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diff --git a/sources/pyside6/doc/tutorials/portingguide/chapter1/chapter1.rst b/sources/pyside6/doc/tutorials/portingguide/chapter1/chapter1.rst
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+Chapter 1: ``initDb.h`` to ``createDb.py``
+*******************************************
+
+To begin with, port the C++ code that creates an SQLite
+database and tables, and adds data to them. In this case,
+all C++ code related to this lives in ``initdb.h``. The
+code in this header file is divided into following parts:
+
+* ``initDb`` - Creates a db and the necessary tables
+* ``addBooks`` - Adds data to the **books** table.
+* ``addAuthor`` - Adds data to the **authors** table.
+* ``addGenre`` - Adds data to the **genres** table.
+
+To start with, add these following ``import`` statements at
+the beginning of ``createdb.py``:
+
+.. literalinclude:: createdb.py
+ :language: python
+ :linenos:
+ :lines: 3-5
+
+The ``initDb`` function does most of the work needed to
+set up the database, but it depends on the ``addAuthor``,
+``addGenre``, and ``addBook`` helper functions to populate
+the tables. Port these helper functions first. Here is how
+the C++ and Python versions of these functions look like:
+
+C++ version
+-----------
+
+.. literalinclude:: initdb.h
+ :language: c++
+ :linenos:
+ :lines: 9-33
+
+Python version
+--------------
+
+.. literalinclude:: createdb.py
+ :language: python
+ :linenos:
+ :lines: 7-28
+
+Now that the helper functions are in place, port ``initDb``.
+Here is how the C++ and Python versions of this function
+looks like:
+
+C++ version (initDb)
+--------------------
+
+.. literalinclude:: initdb.h
+ :language: c++
+ :linenos:
+ :lines: 35-112
+
+Python version (init_db)
+------------------------
+
+.. literalinclude:: createdb.py
+ :language: python
+ :linenos:
+ :lines: 28-
+
+.. note:: The Python version uses the ``check`` function to
+ execute the SQL statements instead of the ``if...else``
+ block like in the C++ version. Although both are valid
+ approaches, the earlier one produces code that looks
+ cleaner and shorter.
+
+Your Python code to set up the database is ready now. To
+test it, add the following code to ``main.py`` and run it:
+
+.. literalinclude:: main.py
+ :language: python
+ :linenos:
+ :lines: 3-
+
+Use the following command from the prompt to run:
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+ python main.py
+
+Your table will look like this:
+
+.. image:: images/chapter1_books.png
+
+Try modifying the SQL statment in ``main.py`` to get data
+from the ``genres`` or ``authors`` table.
diff --git a/sources/pyside6/doc/tutorials/portingguide/chapter1/createdb.py b/sources/pyside6/doc/tutorials/portingguide/chapter1/createdb.py
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+# Copyright (C) 2022 The Qt Company Ltd.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR BSD-3-Clause
+
+from PySide6.QtSql import QSqlDatabase, QSqlError, QSqlQuery
+from datetime import date
+
+
+def add_book(q, title, year, authorId, genreId, rating):
+ q.addBindValue(title)
+ q.addBindValue(year)
+ q.addBindValue(authorId)
+ q.addBindValue(genreId)
+ q.addBindValue(rating)
+ q.exec_()
+
+
+def add_genre(q, name):
+ q.addBindValue(name)
+ q.exec_()
+ return q.lastInsertId()
+
+
+def add_author(q, name, birthdate):
+ q.addBindValue(name)
+ q.addBindValue(str(birthdate))
+ q.exec_()
+ return q.lastInsertId()
+
+BOOKS_SQL = """
+ create table books(id integer primary key, title varchar, author integer,
+ genre integer, year integer, rating integer)
+ """
+AUTHORS_SQL = """
+ create table authors(id integer primary key, name varchar, birthdate text)
+ """
+GENRES_SQL = """
+ create table genres(id integer primary key, name varchar)
+ """
+INSERT_AUTHOR_SQL = """
+ insert into authors(name, birthdate) values(?, ?)
+ """
+INSERT_GENRE_SQL = """
+ insert into genres(name) values(?)
+ """
+INSERT_BOOK_SQL = """
+ insert into books(title, year, author, genre, rating)
+ values(?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
+ """
+
+def init_db():
+ """
+ init_db()
+ Initializes the database.
+ If tables "books" and "authors" are already in the database, do nothing.
+ Return value: None or raises ValueError
+ The error value is the QtSql error instance.
+ """
+ def check(func, *args):
+ if not func(*args):
+ raise ValueError(func.__self__.lastError())
+ db = QSqlDatabase.addDatabase("QSQLITE")
+ db.setDatabaseName(":memory:")
+
+ check(db.open)
+
+ q = QSqlQuery()
+ check(q.exec_, BOOKS_SQL)
+ check(q.exec_, AUTHORS_SQL)
+ check(q.exec_, GENRES_SQL)
+ check(q.prepare, INSERT_AUTHOR_SQL)
+
+ asimovId = add_author(q, "Isaac Asimov", date(1920, 2, 1))
+ greeneId = add_author(q, "Graham Greene", date(1904, 10, 2))
+ pratchettId = add_author(q, "Terry Pratchett", date(1948, 4, 28))
+
+ check(q.prepare,INSERT_GENRE_SQL)
+ sfiction = add_genre(q, "Science Fiction")
+ fiction = add_genre(q, "Fiction")
+ fantasy = add_genre(q, "Fantasy")
+
+ check(q.prepare,INSERT_BOOK_SQL)
+ add_book(q, "Foundation", 1951, asimovId, sfiction, 3)
+ add_book(q, "Foundation and Empire", 1952, asimovId, sfiction, 4)
+ add_book(q, "Second Foundation", 1953, asimovId, sfiction, 3)
+ add_book(q, "Foundation's Edge", 1982, asimovId, sfiction, 3)
+ add_book(q, "Foundation and Earth", 1986, asimovId, sfiction, 4)
+ add_book(q, "Prelude to Foundation", 1988, asimovId, sfiction, 3)
+ add_book(q, "Forward the Foundation", 1993, asimovId, sfiction, 3)
+ add_book(q, "The Power and the Glory", 1940, greeneId, fiction, 4)
+ add_book(q, "The Third Man", 1950, greeneId, fiction, 5)
+ add_book(q, "Our Man in Havana", 1958, greeneId, fiction, 4)
+ add_book(q, "Guards! Guards!", 1989, pratchettId, fantasy, 3)
+ add_book(q, "Night Watch", 2002, pratchettId, fantasy, 3)
+ add_book(q, "Going Postal", 2004, pratchettId, fantasy, 3)
diff --git a/sources/pyside6/doc/tutorials/portingguide/chapter1/images/chapter1_books.png b/sources/pyside6/doc/tutorials/portingguide/chapter1/images/chapter1_books.png
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diff --git a/sources/pyside6/doc/tutorials/portingguide/chapter1/initdb.h b/sources/pyside6/doc/tutorials/portingguide/chapter1/initdb.h
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+// Copyright (C) 2016 The Qt Company Ltd.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR BSD-3-Clause
+
+#ifndef INITDB_H
+#define INITDB_H
+
+#include <QtSql>
+
+void addBook(QSqlQuery &q, const QString &title, int year, const QVariant &authorId,
+ const QVariant &genreId, int rating)
+{
+ q.addBindValue(title);
+ q.addBindValue(year);
+ q.addBindValue(authorId);
+ q.addBindValue(genreId);
+ q.addBindValue(rating);
+ q.exec();
+}
+
+QVariant addGenre(QSqlQuery &q, const QString &name)
+{
+ q.addBindValue(name);
+ q.exec();
+ return q.lastInsertId();
+}
+
+QVariant addAuthor(QSqlQuery &q, const QString &name, const QDate &birthdate)
+{
+ q.addBindValue(name);
+ q.addBindValue(birthdate);
+ q.exec();
+ return q.lastInsertId();
+}
+
+const auto BOOKS_SQL = QLatin1String(R"(
+ create table books(id integer primary key, title varchar, author integer,
+ genre integer, year integer, rating integer)
+ )");
+
+const auto AUTHORS_SQL = QLatin1String(R"(
+ create table authors(id integer primary key, name varchar, birthdate date)
+ )");
+
+const auto GENRES_SQL = QLatin1String(R"(
+ create table genres(id integer primary key, name varchar)
+ )");
+
+const auto INSERT_AUTHOR_SQL = QLatin1String(R"(
+ insert into authors(name, birthdate) values(?, ?)
+ )");
+
+const auto INSERT_BOOK_SQL = QLatin1String(R"(
+ insert into books(title, year, author, genre, rating)
+ values(?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
+ )");
+
+const auto INSERT_GENRE_SQL = QLatin1String(R"(
+ insert into genres(name) values(?)
