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  • D dvlpr.bernard

    @mrjj
    If Javascript is the language for QML then that would be bad because the required languange for the app is c++.

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    @dvlpr.bernard
    You could write the backend on c++ and expose an object from C++ to QML.
    https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qtqml-cppintegration-contextproperties.html
    https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qtqml-cppintegration-exposecppattributes.html.

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    “Sometimes it’s the people no one imagines anything of who do the things that no one can imagine.” - Alan Turing

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    • mrjjM mrjj

      @dvlpr.bernard
      Ok, c++ it is.
      The Stacked widget should work fine.
      However, regarding the sqllite database. Im not sure its worth digging into
      SQL for mere 75 questions.
      You could just as easy store it in a text file or for a bit more structure use JSON which
      Qt has direct support for.

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      #17

      @mrjj Good day sir!

      I was just wondering how am I going to present the data? Should I store all the interface in one Stack Widget or do I need another window or another Stack Widget? :)

      And also I consider looking at SQLite. Where would I store the questions kinda thing or the output to compare to the user input? Thank you again in advance :)
      0_1555859866247_0c9e3a4f-a3af-45bd-8af3-b4e50e870d9c-image.png

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        dvlpr.bernard
        wrote on last edited by
        #18

        Or it should look like these?
        What are the things I need to consider :)

        0_1555861384574_636d3370-b62b-4ed1-9b49-cdc8e65c107e-image.png

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          mrjj
          Lifetime Qt Champion
          wrote on last edited by
          #19

          Hi
          Last table looks ok. I assume then all question is a topic and the answer is some
          text. No mutiple choice or anything like that ?

          Since we will have few questions (75) its ok to include the difficult_level
          as text. If we were to have thousands of questions, it would be better to have a table for the texts ( Beginner, Average etc) and reference it from Question table.
          However, we just directly included it here for simplicity.

          Next step could be to try use table in Qt
          https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qtsql-index.html
          https://katecpp.wordpress.com/2015/08/28/sqlite-with-qt/

          Things to consider:
          Define the operations you need, like
          select questions from a diff_level
          keeping track of already used questions (if needed ?)

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          • D dvlpr.bernard

            @mrjj Good day sir!

            I was just wondering how am I going to present the data? Should I store all the interface in one Stack Widget or do I need another window or another Stack Widget? :)

            And also I consider looking at SQLite. Where would I store the questions kinda thing or the output to compare to the user input? Thank you again in advance :)
            0_1555859866247_0c9e3a4f-a3af-45bd-8af3-b4e50e870d9c-image.png

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            KillerSmath
            wrote on last edited by
            #20

            I was just wondering how am I going to present the data? Should I store all the interface in one Stack Widget or do I need another window or another Stack Widget? :)

            I suppose you pretent to use QML. So you can store the data in a model and display components on window depending of your data.

            Swipe View
            Stack View

            Below is a idea of how you could to implement it with Swipe View (No Interative Mode)

            // Qt 5.11
            import QtQuick 2.11
            import QtQuick.Window 2.11
            import QtQuick.Controls 2.2
            import QtQuick.Layouts 1.11
            
            Window {
                visible: true
                width: 640
                height: 480
                title: qsTr("Hello World")
            
                ListModel{
                    id: databaseModel
                    ListElement{
                        topic: "While Loop"
                        dificulty: 3
                        question_num: 3
                        question_text: "While Loop 3,3"
                    }
            
                    ListElement{
                        topic: "While Loop"
                        dificulty: 3
                        question_num: 4
                        question_text: "While Loop 3,4"
                    }
                }
            
                SwipeView {
                    id: view
                    anchors.fill: parent
                    anchors.bottomMargin: 20
                    interactive: false
                    currentIndex: pageIndicator.currentIndex
                    Repeater {
                        model: databaseModel
                        Loader {
                            active: SwipeView.isCurrentItem || SwipeView.isNextItem || SwipeView.isPreviousItem
                            sourceComponent: Page{
                                Rectangle{
                                    width: view.width / 2
                                    height: view.height / 2
                                    color: "white"
                                    anchors.centerIn: parent
            
                                    Text{
                                        anchors.centerIn: parent
                                        text: "Question: " + model.question_text
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            
                PageIndicator {
                    id: pageIndicator
                    count: databaseModel.count
                    interactive: true
                    currentIndex: 0
                    anchors.bottom: parent.bottom
                    anchors.horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
            
                }
            
            }
            

            Note: the listModel (Data) and Game Logic can be implemented from c++.

