Import QML module from resource file - qt

Question

The following project structure is working for import a qml module:
Project structure
Project
|- modules
|- Goofy
|- qmldir
|- Donald.qml
|- project.pro
|- main.cpp
|- main.qml
|- qml.qrc
project.pro
QT += quick
SOURCES += \
main.cpp
RESOURCES += \
modules/Goofy/Donald.qml \
modules/Goofy/qmldir \
qml.qrc
QML_IMPORT_PATH = $$PWD/modules
QML_DESIGNER_IMPORT_PATH = $$PWD/modules
main.cpp
QQmlApplicationEngine engine;
engine.addImportPath("qrc:/modules");
main.qml
import QtQuick 2.15
import QtQuick.Window 2.15
import Goofy 1.0
Window {
width: 640
height: 480
visible: true
title: qsTr("Hello World")
Donald{}
}
qmldir
module Goofy
Donald 1.0 Donald.qml
How should I modify my project to import the module from a qrc file instead of adding any single file to the resources??
Ideally I'd like to have the following pro file:
project.pro
QT += quick
SOURCES += \
main.cpp
RESOURCES += \
modules/Goofy/goofy.qrc \
qml.qrc
QML_IMPORT_PATH = $$PWD/modules
QML_DESIGNER_IMPORT_PATH = $$PWD/modules
I tried adding goofy.qrc (or Goofy.qrc) to my modules/Goofy folder with the following format:
<RCC>
<qresource prefix="/">
<file>qmldir</file>
<file>Donald.qml</file>
</qresource>
</RCC>
but it doesn't work. What should I do?

Answer 1

Your Goofy.rcc doesn't work because the files are not located in the used importPath. The files are next to the qrc, so no relative path is added to the specified prefix. Alter the rcc to the following to make it work:
<RCC>
<qresource prefix="/modules/Goofy">
<file>qmldir</file>
<file>Donald.qml</file>
</qresource>
</RCC>
As you already seem to understand, the qmldir file needs to be in the Goofy path for the QmlEngine to accept it. Add that to the specified import path and QmlEngine will find your module, just like it's on disk (since qrc is actually rendered as a normal filesystem)
BTW, You can check the working of relative qrc paths with the following snippet:
QDirIterator qrc(":", QDirIterator::Subdirectories);
while(qrc.hasNext())
{
qDebug() << qrc.next();
}