QmlDesigner: Lock node in properties view

Task-number: QDS-14557
Change-Id: I0b9bf07fe95f6ae85b8bf81eec29c09ab0aa5531
Reviewed-by: Miikka Heikkinen <miikka.heikkinen@qt.io>
Reviewed-by: Mahmoud Badri <mahmoud.badri@qt.io>
Reviewed-by: Thomas Hartmann <thomas.hartmann@qt.io>

share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/propertyEditorQmlSources/imports/HelperWidgets/PropertyEditorPane.qml

@@ -57,8 +57,17 @@ Rectangle {
         HeaderBackground{}
     }
 
+    PropertyEditorToolBar {
+        id: toolbar
+
+        anchors.top: dockedHeaderLoader.bottom
+        width: parent.width
+
+        onToolBarAction: action => handleToolBarAction(action)
+    }
+
     MouseArea {
-        anchors.fill: parent
+        anchors.fill: mainScrollView
         onClicked: itemPane.forceActiveFocus()
     }
 
@@ -111,7 +120,7 @@ Rectangle {
 
         clip: true
         anchors {
-            top: dockedHeaderLoader.bottom
+            top: toolbar.bottom
             bottom: itemPane.bottom
             left: itemPane.left
             right: itemPane.right

share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/propertyEditorQmlSources/imports/HelperWidgets/PropertyEditorToolBar.qml

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2025 The Qt Company Ltd.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR GPL-3.0-only WITH Qt-GPL-exception-1.0
+
+import QtQuick
+import HelperWidgets as HelperWidgets
+import StudioTheme as StudioTheme
+import PropertyToolBarAction
+
+Rectangle {
+    id: root
+
+    signal toolBarAction(int action)
+
+    color: StudioTheme.Values.themeToolbarBackground
+    height: StudioTheme.Values.toolbarHeight
+
+    HelperWidgets.AbstractButton {
+        id: lockButton
+
+        anchors.right: parent.right
+        anchors.rightMargin: StudioTheme.Values.toolbarHorizontalMargin
+        anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+        buttonIcon: lockButton.checked ? StudioTheme.Constants.lockOn : StudioTheme.Constants.lockOff
+        checkable: true
+        checked: isSelectionLocked ?? false
+        enabled: !(hasMultiSelection ?? false)
+        style: StudioTheme.Values.viewBarButtonStyle
+        tooltip: qsTr("Lock current node")
+
+        onClicked: root.toolBarAction(lockButton.checked ? ToolBarAction.SelectionLock : ToolBarAction.SelectionUnlock)
+    }
+}

share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/propertyEditorQmlSources/imports/HelperWidgets/qmldir

@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ OriginIndicator 2.0 OriginIndicator.qml
 OriginSelector 2.0 OriginSelector.qml
 PopupLabel 2.0 PopupLabel.qml
 PropertyEditorPane 2.0 PropertyEditorPane.qml
+PropertyEditorToolBar 2.0 PropertyEditorToolBar.qml
 PropertyLabel 2.0 PropertyLabel.qml
 PaddingSection 2.0 PaddingSection.qml
 RoundedPanel 2.0 RoundedPanel.qml

src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/propertyeditor/propertyeditorcontextobject.cpp

@@ -443,6 +443,20 @@ void PropertyEditorContextObject::setHasMultiSelection(bool b)
     emit hasMultiSelectionChanged();
 }
 
+bool PropertyEditorContextObject::isSelectionLocked() const
+{
+    return m_isSelectionLocked;
+}
+
+void PropertyEditorContextObject::setIsSelectionLocked(bool lock)
+{
+    if (lock == m_isSelectionLocked)
+        return;
+
+    m_isSelectionLocked = lock;
+    emit isSelectionLockedChanged();
+}
+
 void PropertyEditorContextObject::setInsightEnabled(bool value)
 {
     if (value != m_insightEnabled) {
@@ -696,6 +710,11 @@ QPoint PropertyEditorContextObject::globalPos(const QPoint &point) const
     return point;
 }
 
+void PropertyEditorContextObject::handleToolBarAction(int action)
+{
+    emit toolBarAction(action);
+}
+
 void EasingCurveEditor::registerDeclarativeType()
 {
      qmlRegisterType<EasingCurveEditor>("HelperWidgets", 2, 0, "EasingCurveEditor");

src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/propertyeditor/propertyeditorcontextobject.h

