KService

#include <KService>

Inheritance diagram for KService:

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Public Types
typedef QList< Ptr >	List

typedef QExplicitlySharedDataPointer< KService >	Ptr

Public Types inherited from KSycocaEntry
typedef QList< Ptr >	List

typedef QExplicitlySharedDataPointer< KSycocaEntry >	Ptr

Public Member Functions
	KService (const KDesktopFile *config, const QString &entryPath=QString())

	KService (const KService &other)

	KService (const QString &fullpath)

	KService (const QString &name, const QString &exec, const QString &icon)

QList< KServiceAction >	actions () const

QString	aliasFor () const

bool	allowMultipleFiles () const

QStringList	categories () const

QString	comment () const

QString	desktopEntryName () const

QString	docPath () const

QString	exec () const

QString	genericName () const

bool	hasMimeType (const QString &mimeType) const

QString	icon () const

bool	isApplication () const

QStringList	keywords () const

QString	locateLocal () const

QString	menuId () const

QStringList	mimeTypes () const

bool	noDisplay () const

template<>
QString	property (const QString &_name) const

template<typename T>
T	property (const QString &name) const

template<>
KSERVICE_EXPORT QString	property (const QString &name) const

bool	runOnDiscreteGpu () const

QStringList	schemeHandlers () const

void	setExec (const QString &exec)

void	setMenuId (const QString &menuId)

void	setTerminal (bool b)

void	setTerminalOptions (const QString &options)

void	setWorkingDirectory (const QString &workingDir)

bool	showInCurrentDesktop () const

bool	showOnCurrentPlatform () const

std::optional< bool >	startupNotify () const

QString	storageId () const

bool	substituteUid () const

QStringList	supportedProtocols () const

bool	terminal () const

QString	terminalOptions () const

QString	untranslatedGenericName () const

QString	untranslatedName () const

QString	username () const

QString	workingDirectory () const

Public Member Functions inherited from KSycocaEntry
QString	entryPath () const

bool	isDeleted () const

bool	isSeparator () const

bool	isType (KSycocaType t) const

bool	isValid () const

QString	name () const

void	setDeleted (bool deleted)

QString	storageId () const

KSycocaType	sycocaType () const

Public Member Functions inherited from QSharedData
	QSharedData (const QSharedData &)

Static Public Member Functions
static List	allServices ()

static QString	newServicePath (bool showInMenu, const QString &suggestedName, QString menuId=nullptr, const QStringList reservedMenuIds=nullptr)

static Ptr	serviceByDesktopName (const QString &_name)

static Ptr	serviceByDesktopPath (const QString &_path)

static Ptr	serviceByMenuId (const QString &_menuId)

static Ptr	serviceByStorageId (const QString &_storageId)

Additional Inherited Members
Protected Member Functions inherited from KSycocaEntry
KSERVICE_NO_EXPORT	KSycocaEntry (KSycocaEntryPrivate &d)

Protected Attributes inherited from KSycocaEntry
std::unique_ptr< KSycocaEntryPrivate > const	d_ptr

Related Symbols inherited from KSycocaEntry
enum	KSycocaType

Detailed Description

Represents an installed application.

To obtain a KService instance for a specific application you typically use serviceByDesktopName(), e.g.:

KService::Ptr service = KService::serviceByDesktopName("org.kde.kate");

KService::serviceByDesktopName

static Ptr serviceByDesktopName(const QString &_name)

Find an application by the name of its desktop file, not depending on its actual location (as long as...

Definition kservice.cpp:423

KService::Ptr

QExplicitlySharedDataPointer< KService > Ptr

A shared data pointer for KService.

Definition kservice.h:49

Other typical usage would be in combination with KApplicationTrader to obtain e.g. the default application for a given file type.

See also: Desktop Entry Specification

Definition at line 43 of file kservice.h.

Member Typedef Documentation

◆ List

typedef QList<Ptr> KService::List

A list of shared data pointers for KService.

Definition at line 53 of file kservice.h.

◆ Ptr

typedef QExplicitlySharedDataPointer<KService> KService::Ptr

A shared data pointer for KService.

Definition at line 49 of file kservice.h.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ KService() [1/4]

KService::KService	(	const QString &	name,
		const QString &	exec,
		const QString &	icon )

Construct a temporary service with a given name, exec-line and icon.

Parameters

name	the name of the service
exec	the executable
icon	the name of the icon

Definition at line 264 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ KService() [2/4]

KService::KService ( const QString & fullpath )

explicit

Construct a service and take all information from a .desktop file.

