Use ranger as chrome file chooser

chrome-runner

#!/bin/sh
XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=KDE google-chrome-beta $@

chrome_chooser.py

import os
import sys
from ranger.core.loader import CommandLoader
from ranger.api.commands import Command

class chrome_choose(Command):
    def execute(self):
        """ Extract copied files to current directory """
        filename = self.arg(1)
        cwd = self.fm.thisdir
        if filename == '.':
            with open('/tmp/ranger-chrome-choosed', 'w') as f:
                f.write(cwd.path + '/')
            sys.exit(0)

        with open('/tmp/ranger-chrome-choosed', 'w') as f:
            f.write(os.path.join(cwd.path, filename))
        sys.exit(0)

Instructions.md

Use ranger as chrome file chooser

1. Copy the contents of kdialog to /usr/local/bin/kdialog
2. Copy the contents of chrome_chooser.py to ~/.config/ranger/plugins/chrome_chooser.py
3. Optionally map appropriately
4. Run chrome with XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=KDE

kdialog

#!/bin/sh

for ((i=1;i<=$#;i++));
do

    if [ ${!i} = "--getsavefilename" ]
    then ((i++))
	    filename=${!i};
    fi
    
    if [ ${!i} = "--version" ] 
    then
            echo "someversion" 
            exit 
    fi

done;

path=$( echo ${filename%/*} )
file=$( echo ${filename##/*/} )

rm /tmp/ranger-chrome-choosed
termite -e "ranger" -t file-chooser-ranger
selected=$(cat /tmp/ranger-chrome-choosed 2> /dev/null)
if [ ! $? = 0 ]
then
	exit 1
fi

if [ -d $selected ]
then
	echo "$selected$file"
else
	echo $selected
fi

rc.conf

map dh chrome_choose .
map dn console chrome_choose