[Jan]

I have some extra configuration files I want to deploy with app and read on app start.

All works good in normal mode

QFile cfile(QStringLiteral(“:/qml/appconfig.json”));

works good and I can open file.

But not when I switch to HotReload mode – file is not found.

 

[GüntherFelgo Team]

Hi Jan,

based on the snippet I see that you are loading the qml/appconfig.json from QRC (URL starting with the :/ prefix).
The QRC resources are not loaded from the file system, but instead compiled within the application binary. Anything that has to be compiled (like C++ code or custom resources) is not directly available with the pre-built Hot Reload Live Client that comes with the SDK.

To use it with Hot Reload you can:
* Build your own application that includes all your custom QRC. You can enable Hot Reload for your own project builds with the Live Client Module: https://felgo.com/doc/qml-hot-reload-felgo-live/#how-to-build-your-own-live-client-with-custom-c-and-native-code (note that the config JSON can not be hot reloaded in this case, if it is changed a rebuild is required)

* Alternatively, you can decide to not add the JSON config as a resource, but just load it from the file system instead. The following line in the Felgo CMakeLists configuration adds all files from the QML and assets folder as resource:

qt_add_qml_module(appTima URI Tima VERSION 1.0
        QML_FILES ${QmlFiles}
        RESOURCES ${AssetsFiles}
        NO_RESOURCE_TARGET_PATH
)

You could move the config to the assets folder and use the deploy_resources(${AssetsFiles}) CMake command instead of the RESOURCES ${AssetsFiles} setting. This way the assets are loaded from the file system and not compiled into the binary. (if you build the project, the deploy_resources command simply copies them to the build folder)

Hot Reload will be able to transfer and access the JSON config then.

Best,
Günther