official/recent_bookmarks - Update the recently-used.xbel file showing

recently used files for images edited in or exported from darktable.

Current this only works on Linux
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Bill Ferguson
2026-03-24 21:01:20 -04:00
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--[[
recent_bookmarks.lua - add recently edited and exported images to system recent bookmarks
Copyright (C) 2026 Bill Ferguson <wpferguson@gmail.com>.
This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
]]
--[[
recent_bookmarks - add recently edited and exported images to system recently used files
recent_bookmarks adds images edited in darktable and the directory of images exported from
darktable to the reccently-used.xbel file so that they show up in the recently used system
shortcuts.
Currently recent_bookmarks only works on Linux
ADDITIONAL SOFTWARE NEEDED FOR THIS SCRIPT
file - linux system file utility to get mime-type
USAGE
eanble from script manager
BUGS, COMMENTS, SUGGESTIONS
Bill Ferguson <wpferguson@gmail.com>
CHANGES
]]
local dt = require "darktable"
local du = require "lib/dtutils"
local df = require "lib/dtutils.file"
-- local ds = require "lib/dtutils.string"
-- local dtsys = require "lib/dtutils.system"
local log = require "lib/dtutils.log"
-- local debug = require "darktable.debug"
-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-- A P I C H E C K
-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
du.check_min_api_version("7.0.0", MODULE) -- choose the minimum version that contains the features you need
-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-- I 1 8 N
-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
local gettext = dt.gettext.gettext
local function _(msgid)
return gettext(msgid)
end
-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-- S C R I P T M A N A G E R I N T E G R A T I O N
-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
local script_data = {}
script_data.destroy = nil -- function to destory the script
script_data.destroy_method = nil -- set to hide for libs since we can't destroy them commpletely yet
script_data.restart = nil -- how to restart the (lib) script after it's been hidden - i.e. make it visible again
script_data.show = nil -- only required for libs since the destroy_method only hides them
script_data.metadata = {
name = _("recent_bookmarks"), -- visible name of script
purpose = _("add recently edited and exported images to system recent bookmarks"), -- purpose of script
author = "Bill Ferguson <wpferguson@gmail.com>", -- your name and optionally e-mail address
help = "" -- URL to help/documentation
}
-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-- C O N S T A N T S
-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
local MODULE <const> = "recent_bookmarks"
local DEFAULT_LOG_LEVEL <const> = log.info
local TMP_DIR <const> = dt.configuration.tmp_dir
-- path separator
local PS <const> = dt.configuration.running_os == "windows" and "\\" or "/"
-- command separator
local CS <const> = dt.configuration.running_os == "windows" and "&" or ";"
-- format strings for writing the bookmarks
local BOOKMARK_FORMAT <const> = " <bookmark href=\"file://%s\" added=\"%s\" modified=\"%s\" visited=\"%s\">\n"
local MIME_FORMAT <const> = " <mime:mime-type type=\"%s\"/>\n"
local EXPORT_FORMAT <const> = " <bookmark:application name=\"xdg-open\" exec=\"&apos;xdg-open %%u&apos;\" modified=\"%s\" count=\"1\"/>\n"
local EDIT_FORMAT <const> = " <bookmark:application name=\"darktable\" exec=\"&apos;darktable %%u&apos;\" modified=\"%s\" count=\"1\"/>\n"
-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-- L O G L E V E L
-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
log.log_level(DEFAULT_LOG_LEVEL)
-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-- N A M E S P A C E
-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
local recent_bookmarks = {}
-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-- G L O B A L V A R I A B L E S
-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
recent_bookmarks.log_level = DEFAULT_LOG_LEVEL
recent_bookmarks.bookmark_file = nil
recent_bookmarks.current_view = nil
recent_bookmarks.in_darkroom = false
recent_bookmarks.current_image = nil
-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-- P R E F E R E N C E S
-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-- A L I A S E S
-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
local namespace = recent_bookmarks
local rb = recent_bookmarks
-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-- F U N C T I O N S
-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-------------------
-- helper functions
-------------------
local function set_log_level(level)
