Add a UX for plugins to register a configuration dialog within the plugin manager popup #5955
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🎉 Ta-daaa, freshly created APKs are available for 1a63be0: arm64-android |
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From a plugin dev point of view this works great! |
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Until now, plugins wanting to offer a configuration dialog had to rely on adding a button somewhere in QField, which creates clutter for no real reason when configuration is a once in a blue moon.
To remedy to the situation, this PR empowers plugin authors into adding a mechanism to trigger a configuration dialog. When loading a plugin, the plugin manager will now check for a
function configure() {}declaration in the root item of the plugin in main.qml.Screencast:
Screencast.From.2025-01-26.18-14-20.mp4
@mbernasocchi , as discussed. We can now have a clutter-free Ask AI! :)