            And also I consider looking at SQLite. Where would I store the questions kinda thing or the output to compare to the user input? Thank you again in advance :)

            Firstly, it may be implement of several ways...
            You can insert a Json text with correct_answer index and answers.
            Or create an array of text and correct_answer field (i'm not sure how it could be implemented).

            Json Example:

            {
               "correct_answer": 0,
               "answers": [
                  "Answer 1",
                  "Answer 2",
                  "Answer 3"
               ]
            }
            

            Also, the difficulty_level don't need to be a string field. You can storage an intenger number 1-3 and interpret it in your app. 1 -> Beginner, 2 -> Intermediate.

            I recommend you to read these materials to understand the Relational Database Concepts:
            Telvents - RDBMS Concepts
            TutorialsPoint - RDBMS Concepts

            @Computer Science Student - Brazil
            Web Developer and Researcher
            “Sometimes it’s the people no one imagines anything of who do the things that no one can imagine.” - Alan Turing

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            • mrjjM mrjj

              Hi
              Last table looks ok. I assume then all question is a topic and the answer is some
              text. No mutiple choice or anything like that ?

              Since we will have few questions (75) its ok to include the difficult_level
              as text. If we were to have thousands of questions, it would be better to have a table for the texts ( Beginner, Average etc) and reference it from Question table.
              However, we just directly included it here for simplicity.

              Next step could be to try use table in Qt
              https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qtsql-index.html
              https://katecpp.wordpress.com/2015/08/28/sqlite-with-qt/

              Things to consider:
              Define the operations you need, like
              select questions from a diff_level
              keeping track of already used questions (if needed ?)

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              dvlpr.bernard
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              #21

              @mrjj
              Good day!
              Yes, there is no multiple choice included. The user is required to type the output of the set of code that will be displayed.

              As of now, this is how I visualize the logic or the structure of the app (Please let me know if there are some weaknesses or if this will not gonna work or if there is a better way of doing it):

              1. The user will need to choose and click the button(topic name) which has the code that will declare the variable or an object(I don't know what should I use) and will store a data in it.
                Example: When the user click the If Statement then int Topic = 1 or string Topic = "IF";

              2. When the user click the Beginner button then int Dif_Lvl = 1 or string Dif_Lvl= "Beginner";

              3. When the user input the number and click Next button then int Number_Of_Questions = user_input;
                Print_Question(Topic, Dif_Lvl, Number_Of_Questions);
                The Print_Question function contains the query and a loop to display the next pages depending on the user topic/dif_lvl.

              Do I need objects and classes (not that familiar with that) or mostly I would use functions?

              0_1555948631684_414b12ee-58f3-411b-b62a-67e630a2173d-image.png

              Thanks :)

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              • KillerSmathK KillerSmath

                I was just wondering how am I going to present the data? Should I store all the interface in one Stack Widget or do I need another window or another Stack Widget? :)

                I suppose you pretent to use QML. So you can store the data in a model and display components on window depending of your data.

                Swipe View
                Stack View

                Below is a idea of how you could to implement it with Swipe View (No Interative Mode)

                // Qt 5.11
                import QtQuick 2.11
                import QtQuick.Window 2.11
                import QtQuick.Controls 2.2
                import QtQuick.Layouts 1.11
                
                Window {
                    visible: true
                    width: 640
                    height: 480
                    title: qsTr("Hello World")
                
                    ListModel{
                        id: databaseModel
                        ListElement{
                            topic: "While Loop"
                            dificulty: 3
                            question_num: 3
                            question_text: "While Loop 3,3"
                        }
                
                        ListElement{
                            topic: "While Loop"
                            dificulty: 3
                            question_num: 4
                            question_text: "While Loop 3,4"
                        }
                    }
                
                    SwipeView {
                        id: view
                        anchors.fill: parent
                        anchors.bottomMargin: 20
                        interactive: false
                        currentIndex: pageIndicator.currentIndex
                        Repeater {
                            model: databaseModel
                            Loader {
                                active: SwipeView.isCurrentItem || SwipeView.isNextItem || SwipeView.isPreviousItem
                                sourceComponent: Page{
                                    Rectangle{
                                        width: view.width / 2
                                        height: view.height / 2
                                        color: "white"
                                        anchors.centerIn: parent
                
                                        Text{
                                            anchors.centerIn: parent
                                            text: "Question: " + model.question_text
                                        }
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                
                    PageIndicator {
                        id: pageIndicator
                        count: databaseModel.count
                        interactive: true
                        currentIndex: 0
                        anchors.bottom: parent.bottom
                        anchors.horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
                
                    }
                
                }
                

                Note: the listModel (Data) and Game Logic can be implemented from c++.

