QML BusyIndicator while loading a heavy qml file - qt

Question

I've been trying to run a BusyIndicator (http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qml-qtquick-controls-busyindicator.html) while I am loading a qml file (http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qml-qtquick-loader.html), but the BusyIndicator doesn't appear.
What I am trying to do is:
1- The user emits a "handlerLoader(name)", where "name" is the url of the next qml page.
2- In "onHandlerLoader" I run the busyIndicator.
3- Then, I change the Loader source.
The problem is that no matter the time I spent between steps 2 and 3, the BusyIndicator does not appear.
Moreover, when I comment step 3, the busyIndicator appears correctly.
What I am doing wrong?
Thanks!!
This is the code:
Rectangle {
visible: true
width: 800
height: 480
signal handlerLoader (string name)
Loader {
id: pageLoader;
source: "init.qml";
}
BusyIndicator {
id: busyIndicator_inicio
width: 100
height: 100
anchors.centerIn: parent
running: false
}
Connections {
target: pageLoader.item
onHandlerLoader: {
busyIndicator_inicio.running = true
pageLoader.source = name;
}
}
}

Answer 1

The reason is, that your heavy-loading Loader is blocking the thread.
Set it to asynchronous mode, to allow the rest of the program to run.
Further, I'd recommend to prefer declarative bindings to imperative assignments in handlers. See my example:
main.qml:
import QtQuick 2.4
import QtQuick.Window 2.2
import QtQuick.Controls 2.0
Window {
width: 1000
height: 800
visible: true
Button {
text: 'load'
onClicked: {
loader.source = "TestObj.qml"
}
}
Loader {
anchors.fill: parent
id: loader
active: true
asynchronous: true
visible: status == Loader.Ready
}
BusyIndicator {
id: ind
anchors.fill: parent
running: loader.status == Loader.Loading
}
}
TestObj.qml:
import QtQuick 2.0
Item {
Grid {
anchors.fill: parent
columns: width
rows: height
Repeater {
model: 100
Rectangle {
width: { for (var i = 0; i < 10000; i++) console.log(i); return 1 }
height: 1
color: 'green'
}
}
}
}
Since the asynchronous Loader might display incomplete files for some time, I set it to be visible only when its status changes to ready.