Test QTest's signal dumper

It has been completely untested for a while and saw some breakage.
So let's add a selftest for it. ('-vs' when running tests)

Change-Id: Ibfb5ac0a2d741de7c3f519d91202d4977996045e
Reviewed-by: Qt CI Bot <qt_ci_bot@qt-project.org>
Reviewed-by: Edward Welbourne <edward.welbourne@qt.io>

11 files changed, 2270 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/expected_signaldumper.lightxml b/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/expected_signaldumper.lightxml
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+<Environment>
+    <QtVersion>@INSERT_QT_VERSION_HERE@</QtVersion>
+    <QtBuild/>
+    <QTestVersion>@INSERT_QT_VERSION_HERE@</QTestVersion>
+</Environment>
+<TestFunction name="initTestCase">
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: QThread(_POINTER_) started ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Incident type="pass" file="" line="0" />
+    <Duration msecs="0"/>
+</TestFunction>
+<TestFunction name="noConnections">
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Incident type="pass" file="" line="0" />
+    <Duration msecs="0"/>
+</TestFunction>
+<TestFunction name="oneSlot">
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Incident type="pass" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+</Incident>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Incident type="pass" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+</Incident>
+    <Duration msecs="0"/>
+</TestFunction>
+<TestFunction name="oneSlotOldSyntax">
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[    Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) slotWithoutParameters()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[    Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) slotWithParameters(int,char)]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[    Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) slotWithoutParameters()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Incident type="pass" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+</Incident>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Incident type="pass" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+</Incident>
+    <Duration msecs="0"/>
+</TestFunction>
+<TestFunction name="twoSlots">
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]></Description>
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+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]></Description>
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+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+</Incident>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
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+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Incident type="pass" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+</Incident>
+    <Duration msecs="0"/>
+</TestFunction>
+<TestFunction name="twoSlotsOldSyntax">
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[    Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) slotWithoutParameters()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[    Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) slotWithoutParameters()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[    Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) slotWithParameters(int,char)]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[    Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) slotWithParameters(int,char)]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[    Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) slotWithoutParameters()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[    Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) slotWithoutParameters()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
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+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+</Incident>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()]]></Description>
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+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
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+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]></Description>
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+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Incident type="pass" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+</Incident>
+    <Duration msecs="0"/>
+</TestFunction>
+<TestFunction name="signalForwarding">
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()]]></Description>
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+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
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+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
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+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
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+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
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+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]></Description>
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+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]></Description>
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+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
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+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]></Description>
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+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
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+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
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+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
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+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()]]></Description>
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+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
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+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]></Description>
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+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[    Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal()]]></Description>
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+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
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+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]></Description>
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+<Incident type="pass" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
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+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
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+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]></Description>
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+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Incident type="pass" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+</Incident>
+    <Duration msecs="0"/>
+</TestFunction>
+<TestFunction name="slotEmittingSignal">
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[    Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
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+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+</Incident>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Incident type="pass" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+</Incident>
+    <Duration msecs="0"/>
+</TestFunction>
+<TestFunction name="slotEmittingSignalOldSyntax">
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[    Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) emitSecondSignal()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[    Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Incident type="pass" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+</Incident>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Incident type="pass" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+</Incident>
+    <Duration msecs="0"/>
+</TestFunction>
+<TestFunction name="variousTypes">
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qStringSignal (QString(Test string))]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qStringRefSignal ((QString&)@_POINTER_)]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qStringConstRefSignal (QString(Test string))]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qByteArraySignal (QByteArray(Test bytearray))]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qListSignal (QList<int>())]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qVectorSignal (QVector<int>())]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qVectorRefSignal ((QVector<int>&)@_POINTER_)]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qVectorConstRefSignal (QVector<int>())]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qVectorConstPointerSignal ((const QVector<int>*)_POINTER_)]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qVectorPointerConstSignal ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qVariantSignal (QVariant())]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qVariantSignal (QVariant())]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Incident type="pass" file="" line="0" />
+    <Duration msecs="0"/>
+</TestFunction>
+<TestFunction name="cleanupTestCase">
+<Incident type="pass" file="" line="0" />
+    <Duration msecs="0"/>
+</TestFunction>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: QThread(_POINTER_) finished ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Duration msecs="0"/>
diff --git a/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/expected_signaldumper.tap b/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/expected_signaldumper.tap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..04d7d94745
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/expected_signaldumper.tap
@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+TAP version 13
+# tst_Signaldumper
+# Signal: QThread(_POINTER_) started ()
+ok 1 - initTestCase()
+# Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()
+# Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))
+ok 2 - noConnections()
+# Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()
+# Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()
+# Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))
+# Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()
+# Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))
+# Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()
+ok 3 - oneSlot(direct)
+# Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()
+# Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()
+# Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))
+# Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()
+# Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))
+# Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()
+ok 4 - oneSlot(queued)
+# Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()
+#     Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) slotWithoutParameters()
+# Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()
+# Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))
+#     Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) slotWithParameters(int,char)
+# Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()
+# Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))
+#     Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) slotWithoutParameters()
+# Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()
+ok 5 - oneSlotOldSyntax(direct)
+# Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()
+# Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()
+# Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))
+# Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()
+# Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))
+# Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()
+ok 6 - oneSlotOldSyntax(queued)
+# Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()
+# Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()
+# Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))
+# Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()
+# Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))
+# Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()
+ok 7 - twoSlots(direct)
+# Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()
+# Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()
+# Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))
+# Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()
+# Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))
+# Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()
+ok 8 - twoSlots(queued)
+# Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()
+#     Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) slotWithoutParameters()
+#     Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) slotWithoutParameters()
+# Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()
+# Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))
+#     Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) slotWithParameters(int,char)
+#     Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) slotWithParameters(int,char)
+# Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()
+# Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))
+#     Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) slotWithoutParameters()
+#     Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) slotWithoutParameters()
+# Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()
+ok 9 - twoSlotsOldSyntax(direct)
+# Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()
+# Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()
+# Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))
+# Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()
+# Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))
+# Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()
+ok 10 - twoSlotsOldSyntax(queued)
+# Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()
+#     Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal ()
+# Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()
+# Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))
+#     Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))
+# Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()
+# Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))
+#     Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal ()
+# Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()
+ok 11 - signalForwarding(direct)
+# Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()
+# Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()
+# Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal ()
+# Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))
+# Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()
+# Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))
+# Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))
+# Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()
+# Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal ()
+ok 12 - signalForwarding(queued)
+# Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()
+#     Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal()
+#     Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal ()
+# Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()
+# Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))
+#     Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignalWithParameters(int,char)
+#     Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))
+# Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()
+# Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))
+#     Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal()
+#     Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal ()
+# Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()
+ok 13 - signalForwardingOldSyntax(direct)
+# Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()
+# Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()
+# Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal ()
+# Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))
+# Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()
+# Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))
+# Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))
+# Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()
+# Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal ()
+ok 14 - signalForwardingOldSyntax(queued)
+# Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()
+#     Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal ()
+# Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()
+ok 15 - slotEmittingSignal(direct)
+# Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()
+# Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()
+# Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal ()
+ok 16 - slotEmittingSignal(queued)
+# Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()
+#     Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) emitSecondSignal()
+#     Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal ()
+# Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()
+ok 17 - slotEmittingSignalOldSyntax(direct)
+# Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()
+# Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()
+# Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal ()
+ok 18 - slotEmittingSignalOldSyntax(queued)
+# Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qStringSignal (QString(Test string))
+# Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qStringRefSignal ((QString&)@_POINTER_)
+# Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qStringConstRefSignal (QString(Test string))
+# Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qByteArraySignal (QByteArray(Test bytearray))
+# Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qListSignal (QList<int>())
+# Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qVectorSignal (QVector<int>())
+# Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qVectorRefSignal ((QVector<int>&)@_POINTER_)
+# Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qVectorConstRefSignal (QVector<int>())
+# Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qVectorConstPointerSignal ((const QVector<int>*)_POINTER_)
+# Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qVectorPointerConstSignal ()
+# Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qVariantSignal (QVariant())
+# Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qVariantSignal (QVariant())
+ok 19 - variousTypes()
+ok 20 - cleanupTestCase()
+# Signal: QThread(_POINTER_) finished ()
+1..20
+# tests 20
+# pass 20
+# fail 0
diff --git a/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/expected_signaldumper.teamcity b/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/expected_signaldumper.teamcity
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3b8cf8c54f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/expected_signaldumper.teamcity
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+##teamcity[testSuiteStarted name='tst_Signaldumper' flowId='tst_Signaldumper']
+##teamcity[testStarted name='initTestCase()' flowId='tst_Signaldumper']
+##teamcity[testStdOut name='initTestCase()' out='INFO: Signal: QThread(_POINTER_) started ()' flowId='tst_Signaldumper']
+##teamcity[testFinished name='initTestCase()' flowId='tst_Signaldumper']
+##teamcity[testStarted name='noConnections()' flowId='tst_Signaldumper']
+##teamcity[testStdOut name='noConnections()' out='INFO: Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()|nINFO: Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))' flowId='tst_Signaldumper']
+##teamcity[testFinished name='noConnections()' flowId='tst_Signaldumper']
+##teamcity[testStarted name='oneSlot(direct)' flowId='tst_Signaldumper']
+##teamcity[testStdOut name='oneSlot(direct)' out='INFO: Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()|nINFO: Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()|nINFO: Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))|nINFO: Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()|nINFO: Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))|nINFO: Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()' flowId='tst_Signaldumper']
+##teamcity[testFinished name='oneSlot(direct)' flowId='tst_Signaldumper']
+##teamcity[testStarted name='oneSlot(queued)' flowId='tst_Signaldumper']
+##teamcity[testStdOut name='oneSlot(queued)' out='INFO: Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()|nINFO: Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()|nINFO: Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))|nINFO: Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()|nINFO: Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))|nINFO: Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()' flowId='tst_Signaldumper']
+##teamcity[testFinished name='oneSlot(queued)' flowId='tst_Signaldumper']
+##teamcity[testStarted name='oneSlotOldSyntax(direct)' flowId='tst_Signaldumper']
+##teamcity[testStdOut name='oneSlotOldSyntax(direct)' out='INFO: Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()|nINFO: Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) slotWithoutParameters()|nINFO: Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()|nINFO: Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))|nINFO: Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) slotWithParameters(int,char)|nINFO: Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()|nINFO: Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))|nINFO: Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) slotWithoutParameters()|nINFO: Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()' flowId='tst_Signaldumper']
+##teamcity[testFinished name='oneSlotOldSyntax(direct)' flowId='tst_Signaldumper']
+##teamcity[testStarted name='oneSlotOldSyntax(queued)' flowId='tst_Signaldumper']
+##teamcity[testStdOut name='oneSlotOldSyntax(queued)' out='INFO: Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()|nINFO: Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()|nINFO: Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))|nINFO: Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()|nINFO: Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))|nINFO: Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()' flowId='tst_Signaldumper']
+##teamcity[testFinished name='oneSlotOldSyntax(queued)' flowId='tst_Signaldumper']
+##teamcity[testStarted name='twoSlots(direct)' flowId='tst_Signaldumper']
+##teamcity[testStdOut name='twoSlots(direct)' out='INFO: Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()|nINFO: Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()|nINFO: Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))|nINFO: Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()|nINFO: Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))|nINFO: Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()' flowId='tst_Signaldumper']
+##teamcity[testFinished name='twoSlots(direct)' flowId='tst_Signaldumper']
+##teamcity[testStarted name='twoSlots(queued)' flowId='tst_Signaldumper']
+##teamcity[testStdOut name='twoSlots(queued)' out='INFO: Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()|nINFO: Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()|nINFO: Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))|nINFO: Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()|nINFO: Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))|nINFO: Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()' flowId='tst_Signaldumper']
+##teamcity[testFinished name='twoSlots(queued)' flowId='tst_Signaldumper']
+##teamcity[testStarted name='twoSlotsOldSyntax(direct)' flowId='tst_Signaldumper']
+##teamcity[testStdOut name='twoSlotsOldSyntax(direct)' out='INFO: Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()|nINFO: Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) slotWithoutParameters()|nINFO: Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) slotWithoutParameters()|nINFO: Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()|nINFO: Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))|nINFO: Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) slotWithParameters(int,char)|nINFO: Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) slotWithParameters(int,char)|nINFO: Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()|nINFO: Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))|nINFO: Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) slotWithoutParameters()|nINFO: Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) slotWithoutParameters()|nINFO: Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()' flowId='tst_Signaldumper']
+##teamcity[testFinished name='twoSlotsOldSyntax(direct)' flowId='tst_Signaldumper']
+##teamcity[testStarted name='twoSlotsOldSyntax(queued)' flowId='tst_Signaldumper']
+##teamcity[testStdOut name='twoSlotsOldSyntax(queued)' out='INFO: Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()|nINFO: Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()|nINFO: Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))|nINFO: Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()|nINFO: Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))|nINFO: Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()' flowId='tst_Signaldumper']
+##teamcity[testFinished name='twoSlotsOldSyntax(queued)' flowId='tst_Signaldumper']
+##teamcity[testStarted name='signalForwarding(direct)' flowId='tst_Signaldumper']
+##teamcity[testStdOut name='signalForwarding(direct)' out='INFO: Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()|nINFO: Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal ()|nINFO: Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()|nINFO: Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))|nINFO: Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))|nINFO: Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()|nINFO: Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))|nINFO: Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal ()|nINFO: Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()' flowId='tst_Signaldumper']
+##teamcity[testFinished name='signalForwarding(direct)' flowId='tst_Signaldumper']
+##teamcity[testStarted name='signalForwarding(queued)' flowId='tst_Signaldumper']
+##teamcity[testStdOut name='signalForwarding(queued)' out='INFO: Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()|nINFO: Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()|nINFO: Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal ()|nINFO: Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))|nINFO: Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()|nINFO: Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))|nINFO: Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))|nINFO: Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()|nINFO: Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal ()' flowId='tst_Signaldumper']
+##teamcity[testFinished name='signalForwarding(queued)' flowId='tst_Signaldumper']
+##teamcity[testStarted name='signalForwardingOldSyntax(direct)' flowId='tst_Signaldumper']
+##teamcity[testStdOut name='signalForwardingOldSyntax(direct)' out='INFO: Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()|nINFO: Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal()|nINFO: Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal ()|nINFO: Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()|nINFO: Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))|nINFO: Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignalWithParameters(int,char)|nINFO: Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))|nINFO: Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()|nINFO: Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))|nINFO: Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal()|nINFO: Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal ()|nINFO: Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()' flowId='tst_Signaldumper']
+##teamcity[testFinished name='signalForwardingOldSyntax(direct)' flowId='tst_Signaldumper']
+##teamcity[testStarted name='signalForwardingOldSyntax(queued)' flowId='tst_Signaldumper']
+##teamcity[testStdOut name='signalForwardingOldSyntax(queued)' out='INFO: Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()|nINFO: Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()|nINFO: Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal ()|nINFO: Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))|nINFO: Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()|nINFO: Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))|nINFO: Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))|nINFO: Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()|nINFO: Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal ()' flowId='tst_Signaldumper']
+##teamcity[testFinished name='signalForwardingOldSyntax(queued)' flowId='tst_Signaldumper']
+##teamcity[testStarted name='slotEmittingSignal(direct)' flowId='tst_Signaldumper']
+##teamcity[testStdOut name='slotEmittingSignal(direct)' out='INFO: Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()|nINFO: Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal ()|nINFO: Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()' flowId='tst_Signaldumper']
+##teamcity[testFinished name='slotEmittingSignal(direct)' flowId='tst_Signaldumper']
+##teamcity[testStarted name='slotEmittingSignal(queued)' flowId='tst_Signaldumper']
