test-as-flatpak.py

#!/usr/bin/python3
import gi
gi.require_version('AppStream', '1.0')
from gi.repository import AppStream
from glob import glob

pool = AppStream.Pool.new()

for asdir in glob('/var/lib/flatpak/appstream/*/*/active/'):
    pool.add_metadata_location(asdir)

pool.load()

cpts = pool.get_components_by_id('vlc.desktop')
for cpt in cpts:
    print('{} - {}'.format(cpt.get_id(), cpt.get_name()))

cpts = pool.get_components_by_id('org.gnome.Glade.desktop')
for cpt in cpts:
    print('{} - {}'.format(cpt.get_id(), cpt.get_name()))