+ )");
+
+QSqlError initDb()
+{
+ QSqlDatabase db = QSqlDatabase::addDatabase("QSQLITE");
+ db.setDatabaseName(":memory:");
+
+ if (!db.open())
+ return db.lastError();
+
+ QStringList tables = db.tables();
+ if (tables.contains("books", Qt::CaseInsensitive)
+ && tables.contains("authors", Qt::CaseInsensitive))
+ return QSqlError();
+
+ QSqlQuery q;
+ if (!q.exec(BOOKS_SQL))
+ return q.lastError();
+ if (!q.exec(AUTHORS_SQL))
+ return q.lastError();
+ if (!q.exec(GENRES_SQL))
+ return q.lastError();
+
+ if (!q.prepare(INSERT_AUTHOR_SQL))
+ return q.lastError();
+ QVariant asimovId = addAuthor(q, QLatin1String("Isaac Asimov"), QDate(1920, 2, 1));
+ QVariant greeneId = addAuthor(q, QLatin1String("Graham Greene"), QDate(1904, 10, 2));
+ QVariant pratchettId = addAuthor(q, QLatin1String("Terry Pratchett"), QDate(1948, 4, 28));
+
+ if (!q.prepare(INSERT_GENRE_SQL))
+ return q.lastError();
+ QVariant sfiction = addGenre(q, QLatin1String("Science Fiction"));
+ QVariant fiction = addGenre(q, QLatin1String("Fiction"));
+ QVariant fantasy = addGenre(q, QLatin1String("Fantasy"));
+
+ if (!q.prepare(INSERT_BOOK_SQL))
+ return q.lastError();
+ addBook(q, QLatin1String("Foundation"), 1951, asimovId, sfiction, 3);
+ addBook(q, QLatin1String("Foundation and Empire"), 1952, asimovId, sfiction, 4);
+ addBook(q, QLatin1String("Second Foundation"), 1953, asimovId, sfiction, 3);
+ addBook(q, QLatin1String("Foundation's Edge"), 1982, asimovId, sfiction, 3);
+ addBook(q, QLatin1String("Foundation and Earth"), 1986, asimovId, sfiction, 4);
+ addBook(q, QLatin1String("Prelude to Foundation"), 1988, asimovId, sfiction, 3);
+ addBook(q, QLatin1String("Forward the Foundation"), 1993, asimovId, sfiction, 3);
+ addBook(q, QLatin1String("The Power and the Glory"), 1940, greeneId, fiction, 4);
+ addBook(q, QLatin1String("The Third Man"), 1950, greeneId, fiction, 5);
+ addBook(q, QLatin1String("Our Man in Havana"), 1958, greeneId, fiction, 4);
+ addBook(q, QLatin1String("Guards! Guards!"), 1989, pratchettId, fantasy, 3);
+ addBook(q, QLatin1String("Night Watch"), 2002, pratchettId, fantasy, 3);
+ addBook(q, QLatin1String("Going Postal"), 2004, pratchettId, fantasy, 3);
+
+ return QSqlError();
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/sources/pyside6/doc/tutorials/portingguide/chapter1/main.py b/sources/pyside6/doc/tutorials/portingguide/chapter1/main.py
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+# Copyright (C) 2022 The Qt Company Ltd.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR BSD-3-Clause
+
+import sys
+
+from PySide6.QtSql import QSqlQueryModel
+from PySide6.QtWidgets import QTableView, QApplication
+
+import createdb
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+ app = QApplication()
+ createdb.init_db()
+
+ model = QSqlQueryModel()
+ model.setQuery("select * from books")
+
+ table_view = QTableView()
+ table_view.setModel(model)
+ table_view.resize(800, 600)
+ table_view.show()
+ sys.exit(app.exec())
diff --git a/sources/pyside6/doc/tutorials/portingguide/chapter2/bookdelegate.cpp b/sources/pyside6/doc/tutorials/portingguide/chapter2/bookdelegate.cpp
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index 000000000..3d246667b
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@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2016 The Qt Company Ltd.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR BSD-3-Clause
+
+#include "bookdelegate.h"
+
+#include <QtWidgets>
+
+BookDelegate::BookDelegate(QObject *parent)
+ : QSqlRelationalDelegate(parent), star(QPixmap(":images/star.png"))
+{
+}
+
+void BookDelegate::paint(QPainter *painter, const QStyleOptionViewItem &option,
+ const QModelIndex &index) const
+{
+ if (index.column() != 5) {
+ QStyleOptionViewItem opt = option;
+ // Since we draw the grid ourselves:
+ opt.rect.adjust(0, 0, -1, -1);
+ QSqlRelationalDelegate::paint(painter, opt, index);
+ } else {
+ const QAbstractItemModel *model = index.model();
+ QPalette::ColorGroup cg = (option.state & QStyle::State_Enabled) ?
+ (option.state & QStyle::State_Active) ?
+ QPalette::Normal :
+ QPalette::Inactive :
+ QPalette::Disabled;
+
+ if (option.state & QStyle::State_Selected)
+ painter->fillRect(
+ option.rect,
+ option.palette.color(cg, QPalette::Highlight));
+
+ int rating = model->data(index, Qt::DisplayRole).toInt();
+ int width = star.width();
+ int height = star.height();
+ int x = option.rect.x();
+ int y = option.rect.y() + (option.rect.height() / 2) - (height / 2);
+ for (int i = 0; i < rating; ++i) {
+ painter->drawPixmap(x, y, star);
+ x += width;
+ }
+ // Since we draw the grid ourselves:
+ drawFocus(painter, option, option.rect.adjusted(0, 0, -1, -1));
+ }
+
+ QPen pen = painter->pen();
+ painter->setPen(option.palette.color(QPalette::Mid));
+ painter->drawLine(option.rect.bottomLeft(), option.rect.bottomRight());
+ painter->drawLine(option.rect.topRight(), option.rect.bottomRight());
+ painter->setPen(pen);
+}
+
+QSize BookDelegate::sizeHint(const QStyleOptionViewItem &option,
+ const QModelIndex &index) const
+{
+ if (index.column() == 5)
+ return QSize(5 * star.width(), star.height()) + QSize(1, 1);
+ // Since we draw the grid ourselves:
+ return QSqlRelationalDelegate::sizeHint(option, index) + QSize(1, 1);
+}
+
+bool BookDelegate::editorEvent(QEvent *event, QAbstractItemModel *model,
+ const QStyleOptionViewItem &option,
+ const QModelIndex &index)
+{
+ if (index.column() != 5)
+ return QSqlRelationalDelegate::editorEvent(event, model, option, index);
+
+ if (event->type() == QEvent::MouseButtonPress) {
+ QMouseEvent *mouseEvent = static_cast<QMouseEvent*>(event);
+ int stars = qBound(0, int(0.7 + qreal(mouseEvent->pos().x()
+ - option.rect.x()) / star.width()), 5);
+ model->setData(index, QVariant(stars));
+ // So that the selection can change:
+ return false;
+ }
+
+ return true;
+}
+
+QWidget *BookDelegate::createEditor(QWidget *parent,
+ const QStyleOptionViewItem &option,
+ const QModelIndex &index) const
+{
+ if (index.column() != 4)
+ return QSqlRelationalDelegate::createEditor(parent, option, index);
+
+ // For editing the year, return a spinbox with a range from -1000 to 2100.
+ QSpinBox *sb = new QSpinBox(parent);
+ sb->setFrame(false);
+ sb->setMaximum(2100);
+ sb->setMinimum(-1000);
+
+ return sb;
+}
diff --git a/sources/pyside6/doc/tutorials/portingguide/chapter2/bookdelegate.h b/sources/pyside6/doc/tutorials/portingguide/chapter2/bookdelegate.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d0b157b39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sources/pyside6/doc/tutorials/portingguide/chapter2/bookdelegate.h
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2016 The Qt Company Ltd.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR BSD-3-Clause
+
+#ifndef BOOKDELEGATE_H
+#define BOOKDELEGATE_H
+
+#include <QModelIndex>
+#include <QPixmap>
+#include <QSize>
+#include <QSqlRelationalDelegate>
+
+QT_FORWARD_DECLARE_CLASS(QPainter)
+
+class BookDelegate : public QSqlRelationalDelegate
+{
+public:
+ BookDelegate(QObject *parent);
+
+ void paint(QPainter *painter, const QStyleOptionViewItem &option,
+ const QModelIndex &index) const override;
+
+ QSize sizeHint(const QStyleOptionViewItem &option,
+ const QModelIndex &index) const override;
+
+ bool editorEvent(QEvent *event, QAbstractItemModel *model,
+ const QStyleOptionViewItem &option,
+ const QModelIndex &index) override;
+
+ QWidget *createEditor(QWidget *parent, const QStyleOptionViewItem &option,
+ const QModelIndex &index) const override;
+
+private:
+ QPixmap star;
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/sources/pyside6/doc/tutorials/portingguide/chapter2/bookdelegate.py b/sources/pyside6/doc/tutorials/portingguide/chapter2/bookdelegate.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2c2b80157
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sources/pyside6/doc/tutorials/portingguide/chapter2/bookdelegate.py
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2022 The Qt Company Ltd.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR BSD-3-Clause
+
+import copy
+import os
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from PySide6.QtSql import QSqlRelationalDelegate
+from PySide6.QtWidgets import (QItemDelegate, QSpinBox, QStyledItemDelegate,
+ QStyle, QStyleOptionViewItem)
+from PySide6.QtGui import QMouseEvent, QPixmap, QPalette, QImage
+from PySide6.QtCore import QEvent, QSize, Qt, QUrl
+
+
+class BookDelegate(QSqlRelationalDelegate):
+ """Books delegate to rate the books"""
+
+ def __init__(self, parent=None):
+ QSqlRelationalDelegate.__init__(self, parent)
+ star_png = Path(__file__).parent / "images" / "star.png"
+ self.star = QPixmap(star_png)
+
+ def paint(self, painter, option, index):
+ """ Paint the items in the table.