@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ class PropertyEditorContextObject : public QObject
     Q_PROPERTY(bool hasMultiSelection READ hasMultiSelection WRITE setHasMultiSelection NOTIFY
                    hasMultiSelectionChanged)
 
+    Q_PROPERTY(bool isSelectionLocked READ isSelectionLocked WRITE setIsSelectionLocked NOTIFY isSelectionLockedChanged)
+
     Q_PROPERTY(bool insightEnabled MEMBER m_insightEnabled NOTIFY insightEnabledChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(QStringList insightCategories MEMBER m_insightCategories NOTIFY insightCategoriesChanged)
 
@@ -100,6 +102,11 @@ public:
     Q_INVOKABLE QRect screenRect() const;
     Q_INVOKABLE QPoint globalPos(const QPoint &point) const;
 
+    Q_INVOKABLE void handleToolBarAction(int action);
+
+    enum ToolBarAction { SelectionLock, SelectionUnlock };
+    Q_ENUM(ToolBarAction)
+
     QString activeDragSuffix() const;
     void setActiveDragSuffix(const QString &suffix);
 
@@ -140,6 +147,9 @@ public:
 
     void setSelectedNode(const ModelNode &node);
 
+    void setIsSelectionLocked(bool lock);
+    bool isSelectionLocked() const;
+
 signals:
     void specificsUrlChanged();
     void specificQmlDataChanged();
@@ -161,9 +171,11 @@ signals:
     void hasMaterialLibraryChanged();
     void has3DModelSelectionChanged();
     void isQt6ProjectChanged();
+    void isSelectionLockedChanged();
 
     void insightEnabledChanged();
     void insightCategoriesChanged();
+    void toolBarAction(int action);
 
 public slots:
 
@@ -223,6 +235,7 @@ private:
     QString m_activeDragSuffix;
 
     bool m_hasMultiSelection = false;
+    bool m_isSelectionLocked = false;
 
     bool m_insightEnabled = false;
     QStringList m_insightCategories;

src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/propertyeditor/propertyeditorview.cpp

@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ PropertyEditorView::PropertyEditorView(AsynchronousImageCache &imageCache,
     : AbstractView(externalDependencies)
     , m_imageCache(imageCache)
     , m_updateShortcut(nullptr)
-    , m_timerId(0)
     , m_stackedWidget(new PropertyEditorWidget())
     , m_qmlBackEndForCurrentType(nullptr)
     , m_propertyComponentGenerator{PropertyEditorQmlBackend::propertyEditorResourcesPath(), model()}
@@ -117,15 +116,15 @@ void PropertyEditorView::changeValue(const QString &name)
         PropertyEditorValue *value = m_qmlBackEndForCurrentType->propertyValueForName(QString::fromUtf8(propertyName));
         const QString newId = value->value().toString();
 
-        if (newId == m_selectedNode.id())
+        if (newId == activeNode().id())
             return;
 
         if (QmlDesigner::ModelNode::isValidId(newId)  && !hasId(newId)) {
             executeInTransaction("PropertyEditorView::changeId",
-                                 [this, newId] { m_selectedNode.setIdWithRefactoring(newId); });
+                                 [&] { activeNode().setIdWithRefactoring(newId); });
         } else {
             m_locked = true;
-            value->setValue(m_selectedNode.id());
+            value->setValue(activeNode().id());
             m_locked = false;
             QString errMsg = QmlDesigner::ModelNode::getIdValidityErrorMessage(newId);
             if (!errMsg.isEmpty())
@@ -148,7 +147,7 @@ void PropertyEditorView::changeValue(const QString &name)
         return;
     }
 
-    const NodeMetaInfo metaInfo = QmlObjectNode(m_selectedNode).modelNode().metaInfo();
+    const NodeMetaInfo metaInfo = QmlObjectNode(activeNode()).modelNode().metaInfo();
 
     QVariant castedValue;
 
@@ -230,7 +229,7 @@ void PropertyEditorView::changeExpression(const QString &propertyName)
         PropertyName underscoreName(name);
         underscoreName.replace('.', '_');
 
-        QmlObjectNode qmlObjectNode{m_selectedNode};
+        QmlObjectNode qmlObjectNode{activeNode()};
         PropertyEditorValue *value = m_qmlBackEndForCurrentType->propertyValueForName(
             QString::fromUtf8(underscoreName));
 
