Hot Reload

Quik supports UI hot reload during development: after modifying and saving an XML file, the interface refreshes automatically without recompiling the program.

Enable Hot Reload

Use the Quik_BUILD macro to build UI, hot reload is automatically enabled:

Quik::XMLUIBuilder builder;
QWidget* ui = Quik_BUILD(builder, "Panel.xml");

The Quik_BUILD macro will:

1. Automatically get the full path of the XML file
2. Enable file watcher to detect file changes
3. Automatically reload UI when file is saved

Development Workflow

1. Start the program, display UI
2. Modify XML file in editor
3. Save file (Ctrl+S)
4. UI refreshes immediately, no restart needed

This greatly speeds up UI debugging and iteration.

Disable for Release

When releasing production versions, disable hot reload for better performance. Set in Quik.h:

#define QUIK_HOT_RELOAD_ENABLED false

When disabled, Quik_BUILD uses embedded resource files instead of watching external files.

Recommendation

Use compile macros to distinguish development and release modes:

#ifdef QT_DEBUG
    #define QUIK_HOT_RELOAD_ENABLED true
#else
    #define QUIK_HOT_RELOAD_ENABLED false
#endif

Notes

• Hot reload only refreshes UI structure, doesn't reset variable values
• If XML has syntax errors, error messages are output to console
• Hot reload doesn't affect already-bound event handlers