehow
+if (NOT NO_PCH)
 	add_library(qt-pch ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/pchstub.cpp)
 	target_link_libraries(qt-pch PRIVATE ${QT_DEPS})
 	target_precompile_headers(qt-pch PUBLIC
@@ -81,10 +83,13 @@ target_precompile_headers(qt-pch PUBLIC
 		<qquickitem.h>
 		<qevent.h>
 	)
+endif()
 
 function (qs_pch target)
+	if (NOT NO_PCH)
 		target_precompile_headers(${target} REUSE_FROM qt-pch)
 		target_link_libraries(${target} PRIVATE ${QT_DEPS}) # required for gcc to accept the pch on plugin targets
+  endif()
 endfunction()
 
 add_subdirectory(src)

src/core/main.cpp

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #include "main.hpp"
-
 #include <iostream>
 
 #include <qcommandlineoption.h>

src/core/qmlglobal.cpp

@@ -57,38 +57,81 @@ void QuickshellSettings::setWatchFiles(bool watchFiles) {
 	emit this->watchFilesChanged();
 }
 
-QuickshellGlobal::QuickshellGlobal(QObject* parent): QObject(parent) {
-	// clang-format off
-	QObject::connect(QuickshellSettings::instance(), &QuickshellSettings::workingDirectoryChanged, this, &QuickshellGlobal::workingDirectoryChanged);
-	QObject::connect(QuickshellSettings::instance(), &QuickshellSettings::watchFilesChanged, this, &QuickshellGlobal::watchFilesChanged);
-	QObject::connect(QuickshellSettings::instance(), &QuickshellSettings::lastWindowClosed, this, &QuickshellGlobal::lastWindowClosed);
-	// clang-format on
-
+QuickshellTracked::QuickshellTracked() {
 	auto* app = QCoreApplication::instance();
 	auto* guiApp = qobject_cast<QGuiApplication*>(app);
 
 	if (guiApp != nullptr) {
 		// clang-format off
-		QObject::connect(guiApp, &QGuiApplication::primaryScreenChanged, this, &QuickshellGlobal::updateScreens);
-		QObject::connect(guiApp, &QGuiApplication::screenAdded, this, &QuickshellGlobal::updateScreens);
-		QObject::connect(guiApp, &QGuiApplication::screenRemoved, this, &QuickshellGlobal::updateScreens);
+		QObject::connect(guiApp, &QGuiApplication::primaryScreenChanged, this, &QuickshellTracked::updateScreens);
+		QObject::connect(guiApp, &QGuiApplication::screenAdded, this, &QuickshellTracked::updateScreens);
+		QObject::connect(guiApp, &QGuiApplication::screenRemoved, this, &QuickshellTracked::updateScreens);
 		// clang-format on
 
 		this->updateScreens();
 	}
 }
 
+QuickshellTracked* QuickshellTracked::instance() {
+	static QuickshellTracked* instance = nullptr; // NOLINT
+	if (instance == nullptr) {
+		QJSEngine::setObjectOwnership(instance, QJSEngine::CppOwnership);
+		instance = new QuickshellTracked();
+	}
+	return instance;
+}
+
+void QuickshellTracked::updateScreens() {
+	auto screens = QGuiApplication::screens();
+	auto newScreens = QList<QuickshellScreenInfo*>();
+
+	for (auto* newScreen: screens) {
+		for (auto i = 0; i < this->screens.length(); i++) {
+			auto* oldScreen = this->screens[i];
+			if (newScreen == oldScreen->screen) {
+				newScreens.push_back(oldScreen);
+				this->screens.remove(i);
+				goto next;
+			}
+		}
+
+		{
+			auto* si = new QuickshellScreenInfo(this, newScreen);
+			QQmlEngine::setObjectOwnership(si, QQmlEngine::CppOwnership);
+			newScreens.push_back(si);
+		}
+	next:;
+	}
+
+	for (auto* oldScreen: this->screens) {
+		oldScreen->deleteLater();
+	}
+
+	this->screens = newScreens;
+	emit this->screensChanged();
+}
+
+QuickshellGlobal::QuickshellGlobal(QObject* parent): QObject(parent) {
+	// clang-format off
+	QObject::connect(QuickshellSettings::instance(), &QuickshellSettings::workingDirectoryChanged, this, &QuickshellGlobal::workingDirectoryChanged);
+	QObject::connect(QuickshellSettings::instance(), &QuickshellSettings::watchFilesChanged, this, &QuickshellGlobal::watchFilesChanged);
+	QObject::connect(QuickshellSettings::instance(), &QuickshellSettings::lastWindowClosed, this, &QuickshellGlobal::lastWindowClosed);
+
+	QObject::connect(QuickshellTracked::instance(), &QuickshellTracked::screensChanged, this, &QuickshellGlobal::screensChanged);
+	// clang-format on
+}
+
 qint32 QuickshellGlobal::processId() const { // NOLINT
 	return getpid();
 }
 