+
+ If the item referred to by <index> is a StarRating, we
+ handle the painting ourselves. For the other items, we
+ let the base class handle the painting as usual.
+
+ In a polished application, we'd use a better check than
+ the column number to find out if we needed to paint the
+ stars, but it works for the purposes of this example.
+ """
+ if index.column() != 5:
+ # Since we draw the grid ourselves:
+ opt = copy.copy(option)
+ opt.rect = option.rect.adjusted(0, 0, -1, -1)
+ QSqlRelationalDelegate.paint(self, painter, opt, index)
+ else:
+ model = index.model()
+ if option.state & QStyle.State_Enabled:
+ if option.state & QStyle.State_Active:
+ color_group = QPalette.Normal
+ else:
+ color_group = QPalette.Inactive
+ else:
+ color_group = QPalette.Disabled
+
+ if option.state & QStyle.State_Selected:
+ painter.fillRect(option.rect,
+ option.palette.color(color_group, QPalette.Highlight))
+ rating = model.data(index, Qt.DisplayRole)
+ width = self.star.width()
+ height = self.star.height()
+ x = option.rect.x()
+ y = option.rect.y() + (option.rect.height() / 2) - (height / 2)
+ for i in range(rating):
+ painter.drawPixmap(x, y, self.star)
+ x += width
+
+ # Since we draw the grid ourselves:
+ self.drawFocus(painter, option, option.rect.adjusted(0, 0, -1, -1))
+
+ pen = painter.pen()
+ painter.setPen(option.palette.color(QPalette.Mid))
+ painter.drawLine(option.rect.bottomLeft(), option.rect.bottomRight())
+ painter.drawLine(option.rect.topRight(), option.rect.bottomRight())
+ painter.setPen(pen)
+
+ def sizeHint(self, option, index):
+ """ Returns the size needed to display the item in a QSize object. """
+ if index.column() == 5:
+ size_hint = QSize(5 * self.star.width(), self.star.height()) + QSize(1, 1)
+ return size_hint
+ # Since we draw the grid ourselves:
+ return QSqlRelationalDelegate.sizeHint(self, option, index) + QSize(1, 1)
+
+ def editorEvent(self, event, model, option, index):
+ if index.column() != 5:
+ return False
+
+ if event.type() == QEvent.MouseButtonPress:
+ mouse_pos = event.pos()
+ new_stars = int(0.7 + (mouse_pos.x() - option.rect.x()) / self.star.width())
+ stars = max(0, min(new_stars, 5))
+ model.setData(index, stars)
+ # So that the selection can change
+ return False
+
+ return True
+
+ def createEditor(self, parent, option, index):
+ if index.column() != 4:
+ return QSqlRelationalDelegate.createEditor(self, parent, option, index)
+
+ # For editing the year, return a spinbox with a range from -1000 to 2100.
+ spinbox = QSpinBox(parent)
+ spinbox.setFrame(False)
+ spinbox.setMaximum(2100)
+ spinbox.setMinimum(-1000)
+ return spinbox
diff --git a/sources/pyside6/doc/tutorials/portingguide/chapter2/chapter2.rst b/sources/pyside6/doc/tutorials/portingguide/chapter2/chapter2.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..83ba3357b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sources/pyside6/doc/tutorials/portingguide/chapter2/chapter2.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+Chapter 2: ``bookdelegate.cpp`` to ``bookdelegate.py``
+*******************************************************
+
+Now that your database is in place, port the C++ code for the
+``BookDelegate`` class. This class offers a delegate to present
+and edit the data in a ``QTableView``. It inherits
+``QSqlRelationalDelegate`` interface, which offers features
+specific for handling relational databases, such as a combobox
+editor for foreign key fields. To begin with, create
+``bookdelegate.py`` and add the following imports to it:
+
+.. literalinclude:: bookdelegate.py
+ :language: python
+ :linenos:
+ :lines: 3-10
+
+After the necessary ``import`` statements, port the
+constructor code for the ``BookDelegate`` class. Both
+the C++ and Python versions of this code initialize a
+``QSqlRelationalDelegate`` and ``QPixmap`` instance.
+Here is how they look:
+
+C++ version
+-------------
+
+.. literalinclude:: bookdelegate.cpp
+ :language: c++
+ :linenos:
+ :lines: 17-22
+
+Python version
+---------------
+
+.. literalinclude:: bookdelegate.py
+ :language: python
+ :linenos:
+ :lines: 10-17
+
+.. note:: The Python version loads the ``QPixmap`` using
+ the absolute path of ``star.png`` in the local
+ filesystem.
+
+As the default functionality offered by the
+``QSqlRelationalDelegate`` is not enough to present
+the books data, you must reimplement a few functions.
+For example, painting stars to represent the rating for
+each book in the table. Here is how the reimplemented
+code looks like:
+
+C++ version (bookdelegate)
+--------------------------
+
+.. literalinclude:: bookdelegate.cpp
+ :language: c++
+ :linenos:
+ :lines: 22-
+
+Python version (bookdelegate)
+-----------------------------
+
+.. literalinclude:: bookdelegate.py
+ :language: python
+ :linenos:
+ :lines: 18-
+
+Now that the delegate is in place, run the following
+``main.py`` to see how the data is presented:
+
+.. literalinclude:: main.py
+ :language: python
+ :linenos:
+ :lines: 3-
+
+Here is how the application will look when you run it:
+
+.. image:: images/chapter2_books.png
+ :alt: Books table data
+
+The only difference you'll notice now in comparison to
+:doc:`chapter 1 <../chapter1/chapter1>` is that the
+``rating`` column looks different.
+
+Try improving the table even further by adding these
+features:
+
+* Title for each column
+* SQL relation for the ``author_id`` and ``genre_id`` columns
+* Set a title to the window
+
+With these features, this is how your table will look like:
+
+.. image:: images/chapter2_books_with_relation.png
+ :alt: Books table with SQL relation
diff --git a/sources/pyside6/doc/tutorials/portingguide/chapter2/createdb.py b/sources/pyside6/doc/tutorials/portingguide/chapter2/createdb.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..da7d201a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sources/pyside6/doc/tutorials/portingguide/chapter2/createdb.py
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2022 The Qt Company Ltd.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR BSD-3-Clause
+
+from PySide6.QtSql import QSqlDatabase, QSqlError, QSqlQuery
+from datetime import date
+
+
+def add_book(q, title, year, authorId, genreId, rating):
+ q.addBindValue(title)
+ q.addBindValue(year)
+ q.addBindValue(authorId)
+ q.addBindValue(genreId)
+ q.addBindValue(rating)
+ q.exec_()
+
+
+def add_genre(q, name):
+ q.addBindValue(name)
+ q.exec_()
+ return q.lastInsertId()
+
+
+def add_author(q, name, birthdate):
+ q.addBindValue(name)
+ q.addBindValue(str(birthdate))
+ q.exec_()
+ return q.lastInsertId()
+
+BOOKS_SQL = """
+ create table books(id integer primary key, title varchar, author integer,
+ genre integer, year integer, rating integer)
+ """
+AUTHORS_SQL = """
+ create table authors(id integer primary key, name varchar, birthdate text)
+ """
+GENRES_SQL = """
+ create table genres(id integer primary key, name varchar)
+ """
+INSERT_AUTHOR_SQL = """
+ insert into authors(name, birthdate) values(?, ?)
+ """
+INSERT_GENRE_SQL = """
+ insert into genres(name) values(?)
+ """
+INSERT_BOOK_SQL = """
+ insert into books(title, year, author, genre, rating)
+ values(?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
+ """
+
+def init_db():
+ """
+ init_db()
+ Initializes the database.
+ If tables "books" and "authors" are already in the database, do nothing.
+ Return value: None or raises ValueError
+ The error value is the QtSql error instance.
