public/Start-FlatpakApplication.ps1
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function Start-FlatpakApplication { <# .SYNOPSIS Starts a Flatpak application by name or Application ID. .DESCRIPTION This function allows you to start a Flatpak application installed on your system. It can accept either the application name or the Application ID as parameters. If neither parameter is provided, it will prompt you to select an application from a list. .PARAMETER Name The name of the Flatpak application to start. .PARAMETER ApplicationID The Application ID of the Flatpak application to start. .EXAMPLE Start-FlatpakApplication -Name "GIMP" Starts the Flatpak application with the name "GIMP". .EXAMPLE Start-FlatpakApplication -ApplicationID "org.gimp.GIMP" Starts the Flatpak application with the Application ID "org.gimp.GIMP". .EXAMPLE Start-FlatpakApplication Prompts the user to select a Flatpak application from a list to start. .NOTES Requires Flatpak to be installed on the system. #> param ( [parameter(Mandatory = $false)] [string]$Name, [Parameter(Mandatory = $false)] [string]$ApplicationID ) # Check if Flatpak is installed if (-not (Get-Command flatpak -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)) { Write-Error "Flatpak is not installed on this system." return } # Get the list of installed Flatpak applications $apps = Invoke-Command -ScriptBlock { flatpak list --app --columns=application,name } $applist = $apps | ForEach-Object { $parts = $_.Split("`t", [System.StringSplitOptions]::RemoveEmptyEntries) [PSCustomObject]@{ Name = $parts[1].Trim() ApplicationID = $parts[0].Trim() } } if ([string]::IsNullOrEmpty($ApplicationID) -and [string]::IsNullOrEmpty($Name)) { $app = Out-GridSelect -InputObject $applist -Title "Select a Flatpak Application to Start" } elseif (-not [string]::IsNullOrEmpty($Name)) { $app = $applist | Where-Object { $_.Name -ieq $Name } | Select-Object -First 1 if (-not $app) { Write-Error "No Flatpak application found with the name '$Name'." return } } elseif (-not [string]::IsNullOrEmpty($ApplicationID)) { $app = $applist | Where-Object { $_.ApplicationID -ieq $ApplicationID } | Select-Object -First 1 if (-not $app) { Write-Error "No Flatpak application found with the Application ID '$ApplicationID'." return } } else { $app = $null } # Start the Flatpak application try { Write-Output "Starting Flatpak application: $($app.ApplicationID)" Invoke-Command -ScriptBlock { flatpak run $app.ApplicationID } -ErrorAction Stop } catch { Write-Error "Failed to start Flatpak application: $($app.ApplicationID). Error: $_" } } |