@@ -259,7 +258,7 @@ void PropertyEditorView::exportPropertyAsAlias(const QString &name)
         return;
 
     executeInTransaction("PropertyEditorView::exportPropertyAsAlias",
-                         [this, name]() { generateAliasForProperty(m_selectedNode, name); });
+                         [&]() { generateAliasForProperty(activeNode(), name); });
 }
 
 void PropertyEditorView::removeAliasExport(const QString &name)
@@ -274,7 +273,7 @@ void PropertyEditorView::removeAliasExport(const QString &name)
         return;
 
     executeInTransaction("PropertyEditorView::exportPropertyAsAlias",
-                         [this, name]() { removeAliasForProperty(m_selectedNode, name); });
+                         [&]() { removeAliasForProperty(activeNode(), name); });
 }
 
 bool PropertyEditorView::locked() const
@@ -431,19 +430,13 @@ void PropertyEditorView::resetView()
     if (model() == nullptr)
         return;
 
-    setSelelectedModelNode();
+    setActiveNodeToSelection();
 
     m_locked = true;
 
     if (debug)
         qDebug() << "________________ RELOADING PROPERTY EDITOR QML _______________________";
 
-    if (m_timerId)
-        killTimer(m_timerId);
-
-    if (m_selectedNode.isValid() && model() != m_selectedNode.model())
-        m_selectedNode = ModelNode();
-
     setupQmlBackend();
 
     if (m_qmlBackEndForCurrentType) {
@@ -453,12 +446,20 @@ void PropertyEditorView::resetView()
 
     m_locked = false;
 
-    if (m_timerId)
-        m_timerId = 0;
-
     updateSize();
 }
 
+void PropertyEditorView::setIsSelectionLocked(bool locked)
+{
+    m_isSelectionLocked = locked;
+    if (m_qmlBackEndForCurrentType)
+        m_qmlBackEndForCurrentType->contextObject()->setIsSelectionLocked(locked);
+
+    // Show current selection on unlock
+    if (!m_locked && !m_isSelectionLocked)
+        select();
+}
+
 namespace {
 
 #ifndef QDS_USE_PROJECTSTORAGE
@@ -597,13 +598,27 @@ void setupWidget(PropertyEditorQmlBackend *currentQmlBackend,
 
 } // namespace
 
+void PropertyEditorView::handleToolBarAction(int action)
+{
+    switch (action) {
+        case PropertyEditorContextObject::SelectionLock: {
+            setIsSelectionLocked(true);
+            break;
+        }
+        case PropertyEditorContextObject::SelectionUnlock: {
+            setIsSelectionLocked(false);
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 void PropertyEditorView::setupQmlBackend()
 {
 #ifdef QDS_USE_PROJECTSTORAGE
-    const NodeMetaInfo commonAncestor = PropertyEditorQmlBackend::findCommonAncestor(m_selectedNode);
+    const NodeMetaInfo commonAncestor = PropertyEditorQmlBackend::findCommonAncestor(activeNode());
     auto selfAndPrototypes = commonAncestor.selfAndPrototypes();
-    bool isEditableComponent = m_selectedNode.isComponent()
+    bool isEditableComponent = activeNode().isComponent()
-                               && !QmlItemNode(m_selectedNode).isEffectItem();
+                               && !QmlItemNode(activeNode()).isEffectItem();
     auto specificQmlData = m_propertyEditorComponentGenerator.create(selfAndPrototypes,
                                                                      isEditableComponent);
     auto [panePath, specificsPath] = findPaneAndSpecificsPath(selfAndPrototypes, model()->pathCache());
@@ -614,7 +629,7 @@ void PropertyEditorView::setupQmlBackend()
                                                                 m_stackedWidget,
                                                                 this);
     setupCurrentQmlBackend(currentQmlBackend,
-                           m_selectedNode,
+                           activeNode(),
                            QUrl::fromLocalFile(QString{specificsPath}),
                            currentStateNode(),
                            this,
@@ -626,7 +641,7 @@ void PropertyEditorView::setupQmlBackend()
 
     setupInsight(rootModelNode(), currentQmlBackend);
 #else
-    const NodeMetaInfo commonAncestor = PropertyEditorQmlBackend::findCommonAncestor(m_selectedNode);
+    const NodeMetaInfo commonAncestor = PropertyEditorQmlBackend::findCommonAncestor(activeNode());
 
     // qmlFileUrl is panel url. and specifics is its metainfo
     const auto [qmlFileUrl, specificsClassMetaInfo] = PropertyEditorQmlBackend::getQmlUrlForMetaInfo(
@@ -638,7 +653,7 @@ void PropertyEditorView::setupQmlBackend()
     if (qmlFileUrl.toLocalFile().endsWith("TexturePane.qml"))
         qmlSpecificsFile = QUrl{};
 
