GtkRecentManager

GtkRecentManager — Managing Recently Used Files

Synopsis


#include <gtk/gtk.h>

                    GtkRecentManager;
                    GtkRecentInfo;
                    GtkRecentData;
#define             GTK_RECENT_MANAGER_ERROR
enum                GtkRecentManagerError;
GtkRecentManager*   gtk_recent_manager_new              (void);
GtkRecentManager*   gtk_recent_manager_get_default      (void);
GtkRecentManager*   gtk_recent_manager_get_for_screen   (GdkScreen *screen);
void                gtk_recent_manager_set_screen       (GtkRecentManager *manager,
                                                         GdkScreen *screen);
gboolean            gtk_recent_manager_add_item         (GtkRecentManager *manager,
                                                         const gchar *uri);
gboolean            gtk_recent_manager_add_full         (GtkRecentManager *manager,
                                                         const gchar *uri,
                                                         const GtkRecentData *recent_data);
gboolean            gtk_recent_manager_remove_item      (GtkRecentManager *manager,
                                                         const gchar *uri,
                                                         GError **error);
GtkRecentInfo*      gtk_recent_manager_lookup_item      (GtkRecentManager *manager,
                                                         const gchar *uri,
                                                         GError **error);
gboolean            gtk_recent_manager_has_item         (GtkRecentManager *manager,
                                                         const gchar *uri);
gboolean            gtk_recent_manager_move_item        (GtkRecentManager *manager,
                                                         const gchar *uri,
                                                         const gchar *new_uri,
                                                         GError **error);
gint                gtk_recent_manager_get_limit        (GtkRecentManager *manager);
void                gtk_recent_manager_set_limit        (GtkRecentManager *manager,
                                                         gint limit);
GList*              gtk_recent_manager_get_items        (GtkRecentManager *manager);
gint                gtk_recent_manager_purge_items      (GtkRecentManager *manager,
                                                         GError **error);

GtkRecentInfo*      gtk_recent_info_ref                 (GtkRecentInfo *info);
void                gtk_recent_info_unref               (GtkRecentInfo *info);
const gchar*        gtk_recent_info_get_uri             (GtkRecentInfo *info);
const gchar*        gtk_recent_info_get_display_name    (GtkRecentInfo *info);
const gchar*        gtk_recent_info_get_description     (GtkRecentInfo *info);
const gchar*        gtk_recent_info_get_mime_type       (GtkRecentInfo *info);
time_t              gtk_recent_info_get_added           (GtkRecentInfo *info);
time_t              gtk_recent_info_get_modified        (GtkRecentInfo *info);
time_t              gtk_recent_info_get_visited         (GtkRecentInfo *info);
gboolean            gtk_recent_info_get_private_hint    (GtkRecentInfo *info);
gboolean            gtk_recent_info_get_application_info
                                                        (GtkRecentInfo *info,
                                                         const gchar *app_name,
                                                         gchar **app_exec,
                                                         guint *count,
                                                         time_t *time_);
gchar**             gtk_recent_info_get_applications    (GtkRecentInfo *info,
                                                         gsize *length);
gchar*              gtk_recent_info_last_application    (GtkRecentInfo *info);
gchar**             gtk_recent_info_get_groups          (GtkRecentInfo *info,
                                                         gsize *length);
gboolean            gtk_recent_info_has_group           (GtkRecentInfo *info,
                                                         const gchar *group_name);
gboolean            gtk_recent_info_has_application     (GtkRecentInfo *info,
                                                         const gchar *app_name);
GdkPixbuf*          gtk_recent_info_get_icon            (GtkRecentInfo *info,
                                                         gint size);
gchar*              gtk_recent_info_get_short_name      (GtkRecentInfo *info);
gchar*              gtk_recent_info_get_uri_display     (GtkRecentInfo *info);
gint                gtk_recent_info_get_age             (GtkRecentInfo *info);
gboolean            gtk_recent_info_is_local            (GtkRecentInfo *info);
gboolean            gtk_recent_info_exists              (GtkRecentInfo *info);
gboolean            gtk_recent_info_match               (GtkRecentInfo *info_a,
                                                         GtkRecentInfo *info_b);

Object Hierarchy

  GObject
   +----GtkRecentManager

Properties

  "filename"                 gchar*                : Read / Write / Construct Only
  "limit"                    gint                  : Read / Write
  "size"                     gint                  : Read

Signals

  "changed"                                        : Run First

Description

GtkRecentManager provides a facility for adding, removing and looking up recently used files. Each recently used file is identified by its URI, and has meta-data associated to it, like the names and command lines of the applications that have registered it, the number of time each application has registered the same file, the mime type of the file and whether the file should be displayed only by the applications that have registered it.