-qsizetype QuickshellGlobal::screensCount(QQmlListProperty<QuickshellScreenInfo>* prop) {
-	return static_cast<QuickshellGlobal*>(prop->object)->mScreens.size(); // NOLINT
+qsizetype QuickshellGlobal::screensCount(QQmlListProperty<QuickshellScreenInfo>* /*unused*/) {
+	return QuickshellTracked::instance()->screens.size();
 }
 
 QuickshellScreenInfo*
-QuickshellGlobal::screenAt(QQmlListProperty<QuickshellScreenInfo>* prop, qsizetype i) {
-	return static_cast<QuickshellGlobal*>(prop->object)->mScreens.at(i); // NOLINT
+QuickshellGlobal::screenAt(QQmlListProperty<QuickshellScreenInfo>* /*unused*/, qsizetype i) {
+	return QuickshellTracked::instance()->screens.at(i);
 }
 
 QQmlListProperty<QuickshellScreenInfo> QuickshellGlobal::screens() {
@@ -128,36 +171,6 @@ void QuickshellGlobal::setWatchFiles(bool watchFiles) { // NOLINT
 	QuickshellSettings::instance()->setWatchFiles(watchFiles);
 }
 
-void QuickshellGlobal::updateScreens() {
-	auto screens = QGuiApplication::screens();
-	auto newScreens = QList<QuickshellScreenInfo*>();
-
-	for (auto* newScreen: screens) {
-		for (auto i = 0; i < this->mScreens.length(); i++) {
-			auto* oldScreen = this->mScreens[i];
-			if (newScreen == oldScreen->screen) {
-				newScreens.push_back(oldScreen);
-				this->mScreens.remove(i);
-				goto next;
-			}
-		}
-
-		{
-			auto* si = new QuickshellScreenInfo(this, newScreen);
-			QQmlEngine::setObjectOwnership(si, QQmlEngine::CppOwnership);
-			newScreens.push_back(si);
-		}
-	next:;
-	}
-
-	for (auto* oldScreen: this->mScreens) {
-		oldScreen->deleteLater();
-	}
-
-	this->mScreens = newScreens;
-	emit this->screensChanged();
-}
-
 QVariant QuickshellGlobal::env(const QString& variable) { // NOLINT
 	auto vstr = variable.toStdString();
 	if (!qEnvironmentVariableIsSet(vstr.data())) return QVariant::fromValue(nullptr);

src/core/qmlglobal.hpp

@@ -53,6 +53,23 @@ private:
 	bool mWatchFiles = true;
 };
 
+class QuickshellTracked: public QObject {
+	Q_OBJECT;
+
+public:
+	QuickshellTracked();
+
+	QVector<QuickshellScreenInfo*> screens;
+
+	static QuickshellTracked* instance();
+
+private slots:
+	void updateScreens();
+
+signals:
+	void screensChanged();
+};
+
 class QuickshellGlobal: public QObject {
 	Q_OBJECT;
 	// clang-format off
@@ -124,12 +141,7 @@ signals:
 	void workingDirectoryChanged();
 	void watchFilesChanged();
 
