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20 * Author: Alexander Larsson <alexl@redhat.com>
23 #if !defined (__GIO_GIO_H_INSIDE__) && !defined (GIO_COMPILATION)
24 #error "Only <gio/gio.h> can be included directly."
25 #endif
27 #ifndef __G_APP_INFO_H__
28 #define __G_APP_INFO_H__
30 #include <gio/giotypes.h>
32 G_BEGIN_DECLS
34 #define G_TYPE_APP_INFO (g_app_info_get_type ())
35 #define G_APP_INFO(obj) (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST ((obj), G_TYPE_APP_INFO, GAppInfo))
36 #define G_IS_APP_INFO(obj) (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE ((obj), G_TYPE_APP_INFO))
37 #define G_APP_INFO_GET_IFACE(obj) (G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_INTERFACE ((obj), G_TYPE_APP_INFO, GAppInfoIface))
39 #define G_TYPE_APP_LAUNCH_CONTEXT (g_app_launch_context_get_type ())
40 #define G_APP_LAUNCH_CONTEXT(o) (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST ((o), G_TYPE_APP_LAUNCH_CONTEXT, GAppLaunchContext))
41 #define G_APP_LAUNCH_CONTEXT_CLASS(k) (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST((k), G_TYPE_APP_LAUNCH_CONTEXT, GAppLaunchContextClass))
42 #define G_IS_APP_LAUNCH_CONTEXT(o) (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE ((o), G_TYPE_APP_LAUNCH_CONTEXT))
43 #define G_IS_APP_LAUNCH_CONTEXT_CLASS(k) (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE ((k), G_TYPE_APP_LAUNCH_CONTEXT))
44 #define G_APP_LAUNCH_CONTEXT_GET_CLASS(o) (G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_CLASS ((o), G_TYPE_APP_LAUNCH_CONTEXT, GAppLaunchContextClass))
46 typedef struct _GAppLaunchContextClass GAppLaunchContextClass;
47 typedef struct _GAppLaunchContextPrivate GAppLaunchContextPrivate;
49 /**
50 * GAppInfo:
52 * Information about an installed application and methods to launch
53 * it (with file arguments).
56 /**
57 * GAppInfoIface:
58 * @g_iface: The parent interface.
59 * @dup: Copies a #GAppInfo.
60 * @equal: Checks two #GAppInfo<!-- -->s for equality.
61 * @get_id: Gets a string identifier for a #GAppInfo.
62 * @get_name: Gets the name of the application for a #GAppInfo.
63 * @get_description: Gets a short description for the application described by the #GAppInfo.
64 * @get_executable: Gets the executable name for the #GAppInfo.
65 * @get_icon: Gets the #GIcon for the #GAppInfo.
66 * @launch: Launches an application specified by the #GAppInfo.
67 * @supports_uris: Indicates whether the application specified supports launching URIs.
68 * @supports_files: Indicates whether the application specified accepts filename arguments.
69 * @launch_uris: Launches an application with a list of URIs.
70 * @should_show: Returns whether an application should be shown (e.g. when getting a list of installed applications).
71 * <ulink url="http://standards.freedesktop.org/startup-notification-spec/startup-notification-latest.txt">
72 * <citetitle>FreeDesktop.Org Startup Notification Specification</citetitle></ulink>.
73 * @set_as_default_for_type: Sets an application as default for a given content type.
74 * @set_as_default_for_extension: Sets an application as default for a given file extension.
75 * @add_supports_type: Adds to the #GAppInfo information about supported file types.
76 * @can_remove_supports_type: Checks for support for removing supported file types from a #GAppInfo.
77 * @remove_supports_type: Removes a supported application type from a #GAppInfo.
78 * @can_delete: Checks if a #GAppInfo can be deleted. Since 2.20
79 * @do_delete: Deletes a #GAppInfo. Since 2.20
80 * @get_commandline: Gets the commandline for the #GAppInfo. Since 2.20
81 * @get_display_name: Gets the display name for the #GAppInfo. Since 2.24
83 * Application Information interface, for operating system portability.
