DATABASE SUPPORT, ARTWORK, and a title display

shell/src/main.cpp

@@ -2,13 +2,35 @@
 #include <QQmlApplicationEngine>
 #include <QQmlContext>
 #include <QtQml>
+#include <QDebug>
 #include "input/InputManager.h"
+#include "library/LibraryDatabase.h"
+#include "library/GameRepository.h"
+#include "library/GameLibraryModel.h"
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
     // creates our Qt GUI app
     QGuiApplication app(argc, argv);
 
+    // opens nomad's persistent library database, ensures ready schema, etc
+    LibraryDatabase libraryDatabase;
+
+    if (!libraryDatabase.open()) {
+        qCritical() << "Failed to open nomad library:" << libraryDatabase.lastError();
+
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    // GameRepository hadnles reading our game records from the database, while
+    // GameLibraryModel exposes those records in a QML-friendly list model
+    GameRepository gameRepository(libraryDatabase.database());
+    GameLibraryModel gameLibraryModel(gameRepository);
+
+    // database diagnostics
+    qDebug() << "Library database:" << libraryDatabase.databasePath(); 
+    qDebug() << "Games loaded:" << gameLibraryModel.rowCount();
+
     // creats InputManager and installs it as an application-wide event filter so it can observe input events before normal delivery
     InputManager inputManager;
     app.installEventFilter(&inputManager);
@@ -22,6 +44,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     QQmlApplicationEngine engine;
     // make our InputManager instance available to QML for signals
     engine.rootContext()->setContextProperty("inputManager", &inputManager);
+    engine.rootContext()->setContextProperty("gameLibraryModel", &gameLibraryModel);
 
     // load our Main.qml into the engine to start things off
     engine.loadFromModule("nomad", "Main");