The GtkRecentManager acts like a database of all the recently used files. You can create new GtkRecentManager objects, but it is more efficient to use the standard recent manager for the GdkScreen so that informations about the recently used files is shared with other people using them. In case the default screen is being used, adding a new recently used file is as simple as:

GtkRecentManager *manager;

manager = gtk_recent_manager_get_default ();
gtk_recent_manager_add_item (manager, file_uri);
  
While looking up a recently used file is as simple as:
GtkRecentManager *manager;
GtkRecentInfo *info;
GError *error = NULL;

manager = gtk_recent_manager_get_default ();
info = gtk_recent_manager_lookup_item (manager, file_uri, &error);
if (error)
  {
    g_warning ("Could not find the file: %s", error->message);
    g_error_free (error);
  }
else
  {
    /* Use the info object */
    gtk_recent_info_unref (info);
  }
  

Recently used files are supported since GTK+ 2.10.

Details

GtkRecentManager

typedef struct _GtkRecentManager GtkRecentManager;

Acts as a database of information about the list of recently used files. Normally, you retrieve the recent manager for a particular screen using gtk_recent_manager_get_for_screen() and it will contain information about current recent manager for that screen.


GtkRecentInfo

typedef struct _GtkRecentInfo GtkRecentInfo;

Contains informations found when looking up an entry of the recently used files list.


GtkRecentData

typedef struct {
  gchar *display_name;
  gchar *description;
  
  gchar *mime_type;
  
  gchar *app_name;
  gchar *app_exec;
  
  gchar **groups;
  
  gboolean is_private;
} GtkRecentData;

Meta-data to be passed to gtk_recent_manager_add_full() when registering a recently used resource.

gchar *display_name; a UTF-8 encoded string, containing the name of the recently used resource to be displayed, or NULL;
gchar *description; a UTF-8 encoded string, containing a short description of the resource, or NULL;
gchar *mime_type; the MIME type of the resource;
gchar *app_name; the name of the application that is registering this recently used resource;
gchar *app_exec; command line used to launch this resource; may contain the "%f" and "%u" escape characters which will be expanded to the resource file path and URI respectively when the command line is retrieved;
gchar **groups; a vector of strings containing groups names;
gboolean is_private; whether this resource should be displayed only by the applications that have registered it or not.

GTK_RECENT_MANAGER_ERROR

#define GTK_RECENT_MANAGER_ERROR	(gtk_recent_manager_error_quark ())

The GQuark used for GtkRecentManagerError errors.


enum GtkRecentManagerError

typedef enum
{
  GTK_RECENT_MANAGER_ERROR_NOT_FOUND,
  GTK_RECENT_MANAGER_ERROR_INVALID_URI,
  GTK_RECENT_MANAGER_ERROR_INVALID_ENCODING,
  GTK_RECENT_MANAGER_ERROR_NOT_REGISTERED,
  GTK_RECENT_MANAGER_ERROR_READ,
  GTK_RECENT_MANAGER_ERROR_WRITE,
  GTK_RECENT_MANAGER_ERROR_UNKNOWN
} GtkRecentManagerError;

Error codes for GtkRecentManager operations

GTK_RECENT_MANAGER_ERROR_NOT_FOUND the URI specified does not exists in the recently used resources list.
GTK_RECENT_MANAGER_ERROR_INVALID_URI the URI specified is not valid.
GTK_RECENT_MANAGER_ERROR_INVALID_ENCODING the supplied string is not UTF-8 encoded.
GTK_RECENT_MANAGER_ERROR_NOT_REGISTERED no application has registered the specified item.
GTK_RECENT_MANAGER_ERROR_READ failure while reading the recently used resources file.
GTK_RECENT_MANAGER_ERROR_WRITE failure while writing the recently used resources file.
GTK_RECENT_MANAGER_ERROR_UNKNOWN unspecified error.

gtk_recent_manager_new ()

GtkRecentManager*   gtk_recent_manager_new              (void);

Creates a new recent manager object. Recent manager objects are used to handle the list of recently used resources. A GtkRecentManager object monitors the recently used resources list, and emits the "changed" signal each time something inside the list changes.

