Bug 445839 - Changes in contents of main script file are not seen by KWin until KWin reload
Summary: Changes in contents of main script file are not seen by KWin until KWin reload
Status: REPORTED
Alias: None
Product: kwin
Classification: Plasma
Component: scripting (show other bugs)
Version: 5.23.3
Platform: Other Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: KWin default assignee
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Reported: 2021-11-20 19:36 UTC by Mikhail Zolotukhin
Modified: 2023-08-20 20:46 UTC (History)
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Description Mikhail Zolotukhin 2021-11-20 19:36:47 UTC 
SUMMARY

I'm developing a script and when I change something in the code - I build and install it. When the installation is finished, the new version of the files becomes available in the installation location. However, when I turn the script off and on - KWin still uses the old version of the script. If I restart KWin the new version is used, but that's inconvenient and is not possible on Wayland session.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Install some script and run it.
2. Change the script source, so that it outputs some new line to the console
3. Turn the script off and on.

OBSERVED RESULT
No new line is printed

EXPECTED RESULT
New line is printed in the console
Comment 1 Mariusz Glebocki 2023-08-20 20:46:33 UTC 
This makes QML-based script development on wayland impossible (AFAIK), at least as long as "main" KWin is used for testing.

I guess https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/qqmlengine.html#trimComponentCache in right place would fix the problem.