[libcalamaresui] Report progress also while waiting

- Ping the progress every 1.2 seconds, so the user sees more than
   just the throbber.

src/libcalamaresui/modulesystem/RequirementsChecker.cpp

@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ check( Module * const &m, RequirementsChecker *c )
 RequirementsChecker::RequirementsChecker( QVector< Module* > modules, QObject* parent )
     : QObject( parent )
     , m_modules( std::move( modules ) )
+    , m_progressTimer( nullptr )
 {
     m_watchers.reserve( m_modules.count() );
     m_collectedRequirements.reserve( m_modules.count() );
@@ -79,6 +80,10 @@ RequirementsChecker::~RequirementsChecker()
 void
 RequirementsChecker::run()
 {
+    m_progressTimer = new QTimer( this );
+    connect( m_progressTimer, &QTimer::timeout, this, &RequirementsChecker::reportProgress );
+    m_progressTimer->start( 1200 );  // msec
+
     for (const auto& module : m_modules )
     {
         Watcher *watcher = new Watcher( this );
@@ -95,6 +100,9 @@ RequirementsChecker::finished()
     {
         cDebug() << "All requirements have been checked.";
 
+        if ( m_progressTimer )
+            m_progressTimer->stop();
+
         bool acceptable = true;
         int count = 0;
         for ( const auto& r : m_collectedRequirements )
@@ -124,4 +132,14 @@ RequirementsChecker::addCheckedRequirements( RequirementsList l )
     emit requirementsResult( l );
 }
 
+void
+RequirementsChecker::reportProgress()
+{
+    auto remaining = std::count_if( m_watchers.cbegin(), m_watchers.cend(), []( const Watcher *w ) { return w && !w->isFinished(); } );
+    if ( remaining > 0 )
+        emit requirementsProgress( tr( "Waiting for %n module(s).", "", remaining ) );
+    else
+        emit requirementsProgress( tr( "System-requirements checking is complete." ) );
+}
+
 }

src/libcalamaresui/modulesystem/RequirementsChecker.h

@@ -18,11 +18,13 @@
 #ifndef CALAMARES_REQUIREMENTSCHECKER_H
 #define CALAMARES_REQUIREMENTSCHECKER_H
 
+#include "Requirement.h"
+
 #include <QFutureWatcher>
 #include <QObject>
+#include <QTimer>
 #include <QVector>
 
-#include "Requirement.h"
 
 namespace Calamares
 {
@@ -43,12 +45,18 @@ public:
     virtual ~RequirementsChecker() override;
 
 public slots:
+    /// @brief Start checking all the requirements
     void run();
 
+    /// @brief Called when requirements are reported by a module
     void addCheckedRequirements( RequirementsList );
 
+    /// @brief Called when all requirements have been checked
     void finished();
 
+    /// @brief Called periodically while requirements are being checked
+    void reportProgress();
+
 signals:
     /// @brief Human-readable progress message
     void requirementsProgress( const QString& );
@@ -69,6 +77,8 @@ private:
     QVector< Watcher* > m_watchers;
 
     RequirementsList m_collectedRequirements;
+
+    QTimer *m_progressTimer;
 } ;
 
 }