From e3b5a16bc3c149b1ae0085f2780bfcd0499f6b78 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tim Jenssen <tim.jenssen@qt.io>
Date: Mon, 12 May 2025 15:41:12 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] QmlDesigner: introduce QTC_SHOW_QTQUICKDESIGNER_DEVELOPER_UI

Having these settings only in debug builds was annoying for developer.
Because debug builds of Qt Design Studio are unusable slow.

Change-Id: I3b959e1ff1655115c53ddbf8ba748df7cdfb6204
Reviewed-by: Thomas Hartmann <thomas.hartmann@qt.io>
---
 .../coreplugin/dialogs/settingsdialog.cpp        | 16 +++++++---------
 src/plugins/qmldesigner/settingspage.cpp         | 10 +++++-----
 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/dialogs/settingsdialog.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/dialogs/settingsdialog.cpp
index 6ca8b7d8f06..192210d0286 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/dialogs/settingsdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/dialogs/settingsdialog.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "../iwizardfactory.h"
 
 #include <utils/algorithm.h>
+#include <utils/environment.h>
 #include <utils/fancylineedit.h>
 #include <utils/guiutils.h>
 #include <utils/hostosinfo.h>
@@ -253,16 +254,13 @@ protected:
 
 static bool categoryVisible([[maybe_unused]] const Id &id)
 {
-#ifdef QT_NO_DEBUG
+    if (!Utils::qtcEnvironmentVariableIsSet("QTC_SHOW_QTQUICKDESIGNER_DEVELOPER_UI")) {
+        static QStringList list
+            = Core::ICore::settings()->value("HideOptionCategories").toStringList();
 
-    static QStringList list
-        = Core::ICore::settings()->value("HideOptionCategories").toStringList();
-
-    if (anyOf(list, [id](const QString &str) { return id.toString().contains(str); }))
-        return false;
-#else
-    Q_UNUSED(id);
-#endif
+        if (anyOf(list, [id](const QString &str) { return id.toString().contains(str); }))
+            return false;
+    }
     return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/settingspage.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/settingspage.cpp
index 2f81aa30d60..5d4b598e126 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/settingspage.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/settingspage.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <utils/layoutbuilder.h>
 #include <utils/pathchooser.h>
 #include <utils/qtcassert.h>
+#include <utils/environment.h>
 
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QCheckBox>
@@ -463,11 +464,10 @@ void SettingsPageWidget::setSettings(const DesignerSettings &settings)
     m_askBeforeDeletingAssetCheckBox->setChecked(
         settings.value(DesignerSettingsKey::ASK_BEFORE_DELETING_ASSET).toBool());
 
-#ifdef QT_DEBUG
-    const auto showDebugSettings = true;
-#else
-    const auto showDebugSettings = settings.value(DesignerSettingsKey::SHOW_DEBUG_SETTINGS).toBool();
-#endif
+    const auto showDebugSettings = settings.value(DesignerSettingsKey::SHOW_DEBUG_SETTINGS,
+                                                  Utils::qtcEnvironmentVariableIsSet("QTC_SHOW_QTQUICKDESIGNER_DEVELOPER_UI")
+                                                  ).toBool();
+
     const bool showAdvancedFeatures = !Core::ICore::isQtDesignStudio() || showDebugSettings;
     m_qmlPuppetGroupBox->setVisible(showAdvancedFeatures);
     m_debugGroupBox->setVisible(showAdvancedFeatures);