Description

System/Desktop utility.

Classes
class	albert::Notification
	The notification class. More...

System utility
void	albert::openUrl (const QString &url)
	Opens url with the default handler for the scheme.

void	albert::open (const QUrl &url)
	Opens url with the default handler for the scheme.

void	albert::open (const QString &path)
	Opens a file at path with the associated default application.

void	albert::open (const std::filesystem::path &path)
	Opens a file at path with the associated default application.

void	albert::setClipboardText (const QString &text)
	Sets the system clipboard to text.

bool	albert::havePasteSupport ()
	Returns the `true` if the platform supports pasting, else `false`.

void	albert::setClipboardTextAndPaste (const QString &text)
	Sets the system clipboard to text and pastes text to the front-most window.

long long	albert::runDetachedProcess (const QStringList &commandline)
	Starts the commandline in a new process, and detaches from it.

long long	albert::runDetachedProcess (const QStringList &commandline, const QString &working_dir)
	Starts the commandline in a new process, and detaches from it.

QString	albert::toQString (const std::filesystem::path &path)
	Returns a QString representation of path.

Function Documentation

◆ havePasteSupport()

bool albert::havePasteSupport ( )

Returns the true if the platform supports pasting, else false.

◆ open() [1/3]

void albert::open ( const QString & path )

Opens a file at path with the associated default application.

◆ open() [2/3]

void albert::open ( const QUrl & url )

Opens url with the default handler for the scheme.

◆ open() [3/3]

void albert::open ( const std::filesystem::path & path )

Opens a file at path with the associated default application.

◆ openUrl()

void albert::openUrl ( const QString & url )

Opens url with the default handler for the scheme.

Does nothing if url is not a valid URL.

◆ runDetachedProcess() [1/2]

long long albert::runDetachedProcess ( const QStringList & commandline )

Starts the commandline in a new process, and detaches from it.

Returns the PID on success; otherwise returns 0. The working directory is the users home directory.

◆ runDetachedProcess() [2/2]

long long albert::runDetachedProcess	(	const QStringList &	commandline,
		const QString &	working_dir
	)

Starts the commandline in a new process, and detaches from it.

Returns the PID on success; otherwise returns 0. The process will be started in the directory working_dir. If working_dir is empty, the working directory is the users home directory.

◆ setClipboardText()

void albert::setClipboardText ( const QString & text )

Sets the system clipboard to text.

◆ setClipboardTextAndPaste()

void albert::setClipboardTextAndPaste ( const QString & text )

Sets the system clipboard to text and pastes text to the front-most window.

Check albert::havePasteSupport before using this function.

◆ toQString()

QString albert::toQString ( const std::filesystem::path & path )

Returns a QString representation of path.