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DialogController.hpp Example File

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    #ifndef DIALOGCONTROLLER_HPP
    #define DIALOGCONTROLLER_HPP

    #include <QtCore/QEventLoop>
    #include <QtCore/QObject>

    /**
     * The DialogController is a helper class that is used to implement
     * dialog-like behavior with QML.
     * It blocks the execution flow when opening a dialog by starting a
     * nested event loop. The event loop will handle all user input while
     * the dialog is open and will be quit when the dialog is closed.
     */
    class DialogController : public QObject
    {
        Q_OBJECT

        // This property describes whether the dialog is currently visible
        Q_PROPERTY(bool visible READ visible NOTIFY visibleChanged)

    public:
        explicit DialogController(QObject *parent = 0);

        // This method is called to show the dialog
        void exec();

        // The accessor method for the visible property
        bool visible() const;

    Q_SIGNALS:
        // The change notification signal of the visible property
        void visibleChanged();

    protected:
        // This method is called to close the dialog.
        void close();

    private:
        // The flag that defines whether the dialog is visible or not
        bool m_visible;

        // The nested event loop
        QEventLoop m_localLoop;
    };
    #endif