Showing files using `dbus-send` under Freedesktop

D-Bus command line tools can be called to make method calls to reveal
a file's location in the file manager.

4 files changed, 49 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/src/app.c b/src/app.c
index 0a17a665..65f6fde6 100644
--- a/src/app.c
+++ b/src/app.c
@@ -3404,28 +3404,52 @@ void openInDefaultBrowser_App(const iString *url) {
         "xdg-open",
         cstr_String(url),
 #elif defined (iPlatformMsys)
-            concatPath_CStr(cstr_String(execPath_App()), "../urlopen.bat"),
-            cstr_String(url),
+        concatPath_CStr(cstr_String(execPath_App()), "../urlopen.bat"),
+        cstr_String(url),
         /* TODO: The prompt window is shown momentarily... */
 #endif
         NULL))
     );
     start_Process(proc);
-    waitForFinished_Process(proc); /* TODO: test on Windows */
+    waitForFinished_Process(proc);
     iRelease(proc);
 }
 
+#include <the_Foundation/thread.h>
+
 void revealPath_App(const iString *path) {
 #if defined (iPlatformAppleDesktop)
-        iProcess *proc = new_Process();
-        setArguments_Process(
+    iProcess *proc = new_Process();
+    setArguments_Process(
         proc, iClob(newStringsCStr_StringList("/usr/bin/open", "-R", cstr_String(path), NULL)));
-        start_Process(proc);
-        iRelease(proc);
+    start_Process(proc);
+    iRelease(proc);
 #elif defined (iPlatformAppleMobile)
     /* Use a share sheet. */
     openFileActivityView_iOS(path);
 #elif defined (iPlatformLinux) || defined (iPlatformHaiku)
+    iProcess *proc = NULL;
+    /* Try with `dbus-send` first. */ {
+        proc = new_Process();
+        setArguments_Process(
+            proc,
+            iClob(newStringsCStr_StringList(
+                "/usr/bin/dbus-send",
+                "--print-reply",
+                "--dest=org.freedesktop.FileManager1",
+                "/org/freedesktop/FileManager1",
+                "org.freedesktop.FileManager1.ShowItems",
+                format_CStr("array:string:%s", makeFileUrl_CStr(cstr_String(path))),
+                "string:",
+                NULL)));
+        start_Process(proc);
+        waitForFinished_Process(proc);
+        const iBool dbusDidSucceed = (exitStatus_Process(proc) == 0);
+        iRelease(proc);
+        if (dbusDidSucceed) {
+            return;
+        }
+    }
     iFileInfo *inf = iClob(new_FileInfo(path));
     iRangecc target;
     if (isDirectory_FileInfo(inf)) {
@@ -3434,7 +3458,7 @@ void revealPath_App(const iString *path) {
     else {
         target = dirName_Path(path);
     }
-    iProcess *proc = new_Process();
+    proc = new_Process();
     setArguments_Process(
         proc, iClob(newStringsCStr_StringList("/usr/bin/env", "xdg-open", cstr_Rangecc(target), NULL)));
     start_Process(proc);
diff --git a/src/ui/certlistwidget.c b/src/ui/certlistwidget.c
index 5a1c481b..2a7562d8 100644
--- a/src/ui/certlistwidget.c
+++ b/src/ui/certlistwidget.c
@@ -107,6 +107,9 @@ static void updateContextMenu_CertListWidget_(iCertListWidget *d) {
 #if defined (iPlatformAppleDesktop)
         { magnifyingGlass_Icon " ${menu.reveal.macos}", 0, 0, "ident.reveal" },
 #endif
+#if defined (iPlatformLinux)
+        { magnifyingGlass_Icon " ${menu.reveal.filemgr}", 0, 0, "ident.reveal" },
+#endif
         { export_Icon " ${ident.export}", 0, 0, "ident.export" },
         { "---", 0, 0, NULL },
         { delete_Icon " " uiTextCaution_ColorEscape "${ident.delete}", 0, 0, "ident.delete confirm:1" },
diff --git a/src/ui/documentwidget.c b/src/ui/documentwidget.c
index 2ea0a4b7..58e6a11e 100644
--- a/src/ui/documentwidget.c
+++ b/src/ui/documentwidget.c
@@ -5032,6 +5032,14 @@ static iBool processEvent_DocumentWidget_(iDocumentWidget *d, const SDL_Event *e
                                                          format_CStr("!reveal url:%s",
                                                                      cstr_String(linkUrl)) });
 #endif
+#if defined (iPlatformLinux)
+                            pushBack_Array(&items,
+                                           &(iMenuItem){ "${menu.reveal.filemgr}",
+                                                         0,
+                                                         0,
+                                                         format_CStr("!reveal url:%s",
+                                                                     cstr_String(linkUrl)) });
+#endif
                         }                        
                     }
                     else if (!willUseProxy_App(scheme)) {
diff --git a/src/ui/mediaui.c b/src/ui/mediaui.c
index ab88c94a..f0070688 100644
--- a/src/ui/mediaui.c
+++ b/src/ui/mediaui.c
@@ -269,6 +269,12 @@ iBool processEvent_DownloadUI(iDownloadUI *d, const SDL_Event *ev) {
                       0,
                       format_CStr("!reveal path:%s", cstr_String(path)) },
 #endif
+#if defined (iPlatformLinux)
+                    { "${menu.reveal.filemgr}",
+                      0,
+                      0,
+                      format_CStr("!reveal path:%s", cstr_String(path)) },
+#endif
                     { "---" },
                     /* Generic items */
                     { "${menu.downloads}", 0, 0, "downloads.open newtab:1" },