Refactor clipboard copying

Flow.Launcher.Plugin/Interfaces/IPublicAPI.cs

@@ -38,12 +38,18 @@ public interface IPublicAPI
         /// <exception cref="FileNotFoundException">Thrown when unable to find the file specified in the command </exception>
         /// <exception cref="Win32Exception">Thrown when error occurs during the execution of the command </exception>
         void ShellRun(string cmd, string filename = "cmd.exe");
-        
+
         /// <summary>
-        /// Copy Text to clipboard
+        /// Copies the passed in text and shows a message indicating whether the operation was completed successfully.
+        /// When directCopy is set to true and passed in text is the path to a file or directory,
+        /// the actual file/directory will be copied to clipboard. Otherwise the text itself will still be copied to clipboard.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="text">Text to save on clipboard</param>
-        public void CopyToClipboard(string text);
+        /// <param name="directCopy">When true it will directly copy the file/folder from the path specified in text</param>
+        /// <param name="showDefaultNotification">Whether to show the default notification from this method after copy is done. 
+        ///                                         It will show file/folder/text is copied successfully.
+        ///                                         Turn this off to show your own notification after copy is done.</param>>
+        public void CopyToClipboard(string text, bool directCopy = false, bool showDefaultNotification = true);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Save everything, all of Flow Launcher and plugins' data and settings

Flow.Launcher/MainWindow.xaml.cs

@@ -63,12 +63,11 @@ private void OnCopy(object sender, ExecutedRoutedEventArgs e)
             if (QueryTextBox.SelectionLength == 0 && result != null)
             {
                 string copyText = result.CopyText;
-                _viewModel.ResultCopy(copyText);
-
+                App.API.CopyToClipboard(copyText, directCopy: true);
             }
             else if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(QueryTextBox.Text))
             {
-                System.Windows.Clipboard.SetText(QueryTextBox.SelectedText);
+                App.API.CopyToClipboard(QueryTextBox.SelectedText, showDefaultNotification: false);
             }
         }
 

Flow.Launcher/PublicAPIInstance.cs

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Storage;
 using System.Collections.Concurrent;
 using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Collections.Specialized;
 
 namespace Flow.Launcher
 {
@@ -116,9 +117,35 @@ public void ShellRun(string cmd, string filename = "cmd.exe")
             ShellCommand.Execute(startInfo);
         }
 
-        public void CopyToClipboard(string text)
+        public void CopyToClipboard(string stringToCopy, bool directCopy = false, bool showDefaultNotification = true)
         {
-            _mainVM.ResultCopy(text);
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(stringToCopy))
+                return;
+
+            var isFile = File.Exists(stringToCopy);
+            if (directCopy && (isFile || Directory.Exists(stringToCopy)))
+            {
+                var paths = new StringCollection
+                {
+                    stringToCopy
+                };
+
+                Clipboard.SetFileDropList(paths);
+
+                if (showDefaultNotification)
+                    ShowMsg(
+                        $"{GetTranslation("copy")} {(isFile ? GetTranslation("fileTitle") : GetTranslation("folderTitle"))}",
+                        GetTranslation("completedSuccessfully"));
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                Clipboard.SetDataObject(stringToCopy);
+
+                if (showDefaultNotification)
+                    ShowMsg(
+                        $"{GetTranslation("copy")} {GetTranslation("textTitle")}",
+                        GetTranslation("completedSuccessfully"));
+            }
         }
 
         public void StartLoadingBar() => _mainVM.ProgressBarVisibility = Visibility.Visible;

Flow.Launcher/ViewModel/MainViewModel.cs

@@ -1103,42 +1103,6 @@ public void UpdateResultView(IEnumerable<ResultsForUpdate> resultsForUpdates)
             Results.AddResults(resultsForUpdates, token);
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Copies the specified file or folder path to the clipboard, or the specified text if it is not a valid file or folder path.
-        /// Shows a message indicating whether the operation was completed successfully.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="stringToCopy">The file or folder path, or text to copy to the clipboard.</param>
-        /// <returns>Nothing.</returns>
-        public void ResultCopy(string stringToCopy)
-        {
-            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(stringToCopy))
-            {
-                return;
-            }
-            var isFile = File.Exists(stringToCopy);
-            var isFolder = Directory.Exists(stringToCopy);
-            if (isFile || isFolder)
-            {
-                var paths = new StringCollection
-                {
-                    stringToCopy
-                };
-
-                Clipboard.SetFileDropList(paths);
-                App.API.ShowMsg(
-                    $"{App.API.GetTranslation("copy")} {(isFile ? App.API.GetTranslation("fileTitle") : App.API.GetTranslation("folderTitle"))}",
-                    App.API.GetTranslation("completedSuccessfully"));
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                Clipboard.SetDataObject(stringToCopy);
-                App.API.ShowMsg(
-                    $"{App.API.GetTranslation("copy")} {App.API.GetTranslation("textTitle")}",
-                    App.API.GetTranslation("completedSuccessfully"));
-            }
-            return;
-        }
-
         #endregion
     }
 }

Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.BrowserBookmark/Main.cs

@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ public List<Result> LoadContextMenus(Result selectedResult)
                     {
                         try
                         {
-                            Clipboard.SetDataObject(((BookmarkAttributes)selectedResult.ContextData).Url);
+                            context.API.CopyToClipboard(((BookmarkAttributes)selectedResult.ContextData).Url);
 
                             return true;
                         }

Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Calculator/Main.cs

@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ public List<Result> Query(Query query)
                             {
                                 try
                                 {
-                                    Clipboard.SetDataObject(newResult);
+                                    Context.API.CopyToClipboard(newResult);
                                     return true;
                                 }
                                 catch (ExternalException)

Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/ContextMenu.cs

@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ public List<Result> LoadContextMenus(Result selectedResult)
                     {
                         try
                         {
-                            Clipboard.SetText(record.FullPath);
+                            Context.API.CopyToClipboard(record.FullPath);
                             return true;
                         }
                         catch (Exception e)
@@ -147,10 +147,7 @@ public List<Result> LoadContextMenus(Result selectedResult)
                     {
                         try
                         {
-                            Clipboard.SetFileDropList(new System.Collections.Specialized.StringCollection
-                            {
-                                record.FullPath
-                            });
+                            Context.API.CopyToClipboard(record.FullPath, directCopy: true);
                             return true;
                         }
                         catch (Exception e)

Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Main.cs

@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ public async Task<List<Result>> QueryAsync(Query query, CancellationToken token)
                             ? action
                             : _ =>
                             {
-                                Clipboard.SetDataObject(e.ToString());
+                                Context.API.CopyToClipboard(e.ToString());
                                 return new ValueTask<bool>(true);
                             }
                     }

Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Shell/Main.cs

@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ public List<Result> Query(Query query)
 
                                 Execute(Process.Start, PrepareProcessStartInfo(m, runAsAdministrator));
                                 return true;
-                            }
+                            },
+                            CopyText = m
                         }));
                     }
                 }
@@ -123,7 +124,8 @@ private List<Result> GetHistoryCmds(string cmd, Result result)
 
                             Execute(Process.Start, PrepareProcessStartInfo(m.Key, runAsAdministrator));
                             return true;
-                        }
+                        },
+                        CopyText = m.Key
                     };
                     return ret;
                 }).Where(o => o != null);
@@ -152,7 +154,8 @@ private Result GetCurrentCmd(string cmd)
 
                     Execute(Process.Start, PrepareProcessStartInfo(cmd, runAsAdministrator));
                     return true;
-                }
+                },
+                CopyText = cmd
             };
 
             return result;
@@ -176,7 +179,8 @@ private List<Result> ResultsFromHistory()
 
                         Execute(Process.Start, PrepareProcessStartInfo(m.Key, runAsAdministrator));
                         return true;
-                    }
+                    },
+                    CopyText = m.Key
                 });
 
             if (_settings.ShowOnlyMostUsedCMDs)
@@ -406,7 +410,7 @@ public List<Result> LoadContextMenus(Result selectedResult)
                     Title = context.API.GetTranslation("flowlauncher_plugin_cmd_copy"),
                     Action = c =>
                     {
-                        Clipboard.SetDataObject(selectedResult.Title);
+                        context.API.CopyToClipboard(selectedResult.Title);
                         return true;
                     },
                     IcoPath = "Images/copy.png",

Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.WindowsSettings/Helper/ContextMenuHelper.cs

@@ -22,26 +22,6 @@ internal static class ContextMenuHelper
         internal static List<Result> GetContextMenu(in Result result, in string assemblyName)
         {
             return new List<Result>(0);
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Copy the given text to the clipboard
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="text">The text to copy to the clipboard</param>
-        /// <returns><see langword="true"/>The text successful copy to the clipboard, otherwise <see langword="false"/></returns>
-        private static bool TryToCopyToClipBoard(in string text)
-        {
-            try
-            {
-                Clipboard.Clear();
-                Clipboard.SetText(text);
-                return true;
-            }
-            catch (Exception exception)
-            {
-                Log.Exception("Can't copy to clipboard", exception, typeof(Main));
-                return false;
-            }
-        }
+        }        
     }
 }