Hi, I'm creating a QML plasmoid that will write data to a file in disk. I have searched a lot, and it seems that it is not possible with a pure QML plasmoid. Web pages say that the only way to do it is by adding C++.

The problem with adding C++ is that, as I understand, the plasmoid will have to be compiled, so I will get some binary files that won't work in all Linux distributions. In other words, the plasmoid will be less portable: I will have to create a different file for each Linux distribution before posting the plasmoid to kde-apps.org, or the user will have to download the source code and compile it for his/her distribution. It is a mess.

I think that file I/O should be possible from a pure QML plasmoid. It is a core functionality for a high percentage of plasmoids. If you make it difficult (by requiring the C++ mess), less programmers will create plasmoids, so less plasmoids will be created.

In fact, file I/O was possible in kde4 from a pure javascript plasmoid, by using the "Local IO" library: https://techbase.kde.org/Development/Tu ... PI-LocalIO

I really would like to listen that file I/O is possible from a pure QML plasmoid in kde5. Or at least that developers are already working on a kde library to make it possible.

Thank you

(I didn't know if I should post it at "Brainstorm" forum or here, but I wanted to ask first)