faaxm · auxxos · Jul 2, 2025
diff --git a/lib/include/Spix/Events/QtEventIdSniffer.h b/lib/include/Spix/Events/QtEventIdSniffer.h
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+/***
+ * Copyright (C) Falko Axmann. All rights reserved.
+ * Licensed under the MIT license.
+ * See LICENSE.txt file in the project root for full license information.
+ ****/
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <QObject>
+
+#include <QEvent>
+#include <QMouseEvent>
+#include <QQmlContext>
+#include <QQmlEngine>
+
+#include <iostream>
+
+namespace spix {
+
+/**
+ * Object used for development to inspect object ids. It reacts on mouse events.
+ * The id path of the clicked item is written to stdout.
+ *
+ * Example Usage: app.installEventFilter(new spix::QtEventIdSniffer());
+ */
+class QtEventIdSniffer : public QObject {
+public:
+    bool eventFilter(QObject* object, QEvent* event)
+    {
+        if (event->type() == QEvent::MouseButtonPress) {
+            auto tempObj = object;
+            std::string path = "";
+
+            while (tempObj != nullptr) {
+                // take object name if given
+                auto token = tempObj->objectName().toStdString();
+                if (token.empty()) {
+                    QQmlContext* const context = qmlContext(tempObj);
+                    if (context) {
+                        // use object id
+                        token = context->nameForObject(tempObj).toStdString();
+                    }
+                }
+
+                // add id to front
+                if (!token.empty()) {
+                    path = token + "/" + path;
+                }
+                tempObj = tempObj->parent();
+            }
+
+            std::cout << "path to clicked object: " << path << std::endl;
+        }
+
+        // always ignore event
+        return false;
+    }
+};
+
+} // namespace spix