-    QString specificQmlData = getSpecificQmlData(commonAncestor, m_selectedNode, diffClassMetaInfo);
+    QString specificQmlData = getSpecificQmlData(commonAncestor, activeNode(), diffClassMetaInfo);
 
     PropertyEditorQmlBackend *currentQmlBackend = getQmlBackend(m_qmlBackendHash,
                                                                 qmlFileUrl,
@@ -647,7 +662,7 @@ void PropertyEditorView::setupQmlBackend()
                                                                 this);
 
     setupCurrentQmlBackend(currentQmlBackend,
-                           m_selectedNode,
+                           activeNode(),
                            qmlSpecificsFile,
                            currentStateNode(),
                            this,
@@ -660,7 +675,9 @@ void PropertyEditorView::setupQmlBackend()
     setupInsight(rootModelNode(), currentQmlBackend);
 #endif // QDS_USE_PROJECTSTORAGE
 
-    m_dynamicPropertiesModel->setSelectedNode(m_selectedNode);
+    m_dynamicPropertiesModel->setSelectedNode(activeNode());
+
+    QObject::connect(m_qmlBackEndForCurrentType->contextObject(), SIGNAL(toolBarAction(int)), this, SLOT(handleToolBarAction(int)));
 }
 
 void PropertyEditorView::commitVariantValueToModel(PropertyNameView propertyName, const QVariant &value)
@@ -669,7 +686,8 @@ void PropertyEditorView::commitVariantValueToModel(PropertyNameView propertyName
     try {
         RewriterTransaction transaction = beginRewriterTransaction("PropertyEditorView::commitVariantValueToMode");
 
-        for (const ModelNode &node : m_selectedNode.view()->selectedModelNodes()) {
+        const QList<ModelNode> nodes = currentNodes();
+        for (const ModelNode &node : nodes) {
             if (auto qmlObjectNode = QmlObjectNode(node))
                 qmlObjectNode.setVariantProperty(propertyName, value);
         }
@@ -689,16 +707,15 @@ void PropertyEditorView::commitAuxValueToModel(PropertyNameView propertyName, co
     name.chop(5);
 
     try {
+        const QList<ModelNode> nodes = currentNodes();
         if (value.isValid()) {
-            for (const ModelNode &node : m_selectedNode.view()->selectedModelNodes()) {
+            for (const ModelNode &node : nodes)
                 node.setAuxiliaryData(AuxiliaryDataType::Document, name, value);
-            }
         } else {
-            for (const ModelNode &node : m_selectedNode.view()->selectedModelNodes()) {
+            for (const ModelNode &node : nodes)
                 node.removeAuxiliaryData(AuxiliaryDataType::Document, name);
         }
     }
-    }
     catch (const Exception &e) {
         e.showException();
     }
@@ -711,7 +728,8 @@ void PropertyEditorView::removePropertyFromModel(PropertyNameView propertyName)
     try {
         RewriterTransaction transaction = beginRewriterTransaction("PropertyEditorView::removePropertyFromModel");
 
-        for (const ModelNode &node : m_selectedNode.view()->selectedModelNodes()) {
+        const QList<ModelNode> nodes = currentNodes();
+        for (const ModelNode &node : nodes) {
             if (QmlObjectNode::isValidQmlObjectNode(node))
                 QmlObjectNode(node).removeProperty(propertyName);
         }
@@ -727,19 +745,62 @@ void PropertyEditorView::removePropertyFromModel(PropertyNameView propertyName)
 bool PropertyEditorView::noValidSelection() const
 {
     QTC_ASSERT(m_qmlBackEndForCurrentType, return true);
-    return !QmlObjectNode::isValidQmlObjectNode(m_selectedNode);
+    return !QmlObjectNode::isValidQmlObjectNode(activeNode());
+}
+
+ModelNode PropertyEditorView::activeNode() const
+{
+    return m_activeNode;
+}
+
+void PropertyEditorView::setActiveNode(const ModelNode &node)
+{
+    m_activeNode = node;
+}
+
+QList<ModelNode> PropertyEditorView::currentNodes() const
+{
+    if (m_isSelectionLocked)
+        return {m_activeNode};
+
+    return selectedModelNodes();
 }
 
 void PropertyEditorView::selectedNodesChanged(const QList<ModelNode> &,
                                           const QList<ModelNode> &)
 {
+    if (m_isSelectionLocked)
+        return;
+
     select();
 }
 
