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bvandeusenandClaude Opus 5.5 17076d6a79 DRY pass #2, batch 7, F21: the desktop's main window, clock and launcher dir (#5372)
- lib.rs MAIN_WINDOW: the "main" window label that the reminder worker,
  the capture window and the shell each wrote, 5 sites in all.
- lib.rs now_ms(): the epoch-milliseconds clock that the reminder worker
  and autosync's cycle stamp each computed. LastCycle.at_ms becomes i64,
  the same number on the wire.
- integration.rs applications_dir(): the XDG launcher directory that the
  entry path and the desktop-database refresh each built.

rustfmt --check is clean in the CI image.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-10-08 15:00:03 -04:00

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//! Linux AppImage desktop integration.
//!
//! A bare AppImage is a portable file with no menu entry — deleting it uninstalls
//! the app. These commands let Inkwell install itself into the application menu
//! (a `.desktop` launcher + icon) and keep a stable copy in `~/Applications`, so it
//! behaves like an installed app, and remove that again. No external helper
//! (AppImageLauncher / Gear Lever) is required.
//!
//! Everything keys off the `$APPIMAGE` env var (set only when running from an
//! AppImage), so on a non-AppImage run — the dev build, a `.deb` install, or a
//! future Windows/macOS build — the status simply reports `is_appimage: false` and
//! the actions are never offered by the frontend.
use std::fs;
use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
use serde::Serialize;
// The 1024px brand icon, embedded so integration never depends on the AppImage's
// internal layout. Written to the user icon dir on integrate.
const APP_ICON: &[u8] = include_bytes!("../app-icon.png");
const DESKTOP_ENTRY_NAME: &str = "inkwell.desktop";
const ICON_FILE_NAME: &str = "inkwell.png";
const INSTALLED_APPIMAGE_NAME: &str = "Inkwell.AppImage";
#[derive(Serialize)]
pub struct IntegrationStatus {
/// Running from an AppImage (`$APPIMAGE` is set).
is_appimage: bool,
/// Our `.desktop` launcher is present in the user applications dir.
is_integrated: bool,
/// Path of the currently-running AppImage, if any.
appimage_path: Option<String>,
}
fn home() -> Option<PathBuf> {
std::env::var_os("HOME").map(PathBuf::from)
}
fn appimage_path() -> Option<PathBuf> {
std::env::var_os("APPIMAGE").map(PathBuf::from)
}
/// Where per-user launchers live (XDG): `~/.local/share/applications`.
fn applications_dir(home: &Path) -> PathBuf {
home.join(".local/share/applications")
}
fn desktop_entry_path() -> Option<PathBuf> {
home().map(|h| applications_dir(&h).join(DESKTOP_ENTRY_NAME))
}
fn icon_path() -> Option<PathBuf> {
home().map(|h| h.join(".local/share/icons").join(ICON_FILE_NAME))
}
#[tauri::command]
pub fn integration_status() -> IntegrationStatus {
let ai = appimage_path();
let is_integrated = desktop_entry_path().map(|p| p.exists()).unwrap_or(false);
IntegrationStatus {
is_appimage: ai.is_some(),
is_integrated,
appimage_path: ai.map(|p| p.to_string_lossy().into_owned()),
}
}
#[tauri::command]
pub fn integrate_desktop() -> Result<IntegrationStatus, String> {
let current = appimage_path().ok_or("Not running as an AppImage.")?;
let home = home().ok_or("Cannot resolve the home directory.")?;
// Give the AppImage a stable home so it can't be lost from Downloads. Copy (not
// move): the running file is memory-mapped, so a copy is always safe.
let apps_dir = home.join("Applications");
fs::create_dir_all(&apps_dir).map_err(|e| format!("create ~/Applications: {e}"))?;
let installed = apps_dir.join(INSTALLED_APPIMAGE_NAME);
if current != installed {
fs::copy(&current, &installed).map_err(|e| format!("copy AppImage: {e}"))?;
set_executable(&installed)?;
}
// Icon (embedded) -> user icon dir.
let icon = icon_path().ok_or("Cannot resolve the icon path.")?;
if let Some(parent) = icon.parent() {
fs::create_dir_all(parent).map_err(|e| format!("create icon dir: {e}"))?;
}
fs::write(&icon, APP_ICON).map_err(|e| format!("write icon: {e}"))?;
// .desktop launcher -> user applications dir. Icon/Exec are absolute paths, so no
// icon-theme lookup is needed.
//
// StartupWMClass is the exception: it must be the BINARY name, because GTK
// derives the window's WM_CLASS from the executable and the desktop matches the
// two to group the taskbar icon. Not the product name, and not this AppImage's
// filename — AppRun execs `usr/bin/inkwell` inside it (issue 2075).
let entry = desktop_entry_path().ok_or("Cannot resolve the applications dir.")?;
if let Some(parent) = entry.parent() {
fs::create_dir_all(parent).map_err(|e| format!("create applications dir: {e}"))?;
}
let contents = format!(
"[Desktop Entry]\n\
Type=Application\n\
Name=Inkwell\n\
Comment=Capture a fleeting thought in a second\n\
Exec={exec} %U\n\
Icon={icon}\n\
Terminal=false\n\
Categories=Utility;Office;\n\
StartupWMClass=inkwell\n",
exec = installed.to_string_lossy(),
icon = icon.to_string_lossy(),
);
fs::write(&entry, contents).map_err(|e| format!("write .desktop: {e}"))?;
refresh_desktop_database(&home);
Ok(integration_status())
}
#[tauri::command]
pub fn unintegrate_desktop() -> Result<IntegrationStatus, String> {
let home = home().ok_or("Cannot resolve the home directory.")?;
if let Some(entry) = desktop_entry_path() {
remove_if_exists(&entry)?;
}
if let Some(icon) = icon_path() {
remove_if_exists(&icon)?;
}
// Intentionally keep ~/Applications/Inkwell.AppImage: it may be the running
// binary, and removing it would delete the app the user is using. Un-integrate
// only removes the menu entry.
refresh_desktop_database(&home);
Ok(integration_status())
}
fn remove_if_exists(p: &Path) -> Result<(), String> {
if p.exists() {
fs::remove_file(p).map_err(|e| format!("remove {}: {e}", p.display()))?;
}
Ok(())
}
#[cfg(unix)]
fn set_executable(p: &Path) -> Result<(), String> {
use std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt;
let mut perm = fs::metadata(p)
.map_err(|e| format!("stat: {e}"))?
.permissions();
perm.set_mode(0o755);
fs::set_permissions(p, perm).map_err(|e| format!("chmod: {e}"))
}
#[cfg(not(unix))]
fn set_executable(_p: &Path) -> Result<(), String> {
Ok(())
}
// Best-effort: refresh the desktop database so the entry appears promptly. The entry
// still works on next login without it, so failures are ignored.
fn refresh_desktop_database(home: &Path) {
let apps = applications_dir(home);
let _ = std::process::Command::new("update-desktop-database")
.arg(&apps)
.output();
}