+ """
+ def check(func, *args):
+ if not func(*args):
+ raise ValueError(func.__self__.lastError())
+ db = QSqlDatabase.addDatabase("QSQLITE")
+ db.setDatabaseName(":memory:")
+
+ check(db.open)
+
+ q = QSqlQuery()
+ check(q.exec_, BOOKS_SQL)
+ check(q.exec_, AUTHORS_SQL)
+ check(q.exec_, GENRES_SQL)
+ check(q.prepare, INSERT_AUTHOR_SQL)
+
+ asimovId = add_author(q, "Isaac Asimov", date(1920, 2, 1))
+ greeneId = add_author(q, "Graham Greene", date(1904, 10, 2))
+ pratchettId = add_author(q, "Terry Pratchett", date(1948, 4, 28))
+
+ check(q.prepare,INSERT_GENRE_SQL)
+ sfiction = add_genre(q, "Science Fiction")
+ fiction = add_genre(q, "Fiction")
+ fantasy = add_genre(q, "Fantasy")
+
+ check(q.prepare,INSERT_BOOK_SQL)
+ add_book(q, "Foundation", 1951, asimovId, sfiction, 3)
+ add_book(q, "Foundation and Empire", 1952, asimovId, sfiction, 4)
+ add_book(q, "Second Foundation", 1953, asimovId, sfiction, 3)
+ add_book(q, "Foundation's Edge", 1982, asimovId, sfiction, 3)
+ add_book(q, "Foundation and Earth", 1986, asimovId, sfiction, 4)
+ add_book(q, "Prelude to Foundation", 1988, asimovId, sfiction, 3)
+ add_book(q, "Forward the Foundation", 1993, asimovId, sfiction, 3)
+ add_book(q, "The Power and the Glory", 1940, greeneId, fiction, 4)
+ add_book(q, "The Third Man", 1950, greeneId, fiction, 5)
+ add_book(q, "Our Man in Havana", 1958, greeneId, fiction, 4)
+ add_book(q, "Guards! Guards!", 1989, pratchettId, fantasy, 3)
+ add_book(q, "Night Watch", 2002, pratchettId, fantasy, 3)
+ add_book(q, "Going Postal", 2004, pratchettId, fantasy, 3)
diff --git a/sources/pyside6/doc/tutorials/portingguide/chapter2/images/chapter2_books.png b/sources/pyside6/doc/tutorials/portingguide/chapter2/images/chapter2_books.png
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new file mode 100644
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diff --git a/sources/pyside6/doc/tutorials/portingguide/chapter2/images/star.png b/sources/pyside6/doc/tutorials/portingguide/chapter2/images/star.png
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diff --git a/sources/pyside6/doc/tutorials/portingguide/chapter2/main.py b/sources/pyside6/doc/tutorials/portingguide/chapter2/main.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3cc55fa46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sources/pyside6/doc/tutorials/portingguide/chapter2/main.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2022 The Qt Company Ltd.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR BSD-3-Clause
+
+import sys
+
+from PySide6.QtCore import Qt
+from PySide6.QtSql import QSqlQueryModel
+from PySide6.QtWidgets import QTableView, QApplication
+
+import createdb
+from bookdelegate import BookDelegate
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+ app = QApplication()
+ createdb.init_db()
+
+ model = QSqlQueryModel()
+ model.setQuery("select title, author, genre, year, rating from books")
+
+ table = QTableView()
+ table.setModel(model)
+ table.setItemDelegate(BookDelegate())
+ table.resize(800, 600)
+ table.show()
+
+ sys.exit(app.exec())
diff --git a/sources/pyside6/doc/tutorials/portingguide/chapter3/bookdelegate-old.py b/sources/pyside6/doc/tutorials/portingguide/chapter3/bookdelegate-old.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b3187e054
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sources/pyside6/doc/tutorials/portingguide/chapter3/bookdelegate-old.py
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2022 The Qt Company Ltd.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR BSD-3-Clause
+
+import copy
+import os
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from PySide6.QtSql import QSqlRelationalDelegate
+from PySide6.QtWidgets import (QItemDelegate, QSpinBox, QStyledItemDelegate,
+ QStyle, QStyleOptionViewItem)
+from PySide6.QtGui import QMouseEvent, QPixmap, QPalette, QImage
+from PySide6.QtCore import QEvent, QSize, Qt, QUrl
+
+
+class BookDelegate(QSqlRelationalDelegate):
+ """Books delegate to rate the books"""
+
+ def __init__(self, star_png, parent=None):
+ QSqlRelationalDelegate.__init__(self, parent)
+ star_png = Path(__file__).parent / "images" / "star.png"
+ self.star = QPixmap(star_png)
+
+ def paint(self, painter, option, index):
+ """ Paint the items in the table.
+
+ If the item referred to by <index> is a StarRating, we
+ handle the painting ourselves. For the other items, we
+ let the base class handle the painting as usual.
+
+ In a polished application, we'd use a better check than
+ the column number to find out if we needed to paint the
+ stars, but it works for the purposes of this example.
+ """
+ if index.column() != 5:
+ # Since we draw the grid ourselves:
+ opt = copy.copy(option)
+ opt.rect = option.rect.adjusted(0, 0, -1, -1)
+ QSqlRelationalDelegate.paint(self, painter, opt, index)
+ else:
+ model = index.model()
+ if option.state & QStyle.State_Enabled:
+ if option.state & QStyle.State_Active:
+ color_group = QPalette.Normal
+ else:
+ color_group = QPalette.Inactive
+ else:
+ color_group = QPalette.Disabled
+
+ if option.state & QStyle.State_Selected:
+ painter.fillRect(option.rect,
+ option.palette.color(color_group, QPalette.Highlight))
+ rating = model.data(index, Qt.DisplayRole)
+ width = self.star.width()
+ height = self.star.height()
+ x = option.rect.x()
+ y = option.rect.y() + (option.rect.height() / 2) - (height / 2)
+ for i in range(rating):
+ painter.drawPixmap(x, y, self.star)
+ x += width
+
+ # Since we draw the grid ourselves:
+ self.drawFocus(painter, option, option.rect.adjusted(0, 0, -1, -1))
+
+ pen = painter.pen()
+ painter.setPen(option.palette.color(QPalette.Mid))
+ painter.drawLine(option.rect.bottomLeft(), option.rect.bottomRight())
+ painter.drawLine(option.rect.topRight(), option.rect.bottomRight())
+ painter.setPen(pen)
+
+ def sizeHint(self, option, index):
+ """ Returns the size needed to display the item in a QSize object. """
+ if index.column() == 5:
+ size_hint = QSize(5 * self.star.width(), self.star.height()) + QSize(1, 1)
+ return size_hint
+ # Since we draw the grid ourselves:
+ return QSqlRelationalDelegate.sizeHint(self, option, index) + QSize(1, 1)
+
+ def editorEvent(self, event, model, option, index):
+ if index.column() != 5:
+ return False
+
+ if event.type() == QEvent.MouseButtonPress:
+ mouse_pos = event.pos()
+ new_stars = int(0.7 + (mouse_pos.x() - option.rect.x()) / self.star.width())
+ stars = max(0, min(new_stars, 5))
+ model.setData(index, stars)
+ # So that the selection can change
+ return False
+
+ return True
+
+ def createEditor(self, parent, option, index):
+ if index.column() != 4:
+ return QSqlRelationalDelegate.createEditor(self, parent, option, index)
+
+ # For editing the year, return a spinbox with a range from -1000 to 2100.
+ spinbox = QSpinBox(parent)
+ spinbox.setFrame(False)
+ spinbox.setMaximum(2100)
+ spinbox.setMinimum(-1000)
+ return spinbox
diff --git a/sources/pyside6/doc/tutorials/portingguide/chapter3/bookdelegate.py b/sources/pyside6/doc/tutorials/portingguide/chapter3/bookdelegate.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..145d6b73e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sources/pyside6/doc/tutorials/portingguide/chapter3/bookdelegate.py
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2022 The Qt Company Ltd.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR BSD-3-Clause
+
+import copy, os
+from PySide6.QtSql import QSqlRelationalDelegate
+from PySide6.QtWidgets import (QItemDelegate, QSpinBox, QStyledItemDelegate,
+ QStyle, QStyleOptionViewItem)
+from PySide6.QtGui import QMouseEvent, QPixmap, QPalette, QImage
+from PySide6.QtCore import QEvent, QSize, Qt, QUrl
+
+class BookDelegate(QSqlRelationalDelegate):
+ """Books delegate to rate the books"""
+
+ def __init__(self, star_png, parent=None):
+ QSqlRelationalDelegate.__init__(self, parent)
+ self.star = QPixmap(":/images/star.png")
+
+ def paint(self, painter, option, index):
+ """ Paint the items in the table.
+
+ If the item referred to by <index> is a StarRating, we
+ handle the painting ourselves. For the other items, we
+ let the base class handle the painting as usual.
