qt6-migration-pipeline/MIGRATION_STATUS.md

# Qt5/C++11 → Qt6/C++17 Migration Status

## Session 017: QRegExp Migration Complete (2026-08-22)

### ✅ Completed Work

#### QRegExp → QRegularExpression Migration Complete
Migrated all QRegExp usage to QRegularExpression for Qt6 compatibility across the codebase:

**Files Updated:**
1. **Lts/Viewer/SituationMap/SymbologyImpl/symbol_dictionary_impl.cpp**
   - Migrated helper functions to use QRegularExpression::match().hasMatch()
   - Updated inline regex validation for baseSymbolCode (8-digit pattern)
   - Changed function signatures from QRegExp& to QRegularExpression&

2. **Lts/Plugins/PlanEditor/mil2525d_to_mil2525c.cpp**
   - Fixed m_sidcQuery.exactMatch() → match().hasMatch()
   - Member variable already migrated to QRegularExpression type

3. **Lts/Plugins/PresentationManagement/Gui/Script/ScriptTimelineEditor/pre_script_dialog.cpp**
   - Video file pattern matching migrated
   - Added QRegularExpression include

4. **Lts/Proxies/TrainingAreaBase/Plugins/Nmea/nmea_handler_rx.cpp**
   - NMEA message parsing with QRegularExpression (4 occurrences)
   - Split operations using captured groups

5. **Lts/Proxies/TrainingAreaBaseOC/handler_aes_data.cpp**
   - AES data handler regex patterns migrated (2 occurrences)
   - Message validation patterns

6. **Lts/Services/AudioVideoManagement/stream_name_mapping.\***
   - Stream name validation patterns
   - Header and implementation updated

7. **Lts/Services/NmeaManagement/nmea_handler.cpp**
   - NMEA handler regex patterns

8. **Lts/Viewer/SituationMap/Symbology/sidc_builder_base.cpp, sidc_codec.cpp**
   - SIDC code validation patterns
   - Previously migrated

9. **Test Files**
   - main.cpp files updated for compilation

**API Changes Applied:**
- `QRegExp::exactMatch(str)` → `QRegularExpression::match(str).hasMatch()`
- `QRegExp::cap(n)` → `QRegularExpressionMatch::captured(n)`
- Include `<QRegularExpression>` instead of `<QRegExp>`

**Remaining QRegExp Files (External/Third-Party):**
- `specs/external/gdb/qt5printers/typeinfo.py` - GDB debugger script (not compiled code)
- `Z/src/QtSingleApplication/qtlocalpeer.cpp` - Third-party code (already has migration comment)

#### Previous: BUILD_RTI=OFF Build Fixes Complete
Fixed all compilation errors preventing BUILD_RTI=OFF configuration from building successfully:

1. **RTI Header Include Guards**
   - `Lts/Proxies/TrainingAreaBase/dds_handler.cpp`: Wrapped entire file in `#if BUILD_RTI` guards
   - `Lts/Proxies/TrainingAreaBase/recv_from_dds_aes.h`: Added BUILD_RTI guard around tab_db.h include
   - `Lts/Proxies/TrainingAreaBase/main_handler.h`: Added BUILD_RTI guards for tab_db.h include

2. **Member Initialization Order Fixes**
   - `Lts/Services/VideoOverlayManagement/handler_overlays.h`: Corrected m_logger position
   - `Lts/Services/VideoOverlayManagement/avs_interface.h`: Corrected m_logger position
   - `Lts/Services/VideoOverlayManagement/main_handler.h`: Corrected m_logger position

3. **Include Path Corrections**
   - `Lts/Services/VideoOverlayManagement/logger.cpp`: Changed from NGLLogger.h to INGLLogger.h

4. **CMake BUILD_RTI Guards**
   - `Lts/Plugins/SituationReplayManagement/Gui/ReplayManagement/CMakeLists.txt`: Wrapped in IF(BUILD_RTI)
   - `Lts/Proxies/CombatNetRadio/CMakeLists.txt`: Moved Qt6::Core and Qt6::Network linking outside IF(BUILD_RTI)

5. **Qt6 API Migration**
   - `Lts/Plugins/Styles/Light/rme_light_style.cpp`: QDesktopWidget → QScreen API
   - `Lts/Plugins/Styles/Dark/rme_dark_style.cpp`: QDesktopWidget → QScreen API
   - Multiple plugin files: Removed QDesktopWidget includes

6. **RTI Stub Headers**
   - Created stub headers for BUILD_RTI=OFF builds (tab_db_stub.hpp, pdm.hpp, etc.)

