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    Default How to run a QProcess in QThread without destroying the QThread

    Hello! I don't get how to run a QProcess with QThread. Please help me, I tried also with both worker class and run() method but it doesn't work. I get: "QThread: desztroyed while thread is still running".
    Here is my code:

    mainwindow.h
    Qt Code:
    1. #ifndef MAINWINDOW_H
    2. #define MAINWINDOW_H
    3.  
    4. #include <QWidget>
    5. class mainWindow : public QWidget
    6. {
    7. Q_OBJECT
    8. //here are defined some variables
    9. public:
    10. mainWindow(QWidget *parent = 0);
    11. ~mainWindow();
    12. void createUI();
    13. void process();
    14. };
    15. #endif // MAINWINDOW_H
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    mainwindow.cpp
    Qt Code:
    1. #include <QWidget>
    2. #include <QPushButton>
    3. #include <QProcess>
    4. #include <QByteArray>
    5. #include <QTextCodec>
    6. #include <QString>
    7. #include <QDebug>
    8. #include "mainwindow.h"
    9.  
    10. mainWindow::mainWindow(QWidget *parent) : QWidget(parent)
    11. {
    12. createUI();
    13. }
    14.  
    15.  
    16. mainWindow::~mainWindow()
    17. {
    18.  
    19. }
    20. void mainWindow::createUI(){
    21. //here I create the look of the window
    22. QPushButton buttonsearch = new QPushButton("Start process", this);
    23. buttonsearch->setToolTip("Start process");
    24. buttonsearch->setGeometry(200, 290, 100, 30);
    25. connect(buttonsearch, &QPushButton::clicked, [this]() {process(); });
    26. }
    27.  
    28. void mainWindow::process(){
    29. process->setProcessChannelMode(QProcess::MergedChannels);
    30. process->start("\"D:\\YTDownloader\\youtube-dl.exe\" -e --no-playlist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6V-wwfuxZxw");
    31. process->waitForReadyRead();
    32. QByteArray a = process->readAllStandardOutput();
    33. QTextCodec* utfCodec = QTextCodec::codecForName("UTF-8");
    34. QString processStdout = utfCodec->toUnicode(a);
    35. qDebug() << processStdout;
    36. }
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    main.cpp
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    1. #include <QApplication>
    2. #include "mainwindow.h"
    3.  
    4. int main(int argl,char *argv[])
    5. {
    6. QApplication app(argl,argv);
    7.  
    8. mainWindow *window = new mainWindow();
    9. window->setWindowTitle("Test");
    10. window->setFixedSize(700, 335);
    11. window->show();
    12.  
    13. return app.exec();
    14. }
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    I try to run process() function into a thread when buttonsearch is clicked. Thank you for your help!

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    Default Re: How to run a QProcess in QThread without destroying the QThread

    Why do you want to run QProcess with QThread? The former starts a new process, you don't need a thread for that.
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    Default Re: How to run a QProcess in QThread without destroying the QThread

    Quote Originally Posted by wysota View Post
    Why do you want to run QProcess with QThread?
    The example code does not use QThread and I think the OP is confusing a thread (managed by QThread) with another process (managed by QProcess)

    There seems to be an expectation that waitForReadyRead() does not return until all the process output is available: the call does not work like that, it returns when any of the process output is available. The code needs to either be reworked for a blocking mode of operation or to handle the output as it arrives between the start() call and the termination of the sub-process with slots connected to readyRead() etc. I suspect the latter option is better for a long-running download (like the example) while keeping a responsive UI.

    Perhaps INeedADollar can tell us more about the problem.
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    If you are posting code then please use [code] [/code] tags around it - makes addressing the problem easier.

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    Default Re: How to run a QProcess in QThread without destroying the QThread

    Thanks for your response! I need the process in a thread because the window become unresponsive when I start the process.


