move some of the code for handling template types from creator proper

to the "user space" (gdbmacros.cpp)

bin/gdbmacros/gdbmacros.cpp

@@ -2439,23 +2439,23 @@ void qDumpObjectData440(
         d.protocolVersion = protocolVersion;
         d.token           = token;
 
-        //qDebug() << "SOCKET: after connect: state: " << qDumperSocket.state();
+        // This is a list of all available dumpers. Note that some templates
-        // simpledumpers is a list of all available dumpers that are
+        // currently require special hardcoded handling in the debugger plugin.
-        // _not_ templates. templates currently require special
+        // They are mentioned here nevertheless. For types that not listed
-        // hardcoded handling in the debugger plugin.
+        // here, dumpers won't be used.
-        // don't mention them here in this list
+        d << "dumpers=["
-        d << "simpledumpers=["
             "\""NS"QByteArray\","
+            "\""NS"QDateTime\","
             "\""NS"QDir\","
-            "\""NS"QImage\","
             "\""NS"QFile\","
             "\""NS"QFileInfo\","
+            "\""NS"QHash\","
+            "\""NS"QHashNode\","
+            "\""NS"QImage\","
             "\""NS"QLocale\","
+            "\""NS"QMap\","
+            "\""NS"QMapNode\","
             "\""NS"QModelIndex\","
-            //"\""NS"QHash\","   // handled on GH side
-            //"\""NS"QHashNode\","
-            //"\""NS"QMap\","   // handled on GH side
-            //"\""NS"QMapNode\","
             "\""NS"QObject\","
             "\""NS"QObjectMethodList\","   // hack to get nested properties display
             "\""NS"QObjectPropertyList\","
@@ -2465,15 +2465,20 @@ void qDumpObjectData440(
             "\""NS"QObjectSlot\","
             "\""NS"QObjectSlotList\","
             #endif // PRIVATE_OBJECT_ALLOWED
+            "\""NS"QSet\","
             "\""NS"QString\","
             "\""NS"QStringList\","
             "\""NS"QTextCodec\","
             "\""NS"QVariant\","
+            "\""NS"QVector\","
             "\""NS"QWidget\","
-            "\""NS"QDateTime\","
             "\"string\","
             "\"wstring\","
+            "\"std::basic_string\","
+            "\"std::list\","
+            "\"std::map\","
             "\"std::string\","
+            "\"std::vector\","
             "\"std::wstring\","
             // << "\""NS"QRegion\","
             "]";

src/plugins/debugger/gdbengine.cpp

@@ -2916,42 +2916,17 @@ bool GdbEngine::isCustomValueDumperAvailable(const QString &type) const
         return false;
     if (m_dataDumperState != DataDumperAvailable)
         return false;
+
+    // simple types
     if (m_availableSimpleDumpers.contains(type))
         return true;
 
+    // templates
     QString tmplate;
     QString inner;
-    if (extractTemplate(type, &tmplate, &inner)) {
+    if (!extractTemplate(type, &tmplate, &inner))
-        if (type.startsWith(m_namespace)) {
+        return false;
-            tmplate = tmplate.mid(m_namespace.size());
+    return m_availableSimpleDumpers.contains(tmplate);
-            if (tmplate == "QList")
-                return true;
-            if (tmplate == "QVector")
-                return true;
-            if (tmplate == "QHash")
-                return true;
-            if (tmplate == "QHashNode")
-                return true;
-            if (tmplate == "QMap")
-                return true;
-            if (tmplate == "QMapNode")
-                return true;
-            if (tmplate == "QSet")
-                return true;
-        }
-        if (tmplate == "std::list")
-            return true;
-        if (tmplate == "std::map")
-            return true;
-        if (tmplate == "std::vector" && inner != "bool")
-            return true;
-        if (tmplate == "std::basic_string") {
-            if (inner.startsWith("char@") || inner.startsWith("wchar_t@"))
-                return true;
-        }
-    }
-
-    return false;
 }
 
 void GdbEngine::runCustomDumper(const WatchData & data0, bool dumpChildren)
@@ -2968,7 +2943,7 @@ void GdbEngine::runCustomDumper(const WatchData & data0, bool dumpChildren)
         inners[i] = inners[i].simplified();
 
     QString outertype = isTemplate ? tmplate : data.type;
-
+    // adjust the data extract
     if (outertype == "QWidget")
         outertype = "QObject";
 
@@ -3334,7 +3309,7 @@ void GdbEngine::handleQueryDataDumper2(const GdbResultRecord &record)
     //qDebug() << "DATA DUMPER TRIAL:" << record.toString();
     GdbMi output = record.data.findChild("customvaluecontents");
     GdbMi contents(output.data());
-    GdbMi simple = contents.findChild("simpledumpers");
+    GdbMi simple = contents.findChild("dumpers");
     m_namespace = contents.findChild("namespace").data();
     //qDebug() << "OUTPUT: " << output.toString();
     //qDebug() << "CONTENTS: " << contents.toString();