Conversion of a SQL model into a standard item model?
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@elfring said in Conversion of a SQL model into a standard item model?:
Possible change resistance
Deal with it.
If you mean change in code, by only interacting withQStandardItemModelvia theQAbstractItemModelinterface as I always suggest, makes changing the model a matter of 1 code lineUnclear development efforts (and additional dependencies)
The additional dependency is the SQL module. Hard to get around it if you want to interact with an SQL database
wrote on 22 Oct 2018, 14:07 last edited by… if you want to interact with an SQL database
Unfortunately, the Qt software documentation mentions specific limitations for the class “QSqlTableModel” so far.
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Do you mean the ones solved by QSqlRelationalTableModel and QSqlRelationalDelegate mentioned in the documentation you are linking to ?
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Do you mean the ones solved by QSqlRelationalTableModel and QSqlRelationalDelegate mentioned in the documentation you are linking to ?
wrote on 22 Oct 2018, 14:18 last edited byMaybe.
Do both table model classes share still the main restriction on editing from a single database table?
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It's not a restriction, it's how the class works. QSqlTableModel as it name suggest allows access to one table.
So what exactly are you after ?
Specify a real situation
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It's not a restriction, it's how the class works. QSqlTableModel as it name suggest allows access to one table.
So what exactly are you after ?
Specify a real situation
Specify a real needwrote on 22 Oct 2018, 14:28 last edited byQSqlTableModel as it name suggest allows access to one table.
Can such classes collaborate also with database views?
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QSqlTableModel as it name suggest allows access to one table.
Can such classes collaborate also with database views?
wrote on 22 Oct 2018, 14:37 last edited byFrom the article you linked:
If the database system can determine the reverse mapping from the view schema to the schema of the underlying base tables, then the view is updatable. INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE operations can be performed on updatable views.
Since there's no generic way for a Qt model to know that, it is left to the user to implement using
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From the article you linked:
If the database system can determine the reverse mapping from the view schema to the schema of the underlying base tables, then the view is updatable. INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE operations can be performed on updatable views.
Since there's no generic way for a Qt model to know that, it is left to the user to implement using
QSqlQuerydirectlywrote on 22 Oct 2018, 14:44 last edited byWould it be nicer if a table model can determine if it is based on an updatable view?
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wrote on 22 Oct 2018, 15:09 last edited by VRonin
Yes, but once again
@VRonin said in Conversion of a SQL model into a standard item model?:
there's no generic way for a Qt model to know that
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Yes, but once again
@VRonin said in Conversion of a SQL model into a standard item model?:
there's no generic way for a Qt model to know that
wrote on 22 Oct 2018, 15:39 last edited byDo full-featured standard item models become a bit more attractive then?
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Attractive for what ?
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wrote on 28 Oct 2018, 13:10 last edited by
Would you like to compare the attractiveness of the mentioned data model variants any further?
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I'll let you start by providing the analysis you want to discuss about.
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wrote on 29 Oct 2018, 08:49 last edited by
Is there a “development competition” going on between data processing by SQL queries and/or Qt standard items?
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Is there a “development competition” going on between data processing by SQL queries and/or Qt standard items?
@elfring said in Conversion of a SQL model into a standard item model?:
Is there a “development competition” going on between data processing by SQL queries and/or Qt standard items?
No, there is no competition going on.
@elfring, what is your goal for asking us these questions? Are you trying to get us to write a "software extension" for you?
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@elfring said in Conversion of a SQL model into a standard item model?:
Is there a “development competition” going on between data processing by SQL queries and/or Qt standard items?
No, there is no competition going on.
@elfring, what is your goal for asking us these questions? Are you trying to get us to write a "software extension" for you?
wrote on 29 Oct 2018, 09:57 last edited byI hope that more software evolution can happen in this area so that the switching between discussed data models might become easier.
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I hope that more software evolution can happen in this area so that the switching between discussed data models might become easier.
@elfring said in Conversion of a SQL model into a standard item model?:
I hope that more software evolution can happen in this area so that the switching between discussed data models might become easier.
We will not perform this "software evolution" because we cannot see any good reason to provide additional conversion/switching between QSqlTableModel and QStandardItemModel. Furthermore, none of your posts above provide convincing arguments for this conversion/switching.
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@elfring said in Conversion of a SQL model into a standard item model?:
I hope that more software evolution can happen in this area so that the switching between discussed data models might become easier.
We will not perform this "software evolution" because we cannot see any good reason to provide additional conversion/switching between QSqlTableModel and QStandardItemModel. Furthermore, none of your posts above provide convincing arguments for this conversion/switching.
wrote on 30 Oct 2018, 08:17 last edited byWill other Qt users share more convincing arguments from involved software development challenges?
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Will other Qt users share more convincing arguments from involved software development challenges?
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Will other Qt users share more convincing arguments from involved software development challenges?
"Other Qt users" will not even understand what these unending questions are about ;-) Just saying....
wrote on 30 Oct 2018, 08:24 last edited byI assume that some Qt users will care for collateral evolution around data models.
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Will other Qt users share more convincing arguments from involved software development challenges?
@elfring said in Conversion of a SQL model into a standard item model?:
I assume that some Qt users will care for collateral evolution around data models.
Yes, there are users here who care about the improvement of Qt data models. For example, @VRonin submitted many patches this year for models (such as https://codereview.qt-project.org/#/c/235730/4//ALL ), and his changes were accepted by the Qt Project.
His changes were accepted for a few reasons:
- Because his submissions solve real problems that are encountered by real people.
- Because his submissions do not introduce new problems.
Try to follow his example. Try to submit proposals that solve real problems, and try not to introduce new problems.
First, thank you for submitting https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-71482. This is a good submission because it addresses a real problem: Important documentation is missing.
However, here are some examples where your submissions are not good:
- This thread ("Conversion of a SQL model into a standard item model?") is rejected because it does not solve a real problem. Nobody here needs to convert/switch between QSqlTableModel and QStandardItemModel.
- "Returning C++ references from more programming interfaces?" is rejected because it introduces a new problem: It breaks encapsulation.
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