+
+ In a polished application, we'd use a better check than
+ the column number to find out if we needed to paint the
+ stars, but it works for the purposes of this example.
+ """
+ if index.column() != 5:
+ # Since we draw the grid ourselves:
+ opt = copy.copy(option)
+ opt.rect = option.rect.adjusted(0, 0, -1, -1)
+ QSqlRelationalDelegate.paint(self, painter, opt, index)
+ else:
+ model = index.model()
+ if option.state & QStyle.State_Enabled:
+ if option.state & QStyle.State_Active:
+ color_group = QPalette.Normal
+ else:
+ color_group = QPalette.Inactive
+ else:
+ color_group = QPalette.Disabled
+
+ if option.state & QStyle.State_Selected:
+ painter.fillRect(option.rect,
+ option.palette.color(color_group, QPalette.Highlight))
+ rating = model.data(index, Qt.DisplayRole)
+ width = self.star.width()
+ height = self.star.height()
+ x = option.rect.x()
+ y = option.rect.y() + (option.rect.height() / 2) - (height / 2)
+ for i in range(rating):
+ painter.drawPixmap(x, y, self.star)
+ x += width
+
+ # Since we draw the grid ourselves:
+ self.drawFocus(painter, option, option.rect.adjusted(0, 0, -1, -1))
+
+ pen = painter.pen()
+ painter.setPen(option.palette.color(QPalette.Mid))
+ painter.drawLine(option.rect.bottomLeft(), option.rect.bottomRight())
+ painter.drawLine(option.rect.topRight(), option.rect.bottomRight())
+ painter.setPen(pen)
+
+ def sizeHint(self, option, index):
+ """ Returns the size needed to display the item in a QSize object. """
+ if index.column() == 5:
+ size_hint = QSize(5 * self.star.width(), self.star.height()) + QSize(1, 1)
+ return size_hint
+ # Since we draw the grid ourselves:
+ return QSqlRelationalDelegate.sizeHint(self, option, index) + QSize(1, 1)
+
+ def editorEvent(self, event, model, option, index):
+ if index.column() != 5:
+ return False
+
+ if event.type() == QEvent.MouseButtonPress:
+ mouse_pos = event.pos()
+ new_stars = int(0.7 + (mouse_pos.x() - option.rect.x()) / self.star.width())
+ stars = max(0, min(new_stars, 5))
+ model.setData(index, stars)
+ # So that the selection can change
+ return False
+
+ return True
+
+ def createEditor(self, parent, option, index):
+ if index.column() != 4:
+ return QSqlRelationalDelegate.createEditor(self, parent, option, index)
+
+ # For editing the year, return a spinbox with a range from -1000 to 2100.
+ spinbox = QSpinBox(parent)
+ spinbox.setFrame(False)
+ spinbox.setMaximum(2100)
+ spinbox.setMinimum(-1000)
+ return spinbox
diff --git a/sources/pyside6/doc/tutorials/portingguide/chapter3/books.qrc b/sources/pyside6/doc/tutorials/portingguide/chapter3/books.qrc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d6ad21337
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sources/pyside6/doc/tutorials/portingguide/chapter3/books.qrc
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<!DOCTYPE RCC><RCC version="1.0">
+<qresource>
+ <file>images/star.png</file>
+</qresource>
+</RCC>
diff --git a/sources/pyside6/doc/tutorials/portingguide/chapter3/bookwindow.cpp b/sources/pyside6/doc/tutorials/portingguide/chapter3/bookwindow.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6ec1b9e19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sources/pyside6/doc/tutorials/portingguide/chapter3/bookwindow.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2016 The Qt Company Ltd.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR BSD-3-Clause
+
+#include "bookwindow.h"
+#include "bookdelegate.h"
+#include "initdb.h"
+
+#include <QtSql>
+
+BookWindow::BookWindow()
+{
+ ui.setupUi(this);
+
+ if (!QSqlDatabase::drivers().contains("QSQLITE"))
+ QMessageBox::critical(
+ this,
+ "Unable to load database",
+ "This demo needs the SQLITE driver"
+ );
+
+ // Initialize the database:
+ QSqlError err = initDb();
+ if (err.type() != QSqlError::NoError) {
+ showError(err);
+ return;
+ }
+
+ // Create the data model:
+ model = new QSqlRelationalTableModel(ui.bookTable);
+ model->setEditStrategy(QSqlTableModel::OnManualSubmit);
+ model->setTable("books");
+
+ // Remember the indexes of the columns:
+ authorIdx = model->fieldIndex("author");
+ genreIdx = model->fieldIndex("genre");
+
+ // Set the relations to the other database tables:
+ model->setRelation(authorIdx, QSqlRelation("authors", "id", "name"));
+ model->setRelation(genreIdx, QSqlRelation("genres", "id", "name"));
+
+ // Set the localized header captions:
+ model->setHeaderData(authorIdx, Qt::Horizontal, tr("Author Name"));
+ model->setHeaderData(genreIdx, Qt::Horizontal, tr("Genre"));
+ model->setHeaderData(model->fieldIndex("title"),
+ Qt::Horizontal, tr("Title"));
+ model->setHeaderData(model->fieldIndex("year"), Qt::Horizontal, tr("Year"));
+ model->setHeaderData(model->fieldIndex("rating"),
+ Qt::Horizontal, tr("Rating"));
+
+ // Populate the model:
+ if (!model->select()) {
+ showError(model->lastError());
+ return;
+ }
+
+ // Set the model and hide the ID column:
+ ui.bookTable->setModel(model);
+ ui.bookTable->setItemDelegate(new BookDelegate(ui.bookTable));
+ ui.bookTable->setColumnHidden(model->fieldIndex("id"), true);
+ ui.bookTable->setSelectionMode(QAbstractItemView::SingleSelection);
+
+ // Initialize the Author combo box:
+ ui.authorEdit->setModel(model->relationModel(authorIdx));
+ ui.authorEdit->setModelColumn(
+ model->relationModel(authorIdx)->fieldIndex("name"));
+
+ ui.genreEdit->setModel(model->relationModel(genreIdx));
+ ui.genreEdit->setModelColumn(
+ model->relationModel(genreIdx)->fieldIndex("name"));
+
+ // Lock and prohibit resizing of the width of the rating column:
+ ui.bookTable->horizontalHeader()->setSectionResizeMode(
+ model->fieldIndex("rating"),
+ QHeaderView::ResizeToContents);
+
+ QDataWidgetMapper *mapper = new QDataWidgetMapper(this);
+ mapper->setModel(model);
+ mapper->setItemDelegate(new BookDelegate(this));
+ mapper->addMapping(ui.titleEdit, model->fieldIndex("title"));
+ mapper->addMapping(ui.yearEdit, model->fieldIndex("year"));
+ mapper->addMapping(ui.authorEdit, authorIdx);
+ mapper->addMapping(ui.genreEdit, genreIdx);
+ mapper->addMapping(ui.ratingEdit, model->fieldIndex("rating"));
+
+ connect(ui.bookTable->selectionModel(),
+ &QItemSelectionModel::currentRowChanged,
+ mapper,
+ &QDataWidgetMapper::setCurrentModelIndex
+ );
+
+ ui.bookTable->setCurrentIndex(model->index(0, 0));
+ createMenuBar();
+}
+
+void BookWindow::showError(const QSqlError &err)
+{
+ QMessageBox::critical(this, "Unable to initialize Database",
+ "Error initializing database: " + err.text());
+}
+
+void BookWindow::createMenuBar()
+{
+ QAction *quitAction = new QAction(tr("&Quit"), this);
+ QAction *aboutAction = new QAction(tr("&About"), this);
+ QAction *aboutQtAction = new QAction(tr("&About Qt"), this);
+
+ QMenu *fileMenu = menuBar()->addMenu(tr("&File"));
+ fileMenu->addAction(quitAction);
+
+ QMenu *helpMenu = menuBar()->addMenu(tr("&Help"));
+ helpMenu->addAction(aboutAction);
+ helpMenu->addAction(aboutQtAction);
+
+ connect(quitAction, &QAction::triggered, this, &BookWindow::close);
+ connect(aboutAction, &QAction::triggered, this, &BookWindow::about);
+ connect(aboutQtAction, &QAction::triggered, qApp, &QApplication::aboutQt);
+}
+
+void BookWindow::about()
+{
+ QMessageBox::about(this, tr("About Books"),
+ tr("<p>The <b>Books</b> example shows how to use Qt SQL classes "
+ "with a model/view framework."));
+}
diff --git a/sources/pyside6/doc/tutorials/portingguide/chapter3/bookwindow.py b/sources/pyside6/doc/tutorials/portingguide/chapter3/bookwindow.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bb033c6d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sources/pyside6/doc/tutorials/portingguide/chapter3/bookwindow.py
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2022 The Qt Company Ltd.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR BSD-3-Clause
+
+from PySide6.QtGui import QAction
+from PySide6.QtWidgets import (QAbstractItemView, QDataWidgetMapper,
+ QHeaderView, QMainWindow, QMessageBox)
+from PySide6.QtGui import QKeySequence
+from PySide6.QtSql import (QSqlRelation, QSqlRelationalTableModel, QSqlTableModel,
+ QSqlError)
+from PySide6.QtCore import QAbstractItemModel, QObject, QSize, Qt, Slot
+import createdb
+from ui_bookwindow import Ui_BookWindow
+from bookdelegate import BookDelegate
