Elements / Components vs Templates / Constrollers

[andped10]

Currently we have Elements and Components in the codebase for EasyApp

• Element is supposed to be an atomic unit
• Component is a construct of several atomic units

In QtQuick there are Templates, Controllers and Components

• Template is a non-visual implementation of a Controller (https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/qtquick-templates-qmlmodule.html)
• Controller is an API for various ways a user can input data, such Button, ComboBox (https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/qtquick-controls-qmlmodule.html)
• Component are reusable, encapsulated QML types with well-defined interfaces.

Suggestion

I would suggest to use the QtQuick terminology as the Element often resembles a Template. This would make it easier for people with a background in QML to understand the purpose of the code sitting in the folders and probably also force us to write the code in a more QML-like way.

I also have the impression that we could make the EasyApp more userfriendly by only "exposing" Components and keep everything in Elements hidden from the users of EasyApp