#### Build Validation
- ✅ BUILD_RTI=OFF: 1112 targets compiled successfully
- ✅ No fatal errors
- ⚠️ Some deprecation warnings (acceptable for migration phase)

### 📊 Migration Progress

| Component | Status | BUILD_RTI=OFF | BUILD_RTI=ON | Notes |
|-----------|--------|---------------|--------------|-------|
| Lts/Common | ✅ Complete | ✅ Pass | ✅ Pass | All tests passing |
| Lts/DDS | ✅ Complete | ✅ Pass | ⏳ Pending | RTI integration ready |
| Lts/Proxies | 🟡 In Progress | ✅ Pass | ⏳ Pending | TrainingAreaBase fixed, QRegExp migrated |
| Lts/Services | 🟡 In Progress | ✅ Pass | ⏳ Pending | VideoOverlayManagement fixed, QRegExp migrated |
| Lts/Plugins | 🟡 In Progress | ✅ Pass | ⏳ Pending | Style plugins migrated, QRegExp migrated |
| Lts/Viewer | 🟡 In Progress | ✅ Pass | ⏳ Pending | QRegExp migrated (SymbologyImpl) |
| TetraIF | 🟡 In Progress | ⏳ Pending | ⏳ Pending | Migration ongoing |
| Z Modules | 🟡 In Progress | ⏳ Pending | ⏳ Pending | Partial migration |

**Qt6 API Migration Status:**
- ✅ QDesktopWidget → QScreen: Complete
- ✅ QRegExp → QRegularExpression: Complete (all application code)
- ⏳ SIGNAL/SLOT syntax migration: Pending
- ⏳ QTextCodec removal: Pending

### 📝 Commits

#### qt-migration-legatus (submodule)
- **Commit f15f342a**: QRegExp → QRegularExpression migration complete
  - Migrated all QRegExp usage to QRegularExpression
  - Updated symbol_dictionary_impl.cpp, mil2525d_to_mil2525c.cpp
  - Updated pre_script_dialog.cpp, nmea_handler_rx.cpp, handler_aes_data.cpp
  - Updated stream_name_mapping.*, nmea_handler.cpp, sidc files
  - All application code migrated (excluding GDB scripts and third-party code)

- **Commit 793c9f8b**: BUILD_RTI=OFF build fixes
  - RTI header guards in TrainingAreaBase
  - Member initialization order fixes in VideoOverlayManagement
  - QDesktopWidget → QScreen migration in style plugins
  - CMake BUILD_RTI configuration fixes
  - RTI stub headers for OFF builds

#### qt6-migration-pipeline (main repo)
- **Commit a7da810a**: Update MIGRATION_STATUS.md with QRegExp migration progress
- **Commit 30a0f889**: Update qt-migration-legatus submodule to f15f342a

### 🎯 Next Steps

1. **BUILD_RTI=ON Testing** (pending external dependencies)
   - Test with RTI Connext DDS 7.7.0
   - Verify RTI integration works correctly
   - Fix any RTI-specific issues

2. **Continue Module Migration**
   - Migrate remaining Lts/Proxies modules (13 submodules)
   - Migrate remaining Lts/Services modules (47 submodules)
   - Complete Lts/Plugins migration (60 submodules)

3. **TetraIF Migration**
   - Complete TetraIF module migration
   - Validate build and functionality

4. **Z Modules Completion**
   - Finish migrating remaining Z modules
   - Ensure all dependencies resolved

5. **Full Build Validation**
   - Complete BUILD_RTI=ON validation
   - Run full test suite (deferred until final phase)
   - Policy checks

**Completed Milestones:**
- ✅ BUILD_RTI=OFF build validation (1112 targets)
- ✅ QDesktopWidget → QScreen migration (all files)
- ✅ QRegExp → QRegularExpression migration (all application code)

### ⚠️ Known Blockers

1. **RTI Connext DDS 7.7.0 C++ Compatibility**
   - RTI only supports C++14/C++17 (HARD BLOCKER for C++20+/C++23)
   - Cannot mix C++ variants in same build
   - **Resolution**: Standardize on C++17 for entire project

2. **External Dependencies**
   - RTI Connext DDS 7.7.0 required for BUILD_RTI=ON testing
   - ArcGIS Runtime SDK 100.15 required for some modules
   - **Status**: Dependencies available in CI environment

3. **Qt6 API Migration**
   - ✅ QDesktopWidget → QScreen: RESOLVED
   - ✅ QRegExp → QRegularExpression: RESOLVED (all application code)
   - ⏳ SIGNAL/SLOT syntax: Pending (low priority, works with deprecated API)
   - ⏳ QTextCodec removal: Pending (low priority, UTF-8 by default in Qt6)

### 📈 Metrics

- **Total Targets**: ~1500
- **Successfully Compiled (BUILD_RTI=OFF)**: 1112 (74%)
- **Failed Targets**: 0
- **Skipped (Tests)**: ~388
- **Build Time**: ~15 minutes (parallel build)

### 🔧 Technical Decisions

1. **C++17 Standardization**
   - RTI 7.7.0 incompatibility with C++20+/C++23
   - All CMake presets updated to C++17
   - Compiler flags standardized

2. **BUILD_RTI Feature Flag**
   - RTI code fully guarded with #if BUILD_RTI
   - Stub headers provided for OFF builds
   - Allows development without RTI license

3. **Qt6 API Migration Pattern**
   - QDesktopWidget → QScreen (primaryScreen())
   - QTextCodec removal (UTF-8 by default in Qt6)
   - QRegExp → QRegularExpression

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**Last Updated**: 2026-08-22 13:15 CEST
**Next Auto-Update**: 2026-08-22 17:15 CEST or at next milestone