Parameters

fullpath Full path to the .desktop file.

Definition at line 276 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ KService() [3/4]

KService::KService	(	const KDesktopFile *	config,
		const QString &	entryPath = QString() )

explicit

Construct a service and take all information from a desktop file.

Parameters

config	the desktop file to read
optional	relative path to store for findByName

Definition at line 285 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ KService() [4/4]

KService::KService ( const KService & other )

Definition at line 303 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ ~KService()

KService::~KService ( )

override

Definition at line 308 of file kservice.cpp.

Member Function Documentation

◆ actions()

QList< KServiceAction > KService::actions ( ) const

Returns the actions defined in this desktop file.

Definition at line 808 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ aliasFor()

QString KService::aliasFor ( ) const

A desktop file name that this application is an alias for.

This is used when a NoDisplay application is used to enforce specific handling for an application. In that case the NoDisplay application is an AliasFor another application and be considered roughly equal to the AliasFor application (which should not be NoDisplay=true) For example Okular supplies a desktop file for each supported format (e.g. PDF), all of which NoDisplay and it is merely there to selectively support specific file formats. A UI may choose to display the aliased entry org.kde.okular instead of the NoDisplay entries.

Since: 5.96

Returns: QString desktopName of the aliased application (excluding .desktop suffix)

Definition at line 814 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ allowMultipleFiles()

bool KService::allowMultipleFiles ( ) const

Checks whether this application can handle several files as startup arguments.

Returns: true if multiple files may be passed to this service at startup. False if only one file at a time may be passed.

Definition at line 574 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ allServices()

KService::List KService::allServices ( )

static

Returns the whole list of applications.

Useful for being able to to display them in a list box, for example. More memory consuming than the ones above, don't use unless really necessary.

Returns: the list of all applications

Definition at line 411 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ categories()

QStringList KService::categories ( ) const

Returns a list of VFolder categories.

Returns: the list of VFolder categories

Definition at line 584 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ comment()

QString KService::comment ( ) const

Returns the descriptive comment for the application, if there is one.

Returns: the descriptive comment for the application, or QString() if not set

Definition at line 710 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ desktopEntryName()

QString KService::desktopEntryName ( ) const

Returns the filename of the desktop entry without any extension, e.g.

"org.kde.kate"

Returns: the name of the desktop entry without path or extension, or QString() if not set

Definition at line 698 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ docPath()

QString KService::docPath ( ) const

The path to the documentation for this application.

Since: 4.2

Returns: the documentation path, or QString() if not set

Definition at line 555 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ exec()

QString KService::exec ( ) const

Returns the executable.

Returns: the command that the service executes, or QString() if not set

Definition at line 663 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ genericName()

QString KService::genericName ( ) const

Returns the generic name for the application, if there is one (e.g.

"Mail Client").

Returns: the generic name, or QString() if not set

Definition at line 716 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ hasMimeType()

bool KService::hasMimeType ( const QString & mimeType ) const

Checks whether the application supports this MIME type.

Parameters

mimeType The name of the MIME type you are interested in determining whether this service supports.

Since: 4.6

Definition at line 312 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ icon()

QString KService::icon ( ) const

Returns the name of the icon.

Returns: the icon associated with the service, or QString() if not set

Definition at line 669 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ isApplication()

bool KService::isApplication ( ) const

Whether this service is an application.

Returns: true if this service is an application, i.e. it has Type=Application in its .desktop file and exec() will not be empty.

Definition at line 657 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ keywords()

QStringList KService::keywords ( ) const

Returns a list of descriptive keywords for the application, if there are any.

Returns: the list of keywords

Definition at line 722 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ locateLocal()

QString KService::locateLocal ( ) const

Returns a path that can be used for saving changes to this application.

Returns: path that can be used for saving changes to this application

Definition at line 609 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ menuId()

QString KService::menuId ( ) const

Returns the menu ID of the application desktop entry.

The menu ID is used to add or remove the entry to a menu.

Returns: the menu ID

Definition at line 590 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ mimeTypes()

QStringList KService::mimeTypes ( ) const

Returns the list of MIME types that this application supports.

Note that this doesn't include inherited MIME types, only the MIME types listed in the .desktop file.

Since: 4.8.3

Definition at line 728 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ newServicePath()

QString KService::newServicePath	(	bool	showInMenu,
		const QString &	suggestedName,
		QString *	menuId = nullptr,
		const QStringList *	reservedMenuIds = nullptr )

static

Returns a path that can be used to create a new KService based on suggestedName.