85 typedef struct _GAppInfoIface GAppInfoIface;
87 struct _GAppInfoIface
89 GTypeInterface g_iface;
91 /* Virtual Table */
93 GAppInfo * (* dup) (GAppInfo *appinfo);
94 gboolean (* equal) (GAppInfo *appinfo1,
95 GAppInfo *appinfo2);
96 const char * (* get_id) (GAppInfo *appinfo);
97 const char * (* get_name) (GAppInfo *appinfo);
98 const char * (* get_description) (GAppInfo *appinfo);
99 const char * (* get_executable) (GAppInfo *appinfo);
100 GIcon * (* get_icon) (GAppInfo *appinfo);
101 gboolean (* launch) (GAppInfo *appinfo,
102 GList *files,
103 GAppLaunchContext *launch_context,
104 GError **error);
105 gboolean (* supports_uris) (GAppInfo *appinfo);
106 gboolean (* supports_files) (GAppInfo *appinfo);
107 gboolean (* launch_uris) (GAppInfo *appinfo,
108 GList *uris,
109 GAppLaunchContext *launch_context,
110 GError **error);
111 gboolean (* should_show) (GAppInfo *appinfo);
113 /* For changing associations */
114 gboolean (* set_as_default_for_type) (GAppInfo *appinfo,
115 const char *content_type,
116 GError **error);
117 gboolean (* set_as_default_for_extension) (GAppInfo *appinfo,
118 const char *extension,
119 GError **error);
120 gboolean (* add_supports_type) (GAppInfo *appinfo,
121 const char *content_type,
122 GError **error);
123 gboolean (* can_remove_supports_type) (GAppInfo *appinfo);
124 gboolean (* remove_supports_type) (GAppInfo *appinfo,
125 const char *content_type,
126 GError **error);
127 gboolean (* can_delete) (GAppInfo *appinfo);
128 gboolean (* do_delete) (GAppInfo *appinfo);
129 const char * (* get_commandline) (GAppInfo *appinfo);
130 const char * (* get_display_name) (GAppInfo *appinfo);
131 gboolean (* set_as_last_used_for_type) (GAppInfo *appinfo,
132 const char *content_type,
133 GError **error);
136 GType g_app_info_get_type (void) G_GNUC_CONST;
137 GAppInfo * g_app_info_create_from_commandline (const char *commandline,
138 const char *application_name,
139 GAppInfoCreateFlags flags,
140 GError **error);
141 GAppInfo * g_app_info_dup (GAppInfo *appinfo);
142 gboolean g_app_info_equal (GAppInfo *appinfo1,
143 GAppInfo *appinfo2);
144 const char *g_app_info_get_id (GAppInfo *appinfo);
145 const char *g_app_info_get_name (GAppInfo *appinfo);
146 const char *g_app_info_get_display_name (GAppInfo *appinfo);
147 const char *g_app_info_get_description (GAppInfo *appinfo);
148 const char *g_app_info_get_executable (GAppInfo *appinfo);
149 const char *g_app_info_get_commandline (GAppInfo *appinfo);
150 GIcon * g_app_info_get_icon (GAppInfo *appinfo);
151 gboolean g_app_info_launch (GAppInfo *appinfo,
152 GList *files,
153 GAppLaunchContext *launch_context,
154 GError **error);
155 gboolean g_app_info_supports_uris (GAppInfo *appinfo);
156 gboolean g_app_info_supports_files (GAppInfo *appinfo);
157 gboolean g_app_info_launch_uris (GAppInfo *appinfo,
158 GList *uris,
159 GAppLaunchContext *launch_context,
160 GError **error);
161 gboolean g_app_info_should_show (GAppInfo *appinfo);
163 gboolean g_app_info_set_as_default_for_type (GAppInfo *appinfo,
164 const char *content_type,
165 GError **error);
166 gboolean g_app_info_set_as_default_for_extension (GAppInfo *appinfo,
167 const char *extension,
168 GError **error);
169 gboolean g_app_info_add_supports_type (GAppInfo *appinfo,
170 const char *content_type,
171 GError **error);
172 gboolean g_app_info_can_remove_supports_type (GAppInfo *appinfo);
173 gboolean g_app_info_remove_supports_type (GAppInfo *appinfo,
174 const char *content_type,
175 GError **error);
176 gboolean g_app_info_can_delete (GAppInfo *appinfo);
177 gboolean g_app_info_delete (GAppInfo *appinfo);
179 gboolean g_app_info_set_as_last_used_for_type (GAppInfo *appinfo,
180 const char *content_type,
181 GError **error);
183 GList * g_app_info_get_all (void);
184 GList * g_app_info_get_all_for_type (const char *content_type);
185 GList * g_app_info_get_recommended_for_type (const gchar *content_type);
186 GList * g_app_info_get_fallback_for_type (const gchar *content_type);
188 void g_app_info_reset_type_associations (const char *content_type);
189 GAppInfo *g_app_info_get_default_for_type (const char *content_type,
190 gboolean must_support_uris);
191 GAppInfo *g_app_info_get_default_for_uri_scheme (const char *uri_scheme);
193 gboolean g_app_info_launch_default_for_uri (const char *uri,
194 GAppLaunchContext *launch_context,
195 GError **error);
198 * GAppLaunchContext:
200 * Integrating the launch with the launching application. This is used to
201 * handle for instance startup notification and launching the new application
202 * on the same screen as the launching window.
204 struct _GAppLaunchContext
206 GObject parent_instance;
208 /*< private >*/
209 GAppLaunchContextPrivate *priv;
212 struct _GAppLaunchContextClass
214 GObjectClass parent_class;
216 char * (* get_display) (GAppLaunchContext *context,
217 GAppInfo *info,
218 GList *files);
219 char * (* get_startup_notify_id) (GAppLaunchContext *context,
220 GAppInfo *info,
221 GList *files);
222 void (* launch_failed) (GAppLaunchContext *context,
223 const char *startup_notify_id);
225 /* Padding for future expansion */
226 void (*_g_reserved1) (void);
227 void (*_g_reserved2) (void);
228 void (*_g_reserved3) (void);
229 void (*_g_reserved4) (void);
230 void (*_g_reserved5) (void);
233 GType g_app_launch_context_get_type (void) G_GNUC_CONST;
234 GAppLaunchContext *g_app_launch_context_new (void);
235 char * g_app_launch_context_get_display (GAppLaunchContext *context,
236 GAppInfo *info,
237 GList *files);
238 char * g_app_launch_context_get_startup_notify_id (GAppLaunchContext *context,
239 GAppInfo *info,
240 GList *files);
241 void g_app_launch_context_launch_failed (GAppLaunchContext *context,
242 const char * startup_notify_id);
244 G_END_DECLS
246 #endif /* __G_APP_INFO_H__ */