                And also I consider looking at SQLite. Where would I store the questions kinda thing or the output to compare to the user input? Thank you again in advance :)

                Firstly, it may be implement of several ways...
                You can insert a Json text with correct_answer index and answers.
                Or create an array of text and correct_answer field (i'm not sure how it could be implemented).

                Json Example:

                {
                   "correct_answer": 0,
                   "answers": [
                      "Answer 1",
                      "Answer 2",
                      "Answer 3"
                   ]
                }
                

                Also, the difficulty_level don't need to be a string field. You can storage an intenger number 1-3 and interpret it in your app. 1 -> Beginner, 2 -> Intermediate.

                I recommend you to read these materials to understand the Relational Database Concepts:
                Telvents - RDBMS Concepts
                TutorialsPoint - RDBMS Concepts

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                dvlpr.bernard
                wrote on last edited by
                #22

                @KillerSmath
                Good day! Thank you for your response.
                As of now, I have not learned QML yet. I only know the basic of QT Widget Application and I also tried the Stack Widget in it. QML seems pretty daunting to me for now but I will consider peeking and see if I could work on it.

                Sadly I need to finish this app within 3 weeks from now or else I would not meet the deadline. I think I wouldn't be able to dig deep into things because that would eat up my time.

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                  mrjj
                  Lifetime Qt Champion
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #23

                  @dvlpr.bernard said in Advice about the application I will be making? (I'm a beginner):

                  Do I need objects and classes (not that familiar with that) or mostly I would use functions?

                  You will be mostly used classes since all Widgets are classes.
                  the Print_Question should be a member function to the MainWindow so
                  it can access the widgets. You can use QLabel for the topic (call setText on it)
                  and QPlainTextEdit for the user / answer input.
                  The design looks fine. You can realize it with a stacked widget.

                  for both the Topic and Level selection, you have 2 options.
                  1: as soon as the user click button, its selected and page is changed.
                  2: You set Checkable on the buttons, so they are like a checkbox ( can be selected) and
                  first when user press next, the page is changed.

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                  • mrjjM mrjj

                    @dvlpr.bernard said in Advice about the application I will be making? (I'm a beginner):

                    Do I need objects and classes (not that familiar with that) or mostly I would use functions?

                    You will be mostly used classes since all Widgets are classes.
                    the Print_Question should be a member function to the MainWindow so
                    it can access the widgets. You can use QLabel for the topic (call setText on it)
                    and QPlainTextEdit for the user / answer input.
                    The design looks fine. You can realize it with a stacked widget.

                    for both the Topic and Level selection, you have 2 options.
                    1: as soon as the user click button, its selected and page is changed.
                    2: You set Checkable on the buttons, so they are like a checkbox ( can be selected) and
                    first when user press next, the page is changed.

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                    dvlpr.bernard
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #24

                    @mrjj
                    Good day!

                    Is it possible to store a long string in SQLite database or maybe an image? I need it for the questions or do I?

                    0_1556191665411_732ce764-c6ca-43bb-9503-7d7f32a626a5-image.png

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                    • D dvlpr.bernard

                      @mrjj
                      Good day!

                      Is it possible to store a long string in SQLite database or maybe an image? I need it for the questions or do I?

                      0_1556191665411_732ce764-c6ca-43bb-9503-7d7f32a626a5-image.png

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                      mrjj
                      Lifetime Qt Champion
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #25

                      Hi
                      Storing text in Sqllite should just work. use the TEXT type for the column.

                      Im not sure what you would need any images for ?

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                      • mrjjM mrjj

                        Hi
                        Storing text in Sqllite should just work. use the TEXT type for the column.

                        Im not sure what you would need any images for ?