+##teamcity[testStdOut name='slotEmittingSignal(queued)' out='INFO: Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()|nINFO: Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()|nINFO: Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal ()' flowId='tst_Signaldumper']
+##teamcity[testFinished name='slotEmittingSignal(queued)' flowId='tst_Signaldumper']
+##teamcity[testStarted name='slotEmittingSignalOldSyntax(direct)' flowId='tst_Signaldumper']
+##teamcity[testStdOut name='slotEmittingSignalOldSyntax(direct)' out='INFO: Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()|nINFO: Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) emitSecondSignal()|nINFO: Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal ()|nINFO: Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()' flowId='tst_Signaldumper']
+##teamcity[testFinished name='slotEmittingSignalOldSyntax(direct)' flowId='tst_Signaldumper']
+##teamcity[testStarted name='slotEmittingSignalOldSyntax(queued)' flowId='tst_Signaldumper']
+##teamcity[testStdOut name='slotEmittingSignalOldSyntax(queued)' out='INFO: Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()|nINFO: Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()|nINFO: Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal ()' flowId='tst_Signaldumper']
+##teamcity[testFinished name='slotEmittingSignalOldSyntax(queued)' flowId='tst_Signaldumper']
+##teamcity[testStarted name='variousTypes()' flowId='tst_Signaldumper']
+##teamcity[testStdOut name='variousTypes()' out='INFO: Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qStringSignal (QString(Test string))|nINFO: Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qStringRefSignal ((QString&)@_POINTER_)|nINFO: Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qStringConstRefSignal (QString(Test string))|nINFO: Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qByteArraySignal (QByteArray(Test bytearray))|nINFO: Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qListSignal (QList<int>())|nINFO: Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qVectorSignal (QVector<int>())|nINFO: Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qVectorRefSignal ((QVector<int>&)@_POINTER_)|nINFO: Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qVectorConstRefSignal (QVector<int>())|nINFO: Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qVectorConstPointerSignal ((const QVector<int>*)_POINTER_)|nINFO: Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qVectorPointerConstSignal ()|nINFO: Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qVariantSignal (QVariant())|nINFO: Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qVariantSignal (QVariant())' flowId='tst_Signaldumper']
+##teamcity[testFinished name='variousTypes()' flowId='tst_Signaldumper']
+##teamcity[testStarted name='cleanupTestCase()' flowId='tst_Signaldumper']
+##teamcity[testFinished name='cleanupTestCase()' flowId='tst_Signaldumper']
+##teamcity[testSuiteFinished name='tst_Signaldumper' flowId='tst_Signaldumper']
diff --git a/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/expected_signaldumper.txt b/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/expected_signaldumper.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f89c31afe5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/expected_signaldumper.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+********* Start testing of tst_Signaldumper *********
+Config: Using QtTest library
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::initTestCase() Signal: QThread(_POINTER_) started ()
+PASS   : tst_Signaldumper::initTestCase()
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::noConnections() Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::noConnections() Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))
+PASS   : tst_Signaldumper::noConnections()
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::oneSlot(direct) Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::oneSlot(direct) Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::oneSlot(direct) Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::oneSlot(direct) Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::oneSlot(direct) Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::oneSlot(direct) Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()
+PASS   : tst_Signaldumper::oneSlot(direct)
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::oneSlot(queued) Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::oneSlot(queued) Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::oneSlot(queued) Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::oneSlot(queued) Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::oneSlot(queued) Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::oneSlot(queued) Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()
+PASS   : tst_Signaldumper::oneSlot(queued)
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::oneSlotOldSyntax(direct) Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::oneSlotOldSyntax(direct)     Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) slotWithoutParameters()
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::oneSlotOldSyntax(direct) Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::oneSlotOldSyntax(direct) Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::oneSlotOldSyntax(direct)     Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) slotWithParameters(int,char)
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::oneSlotOldSyntax(direct) Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::oneSlotOldSyntax(direct) Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::oneSlotOldSyntax(direct)     Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) slotWithoutParameters()
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::oneSlotOldSyntax(direct) Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()
+PASS   : tst_Signaldumper::oneSlotOldSyntax(direct)
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::oneSlotOldSyntax(queued) Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::oneSlotOldSyntax(queued) Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::oneSlotOldSyntax(queued) Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::oneSlotOldSyntax(queued) Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::oneSlotOldSyntax(queued) Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::oneSlotOldSyntax(queued) Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()
+PASS   : tst_Signaldumper::oneSlotOldSyntax(queued)
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::twoSlots(direct) Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::twoSlots(direct) Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::twoSlots(direct) Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::twoSlots(direct) Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::twoSlots(direct) Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::twoSlots(direct) Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()
+PASS   : tst_Signaldumper::twoSlots(direct)
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::twoSlots(queued) Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::twoSlots(queued) Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::twoSlots(queued) Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::twoSlots(queued) Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::twoSlots(queued) Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::twoSlots(queued) Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()
+PASS   : tst_Signaldumper::twoSlots(queued)
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::twoSlotsOldSyntax(direct) Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::twoSlotsOldSyntax(direct)     Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) slotWithoutParameters()
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::twoSlotsOldSyntax(direct)     Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) slotWithoutParameters()
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::twoSlotsOldSyntax(direct) Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::twoSlotsOldSyntax(direct) Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::twoSlotsOldSyntax(direct)     Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) slotWithParameters(int,char)
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::twoSlotsOldSyntax(direct)     Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) slotWithParameters(int,char)
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::twoSlotsOldSyntax(direct) Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::twoSlotsOldSyntax(direct) Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::twoSlotsOldSyntax(direct)     Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) slotWithoutParameters()
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::twoSlotsOldSyntax(direct)     Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) slotWithoutParameters()
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::twoSlotsOldSyntax(direct) Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()
+PASS   : tst_Signaldumper::twoSlotsOldSyntax(direct)
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::twoSlotsOldSyntax(queued) Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::twoSlotsOldSyntax(queued) Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::twoSlotsOldSyntax(queued) Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::twoSlotsOldSyntax(queued) Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::twoSlotsOldSyntax(queued) Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::twoSlotsOldSyntax(queued) Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()
+PASS   : tst_Signaldumper::twoSlotsOldSyntax(queued)
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::signalForwarding(direct) Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::signalForwarding(direct)     Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal ()
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::signalForwarding(direct) Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::signalForwarding(direct) Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::signalForwarding(direct)     Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::signalForwarding(direct) Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::signalForwarding(direct) Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::signalForwarding(direct)     Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal ()
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::signalForwarding(direct) Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()
+PASS   : tst_Signaldumper::signalForwarding(direct)
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::signalForwarding(queued) Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::signalForwarding(queued) Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::signalForwarding(queued) Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal ()
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::signalForwarding(queued) Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::signalForwarding(queued) Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::signalForwarding(queued) Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::signalForwarding(queued) Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::signalForwarding(queued) Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::signalForwarding(queued) Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal ()
+PASS   : tst_Signaldumper::signalForwarding(queued)
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::signalForwardingOldSyntax(direct) Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::signalForwardingOldSyntax(direct)     Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal()
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::signalForwardingOldSyntax(direct)     Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal ()
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::signalForwardingOldSyntax(direct) Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::signalForwardingOldSyntax(direct) Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::signalForwardingOldSyntax(direct)     Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignalWithParameters(int,char)
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::signalForwardingOldSyntax(direct)     Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::signalForwardingOldSyntax(direct) Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::signalForwardingOldSyntax(direct) Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::signalForwardingOldSyntax(direct)     Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal()
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::signalForwardingOldSyntax(direct)     Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal ()
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::signalForwardingOldSyntax(direct) Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()
+PASS   : tst_Signaldumper::signalForwardingOldSyntax(direct)
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::signalForwardingOldSyntax(queued) Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::signalForwardingOldSyntax(queued) Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::signalForwardingOldSyntax(queued) Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal ()
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::signalForwardingOldSyntax(queued) Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::signalForwardingOldSyntax(queued) Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::signalForwardingOldSyntax(queued) Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::signalForwardingOldSyntax(queued) Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::signalForwardingOldSyntax(queued) Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::signalForwardingOldSyntax(queued) Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal ()
+PASS   : tst_Signaldumper::signalForwardingOldSyntax(queued)
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::slotEmittingSignal(direct) Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::slotEmittingSignal(direct)     Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal ()
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::slotEmittingSignal(direct) Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()
+PASS   : tst_Signaldumper::slotEmittingSignal(direct)
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::slotEmittingSignal(queued) Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::slotEmittingSignal(queued) Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::slotEmittingSignal(queued) Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal ()
+PASS   : tst_Signaldumper::slotEmittingSignal(queued)