+
+
+class BookWindow(QMainWindow, Ui_BookWindow):
+ # """A window to show the books available"""
+
+ def __init__(self):
+ QMainWindow.__init__(self)
+ self.setupUi(self)
+
+ #Initialize db
+ createdb.init_db()
+
+ model = QSqlRelationalTableModel(self.bookTable)
+ model.setEditStrategy(QSqlTableModel.OnManualSubmit)
+ model.setTable("books")
+
+ # Remember the indexes of the columns:
+ author_idx = model.fieldIndex("author")
+ genre_idx = model.fieldIndex("genre")
+
+ # Set the relations to the other database tables:
+ model.setRelation(author_idx, QSqlRelation("authors", "id", "name"))
+ model.setRelation(genre_idx, QSqlRelation("genres", "id", "name"))
+
+ # Set the localized header captions:
+ model.setHeaderData(author_idx, Qt.Horizontal, self.tr("Author Name"))
+ model.setHeaderData(genre_idx, Qt.Horizontal, self.tr("Genre"))
+ model.setHeaderData(model.fieldIndex("title"), Qt.Horizontal, self.tr("Title"))
+ model.setHeaderData(model.fieldIndex("year"), Qt.Horizontal, self.tr("Year"))
+ model.setHeaderData(model.fieldIndex("rating"), Qt.Horizontal, self.tr("Rating"))
+
+ if not model.select():
+ print(model.lastError())
+
+ # Set the model and hide the ID column:
+ self.bookTable.setModel(model)
+ self.bookTable.setItemDelegate(BookDelegate(self.bookTable))
+ self.bookTable.setColumnHidden(model.fieldIndex("id"), True)
+ self.bookTable.setSelectionMode(QAbstractItemView.SingleSelection)
+
+ # Initialize the Author combo box:
+ self.authorEdit.setModel(model.relationModel(author_idx))
+ self.authorEdit.setModelColumn(model.relationModel(author_idx).fieldIndex("name"))
+
+ self.genreEdit.setModel(model.relationModel(genre_idx))
+ self.genreEdit.setModelColumn(model.relationModel(genre_idx).fieldIndex("name"))
+
+ # Lock and prohibit resizing of the width of the rating column:
+ self.bookTable.horizontalHeader().setSectionResizeMode(model.fieldIndex("rating"),
+ QHeaderView.ResizeToContents)
+
+ mapper = QDataWidgetMapper(self)
+ mapper.setModel(model)
+ mapper.setItemDelegate(BookDelegate(self))
+ mapper.addMapping(self.titleEdit, model.fieldIndex("title"))
+ mapper.addMapping(self.yearEdit, model.fieldIndex("year"))
+ mapper.addMapping(self.authorEdit, author_idx)
+ mapper.addMapping(self.genreEdit, genre_idx)
+ mapper.addMapping(self.ratingEdit, model.fieldIndex("rating"))
+
+ selection_model = self.bookTable.selectionModel()
+ selection_model.currentRowChanged.connect(mapper.setCurrentModelIndex)
+
+ self.bookTable.setCurrentIndex(model.index(0, 0))
+ self.create_menubar()
+
+ def showError(err):
+ QMessageBox.critical(self, "Unable to initialize Database",
+ "Error initializing database: " + err.text())
+
+ def create_menubar(self):
+ file_menu = self.menuBar().addMenu(self.tr("&File"))
+ quit_action = file_menu.addAction(self.tr("&Quit"))
+ quit_action.triggered.connect(qApp.quit)
+
+ help_menu = self.menuBar().addMenu(self.tr("&Help"))
+ about_action = help_menu.addAction(self.tr("&About"))
+ about_action.setShortcut(QKeySequence.HelpContents)
+ about_action.triggered.connect(self.about)
+ aboutQt_action = help_menu.addAction("&About Qt")
+ aboutQt_action.triggered.connect(qApp.aboutQt)
+
+ def about(self):
+ QMessageBox.about(self, self.tr("About Books"),
+ self.tr("<p>The <b>Books</b> example shows how to use Qt SQL classes "
+ "with a model/view framework."))
diff --git a/sources/pyside6/doc/tutorials/portingguide/chapter3/bookwindow.ui b/sources/pyside6/doc/tutorials/portingguide/chapter3/bookwindow.ui
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e1668288f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sources/pyside6/doc/tutorials/portingguide/chapter3/bookwindow.ui
@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+<ui version="4.0" >
+ <author></author>
+ <comment></comment>
+ <exportmacro></exportmacro>
+ <class>BookWindow</class>
+ <widget class="QMainWindow" name="BookWindow" >
+ <property name="geometry" >
+ <rect>
+ <x>0</x>
+ <y>0</y>
+ <width>601</width>
+ <height>420</height>
+ </rect>
+ </property>
+ <property name="windowTitle" >
+ <string>Books</string>
+ </property>
+ <widget class="QWidget" name="centralWidget" >
+ <layout class="QVBoxLayout" >
+ <property name="margin" >
+ <number>9</number>
+ </property>
+ <property name="spacing" >
+ <number>6</number>
+ </property>
+ <item>
+ <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBox" >
+ <property name="title" >
+ <string>Books</string>
+ </property>
+ <layout class="QVBoxLayout" >
+ <property name="margin" >
+ <number>9</number>
+ </property>
+ <property name="spacing" >
+ <number>6</number>
+ </property>
+ <item>
+ <widget class="QTableView" name="bookTable" >
+ <property name="selectionBehavior" >
+ <enum>QAbstractItemView::SelectRows</enum>
+ </property>
+ </widget>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBox_2" >
+ <property name="title" >
+ <string>Details</string>
+ </property>
+ <layout class="QFormLayout" >
+ <item row="0" column="0" >
+ <widget class="QLabel" name="label_5" >
+ <property name="text" >
+ <string>&lt;b>Title:&lt;/b></string>
+ </property>
+ </widget>
+ </item>
+ <item row="0" column="1" >
+ <widget class="QLineEdit" name="titleEdit" >
+ <property name="enabled" >
+ <bool>true</bool>
+ </property>
+ </widget>
+ </item>
+ <item row="1" column="0" >
+ <widget class="QLabel" name="label_2_2_2_2" >
+ <property name="text" >
+ <string>&lt;b>Author: &lt;/b></string>
+ </property>
+ </widget>
+ </item>
+ <item row="1" column="1" >
+ <widget class="QComboBox" name="authorEdit" >
+ <property name="enabled" >
+ <bool>true</bool>
+ </property>
+ </widget>
+ </item>
+ <item row="2" column="0" >
+ <widget class="QLabel" name="label_3" >
+ <property name="text" >
+ <string>&lt;b>Genre:&lt;/b></string>
+ </property>
+ </widget>
+ </item>
+ <item row="2" column="1" >
+ <widget class="QComboBox" name="genreEdit" >
+ <property name="enabled" >
+ <bool>true</bool>
+ </property>
+ </widget>
+ </item>
+ <item row="3" column="0" >
+ <widget class="QLabel" name="label_4" >
+ <property name="text" >
+ <string>&lt;b>Year:&lt;/b></string>
+ </property>
+ </widget>
+ </item>
+ <item row="3" column="1" >
+ <widget class="QSpinBox" name="yearEdit" >
+ <property name="enabled" >
+ <bool>true</bool>
+ </property>
+ <property name="prefix" >
+ <string/>
+ </property>
+ <property name="maximum" >
+ <number>2100</number>
+ </property>
+ <property name="minimum" >
+ <number>-1000</number>
+ </property>
+ </widget>
+ </item>
+ <item row="4" column="0" >
+ <widget class="QLabel" name="label" >
+ <property name="text" >
+ <string>&lt;b>Rating:&lt;/b></string>
+ </property>
+ </widget>
+ </item>
+ <item row="4" column="1" >
+ <widget class="QSpinBox" name="ratingEdit" >
+ <property name="maximum" >
+ <number>5</number>
+ </property>
+ </widget>
+ </item>
+ </layout>
+ </widget>
+ </item>
+ </layout>
+ </widget>
+ </item>
+ </layout>
+ </widget>
+ </widget>
+ <pixmapfunction></pixmapfunction>
+ <tabstops>
+ <tabstop>bookTable</tabstop>
+ <tabstop>titleEdit</tabstop>
+ <tabstop>authorEdit</tabstop>
+ <tabstop>genreEdit</tabstop>
+ <tabstop>yearEdit</tabstop>
+ </tabstops>
+ <resources/>
+ <connections/>
+</ui>
diff --git a/sources/pyside6/doc/tutorials/portingguide/chapter3/chapter3.rst b/sources/pyside6/doc/tutorials/portingguide/chapter3/chapter3.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..98d4d3982
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@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+Chapter 3: Port ``bookdwindow.cpp`` to ``bookwindow.py``
+*********************************************************
+
+After the bookdelegate, port the C++ code for the
+``BookWindow`` class. It offers a QMainWindow, containing a
+``QTableView`` to present the books data, and a **Details**
+section with a set of input fields to edit the selected row
+in the table. To begin with, create the ``bookwindow.py``
+and add the following imports to it:
+
+.. literalinclude:: bookwindow.py
+ :language: python
+ :linenos:
+ :lines: 3-16
+
+.. note:: The imports include the ``BookDelegate`` you
+ ported earlier and the ``Ui_BookWindow``. The pyside-uic
+ tool generates the ``ui_bookwindow`` Python code based
+ on the ``bookwindow.ui`` XML file.
