Вытащил http-клиент в отдельный компонент

LightsModel.qml

@@ -3,6 +3,20 @@ import QtQml.Models 2.1
 ListModel {
     id: root
 
+    readonly property var httpClient: HttpClient {
+        id: httpClient
+
+        onError: {
+            root.error(text)
+            root.isLoading = false
+        }
+
+        onReply: {
+            root.populateModel(data)
+            root.isLoading = false
+        }
+    }
+
     property string serviceUrl: undefined
     property bool isLoading: false
 
@@ -11,29 +25,8 @@ ListModel {
     onServiceUrlChanged: reload()
 
     function reload() {
-        var request = new XMLHttpRequest()
-
-        request.open('GET', root.serviceUrl + '/static/channels.js')
-        request.onreadystatechange = function () {
-            if (request.readyState !== XMLHttpRequest.DONE) {
-                return
-            }
-
-            if (request.status === 200) {
-                populateModel(JSON.parse(request.responseText))
-                root.isLoading = false
-                return
-            }
-
-            root.error(qsTr("[%1] Request error: %2").
-                      arg(request.status).
-                      arg(request.statusText))
-
-            root.isLoading = false
-        }
-
+        root.httpClient.get(root.serviceUrl + '/static/channels.js')
         root.isLoading = true
-        request.send()
     }
 
     function populateModel(data) {