class Worker : public QObject
{
Q_OBJECT
public slots:
void doWork(const QString ¶meter) {
QString result;
/* ... here is the expensive or blocking operation ... */
emit resultReady(result);
}
signals:
void resultReady(const QString &result);
};
class Controller : public QObject
{
Q_OBJECT
QThread workerThread;
public:
Controller() {
Worker *worker = new Worker;
worker->moveToThread(&workerThread);
connect(&workerThread, &QThread::finished, worker, &QObject::deleteLater);
connect(this, &Controller::operate, worker, &Worker::doWork);
connect(worker, &Worker::resultReady, this, &Controller::handleResults);
workerThread.start();
}
~Controller() {
workerThread.quit();
workerThread.wait();
}
public slots:
void handleResults(const QString &);
signals:
void operate(const QString &);
};