Method writeLinuxDesktop

app/src/Misc/ShortcutGenerator_Linux.cpp:72–124

* @brief Writes a freedesktop.org Desktop Entry that launches Serial Studio with args. */

 * @brief Writes a freedesktop.org Desktop Entry that launches Serial Studio with args.
 */
bool Misc::ShortcutGenerator::writeLinuxDesktop(const QString& outputPath,
                                                const QString& target,
                                                const QStringList& args,
                                                const QString& title,
                                                const QString& iconPath,
                                                QString& errorOut)
{
  QStringList quoted;
  quoted.reserve(args.size());
  for (const auto& a : args)
    quoted << quoteArg(a);

  QFile file(outputPath);
  if (!file.open(QIODevice::WriteOnly | QIODevice::Truncate | QIODevice::Text)) {
    errorOut = tr("Could not open the shortcut path for writing: %1").arg(file.errorString());
    return false;
  }

  const QString safeTitle   = escapeDesktopValue(title);
  const QString safeComment = escapeDesktopValue(tr("Serial Studio shortcut"));
  const QString safeIcon    = escapeDesktopValue(iconPath);
  const QString safeExec    = escapeDesktopValue(escapeExecPercent(
    QStringLiteral("%1 %2").arg(quoteArg(target), quoted.join(QLatin1Char(' ')))));

  QTextStream out(&file);
  out << QStringLiteral("[Desktop Entry]\n");
  out << QStringLiteral("Type=Application\n");
  out << QStringLiteral("Version=1.0\n");
  out << QStringLiteral("Name=%1\n").arg(safeTitle);
  out << QStringLiteral("Comment=%1\n").arg(safeComment);
  out << QStringLiteral("Exec=%1\n").arg(safeExec);
  out << QStringLiteral("Icon=%1\n").arg(safeIcon);
  out << QStringLiteral("Terminal=false\n");
  out << QStringLiteral("Categories=Development;Engineering;\n");
  file.close();

  const auto perms = QFileDevice::ReadOwner | QFileDevice::WriteOwner | QFileDevice::ExeOwner
                   | QFileDevice::ReadGroup | QFileDevice::ExeGroup | QFileDevice::ReadOther
                   | QFileDevice::ExeOther;
  if (!QFile::setPermissions(outputPath, perms)) {
    errorOut = tr("Could not mark the shortcut as executable.");
    return false;
  }

  const QString applicationsDir = QDir::homePath() + QStringLiteral("/.local/share/applications");
  if (QFileInfo(outputPath).absolutePath() == applicationsDir) {
    const QString tool = QStandardPaths::findExecutable(QStringLiteral("update-desktop-database"));
    if (!tool.isEmpty())
      QProcess::startDetached(tool, {applicationsDir});
  }

  return true;
}

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// Stubs (only the platform writer is compiled in)