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#include <KService>

Inheritance diagram for KService:

Public Types

enum  DBusStartupType { DBusNone = 0, DBusUnique, DBusMulti }
 
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 allowAsDefault () const
 
bool allowMultipleFiles () const
 
QStringList categories () const
 
QString comment () const
 
DBusStartupType dbusStartupType () const
 
QString desktopEntryName () const
 
QString docPath () const
 
QString exec () const
 
QString genericName () const
 
bool hasMimeType (const QString &mimeType) const
 
bool hasServiceType (const QString &serviceTypePtr) const
 
QString icon () const
 
int initialPreference () const
 
bool isApplication () const
 
QStringList keywords () const
 
QString library () const
 
QString locateLocal () const
 
QString menuId () const
 
QStringList mimeTypes () const
 
bool noDisplay () const
 
QString parentApp () const
 
QString path () const
 
QString pluginKeyword () const
 
QVariant property (const QString &_name, QMetaType::Type t) const
 
QVariant property (const QString &_name, QVariant::Type t) const
 
QVariant property (const QString &name) const
 
bool runOnDiscreteGpu () const
 
QStringList serviceTypes () 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 showInKDE () const
 
bool showOnCurrentPlatform () const
 
QString storageId () const
 
bool substituteUid () const
 
QStringList supportedProtocols () const
 
bool terminal () const
 
QString terminalOptions () const
 
QString untranslatedGenericName () 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
 
QVariant property (const QString &name) const
 
QStringList propertyNames () 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
const std::unique_ptr< KSycocaEntryPrivate > d_ptr
 

Detailed Description

Represent a service, like an application or plugin bound to one or several MIME types (or servicetypes) as written in its desktop entry file.

The starting point you need is often the static methods, like createInstance(). The types of service a plugin provides is taken from the accompanying desktop file where the 'X-KDE-ServiceTypes=' field is used.

For a tutorial on how to build a plugin-loading mechanism and how to write plugins in general, see http://techbase.kde.org/Development/Tutorials#Services:_Applications_and_Plugins

See also
KServiceType
KServiceGroup
Author
Torben Weis

Definition at line 50 of file kservice.h.

Member Typedef Documentation

◆ List

A list of shared data pointers for KService.

Definition at line 60 of file kservice.h.

◆ Ptr

A shared data pointer for KService.

Definition at line 56 of file kservice.h.

Member Enumeration Documentation

◆ DBusStartupType

Describes the D-Bus Startup type of the service.

  • None - This service has no D-Bus support
  • Unique - This service provides a unique D-Bus service. The service name is equal to the desktopEntryName.
  • Multi - This service provides a D-Bus service which can be run with multiple instances in parallel. The service name of an instance is equal to the desktopEntryName + "-" + the PID of the process.

Definition at line 192 of file kservice.h.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ KService() [1/3]

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 384 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ KService() [2/3]

KService::KService ( const QString fullpath)
explicit

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

Parameters
fullpathFull path to the config file.

Definition at line 397 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ KService() [3/3]

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 406 of file kservice.cpp.

Member Function Documentation

◆ actions()

QList< KServiceAction > KService::actions ( ) const

Returns the actions defined in this desktop file.

Definition at line 1134 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ aliasFor()

QString KService::aliasFor ( ) const

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

This is used when a NoDisplay service is used to enforce specific handling for an application. In that case the NoDisplay service is an AliasFor another service and be considered roughly equal to the AliasFor service (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 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 service (excluding .desktop suffix)

Definition at line 1157 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ allowAsDefault()

bool KService::allowAsDefault ( ) const

Set to true if it is allowed to use this service as the default (main) action for the files it supports (e.g.

Left Click in a file manager, or KRun in general).

If not, then this service is only available in RMB popups, so it must be selected explicitly by the user in order to be used. Note that servicemenus supersede this functionality though, at least in konqueror.

Returns
true if the service may be used as the default (main) handler
Deprecated:
since 5.67 due to no known use case

Definition at line 1083 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ allowMultipleFiles()

bool KService::allowMultipleFiles ( ) const

Checks whether this service 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 846 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ allServices()

KService::List KService::allServices ( )
static

Returns the whole list of services.

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 services

Definition at line 644 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ categories()

QStringList KService::categories ( ) const

Returns a list of VFolder categories.

