Save files in settings folder

realroot

Settings {
        category: "General"
        property alias x: root.x
        property alias y: root.y

    }

Settings saves ~/.config/<OrganizationName>/<ApplicationName>.conf.

How can I specify that path when using a function?
Not manually but using something that works for all apps.

lemons

@realroot you could do something like this:

import Qt.labs.platform
import Qt.labs.settings

Settings {
    id: settings
    category: "General"
    // put it outside of settings to not store the configLocation as setting entry
    property string configLocation: StandardPaths.writableLocation(
                                            StandardPaths.ConfigLocation)
    fileName: configLocation.replace("file://",
                                         "") + "/myOrganisation/myApp.conf"
}

Note:
You can also pass the fileName as context property from main.cpp, or get it from any other C++ class.

Settings {
    id: settings
    category: "General"
    fileName: myContextPropertySettingsLocation
    // fileName: backendClass.getSettingsLocation()
}

realroot

@lemons thanks.
Instead of specyifing manually the OrganizationName and ApplicationName:

fileName: configLocation.replace("file://", "") + "/myOrganization/myApp.cfg"

If I want to save a file in the same folder can I specify it with some built-in var?
For example:

fileName: configLocation.replace("file://", "") + <OrganizationName> + "/" + <ApplicationName> + ".customFile"

I can make some property string I ask in case there is something.

lemons

As mentioned in my previous answer, you can pass the information from anywhere to QML. You have to find the best solution for your application.

e.g. Define them in your .pro file, and pass them all the way to QML:

// .pro
DEFINES += \
    ORGANIZATION_NAME="MyOrganizationName" \
    APP_NAME="MyAppName"

// main.cpp
QApplication app(argc, argv);

QString orgName = QT_STRINGIFY(ORGANIZATION_NAME);
QString appName = QT_STRINGIFY(APP_NAME);
QString confLoc = QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::ConfigLocation);

QQmlApplicationEngine engine;

// I prefer uppercase context properties, but this is not required
engine.rootContext()->setContextProperty("ORGNAME", orgName);
engine.rootContext()->setContextProperty("APPNAME", appName);
engine.rootContext()->setContextProperty("CONFLOC", confLoc);
// ...

// .qml
Settings {
    id: settings
    category: "General"
    fileName: CONFLOC + "/" + ORGNAME + "/" + APPNAME + ".conf"
    Component.onCompleted: {
        console.debug("Config base path:", CONFLOC)
        console.debug("Config file path:", settings.fileName)
    }
}

// you can use the context properties anywhere
Text {
    anchors.centerIn: parent
    text: ORGNAME + ":" + APPNAME
}