Parameters

showInMenu	`true`, if the application should be shown in the KDE menu `false`, if the application should be hidden from the menu This argument isn't used anymore, use `NoDisplay=true` to hide the application.
suggestedName	name to base the file on, if an application with such a name already exists, a suffix will be added to make it unique (e.g. foo.desktop, foo-1.desktop, foo-2.desktop).
menuId	If provided, menuId will be set to the menu id to use for the KService
reservedMenuIds	If provided, the path and menu id will be chosen in such a way that the new menu id does not conflict with any of the reservedMenuIds

Returns: The path to use for the new KService.

Definition at line 621 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ noDisplay()

bool KService::noDisplay ( ) const

Whether the entry should be hidden from the menu.

Returns: true to hide this application from the menu

Such services still appear in trader queries, i.e. in "Open With" popup menus for instance.

Definition at line 527 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ property() [1/2]

template<>

QString KService::property ( const QString & _name ) const

Definition at line 342 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ property() [2/2]

template<typename T>

T KService::property ( const QString & name ) const

inline

Returns the requested property.

Template Parameters

T	the type of the requested property.

Parameters

name	the name of the property.

Since: 6.0

Definition at line 321 of file kservice.h.

◆ runOnDiscreteGpu()

bool KService::runOnDiscreteGpu ( ) const

Returns true if the application indicates that it's preferred to run on a discrete graphics card, otherwise return false.

In releases older than 5.86, this method checked for the X-KDE-RunOnDiscreteGpu key in the .desktop file represented by this service; starting from 5.86 this method now also checks for PrefersNonDefaultGPU key (added to the Freedesktop.org desktop entry spec in version 1.4 of the spec).

Since: 5.30

Definition at line 687 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ schemeHandlers()

QStringList KService::schemeHandlers ( ) const

Returns the list of scheme handlers this application supports.

For example a web browser could return {"http", "https"}.

This is taken from the x-scheme-handler MIME types listed in the .desktop file.

Since: 6.0

Definition at line 742 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ serviceByDesktopName()

KService::Ptr KService::serviceByDesktopName ( const QString & _name )

static

Find an application by the name of its desktop file, not depending on its actual location (as long as it's under the applications or application directories).

For instance "konqbrowser" or "kcookiejar". Note that the ".desktop" extension is implicit.

This is the recommended method (safe even if the user moves stuff) but note that it assumes that no two entries have the same filename.

Parameters

_name the name of the configuration file

Returns: a pointer to the requested application or nullptr if the application is unknown. Very important: Don't store the result in a KService* !

Definition at line 423 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ serviceByDesktopPath()

KService::Ptr KService::serviceByDesktopPath ( const QString & _path )

static

Find a application based on its path as returned by entryPath().

It's usually better to use serviceByStorageId() instead.

Parameters

_path the path of the configuration file

Returns: a pointer to the requested application or nullptr if the application is unknown. Very important: Don't store the result in a KService* !

Definition at line 417 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ serviceByMenuId()

KService::Ptr KService::serviceByMenuId ( const QString & _menuId )

static

Find a application by its menu-id.

Parameters

_menuId the menu id of the application

Returns: a pointer to the requested application or nullptr if the application is unknown. Very important: Don't store the result in a KService* !

Definition at line 429 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ serviceByStorageId()

KService::Ptr KService::serviceByStorageId ( const QString & _storageId )

static

Find a application by its storage-id or desktop-file path.

This function will try very hard to find a matching application.

Parameters

_storageId the storage id or desktop-file path of the application

Returns: a pointer to the requested application or nullptr if the application is unknown. Very important: Don't store the result in a KService* !

Definition at line 435 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ setExec()

void KService::setExec ( const QString & exec )

Overrides the "Exec=" line of the service.

If exec is not empty, its value will override the one the one set when this application was created.

Please note that entryPath is also cleared so the application will no longer be associated with a specific config file.

Since: 4.11

Definition at line 788 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ setMenuId()

void KService::setMenuId ( const QString & menuId )

Set the menu id

Definition at line 596 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ setTerminal()

void KService::setTerminal ( bool b )

Sets whether to use a terminal or not

Definition at line 776 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ setTerminalOptions()

void KService::setTerminalOptions ( const QString & options )

Sets the terminal options to use

Definition at line 782 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ setWorkingDirectory()

void KService::setWorkingDirectory ( const QString & workingDir )

Overrides the "Path=" line of the application.

