# SUMMARY

When re-loading a KWin `declarativescript` script during a local development workflow, KWin only loads a cached version of each QML file. After the initial load, any changes to the contents of the QML files are ignored.


# STEPS TO REPRODUCE

I've created a minimal KWin `declarativescript` example, available at https://github.com/gplusplus314/kwin-helloworld complete with reproduction instructions in the `README.md`. Here is a high level reproduction:

1. Create a KWin `declarativescript` with a `main.qml` file that contains a "Hello World" of sorts.
2. Install, enable, and start the script. You will see "Hello World".
3. Disable and uninstall the script.
4. Change the text in `main.qml` to say "Hello KWin".
5. Disable, uninstall, reinstall, reload the script.


# OBSERVED RESULT

"Hello World"

# EXPECTED RESULT

"Hello KWin"

# SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS

Linux Kernel: 6.17.7-ba22.fc43.x86_64
KDE Plasma Version:  6.5.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.21.0
Qt Version: 6.10.1

# ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

I found a similar issue in another project that uses QML and they've resolved it by exposing https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/qqmlengine.html#clearComponentCache in their API. Here is the issue: https://github.com/JuliaGraphics/QML.jl/issues/195

The only workaround I can find to forcefully invalidate the QML cache in KWin is to restart KWin altogether, which is very disruptive.

It would be helpful to either perform a `clearComponentCache` upon unload, or even just expose it via `dbus`, or any other mechanism that would allow us to have a working development loop/workflow for KWin scripts in QML.