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/*!
    \page qtpositioning-changes-qt6.html
    \title Changes to Qt Positioning
    \ingroup changes-qt-5-to-6
    \brief Migrate Qt Positioning to Qt 6.
 
    Qt 6 is a result of the conscious effort to make the framework more
    efficient and easy to use.
 
    We try to maintain binary and source compatibility for all the public
    APIs in each release. But some changes were inevitable in an effort to
    make Qt a better framework.
 
    In this topic we summarize those changes in Qt Positioning, and provide
    guidance to handle them.
 
    \section1 Breaking public API changes
 
    This section contains information about API changes that break source
    compatibility.
 
    \section2 Rename QGeoPolygon::path()
 
    The \c QGeoPolygon::path() and \c QGeoPolygon::setPath() methods are renamed
    to \l QGeoPolygon::perimeter() and \l QGeoPolygon::setPerimeter()
    respectively. On the QML side the \l QGeoPolygon::perimeter property can be
    used without any changes.
 
    \section2 Use \l QGeoShape for \l QGeoLocation bounding area
 
    The \l QGeoLocation class and its \l [QML] Location QML counterpart are
    updated to use \l QGeoShape instead of \l QGeoRectangle for a bounding area.
 
    \section3 C++
 
    The \c QGeoLocation::boundingBox() and \c QGeoLocation::setBoundingBox()
    are replaced by \l QGeoLocation::boundingShape() and
    \l QGeoLocation::setBoundingShape() respectively. A \l QGeoShape object
    is now used as an underlying data storage.
 
    \section3 QML
 
    The \c QGeoLocation::boundingBox property is replaced by
    \l QGeoLocation::boundingShape. This property is available since
    QtPositioning 6.2, so make sure to update the import version in the QML
    files.
 
    \code
    import QtPositioning 6.2
    \endcode
 
    \section2 Remove QGeoShape::extendShape()
 
    The \c QGeoShape::extendShape() method was deprecated in Qt 5.9 and finally
    removed in Qt 6. Use \l QGeoRectangle::extendRectangle() and
    \l QGeoCircle::extendCircle() if you need this functionality for these
    classes.
 
    \section2 Rename signal error to errorOccurred
 
    In Qt 5 multiple Qt Positioning classes had the \c error() signal, which was
    clashing with the \c error() method. In Qt 6 we renamed these signals to
    \c errorOccurred(). Specifically:
 
    \list
 
    \li \c QGeoAreaMonitorSource::error() is renamed to
    \l QGeoAreaMonitorSource::errorOccurred().
 
    \li \c QGeoPositionInfoSource::error() is renamed to
    \l QGeoPositionInfoSource::errorOccurred().
 
    \li \c QGeoSatelliteInfoSource::error() is renamed to
    \l QGeoSatelliteInfoSource::errorOccurred().
 
    \endlist
 
    \section2 Remove update timeout signals
 
    In Qt 5 \c {QGeoPositionInfoSource::updateTimeout()} and
    \c {QGeoSatelliteInfoSource::requestTimeout()} signals were used to notify
    about the cases when the current position or satellite information could
    not be retrieved within specified timeout. These signals were removed in
    Qt 6. The \c {errorOccurred()} signals with the new error types are
    used instead. Specifically:
 
    \list
 
    \li \l QGeoPositionInfoSource uses an \l {QGeoPositionInfoSource::}
    {errorOccurred()} signal with a new
    \l QGeoPositionInfoSource::UpdateTimeoutError error code.
 
    \li \l QGeoSatelliteInfoSource uses an \l {QGeoSatelliteInfoSource::}
    {errorOccurred()} signal with a new
    \l QGeoSatelliteInfoSource::UpdateTimeoutError error code.
 
    \endlist
 
    Same changes apply to \l [QML] PositionSource QML object. The
    \c {PositionSource::updateTimeout()} signal is removed.
    \l [QML] {PositionSource::sourceError} property with a
    \c {PositionSource.UpdateTimeoutError} is used instead.
 
    \section2 Redesign NMEA support
 
    In Qt 5 we had a \b serialnmea positioning plugin and a \c nmeaSource
    property in \l [QML] {PositionSource} object.
 
