CHANGELOG.md

Changelog

All notable changes to deskify will be documented in this file.

The format is based on Keep a Changelog, and this project follows early MVP/alpha versioning (e.g. v0.1.1-alpha.2).

[Unreleased]

Changed

• Updated documentation to describe Chromium as the default backend consistently.
• doctor now treats cargo tauri as optional unless the user chooses --backend tauri.

Added

• Added deskify update disable flags for persisted boolean options:
  • --no-fullscreen
  • --decorations
  • --light-mode
• Added tests for update boolean option resolution and icon link parsing.

Fixed

• Icon discovery now accepts <link> tags where href appears before rel.

[v0.1.1-alpha.2] - 2026-05-28

Changed

• Major internal refactoring of XDG / Base Directory handling:
  • Introduced dedicated src/xdg.rs module to centralize all path resolution logic.
  • Removed duplicated BaseDirs usage across app.rs, desktop.rs, chromium.rs, doctor.rs, and install.rs.
• Moved remaining unit tests out of main.rs into their proper modules (desktop.rs, chromium.rs, tauri.rs, types.rs, validation.rs).
• Updated rust-version from 1.85 to 1.95 to match the project's documented requirements in AGENTS.md.
• Changed the default backend from tauri to chromium (the Chromium backend is now the recommended default for most users).

Fixed

• Fixed a bug in the Chromium backend where writing the icon would fail with ENOENT because the temporary directory was dropped too early. Thanks to @shocklateboy92 for the fix in #1.

Removed

• Temporary refactoring artifacts and internal "work-in-progress" comments from the xdg centralization phase (preparation for public repository).

Improved

• Significantly reduced code duplication in path handling.
• Cleaner and more maintainable project structure for future development.

[v0.1.1-alpha.1] - 2026-05-04

Added

• Comprehensive unit test suite (37 tests covering desktop entry escaping, Tauri config generation, validation, Chromium backend, and app config serialization)
• Module refactoring: code split into 10 focused modules (types, validation, tauri, chromium, icon, desktop, install, app, doctor)

Fixed

• Test coverage gaps resolved with tests for:
  • desktop_exec_escape handling of empty strings, whitespace, quotes, and backslashes
  • validate_remove_id rejection of uppercase, special characters, and path traversal attempts
  • Tauri config generation (fullscreen, no-decorations, dark-mode, user-agent, window dimensions, CSP)
  • App config serialization roundtrip

Changed

• Split main.rs (~1900 lines) into modular structure:
  • src/types.rs - CLI definitions and types
  • src/validation.rs - ID sanitization and validation
  • src/tauri.rs - Tauri config and project generation
  • src/chromium.rs - Browser detection and exec building
  • src/icon.rs - Icon fetching and processing
  • src/desktop.rs - Desktop entry utilities
  • src/install.rs - App installation logic
  • src/app.rs - App management (list/remove/config)
  • src/doctor.rs - Diagnostics
  • src/main.rs - Entry point and orchestration

[v0.1.0-alpha.9] - 2026-02-25

Fixed

• Accept legacy profile_scope=default in persisted app configs (treated as isolated) and fall back to desktop metadata when a config is invalid
• Validate Chromium browser binaries before installing .desktop entries (prevents silent failures with wrapper scripts)

Added

• AUR publish automation (PKGBUILD generator + GitHub Actions workflow) for deskify-bin

Documentation

• Quick Start improvements and Chromium backend troubleshooting notes
• AUR install instructions and alpha warning (yay -S deskify-bin)

[v0.1.0-alpha.8] - 2026-02-25

Added

• Persisted app metadata under ~/.local/share/deskify/apps/<id>.json
• deskify list --verbose to show URL/backend when metadata is available

Changed

• deskify update <id> no longer requires --url when metadata exists (migrates older installs on first update/build)

[v0.1.0-alpha.7] - 2026-02-25

Added

• AUR deskify-bin packaging template with checksums

[v0.1.0-alpha.6] - 2026-02-23

Added

• chromium compatibility backend via --backend chromium using an installed Chromium-based browser in app mode (no local Tauri build for generated apps)
• build / update flags for Chromium backend selection and runtime control:
  • --backend <tauri|chromium>
  • --browser-bin <PATH>
  • --profile-scope <isolated|shared>
• Chromium app install flow with XDG .desktop launchers and per-app metadata (X-Deskify-Backend=chromium)
• Optional isolated Chromium profiles under ~/.local/share/deskify/profiles/<id>
• doctor now reports whether a Chromium-based browser is available in PATH

Changed

• update <id> now keeps the internal app ID stable even when the display name changes
• list now derives the internal ID from the .desktop filename (works for both Tauri and Chromium backends)
• remove now also cleans up Chromium profile directories (when present)
• update keeps Chromium isolated profiles by default to preserve sessions/cookies during reinstall

Fixed

• Tauri wrapper generation now consistently uses the existing internal ID for generated app identifiers (prevents accidental ID drift during updates)
• .desktop command generation for Chromium backend now escapes arguments (URLs / user agents with spaces or special characters)

Documentation

• README now documents backend modes (tauri vs chromium) and recommends --backend chromium for sites that fail in the system WebView backend
• Added Chromium backend usage examples (--browser-bin, --profile-scope) and updated compatibility notes

Added

• build --no-decorations option to create frameless windows (decorations: false) for kiosk/dashboard-style setups
• README screenshots for KDE/Arch showing launcher integration, running app window, and deskify list workflow

Fixed

• Icon handling now normalizes downloaded and custom icons to RGBA PNG before Tauri build (prevents icon ... is not RGBA build failures)

[v0.1.0-alpha.2] - 2026-02-23

Fixed

• Resolved a CI failure caused by Clippy (items_after_test_module) by moving the test module to the end of src/main.rs

Changed

• No functional CLI behavior changes; this is a release/CI correctness follow-up to v0.1.0-alpha.1

[v0.1.0-alpha.1] - 2026-02-23

Added

• Initial public MVP/alpha release of deskify (Linux-only)
• CLI commands:
  • deskify build --url <URL> --name <NAME>
  • deskify list
  • deskify remove <internal-id>
• build supports advanced options:
  • --icon
  • --fullscreen
  • --user-agent
  • --dark-mode
  • --width
  • --height
• Tauri-based wrapper generation in a temporary build directory
• XDG desktop integration:
  • installs wrapper binary into local executable directory (~/.local/bin fallback)
  • creates .desktop launcher in ~/.local/share/applications
  • installs app icon into ~/.local/share/icons/hicolor/128x128/apps
• Automatic favicon download from Google Favicon API with dummy-icon fallback
• .desktop metadata marker (X-Deskify-Managed=true) for more reliable app discovery
• Unit tests for:
  • app ID sanitization
  • remove ID validation
  • Deskify desktop entry detection (marker + legacy fallback)
• GitHub CI workflow (cargo fmt --check, cargo clippy, cargo test, cargo check)
• Tag-based GitHub Release workflow to upload a Linux deskify CLI binary
• GitHub PR template and release-note categorization config

Changed

• tauri.conf.json generation now uses structured JSON serialization (serde_json) instead of manual string interpolation
• App discovery in list prefers the Deskify marker and keeps a legacy heuristic fallback for older installs
• Documentation updated for alpha/MVP positioning, known limitations, smoke tests, and release tagging (v0.1.0-alpha.N)

Fixed

• remove now validates internal IDs and rejects unsafe values (for example path traversal inputs like ../foo)
• Generated Tauri config creation is more robust for names/URLs/user agents containing special characters