From bb3c22e4a584ee550f394e2e1c13aa505ec71eab Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: AnyOldName3 <krizdjali@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2024 00:15:58 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Add and register SettingValue stream operators

---
 components/config/gamesettings.cpp | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
 components/config/gamesettings.hpp |  3 +++
 2 files changed, 24 insertions(+)

diff --git a/components/config/gamesettings.cpp b/components/config/gamesettings.cpp
index 21110562d5..a7da8fa150 100644
--- a/components/config/gamesettings.cpp
+++ b/components/config/gamesettings.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ namespace
 Config::GameSettings::GameSettings(const Files::ConfigurationManager& cfg)
     : mCfgMgr(cfg)
 {
+#if QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK(6, 0, 0)
+    // this needs calling once so Qt can see its stream operators, which it needs when dragging and dropping
+    // it's automatic with Qt 6
+    qRegisterMetaTypeStreamOperators<SettingValue>("Config::SettingValue");
+#endif
 }
 
 void Config::GameSettings::validatePaths()
@@ -591,3 +596,19 @@ void Config::GameSettings::clear()
     mDataDirs.clear();
     mDataLocal.clear();
 }
+
+QDataStream& Config::operator<<(QDataStream& out, const SettingValue& settingValue)
+{
+    out << settingValue.value;
+    out << settingValue.originalRepresentation;
+    out << settingValue.context;
+    return out;
+}
+
+QDataStream& Config::operator>>(QDataStream& in, SettingValue& settingValue)
+{
+    in >> settingValue.value;
+    in >> settingValue.originalRepresentation;
+    in >> settingValue.context;
+    return in;
+}
diff --git a/components/config/gamesettings.hpp b/components/config/gamesettings.hpp
index d23f225eb0..7627d5153a 100644
--- a/components/config/gamesettings.hpp
+++ b/components/config/gamesettings.hpp
@@ -132,6 +132,9 @@ namespace Config
 
         static bool isOrderedLine(const QString& line);
     };
+
+    QDataStream& operator<<(QDataStream& out, const SettingValue& settingValue);
+    QDataStream& operator>>(QDataStream& in, SettingValue& settingValue);
 }
 
 Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(Config::SettingValue)