Prepare porting to meson buildsytem

- Setup meson to install python sources
  during meson builds
- Install executable binary using meson
- Update debian builds to use meson
- Update testing script

data/meson.build

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+app_icon_dir = join_paths(datadir, 'icons', 'hicolor', 'scalable', 'apps')
+category_icon_dir = join_paths(datadir, 'icons', 'hicolor', 'scalable', 'categories')
+schema_dir = join_paths(datadir, 'glib-2.0', 'schemas')
+# message(f'Icon dir: @app_icon_dir@')
+# message(f'Schema dir: @schema_dir@')
+
+# install icons
+install_emptydir(app_icon_dir)
+install_data(
+  join_paths(meson.current_source_dir(), 'icons', f'@application_id@.svg'),
+  install_dir: app_icon_dir,
+)
+
+install_data(
+  join_paths(meson.current_source_dir(), 'icons/categories/applications-webapps.svg'),
+  install_dir: category_icon_dir,
+)
+
+
+# Install desktop file
+# desktop_file = i18n.merge_file(
+#         input: 'webapp-manager.desktop.in',
+#        output: 'webapp-manager.desktop',
+#          type: 'desktop',
+#        po_dir: '../po',
+#       install: true,
+#   install_dir: desktop_dir
+# )
+
+# Install schema file
+schema_file = i18n.merge_file(
+        input: 'org.x.webapp-manager.gschema.xml.in',
+       output: 'org.x.webapp-manager.gschema.xml',
+         type: 'xml',
+       po_dir: '../po',
+      install: true,
+  install_dir: schema_dir
+)
+
+compile_schemas = find_program('glib-compile-schemas', required: false)
+if compile_schemas.found()
+  test('Validate schema file',
+       compile_schemas,
+       args: ['--strict', '--dry-run', meson.current_source_dir()])
+endif

debian/control

@@ -2,8 +2,15 @@ Source: webapp-manager
 Section: admin
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Linux Mint <root@linuxmint.com>
-Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 9)
-Standards-Version: 3.9.5
+Build-Depends: debhelper-compat (= 13),
+               desktop-file-utils,
+               dh-python,
+               libglib2.0-bin,
+               libgtk-4-bin,
+               meson (>= 1.3.0),
+               pkg-config,
+               python3-all,
+Standards-Version: 4.6.1
 
 Package: webapp-manager
 Architecture: all
@@ -15,7 +22,8 @@ Depends: gir1.2-xapp-1.0 (>= 1.4),
          python3-pil,
          python3-setproctitle,
          python3-tldextract,
-         xapps-common,
-         ${misc:Depends},
+         xapps-common,,
+         ${python3:Depends},
+         ${misc:Depends}
 Description: Web Application Manager
  Launch websites as if they were apps.

debian/postinst

@@ -1,20 +1,35 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+# postinst script for webapp-manager
+#
+# see: dh_installdeb(1)
+
 set -e
 
+
 case "$1" in
     configure)
-    if which glib-compile-schemas >/dev/null 2>&1
-    then
-        glib-compile-schemas /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas
-    fi
+        if which glib-compile-schemas >/dev/null 2>&1
+        then
+            glib-compile-schemas /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas
+        fi
+        if which gtk4-update-icon-cache >/dev/null 2>&1
+        then
+            gtk4-update-icon-cache -q -t -f /usr/share/icons/hicolor
+        fi
     ;;
 
     abort-upgrade|abort-remove|abort-deconfigure)
-
     ;;
 
     *)
         echo "postinst called with unknown argument \`$1'" >&2
         exit 1
     ;;
 esac
+
+# dh_installdeb will replace this with shell code automatically
+# generated by other debhelper scripts.
+
+#DEBHELPER#
+
+exit 0

debian/postrm

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# postrm script for webapp-manager
+#
+# see: dh_installdeb(1)
+
+set -e
+
+
+case "$1" in
+    purge|remove|upgrade|failed-upgrade|abort-install|abort-upgrade|disappear)
+        if which glib-compile-schemas >/dev/null 2>&1
+        then
+            glib-compile-schemas /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas
+        fi
+        if which gtk4-update-icon-cache >/dev/null 2>&1
+        then
+            gtk4-update-icon-cache -q -t -f /usr/share/icons/hicolor
+        fi
+    ;;
+
+    *)
+        echo "postrm called with unknown argument \`$1'" >&2
+        exit 1
+    ;;
+esac
+
+# dh_installdeb will replace this with shell code automatically
+# generated by other debhelper scripts.
+
+#DEBHELPER#
+
+exit 0

debian/rules

@@ -1,13 +1,23 @@
 #!/usr/bin/make -f
+# See debhelper(7) (uncomment to enable)
+# output every command that modifies files on the build system.
+# export DH_VERBOSE = 1
 
-DEB_VERSION := $(shell dpkg-parsechangelog | egrep '^Version:' | cut -f 2 -d ' ')
+export PYBUILD_NAME=webapp-manager
+export PYBUILD_SYSTEM=pyproject
+
+# DEB_VERSION := $(shell dpkg-parsechangelog | egrep '^Version:' | cut -f 2 -d ' ')
 