If workingDir is not empty, its value will override the one set when this application was created.

Please note that entryPath is also cleared so the application will no longer be associated with a specific config file.

Parameters

workingDir

Since: 5.79

Definition at line 798 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ showInCurrentDesktop()

bool KService::showInCurrentDesktop ( ) const

Whether the application should be shown in the current desktop (including in context menus).

Returns: true if the application should be shown in the current desktop.

KApplicationTrader honors this and removes such services from its results.

Since: 5.0

Definition at line 459 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ showOnCurrentPlatform()

bool KService::showOnCurrentPlatform ( ) const

Whether the application should be shown on the current platform (e.g.

on xcb or on wayland).

Returns: true if the application should be shown on the current platform.

Since: 5.0

Definition at line 501 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ startupNotify()

std::optional< bool > KService::startupNotify ( ) const

Returns the value of StartupNotify for this service.

If the service doesn't define a value nullopt is returned.

See StartupNotify in the Desktop Entry Specification.

Since: 6.0

Definition at line 825 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ storageId()

QString KService::storageId ( ) const

Returns a normalized ID suitable for storing in configuration files.

It will be based on the menu-id when available and otherwise falls back to entryPath()

Returns: the storage ID

Definition at line 602 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ substituteUid()

bool KService::substituteUid ( ) const

Checks whether the application needs to run under a different UID.

Returns: true if the application needs to run under a different UID.

See also: username()

Definition at line 441 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ supportedProtocols()

QStringList KService::supportedProtocols ( ) const

Returns the list of protocols this application supports.

This is taken from the x-scheme-handler MIME types listed in the .desktop file as well as the 'X-KDE-Protocols' entry

For example a web browser could return {"http", "https"}.

Since: 6.0

Definition at line 758 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ terminal()

bool KService::terminal ( ) const

Checks whether the application should be run in a terminal.

This corresponds to Terminal=true in the .desktop file.

Returns: true if the application should be run in a terminal.

Definition at line 681 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ terminalOptions()

QString KService::terminalOptions ( ) const

Returns any options associated with the terminal the application runs in, if it requires a terminal.

The application must be a TTY-oriented program.

Returns: the terminal options, or QString() if not set

Definition at line 675 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ untranslatedGenericName()

QString KService::untranslatedGenericName ( ) const

Returns the untranslated (US English) generic name for the application, if there is one (e.g.

"Mail Client").

Returns: the generic name, or QString() if not set

Definition at line 543 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ untranslatedName()

QString KService::untranslatedName ( ) const

Returns: untranslated name for the given service

Since: 6.0

Definition at line 549 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ username()

QString KService::username ( ) const

Returns the user name if the application runs with a different user id.

Returns: the username under which the service has to be run, or QString() if not set

See also: substituteUid()

Definition at line 446 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ workingDirectory()

QString KService::workingDirectory ( ) const

Returns: the working directory to run the program in, or QString() if not set

Since: 5.63

Definition at line 704 of file kservice.cpp.

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Public Types

Public Member Functions

Static Public Member Functions

Additional Inherited Members

Detailed Description

Member Typedef Documentation

◆ List

◆ Ptr

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ KService() [1/4]

◆ KService() [2/4]

◆ KService() [3/4]

◆ KService() [4/4]

◆ ~KService()

Member Function Documentation

◆ actions()

◆ aliasFor()

◆ allowMultipleFiles()

◆ allServices()

◆ categories()

◆ comment()

◆ desktopEntryName()

◆ docPath()

◆ exec()

◆ genericName()

◆ hasMimeType()

◆ icon()

◆ isApplication()

◆ keywords()

◆ locateLocal()

◆ menuId()

◆ mimeTypes()

◆ newServicePath()

◆ noDisplay()

◆ property() [1/2]

◆ property() [2/2]

◆ runOnDiscreteGpu()

◆ schemeHandlers()

◆ serviceByDesktopName()

◆ serviceByDesktopPath()

◆ serviceByMenuId()

◆ serviceByStorageId()

◆ setExec()

◆ setMenuId()

◆ setTerminal()

◆ setTerminalOptions()

◆ setWorkingDirectory()

◆ showInCurrentDesktop()

◆ showOnCurrentPlatform()

◆ startupNotify()

◆ storageId()

◆ substituteUid()

◆ supportedProtocols()

◆ terminal()

◆ terminalOptions()

◆ untranslatedGenericName()

◆ untranslatedName()

◆ username()

◆ workingDirectory()