mimi: a dead simple replacement for xdg-open

taylorchu · 2012-02-06 06:58:10

actually, I think you dont need xdg-utils anymore.

repo:https://github.com/taylorchu/mimi
aur:https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=56438

important
how to setup default application

create a file ~/.config/mimi/mime.conf
in this file, it is your time to be creative

this is what i have:

text/html: chromium
image/png:feh
image/*:feh

note: you have to put "default" in this file. it should be a file manager. mimi will try to call the file manager to open the file's path if you did not tell mimi who to call!

Enjoy!!

Last edited by taylorchu (2012-11-29 09:56:17)

Cloudef · 2012-02-06 08:06:57

Good idea!

I edited it a bit to handle websites

# $1 = Program
# $2 = Filename
launch() {
   program="$1"
   [ "$program" ] || program="$(grep "^default:" "$CONFIG" | cut -d : -f 2)"
   "$program" "$2"
   exit 0
}

CONFIG="$HOME/.config/mimi/mime.conf"  
main() {
   [[ -f "$CONFIG" ]] || err "No configuration file found."

   filename="$@"
   if [[ ! -f "$filename" ]]; then
      [[ "$filename" == http://* ]] && launch "$BROWSER" "$filename"
      [[ "$filename" == www.* ]]    && launch "$BROWSER" "$filename"
      filename=${filename##file://}
      [[ -d "$filename" ]] || [[ -f "$filename" ]] || err "The file does not exist."
      launch "" "$filename" # it's a directory or file with file:// syntax, try launching with 'default'    
   fi
   ext=${filename##*.}
   path=${filename%/*}
   program=$(grep "^$ext:" "$CONFIG" | cut -d : -f 2)

   launch "$program" "$filename"
}
main "$@"

E: Only check website if file does not exist (you can have file called www.google.fi, if you want)
E2: Add the missing bits and make it handle file:// syntax too, also make it open directories

Last edited by Cloudef (2012-02-06 09:01:15)

Army · 2012-02-06 09:30:29

Nice idea! I'll give it a try!

Earnestly · 2012-02-06 12:32:31

Just wanted to say thank you.

Being able to explicitly enable certain behavior instead of it trying to guess is exactly what I've been looking for.
Now I can choose what opens with what and build the list as I intend.

Thank you

Last edited by Earnestly (2012-02-06 12:36:43)

Sirsurthur · 2012-02-06 20:00:37

Very nice idea ! Will look into it !

Thanks

ShadowKyogre · 2012-02-07 00:19:20

This looks pretty interesting especially since I don't have Thunar on my laptop. I edited it a bit to include Clouddef's modification and additional mime-type support detected using file.

# $1 = Program
# $2 = Filename
launch() {
   program="$1"
   [ "$program" ] || program=$(grep "^$(file -b --mime-type ${2}):" "$CONFIG" | cut -d : -f 2) \
    || program="$(grep "^default:" "$CONFIG" | cut -d : -f 2)"
   "$program" "$2"
   exit 0
}

CONFIG="$HOME/.config/mimi/mime.conf"  
main() {
   [[ -f "$CONFIG" ]] || err "No configuration file found."

   filename="$@"
   if [[ ! -f "$filename" ]]; then
      [[ "$filename" == http://* ]] && launch "$BROWSER" "$filename"
      [[ "$filename" == www.* ]]    && launch "$BROWSER" "$filename"
      filename=${filename##file://}
      [[ -d "$filename" ]] || [[ -f "$filename" ]] || err "The file does not exist."
      launch "" "$filename" # it's a directory or file with file:// syntax, try launching with 'default'    
   fi
   ext=${filename##*.}
   path=${filename%/*}
   program=$(grep "^$ext:" "$CONFIG" | cut -d : -f 2)

   launch "$program" "$filename"
}
main "$@"

taylorchu · 2012-02-07 05:15:14

i dont like mime so much because it needs to be looked up. in contrast, file ext is so easy to setup.
this app will be included in my live cd: march, along with "3x+ battery life configuration".

did anyone try to contact xdg-open's author? original xdg-open does not work really well.