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::slotEmittingSignalOldSyntax(direct) Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::slotEmittingSignalOldSyntax(direct)     Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) emitSecondSignal()
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::slotEmittingSignalOldSyntax(direct)     Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal ()
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::slotEmittingSignalOldSyntax(direct) Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()
+PASS   : tst_Signaldumper::slotEmittingSignalOldSyntax(direct)
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::slotEmittingSignalOldSyntax(queued) Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::slotEmittingSignalOldSyntax(queued) Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::slotEmittingSignalOldSyntax(queued) Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal ()
+PASS   : tst_Signaldumper::slotEmittingSignalOldSyntax(queued)
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::variousTypes() Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qStringSignal (QString(Test string))
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::variousTypes() Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qStringRefSignal ((QString&)@_POINTER_)
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::variousTypes() Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qStringConstRefSignal (QString(Test string))
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::variousTypes() Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qByteArraySignal (QByteArray(Test bytearray))
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::variousTypes() Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qListSignal (QList<int>())
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::variousTypes() Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qVectorSignal (QVector<int>())
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::variousTypes() Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qVectorRefSignal ((QVector<int>&)@_POINTER_)
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::variousTypes() Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qVectorConstRefSignal (QVector<int>())
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::variousTypes() Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qVectorConstPointerSignal ((const QVector<int>*)_POINTER_)
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::variousTypes() Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qVectorPointerConstSignal ()
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::variousTypes() Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qVariantSignal (QVariant())
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::variousTypes() Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qVariantSignal (QVariant())
+PASS   : tst_Signaldumper::variousTypes()
+PASS   : tst_Signaldumper::cleanupTestCase()
+INFO   : tst_Signaldumper::UnknownTestFunc() Signal: QThread(_POINTER_) finished ()
+Totals: 20 passed, 0 failed, 0 skipped, 0 blacklisted, 0ms
+********* Finished testing of tst_Signaldumper *********
diff --git a/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/expected_signaldumper.xml b/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/expected_signaldumper.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..82959c62df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/expected_signaldumper.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,581 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<TestCase name="tst_Signaldumper">
+<Environment>
+    <QtVersion>@INSERT_QT_VERSION_HERE@</QtVersion>
+    <QtBuild/>
+    <QTestVersion>@INSERT_QT_VERSION_HERE@</QTestVersion>
+</Environment>
+<TestFunction name="initTestCase">
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: QThread(_POINTER_) started ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Incident type="pass" file="" line="0" />
+    <Duration msecs="0"/>
+</TestFunction>
+<TestFunction name="noConnections">
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Incident type="pass" file="" line="0" />
+    <Duration msecs="0"/>
+</TestFunction>
+<TestFunction name="oneSlot">
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Incident type="pass" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+</Incident>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Incident type="pass" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+</Incident>
+    <Duration msecs="0"/>
+</TestFunction>
+<TestFunction name="oneSlotOldSyntax">
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[    Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) slotWithoutParameters()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[    Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) slotWithParameters(int,char)]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[    Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) slotWithoutParameters()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Incident type="pass" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+</Incident>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Incident type="pass" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+</Incident>
+    <Duration msecs="0"/>
+</TestFunction>
+<TestFunction name="twoSlots">
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Incident type="pass" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+</Incident>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Incident type="pass" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+</Incident>
+    <Duration msecs="0"/>
+</TestFunction>
+<TestFunction name="twoSlotsOldSyntax">
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[    Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) slotWithoutParameters()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[    Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) slotWithoutParameters()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[    Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) slotWithParameters(int,char)]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[    Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) slotWithParameters(int,char)]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[    Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) slotWithoutParameters()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[    Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) slotWithoutParameters()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Incident type="pass" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+</Incident>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Incident type="pass" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+</Incident>
+    <Duration msecs="0"/>
+</TestFunction>
+<TestFunction name="signalForwarding">
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[    Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[    Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[    Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Incident type="pass" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+</Incident>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Incident type="pass" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+</Incident>
+    <Duration msecs="0"/>
+</TestFunction>
+<TestFunction name="signalForwardingOldSyntax">
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[    Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[    Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[    Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignalWithParameters(int,char)]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[    Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[    Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[    Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Incident type="pass" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+</Incident>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Incident type="pass" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+</Incident>
+    <Duration msecs="0"/>
+</TestFunction>
+<TestFunction name="slotEmittingSignal">
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[    Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Incident type="pass" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+</Incident>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Incident type="pass" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+</Incident>
+    <Duration msecs="0"/>
+</TestFunction>
+<TestFunction name="slotEmittingSignalOldSyntax">
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[    Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) emitSecondSignal()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[    Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Incident type="pass" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[direct]]></DataTag>
+</Incident>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Incident type="pass" file="" line="0">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[queued]]></DataTag>
+</Incident>
+    <Duration msecs="0"/>
+</TestFunction>
+<TestFunction name="variousTypes">
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qStringSignal (QString(Test string))]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qStringRefSignal ((QString&)@_POINTER_)]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qStringConstRefSignal (QString(Test string))]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qByteArraySignal (QByteArray(Test bytearray))]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qListSignal (QList<int>())]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qVectorSignal (QVector<int>())]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qVectorRefSignal ((QVector<int>&)@_POINTER_)]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qVectorConstRefSignal (QVector<int>())]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qVectorConstPointerSignal ((const QVector<int>*)_POINTER_)]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qVectorPointerConstSignal ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qVariantSignal (QVariant())]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qVariantSignal (QVariant())]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Incident type="pass" file="" line="0" />
+    <Duration msecs="0"/>
+</TestFunction>
+<TestFunction name="cleanupTestCase">
+<Incident type="pass" file="" line="0" />
+    <Duration msecs="0"/>
+</TestFunction>
+<Message type="info" file="" line="0">
+    <Description><![CDATA[Signal: QThread(_POINTER_) finished ()]]></Description>
+</Message>
+<Duration msecs="0"/>
+</TestCase>
diff --git a/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/expected_signaldumper.xunitxml b/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/expected_signaldumper.xunitxml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..930dc97262
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/expected_signaldumper.xunitxml
@@ -0,0 +1,284 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
+<testsuite errors="125" failures="0" tests="12" name="tst_Signaldumper">
+  <properties>
+    <property value="@INSERT_QT_VERSION_HERE@" name="QTestVersion"/>
+    <property value="@INSERT_QT_VERSION_HERE@" name="QtVersion"/>
+    <property value="" name="QtBuild"/>
+  </properties>
+  <testcase result="pass" name="initTestCase">
+    <!-- message="Signal: QThread(_POINTER_) started ()" type="info" -->
+  </testcase>
+  <testcase result="pass" name="noConnections">
+    <!-- message="Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()" type="info" -->
+    <!-- message="Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))" type="info" -->
+  </testcase>
+  <testcase result="pass" name="oneSlot">
+    <!-- tag="direct" message="Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="direct" message="Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="direct" message="Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="direct" message="Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="direct" message="Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="direct" message="Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="queued" message="Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="queued" message="Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="queued" message="Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="queued" message="Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="queued" message="Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="queued" message="Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()" type="info" -->
+  </testcase>
+  <testcase result="pass" name="oneSlotOldSyntax">
+    <!-- tag="direct" message="Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="direct" message="    Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) slotWithoutParameters()" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="direct" message="Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="direct" message="Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="direct" message="    Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) slotWithParameters(int,char)" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="direct" message="Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="direct" message="Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="direct" message="    Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) slotWithoutParameters()" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="direct" message="Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="queued" message="Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="queued" message="Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="queued" message="Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="queued" message="Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="queued" message="Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="queued" message="Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()" type="info" -->
+  </testcase>
+  <testcase result="pass" name="twoSlots">
+    <!-- tag="direct" message="Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="direct" message="Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="direct" message="Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="direct" message="Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="direct" message="Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="direct" message="Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="queued" message="Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="queued" message="Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="queued" message="Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="queued" message="Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="queued" message="Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="queued" message="Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()" type="info" -->