GtkRecentManager objects are expensive: be sure to create them only when needed. You should use gtk_recent_manager_get_default() instead.

Returns : A newly created GtkRecentManager object.

Since 2.10


gtk_recent_manager_get_default ()

GtkRecentManager*   gtk_recent_manager_get_default      (void);

Gets a unique instance of GtkRecentManager, that you can share in your application without caring about memory management. The returned instance will be freed when you application terminates.

Returns : A unique GtkRecentManager. Do not ref or unref it.

Since 2.10


gtk_recent_manager_get_for_screen ()

GtkRecentManager*   gtk_recent_manager_get_for_screen   (GdkScreen *screen);

Warning

gtk_recent_manager_get_for_screen has been deprecated since version 2.12 and should not be used in newly-written code. This function has been deprecated and should not be used in newly written code. Calling this function is equivalent to calling gtk_recent_manager_get_default().

Gets the recent manager object associated with screen; if this function has not previously been called for the given screen, a new recent manager object will be created and associated with the screen. Recent manager objects are fairly expensive to create, so using this function is usually a better choice than calling gtk_recent_manager_new() and setting the screen yourself; by using this function a single recent manager object will be shared between users.

screen : a GdkScreen
Returns : A unique GtkRecentManager associated with the given screen. This recent manager is associated to the with the screen and can be used as long as the screen is open. Do not ref or unref it.

Since 2.10


gtk_recent_manager_set_screen ()

void                gtk_recent_manager_set_screen       (GtkRecentManager *manager,
                                                         GdkScreen *screen);

Warning

gtk_recent_manager_set_screen has been deprecated since version 2.12 and should not be used in newly-written code. This function has been deprecated and should not be used in newly written code. Calling this function has no effect.

Sets the screen for a recent manager; the screen is used to track the user's currently configured recently used documents storage.

manager : a GtkRecentManager
screen : a GdkScreen

Since 2.10


gtk_recent_manager_add_item ()

gboolean            gtk_recent_manager_add_item         (GtkRecentManager *manager,
                                                         const gchar *uri);

Adds a new resource, pointed by uri, into the recently used resources list.

This function automatically retrieves some of the needed metadata and setting other metadata to common default values; it then feeds the data to gtk_recent_manager_add_full().

See gtk_recent_manager_add_full() if you want to explicitly define the metadata for the resource pointed by uri.

manager : a GtkRecentManager
uri : a valid URI
Returns : TRUE if the new item was successfully added to the recently used resources list

Since 2.10


gtk_recent_manager_add_full ()

gboolean            gtk_recent_manager_add_full         (GtkRecentManager *manager,
                                                         const gchar *uri,
                                                         const GtkRecentData *recent_data);

Adds a new resource, pointed by uri, into the recently used resources list, using the metadata specified inside the GtkRecentData structure passed in recent_data.

The passed URI will be used to identify this resource inside the list.

In order to register the new recently used resource, metadata about the resource must be passed as well as the URI; the metadata is stored in a GtkRecentData structure, which must contain the MIME type of the resource pointed by the URI; the name of the application that is registering the item, and a command line to be used when launching the item.

Optionally, a GtkRecentData structure might contain a UTF-8 string to be used when viewing the item instead of the last component of the URI; a short description of the item; whether the item should be considered private - that is, should be displayed only by the applications that have registered it.

manager : a GtkRecentManager
uri : a valid URI
recent_data : metadata of the resource
Returns : TRUE if the new item was successfully added to the recently used resources list, FALSE otherwise.

