In another step forward on this ongoing project, connect the view step to a Job, which runs during the installation.

common/modules/pkgselect/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ calamares_add_plugin( pkgselect
     EXPORT_MACRO PLUGINDLLEXPORT_PRO
     SOURCES
     	PackageSelectViewStep.cpp
+    	PackageSelectJob.cpp
     RESOURCES
         pkgselect.qrc
     SHARED_LIB

common/modules/pkgselect/PackageSelectJob.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#include "PackageSelectJob.h"
+
+PackageSelectJob::PackageSelectJob( QObject* parent )
+    : CppJob( parent )
+{}
+
+QString PackageSelectJob::prettyName() const
+{
+    return tr( "Package Selection Job" );
+}
+
+Calamares::JobResult PackageSelectJob::exec()
+{
+    return Calamares::JobResult::ok();
+}

common/modules/pkgselect/PackageSelectJob.h

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#include <CppJob.h>
+
+class PackageSelectJob : public Calamares::CppJob
+{
+public:
+    PackageSelectJob( QObject* parent = nullptr );
+    QString prettyName() const override;
+    Calamares::JobResult exec() override;
+};

common/modules/pkgselect/PackageSelectViewStep.cpp

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 #include "PackageSelectViewStep.h"
+#include "PackageSelectJob.h"
 
 PackageSelectViewStep::PackageSelectViewStep( QObject* parent )
-    : Calamares::QmlViewStep( parent )
-{
-}
+    : Calamares::QmlViewStep( parent ), m_packageSelections(QVariantMap())
+{}
 
 PackageSelectViewStep::~PackageSelectViewStep() {}
 
@@ -13,17 +13,36 @@ PackageSelectViewStep::prettyName() const
     return tr( "Package Selection" );
 }
 
+Calamares::JobList
+PackageSelectViewStep::jobs() const
+{
+    QList< Calamares::job_ptr > list;
+    list.append(Calamares::job_ptr(new PackageSelectJob()));
+
+    return list;
+}
+
 void
 PackageSelectViewStep::setConfigurationMap( const QVariantMap& configurationMap )
 {
-    Calamares::QmlViewStep::setConfigurationMap( configurationMap );  // call parent implementation last
+    Calamares::QmlViewStep::setConfigurationMap( configurationMap );
 }
 
 void
-PackageSelectViewStep::onLeave()
+PackageSelectViewStep::onActivate()
 {
+    setContextProperty("packageSelect", this);
+}
+
+void PackageSelectViewStep::setPackageSelections(const QVariantMap &value)
+{
+    if (m_packageSelections != value) {
+        m_packageSelections = value;
+        emit packageSelectionsChanged();
+
         Calamares::GlobalStorage* globalStorage = Calamares::JobQueue::instance()->globalStorage();
-    globalStorage->insert( "item3", 3 );
+        globalStorage->insert("packageSelections", m_packageSelections);
+    }
 }
 
 CALAMARES_PLUGIN_FACTORY_DEFINITION( PackageSelectViewStepFactory, registerPlugin< PackageSelectViewStep >(); )

common/modules/pkgselect/PackageSelectViewStep.h

@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 #ifndef PACKAGESELECTVIEWSTEP_H
 #define PACKAGESELECTVIEWSTEP_H
 
+#include <QFile>
+#include <QTextStream>
+
 #include "DllMacro.h"
 #include "utils/PluginFactory.h"
 #include "viewpages/QmlViewStep.h"
@@ -11,6 +14,7 @@
 class PLUGINDLLEXPORT PackageSelectViewStep : public Calamares::QmlViewStep
 {
     Q_OBJECT
+    Q_PROPERTY(QVariantMap packageSelections READ packageSelections WRITE setPackageSelections NOTIFY packageSelectionsChanged)
 
 public:
     PackageSelectViewStep( QObject* parent = nullptr );
@@ -18,9 +22,20 @@ public:
 
     QString prettyName() const override;
 
+    Calamares::JobList jobs() const override;
+
     void setConfigurationMap( const QVariantMap& configurationMap ) override;
 
