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]

@mcosta

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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