+
+To generate this Python code, run the following command on the
+prompt:
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+ pyside6-uic bookwindow.ui -o ui_bookwindow.py
+
+Try porting the remaining code now. To begin with, here is
+how both the versions of the constructor code looks:
+
+C++ version
+------------
+
+.. literalinclude:: bookwindow.cpp
+ :language: c++
+ :linenos:
+ :lines: 20-103
+
+Python version
+---------------
+
+.. literalinclude:: bookwindow.py
+ :language: python
+ :linenos:
+ :lines: 16-79
+
+.. note:: The Python version of the ``BookWindow`` class
+ definition inherits from both ``QMainWindow`` and
+ ``Ui_BookWindow``, which is defined in the
+ ``ui_bookwindow.py`` file that you generated earlier.
+
+Here is how the rest of the code looks like:
+
+C++ version
+------------
+
+.. literalinclude:: bookwindow.cpp
+ :language: c++
+ :linenos:
+ :lines: 78-
+
+Python version
+---------------
+
+.. literalinclude:: bookwindow.py
+ :language: python
+ :linenos:
+ :lines: 80-
+
+Now that all the necessary pieces are in place, try to put
+them together in ``main.py``.
+
+.. literalinclude:: main.py
+ :language: python
+ :linenos:
+ :lines: 3-
+
+Try running this to see if you get the following output:
+
+.. image:: images/chapter3-books.png
+ :alt: BookWindow with a QTableView and a few input fields
+
+Now, if you look back at :doc:`chapter2 <../chapter2/chapter2>`,
+you'll notice that the ``bookdelegate.py`` loads the
+``star.png`` from the filesytem. Instead, you could add it
+to a ``qrc`` file, and load from it. The later approach is
+rececommended if your application is targeted for
+different platforms, as most of the popular platforms
+employ stricter file access policy these days.
+
+To add the ``star.png`` to a ``.qrc``, create a file called
+``books.qrc`` and the following XML content to it:
+
+.. literalinclude:: books.qrc
+ :linenos:
+
+This is a simple XML file defining a list all resources that
+your application needs. In this case, it is the ``star.png``
+image only.
+
+Now, run the ``pyside6-rcc`` tool on the ``books.qrc`` file
+to generate ``rc_books.py``.
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+ pyside6-rcc books.qrc -o rc_books.py
+
+Once you have the Python script generated, make the
+following changes to ``bookdelegate.py`` and ``main.py``:
+
+.. literalinclude:: bookdelegate.py
+ :diff: ../chapter2/bookdelegate.py
+
+.. literalinclude:: main.py
+ :diff: main-old.py
+
+Although there will be no noticeable difference in the UI
+after these changes, using a ``.qrc`` is a better approach.
+
+Now that you have successfully ported the SQL Books example,
+you know how easy it is. Try porting another C++ application.
diff --git a/sources/pyside6/doc/tutorials/portingguide/chapter3/createdb.py b/sources/pyside6/doc/tutorials/portingguide/chapter3/createdb.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..da7d201a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sources/pyside6/doc/tutorials/portingguide/chapter3/createdb.py
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2022 The Qt Company Ltd.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR BSD-3-Clause
+
+from PySide6.QtSql import QSqlDatabase, QSqlError, QSqlQuery
+from datetime import date
+
+
+def add_book(q, title, year, authorId, genreId, rating):
+ q.addBindValue(title)
+ q.addBindValue(year)
+ q.addBindValue(authorId)
+ q.addBindValue(genreId)
+ q.addBindValue(rating)
+ q.exec_()
+
+
+def add_genre(q, name):
+ q.addBindValue(name)
+ q.exec_()
+ return q.lastInsertId()
+
+
+def add_author(q, name, birthdate):
+ q.addBindValue(name)
+ q.addBindValue(str(birthdate))
+ q.exec_()
+ return q.lastInsertId()
+
+BOOKS_SQL = """
+ create table books(id integer primary key, title varchar, author integer,
+ genre integer, year integer, rating integer)
+ """
+AUTHORS_SQL = """
+ create table authors(id integer primary key, name varchar, birthdate text)
+ """
+GENRES_SQL = """
+ create table genres(id integer primary key, name varchar)
+ """
+INSERT_AUTHOR_SQL = """
+ insert into authors(name, birthdate) values(?, ?)
+ """
+INSERT_GENRE_SQL = """
+ insert into genres(name) values(?)
+ """
+INSERT_BOOK_SQL = """
+ insert into books(title, year, author, genre, rating)
+ values(?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
+ """
+
+def init_db():
+ """
+ init_db()
+ Initializes the database.
+ If tables "books" and "authors" are already in the database, do nothing.
+ Return value: None or raises ValueError
+ The error value is the QtSql error instance.
+ """
+ def check(func, *args):
+ if not func(*args):
+ raise ValueError(func.__self__.lastError())
+ db = QSqlDatabase.addDatabase("QSQLITE")
+ db.setDatabaseName(":memory:")
+
+ check(db.open)
+
+ q = QSqlQuery()
+ check(q.exec_, BOOKS_SQL)
+ check(q.exec_, AUTHORS_SQL)
+ check(q.exec_, GENRES_SQL)
+ check(q.prepare, INSERT_AUTHOR_SQL)
+
+ asimovId = add_author(q, "Isaac Asimov", date(1920, 2, 1))
+ greeneId = add_author(q, "Graham Greene", date(1904, 10, 2))
+ pratchettId = add_author(q, "Terry Pratchett", date(1948, 4, 28))
+
+ check(q.prepare,INSERT_GENRE_SQL)
+ sfiction = add_genre(q, "Science Fiction")
+ fiction = add_genre(q, "Fiction")
+ fantasy = add_genre(q, "Fantasy")
+
+ check(q.prepare,INSERT_BOOK_SQL)
+ add_book(q, "Foundation", 1951, asimovId, sfiction, 3)
+ add_book(q, "Foundation and Empire", 1952, asimovId, sfiction, 4)
+ add_book(q, "Second Foundation", 1953, asimovId, sfiction, 3)
+ add_book(q, "Foundation's Edge", 1982, asimovId, sfiction, 3)
+ add_book(q, "Foundation and Earth", 1986, asimovId, sfiction, 4)
+ add_book(q, "Prelude to Foundation", 1988, asimovId, sfiction, 3)
+ add_book(q, "Forward the Foundation", 1993, asimovId, sfiction, 3)
+ add_book(q, "The Power and the Glory", 1940, greeneId, fiction, 4)
+ add_book(q, "The Third Man", 1950, greeneId, fiction, 5)
+ add_book(q, "Our Man in Havana", 1958, greeneId, fiction, 4)
+ add_book(q, "Guards! Guards!", 1989, pratchettId, fantasy, 3)
+ add_book(q, "Night Watch", 2002, pratchettId, fantasy, 3)
+ add_book(q, "Going Postal", 2004, pratchettId, fantasy, 3)
diff --git a/sources/pyside6/doc/tutorials/portingguide/chapter3/images/chapter3-books.png b/sources/pyside6/doc/tutorials/portingguide/chapter3/images/chapter3-books.png
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diff --git a/sources/pyside6/doc/tutorials/portingguide/chapter3/images/star.png b/sources/pyside6/doc/tutorials/portingguide/chapter3/images/star.png
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diff --git a/sources/pyside6/doc/tutorials/portingguide/chapter3/main-old.py b/sources/pyside6/doc/tutorials/portingguide/chapter3/main-old.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..164fc589a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sources/pyside6/doc/tutorials/portingguide/chapter3/main-old.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2022 The Qt Company Ltd.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR BSD-3-Clause
+
+import sys
+from PySide6.QtWidgets import QApplication
+from bookwindow import BookWindow
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+ app = QApplication([])
+
+ window = BookWindow()
+ window.resize(800, 600)
+ window.show()
+
+ sys.exit(app.exec())
diff --git a/sources/pyside6/doc/tutorials/portingguide/chapter3/main.py b/sources/pyside6/doc/tutorials/portingguide/chapter3/main.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9a6575dc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sources/pyside6/doc/tutorials/portingguide/chapter3/main.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2022 The Qt Company Ltd.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR BSD-3-Clause
+
+import sys
+from PySide6.QtWidgets import QApplication
+from bookwindow import BookWindow
+import rc_books
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+ app = QApplication([])
+
+ window = BookWindow()
+ window.resize(800, 600)
+ window.show()
+
+ sys.exit(app.exec())
diff --git a/sources/pyside6/doc/tutorials/portingguide/hello_world_ex.py b/sources/pyside6/doc/tutorials/portingguide/hello_world_ex.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d67906fa7
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@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2022 The Qt Company Ltd.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR BSD-3-Clause
+
+import sys
+import random
+
+from PySide6.QtWidgets import (QApplication, QLabel,
+ QPushButton, QVBoxLayout, QWidget)
+from PySide6.QtCore import Qt, Slot
+
+class MyWidget(QWidget):
+ def __init__(self):
+ super().__init__()
+
+ self.hello = ["Hallo Welt", "Hei maailma", "Hola Mundo", "Привет мир"]
+
+ self.button = QPushButton("Click me!")
