[PR #1003] [MERGED] Overhaul `.desktop` and image resolver code #8113

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opened 2026-05-23 02:56:40 +01:00 by JakeStanger · 0 comments

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📋 Pull Request Information

Original PR: https://github.com/JakeStanger/ironbar/pull/1003
Author: @JakeStanger
Created: 5/25/2025
Status: ✅ Merged
Merged: 5/25/2025
Merged by: @JakeStanger

Base: master ← Head: refactor/image

📝 Commits (4)

ca524f1 refactor: fix some strict clippy warnings
3e55d87 refactor: overhaul .desktop and image resolver systems
3a0e102 feat: change icon_overrides to apply to all resolved images
9270225 chore(intellij): add test run config

📊 Changes

40 files changed (+1878 additions, -669 deletions)

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➕ .idea/runConfigurations/Test.xml (+20 -0)
📝 Cargo.toml (+1 -0)
📝 docs/Configuration guide.md (+6 -6)
📝 src/bar.rs (+3 -23)
📝 src/channels.rs (+31 -0)
📝 src/clients/networkmanager.rs (+1 -1)
📝 src/clients/wayland/mod.rs (+1 -1)
📝 src/config/layout.rs (+2 -4)
📝 src/config/mod.rs (+6 -7)
📝 src/desktop_file.rs (+296 -156)
📝 src/image/gtk.rs (+58 -25)
📝 src/image/mod.rs (+1 -1)
📝 src/image/provider.rs (+276 -215)
📝 src/ipc/server/ironvar.rs (+5 -6)
📝 src/ironvar.rs (+1 -1)
📝 src/main.rs (+27 -6)
📝 src/modules/clipboard.rs (+2 -1)
📝 src/modules/custom/image.rs (+9 -7)
📝 src/modules/custom/mod.rs (+5 -5)
📝 src/modules/focused.rs (+24 -23)

...and 20 more files

📄 Description

This overhauls the .desktop parser and image resolver code to greatly improve their performance.

This is achieved by caching all of the following:

.desktop file locations
.desktop file contents
Image locations
Image Pixmaps

The resolvers are fully async and only load data as required, including loading images without blocking the UI.

With the changes come a couple of new features:

The system icon theme (as set through dconf/gsettings) will be used if no icon theme is configured. Previously this just fell back to Adwaita.
The icon_overrides option now applies to ALL images across all modules, supporting all formats, making it much more powerful. For example you could set icon_overrides.steam = "/path/to/steam.jpg" or icon_overrides.'music/Pink Floyd/Dark Side of the Moon/cover.jpg' = "https://example.com/dsotm.jpg".

BREAKING CHANGE: The PR moves the icon_theme option from the bar-level to the top-level. If setting a custom icon theme, this will need to be updated.

_{🔄 This issue represents a GitHub Pull Request. It cannot be merged through Gitea due to API limitations.}

## 📋 Pull Request Information **Original PR:** https://github.com/JakeStanger/ironbar/pull/1003 **Author:** [@JakeStanger](https://github.com/JakeStanger) **Created:** 5/25/2025 **Status:** ✅ Merged **Merged:** 5/25/2025 **Merged by:** [@JakeStanger](https://github.com/JakeStanger) **Base:** `master` ← **Head:** `refactor/image` --- ### 📝 Commits (4) - [`ca524f1`](https://github.com/JakeStanger/ironbar/commit/ca524f19f6875970dfceba3ada97972216ae201f) refactor: fix some strict clippy warnings - [`3e55d87`](https://github.com/JakeStanger/ironbar/commit/3e55d87c3a90f5b201b259a4af7c70b9addc4da0) refactor: overhaul `.desktop` and image resolver systems - [`3a0e102`](https://github.com/JakeStanger/ironbar/commit/3a0e102afcac028a4dd98035ba992d84b48aca81) feat: change `icon_overrides` to apply to all resolved images - [`9270225`](https://github.com/JakeStanger/ironbar/commit/9270225db8a03e482bf64fa4bfa0ff3bcc4b7b98) chore(intellij): add test run config ### 📊 Changes **40 files changed** (+1878 additions, -669 deletions) <details> <summary>View changed files</summary> ➕ `.idea/runConfigurations/Test.xml` (+20 -0) 📝 `Cargo.toml` (+1 -0) 📝 `docs/Configuration guide.md` (+6 -6) 📝 `src/bar.rs` (+3 -23) 📝 `src/channels.rs` (+31 -0) 📝 `src/clients/networkmanager.rs` (+1 -1) 📝 `src/clients/wayland/mod.rs` (+1 -1) 📝 `src/config/layout.rs` (+2 -4) 📝 `src/config/mod.rs` (+6 -7) 📝 `src/desktop_file.rs` (+296 -156) 📝 `src/image/gtk.rs` (+58 -25) 📝 `src/image/mod.rs` (+1 -1) 📝 `src/image/provider.rs` (+276 -215) 📝 `src/ipc/server/ironvar.rs` (+5 -6) 📝 `src/ironvar.rs` (+1 -1) 📝 `src/main.rs` (+27 -6) 📝 `src/modules/clipboard.rs` (+2 -1) 📝 `src/modules/custom/image.rs` (+9 -7) 📝 `src/modules/custom/mod.rs` (+5 -5) 📝 `src/modules/focused.rs` (+24 -23) _...and 20 more files_ </details> ### 📄 Description This overhauls the `.desktop` parser and image resolver code to greatly improve their performance. This is achieved by caching all of the following: - `.desktop` file locations - `.desktop` file contents - Image locations - Image `Pixmap`s The resolvers are fully async and only load data as required, including loading images without blocking the UI. With the changes come a couple of new features: - The system icon theme (as set through dconf/gsettings) will be used if no icon theme is configured. Previously this just fell back to Adwaita. - The `icon_overrides` option now applies to ALL images across all modules, supporting all formats, making it much more powerful. For example you could set `icon_overrides.steam = "/path/to/steam.jpg"` or `icon_overrides.'music/Pink Floyd/Dark Side of the Moon/cover.jpg' = "https://example.com/dsotm.jpg"`. **BREAKING CHANGE**: The PR moves the `icon_theme` option from the bar-level to the top-level. If setting a custom icon theme, this will need to be updated. --- <sub>🔄 This issue represents a GitHub Pull Request. It cannot be merged through Gitea due to API limitations.</sub>

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2026-05-23 02:56:40 +01:00