// Licensed to the .NET Foundation under one or more agreements.
// The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.Diagnostics;
using Microsoft.Maui.ApplicationModel.DataTransfer;
namespace Microsoft.Maui.Platform.Linux.Services;
///
/// Linux clipboard implementation using xclip/xsel command line tools.
///
public class ClipboardService : IClipboard
{
private string? _lastSetText;
public bool HasText
{
get
{
try
{
var result = GetTextAsync().GetAwaiter().GetResult();
return !string.IsNullOrEmpty(result);
}
catch
{
return false;
}
}
}
public event EventHandler? ClipboardContentChanged;
public async Task GetTextAsync()
{
// Try xclip first
var result = await TryGetWithXclip();
if (result != null) return result;
// Try xsel as fallback
return await TryGetWithXsel();
}
public async Task SetTextAsync(string? text)
{
_lastSetText = text;
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(text))
{
await ClearClipboard();
return;
}
// Try xclip first
var success = await TrySetWithXclip(text);
if (!success)
{
// Try xsel as fallback
await TrySetWithXsel(text);
}
ClipboardContentChanged?.Invoke(this, EventArgs.Empty);
}
private async Task TryGetWithXclip()
{
try
{
var startInfo = new ProcessStartInfo
{
FileName = "xclip",
Arguments = "-selection clipboard -o",
UseShellExecute = false,
RedirectStandardOutput = true,
RedirectStandardError = true,
CreateNoWindow = true
};
using var process = Process.Start(startInfo);
if (process == null) return null;
var output = await process.StandardOutput.ReadToEndAsync();
await process.WaitForExitAsync();
return process.ExitCode == 0 ? output : null;
}
catch
{
return null;
}
}
private async Task TryGetWithXsel()
{
try
{
var startInfo = new ProcessStartInfo
{
FileName = "xsel",
Arguments = "--clipboard --output",
UseShellExecute = false,
RedirectStandardOutput = true,
RedirectStandardError = true,
CreateNoWindow = true
};
using var process = Process.Start(startInfo);
if (process == null) return null;
var output = await process.StandardOutput.ReadToEndAsync();
await process.WaitForExitAsync();
return process.ExitCode == 0 ? output : null;
}
catch
{
return null;
}
}
private async Task TrySetWithXclip(string text)
{
try
{
var startInfo = new ProcessStartInfo
{
FileName = "xclip",
Arguments = "-selection clipboard",
UseShellExecute = false,
RedirectStandardInput = true,
RedirectStandardError = true,
CreateNoWindow = true
};
using var process = Process.Start(startInfo);
if (process == null) return false;
await process.StandardInput.WriteAsync(text);
process.StandardInput.Close();
await process.WaitForExitAsync();
return process.ExitCode == 0;
}
catch
{
return false;
}
}
private async Task TrySetWithXsel(string text)
{
try
{
var startInfo = new ProcessStartInfo
{
FileName = "xsel",
Arguments = "--clipboard --input",
UseShellExecute = false,
RedirectStandardInput = true,
RedirectStandardError = true,
CreateNoWindow = true
};
using var process = Process.Start(startInfo);
if (process == null) return false;
await process.StandardInput.WriteAsync(text);
process.StandardInput.Close();
await process.WaitForExitAsync();
return process.ExitCode == 0;
}
catch
{
return false;
}
}
private async Task ClearClipboard()
{
try
{
// Try xclip first
var startInfo = new ProcessStartInfo
{
FileName = "xclip",
Arguments = "-selection clipboard",
UseShellExecute = false,
RedirectStandardInput = true,
CreateNoWindow = true
};
using var process = Process.Start(startInfo);
if (process != null)
{
process.StandardInput.Close();
await process.WaitForExitAsync();
}
}
catch
{
// Ignore errors when clearing
}
}
}