+bool PropertyEditorView::isNodeOrChildSelected(const ModelNode &node) const
+{
+    if (activeNode().isValid() && node.isValid()) {
+        const ModelNodes &nodeList = node.allSubModelNodesAndThisNode();
+        return nodeList.contains(activeNode());
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
+void PropertyEditorView::resetSelectionLocked()
+{
+    if (m_isSelectionLocked)
+        setIsSelectionLocked(false);
+}
+
+void PropertyEditorView::resetIfNodeIsRemoved(const ModelNode &removedNode)
+{
+    if (isNodeOrChildSelected(removedNode)) {
+        resetSelectionLocked();
+        select();
+    }
+}
+
 void PropertyEditorView::nodeAboutToBeRemoved(const ModelNode &removedNode)
 {
-    if (m_selectedNode.isValid() && removedNode.isValid() && m_selectedNode == removedNode)
+    resetIfNodeIsRemoved(removedNode);
-        select();
 
     const ModelNodes &allRemovedNodes = removedNode.allSubModelNodesAndThisNode();
 
@@ -795,10 +856,10 @@ void PropertyEditorView::propertiesRemoved(const QList<AbstractProperty> &proper
 
         ModelNode node(property.parentModelNode());
 
-        if (node.isRootNode() && !m_selectedNode.isRootNode())
+        if (node.isRootNode() && !activeNode().isRootNode())
-            m_qmlBackEndForCurrentType->contextObject()->setHasAliasExport(QmlObjectNode(m_selectedNode).isAliasExported());
+            m_qmlBackEndForCurrentType->contextObject()->setHasAliasExport(QmlObjectNode(activeNode()).isAliasExported());
 
-        if (node == m_selectedNode || QmlObjectNode(m_selectedNode).propertyChangeForCurrentState() == node) {
+        if (node == activeNode() || QmlObjectNode(activeNode()).propertyChangeForCurrentState() == node) {
             m_locked = true;
             changed = true;
 
@@ -813,41 +874,41 @@ void PropertyEditorView::propertiesRemoved(const QList<AbstractProperty> &proper
             if (value) {
                 value->resetValue();
                 m_qmlBackEndForCurrentType
-                    ->setValue(m_selectedNode,
+                    ->setValue(activeNode(),
                                propertyName,
-                               QmlObjectNode(m_selectedNode).instanceValue(propertyName));
+                               QmlObjectNode(activeNode()).instanceValue(propertyName));
             }
             m_locked = false;
 
             if (propertyIsAttachedLayoutProperty(propertyName)) {
-                m_qmlBackEndForCurrentType->setValueforLayoutAttachedProperties(m_selectedNode,
+                m_qmlBackEndForCurrentType->setValueforLayoutAttachedProperties(activeNode(),
                                                                                 propertyName);
 
                 if (propertyName == "Layout.margins") {
                     m_qmlBackEndForCurrentType
-                        ->setValueforLayoutAttachedProperties(m_selectedNode, "Layout.topMargin");
+                        ->setValueforLayoutAttachedProperties(activeNode(), "Layout.topMargin");
                     m_qmlBackEndForCurrentType
-                        ->setValueforLayoutAttachedProperties(m_selectedNode, "Layout.bottomMargin");
+                        ->setValueforLayoutAttachedProperties(activeNode(), "Layout.bottomMargin");
                     m_qmlBackEndForCurrentType
-                        ->setValueforLayoutAttachedProperties(m_selectedNode, "Layout.leftMargin");
+                        ->setValueforLayoutAttachedProperties(activeNode(), "Layout.leftMargin");
                     m_qmlBackEndForCurrentType
-                        ->setValueforLayoutAttachedProperties(m_selectedNode, "Layout.rightMargin");
+                        ->setValueforLayoutAttachedProperties(activeNode(), "Layout.rightMargin");
                 }
             }
 
             if (propertyIsAttachedInsightProperty(propertyName)) {
-                m_qmlBackEndForCurrentType->setValueforInsightAttachedProperties(m_selectedNode,
+                m_qmlBackEndForCurrentType->setValueforInsightAttachedProperties(activeNode(),
                                                                                  propertyName);
             }
 
             if ("width" == propertyName || "height" == propertyName) {
-                const QmlItemNode qmlItemNode = m_selectedNode;
+                const QmlItemNode qmlItemNode = activeNode();
                 if (qmlItemNode.isInLayout())
                     resetPuppet();
             }
 
             if (propertyName.contains("anchor"))
-                m_qmlBackEndForCurrentType->backendAnchorBinding().invalidate(m_selectedNode);
+                m_qmlBackEndForCurrentType->backendAnchorBinding().invalidate(activeNode());
 
             dynamicPropertiesModel()->dispatchPropertyChanges(property);
         }
@@ -871,8 +932,8 @@ void PropertyEditorView::variantPropertiesChanged(const QList<VariantProperty>&
 
     bool changed = false;
 
