Method

XdpPortaldynamic_launcher_request_install_token

Declaration [src]

char*
xdp_portal_dynamic_launcher_request_install_token (
  XdpPortal* portal,
  const char* name,
  GVariant* icon_v,
  GError** error
)

Description [src]

Requests a token which can be passed to xdp_portal_dynamic_launcher_install() to complete installation of the launcher without user interaction.

This function only works when the caller’s app ID is in the allowlist for the portal backend being used. It’s intended for software centers such as GNOME Software or KDE Discover.

Parameters

name

Type: const char*

The name for the launcher.

The data is owned by the caller of the method.

The value is a NUL terminated UTF-8 string.

icon_v

Type: GVariant

A GBytesIcon as returned by g_icon_serialize(). Must be a png or jpeg no larger than 512x512, or an svg.

The data is owned by the caller of the method.

error

Type: GError **

The return location for a recoverable error.

The argument can be NULL.

If the return location is not NULL, then you must initialize it to a NULL GError*.

The argument will be left initialized to NULL by the method if there are no errors.

In case of error, the argument will be set to a newly allocated GError; the caller will take ownership of the data, and be responsible for freeing it.

Return value

Type: char*

A token that can be passed to xdp_portal_dynamic_launcher_install(), or NULL with error set.

The caller of the method takes ownership of the data, and is responsible for freeing it.

The value is a NUL terminated UTF-8 string.