Apps
Library and CLI tool for querying and launching applications that have a corresponding .desktop
file.
Installation
- install dependencies
sh
sudo pacman -Syu meson vala json-glib gobject-introspection
sh
sudo dnf install meson gcc valac json-glib-devel gobject-introspection-devel
sh
sudo apt install meson valac libjson-glib-dev gobject-introspection
- clone repo
sh
git clone https://github.com/aylur/astal.git
cd astal/lib/apps
- install
sh
meson setup build
meson install -C build
TIP
Most distros recommend manual installs in /usr/local
, which is what meson
defaults to. If you want to install to /usr
instead which most package managers do, set the prefix
option:
sh
meson setup --prefix /usr build
Usage
You can browse the Apps reference.
CLI
sh
astal-apps --help
Library
js
import Apps from "gi://AstalApps"
const apps = new Apps.Apps({
includeEntry: true,
includeExecutable: true,
})
for (const app of apps.fuzzy_query("spotify")) {
print(app.name)
}
py
from gi.repository import AstalApps as Apps
apps = Apps.Apps(
include_entry=True,
include_executable=True,
)
for app in apps.fuzzy_query("obsidian"):
print(app.get_name())
lua
local Apps = require("lgi").require("AstalApps")
local apps = Apps.Apps({
include_entry = true,
include_executable = true,
})
for _, app in ipairs(apps:fuzzy_query("lutris")) do
print(app.name)
end
vala
// Not yet documented, contributions are appreciated
INFO
The fuzzy query uses Levenshtein distance. I am not a mathematician, but if you know how to reimplement the logic of fzf to make it better feel free to open PRs.