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    Thanks for your response! I didn't add the thread part because it's something bad in it and I thought someone can show me how to do it right but if you want I send you that part. I need to run the process in a thread because window become unresponsive when I start the process. In my example I try to get the title of videos from YouTube and I will also need a thread to download them, but I will do the download part later.
    Last edited by INeedADollar; 4th August 2019 at 12:19.

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    Default Re: How to run a QProcess in QThread without destroying the QThread

    I solved it! Thank you for your response. Below is the code if someone is interested:
    mainwindow.h
    Qt Code:
    1. #ifndef MAINWINDOW_H
    2. #define MAINWINDOW_H
    3.  
    4. #include <QWidget>
    5. class mainWindow : public QWidget
    6. {
    7. Q_OBJECT
    8. //here are defined some variables
    9. public:
    10. mainWindow(QWidget *parent = 0);
    11. ~mainWindow();
    12. void createUI();
    13. void process();
    14. QProcess *process = new QProcess(this);
    15.  
    16. private slots:
    17. void ReadOutput(int, QProcess::ExitStatus);
    18.  
    19. };
    20. #endif // MAINWINDOW_H
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    mainwindow.cpp
    Qt Code:
    1. #include <QWidget>
    2. #include <QPushButton>
    3. #include <QProcess>
    4. #include <QByteArray>
    5. #include <QTextCodec>
    6. #include <QString>
    7. #include <QDebug>
    8. #include "mainwindow.h"
    9.  
    10. mainWindow::mainWindow(QWidget *parent) : QWidget(parent)
    11. {
    12. createUI();
    13. connect(process, SIGNAL(finished(int, QProcess::ExitStatus)), this, SLOT(ReadOutput(int, QProcess::ExitStatus)));
    14. }
    15.  
    16.  
    17. mainWindow::~mainWindow()
    18. {
    19.  
    20. }
    21. void mainWindow::createUI(){
    22. //here I create the look of the window
    23. QPushButton buttonsearch = new QPushButton("Start process", this);
    24. buttonsearch->setToolTip("Start process");
    25. buttonsearch->setGeometry(200, 290, 100, 30);
    26. connect(buttonsearch, &QPushButton::clicked, [this]() {process(); });
    27. }
    28.  
    29. void mainWindow::process(){
    30. process->setProcessChannelMode(QProcess::MergedChannels);
    31. process->start("\"D:\\YTDownloader\\youtube-dl.exe\" -e --no-playlist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6V-wwfuxZxw");
    32.  
    33. void readOutput(int exitCode, QProcess::ExitStatus exitStatus){
    34. qDebug() << exitCode;
    35. qDebug() << exitStatus;
    36. QByteArray a = process->readAllStandardOutput();
    37. QTextCodec* utfCodec = QTextCodec::codecForName("UTF-8");
    38. processStdout = utfCodec->toUnicode(a);
    39. qDebug() << processStdout;
    40. }
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    main.cpp
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    1. #include <QApplication>
    2. #include "mainwindow.h"
    3.  
    4. int main(int argl,char *argv[])
    5. {
    6. QApplication app(argl,argv);
    7.  
    8. mainWindow *window = new mainWindow();
    9. window->setWindowTitle("Test");
    10. window->setFixedSize(700, 335);
    11. window->show();
    12.  
    13. return app.exec();
    14. }
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    Default Re: How to run a QProcess in QThread without destroying the QThread

    You don't have a thread here, you know...
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    Default Re: How to run a QProcess in QThread without destroying the QThread

    Yes I know. I don't need the thread I was wrong.

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    Default Re: How to run a QProcess in QThread without destroying the QThread

    In your original code your UI became unresponsive because you blocked the main thread in waitForReadyRead()

    In Qt most I/O is asynchronous for the very purpose of not blocking the main thread

    Also, you don't need a lambda here
    Qt Code:
    1. connect(buttonsearch, &QPushButton::clicked, [this]() {process(); });
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    you can directly connect to the process() function
    Qt Code:
    1. connect(buttonsearch, &QPushButton::clicked, this, &mainWindow::process);
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