Since 2.10


gtk_recent_manager_remove_item ()

gboolean            gtk_recent_manager_remove_item      (GtkRecentManager *manager,
                                                         const gchar *uri,
                                                         GError **error);

Removes a resource pointed by uri from the recently used resources list handled by a recent manager.

manager : a GtkRecentManager
uri : the URI of the item you wish to remove
error : return location for a GError, or NULL
Returns : TRUE if the item pointed by uri has been successfully removed by the recently used resources list, and FALSE otherwise.

Since 2.10


gtk_recent_manager_lookup_item ()

GtkRecentInfo*      gtk_recent_manager_lookup_item      (GtkRecentManager *manager,
                                                         const gchar *uri,
                                                         GError **error);

Searches for a URI inside the recently used resources list, and returns a structure containing informations about the resource like its MIME type, or its display name.

manager : a GtkRecentManager
uri : a URI
error : a return location for a GError, or NULL
Returns : a GtkRecentInfo structure containing information about the resource pointed by uri, or NULL if the URI was not registered in the recently used resources list. Free with gtk_recent_info_unref().

Since 2.10


gtk_recent_manager_has_item ()

gboolean            gtk_recent_manager_has_item         (GtkRecentManager *manager,
                                                         const gchar *uri);

Checks whether there is a recently used resource registered with uri inside the recent manager.

manager : a GtkRecentManager
uri : a URI
Returns : TRUE if the resource was found, FALSE otherwise.

Since 2.10


gtk_recent_manager_move_item ()

gboolean            gtk_recent_manager_move_item        (GtkRecentManager *manager,
                                                         const gchar *uri,
                                                         const gchar *new_uri,
                                                         GError **error);

Changes the location of a recently used resource from uri to new_uri.

Please note that this function will not affect the resource pointed by the URIs, but only the URI used in the recently used resources list.

manager : a GtkRecentManager
uri : the URI of a recently used resource
new_uri : the new URI of the recently used resource, or NULL to remove the item pointed by uri in the list
error : a return location for a GError, or NULL
Returns : TRUE on success.

Since 2.10


gtk_recent_manager_get_limit ()

gint                gtk_recent_manager_get_limit        (GtkRecentManager *manager);

Gets the maximum number of items that the gtk_recent_manager_get_items() function should return.

manager : a GtkRecentManager
Returns : the number of items to return, or -1 for every item.

Since 2.10


gtk_recent_manager_set_limit ()

void                gtk_recent_manager_set_limit        (GtkRecentManager *manager,
                                                         gint limit);

Sets the maximum number of item that the gtk_recent_manager_get_items() function should return. If limit is set to -1, then return all the items.

manager : a GtkRecentManager
limit : the maximum number of items to return, or -1.

Since 2.10


gtk_recent_manager_get_items ()

GList*              gtk_recent_manager_get_items        (GtkRecentManager *manager);

Gets the list of recently used resources.

manager : a GtkRecentManager
Returns : a list of newly allocated GtkRecentInfo objects. Use gtk_recent_info_unref() on each item inside the list, and then free the list itself using g_list_free().

Since 2.10


gtk_recent_manager_purge_items ()

gint                gtk_recent_manager_purge_items      (GtkRecentManager *manager,
                                                         GError **error);

Purges every item from the recently used resources list.

manager : a GtkRecentManager
error : a return location for a GError, or NULL
Returns : the number of items that have been removed from the recently used resources list.

Since 2.10


gtk_recent_info_ref ()

GtkRecentInfo*      gtk_recent_info_ref                 (GtkRecentInfo *info);

Increases the reference count of recent_info by one.

info : a GtkRecentInfo
Returns : the recent info object with its reference count increased by one.

Since 2.10


gtk_recent_info_unref ()

void                gtk_recent_info_unref               (GtkRecentInfo *info);

Decreases the reference count of info by one. If the reference count reaches zero, info is deallocated, and the memory freed.

info : a GtkRecentInfo

Since 2.10


gtk_recent_info_get_uri ()

const gchar*        gtk_recent_info_get_uri             (GtkRecentInfo *info);

Gets the URI of the resource.

info : a GtkRecentInfo
Returns : the URI of the resource. The returned string is owned by the recent manager, and should not be freed.

