core/reloader: add reload signals for visual notifications

src/core/generation.cpp

@@ -265,12 +265,16 @@ void EngineGeneration::assignIncubationController() {
 	this->engine->setIncubationController(controller);
 }
 
+EngineGeneration* EngineGeneration::findEngineGeneration(QQmlEngine* engine) {
+	return g_generations.value(engine);
+}
+
 EngineGeneration* EngineGeneration::findObjectGeneration(QObject* object) {
 	while (object != nullptr) {
 		auto* context = QQmlEngine::contextForObject(object);
 
 		if (context != nullptr) {
-			if (auto* generation = g_generations.value(context->engine())) {
+			if (auto* generation = EngineGeneration::findEngineGeneration(context->engine())) {
 				return generation;
 			}
 		}

src/core/generation.hpp

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <qfilesystemwatcher.h>
 #include <qobject.h>
 #include <qpair.h>
+#include <qqmlengine.h>
 #include <qqmlincubator.h>
 #include <qtclasshelpermacros.h>
 
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "singleton.hpp"
 
 class RootWrapper;
+class QuickshellGlobal;
 
 class EngineGeneration: public QObject {
 	Q_OBJECT;
@@ -31,6 +33,7 @@ public:
 	void registerIncubationController(QQmlIncubationController* controller);
 	void deregisterIncubationController(QQmlIncubationController* controller);
 
+	static EngineGeneration* findEngineGeneration(QQmlEngine* engine);
 	static EngineGeneration* findObjectGeneration(QObject* object);
 
 	RootWrapper* wrapper = nullptr;
@@ -45,6 +48,7 @@ public:
 	QVector<QString> deletedWatchedFiles;
 	DelayedQmlIncubationController delayedIncubationController;
 	bool reloadComplete = false;
+	QuickshellGlobal* qsgInstance = nullptr;
 
 	void destroy();
 

src/core/qmlglobal.cpp

@@ -187,3 +187,14 @@ QVariant QuickshellGlobal::env(const QString& variable) { // NOLINT
 
 	return qEnvironmentVariable(vstr.data());
 }
+
+QuickshellGlobal* QuickshellGlobal::create(QQmlEngine* engine, QJSEngine* /*unused*/) {
+	auto* qsg = new QuickshellGlobal();
+	auto* generation = EngineGeneration::findEngineGeneration(engine);
+
+	if (generation->qsgInstance == nullptr) {
+		generation->qsgInstance = qsg;
+	}
+
+	return qsg;
+}

src/core/qmlglobal.hpp

@@ -110,8 +110,6 @@ class QuickshellGlobal: public QObject {
 public:
 	[[nodiscard]] qint32 processId() const;
 
-	QuickshellGlobal(QObject* parent = nullptr);
-
 	QQmlListProperty<QuickshellScreenInfo> screens();
 
 	/// Reload the shell from the [ShellRoot].
@@ -133,17 +131,25 @@ public:
 	[[nodiscard]] bool watchFiles() const;
 	void setWatchFiles(bool watchFiles);
 
+	static QuickshellGlobal* create(QQmlEngine* engine, QJSEngine* /*unused*/);
+
 signals:
 	/// Sent when the last window is closed.
 	///
 	/// To make the application exit when the last window is closed run `Qt.quit()`.
 	void lastWindowClosed();
+	/// The reload sequence has completed successfully.
+	void reloadCompleted();
+	/// The reload sequence has failed.
+	void reloadFailed(QString errorString);
 
 	void screensChanged();
 	void workingDirectoryChanged();
 	void watchFilesChanged();
 
 private:
+	QuickshellGlobal(QObject* parent = nullptr);
+
 	static qsizetype screensCount(QQmlListProperty<QuickshellScreenInfo>* prop);
 	static QuickshellScreenInfo* screenAt(QQmlListProperty<QuickshellScreenInfo>* prop, qsizetype i);
 };

src/core/rootwrapper.cpp

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <qobject.h>
 #include <qqmlcomponent.h>
 #include <qqmlengine.h>
+#include <qtmetamacros.h>
 #include <qurl.h>
 
 #include "generation.hpp"
@@ -64,17 +65,28 @@ void RootWrapper::reloadGraph(bool hard) {
 	auto* obj = component.beginCreate(generation->engine->rootContext());
 
 	if (obj == nullptr) {
-		qWarning() << component.errorString().toStdString().c_str();
-		qWarning() << "failed to create root component";
+		QString error = "failed to create root component\n" + component.errorString();
+		qWarning().noquote() << error;
 		delete generation;
+
+		if (this->generation != nullptr && this->generation->qsgInstance != nullptr) {
+			emit this->generation->qsgInstance->reloadFailed(error);
+		}
+
 		return;
 	}
 
 	auto* newRoot = qobject_cast<ShellRoot*>(obj);
 	if (newRoot == nullptr) {
-		qWarning() << "root component was not a Quickshell.ShellRoot";
+		QString error = "root component was not a Quickshell.ShellRoot";
+		qWarning().noquote() << error;
 		delete obj;
 		delete generation;
+
+		if (this->generation != nullptr && this->generation->qsgInstance != nullptr) {
+			emit this->generation->qsgInstance->reloadFailed(error);
+		}
+
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -82,6 +94,7 @@ void RootWrapper::reloadGraph(bool hard) {
 
 	component.completeCreate();
 
+	auto isReload = this->generation != nullptr;
 	generation->onReload(hard ? nullptr : this->generation);
 	if (hard) delete this->generation;
 	this->generation = generation;
@@ -96,6 +109,10 @@ void RootWrapper::reloadGraph(bool hard) {
 	);
 
 	this->onWatchFilesChanged();
+
+	if (isReload && this->generation->qsgInstance != nullptr) {
+		emit this->generation->qsgInstance->reloadCompleted();
+	}
 }
 
 void RootWrapper::onWatchFilesChanged() {