gtk.recent_manager

Module for [RecentManager] class

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 property@Gtk.Settings:gtk-recent-files-max-age 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.recentmanager.RecentManager] that you can share in your application without caring about memory management. Returns: A unique [gtk.recentmanager.RecentManager]. Do no...
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.recentdata.RecentData] passed in recentdata.
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
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()