learning static c++

mainwindow.cpp

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ void MainWindow::on_actionExit_triggered()
 
 void MainWindow::on_newHostBtn_clicked()
 {
-    QString hostname = popupmanager::getHostnameDialog();
+    QString hostname = popupmanager::getHostnameDialog(this);
     if (!hostname.isEmpty()) {
         //TODO: pairTo(hostname)
     }

moonlight-qt.pro

@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ DEFINES += QT_DEPRECATED_WARNINGS
 # You can also select to disable deprecated APIs only up to a certain version of Qt.
 DEFINES += QT_DISABLE_DEPRECATED_BEFORE=0x060000    # disables all the APIs deprecated before Qt 6.0.0
 
+INCLUDEPATH += \
+    /usr/local/opt/openssl/include
 
 SOURCES += \
     main.cpp \
@@ -46,5 +48,6 @@ RESOURCES += \
     resources.qrc
 
 LIBS += \
+    -L/usr/local/opt/openssl/lib \
     -lssl \
     -lcrypto

popupmanager.cpp

@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
 #include "popupmanager.h"
 
-popupmanager::popupmanager();
-
 // this opens a non-blocking informative message telling the user to enter the given pin
 // it is open-loop: if the user cancels, nothing happens
 // it is expected that upon pairing completion, the ::closePinDialog function will be called.
-static void popupmanager::displayPinDialog(QString pin) {
+void popupmanager::displayPinDialog(QString pin, QWidget* parent) {
 
-    pinMsgBox = new QMessageBox( this );
+    pinMsgBox = new QMessageBox( parent );
     pinMsgBox->setAttribute( Qt::WA_DeleteOnClose ); //makes sure the msgbox is deleted automatically when closed
     pinMsgBox->setStandardButtons( QMessageBox::Ok );
     pinMsgBox->setText("Please enter the number " + pin + " on the GFE dialog on the computer.");
@@ -16,23 +14,24 @@ static void popupmanager::displayPinDialog(QString pin) {
 }
 
 // to be called when the pairing is complete
-static void popupmanager::closePinDialog() {
+void popupmanager::closePinDialog() {
     pinMsgBox->close();
     delete pinMsgBox;
 }
 
-static QString popupmanager::getHostnameDialog() {
+QString popupmanager::getHostnameDialog(QWidget* parent) {
     bool ok;
     QString responseHost
-        = QInputDialog::getText(this, tr("Add Host Manually"),
+        = QInputDialog::getText(parent, QObject::tr("Add Host Manually"),
-                               tr("IP Address or Hostname of GeForce PC"),
+                               QObject::tr("IP Address or Hostname of GeForce PC"),
                                 QLineEdit::Normal,
-                                tr("default string"),
+                                QObject::tr("default string"),
                                 &ok);
     if (ok && !responseHost.isEmpty()) {
         return responseHost;
     } else {
-        return tr("");
+        return QObject::tr("");
     }
 }
 
+

popupmanager.h

@@ -1,18 +1,17 @@
 #ifndef POPUPMANAGER_H
 #define POPUPMANAGER_H
 
-#include <QWidget>
+#include <QtWidgets>
 
 class popupmanager
 {
 public:
-    popupmanager();
+    static void displayPinDialog(QString pin, QWidget* parent);
-    static void displayPinDialog(QString pin);
     static void closePinDialog();
-    static QString getHostnameDialog();
+    static QString getHostnameDialog(QWidget* parent);
 
 private slots:
-    QMessageBox *pinMsgBox = nullptr;
+    static QMessageBox *pinMsgBox;
 };
 
 #endif // POPUPMANAGER_H