Bug 409729

Summary:	KJob doesn't show progress dialog when used in a QCoreApplication
Product:	[Frameworks and Libraries] frameworks-kcoreaddons	Reporter:	Alexis <contact>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Michael Pyne <mpyne>
Status:	RESOLVED INTENTIONAL
Severity:	normal	CC:	kdelibs-bugs-null
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	5.59.0
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Neon
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Alexis 2019-07-11 18:46:46 UTC

SUMMARY
KIO::getJobTracker()->registerJob(job) doesn't result in progress when you're a QCoreApplication and doesn't even print a warning

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Use a KJob inside a QCoreApplication


OBSERVED RESULT
No progress dialog is shown.

EXPECTED RESULT
A progress dialog is shown.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: KDE neon User Edition 5.16
KDE Plasma Version: 5.16.3
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.59.0
Qt Version: 5.12.3

Comment 1 Christoph Feck 2019-08-05 19:34:28 UTC

QCoreApplication cannot connect to a graphical environment server. You need at least QGuiApplication.