-    void onLeave() override;
+    void onActivate() override;
+
+    QVariantMap packageSelections() const { return m_packageSelections; }
+    void setPackageSelections(const QVariantMap &value);
+
+signals:
+    void packageSelectionsChanged();
+
+private:
+    QVariantMap m_packageSelections;
 };
 
 CALAMARES_PLUGIN_FACTORY_DECLARATION( PackageSelectViewStepFactory )

common/modules/pkgselect/pkgselect.qml

@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ import QtQuick.Layouts 1.3
 import QtQuick.Controls.Material 2.1
 
 Item {
+    function updatePackageSelections(objectName, checked) {
+        var newMap = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(packageSelect.packageSelections));
+        newMap[objectName] = checked;
+        packageSelect.packageSelections = newMap;
+    }
+
     ColumnLayout {
         scale: 0.9
 
@@ -29,9 +35,13 @@ Item {
         }
         RadioButton {
             text: qsTr("Minimal Installation")
+            objectName: "minimalInstall"
             font.pointSize: 12
             indicator.width: 20
             indicator.height: 20
+            onClicked: {
+                updatePackageSelections(objectName, checked);
+            }            
         }
         Text {
             text: qsTr("Only the desktop environment.")
@@ -51,10 +61,14 @@ Item {
             font.pointSize: 14
         }
         CheckBox {
-            text: qsTr("Download updates following installation")
+            text: qsTr("Download and install updates following installation")
+            objectName: "updateNow"
             font.pointSize: 12
             indicator.width: 20
             indicator.height: 20
+            onClicked: {
+                updatePackageSelections(objectName, checked);
+            }
         }
         Text {
             text: qsTr("This saves time after the installation, and keeps your system secure.")
@@ -63,9 +77,13 @@ Item {
         }
         CheckBox {
             text: qsTr("Install third-party software for graphics, WiFi hardware, and additional media formats")
+            objectName: "restrictedExtras"
             font.pointSize: 12
             indicator.width: 20
             indicator.height: 20
+            onClicked: {
+                updatePackageSelections(objectName, checked);
+            }
         }
         Text {
             text: qsTr("This software is subject to license terms included with its documentation, and some may be proprietary.")
@@ -100,6 +118,9 @@ Item {
                     font.pointSize: 11
                     indicator.width: 18
                     indicator.height: 18
+                    onClicked: {
+                        updatePackageSelections(objectName, checked);
+                    }
                 }
                 Text {
                     text: qsTr("Matrix-based end-to-end encrypted messenger and secure collaboration app")
@@ -112,6 +133,9 @@ Item {
                     font.pointSize: 11
                     indicator.width: 18
                     indicator.height: 18
+                    onClicked: {
+                        updatePackageSelections(objectName, checked);
+                    }
                 }
                 Text {
                     text: qsTr("Email, newsfeed, chat, and calendaring client")
@@ -124,6 +148,9 @@ Item {
                     font.pointSize: 11
                     indicator.width: 18
                     indicator.height: 18
+                    onClicked: {
+                        updatePackageSelections(objectName, checked);
+                    }
                 }
                 Text {
                     text: qsTr("Code editor redefined and optimized for building and debugging modern web and cloud applications")
@@ -136,6 +163,9 @@ Item {
                     font.pointSize: 11
                     indicator.width: 18
                     indicator.height: 18
+                    onClicked: {
+                        updatePackageSelections(objectName, checked);
+                    }
                 }
                 Text {
                     text: qsTr("Desktop user interface for managing virtual machines through libvirt")
@@ -148,6 +178,9 @@ Item {
                     font.pointSize: 11
                     indicator.width: 18
                     indicator.height: 18
+                    onClicked: {
+                        updatePackageSelections(objectName, checked);
+                    }
                 }
                 Text {
                     text: qsTr("Graphics editor designed primarily for digital art and 2D animation")

lubuntu/settings.conf

@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ sequence:
   - contextualprocess@after_bootloader
   - automirror
   - shellprocess@add386arch
+  - pkgselect
   - packages
   - shellprocess@logs
   - umount