-    bool selectedNodeIsMaterial = m_selectedNode.metaInfo().isQtQuick3DMaterial();
+    bool selectedNodeIsMaterial = activeNode().metaInfo().isQtQuick3DMaterial();
-    bool selectedNodeHasBindingProperties = !m_selectedNode.bindingProperties().isEmpty();
+    bool selectedNodeHasBindingProperties = !activeNode().bindingProperties().isEmpty();
 
     for (const VariantProperty &property : propertyList) {
         m_qmlBackEndForCurrentType->handleVariantPropertyChangedInModelNodeProxy(property);
@@ -880,20 +941,20 @@ void PropertyEditorView::variantPropertiesChanged(const QList<VariantProperty>&
         ModelNode node(property.parentModelNode());
 
         if (propertyIsAttachedLayoutProperty(property.name()))
-            m_qmlBackEndForCurrentType->setValueforLayoutAttachedProperties(m_selectedNode,
+            m_qmlBackEndForCurrentType->setValueforLayoutAttachedProperties(activeNode(),
                                                                             property.name());
 
         if (propertyIsAttachedInsightProperty(property.name()))
-            m_qmlBackEndForCurrentType->setValueforInsightAttachedProperties(m_selectedNode,
+            m_qmlBackEndForCurrentType->setValueforInsightAttachedProperties(activeNode(),
                                                                              property.name());
 
-        if (node == m_selectedNode || QmlObjectNode(m_selectedNode).propertyChangeForCurrentState() == node) {
+        if (node == activeNode() || QmlObjectNode(activeNode()).propertyChangeForCurrentState() == node) {
             if (property.isDynamic())
                 m_dynamicPropertiesModel->updateItem(property);
-            if ( QmlObjectNode(m_selectedNode).modelNode().property(property.name()).isBindingProperty())
+            if ( QmlObjectNode(activeNode()).modelNode().property(property.name()).isBindingProperty())
-                setValue(m_selectedNode, property.name(), QmlObjectNode(m_selectedNode).instanceValue(property.name()));
+                setValue(activeNode(), property.name(), QmlObjectNode(activeNode()).instanceValue(property.name()));
             else
-                setValue(m_selectedNode, property.name(), QmlObjectNode(m_selectedNode).modelValue(property.name()));
+                setValue(activeNode(), property.name(), QmlObjectNode(activeNode()).modelValue(property.name()));
             changed = true;
         }
 
@@ -933,16 +994,16 @@ void PropertyEditorView::bindingPropertiesChanged(const QList<BindingProperty> &
         ModelNode node(property.parentModelNode());
 
         if (property.isAliasExport())
-            m_qmlBackEndForCurrentType->contextObject()->setHasAliasExport(QmlObjectNode(m_selectedNode).isAliasExported());
+            m_qmlBackEndForCurrentType->contextObject()->setHasAliasExport(QmlObjectNode(activeNode()).isAliasExported());
 
-        if (node == m_selectedNode || QmlObjectNode(m_selectedNode).propertyChangeForCurrentState() == node) {
+        if (node == activeNode() || QmlObjectNode(activeNode()).propertyChangeForCurrentState() == node) {
             if (property.isDynamic())
                 m_dynamicPropertiesModel->updateItem(property);
             if (property.name().contains("anchor"))
-                m_qmlBackEndForCurrentType->backendAnchorBinding().invalidate(m_selectedNode);
+                m_qmlBackEndForCurrentType->backendAnchorBinding().invalidate(activeNode());
 
             m_locked = true;
-            QString exp = QmlObjectNode(m_selectedNode).bindingProperty(property.name()).expression();
+            QString exp = QmlObjectNode(activeNode()).bindingProperty(property.name()).expression();
             m_qmlBackEndForCurrentType->setExpression(property.name(), exp);
             m_locked = false;
             changed = true;
@@ -966,7 +1027,7 @@ void PropertyEditorView::auxiliaryDataChanged(const ModelNode &node,
     QScopeGuard rootGuard([this, node, key, &saved] {
         if (node.isRootNode()) {
             if (!saved)
-                m_qmlBackEndForCurrentType->setValueforAuxiliaryProperties(m_selectedNode, key);
+                m_qmlBackEndForCurrentType->setValueforAuxiliaryProperties(activeNode(), key);
             m_qmlBackEndForCurrentType->handleAuxiliaryDataChanges(node, key);
         }
     });
@@ -974,7 +1035,7 @@ void PropertyEditorView::auxiliaryDataChanged(const ModelNode &node,
     if (!node.isSelected())
         return;
 