Returns
the list of VFolder categories

Definition at line 856 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ comment()

QString KService::comment ( ) const

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

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

Definition at line 1004 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ dbusStartupType()

KService::DBusStartupType KService::dbusStartupType ( ) const

Returns the DBUSStartupType supported by this service.

Returns
the DBUSStartupType supported by this service
Deprecated:
since 5.102, no known users.

Definition at line 983 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ desktopEntryName()

QString KService::desktopEntryName ( ) const

Returns the filename of the service desktop entry without any extension.

E.g. "kppp"

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

Definition at line 976 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ docPath()

QString KService::docPath ( ) const

The path to the documentation for this service.

Since
4.2
Returns
the documentation path, or QString() if not set

Definition at line 827 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 935 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ genericName()

QString KService::genericName ( ) const

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

"Mail Client").

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

Definition at line 1010 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ hasMimeType()

bool KService::hasMimeType ( const QString mimeType) const

Checks whether the service 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 478 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ hasServiceType()

bool KService::hasServiceType ( const QString serviceTypePtr) const

Checks whether the service supports this service type.

Parameters
serviceTypePtrThe name of the service type you are interested in determining whether this service supports.
Returns
true if the service type you specified is supported, otherwise false.
  @deprecated since 5.104, service types are deprecated. Read the
X-KDE-ServiceType[s] key manually if really needed.

Definition at line 434 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 947 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ initialPreference()

int KService::initialPreference ( ) const

What preference to associate with this service initially (before the user has had any chance to define a profile for it).

The bigger the value, the most preferred the service is.

Returns
the service preference level of the service

Definition at line 1090 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ isApplication()

bool KService::isApplication ( ) const

Services are either applications (executables) or dlopened libraries (plugins).

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 929 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ keywords()

QStringList KService::keywords ( ) const

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

Returns
the list of keywords

Definition at line 1016 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ library()

QString KService::library ( ) const

Returns the name of the service's library.

Returns
the name of the library that contains the service's implementation, or QString() if not set

Definition at line 941 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ locateLocal()

QString KService::locateLocal ( ) const

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

Returns
path that can be used for saving changes to this service

Definition at line 881 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ menuId()

QString KService::menuId ( ) const

Returns the menu ID of the service desktop entry.

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

Returns
the menu ID

Definition at line 862 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ mimeTypes()

QStringList KService::mimeTypes ( ) const

Returns the list of MIME types that this service 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 1043 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 service should be shown in the KDE menu false, if the service should be hidden from the menu This argument isn't used anymore, use NoDisplay=true to hide the service.
suggestedNamename to base the file on, if a service 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 893 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ noDisplay()

bool KService::noDisplay ( ) const

Whether the entry should be suppressed in the K menu.

Returns
true to suppress this service

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

Definition at line 771 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ parentApp()

QString KService::parentApp ( ) const

Name of the application this service belongs to.

(Useful for e.g. plugins)

Returns
the parent application, or QString() if not set
Deprecated:
Since 5.87, the concept of parent apps is deprecated. Plugins should use KPluginMetaData instead of KService and a dedicated namespace if the plugins are only for one app relevant.

Definition at line 799 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ path()

QString KService::path ( ) const
Returns
the working directory to run the program in, or QString() if not set
Deprecated:
since 5.63, use workingDirectory() instead

Definition at line 991 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ pluginKeyword()

QString KService::pluginKeyword ( ) const

The keyword to be used when constructing the plugin using KPluginFactory.

The keyword is defined with X-KDE-PluginKeyword in the .desktop file and with registerPlugin<T>(keyword) in the K_PLUGIN_FACTORY macro when implementing the plugin.

Deprecated:
Since 5.87, the metadata should be embedded in the actual plugin. Consequently this property is obsolete. In case there is only one plugin in the library the usage is not needed. In case there are different base classes registered the keyword is not needed too. If there are multiple classes of a common base class registered they should be split up in separate libs.

Definition at line 815 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ property() [1/3]

QVariant KService::property ( const QString _name,
QMetaType::Type  t 
) const

Returns the requested property.

Parameters
_namethe name of the property
tthe assumed type of the property
Returns
the property, or invalid if not found
See also
KServiceType
Since
5.102

Definition at line 537 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ property() [2/3]

QVariant KService::property ( const QString _name,
QVariant::Type  t 
) const

Returns the requested property.

