feat: abstract out scavenger scopes

src/cpp/scavenge.cpp

@@ -1,10 +1,16 @@
 #include "scavenge.hpp"
+#include <utility>
 
 #include <qcontainerfwd.h>
 #include <qlogging.h>
 #include <qobject.h>
 #include <qqmlcomponent.h>
 #include <qqmlengine.h>
+#include <qqmllist.h>
+
+// FIXME: there are core problems with SCAVENGE_PARENT due to the qml engine liking to set parents really late.
+// this should instead be handled by proxying all property values until a possible target is ready or definitely not coming.
+// The parent should probably be stable in componentComplete() but should be tested.
 
 QObject* SCAVENGE_PARENT = nullptr; // NOLINT
 
@@ -44,3 +50,38 @@ QObject* createComponentScavengeable(
 
 	return instance;
 }
+
+void ScavengeableScope::earlyInit(QObject* old) {
+	auto* oldshell = qobject_cast<ScavengeableScope*>(old);
+
+	if (oldshell != nullptr) {
+		this->scavengeableData = std::move(oldshell->mData);
+	}
+}
+
+QObject* ScavengeableScope::scavengeTargetFor(QObject* /* child */) {
+	if (this->scavengeableData.length() > this->mData.length()) {
+		return this->scavengeableData[this->mData.length()];
+	}
+
+	return nullptr;
+}
+
+QQmlListProperty<QObject> ScavengeableScope::data() {
+	return QQmlListProperty<QObject>(
+	    this,
+	    nullptr,
+	    &ScavengeableScope::appendComponent,
+	    nullptr,
+	    nullptr,
+	    nullptr,
+	    nullptr,
+	    nullptr
+	);
+}
+
+void ScavengeableScope::appendComponent(QQmlListProperty<QObject>* list, QObject* component) {
+	auto* self = static_cast<ScavengeableScope*>(list->object); // NOLINT
+	component->setParent(self);
+	self->mData.append(component);
+}

src/cpp/scavenge.hpp

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 #include <qobject.h>
 #include <qqmlcomponent.h>
+#include <qqmlintegration.h>
+#include <qqmllist.h>
 #include <qqmlparserstatus.h>
 #include <qtmetamacros.h>
 
@@ -30,7 +32,7 @@ protected:
 
 class Scavengeable {
 public:
-	Scavengeable() = default;
+	explicit Scavengeable() = default;
 	virtual ~Scavengeable() = default;
 
 	Scavengeable(Scavengeable&) = delete;
@@ -47,3 +49,31 @@ QObject* createComponentScavengeable(
     QQmlComponent& component,
     QVariantMap& initialProperties
 );
+
+///! Reloader connection scope
+/// Attempts to maintain scavengeable connections.
+/// This is mostly useful to split a scavengeable component slot (e.g. `Variants`)
+/// into multiple slots.
+///
+/// If you don't know what that means you probably don't need it.
+class ScavengeableScope: public Scavenger, virtual public Scavengeable {
+	Q_OBJECT;
+	Q_PROPERTY(QQmlListProperty<QObject> data READ data);
+	Q_CLASSINFO("DefaultProperty", "data");
+	QML_ELEMENT;
+
+public:
+	explicit ScavengeableScope(QObject* parent = nullptr): Scavenger(parent) {}
+
+	void earlyInit(QObject* old) override;
+	QObject* scavengeTargetFor(QObject* child) override;
+
+	QQmlListProperty<QObject> data();
+
+private:
+	static void appendComponent(QQmlListProperty<QObject>* list, QObject* component);
+
+	// track only the children assigned to `data` in order
+	QList<QObject*> mData;
+	QList<QObject*> scavengeableData;
+};

src/cpp/shell.cpp

@@ -1,26 +1,7 @@
 #include "shell.hpp"
-#include <utility>
 
-#include <qobject.h>
-#include <qqmllist.h>
 #include <qtmetamacros.h>
 
-void ShellRoot::earlyInit(QObject* old) {
-	auto* oldshell = qobject_cast<ShellRoot*>(old);
-
-	if (oldshell != nullptr) {
-		this->scavengeableChildren = std::move(oldshell->children);
-	}
-}
-
-QObject* ShellRoot::scavengeTargetFor(QObject* /* child */) {
-	if (this->scavengeableChildren.length() > this->children.length()) {
-		return this->scavengeableChildren[this->children.length()];
-	}
-
-	return nullptr;
-}
-
 void ShellRoot::setConfig(ShellConfig config) {
 	this->mConfig = config;
 
@@ -28,22 +9,3 @@ void ShellRoot::setConfig(ShellConfig config) {
 }
 
 ShellConfig ShellRoot::config() const { return this->mConfig; }
-
-QQmlListProperty<QObject> ShellRoot::components() {
-	return QQmlListProperty<QObject>(
-	    this,
-	    nullptr,
-	    &ShellRoot::appendComponent,
-	    nullptr,
-	    nullptr,
-	    nullptr,
-	    nullptr,
-	    nullptr
-	);
-}
-
-void ShellRoot::appendComponent(QQmlListProperty<QObject>* list, QObject* component) {
-	auto* shell = static_cast<ShellRoot*>(list->object); // NOLINT
-	component->setParent(shell);
-	shell->children.append(component);
-}

src/cpp/shell.hpp

@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@
 
 #include <qcontainerfwd.h>
 #include <qlist.h>
-#include <qobject.h>
 #include <qqmlengine.h>
-#include <qqmllist.h>
 #include <qtmetamacros.h>
 
 #include "scavenge.hpp"
@@ -18,35 +16,22 @@ public:
 };
 
 ///! Root config element
-class ShellRoot: public Scavenger, virtual public Scavengeable {
+class ShellRoot: public ScavengeableScope {
 	Q_OBJECT;
 	/// If `config.watchFiles` is true the configuration will be reloaded whenever it changes.
 	/// Defaults to true.
 	Q_PROPERTY(ShellConfig config READ config WRITE setConfig);
-	Q_PROPERTY(QQmlListProperty<QObject> components READ components);
-	Q_CLASSINFO("DefaultProperty", "components");
 	QML_ELEMENT;
 
 public:
-	explicit ShellRoot(QObject* parent = nullptr): Scavenger(parent) {}
-
-	void earlyInit(QObject* old) override;
-	QObject* scavengeTargetFor(QObject* child) override;
+	explicit ShellRoot(QObject* parent = nullptr): ScavengeableScope(parent) {}
 
 	void setConfig(ShellConfig config);
 	[[nodiscard]] ShellConfig config() const;
 
-	QQmlListProperty<QObject> components();
-
 signals:
 	void configChanged();
 
 private:
-	static void appendComponent(QQmlListProperty<QObject>* list, QObject* component);
-
 	ShellConfig mConfig;
-
-	// track only the children assigned to `components` in order
-	QList<QObject*> children;
-	QList<QObject*> scavengeableChildren;
 };