How to emit Signal from nested QML page (by Loader) to python

Witc

Dear, in my QML/python app I can emit signal from main.qml to the python code. But now In main.qml I added StackLayout for loading another page1.qml. In that page1.qml is button, now I want to emit signal from this button to the python.

I use this simple method for emit signals from main.qml file to the python: But I do not know how to emit it from "nested" page1.qml to the python. What should I modify? This code works when emits from main.qml

main.py

from PySide2.QtCore import QObject, QUrl, Slot, Signal, Qt
from PySide2.QtGui import QGuiApplication
from PySide2.QtQml import QQmlApplicationEngine

class Foo(QObject):
    @Slot(str)
    def test_slot(self, input_string : str):
        print(input_string)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    import os
    import sys

    app = QGuiApplication()
    foo = Foo()
    engine = QQmlApplicationEngine()
    
    #CHANGES: line excluded engine.rootContext().setContextProperty("foo", foo)
    
    qml_file = "main.qml"
    current_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
    filename = os.path.join(current_dir, qml_file)
    engine.load(QUrl.fromLocalFile(filename))
    if not engine.rootObjects():
        sys.exit(-1)
    
    #CHANGES: connect QML signal to Python slot
    engine.rootObjects()[0].test_signal.connect(foo.test_slot, type=Qt.ConnectionType.QueuedConnection)
    
    sys.exit(app.exec_())

main.qml

import QtQuick 2.13
import QtQuick.Controls 2.13

ApplicationWindow {
    visible: true
    
    //CHANGES: declare signal
    signal test_signal(string input_string)

    Button {
        anchors.centerIn: parent
        text: "Example"

        //CHANGES: emit signal
        onClicked: test_signal("Test string")
    }
}

JoeCFD

I guess if you create a function in your main qml in which this signal is sent out. And call this func from page1. This will work. Other people may have better ideas. If you have signals at different layers, you may want to create a global model and call the model to emit these signals.

GrecKo

You don't.

C++ shouldn't connect to QML signals.

Expose a slot/invokable function in a Python object that is accessible from QML and call that slot in QML.