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A simple daemon implementing freedesktop.org's file manager interface.This interface is used by Firefox download manager to select a downloaded file in the file manager (since Firefox 28).
#!/usr/bin/env python
# This program is free software. It comes without any warranty, to the extent
# permitted by applicable law. You can redistribute it and/or modify it under
# the terms of the Do What The Fuck You Want To Public License, Version 2, as
# published by Sam Hocevar. See http://www.wtfpl.net/ for more details.
"""
This is a simple daemon implementing freedesktop.org's file manager interface
(http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications/file-manager-interface/).
"""
import gobject
import dbus
import dbus.service
import dbus.mainloop.glib
import os
from subprocess import Popen
def open_file_manager(uri, select=False):
args = ['urxvt', '-e', 'ranger']
if select:
args.append('--select')
path = str(uri)
if path.startswith('file://'):
path = path[7:]
args.append(path)
if os.fork() == 0:
Popen(args)
os._exit(0)
else:
os.wait()
class FmObject(dbus.service.Object):
@dbus.service.method("org.freedesktop.FileManager1",
in_signature='ass', out_signature='')
def ShowFolders(self, uris, startupId):
open_file_manager(uris[0])
@dbus.service.method("org.freedesktop.FileManager1",
in_signature='ass', out_signature='')
def ShowItems(self, uris, startupId):
open_file_manager(uris[0], select=True)
@dbus.service.method("org.freedesktop.FileManager1",
in_signature='ass', out_signature='')
def ShowItemProperties(self, uris, startupId):
open_file_manager(uris[0], select=True)
@dbus.service.method("org.freedesktop.FileManager1",
in_signature='', out_signature='')
def Exit(self):
mainloop.quit()
if __name__ == '__main__':
dbus.mainloop.glib.DBusGMainLoop(set_as_default=True)
session_bus = dbus.SessionBus()
name = dbus.service.BusName("org.freedesktop.FileManager1", session_bus)
object = FmObject(session_bus, '/org/freedesktop/FileManager1')
mainloop = gobject.MainLoop()
mainloop.run()
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