[cpp] Add Qt Desginer widget plugin examples

cpp/qt/designer-plugin-collection/CMakeLists.txt

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+################################################################################
+## Author: Shaun Reed                                                         ##
+## Legal: All Content (c) 2022 Shaun Reed, all rights reserved                ##
+## About: Example of making a collection of widget plugins for Qt Designer    ##
+##                                                                            ##
+## Contact: shaunrd0@gmail.com  | URL: www.shaunreed.com | GitHub: shaunrd0   ##
+################################################################################
+
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.15)
+
+project(
+    #[[NAME]]       DesignerPluginCollection
+    VERSION         1.0
+    DESCRIPTION     "Example of a widget plugin collection for Qt Designer"
+    LANGUAGES       CXX
+)
+
+include(GenerateExportHeader)
+
+add_compile_options(-Wall)
+set(CMAKE_INCLUDE_CURRENT_DIR ON)
+set(CMAKE_AUTOUIC ON)
+set(CMAKE_AUTOMOC ON)
+set(CMAKE_AUTORCC ON)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
+set(CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS ON)
+set(CMAKE_SHARED_MODULE_PREFIX "")
+
+set(QT_DIR "$ENV{HOME}/Code/Clones/Qt/" CACHE PATH "Path to Qt6")
+# Qt Designer will look in different locations if WIN / Unix.
+# These paths are for using Qt Designer integrated within Qt Creator.
+# Standalone Qt Designer may use different paths.
+if (WIN32)
+    set(QT_PLUGIN_INSTALL_DIR
+        "${QT_DIR}/Tools/QtCreator/bin/plugins/designer"
+    )
+    # This path may be different on windows. I have not tested this.
+    set(QT_PLUGIN_LIBRARY_DIR
+        "${QT_DIR}/Tools/QtCreator/lib/Qt/lib"
+    )
+else()
+    set(QT_PLUGIN_INSTALL_DIR
+        "${QT_DIR}/Tools/QtCreator/lib/Qt/plugins/designer"
+    )
+    set(QT_PLUGIN_LIBRARY_DIR
+        "${QT_DIR}/Tools/QtCreator/lib/Qt/lib"
+    )
+endif()
+# This should be set to your Qt6 installation directory.
+set(QT_INSTALL_DIR "${QT_DIR}/6.3.1/gcc_64/" CACHE PATH "Path to Qt6 install")
+list(APPEND CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH "${QT_INSTALL_DIR}")
+
+find_package(Qt6 REQUIRED COMPONENTS UiPlugin Core Gui Widgets)
+
+# Creating a library with two plugins for the collection.
+qt_add_library(widget-plugin-library
+    textview.cpp textview.h
+    widgetplugin.cpp widgetplugin.h
+)
+target_sources(widget-plugin-library PRIVATE
+    textview.cpp textview.h
+    treeview.cpp treeview.h
+    widgetplugin.cpp widgetplugin.h
+)
+set_target_properties(widget-plugin-library PROPERTIES
+    WIN32_EXECUTABLE TRUE
+    MACOSX_BUNDLE TRUE
+)
+target_link_libraries(widget-plugin-library
+    PUBLIC Qt::UiPlugin Qt::Core Qt::Gui Qt::Widgets
+)
+
+install(TARGETS widget-plugin-library
+    RUNTIME DESTINATION "${QT_PLUGIN_LIBRARY_DIR}"
+    BUNDLE DESTINATION "${QT_PLUGIN_LIBRARY_DIR}"
+    LIBRARY DESTINATION "${QT_PLUGIN_LIBRARY_DIR}"
+)
+
+generate_export_header(widget-plugin-library)
+
+# Creating the collection
+
+qt_add_library(widget-plugin-collection
+    widgetplugincollection.cpp widgetplugincollection.h
+)
+target_link_libraries(widget-plugin-collection
+    Qt6::Widgets Qt6::UiPlugin widget-plugin-library
+)
+install(TARGETS widget-plugin-collection
+    RUNTIME DESTINATION "${QT_PLUGIN_INSTALL_DIR}"
+    BUNDLE DESTINATION "${QT_PLUGIN_INSTALL_DIR}"
+    LIBRARY DESTINATION "${QT_PLUGIN_INSTALL_DIR}"
+)
+
+# Application that will use the widget plugin
+
+set(APP_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
+configure_file("${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/app-dir.h.in"
+    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/app-dir.h"
+    @ONLY
+)
+
+qt_add_executable(widget-app
+    widgetapp.cpp widgetapp.h widgetapp.ui
+    main.cpp
+)
+target_link_libraries(widget-app
+    PRIVATE Qt::Widgets widget-plugin-library
+)