+  </testcase>
+  <testcase result="pass" name="twoSlotsOldSyntax">
+    <!-- tag="direct" message="Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="direct" message="    Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) slotWithoutParameters()" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="direct" message="    Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) slotWithoutParameters()" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="direct" message="Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="direct" message="Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="direct" message="    Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) slotWithParameters(int,char)" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="direct" message="    Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) slotWithParameters(int,char)" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="direct" message="Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="direct" message="Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="direct" message="    Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) slotWithoutParameters()" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="direct" message="    Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) slotWithoutParameters()" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="direct" message="Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="queued" message="Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="queued" message="Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="queued" message="Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="queued" message="Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="queued" message="Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="queued" message="Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()" type="info" -->
+  </testcase>
+  <testcase result="pass" name="signalForwarding">
+    <!-- tag="direct" message="Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="direct" message="    Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal ()" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="direct" message="Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="direct" message="Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="direct" message="    Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="direct" message="Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="direct" message="Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="direct" message="    Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal ()" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="direct" message="Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="queued" message="Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="queued" message="Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="queued" message="Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal ()" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="queued" message="Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="queued" message="Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="queued" message="Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="queued" message="Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="queued" message="Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="queued" message="Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal ()" type="info" -->
+  </testcase>
+  <testcase result="pass" name="signalForwardingOldSyntax">
+    <!-- tag="direct" message="Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="direct" message="    Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal()" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="direct" message="    Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal ()" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="direct" message="Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="direct" message="Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="direct" message="    Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignalWithParameters(int,char)" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="direct" message="    Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="direct" message="Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="direct" message="Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="direct" message="    Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal()" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="direct" message="    Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal ()" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="direct" message="Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="queued" message="Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="queued" message="Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="queued" message="Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal ()" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="queued" message="Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="queued" message="Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="queued" message="Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="queued" message="Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="queued" message="Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="queued" message="Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal ()" type="info" -->
+  </testcase>
+  <testcase result="pass" name="slotEmittingSignal">
+    <!-- tag="direct" message="Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="direct" message="    Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal ()" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="direct" message="Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="queued" message="Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="queued" message="Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="queued" message="Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal ()" type="info" -->
+  </testcase>
+  <testcase result="pass" name="slotEmittingSignalOldSyntax">
+    <!-- tag="direct" message="Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="direct" message="    Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) emitSecondSignal()" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="direct" message="    Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal ()" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="direct" message="Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="queued" message="Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="queued" message="Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()" type="info" -->
+    <!-- tag="queued" message="Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal ()" type="info" -->
+  </testcase>
+  <testcase result="pass" name="variousTypes">
+    <!-- message="Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qStringSignal (QString(Test string))" type="info" -->
+    <!-- message="Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qStringRefSignal ((QString&amp;)@_POINTER_)" type="info" -->
+    <!-- message="Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qStringConstRefSignal (QString(Test string))" type="info" -->
+    <!-- message="Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qByteArraySignal (QByteArray(Test bytearray))" type="info" -->
+    <!-- message="Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qListSignal (QList&lt;int&gt;())" type="info" -->
+    <!-- message="Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qVectorSignal (QVector&lt;int&gt;())" type="info" -->
+    <!-- message="Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qVectorRefSignal ((QVector&lt;int&gt;&amp;)@_POINTER_)" type="info" -->
+    <!-- message="Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qVectorConstRefSignal (QVector&lt;int&gt;())" type="info" -->
+    <!-- message="Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qVectorConstPointerSignal ((const QVector&lt;int&gt;*)_POINTER_)" type="info" -->
+    <!-- message="Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qVectorPointerConstSignal ()" type="info" -->
+    <!-- message="Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qVariantSignal (QVariant())" type="info" -->
+    <!-- message="Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qVariantSignal (QVariant())" type="info" -->
+  </testcase>
+  <testcase result="pass" name="cleanupTestCase">
+    <!-- message="Signal: QThread(_POINTER_) finished ()" type="info" -->
+  </testcase>
+  <system-err>
+<![CDATA[Signal: QThread(_POINTER_) started ()]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()]]>
+<![CDATA[    Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) slotWithoutParameters()]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]>
+<![CDATA[    Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) slotWithParameters(int,char)]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]>
+<![CDATA[    Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) slotWithoutParameters()]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()]]>
+<![CDATA[    Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) slotWithoutParameters()]]>
+<![CDATA[    Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) slotWithoutParameters()]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]>
+<![CDATA[    Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) slotWithParameters(int,char)]]>
+<![CDATA[    Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) slotWithParameters(int,char)]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]>
+<![CDATA[    Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) slotWithoutParameters()]]>
+<![CDATA[    Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) slotWithoutParameters()]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()]]>
+<![CDATA[    Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal ()]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]>
+<![CDATA[    Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]>
+<![CDATA[    Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal ()]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal ()]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal ()]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()]]>
+<![CDATA[    Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal()]]>
+<![CDATA[    Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal ()]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]>
+<![CDATA[    Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignalWithParameters(int,char)]]>
+<![CDATA[    Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]>
+<![CDATA[    Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal()]]>
+<![CDATA[    Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal ()]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal ()]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithParameters (int(242), char(m))]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal ()]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()]]>
+<![CDATA[    Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal ()]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal ()]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()]]>
+<![CDATA[    Slot: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) emitSecondSignal()]]>
+<![CDATA[    Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal ()]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) signalWithoutParameters ()]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: QEventDispatcherPlatform(_POINTER_) awake ()]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) nestedSignal ()]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qStringSignal (QString(Test string))]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qStringRefSignal ((QString&)@_POINTER_)]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qStringConstRefSignal (QString(Test string))]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qByteArraySignal (QByteArray(Test bytearray))]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qListSignal (QList<int>())]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qVectorSignal (QVector<int>())]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qVectorRefSignal ((QVector<int>&)@_POINTER_)]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qVectorConstRefSignal (QVector<int>())]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qVectorConstPointerSignal ((const QVector<int>*)_POINTER_)]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qVectorPointerConstSignal ()]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qVariantSignal (QVariant())]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qVariantSignal (QVariant())]]>
+<![CDATA[Signal: QThread(_POINTER_) finished ()]]>
+  </system-err>
+</testsuite>
diff --git a/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/generate_expected_output.py b/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/generate_expected_output.py
index 9ec87c8fc6..48ecbf0289 100755
--- a/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/generate_expected_output.py
+++ b/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/generate_expected_output.py
@@ -92,6 +92,17 @@ class Cleaner (object):
             (r'(Loc: \[[^[\]()]+)\(\d+\)', r'\1(0)'), # txt
             (r'(\[Loc: [^[\]()]+)\(\d+\)', r'\1(0)'), # teamcity
             (r'(<(?:Incident|Message)\b.*\bfile=.*\bline=)"\d+"', r'\1"0"'), # lightxml, xml
+            # Pointers printed by signal dumper:
+            (r'\(\b[a-f0-9]{8,}\b\)', r'(_POINTER_)'),
+            # Example/for reference:
+            # ((QString&)@55f5fbb8dd40)
+            # ((const QVector<int>*)7ffd671d4558)
+            (r'\((\((?:const )?\w+(?:<[^>]+>)?[*&]*\)@?)\b[a-f\d]{8,}\b\)', r'(\1_POINTER_)'),
+            # For xml output there is no '<', '>' or '&', so we need an alternate version for that:
+            # ((QVector&lt;int&gt;&amp;)@5608b455e640)
+            (r'\((\((?:const )?\w+(?:&lt;(?:[^&]|&(?!gt;))*&gt;)?(?:\*|&amp;)?\)@?)[a-z\d]+\b\)', r'(\1_POINTER_)'),
+            # QEventDispatcher{Glib,Win32,etc.}
+            (r'\bQEventDispatcher\w+\b', r'QEventDispatcherPlatform'),
             ),
                       precook = re.compile):
         """Private implementation details of __init__()."""
