core/desktopentry: expose exec command and use execDetached on call

src/core/common.cpp

@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 #include "common.hpp"
 
 #include <qdatetime.h>
-#include <qprocess.h>
 
 namespace qs {
 
 const QDateTime Common::LAUNCH_TIME = QDateTime::currentDateTime();
-QProcessEnvironment Common::INITIAL_ENVIRONMENT = {}; // NOLINT
 
 } // namespace qs

src/core/common.hpp

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ namespace qs {
 
 struct Common {
 	static const QDateTime LAUNCH_TIME;
-	static QProcessEnvironment INITIAL_ENVIRONMENT; // NOLINT
+	static inline QProcessEnvironment INITIAL_ENVIRONMENT = {}; // NOLINT
 };
 
 } // namespace qs

src/core/desktopentry.cpp

@@ -11,14 +11,14 @@
 #include <qnamespace.h>
 #include <qobject.h>
 #include <qpair.h>
-#include <qprocess.h>
 #include <qstringview.h>
 #include <qtenvironmentvariables.h>
 #include <ranges>
 
-#include "common.hpp"
+#include "../io/processcore.hpp"
 #include "logcat.hpp"
 #include "model.hpp"
+#include "qmlglobal.hpp"
 
 namespace {
 QS_LOGGING_CATEGORY(logDesktopEntry, "quickshell.desktopentry", QtWarningMsg);
@@ -111,8 +111,10 @@ void DesktopEntry::parseEntry(const QString& text) {
 				else if (key == "NoDisplay") this->mNoDisplay = value == "true";
 				else if (key == "Comment") this->mComment = value;
 				else if (key == "Icon") this->mIcon = value;
-				else if (key == "Exec") this->mExecString = value;
+				else if (key == "Exec") {
-				else if (key == "Path") this->mWorkingDirectory = value;
+					this->mExecString = value;
+					this->mCommand = DesktopEntry::parseExecString(value);
+				} else if (key == "Path") this->mWorkingDirectory = value;
 				else if (key == "Terminal") this->mTerminal = value == "true";
 				else if (key == "Categories") this->mCategories = value.split(u';', Qt::SkipEmptyParts);
 				else if (key == "Keywords") this->mKeywords = value.split(u';', Qt::SkipEmptyParts);
@@ -127,7 +129,10 @@ void DesktopEntry::parseEntry(const QString& text) {
 
 				if (key == "Name") action->mName = value;
 				else if (key == "Icon") action->mIcon = value;
-				else if (key == "Exec") action->mExecString = value;
+				else if (key == "Exec") {
+					action->mExecString = value;
+					action->mCommand = DesktopEntry::parseExecString(value);
+				}
 			}
 
 			this->mActions.insert(actionName, action);
@@ -179,7 +184,7 @@ void DesktopEntry::parseEntry(const QString& text) {
 }
 
 void DesktopEntry::execute() const {
-	DesktopEntry::doExec(this->mExecString, this->mWorkingDirectory);
+	DesktopEntry::doExec(this->mCommand, this->mWorkingDirectory);
 }
 
 bool DesktopEntry::isValid() const { return !this->mName.isEmpty(); }
@@ -251,23 +256,15 @@ QVector<QString> DesktopEntry::parseExecString(const QString& execString) {
 	return arguments;
 }
 
-void DesktopEntry::doExec(const QString& execString, const QString& workingDirectory) {
+void DesktopEntry::doExec(const QList<QString>& execString, const QString& workingDirectory) {
-	auto args = DesktopEntry::parseExecString(execString);
+	qs::io::process::ProcessContext ctx;
-	if (args.isEmpty()) {
+	ctx.setCommand(execString);
-		qCWarning(logDesktopEntry) << "Tried to exec string" << execString << "which parsed as empty.";
+	ctx.setWorkingDirectory(workingDirectory);
-		return;
+	QuickshellGlobal::execDetached(ctx);
-	}
-
-	auto process = QProcess();
-	process.setProgram(args.at(0));
-	process.setArguments(args.sliced(1));
-	if (!workingDirectory.isEmpty()) process.setWorkingDirectory(workingDirectory);
-	process.setProcessEnvironment(qs::Common::INITIAL_ENVIRONMENT);
-	process.startDetached();
 }
 
 void DesktopAction::execute() const {
-	DesktopEntry::doExec(this->mExecString, this->entry->mWorkingDirectory);
+	DesktopEntry::doExec(this->mCommand, this->entry->mWorkingDirectory);
 }
 
