How can I develop modular apps using Qt?

masum

How can I develop modular desktop application using Qt?

mcosta

Hi,

the answer to your question depends of what you mean with "modular application".

masum

Modular application means plug able modules or you can call it plugins. There will have one interface and other functionality will be plugins.

JKSH

http://qt-project.org/doc/qt-5.1/qtcore/plugins-howto.html

mcosta

Hi,

Qt is designed in modular way. For example database drivers, Image formats support, Input methods are plugin based.

QtCreator, for example, is basically a plugin loader: every functionality is a plugin.

Read "here":http://qt-project.org/doc/qt-5.1/qtcore/plugins-howto.html and "here":http://qt-project.org/doc/qt-5.1/qtwidgets/tools-plugandpaint.html for a reference and for an example

masum

@mcosta

There has no doubt about Qt. Qt is well modular. But I want to develop my software using Qt in modular way. Like a SMS sending software every SMS gateway will be a plugins. User will be able to install/uninstall SMS gateway plugins. They can use different getaway. If I found any new gateway then i will just give them a dll for that. That dll will work with their existing software.

SGaist

Hi,

You should read both links JKSH and mcosta gave, they show how to create plugins for Qt and custom ones you can use in your application the way you described

masum

I found a video on plugins architecture at this url http://qt-project.org/videos/watch/writing_plugin_applications_with_qt

Skyrpex

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