@@ -296,6 +307,7 @@ def generateTestData(testname, clean,
         "benchlibcounting": "-eventcounter",
         "printdatatags": "-datatags",
         "printdatatagswithglobaltags": "-datatags",
+        "signaldumper": "-vs",
         "silent": "-silent",
         "verbose1": "-v1",
         "verbose2": "-v2",
diff --git a/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/selftests.pri b/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/selftests.pri
index b4568dd3e1..668eaeb6b5 100644
--- a/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/selftests.pri
+++ b/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/selftests.pri
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ SUBPROGRAMS = \
      printdatatagswithglobaltags \
      qexecstringlist \
      silent \
+     signaldumper \
      singleskip \
      skip \
      skipcleanup \
diff --git a/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/signaldumper/signaldumper.pro b/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/signaldumper/signaldumper.pro
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8780b18419
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/signaldumper/signaldumper.pro
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+SOURCES += tst_signaldumper.cpp
+QT = core testlib-private
+
+macos:CONFIG -= app_bundle
+CONFIG -= debug_and_release_target
+
+TARGET = signaldumper
+
+include($$QT_SOURCE_TREE/src/testlib/selfcover.pri)
diff --git a/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/signaldumper/tst_signaldumper.cpp b/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/signaldumper/tst_signaldumper.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f6cd0d510e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/signaldumper/tst_signaldumper.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,417 @@
+/****************************************************************************
+**
+** Copyright (C) 2016 The Qt Company Ltd.
+** Contact: https://www.qt.io/licensing/
+**
+** This file is part of the test suite of the Qt Toolkit.
+**
+** $QT_BEGIN_LICENSE:GPL-EXCEPT$
+** Commercial License Usage
+** Licensees holding valid commercial Qt licenses may use this file in
+** accordance with the commercial license agreement provided with the
+** Software or, alternatively, in accordance with the terms contained in
+** a written agreement between you and The Qt Company. For licensing terms
+** and conditions see https://www.qt.io/terms-conditions. For further
+** information use the contact form at https://www.qt.io/contact-us.
+**
+** GNU General Public License Usage
+** Alternatively, this file may be used under the terms of the GNU
+** General Public License version 3 as published by the Free Software
+** Foundation with exceptions as appearing in the file LICENSE.GPL3-EXCEPT
+** included in the packaging of this file. Please review the following
+** information to ensure the GNU General Public License requirements will
+** be met: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html.
+**
+** $QT_END_LICENSE$
+**
+****************************************************************************/
+
+#include <QtCore/QCoreApplication>
+#include <QtTest/QtTest>
+#include <private/qtestlog_p.h>
+
+class tst_Signaldumper : public QObject
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+    void addConnectionTypeData();
+
+private slots:
+    void noConnections();
+    void oneSlot_data();
+    void oneSlot();
+    void oneSlotOldSyntax_data();
+    void oneSlotOldSyntax();
+    void twoSlots_data();
+    void twoSlots();
+    void twoSlotsOldSyntax_data();
+    void twoSlotsOldSyntax();
+    void signalForwarding_data();
+    void signalForwarding();
+    void signalForwardingOldSyntax_data();
+    void signalForwardingOldSyntax();
+    void slotEmittingSignal_data();
+    void slotEmittingSignal();
+    void slotEmittingSignalOldSyntax_data();
+    void slotEmittingSignalOldSyntax();
+
+    void variousTypes();
+};
+
+void tst_Signaldumper::addConnectionTypeData()
+{
+    QTest::addColumn<Qt::ConnectionType>("connectionType");
+    QTest::newRow("direct") << Qt::ConnectionType::DirectConnection;
+    QTest::newRow("queued") << Qt::ConnectionType::QueuedConnection;
+}
+
+/*
+    Simple class to keep the slots and signals separate from the test
+*/
+class SignalSlotClass : public QObject
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+    SignalSlotClass();
+
+public slots:
+    void slotWithoutParameters() {}
+    void slotWithParameters(int i, char c) { Q_UNUSED(i); Q_UNUSED(c); }
+    void emitSecondSignal() { emit nestedSignal(); }
+
+signals:
+    void signalWithoutParameters();
+    void signalWithParameters(int i, char c);
+
+    void nestedSignal();
+    void nestedSignalWithParameters(int i, char c);
+
+    // For the "variousTypes" test
+    void qStringSignal(QString string);
+    void qStringRefSignal(QString &string);
+    void qStringConstRefSignal(const QString &string);
+    void qByteArraySignal(QByteArray byteArray);
+    void qListSignal(QList<int> list);
+    void qVectorSignal(QVector<int> vector);
+    void qVectorRefSignal(QVector<int> &vector);
+    void qVectorConstRefSignal(const QVector<int> &vector);
+    void qVectorConstPointerSignal(const QVector<int> *vector);
+    void qVectorPointerConstSignal(QVector<int> *const vector);
+    void qVariantSignal(QVariant variant);
+};
+
+SignalSlotClass::SignalSlotClass()
+{
+    // For printing signal argument in "variousTypes" test
+    qRegisterMetaType<QVector<int>>();
+    qRegisterMetaType<QList<int>>();
+}
+
+void tst_Signaldumper::noConnections()
+{
+    SignalSlotClass signalSlotOwner;
+
+    emit signalSlotOwner.signalWithoutParameters();
+    emit signalSlotOwner.signalWithParameters(242, 'm');
+}
+
+void tst_Signaldumper::oneSlot_data()
+{
+    addConnectionTypeData();
+}
+
+void tst_Signaldumper::oneSlot()
+{
+    QFETCH(Qt::ConnectionType, connectionType);
+
+    SignalSlotClass signalSlotOwner;
+    // parameterless to parameterless
+    auto connection = connect(&signalSlotOwner, &SignalSlotClass::signalWithoutParameters,
+                              &signalSlotOwner, &SignalSlotClass::slotWithoutParameters, connectionType);
+    emit signalSlotOwner.signalWithoutParameters();
+
+    QCoreApplication::processEvents();
+    disconnect(connection);
+
+    // parameters to parameters
+    connection = connect(&signalSlotOwner, &SignalSlotClass::signalWithParameters,
+                         &signalSlotOwner, &SignalSlotClass::slotWithParameters, connectionType);