-public slots:
-	void updateScreens();
-
 private:
 	static qsizetype screensCount(QQmlListProperty<QuickshellScreenInfo>* prop);
 	static QuickshellScreenInfo* screenAt(QQmlListProperty<QuickshellScreenInfo>* prop, qsizetype i);
-
-	QVector<QuickshellScreenInfo*> mScreens;
 };

src/core/rootwrapper.cpp

@@ -21,12 +21,7 @@
 RootWrapper::RootWrapper(QString rootPath)
     : QObject(nullptr)
     , rootPath(std::move(rootPath))
-    , engine(this)
     , originalWorkingDirectory(QDir::current().absolutePath()) {
-	auto* app = QCoreApplication::instance();
-	QObject::connect(&this->engine, &QQmlEngine::quit, app, &QCoreApplication::quit);
-	QObject::connect(&this->engine, &QQmlEngine::exit, app, &QCoreApplication::exit);
-
 	// clang-format off
 	QObject::connect(QuickshellSettings::instance(), &QuickshellSettings::watchFilesChanged, this, &RootWrapper::onWatchFilesChanged);
 	// clang-format on
@@ -45,16 +40,22 @@ RootWrapper::~RootWrapper() {
 }
 
 void RootWrapper::reloadGraph(bool hard) {
+	auto* oldEngine = this->engine;
+	this->engine = new QQmlEngine(this);
+
+	auto* app = QCoreApplication::instance();
+	QObject::connect(this->engine, &QQmlEngine::quit, app, &QCoreApplication::quit);
+	QObject::connect(this->engine, &QQmlEngine::exit, app, &QCoreApplication::exit);
+
 	if (this->root != nullptr) {
 		QuickshellSettings::reset();
-		this->engine.clearComponentCache();
 	}
 
 	QDir::setCurrent(this->originalWorkingDirectory);
 
-	auto component = QQmlComponent(&this->engine, QUrl::fromLocalFile(this->rootPath));
+	auto component = QQmlComponent(this->engine, QUrl::fromLocalFile(this->rootPath));
 
-	auto* obj = component.beginCreate(this->engine.rootContext());
+	auto* obj = component.beginCreate(this->engine->rootContext());
 
 	if (obj == nullptr) {
 		qWarning() << component.errorString().toStdString().c_str();
@@ -90,6 +91,8 @@ void RootWrapper::reloadGraph(bool hard) {
 		QuickshellPlugin::runOnReload();
 	}
 
+	delete oldEngine;
+
 	this->onWatchFilesChanged();
 }
 

src/core/rootwrapper.hpp

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ private slots:
 
 private:
 	QString rootPath;
-	QQmlEngine engine;
+	QQmlEngine* engine = nullptr;
 	ShellRoot* root = nullptr;
 	FiletreeWatcher* configWatcher = nullptr;
 	QString originalWorkingDirectory;

src/main.cpp

@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
 #include "core/main.hpp"
 
-int main(int argc, char** argv) {
-	return qs_main(argc, argv);
-}
+int main(int argc, char** argv) { return qs_main(argc, argv); }

src/wayland/session_lock.cpp

@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@ void WlSessionLock::updateSurfaces(WlSessionLock* old) {
 				auto* instance = qobject_cast<WlSessionLockSurface*>(instanceObj);
 
 				if (instance == nullptr) {
-					qWarning() << "WlSessionLock.surface does not create a WlSessionLockSurface. Aborting lock.";
+					qWarning(
+					) << "WlSessionLock.surface does not create a WlSessionLockSurface. Aborting lock.";
 					if (instanceObj != nullptr) instanceObj->deleteLater();
 					this->unlock();
 					return;

src/wayland/wlr_layershell/window.hpp

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ enum Enum {
 };
 Q_ENUM_NS(Enum);
 
-} // namespace Layer
+} // namespace WlrLayer
 
 ///! WlrLayershell keyboard focus mode
 namespace WlrKeyboardFocus { // NOLINT
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ enum Enum {
 };
 Q_ENUM_NS(Enum);
 
-} // namespace KeyboardFocus
+} // namespace WlrKeyboardFocus
 
 class QSWaylandLayerSurface;