gtk.recent_manager

class RecentManager RecentManagerGidBuilder RecentManagerGidBuilderImpl

Types 3

classRecentManager : gobject.object.ObjectWrap

gtk.recent_manager.RecentManager manages and looks 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 recently used files list is per user.

gtk.recent_manager.RecentManager acts like a database of all the recently used files. You can create new gtk.recent_manager.RecentManager objects, but it is more efficient to use the default manager created by GTK.

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);

The gtk.recent_manager.RecentManager will try to gather all the needed information from the file itself through GIO.

Looking up the meta-data associated with a recently used file given its URI requires calling gtk.recent_manager.RecentManager.lookupItem:

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);
 }

In order to retrieve the list of recently used files, you can use gtk.recent_manager.RecentManager.getItems, which returns a list of gtk.recent_info.RecentInfo.

Note that the maximum age of the recently used files list is controllable through the gtk.settings.Settings.gtkRecentFilesMaxAge property.

Methods

GType _getGType()

GType _gType() @property

RecentManager self()Returns `this`, for use in `with` statements.

RecentManagerGidBuilder builder()Get builder for [gtk.recent_manager.RecentManager] Returns: New builder object

string filename() @propertyGet `filename` property. Returns: The full path to the file to be used to store and read the recently used resources list

int size() @propertyGet `size` property. Returns: The size of the recently used resources list.

gtk.recent_manager.RecentManager getDefault()Gets a unique instance of [gtk.recent_manager.RecentManager] that you can share in your application without caring about memory management. Returns: A unique [gtk.recent_manager.RecentManager]. Do ...

bool addFull(string uri, gtk.recent_data.RecentData recentData)Adds a new resource, pointed by uri, into the recently used resources list, using the metadata specified inside the [gtk.recent_data.RecentData] passed in recent_data.

bool addItem(string uri)Adds a new resource, pointed by uri, into the recently used resources list.

gtk.recent_info.RecentInfo[] getItems()Gets the list of recently used resources. Returns: a list of newly allocated `GtkRecentInfo objects`. Use [gtk.recent_info.RecentInfo.unref] on each item inside the list, and then free the list its...

bool hasItem(string uri)Checks whether there is a recently used resource registered with uri inside the recent manager.

gtk.recent_info.RecentInfo lookupItem(string uri)Searches for a URI inside the recently used resources list, and returns a [gtk.recent_info.RecentInfo] containing information about the resource like its MIME type, or its display name.

bool moveItem(string uri, string newUri = null)Changes the location of a recently used resource from uri to new_uri.

int purgeItems()Purges every item from the recently used resources list. Returns: the number of items that have been removed from the recently used resources list Throws: [ErrorWrap]

bool removeItem(string uri)Removes a resource pointed by uri from the recently used resources list handled by a recent manager.

gulong connectChanged(T)(T callback,  Flag!"After" after =  No.After) if (isCallable!T
    &&  is(ReturnType!T ==  void)
   && (Parameters!T.length <  1 || (ParameterStorageClassTuple!T[0]  ==  ParameterStorageClass.none &&  is(Parameters!T[0] :  gtk.recent_manager.RecentManager)))
   &&  Parameters!T.length <  2)

Connect to `Changed` signal.

Constructors

this(void * ptr, Flag!"Take" take)

this()Creates a new recent manager object.

classRecentManagerGidBuilderImpl(T) : gobject.object.ObjectWrapGidBuilderImpl!T

Fluent builder implementation template for gtk.recent_manager.RecentManager

Methods

T filename(string propval)Set `filename` property. Params: propval = The full path to the file to be used to store and read the recently used resources list Returns: Builder instance for fluent chaining

classRecentManagerGidBuilder : RecentManagerGidBuilderImpl!RecentManagerGidBuilder

Fluent builder for gtk.recent_manager.RecentManager

Methods

RecentManager build()Create object from builder. Returns: New object