 %:
-	dh ${@}
-
-# Inject version number in the code
-override_dh_installdeb:
-	dh_installdeb
-	for pkg in $$(dh_listpackages -i); do \
-		find debian/$$pkg -type f -exec sed -i -e s/__DEB_VERSION__/$(DEB_VERSION)/g {} +; \
-	done
+	dh ${@} --with=python3 --buildsystem=meson
+
+# # Inject version number in the code
+# override_dh_installdeb:
+# 	dh_installdeb
+# 	for pkg in $$(dh_listpackages -i); do \
+# 		find debian/$$pkg -type f -exec sed -i -e s/__DEB_VERSION__/$(DEB_VERSION)/g {} +; \
+# 	done
+
+override_dh_auto_build:
+	dh_auto_build -O--buildsystem=meson
+	make -j8

meson.build

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+project('webapp-manager',
+  version: run_command('head', '-1', 'debian/changelog', check: true).stdout().split(' ')[1].strip('(').strip(')'),
+  license: ['GPL3'],
+  meson_version: '>= 1.3.0',
+  default_options: ['warning_level=3',
+    'prefix=/usr',
+  ]
+)
+
+application_id = meson.project_name()
+i18n = import('i18n')
+gnome = import('gnome')
+pymod = import('python')
+python = pymod.find_installation('python3')
+
+prefix = get_option('prefix')
+bindir = get_option('bindir')
+datadir = get_option('datadir')
+
+subdir('src')
+subdir('data')
+# subdir('po')
+
+gnome.post_install(
+     glib_compile_schemas: true,
+    gtk_update_icon_cache: true,
+  update_desktop_database: true,
+)

src/WebappManager/VERSION.in

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+@version@

usr/lib/webapp-manager/webapp-manager.py → src/WebappManager/main.py

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import os
 import shutil
 import subprocess
+import sys
 import warnings
 
 #   2. Related third party imports.
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@
 from gi.repository import Gtk, Gdk, Gio, XApp, GdkPixbuf
 
 #   3. Local application/library specific imports.
-from common import _async, idle, WebAppManager, download_favicon, ICONS_DIR, BROWSER_TYPE_FIREFOX, BROWSER_TYPE_FIREFOX_FLATPAK, BROWSER_TYPE_FIREFOX_SNAP
+from WebappManager.common import _async, idle, WebAppManager, download_favicon, ICONS_DIR, BROWSER_TYPE_FIREFOX, BROWSER_TYPE_FIREFOX_FLATPAK, BROWSER_TYPE_FIREFOX_SNAP
 
 setproctitle.setproctitle("webapp-manager")
 
@@ -33,6 +34,10 @@
 gettext.textdomain(APP)
 _ = gettext.gettext
 
+# get version
+version_file = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))+'/VERSION'
+__version__ = open(version_file, 'r').readlines()[0]
+
 COL_ICON, COL_NAME, COL_BROWSER, COL_WEBAPP = range(4)
 CATEGORY_ID, CATEGORY_NAME = range(2)
 BROWSER_OBJ, BROWSER_NAME = range(2)
@@ -248,7 +253,7 @@ def open_about(self, widget):
         except Exception as e:
             print(e)
 
-        dlg.set_version("__DEB_VERSION__")
+        dlg.set_version(__version__)
         dlg.set_icon_name("webapp-manager")
         dlg.set_logo_icon_name("webapp-manager")
         dlg.set_website("https://www.github.com/linuxmint/webapp-manager")
@@ -542,7 +547,7 @@ def load_webapps(self):
         self.headerbar.set_subtitle(_("Run websites as if they were apps"))
 
 
-if __name__ == "__main__":
+def main():
+    """The application's entry point."""
     application = MyApplication("org.x.webapp-manager", Gio.ApplicationFlags.FLAGS_NONE)
-    application.run()
-
+    return application.run(sys.argv)

src/WebappManager/meson.build

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+python_sources = files('common.py',	'main.py')
+
+verconf= configuration_data()
+verconf.set('version', meson.project_version())
+version_file = configure_file(
+  input: 'VERSION.in',
+  output: 'VERSION',
+  configuration: verconf,
+  install: true,
+  install_dir: pkgdatadir/'WebappManager',
+)
+
+install_data(
+  python_sources,
+  preserve_path: true,
+  install_dir: pkgdatadir/'WebappManager',
+)

src/meson.build

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+pkgdatadir = join_paths(prefix, 'lib', application_id)
+message(f'pkgdata dir: @pkgdatadir@')
+
+conf = configuration_data()
+conf.set('PYTHON', python.full_path())
+conf.set('pkgdatadir', pkgdatadir)
+
+configure_file(
+  input: 'webapp-manager.in',
+  output: 'webapp-manager',
+  configuration: conf,
+  install: true,
+  install_dir: get_option('bindir'),
+  install_mode: 'rwxr-xr-x'
+)
+
+subdir('WebappManager')

src/webapp-manager.in

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#!@PYTHON@
+
+# webapp-manager.in
+#
+# Copyright 2024 Linux Mint
+#
+# 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/>.
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+import re
+import sys
+
+sys.path.insert(1, '@pkgdatadir@')
+
+from WebappManager.main import main
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    sys.argv[0] = re.sub(r'(-script\.pyw|\.exe)?$', '', sys.argv[0])
+    sys.exit(main())

test

@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-sudo rm -rf /usr/lib/webapp-manager
-sudo rm -rf /usr/share/webapp-manager
-sudo cp -R usr /
+rm -rf builddir
+meson setup -Dprefix=$HOME/.local builddir
+meson compile -C builddir --verbose
+meson install -C builddir # --dry-run # with dry-run files are not acutally installed
 webapp-manager
+
+# To remove installed files uncomment below line
+# ninja uninstall -C builddir