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# Apps
Library and CLI tool for querying and launching
applications that have a corresponding `.desktop` file.
## Installation
1. install dependencies
:::code-group
```sh [<i class="devicon-archlinux-plain"></i> Arch]
sudo pacman -Syu meson vala json-glib gobject-introspection
```
```sh [<i class="devicon-fedora-plain"></i> Fedora]
sudo dnf install meson gcc valac json-glib-devel gobject-introspection-devel
```
```sh [<i class="devicon-ubuntu-plain"></i> Ubuntu]
sudo apt install meson valac libjson-glib-dev gobject-introspection
```
:::
2. clone repo
```sh
git clone https://github.com/aylur/astal.git
cd astal/lib/apps
```
3. install
```sh
meson setup build
meson install -C build
```
:::tip
Most distros recommend manual installs in `/usr/local`,
which is what `meson` defaults to. If you want to install to `/usr`
instead which most package managers do, set the `prefix` option:
```sh
meson setup --prefix /usr build
```
:::
## Usage
You can browse the [Apps reference](https://aylur.github.io/libastal/apps).
### CLI
```sh
astal-apps --help
```
### Library
:::code-group
```js [<i class="devicon-javascript-plain"></i> JavaScript]
import Apps from "gi://AstalApps";
const apps = new Apps.Apps({
includeEntry: true,
includeExecutable: true,
});
print(apps.fuzzy_query("spotify")
.map(app => app.name)
.join("\n"))
```
```py [<i class="devicon-python-plain"></i> Python]
import gi
gi.require_version("AstalApps", "0.1")
from gi.repository import AstalApps
apps = AstalApps.Apps(include_entry = True, include_executable = True )
match = apps.fuzzy_query("obsidian")
print("\n".join(app.get_name() for app in match))
```
```lua [<i class="devicon-lua-plain"></i> Lua]
local lgi = require("lgi")
local AstalApps = lgi.require("AstalApps", "0.1")
local apps = AstalApps.Apps({
include_entry = true,
include_executable = true,
})
local match = apps:fuzzy_query("lutris")
for _, app in ipairs(match) do
print(app.name)
end
```
```vala [<i class="devicon-vala-plain"></i> Vala]
// Not yet documented, contributions are appreciated
```
:::
:::info
The fuzzy query uses [Levenshtein distance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levenshtein_distance). I am not a mathematician, but if you know how to reimplement
the logic of [fzf](https://github.com/junegunn/fzf) to make it better feel free to open PRs.
:::
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