6 files changed, 21 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/kconfig_compiler/KConfigCommonStructs.h b/src/kconfig_compiler/KConfigCommonStructs.h
index 43e981cb..bac10c70 100644
--- a/src/kconfig_compiler/KConfigCommonStructs.h
+++ b/src/kconfig_compiler/KConfigCommonStructs.h
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ public:
 struct ParseResult {
     QString cfgFileName;
     bool cfgFileNameArg = false;
+    bool cfgStateConfig = false;
     QList<Param> parameters;
     QList<Signal> signalList;
     QStringList includes;
diff --git a/src/kconfig_compiler/KConfigHeaderGenerator.cpp b/src/kconfig_compiler/KConfigHeaderGenerator.cpp
index 9938599c..ea5a2c75 100644
--- a/src/kconfig_compiler/KConfigHeaderGenerator.cpp
+++ b/src/kconfig_compiler/KConfigHeaderGenerator.cpp
@@ -324,10 +324,17 @@ void KConfigHeaderGenerator::createConstructor()
     if (parseResult.cfgFileNameArg) {
         if (cfg().forceStringFilename) {
             stream() << " const QString &cfgfilename" << (parseResult.parameters.isEmpty() ? " = QString()" : ", ");
+        } else if (parseResult.cfgStateConfig) {
+            stream() << " KSharedConfig::Ptr config" << (parseResult.parameters.isEmpty() ? " = KSharedConfig::openStateConfig()" : ", ");
         } else {
             stream() << " KSharedConfig::Ptr config" << (parseResult.parameters.isEmpty() ? " = KSharedConfig::openConfig()" : ", ");
         }
     }
+    if (cfg().forceStringFilename && parseResult.cfgStateConfig) {
+        std::cerr << "One can not use ForceStringFilename and use the stateConfig attribute, consider "
+                     "removing the ForceStringFilename kcfgc option if you want to use state data"
+                  << std::endl;
+    }
 
     bool first = true;
     for (const auto &parameter : std::as_const(parseResult.parameters)) {
diff --git a/src/kconfig_compiler/KConfigSourceGenerator.cpp b/src/kconfig_compiler/KConfigSourceGenerator.cpp
index a8a05f4b..45299a4f 100644
--- a/src/kconfig_compiler/KConfigSourceGenerator.cpp
+++ b/src/kconfig_compiler/KConfigSourceGenerator.cpp
@@ -170,7 +170,9 @@ void KConfigSourceGenerator::createSingletonImplementation()
             stream() << "     return;\n";
             stream() << "  }\n";
             stream() << "  new " << cfg().className << "(";
-            if (isString) {
+            if (parseResult.cfgStateConfig) {
+                stream() << "KSharedConfig::openStateConfig(" << arg << ")";
+            } else if (isString) {
                 stream() << "KSharedConfig::openConfig(" << arg << ")";
             } else {
                 stream() << "std::move(" << arg << ")";
@@ -232,7 +234,9 @@ void KConfigSourceGenerator::createConstructorParameterList()
 void KConfigSourceGenerator::createParentConstructorCall()
 {
     stream() << cfg().inherits << "(";
-    if (!parseResult.cfgFileName.isEmpty()) {
+    if (parseResult.cfgStateConfig) {
+        stream() << " KSharedConfig::openStateConfig(QStringLiteral( \"" << parseResult.cfgFileName << "\") ";
+    } else if (!parseResult.cfgFileName.isEmpty()) {
         stream() << " QStringLiteral( \"" << parseResult.cfgFileName << "\" ";
     }
     if (parseResult.cfgFileNameArg) {
diff --git a/src/kconfig_compiler/KConfigXmlParser.cpp b/src/kconfig_compiler/KConfigXmlParser.cpp
index 3d054522..fbcd4b92 100644
--- a/src/kconfig_compiler/KConfigXmlParser.cpp
+++ b/src/kconfig_compiler/KConfigXmlParser.cpp
@@ -522,6 +522,7 @@ void KConfigXmlParser::readGroupTag(const QDomElement &e)
 void KConfigXmlParser::readKcfgfileTag(const QDomElement &e)
 {
     mParseResult.cfgFileName = e.attribute(QStringLiteral("name"));
+    mParseResult.cfgStateConfig = e.attribute(QStringLiteral("stateConfig")).toLower() == QLatin1String("true");
     mParseResult.cfgFileNameArg = e.attribute(QStringLiteral("arg")).toLower() == QLatin1String("true");
     for (QDomElement e2 = e.firstChildElement(); !e2.isNull(); e2 = e2.nextSiblingElement()) {
         if (e2.tagName() == QLatin1String("parameter")) {
diff --git a/src/kconfig_compiler/README.dox b/src/kconfig_compiler/README.dox
index 671e9c5b..4c22a452 100644
--- a/src/kconfig_compiler/README.dox
+++ b/src/kconfig_compiler/README.dox
@@ -385,6 +385,11 @@ Example 1:
 In this case passing "Group2" as the 'groupname' parameter to the generated class
 will make it use group "Group2" for the entry "Text".
 
+By setting the stateConfig attribute of kcfgfile to "true", KSharedConfig::openStateConfig is used.
+This should be used when one stores volatile data, like window sizes or autocompletion texts.
+It is recommended to have at least two separate kcfg files for the different kinds of data.
+NOTE: This option is ignored when ForceStringFilename is set.
+
 \subsection enums Enums
 
 By default, if <b>GlobalEnums</b> is set to false, a separate named enum will be generated
diff --git a/src/kconfig_compiler/kcfg.xsd b/src/kconfig_compiler/kcfg.xsd
index f9175a1d..6825819b 100644
--- a/src/kconfig_compiler/kcfg.xsd
+++ b/src/kconfig_compiler/kcfg.xsd
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
                             <!-- FIXME: Are really unbounded occurrences of parameter allowed? -->
                         </xsd:sequence>
                         <xsd:attribute name="name" type="xsd:string" use="optional"/>
+                        <xsd:attribute name="stateConfig" type="xsd:boolean" use="optional"/>
                         <xsd:attribute name="arg" type="xsd:boolean" use="optional"/>
                     </xsd:complexType>
                 </xsd:element>