if not level then
level = namespace.log_level
end
local old_log_level = log.log_level()
log.log_level(level)
return old_log_level
end
local function restore_log_level(level)
if not level then
level = namespace.log_level
end
log.log_level(level)
end
local function reset_log_level()
log.log_level(DEFAULT_LOG_LEVEL)
namespace.log_level = DEFAULT_LOG_LEVEL
end
local function pref_read(name, pref_type)
local old_log_level = set_log_level(namespace.log_level)
log.msg(log.debug, "name is " .. name .. " and type is " .. pref_type)
local val = dt.preferences.read(MODULE, name, pref_type)
log.msg(log.debug, "read value " .. tostring(val))
restore_log_level(old_log_level)
return val
end
local function pref_write(name, pref_type, value)
local old_log_level = set_log_level(namespace.log_level)
log.msg(log.debug, "writing value " .. tostring(value) .. " for name " .. name)
dt.preferences.write(MODULE, name, pref_type, value)
restore_log_level(old_log_level)
end
--------------------
-- program functions
--------------------
local function zulu_timestamp()
return os.date("!%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ")
end
local function get_mimetype(filepath)
local mimetype = "application/octet-stream"
local p = io.popen("file -L --mime-type " .. df.sanitize_filename(filepath))
if p then
for line in p:lines() do
local result = string.match(line, ".-: (.+)$")
if result then
mimetype = result
end
end
end
return mimetype
end
local function find_bookmark_file()
local file = nil
local home = os.getenv("HOME")
if home then
if df.test_file(home .. PS ..".local/share/recently-used.xbel", "e") then
file = home .. PS ..".local/share/recently-used.xbel"
end
end
return file
end
local function write_bookmark_file(bookmark, mimetype, application)
local file = io.open(rb.bookmark_file, "r+")
if file then
local pos = file:seek("end", -7)
if pos > 0 then
file:write(bookmark)
file:write(" <info>\n <metadata owner=\"http://freedesktop.org\">\n")
file:write(mimetype)
file:write(" <bookmark:applications>\n")
file:write(application)
file:write(" </bookmark:applications>\n </metadata>\n </info>\n </bookmark>\n</xbel>")
file:close()
else
log.msg(log.screen, _("failed to open bookmark file"))
end
else
log.msg(log.screen, _("failed to open bookmark file"))
end
end
local function create_bookmark_string(filename, zulu)
return string.format(BOOKMARK_FORMAT, filename, zulu, zulu, zulu)
end
local function create_mimetype_string(mimetype)
return string.format(MIME_FORMAT, mimetype)
end
local function process_bookmark(image, filename)
local zulu = zulu_timestamp()
local filepath = filename and filename or (image.path .. PS .. image.filename)
local format = filename and EXPORT_FORMAT or EDIT_FORMAT
local mimetype = get_mimetype(filepath)
local bookmark_string = create_bookmark_string(filepath, zulu)
local mime_string = create_mimetype_string(mimetype)
local app_string = string.format(format, zulu)
write_bookmark_file(bookmark_string, mime_string, app_string)
end
-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-- M A I N P R O G R A M
-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
if dt.configuration.running_os ~= "linux" then
log.msg(log.screen, script_data.metadata.name .. _(" only runs on Linux"))
return
end
rb.bookmark_file = find_bookmark_file()
if not rb.bookmark_file then
log.msg(log.screen, _("recent bookmarks file not found"))
return
end
-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-- U S E R I N T E R F A C E
-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-- D A R K T A B L E I N T E G R A T I O N
-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
local function destroy()
dt.destroy_event(MODULE, "intermediate-export-image")
dt.destroy_event(MODULE, "darkroom-image-loaded")
dt.destroy_event(MODULE, "darkroom-image-history-changed")
dt.destroy_event(MODULE, "view-changed")
end
script_data.destroy = destroy
-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-- E V E N T S
-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
dt.register_event(MODULE, "intermediate-export-image",
function(event, image, filename, format, storage)
process_bookmark(image, filename)
end
)
dt.register_event(MODULE, "darkroom-image-loaded",
function(event, clean, image)
if clean then
rb.in_darkroom = true
rb.current_view = "darkroom"
rb.current_image = image
end
end
)
dt.register_event(MODULE, "darkroom-image-history-changed",
function(event, image)
if image == rb.current_image then
process_bookmark(image)
end
end
)
dt.register_event(MODULE, "view-changed",
function(event, old_view, new_view)
rb.current_view = new_view.id
if rb.current_view == "darkroom" then
rb.in_darkroom = true
else
if rb.in_darkroom then
rb.in_darkroom = false
end
end
end
)
return script_data