-    m_qmlBackEndForCurrentType->setValueforAuxiliaryProperties(m_selectedNode, key);
+    m_qmlBackEndForCurrentType->setValueforAuxiliaryProperties(activeNode(), key);
     saved = true;
 
     if (key == insightEnabledProperty)
@@ -990,10 +1051,10 @@ void PropertyEditorView::instanceInformationsChanged(const QMultiHash<ModelNode,
         return;
 
     m_locked = true;
-    QList<InformationName> informationNameList = informationChangedHash.values(m_selectedNode);
+    QList<InformationName> informationNameList = informationChangedHash.values(activeNode());
     if (informationNameList.contains(Anchor)
             || informationNameList.contains(HasAnchor))
-        m_qmlBackEndForCurrentType->backendAnchorBinding().setup(QmlItemNode(m_selectedNode));
+        m_qmlBackEndForCurrentType->backendAnchorBinding().setup(QmlItemNode(activeNode()));
     m_locked = false;
 }
 
@@ -1002,7 +1063,7 @@ void PropertyEditorView::nodeIdChanged(const ModelNode &node, const QString &new
     if (noValidSelection())
         return;
 
-    if (!QmlObjectNode(m_selectedNode).isValid())
+    if (!QmlObjectNode(activeNode()).isValid())
         return;
 
     m_dynamicPropertiesModel->reset();
@@ -1013,7 +1074,7 @@ void PropertyEditorView::nodeIdChanged(const ModelNode &node, const QString &new
         else if (oldId == Constants::MATERIAL_LIB_ID)
             m_qmlBackEndForCurrentType->contextObject()->setHasMaterialLibrary(false);
 
-        if (node == m_selectedNode)
+        if (node == activeNode())
             setValue(node, "id", newId);
         if (node.metaInfo().isQtQuick3DTexture())
             m_qmlBackEndForCurrentType->refreshBackendModel();
@@ -1028,11 +1089,11 @@ void PropertyEditorView::select()
     resetView();
 }
 
-void PropertyEditorView::setSelelectedModelNode()
+void PropertyEditorView::setActiveNodeToSelection()
 {
-    const auto selectedNodeList = selectedModelNodes();
+    const auto selectedNodeList = currentNodes();
 
-    m_selectedNode = ModelNode();
+    setActiveNode(ModelNode());
 
     if (selectedNodeList.isEmpty())
         return;
@@ -1040,7 +1101,7 @@ void PropertyEditorView::setSelelectedModelNode()
     const ModelNode node = selectedNodeList.constFirst();
 
     if (QmlObjectNode(node).isValid())
-            m_selectedNode = node;
+        setActiveNode(node);
 }
 
 bool PropertyEditorView::hasWidget() const
@@ -1068,7 +1129,7 @@ void PropertyEditorView::currentStateChanged(const ModelNode &node)
 
 void PropertyEditorView::instancePropertyChanged(const QList<QPair<ModelNode, PropertyName> > &propertyList)
 {
-    if (!m_selectedNode.isValid())
+    if (!activeNode().isValid())
         return;
 
     QTC_ASSERT(m_qmlBackEndForCurrentType, return );
@@ -1084,7 +1145,7 @@ void PropertyEditorView::instancePropertyChanged(const QList<QPair<ModelNode, Pr
         m_qmlBackEndForCurrentType->handleInstancePropertyChangedInModelNodeProxy(modelNode,
                                                                                   propertyName);
 
-        if (qmlObjectNode.isValid() && modelNode == m_selectedNode
+        if (qmlObjectNode.isValid() && modelNode == activeNode()
             && qmlObjectNode.currentState().isValid()) {
             const AbstractProperty property = modelNode.property(propertyName);
             if (!modelNode.hasProperty(propertyName) || property.isBindingProperty())
@@ -1110,7 +1171,7 @@ void PropertyEditorView::rootNodeTypeChanged(const QString &/*type*/, int /*majo
 
 void PropertyEditorView::nodeTypeChanged(const ModelNode &node, const TypeName &, int, int)
 {
-     if (node == m_selectedNode)
+     if (node == activeNode())
          resetView();
 }
 