Parameters
_namethe name of the property
tthe assumed type of the property
Returns
the property, or invalid if not found
See also
KServiceType
Deprecated:
since 5.102, use property(QString, QMetaType::Type) instead.

Definition at line 530 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ property() [3/3]

QVariant KSycocaEntry::property

Returns the requested property.

Some often used properties have convenience access functions like exec(), serviceTypes etc.

Parameters
namethe name of the property
Returns
the property, or invalid if not found

Definition at line 102 of file ksycocaentry.cpp.

◆ runOnDiscreteGpu()

bool KService::runOnDiscreteGpu ( ) const

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

In releases older than 5.86 this methoed 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 965 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ serviceByDesktopName()

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

Find a service by the name of its desktop file, not depending on its actual location (as long as it's under the applications or service 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 service or nullptr if the service is unknown. Very important: Don't store the result in a KService* !

Definition at line 656 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ serviceByDesktopPath()

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

Find a service 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 service or nullptr if the service is unknown. Very important: Don't store the result in a KService* !

Definition at line 650 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ serviceByMenuId()

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

Find a service by its menu-id.

Parameters
_menuIdthe menu id of the service
Returns
a pointer to the requested service or nullptr if the service is unknown. Very important: Don't store the result in a KService* !

Definition at line 662 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ serviceByStorageId()

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

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

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

Parameters
_storageIdthe storage id or desktop-file path of the service
Returns
a pointer to the requested service or nullptr if the service is unknown. Very important: Don't store the result in a KService* !

Definition at line 668 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ serviceTypes()

QStringList KService::serviceTypes ( ) const

Returns the service types that this service supports.

Returns
the list of service types that are supported Note that this doesn't include inherited servicetypes or MIME types, only the service types listed in the .desktop file.
Deprecated:
since 5.104, service types are deprecated. Read the X-KDE-ServiceType[s] key manually if really needed.

Definition at line 1036 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 service was created.

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

Since
4.11

Definition at line 1108 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ setMenuId()

void KService::setMenuId ( const QString menuId)

Set the menu id

Definition at line 868 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ setTerminal()

void KService::setTerminal ( bool  b)

Sets whether to use a terminal or not

Definition at line 1096 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ setTerminalOptions()

void KService::setTerminalOptions ( const QString options)

Sets the terminal options to use

Definition at line 1102 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ setWorkingDirectory()

void KService::setWorkingDirectory ( const QString workingDir)

Overrides the "Path=" line of the service.

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

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

Parameters
workingDir
Since
5.79

Definition at line 1118 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ showInCurrentDesktop()

bool KService::showInCurrentDesktop ( ) const

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

Returns
true if the service should be shown.

KApplicationTrader honors this and removes such services from its results.

Since
5.0

Definition at line 695 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ showInKDE()

bool KService::showInKDE ( ) const
inline

Whether the service should be shown in KDE at all (including in context menus).

Returns
true if the service should be shown.

KMimeTypeTrader honors this and removes such services from its results.

Since
4.5
Deprecated:
since 5.0, use showInCurrentDesktop()

Definition at line 376 of file kservice.h.

◆ showOnCurrentPlatform()

bool KService::showOnCurrentPlatform ( ) const

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

on xcb or on wayland).

Returns
true if the service should be shown
Since
5.0

Definition at line 745 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 874 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ substituteUid()

bool KService::substituteUid ( ) const

Checks whether the service runs with a different user id.

Returns
true if the service has to be run under a different uid.
See also
username()

Definition at line 674 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ supportedProtocols()

QStringList KService::supportedProtocols ( ) const

Returns the list of protocols this service supports.

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

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

Since
5.104

Definition at line 1060 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ terminal()

bool KService::terminal ( ) const

Checks whether the service should be run in a terminal.

Returns
true if the service is to be run in a terminal.

Definition at line 959 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ terminalOptions()

QString KService::terminalOptions ( ) const

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

The service must be a tty-oriented program.

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

Definition at line 953 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ untranslatedGenericName()

QString KService::untranslatedGenericName ( ) const

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

"Mail Client").

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

Definition at line 792 of file kservice.cpp.

◆ username()

QString KService::username ( ) const

Returns the user name, if the service 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 680 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 998 of file kservice.cpp.


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