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James BruntonandGitHub a415c457e9 Add prompt to make Stirling your default PDF app (#4890)
# Description of Changes
- Adds a reusable banner component/system to the core app
- Adds banner at the top of the desktop app if Stirling isn't your
default PDF editor, with a button to make it your default
- Adds a permanent button in the settings to do it manually (in case
you've dismissed the banner)
- Simplifies the file loading logic to fix a bug where the input file
could be duplicated occasionally. Now, the TS just receives files from
one buffer, regardless of how they've been passed to the app in Rust.

## Caveats
I've only been able to get the setting of default apps working properly
on Mac. The Windows build isn't signed (yet) so we can't use the proper
API for it, so currently it just sends you to the Settings UI. I've also
not been able to test it on Linux at all.
2025-11-17 16:05:33 +00:00

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use crate::utils::add_log;
#[cfg(any(target_os = "windows", target_os = "linux"))]
use std::process::Command;
/// Check if Stirling PDF is the default PDF handler
#[tauri::command]
pub fn is_default_pdf_handler() -> Result<bool, String> {
add_log("🔍 Checking if app is default PDF handler".to_string());
#[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
{
check_default_windows()
}
#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
{
check_default_macos()
}
#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
{
check_default_linux()
}
}
/// Attempt to set/prompt for Stirling PDF as default PDF handler
#[tauri::command]
pub fn set_as_default_pdf_handler() -> Result<String, String> {
add_log("⚙️ Attempting to set as default PDF handler".to_string());
#[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
{
set_default_windows()
}
#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
{
set_default_macos()
}
#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
{
set_default_linux()
}
}
// ============================================================================
// Windows Implementation
// ============================================================================
#[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
fn check_default_windows() -> Result<bool, String> {
use std::os::windows::process::CommandExt;
const CREATE_NO_WINDOW: u32 = 0x08000000;
// Query the default handler for .pdf extension
let output = Command::new("cmd")
.args(["/C", "assoc .pdf"])
.creation_flags(CREATE_NO_WINDOW)
.output()
.map_err(|e| format!("Failed to check default app: {}", e))?;
let assoc = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout);
add_log(format!("Windows PDF association: {}", assoc.trim()));
// Get the ProgID for .pdf files
if let Some(prog_id) = assoc.trim().strip_prefix(".pdf=") {
// Query what application handles this ProgID
let output = Command::new("cmd")
.args(["/C", &format!("ftype {}", prog_id)])
.creation_flags(CREATE_NO_WINDOW)
.output()
.map_err(|e| format!("Failed to query file type: {}", e))?;
let ftype = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout);
add_log(format!("Windows file type: {}", ftype.trim()));
// Check if it contains "Stirling" or our app name
let is_default = ftype.to_lowercase().contains("stirling");
Ok(is_default)
} else {
Ok(false)
}
}
#[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
fn set_default_windows() -> Result<String, String> {
// On Windows 10+, we need to open the Default Apps settings
// as programmatic setting requires a signed installer
Command::new("cmd")
.args(["/C", "start", "ms-settings:defaultapps"])
.spawn()
.map_err(|e| format!("Failed to open default apps settings: {}", e))?;
add_log("Opened Windows Default Apps settings".to_string());
Ok("opened_settings".to_string())
}
// ============================================================================
// macOS Implementation (using LaunchServices framework)
// ============================================================================
#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
fn check_default_macos() -> Result<bool, String> {
use core_foundation::base::TCFType;
use core_foundation::string::{CFString, CFStringRef};
use std::os::raw::c_int;
// Define the LSCopyDefaultRoleHandlerForContentType function
#[link(name = "CoreServices", kind = "framework")]
extern "C" {
fn LSCopyDefaultRoleHandlerForContentType(
content_type: CFStringRef,
role: c_int,
) -> CFStringRef;
}
const K_LS_ROLES_ALL: c_int = 0xFFFFFFFF_u32 as c_int;
unsafe {
// Query the default handler for "com.adobe.pdf" (PDF UTI - standard macOS identifier)
let pdf_uti = CFString::new("com.adobe.pdf");
let handler_ref = LSCopyDefaultRoleHandlerForContentType(pdf_uti.as_concrete_TypeRef(), K_LS_ROLES_ALL);
if handler_ref.is_null() {
add_log("No default PDF handler found".to_string());
return Ok(false);
}
let handler = CFString::wrap_under_create_rule(handler_ref);
let handler_str = handler.to_string();
add_log(format!("macOS PDF handler: {}", handler_str));
// Check if it's our bundle identifier
let is_default = handler_str == "stirling.pdf.dev";
Ok(is_default)
}
}
#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
fn set_default_macos() -> Result<String, String> {
use core_foundation::base::TCFType;
use core_foundation::string::{CFString, CFStringRef};
use std::os::raw::c_int;
// Define the LSSetDefaultRoleHandlerForContentType function
#[link(name = "CoreServices", kind = "framework")]
extern "C" {
fn LSSetDefaultRoleHandlerForContentType(
content_type: CFStringRef,
role: c_int,
handler_bundle_id: CFStringRef,
) -> c_int; // OSStatus
}
const K_LS_ROLES_ALL: c_int = 0xFFFFFFFF_u32 as c_int;
unsafe {
// Set our app as the default handler for PDF files
let pdf_uti = CFString::new("com.adobe.pdf");
let our_bundle_id = CFString::new("stirling.pdf.dev");
let status = LSSetDefaultRoleHandlerForContentType(
pdf_uti.as_concrete_TypeRef(),
K_LS_ROLES_ALL,
our_bundle_id.as_concrete_TypeRef(),
);
if status == 0 {
add_log("Successfully triggered default app dialog".to_string());
Ok("set_successfully".to_string())
} else {
let error_msg = format!("LaunchServices returned status: {}", status);
add_log(error_msg.clone());
Err(error_msg)
}
}
}
// ============================================================================
// Linux Implementation
// ============================================================================
#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
fn check_default_linux() -> Result<bool, String> {
// Use xdg-mime to check the default application for PDF files
let output = Command::new("xdg-mime")
.args(["query", "default", "application/pdf"])
.output()
.map_err(|e| format!("Failed to check default app: {}", e))?;
let handler = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout);
add_log(format!("Linux PDF handler: {}", handler.trim()));
// Check if it's our .desktop file
let is_default = handler.trim() == "stirling-pdf.desktop";
Ok(is_default)
}
#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
fn set_default_linux() -> Result<String, String> {
// Use xdg-mime to set the default application for PDF files
let result = Command::new("xdg-mime")
.args(["default", "stirling-pdf.desktop", "application/pdf"])
.output()
.map_err(|e| format!("Failed to set default app: {}", e))?;
if result.status.success() {
add_log("Set as default PDF handler on Linux".to_string());
Ok("set_successfully".to_string())
} else {
let error = String::from_utf8_lossy(&result.stderr);
add_log(format!("Failed to set default: {}", error));
Err(format!("Failed to set as default: {}", error))
}
}