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                        dvlpr.bernard
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #26

                        Okay, did you mean this string? I already tried it but it didn't work I think it is one liner meaning I can't put two or more line data.

                        0_1556192247323_cb9def4a-6675-4b99-9615-d7151c9d178c-image.png

                        I want store an image to make it look more a real code rather than just a plain text, but if it is not possible thats fine.
                        0_1556192503849_c8f12403-d6c9-48af-bb84-37ba1b9cdfa5-image.png

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                        • D dvlpr.bernard

                          Okay, did you mean this string? I already tried it but it didn't work I think it is one liner meaning I can't put two or more line data.

                          0_1556192247323_cb9def4a-6675-4b99-9615-d7151c9d178c-image.png

                          I want store an image to make it look more a real code rather than just a plain text, but if it is not possible thats fine.
                          0_1556192503849_c8f12403-d6c9-48af-bb84-37ba1b9cdfa5-image.png

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                          mrjj
                          Lifetime Qt Champion
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #27

                          @dvlpr.bernard
                          where you have string, if u open drop down, there is not TEXT type ?

                          ahh. that way.
                          well we can fix that later with a syntax highlighter
                          https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qtwidgets-richtext-syntaxhighlighter-example.html
                          so when we set text texts its formatted with colors. no need to store image of it.

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                          • mrjjM mrjj

                            @dvlpr.bernard
                            where you have string, if u open drop down, there is not TEXT type ?

                            ahh. that way.
                            well we can fix that later with a syntax highlighter
                            https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qtwidgets-richtext-syntaxhighlighter-example.html
                            so when we set text texts its formatted with colors. no need to store image of it.

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                            #28

                            @mrjj
                            Uhhmm I see, I need to use Text rather than string.
                            Thank you, thank you!

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                            • D dvlpr.bernard

                              @mrjj
                              Uhhmm I see, I need to use Text rather than string.
                              Thank you, thank you!

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                              mrjj
                              Lifetime Qt Champion
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #29

                              @dvlpr.bernard
                              string is a way to optimize the db so one can set a fixed size so if all text is within that, its more efficient, however, for your case with 75 questions. just use TEXT type.

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                              • mrjjM mrjj

                                @dvlpr.bernard
                                string is a way to optimize the db so one can set a fixed size so if all text is within that, its more efficient, however, for your case with 75 questions. just use TEXT type.

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                                wrote on last edited by
                                #30

                                @mrjj
                                Sir. Just wondering how can I access the string value from other functions? I want to use it in other functions.

                                0_1556204335320_ff86f8e5-34df-453a-887c-a9a1f3df8d9f-image.png

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                                  mrjj
                                  Lifetime Qt Champion
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #31

                                  Hi
                                  what string do you mean ?
                                  The Topic column string from the data base ?

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                                  • mrjjM mrjj

                                    Hi
                                    what string do you mean ?
                                    The Topic column string from the data base ?

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                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #32

                                    @mrjj Hello, no. I mean the QString ch_topic whenever the user chooses a topic. How I'm going to get the ch_topic in order to use it in other functions?

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                                    • D dvlpr.bernard

                                      @mrjj Hello, no. I mean the QString ch_topic whenever the user chooses a topic. How I'm going to get the ch_topic in order to use it in other functions?

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                                      mrjj
                                      Lifetime Qt Champion
                                      wrote on last edited by mrjj
                                      #33

                                      @dvlpr.bernard
                                      Hi
                                      Just store in main window class.
                                      All the data you want to be shared between functions should be part of MainWindow. (in .h)
                                      At least stuff like selected Topic etc.

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                                      • mrjjM mrjj

                                        @dvlpr.bernard
                                        Hi
                                        Just store in main window class.
                                        All the data you want to be shared between functions should be part of MainWindow. (in .h)
                                        At least stuff like selected Topic etc.

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                                        #34

                                        @mrjj
                                        Hello, Hmm didn't know why this is happening. What I did wrong?

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                                          mrjj
                                          Lifetime Qt Champion
                                          wrote on last edited by mrjj
                                          #35

                                          Hi
                                          You say get_ch_topic is of type MainWindow ???
                                          Should it not QString ?
                                          Or do you mean it should be a function to return
                                          the ch_topic ?
                                          In any case, type of MainWindow just seems wrong.

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