+ self.text = QLabel("Hello World")
+ self.text.setAlignment(Qt.AlignCenter)
+
+ self.layout = QVBoxLayout()
+ self.layout.addWidget(self.text)
+ self.layout.addWidget(self.button)
+ self.setLayout(self.layout)
+
+ self.button.clicked.connect(self.magic)
+
+ @Slot()
+ def magic(self):
+ self.text.setText(random.choice(self.hello))
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+ app = QApplication(sys.argv)
+
+ widget = MyWidget()
+ widget.resize(800, 600)
+ widget.show()
+
+ sys.exit(app.exec())
diff --git a/sources/pyside6/doc/tutorials/portingguide/index.rst b/sources/pyside6/doc/tutorials/portingguide/index.rst
new file mode 100644
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+Porting a C++ Application to Python
+*************************************
+
+Qt for Python lets you use Qt APIs in a Python application.
+So the next question is: What does it take to port an
+existing C++ application? Try porting a Qt C++ application
+to Python to understand this.
+
+Before you start, ensure that all the prerequisites for
+Qt for Python are met. See
+:doc:`Getting Started <../../gettingstarted/index>` for more
+information. In addition, familiarize yourself with the
+basic differences between Qt in C++ and in Python.
+
+Basic differences
+==================
+
+This section highlights some of the basic differences
+between C++ and Python, and how Qt differs between these
+two contexts.
+
+C++ vs Python
+--------------
+
+* In the interest of code reuse, both C++ and Python
+ provide ways for one file of code to use facilities
+ provided by another. In C++, this is done using the
+ ``#include`` directive to access the API definition of
+ the reused code. The Python equivalent is an ``import``
+ statement.
+* The constructor of a C++ class shares the name of its
+ class and automatically calls the constructor of any
+ base-classes (in a predefined order) before it runs.
+ In Python, the ``__init__()`` method is the constructor
+ of the class, and it can explicitly call base-class
+ constructors in any order.
+* C++ uses the keyword, ``this``, to implicitly refer to
+ the current object. In python, you need to explicitly
+ mention the current object as the first parameter
+ to each instance method of the class; it is conventionally
+ named ``self``.
+* And more importantly, forget about curly braces, {}, and
+ semi-colon, ;.
+* Precede variable definitions with the ``global`` keyword,
+ only if they need global scope.
+
+.. code:: python
+
+ var = None
+ def func(key, value = None):
+ """Does stuff with a key and an optional value.
+
+ If value is omitted or None, the value from func()'s
+ last call is reused.
+ """
+ global var
+ if value is None:
+ if var is None:
+ raise ValueError("Must pass a value on first call", key, value)
+ value = var
+ else:
+ var = value
+ doStuff(key, value)
+
+In this example, ``func()`` would treat ``var`` as a local
+name without the ``global`` statement. This would lead to
+a ``NameError`` in the ``value is None`` handling, on
+accessing ``var``. For more information about this, see
+`Python refernce documentation <python refdoc>`_.
+
+.. _python refdoc: https://docs.python.org/3/reference/simple_stmts.html#the-global-statement
+
+.. tip:: Python being an interpreted language, most often
+ the easiest way is to try your idea in the interperter.
+ You could call the ``help()`` function in the
+ interpreter on any built-in function or keyword in
+ Python. For example, a call to ``help(import)`` should
+ provide documentation about the ``import`` statment
+
+Last but not the least, try out a few examples to
+familiarize yourself with the Python coding style and
+follow the guidelines outlined in the
+`PEP8 - Style Guide <pep8>`_.
+
+.. _pep8: <https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0008/#naming-conventions>
+
+.. code-block:: python
+
+ import sys
+
+ from PySide6.QtWidgets import QApplication, QLabel
+
+ app = QApplication(sys.argv)
+ label = QLabel("Hello World")
+ label.show()
+ sys.exit(app.exec())
+
+.. note:: Qt provides classes that are meant to manage
+ the application-specific requirements depending on
+ whether the application is console-only
+ (QCoreApplication), GUI with QtWidgets (QApplication),
+ or GUI without QtWidgets (QGuiApplication). These
+ classes load necessary plugins, such as the GUI
+ libraries required by an application. In this case, it is
+ QApplication that is initialized first as the application
+ has a GUI with QtWidgets.
+
+Qt in the C++ and Python context
+---------------------------------
+
+Qt behaves the same irrespective of whether it is used
+in a C++ or a Python application. Considering that C++
+and Python use different language semantics, some
+differences between the two variants of Qt are inevitable.
+Here are a few important ones that you must be aware of:
+
+* **Qt Properties**: ``Q_PROPERTY`` macros are used in C++ to add a
+ public member variable with getter and setter functions. Python's
+ alternative for this is the ``@property`` decorator before the
+ getter and setter function definitions.
+* **Qt Signals and Slots**: Qt offers a unique callback mechanism,
+ where a signal is emitted to notify the occurrence of an event, so
+ that slots connected to this signal can react to it. In C++,
+ the class definition must define the slots under the
+ ``public Q_SLOTS:`` and signals under ``Q_SIGNALS:``
+ access specifier. You connect these two using one of the
+ several variants of the QObject::connect() function. Python's
+ equivalent for this is the `@Slot`` decorator just before the
+ function definition. This is necessary to register the slots
+ with the QtMetaObject.
+* **QString, QVariant, and other types**
+
+ - Qt for Python does not provide access to QString and
+ QVariant. You must use Python's native types instead.
+ - QChar and QStringRef are represented as Python strings,
+ and QStringList is converted to a list of strings.
+ - QDate, QDateTime, QTime, and QUrl's __hash__() methods
+ return a string representation so that identical dates
+ (and identical date/times or times or URLs) have
+ identical hash values.
+ - QTextStream's bin(), hex(), and oct() functions are
+ renamed to bin_(), hex_(), and oct_() respectively. This
+ should avoid name conflicts with Python's built-in
+ functions.
+
+* **QByteArray**: A QByteArray is treated as a list of
+ bytes without encoding. Python 3 uses
+ "bytes". QString is represented as an encoded human readable string,
+ which means it is a "str".
+
+Here is the improved version of the Hello World example,
+demonstrating some of these differences:
+
+.. literalinclude:: hello_world_ex.py
+ :linenos:
+ :lines: 3-
+
+.. note:: The ``if`` block is just a good practice when
+ developing a Python application. It lets the Python file
+ behave differently depending on whether it is imported
+ as a module in another file or run directly. The
+ ``__name__`` variable will have different values in
+ these two scenarios. It is ``__main__`` when the file is
+ run directly, and the module's file name
+ (``hello_world_ex`` in this case) when imported as a
+ module. In the later case, everything defined in the
+ module except the ``if`` block is available to the
+ importing file.
+
+Notice that the QPushButton's ``clicked`` signal is
+connected to the ``magic`` function to randomly change the
+QLabel's ``text`` property. The `@Slot`` decorator marks
+the methods that are slots and informs the QtMetaObject about
+them.
+
+Porting a Qt C++ example
+=========================
+
+Qt offers several C++ examples to showcase its features and help
+beginners learn. You can try porting one of these C++ examples to
+Python. The
+`books SQL example <https://code.qt.io/cgit/qt/qtbase.git/tree/examples/sql/books>`_
+is a good starting point as it does not require you to write UI-specific code in
+Python, but can use its ``.ui`` file instead.
+
+The following chapters guides you through the porting process:
+
+.. toctree::
+ :glob:
+ :titlesonly:
+
+ chapter1/chapter1
+ chapter2/chapter2
+ chapter3/chapter3