+    emit signalSlotOwner.signalWithParameters(242, 'm');
+
+    QCoreApplication::processEvents();
+    disconnect(connection);
+
+    // parameters to no parameters
+    connection = connect(&signalSlotOwner, &SignalSlotClass::signalWithParameters,
+                         &signalSlotOwner, &SignalSlotClass::slotWithoutParameters, connectionType);
+    emit signalSlotOwner.signalWithParameters(242, 'm');
+
+    QCoreApplication::processEvents();
+    disconnect(connection);
+}
+
+void tst_Signaldumper::oneSlotOldSyntax_data()
+{
+    addConnectionTypeData();
+}
+
+void tst_Signaldumper::oneSlotOldSyntax()
+{
+    QFETCH(Qt::ConnectionType, connectionType);
+
+    SignalSlotClass signalSlotOwner;
+    // parameterless to parameterless
+    auto connection = connect(&signalSlotOwner, SIGNAL(signalWithoutParameters()),
+                              &signalSlotOwner, SLOT(slotWithoutParameters()), connectionType);
+    emit signalSlotOwner.signalWithoutParameters();
+
+    QCoreApplication::processEvents();
+    disconnect(connection);
+
+    // parameters to parameters
+    connection = connect(&signalSlotOwner, SIGNAL(signalWithParameters(int, char)),
+                         &signalSlotOwner, SLOT(slotWithParameters(int, char)), connectionType);
+    emit signalSlotOwner.signalWithParameters(242, 'm');
+
+    QCoreApplication::processEvents();
+    disconnect(connection);
+
+    // parameters to no parameters
+    connection = connect(&signalSlotOwner, SIGNAL(signalWithParameters(int, char)),
+                         &signalSlotOwner, SLOT(slotWithoutParameters()), connectionType);
+    emit signalSlotOwner.signalWithParameters(242, 'm');
+
+    QCoreApplication::processEvents();
+    disconnect(connection);
+}
+
+void tst_Signaldumper::twoSlots_data()
+{
+    addConnectionTypeData();
+}
+
+void tst_Signaldumper::twoSlots()
+{
+    QFETCH(Qt::ConnectionType, connectionType);
+
+    // Now, instead of creating two slots or two objects, we will just do the same connection twice.
+    // The same slot will then be invoked twice.
+
+    SignalSlotClass signalSlotOwner;
+    // parameterless to parameterless
+    auto connection = connect(&signalSlotOwner, &SignalSlotClass::signalWithoutParameters,
+                              &signalSlotOwner, &SignalSlotClass::slotWithoutParameters, connectionType);
+    auto connection2 = connect(&signalSlotOwner, &SignalSlotClass::signalWithoutParameters,
+                              &signalSlotOwner, &SignalSlotClass::slotWithoutParameters, connectionType);
+    emit signalSlotOwner.signalWithoutParameters();
+
+    QCoreApplication::processEvents();
+    disconnect(connection);
+    disconnect(connection2);
+
+    // parameters to parameters
+    connection = connect(&signalSlotOwner, &SignalSlotClass::signalWithParameters,
+                         &signalSlotOwner, &SignalSlotClass::slotWithParameters, connectionType);
+    connection2 = connect(&signalSlotOwner, &SignalSlotClass::signalWithParameters,
+                         &signalSlotOwner, &SignalSlotClass::slotWithParameters, connectionType);
+    emit signalSlotOwner.signalWithParameters(242, 'm');
+
+    QCoreApplication::processEvents();
+    disconnect(connection);
+    disconnect(connection2);
+
+    // parameters to no parameters
+    connection = connect(&signalSlotOwner, &SignalSlotClass::signalWithParameters,
+                         &signalSlotOwner, &SignalSlotClass::slotWithoutParameters, connectionType);
+    connection2 = connect(&signalSlotOwner, &SignalSlotClass::signalWithParameters,
+                         &signalSlotOwner, &SignalSlotClass::slotWithoutParameters, connectionType);
+    emit signalSlotOwner.signalWithParameters(242, 'm');
+
+    QCoreApplication::processEvents();
+    disconnect(connection);
+    disconnect(connection2);
+}
+
+void tst_Signaldumper::twoSlotsOldSyntax_data()
+{
+    addConnectionTypeData();
+}
+
+void tst_Signaldumper::twoSlotsOldSyntax()
+{
+    QFETCH(Qt::ConnectionType, connectionType);
+
+    // Now, instead of creating two slots or two objects, we will just do the same connection twice.
+    // The same slot will then be invoked twice.
+
+    SignalSlotClass signalSlotOwner;
+    // parameterless to parameterless
+    auto connection = connect(&signalSlotOwner, SIGNAL(signalWithoutParameters()),
+                              &signalSlotOwner, SLOT(slotWithoutParameters()), connectionType);
+    auto connection2 = connect(&signalSlotOwner, SIGNAL(signalWithoutParameters()),
+                              &signalSlotOwner, SLOT(slotWithoutParameters()), connectionType);
+    emit signalSlotOwner.signalWithoutParameters();
+
+    QCoreApplication::processEvents();
+    disconnect(connection);
+    disconnect(connection2);
+
+    // parameters to parameters
+    connection = connect(&signalSlotOwner, SIGNAL(signalWithParameters(int, char)),
+                         &signalSlotOwner, SLOT(slotWithParameters(int, char)), connectionType);
+    connection2 = connect(&signalSlotOwner, SIGNAL(signalWithParameters(int, char)),
+                         &signalSlotOwner, SLOT(slotWithParameters(int, char)), connectionType);
+    emit signalSlotOwner.signalWithParameters(242, 'm');
+
+    QCoreApplication::processEvents();
+    disconnect(connection);
+    disconnect(connection2);
+
+    // parameters to no parameters
+    connection = connect(&signalSlotOwner, SIGNAL(signalWithParameters(int, char)),
+                         &signalSlotOwner, SLOT(slotWithoutParameters()), connectionType);
+    connection2 = connect(&signalSlotOwner, SIGNAL(signalWithParameters(int, char)),
+                         &signalSlotOwner, SLOT(slotWithoutParameters()), connectionType);
+    emit signalSlotOwner.signalWithParameters(242, 'm');
+
+    QCoreApplication::processEvents();
+    disconnect(connection);
+    disconnect(connection2);
+}
+
+void tst_Signaldumper::signalForwarding_data()
+{
+    addConnectionTypeData();
+}
+
+void tst_Signaldumper::signalForwarding()
+{
+    QFETCH(Qt::ConnectionType, connectionType);
+
+    SignalSlotClass signalSlotOwner;
+
+    // parameterless signal to parameterless signal
+    auto connection = connect(&signalSlotOwner, &SignalSlotClass::signalWithoutParameters,
+                              &signalSlotOwner, &SignalSlotClass::nestedSignal, connectionType);
+    emit signalSlotOwner.signalWithoutParameters();
+
+    QCoreApplication::processEvents();
+    disconnect(connection);
+
+    // parameter(full) signal to parameter(full) signal
+    connection = connect(&signalSlotOwner, &SignalSlotClass::signalWithParameters,
