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From: BruebachL <44814898+BruebachL@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2026 19:01:56 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] [QtUtils] Add layout creation and relayout helpers (#7619)
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* [QtUtils] Add layout creation and relayout helpers

* Swap parameter order (spacing before margin) and remove static from relayout()

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Co-authored-by: Lukas Brübach <Bruebach.Lukas@bdosecurity.de>
---
 .../libcockatrice/utility/qt_utils.h          | 34 +++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 34 insertions(+)

diff --git a/libcockatrice_utility/libcockatrice/utility/qt_utils.h b/libcockatrice_utility/libcockatrice/utility/qt_utils.h
index 728f1d99e..39a9e01e6 100644
--- a/libcockatrice_utility/libcockatrice/utility/qt_utils.h
+++ b/libcockatrice_utility/libcockatrice/utility/qt_utils.h
@@ -73,6 +73,40 @@ static inline void clearLayoutRec(QLayout *l, DeletePolicy policy = DeletePolicy
     }
 }
 
+/**
+ * @brief Creates a layout of type @c LayoutT with zero margins.
+ *
+ * @param parent  Parent widget, or nullptr when the layout is added later.
+ * @param spacing Optional spacing. Values below zero leave the style's default spacing
+ *                untouched; pass a non-negative value to call setSpacing().
+ * @param margin  Uniform margin. Defaults to zero.
+ */
+template <typename LayoutT> LayoutT *makeLayout(QWidget *parent = nullptr, int spacing = -1, int margin = 0)
+{
+    auto *layout = new LayoutT(parent);
+    layout->setContentsMargins(margin, margin, margin, margin);
+    if (spacing >= 0) {
+        layout->setSpacing(spacing);
+    }
+    return layout;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief Forces @p layout to recompute and repaint immediately.
+ *
+ * Convenience for the invalidate/activate/update sequence used after changing a layout's
+ * contents outside of a resize event.
+ */
+inline void relayout(QLayout *layout)
+{
+    if (!layout) {
+        return;
+    }
+    layout->invalidate();
+    layout->activate();
+    layout->update();
+}
+
 /**
  * @brief Creates a QScrollArea using the conventions the client applies nearly everywhere:
  *        the inner widget resizes with the viewport and the horizontal bar is disabled.