FrozenCow · 2012-03-22 17:38:29

I know this is an old thread, hopefully no one minds .
I really like this xdg-util alternative. I don't have to check what the mimetype is of certain files and it doesn't confuse the many different types of xml-like files.
There were just 2 features that lacked imo, directories and urls, so I've added them (https://github.com/taylorchu/mimi/pull/1). Could you pull these features in?

Xyne · 2012-03-22 17:42:41

taylorchu wrote:

did anyone try to contact xdg-open's author? original xdg-open does not work really well.

No, but I wrote Mimeo.

taylorchu · 2012-03-23 02:29:27

@FrozenCow
thanks so much.

some changes since we have the first release.

1. add "directory": this keyword handles a folder.
2. add support for protocol:

ftp:filezilla # can be run as "xdg-open ftp://somewebsite..."
http:firefox
magnet:urxvt -e rtorrent # support for magnet links; so awesome

Last edited by taylorchu (2012-03-23 02:29:41)

el mariachi · 2012-03-23 09:35:41

is there a way of making pcmanfm respect this? will shellfm?
otherwise -- awesome !

Demon · 2012-03-23 14:21:26

I would gladly get rid of xdg-utils, but:

% pacqi xdg-utils
Name : xdg-utils
...
Required By : libreoffice-common qt skype
...

el mariachi · 2012-03-23 14:32:49

@Demon: I don't have xdg-utils and I do use libreoffice-common and qt :S

taylorchu · 2012-03-23 16:16:29

@el mariachi
it only affects programs that use xdg-open.

theGunslinger · 2012-04-05 09:45:47

Is there any way to make dwb use mimi for loading magnet links?

Mektub · 2012-04-13 10:52:36

I am not able to install mimi from the Aur.

I get:

packer -S mimi
==> Determining latest git revision...
  -> Version found: 20120413
==> Making package: mimi 20120413-1 (Sex Abr 13 11:47:49 WEST 2012)
==> Checking runtime dependencies...
==> Checking buildtime dependencies...
==> Retrieving Sources...
==> Extracting Sources...
==> Removing existing pkg/ directory...
==> Entering fakeroot environment...
==> Starting build()...
==> Connecting to GIT server....
fatal: working tree '/home/tanso' already exists.
==> ERROR: A failure occurred in build().
    Aborting...
The build failed.

Am I doing something wrong ? /home/tanso is my HOME directory.

Mekyub

taylorchu · 2012-04-13 17:12:29

@Mektub
There is something wrong with your git. I am really sure.

@everyone
now support files with no extension

:urxvt -e vim

This means that when there is no extension, call urxvt and run vim
previously the code has some bugs to prevent the behavior.

Mektub · 2012-04-13 23:36:14

taylorchu wrote:

@Mektub
There is something wrong with your git. I am really sure.

taylorchu,

you were absolutely right. I had several variables initialized from some testes I had done and completely forgotten.

Many thanks,

Mektub

Hspasta · 2012-04-27 03:44:38

Very simple and convenient! I love it.

taylorchu · 2012-11-29 09:54:48

after being even more lazy these days, i released version 2.0. now it is completely based on "file".
by default, you dont have to configure, because it will use .desktop file when you install new program. (also a smart method is provided. compared to original xdg-open, it is less likely to choose wrong app in this mode)

NOTE: the old config file does not work anymore. please use the newer format, which is shown in the first post.

Last edited by taylorchu (2012-11-29 09:57:15)

theGunslinger · 2012-11-30 14:24:25

How does this new format work exactly, I guess i get it for text and image files but what about rar, zip, magnet? What do I put in front of those and how does it matter?

taylorchu · 2012-11-30 19:01:39

it is simply the result you get from running "file --mime-type $file"
you can google to find them out.

asdf-chan · 2012-11-30 20:56:13

I like it, but I would recommend the use of 'mimetype -b $file'.

For example with *.mkv files, 'file --mime-type' returns application/octet-stream, instead of 'video/x-matroska'.

ps. I wanted to do a formal pull request but it seems GitHub is having problems right now :-(

taylorchu · 2012-12-19 17:21:00

@asdf-chan
file is more widely used.

@everyone
the script logic is completed rewritten. it is almost plug and play now!

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#1 2012-02-06 06:58:10

mimi: a dead simple replacement for xdg-open

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Re: mimi: a dead simple replacement for xdg-open

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