Since 2.10


gtk_recent_info_get_display_name ()

const gchar*        gtk_recent_info_get_display_name    (GtkRecentInfo *info);

Gets the name of the resource. If none has been defined, the basename of the resource is obtained.

info : a GtkRecentInfo
Returns : the display name of the resource. The returned string is owned by the recent manager, and should not be freed.

Since 2.10


gtk_recent_info_get_description ()

const gchar*        gtk_recent_info_get_description     (GtkRecentInfo *info);

Gets the (short) description of the resource.

info : a GtkRecentInfo
Returns : the description of the resource. The returned string is owned by the recent manager, and should not be freed.

Since 2.10


gtk_recent_info_get_mime_type ()

const gchar*        gtk_recent_info_get_mime_type       (GtkRecentInfo *info);

Gets the MIME type of the resource.

info : a GtkRecentInfo
Returns : the MIME type of the resource. The returned string is owned by the recent manager, and should not be freed.

Since 2.10


gtk_recent_info_get_added ()

time_t              gtk_recent_info_get_added           (GtkRecentInfo *info);

Gets the timestamp (seconds from system's Epoch) when the resource was added to the recently used resources list.

info : a GtkRecentInfo
Returns : the number of seconds elapsed from system's Epoch when the resource was added to the list, or -1 on failure.

Since 2.10


gtk_recent_info_get_modified ()

time_t              gtk_recent_info_get_modified        (GtkRecentInfo *info);

Gets the timestamp (seconds from system's Epoch) when the resource was last modified.

info : a GtkRecentInfo
Returns : the number of seconds elapsed from system's Epoch when the resource was last modified, or -1 on failure.

Since 2.10


gtk_recent_info_get_visited ()

time_t              gtk_recent_info_get_visited         (GtkRecentInfo *info);

Gets the timestamp (seconds from system's Epoch) when the resource was last visited.

info : a GtkRecentInfo
Returns : the number of seconds elapsed from system's Epoch when the resource was last visited, or -1 on failure.

Since 2.10


gtk_recent_info_get_private_hint ()

gboolean            gtk_recent_info_get_private_hint    (GtkRecentInfo *info);

Gets the value of the "private" flag. Resources in the recently used list that have this flag set to TRUE should only be displayed by the applications that have registered them.

info : a GtkRecentInfo
Returns : TRUE if the private flag was found, FALSE otherwise.

Since 2.10


gtk_recent_info_get_application_info ()

gboolean            gtk_recent_info_get_application_info
                                                        (GtkRecentInfo *info,
                                                         const gchar *app_name,
                                                         gchar **app_exec,
                                                         guint *count,
                                                         time_t *time_);

Gets the data regarding the application that has registered the resource pointed by info.

If the command line contains any escape characters defined inside the storage specification, they will be expanded.

info : a GtkRecentInfo
app_name : the name of the application that has registered this item
app_exec : return location for the string containing the command line
count : return location for the number of times this item was registered
time_ : return location for the timestamp this item was last registered for this application
Returns : TRUE if an application with app_name has registered this resource inside the recently used list, or FALSE otherwise. You should free the returned command line using g_free().

Since 2.10


gtk_recent_info_get_applications ()

gchar**             gtk_recent_info_get_applications    (GtkRecentInfo *info,
                                                         gsize *length);

Retrieves the list of applications that have registered this resource.

info : a GtkRecentInfo
length : return location for the length of the returned list, or NULL
Returns : a newly allocated NULL-terminated array of strings. Use g_strfreev() to free it.

Since 2.10


gtk_recent_info_last_application ()

gchar*              gtk_recent_info_last_application    (GtkRecentInfo *info);

Gets the name of the last application that have registered the recently used resource represented by info.

info : a GtkRecentInfo
Returns : an application name. Use g_free() to free it.

Since 2.10


gtk_recent_info_get_groups ()

gchar**             gtk_recent_info_get_groups          (GtkRecentInfo *info,
                                                         gsize *length);

Returns all groups registered for the recently used item info. The array of returned group names will be NULL terminated, so length might optionally be NULL.

info : a GtkRecentInfo
length : return location for the number of groups returned, or NULL
Returns : a newly allocated NULL terminated array of strings. Use g_strfreev() to free it.

