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#include <KService>

Inheritance diagram for KService:

Public Types

typedef QList< PtrList
 
typedef QExplicitlySharedDataPointer< KServicePtr
 
- Public Types inherited from KSycocaEntry
typedef QList< PtrList
 
typedef QExplicitlySharedDataPointer< KSycocaEntryPtr
 

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< KServiceActionactions () 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 >
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
 

Detailed Description

Represents an installed application.

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

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:421

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

A list of shared data pointers for KService.

Definition at line 53 of file kservice.h.

◆ 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
namethe name of the service
execthe executable
iconthe name of the icon

Definition at line 262 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
fullpathFull path to the .desktop file.

Definition at line 274 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
configthe desktop file to read
optionalrelative path to store for findByName

Definition at line 283 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ KService() [4/4]

KService::KService ( const KService & other)

Definition at line 301 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ ~KService()

KService::~KService ( )
override

Definition at line 306 of file kservice.cpp.

Member Function Documentation

◆ actions()

QList< KServiceAction > KService::actions ( ) const

Returns the actions defined in this desktop file.

Definition at line 806 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 812 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 572 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 409 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ categories()

QStringList KService::categories ( ) const

Returns a list of VFolder categories.

Returns
the list of VFolder categories

Definition at line 582 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 708 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 696 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 553 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 661 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 714 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ hasMimeType()

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

Checks whether the application supports this MIME type.

Parameters
mimeTypeThe name of the MIME type you are interested in determining whether this service supports.
Since
4.6

Definition at line 310 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 667 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 655 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 720 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 607 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 588 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 726 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
showInMenutrue, 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.
suggestedNamename 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).
menuIdIf provided, menuId will be set to the menu id to use for the KService
reservedMenuIdsIf 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 619 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 525 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ property() [1/2]

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

Definition at line 340 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ property() [2/2]

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

Returns the requested property.

Template Parameters
Tthe type of the requested property.
Parameters
namethe 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 685 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 740 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
_namethe 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 421 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
_paththe 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 415 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ serviceByMenuId()

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

Find a application by its menu-id.

Parameters
_menuIdthe 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 427 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
_storageIdthe 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 433 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 786 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ setMenuId()

void KService::setMenuId ( const QString & menuId)

Set the menu id

Definition at line 594 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ setTerminal()

void KService::setTerminal ( bool b)

Sets whether to use a terminal or not

Definition at line 774 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ setTerminalOptions()

void KService::setTerminalOptions ( const QString & options)

Sets the terminal options to use

Definition at line 780 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 796 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 457 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 499 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 823 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 600 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 439 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 756 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 679 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 673 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 541 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ untranslatedName()

QString KService::untranslatedName ( ) const
Returns
untranslated name for the given service
Since
6.0

Definition at line 547 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 444 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 702 of file kservice.cpp.


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