Fix unreliable run dialogue history entries

scripts/run_dialog.py

@@ -87,16 +87,17 @@ def read_history():
 def write_history(entry, items):
 	entry = entry.strip()
 	if not entry:
-		return
+		return items[:MAX_HISTORY_ENTRIES]
 
 	updated_items = [entry]
 	updated_items.extend(item for item in items if item != entry)
+	return updated_items[:MAX_HISTORY_ENTRIES]
+
+
+def save_history(items):
 	path = history_path()
 	path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
-	path.write_text(
-		"\n".join(updated_items[:MAX_HISTORY_ENTRIES]) + "\n",
-		encoding="utf-8",
-	)
+	path.write_text("\n".join(items[:MAX_HISTORY_ENTRIES]) + "\n", encoding="utf-8")
 
 
 def path_commands():
@@ -167,9 +168,11 @@ def application_results(query, applications):
 	for app in applications:
 		name = app.get_display_name() or app.get_name()
 		executable = app.get_executable() or ""
+		if not executable:
+			continue
 		if not matches(query, name) and not matches(query, executable):
 			continue
-		results.append(Result("application", name, f"Application: {executable}", name, app.get_id() or ""))
+		results.append(Result("application", name, f"Application: {executable}", executable, app.get_id() or ""))
 
 	return sorted(results, key=lambda item: item.label.casefold())
 
@@ -390,8 +393,23 @@ class RunDialog(Gtk.Window):
 		self.entry.set_text(result.value)
 		self.entry.set_position(-1)
 
+	def remember_history(self, entry):
+		entry = entry.strip()
+		if not entry:
+			return
+		self.history = write_history(entry, self.history)
+		save_history(self.history)
+
+	def forget_history(self, entry):
+		entry = entry.strip()
+		if entry not in self.history:
+			return
+		self.history.remove(entry)
+		save_history(self.history)
+
 	def activate(self, result=None):
 		if result is not None and result.kind == "directory":
+			self.remember_history(result.value)
 			self.entry.set_text(result.value)
 			self.entry.set_position(-1)
 			return
@@ -400,7 +418,6 @@ class RunDialog(Gtk.Window):
 		if not text:
 			return
 
-		write_history(text, self.history)
 		if result is not None and result.kind == "application":
 			self.launch_application(result)
 			return
@@ -412,10 +429,16 @@ class RunDialog(Gtk.Window):
 			self.show_error(f"Application is no longer available: {result.label}")
 			return
 		try:
-			app.launch([], None)
+			launched = app.launch([], None)
 		except GLib.Error as error:
+			self.forget_history(result.value)
 			self.show_error(f"Could not open {result.label}.\n\n{error.message}")
 			return
+		if not launched:
+			self.forget_history(result.value)
+			self.show_error(f"Could not open {result.label}.")
+			return
+		self.remember_history(result.value)
 		self.close()
 
 	def launch_raw(self, text):
@@ -467,12 +490,15 @@ class RunDialog(Gtk.Window):
 	def check_process(self, process, description):
 		status = process.poll()
 		if status is None:
+			self.remember_history(description)
 			Gtk.main_quit()
 			return False
 		if status == 0:
+			self.remember_history(description)
 			Gtk.main_quit()
 			return False
 
+		self.forget_history(description)
 		self.show_all()
 		self.entry.grab_focus()
 		self.show_error(
@@ -547,6 +573,19 @@ class RunDialog(Gtk.Window):
 
 
 def run_self_test():
+	class FakeApplication:
+		def get_display_name(self):
+			return "Mozilla Firefox"
+
+		def get_name(self):
+			return "Mozilla Firefox"
+
+		def get_executable(self):
+			return "/usr/lib/firefox/firefox"
+
+		def get_id(self):
+			return "firefox.desktop"
+
 	test_dir = Path(os.environ["I38_RUN_DIALOG_TEST_DIR"])
 	(test_dir / "folder").mkdir(parents=True)
 	(test_dir / "tool").write_text("#!/bin/sh\n", encoding="utf-8")
@@ -560,6 +599,7 @@ def run_self_test():
 	assert raw_target_kind("man://bash") == "manual"
 	assert raw_target_kind(str(test_dir / "note.txt")) == "path"
 	assert raw_target_kind('python3 "/tmp/file with spaces.py"') == "command"
+	assert application_results("firef", [FakeApplication()])[0].value == "/usr/lib/firefox/firefox"
 	assert merge_results(
 		[Result("history", "firefox", "History", "firefox")],
 		[Result("command", "firefox", "Command", "firefox")],