Since 2.10


gtk_recent_info_has_group ()

gboolean            gtk_recent_info_has_group           (GtkRecentInfo *info,
                                                         const gchar *group_name);

Checks whether group_name appears inside the groups registered for the recently used item info.

info : a GtkRecentInfo
group_name : name of a group
Returns : TRUE if the group was found.

Since 2.10


gtk_recent_info_has_application ()

gboolean            gtk_recent_info_has_application     (GtkRecentInfo *info,
                                                         const gchar *app_name);

Checks whether an application registered this resource using app_name.

info : a GtkRecentInfo
app_name : a string containing an application name
Returns : TRUE if an application with name app_name was found, FALSE otherwise.

Since 2.10


gtk_recent_info_get_icon ()

GdkPixbuf*          gtk_recent_info_get_icon            (GtkRecentInfo *info,
                                                         gint size);

Retrieves the icon of size size associated to the resource MIME type.

info : a GtkRecentInfo
size : the size of the icon in pixels
Returns : a GdkPixbuf containing the icon, or NULL. Use g_object_unref() when finished using the icon.

Since 2.10


gtk_recent_info_get_short_name ()

gchar*              gtk_recent_info_get_short_name      (GtkRecentInfo *info);

Computes a valid UTF-8 string that can be used as the name of the item in a menu or list. For example, calling this function on an item that refers to "file:///foo/bar.txt" will yield "bar.txt".

info : an GtkRecentInfo
Returns : A newly-allocated string in UTF-8 encoding; free it with g_free().

Since 2.10


gtk_recent_info_get_uri_display ()

gchar*              gtk_recent_info_get_uri_display     (GtkRecentInfo *info);

Gets a displayable version of the resource's URI. If the resource is local, it returns a local path; if the resource is not local, it returns the UTF-8 encoded content of gtk_recent_info_get_uri().

info : a GtkRecentInfo
Returns : a newly allocated UTF-8 string containing the resource's URI or NULL. Use g_free() when done using it.

Since 2.10


gtk_recent_info_get_age ()

gint                gtk_recent_info_get_age             (GtkRecentInfo *info);

Gets the number of days elapsed since the last update of the resource pointed by info.

info : a GtkRecentInfo
Returns : a positive integer containing the number of days elapsed since the time this resource was last modified.

Since 2.10


gtk_recent_info_is_local ()

gboolean            gtk_recent_info_is_local            (GtkRecentInfo *info);

Checks whether the resource is local or not by looking at the scheme of its URI.

info : a GtkRecentInfo
Returns : TRUE if the resource is local.

Since 2.10


gtk_recent_info_exists ()

gboolean            gtk_recent_info_exists              (GtkRecentInfo *info);

Checks whether the resource pointed by info still exists. At the moment this check is done only on resources pointing to local files.

info : a GtkRecentInfo
Returns : TRUE if the resource exists

Since 2.10


gtk_recent_info_match ()

gboolean            gtk_recent_info_match               (GtkRecentInfo *info_a,
                                                         GtkRecentInfo *info_b);

Checks whether two GtkRecentInfo structures point to the same resource.

info_a : a GtkRecentInfo
info_b : a GtkRecentInfo
Returns : TRUE if both GtkRecentInfo structures point to se same resource, FALSE otherwise.

Since 2.10

Property Details

The "filename" property

  "filename"                 gchar*                : Read / Write / Construct Only

The full path to the file to be used to store and read the recently used resources list

Default value: NULL

Since 2.10


The "limit" property

  "limit"                    gint                  : Read / Write

The maximum number of items to be returned by the gtk_recent_manager_get_items() function.

Allowed values: >= -1

Default value: -1

Since 2.10


The "size" property

  "size"                     gint                  : Read

The size of the recently used resources list.

Allowed values: >= -1

Default value: 0

Since 2.10

Signal Details

The "changed" signal

void                user_function                      (GtkRecentManager *recent_manager,
                                                        gpointer          user_data)           : Run First

Emitted when the current recently used resources manager changes its contents.

recent_manager : the recent manager
user_data : user data set when the signal handler was connected.

Since 2.10