+                         &signalSlotOwner, &SignalSlotClass::nestedSignalWithParameters, connectionType);
+    emit signalSlotOwner.signalWithParameters(242, 'm');
+
+    QCoreApplication::processEvents();
+    disconnect(connection);
+
+    // parameter(full) signal to parameterless signal
+    connection = connect(&signalSlotOwner, &SignalSlotClass::signalWithParameters,
+                         &signalSlotOwner, &SignalSlotClass::nestedSignal, connectionType);
+    emit signalSlotOwner.signalWithParameters(242, 'm');
+
+    QCoreApplication::processEvents();
+    disconnect(connection);
+}
+
+void tst_Signaldumper::signalForwardingOldSyntax_data()
+{
+    addConnectionTypeData();
+}
+
+void tst_Signaldumper::signalForwardingOldSyntax()
+{
+    QFETCH(Qt::ConnectionType, connectionType);
+
+    SignalSlotClass signalSlotOwner;
+
+    // parameterless signal to parameterless signal
+    auto connection = connect(&signalSlotOwner, SIGNAL(signalWithoutParameters()),
+                              &signalSlotOwner, SIGNAL(nestedSignal()), connectionType);
+    emit signalSlotOwner.signalWithoutParameters();
+
+    QCoreApplication::processEvents();
+    disconnect(connection);
+
+    // parameter(full) signal to parameter(full) signal
+    connection = connect(&signalSlotOwner, SIGNAL(signalWithParameters(int, char)),
+                         &signalSlotOwner, SIGNAL(nestedSignalWithParameters(int, char)), connectionType);
+    emit signalSlotOwner.signalWithParameters(242, 'm');
+
+    QCoreApplication::processEvents();
+    disconnect(connection);
+
+    // parameter(full) signal to parameterless signal
+    connection = connect(&signalSlotOwner, SIGNAL(signalWithParameters(int, char)),
+                         &signalSlotOwner, SIGNAL(nestedSignal()), connectionType);
+    emit signalSlotOwner.signalWithParameters(242, 'm');
+
+    QCoreApplication::processEvents();
+    disconnect(connection);
+}
+
+void tst_Signaldumper::slotEmittingSignal_data()
+{
+    addConnectionTypeData();
+}
+
+void tst_Signaldumper::slotEmittingSignal()
+{
+    QFETCH(Qt::ConnectionType, connectionType);
+
+    SignalSlotClass signalSlotOwner;
+
+    auto connection = connect(&signalSlotOwner, &SignalSlotClass::signalWithoutParameters,
+                              &signalSlotOwner, &SignalSlotClass::emitSecondSignal, connectionType);
+    emit signalSlotOwner.signalWithoutParameters();
+    QCoreApplication::processEvents();
+    disconnect(connection);
+}
+
+void tst_Signaldumper::slotEmittingSignalOldSyntax_data()
+{
+    addConnectionTypeData();
+}
+
+void tst_Signaldumper::slotEmittingSignalOldSyntax()
+{
+    QFETCH(Qt::ConnectionType, connectionType);
+
+    SignalSlotClass signalSlotOwner;
+
+    auto connection = connect(&signalSlotOwner, SIGNAL(signalWithoutParameters()),
+                              &signalSlotOwner, SLOT(emitSecondSignal()), connectionType);
+    emit signalSlotOwner.signalWithoutParameters();
+    QCoreApplication::processEvents();
+    disconnect(connection);
+}
+
+void tst_Signaldumper::variousTypes()
+{
+    SignalSlotClass signalSlotOwner;
+    QString string = QString::fromLatin1("Test string");
+    emit signalSlotOwner.qStringSignal(string);
+    emit signalSlotOwner.qStringRefSignal(string);
+    emit signalSlotOwner.qStringConstRefSignal(string);
+    emit signalSlotOwner.qByteArraySignal(QByteArray("Test bytearray"));
+
+    QList<int> list{1, 2, 3, 242};
+    emit signalSlotOwner.qListSignal(list);
+
+    QVector<int> vector{1, 2, 3, 242};
+    emit signalSlotOwner.qVectorSignal(vector);
+    emit signalSlotOwner.qVectorRefSignal(vector);
+    emit signalSlotOwner.qVectorConstRefSignal(vector);
+    emit signalSlotOwner.qVectorConstPointerSignal(&vector);
+    emit signalSlotOwner.qVectorPointerConstSignal(&vector);
+
+    QVariant variant = 24;
+    emit signalSlotOwner.qVariantSignal(variant);
+    variant = QVariant(string);
+    emit signalSlotOwner.qVariantSignal(variant);
+}
+
+QTEST_MAIN(tst_Signaldumper)
+#include "tst_signaldumper.moc"
diff --git a/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/tst_selftests.cpp b/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/tst_selftests.cpp
index 3ef15b9261..7216c6a373 100644
--- a/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/tst_selftests.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/tst_selftests.cpp
@@ -488,6 +488,7 @@ void tst_Selftests::runSubTest_data()
         << "printdatatags"
         << "printdatatagswithglobaltags"
         << "qexecstringlist"
+        << "signaldumper"
         << "silent"
         << "singleskip"
         << "skip"
@@ -553,6 +554,9 @@ void tst_Selftests::runSubTest_data()
             else if (subtest == "printdatatagswithglobaltags") {
                 arguments << "-datatags";
             }
+            else if (subtest == "signaldumper") {
+                arguments << "-vs";
+            }
             else if (subtest == "silent") {
                 arguments << "-silent";
             }
@@ -953,6 +957,29 @@ bool tst_Selftests::compareLine(const QString &logger, const QString &subdir,
     if (actualLine.startsWith(QLatin1String("Totals:")) && expectedLine.startsWith(QLatin1String("Totals:")))
         return true;
 
+    const QLatin1String pointerPlaceholder("_POINTER_");
+    if (expectedLine.contains(pointerPlaceholder)
+        && (expectedLine.contains(QLatin1String("Signal: "))
+            || expectedLine.contains(QLatin1String("Slot: ")))) {
+        QString actual = actualLine;
+        // We don't care about the pointer of the object to whom the signal belongs, so we
+        // replace it with _POINTER_, e.g.:
+        // Signal: SignalSlotClass(7ffd72245410) signalWithoutParameters ()
+        // Signal: QThread(7ffd72245410) started ()
+        // After this instance pointer we may have further pointers and
+        // references (with an @ prefix) as parameters of the signal or
+        // slot being invoked.
+        // Signal: SignalSlotClass(_POINTER_) qStringRefSignal ((QString&)@55f5fbb8dd40)
+        actual.replace(QRegularExpression("\\b[a-f0-9]{8,}\\b"), pointerPlaceholder);
+        // Also change QEventDispatcher{Glib,Win32,etc.} to QEventDispatcherPlatform
+        actual.replace(QRegularExpression("\\b(QEventDispatcher)\\w+\\b"), QLatin1String("\\1Platform"));
+        if (actual != expectedLine) {
+          *errorMessage = msgMismatch(actual, expectedLine);
+          return false;
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+
     *errorMessage = msgMismatch(actualLine, expectedLine);
     return false;
 }