@@ -1119,8 +1180,8 @@ void PropertyEditorView::nodeReparented(const ModelNode &node,
                                         const NodeAbstractProperty & /*oldPropertyParent*/,
                                         AbstractView::PropertyChangeFlags /*propertyChange*/)
 {
-    if (node == m_selectedNode)
+    if (node == activeNode())
-        m_qmlBackEndForCurrentType->backendAnchorBinding().setup(QmlItemNode(m_selectedNode));
+        m_qmlBackEndForCurrentType->backendAnchorBinding().setup(QmlItemNode(activeNode()));
 
     const ModelNodes &allNodes = node.allSubModelNodesAndThisNode();
     if (Utils::contains(allNodes, model()->qtQuick3DTextureMetaInfo(), &ModelNode::metaInfo))
@@ -1147,7 +1208,7 @@ void PropertyEditorView::modelNodePreviewPixmapChanged(const ModelNode &node,
                                                        const QPixmap &pixmap,
                                                        const QByteArray &requestId)
 {
-    if (node != m_selectedNode)
+    if (node != activeNode())
         return;
 
     if (m_qmlBackEndForCurrentType)
@@ -1156,7 +1217,7 @@ void PropertyEditorView::modelNodePreviewPixmapChanged(const ModelNode &node,
 
 void PropertyEditorView::highlightTextureProperties(bool highlight)
 {
-    NodeMetaInfo metaInfo = m_selectedNode.metaInfo();
+    NodeMetaInfo metaInfo = activeNode().metaInfo();
     QTC_ASSERT(metaInfo.isValid(), return);
 
     DesignerPropertyMap &propMap = m_qmlBackEndForCurrentType->backendValuesPropertyMap();

src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/propertyeditor/propertyeditorview.h

@@ -107,6 +107,9 @@ public:
     static void removeAliasForProperty(const ModelNode &modelNode,
                                          const QString &propertyName);
 
+public slots:
+    void handleToolBarAction(int action);
+
 protected:
     void setValue(const QmlObjectNode &fxObjectNode, PropertyNameView name, const QVariant &value);
     bool eventFilter(QObject *obj, QEvent *event) override;
@@ -116,7 +119,7 @@ private: //functions
     void updateSize();
 
     void select();
-    void setSelelectedModelNode();
+    void setActiveNodeToSelection();
 
     void delayedResetView();
     void setupQmlBackend();
@@ -128,13 +131,22 @@ private: //functions
     bool noValidSelection() const;
     void highlightTextureProperties(bool highlight = true);
 
+    ModelNode activeNode() const;
+    void setActiveNode(const ModelNode &node);
+    QList<ModelNode> currentNodes() const;
+
+    void resetSelectionLocked();
+    void setIsSelectionLocked(bool locked);
+
+    bool isNodeOrChildSelected(const ModelNode &node) const;
+    void resetIfNodeIsRemoved(const ModelNode &removedNode);
+
     static PropertyEditorView *instance();
 
 private: //variables
     AsynchronousImageCache &m_imageCache;
-    ModelNode m_selectedNode;
+    ModelNode m_activeNode;
     QShortcut *m_updateShortcut;
-    int m_timerId;
     PropertyEditorWidget* m_stackedWidget;
     QString m_qmlDir;
     QHash<QString, PropertyEditorQmlBackend *> m_qmlBackendHash;
@@ -143,6 +155,7 @@ private: //variables
     PropertyEditorComponentGenerator m_propertyEditorComponentGenerator{m_propertyComponentGenerator};
     bool m_locked;
     bool m_textureAboutToBeRemoved = false;
+    bool m_isSelectionLocked = false;
     DynamicPropertiesModel *m_dynamicPropertiesModel = nullptr;
 
     friend class PropertyEditorDynamicPropertiesProxyModel;

src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/propertyeditor/quick2propertyeditorview.cpp

@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ void Quick2PropertyEditorView::registerQmlTypes()
 
         QUrl regExpUrl = QUrl::fromLocalFile(resourcePath + "/RegExpValidator.qml");
         qmlRegisterType(regExpUrl, "HelperWidgets", 2, 0, "RegExpValidator");
+        qmlRegisterUncreatableType<PropertyEditorContextObject>("PropertyToolBarAction", 2, 0, "ToolBarAction", "Enum type");
     }
 }