    The plugin provided access to NMEA streams via serial port, while the QML
    object was responsible for reading NMEA stream from TCP socket or local
    file.
 
    In Qt 6 we joined all these features in the plugin, which is now renamed to
    \b nmea. It is now capable of working with all three NMEA data sources:
    serial port, TCP socket and local file. See \l {Qt Positioning NMEA plugin}
    {plugin description} for more details.
 
    The \c nmeaSource property of \l [QML] {PositionSource} object is now
    removed.
 
    \section1 Other API changes
 
    This section contains API improvements that do not break source
    compatibility. However they might have an impact on the application logic,
    so it is still useful to know about them.
 
    \section2 Reset errors properly
 
    In Qt 5 the errors for \l QGeoAreaMonitorSource, \l QGeoPositionInfoSource
    and \l QGeoSatelliteInfoSource classes were never reset. This behavior is
    not logical, as calling \c {startUpdates()}, \c {startMonitoring()} or
    \c {requestUpdates()} on one of these classes or their subclasses
    effectively means starting a new work sessions, which means that we should
    not care about previous errors. Since Qt 6 we reset the error to \c NoError
    once one of the aforementioned methods is called.
 
    \section2 Add \l QGeoAddress::streetNumber
 
    The \l QGeoAddress class is extended with \l {QGeoAddress::}{streetNumber}
    property, which holds the information about street number, building name, or
    anything else that might be used to distinguish one address from another.
    Use \l {QGeoAddress::}{streetNumber()} and \l {QGeoAddress::}
    {setStreetNumber()} to access this property from C++ code.
 
    The \l QGeoAddress::street now holds only the street name.
 
    Same applies to \l [QML] {Address} QML counterpart. The \l [QML]
    {Address::street} property is now used only for street name, while the
    \l [QML] {Address::streetNumber} property is used for other important
    address details.
 
    \section2 Add timeout argument to \l [QML] {PositionSource::update()}
 
    The \c timeout is specified in milliseconds. If the \c timeout is zero
    (the default value), it defaults to a reasonable timeout period as
    appropriate for the source.
 
    \section2 Refactor \l QGeoSatelliteInfo, \l QGeoPositionInfo and \l QGeoAreaMonitorInfo classes
 
    These classes now use \l QExplicitlySharedDataPointer in their
    implementation. It means that the classes implement copy-on-write. It makes
    them cheap to copy, so that they can be passed by value.
 
    Another improvement is the addition of support for the efficient move
    operations.
 
    \section1 Changes in Qt Positioning plugin implementation
 
    This section provides information about the changes in plugin interface.
 
    In Qt 5 for we had two versions of plugin interface:
 
    \list
 
    \li \c QGeoPositionInfoSourceFactory which provided the basic features.
    \li \c QGeoPositionInfoSourceFactoryV2 which extended the base class with
    the possibility to provide custom parameters for the created objects.
 
    \endlist
 
    In Qt 6 we merged these two implementations into one, leaving only the
    \l QGeoPositionInfoSourceFactory class. Its methods now allow to pass
    custom parameters.
 
    \note The interface \e identifier is updated to reflect the major version
    update. Use \c {"org.qt-project.qt.position.sourcefactory/6.0"} in your
    Qt Positioning plugins.
 
    Here is an example of plugin class declaration:
 
    \code
    class MyPlugin : public QObject, public QGeoPositionInfoSourceFactory
    {
        Q_OBJECT
        Q_PLUGIN_METADATA(IID "org.qt-project.qt.position.sourcefactory/6.0"
                          FILE "plugin.json")
        Q_INTERFACES(QGeoPositionInfoSourceFactory)
 
    public:
        QGeoPositionInfoSource *positionInfoSource(QObject *parent, const QVariantMap &parameters) override;
        QGeoSatelliteInfoSource *satelliteInfoSource(QObject *parent, const QVariantMap &parameters) override;
        QGeoAreaMonitorSource *areaMonitor(QObject *parent, const QVariantMap &parameters) override;
    };
    \endcode
 
*/