 DesktopEntryManager::DesktopEntryManager() {

src/core/desktopentry.hpp

@@ -28,8 +28,19 @@ class DesktopEntry: public QObject {
 	Q_PROPERTY(QString comment MEMBER mComment CONSTANT);
 	/// Name of the icon associated with this application. May be empty.
 	Q_PROPERTY(QString icon MEMBER mIcon CONSTANT);
-	/// The raw `Exec` string from the desktop entry. You probably want @@execute().
+	/// The raw `Exec` string from the desktop entry.
+	///
+	/// > [!WARNING] This cannot be reliably run as a command. See @@command for one you can run.
 	Q_PROPERTY(QString execString MEMBER mExecString CONSTANT);
+	/// The parsed `Exec` command in the desktop entry.
+	///
+	/// The entry can be run with @@execute(), or by using this command in
+	/// @@Quickshell.Quickshell.execDetached() or @@Quickshell.Io.Process.
+	/// If used in `execDetached` or a `Process`, @@workingDirectory should also be passed to
+	/// the invoked process. See @@execute() for details.
+	///
+	/// > [!NOTE]	The provided command does not invoke a terminal even if @@runInTerminal is true.
+	Q_PROPERTY(QVector<QString> command MEMBER mCommand CONSTANT);
 	/// The working directory to execute from.
 	Q_PROPERTY(QString workingDirectory MEMBER mWorkingDirectory CONSTANT);
 	/// If the application should run in a terminal.
@@ -46,6 +57,16 @@ public:
 	void parseEntry(const QString& text);
 
 	/// Run the application. Currently ignores @@runInTerminal and field codes.
+	///
+	/// This is equivalent to calling @@Quickshell.Quickshell.execDetached() with @@command
+	/// and @@DesktopEntry.workingDirectory as shown below:
+	///
+	/// ```qml
+	/// Quickshell.execDetached({
+	///   command: desktopEntry.command,
+	///   workingDirectory: desktopEntry.workingDirectory,
+	/// });
+	/// ```
 	Q_INVOKABLE void execute() const;
 
 	[[nodiscard]] bool isValid() const;
@@ -54,7 +75,7 @@ public:
 
 	// currently ignores all field codes.
 	static QVector<QString> parseExecString(const QString& execString);
-	static void doExec(const QString& execString, const QString& workingDirectory);
+	static void doExec(const QList<QString>& execString, const QString& workingDirectory);
 
 public:
 	QString mId;
@@ -64,6 +85,7 @@ public:
 	QString mComment;
 	QString mIcon;
 	QString mExecString;
+	QVector<QString> mCommand;
 	QString mWorkingDirectory;
 	bool mTerminal = false;
 	QVector<QString> mCategories;
@@ -82,8 +104,19 @@ class DesktopAction: public QObject {
 	Q_PROPERTY(QString id MEMBER mId CONSTANT);
 	Q_PROPERTY(QString name MEMBER mName CONSTANT);
 	Q_PROPERTY(QString icon MEMBER mIcon CONSTANT);
-	/// The raw `Exec` string from the desktop entry. You probably want @@execute().
+	/// The raw `Exec` string from the action.
+	///
+	/// > [!WARNING] This cannot be reliably run as a command. See @@command for one you can run.
 	Q_PROPERTY(QString execString MEMBER mExecString CONSTANT);
+	/// The parsed `Exec` command in the action.
+	///
+	/// The entry can be run with @@execute(), or by using this command in
+	/// @@Quickshell.Quickshell.execDetached() or @@Quickshell.Io.Process.
+	/// If used in `execDetached` or a `Process`, @@DesktopEntry.workingDirectory should also be passed to
+	/// the invoked process.
+	///
+	/// > [!NOTE]	The provided command does not invoke a terminal even if @@runInTerminal is true.
+	Q_PROPERTY(QVector<QString> command MEMBER mCommand CONSTANT);
 	QML_ELEMENT;
 	QML_UNCREATABLE("DesktopAction instances must be retrieved from a DesktopEntry");
 
@@ -94,6 +127,9 @@ public:
 	    , mId(std::move(id)) {}
 
 	/// Run the application. Currently ignores @@DesktopEntry.runInTerminal and field codes.
+	///
+	/// This is equivalent to calling @@Quickshell.Quickshell.execDetached() with @@command
+	/// and @@DesktopEntry.workingDirectory.
 	Q_INVOKABLE void execute() const;
 
 private:
@@ -102,6 +138,7 @@ private:
 	QString mName;
 	QString mIcon;
 	QString mExecString;
+	QVector<QString> mCommand;
 	QHash<QString, QString> mEntries;
 
 	friend class DesktopEntry;