https://github.com/mrf345/desktop-entry

Generate and update .desktop (desktop entry) files for Go binaries automatically.
https://github.com/mrf345/desktop-entry

desktop-app desktop-entry desktop-environment go golang linux unix

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Generate and update .desktop (desktop entry) files for Go binaries automatically.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/mrf345/desktop-entry
• Owner: mrf345
• License: mit
• Created: 2024-08-27T12:51:18.000Z (5 months ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-09-10T18:29:39.000Z (4 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-11-10T06:38:16.230Z (2 months ago)
• Topics: desktop-app, desktop-entry, desktop-environment, go, golang, linux, unix
• Language: Go
• Homepage: https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/mrf345/desktop-entry
• Size: 25.4 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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Generate and update .desktop (desktop entry) files for Go binaries automatically.

### Install

To add it to your project

```shell

go get https://github.com/mrf345/desktop-entry@latest

```

### How it works

With the default settings `desktopEntry.Create()` will check your `~/.local/share/applications` for a .desktop file, that matches your apps name, if it can't find it, it'll create a new one. That will later on be updated it only when the binary path changes.

### Example

```go

package main

import (

	_ "embed"

	"fmt"

	"os"

	desktopEntry "github.com/mrf345/desktop-entry"

)

// assuming you have an existing icon.png file to embed

//go:embed icon.png

var icon []byte

func main() {

	// Create an instance and pass the required settings

	appName := "Desktop Entry"

	appVersion := "0.0.1"

	entry := desktopEntry.New(appName, appVersion, icon)

	// Some optional settings (check https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/mrf345/desktop-entry#DesktopEntry)

	entry.Comment = "package to help creating desktop entry file for Go"

	entry.Categories = "accessories;Development;"

	entry.Arch = "arm64"

	// Make sure to always run it at the beginning of your main function

	if err := entry.Create(); err != nil {

		panic(err)

	}

}

```