// Licensed to the .NET Foundation under one or more agreements.
// The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
using System.Diagnostics;
namespace Microsoft.Maui.Platform;
///
/// Static helper for system clipboard access using xclip/xsel.
/// Provides synchronous access for use in UI event handlers.
///
public static class SystemClipboard
{
///
/// Gets text from the system clipboard.
///
public static string? GetText()
{
// Try xclip first
var result = TryGetWithXclip();
if (result != null) return result;
// Try xsel as fallback
result = TryGetWithXsel();
if (result != null) return result;
// Try wl-paste for Wayland
return TryGetWithWlPaste();
}
///
/// Sets text to the system clipboard.
///
public static void SetText(string? text)
{
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(text))
{
ClearClipboard();
return;
}
// Try xclip first
if (TrySetWithXclip(text)) return;
// Try xsel as fallback
if (TrySetWithXsel(text)) return;
// Try wl-copy for Wayland
TrySetWithWlCopy(text);
}
private static string? 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 = process.StandardOutput.ReadToEnd();
process.WaitForExit(1000);
return process.ExitCode == 0 ? output : null;
}
catch
{
return null;
}
}
private static string? 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 = process.StandardOutput.ReadToEnd();
process.WaitForExit(1000);
return process.ExitCode == 0 ? output : null;
}
catch
{
return null;
}
}
private static string? TryGetWithWlPaste()
{
try
{
var startInfo = new ProcessStartInfo
{
FileName = "wl-paste",
Arguments = "--no-newline",
UseShellExecute = false,
RedirectStandardOutput = true,
RedirectStandardError = true,
CreateNoWindow = true
};
using var process = Process.Start(startInfo);
if (process == null) return null;
var output = process.StandardOutput.ReadToEnd();
process.WaitForExit(1000);
return process.ExitCode == 0 ? output : null;
}
catch
{
return null;
}
}
private static bool 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;
process.StandardInput.Write(text);
process.StandardInput.Close();
process.WaitForExit(1000);
return process.ExitCode == 0;
}
catch
{
return false;
}
}
private static bool 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;
process.StandardInput.Write(text);
process.StandardInput.Close();
process.WaitForExit(1000);
return process.ExitCode == 0;
}
catch
{
return false;
}
}
private static bool TrySetWithWlCopy(string text)
{
try
{
var startInfo = new ProcessStartInfo
{
FileName = "wl-copy",
UseShellExecute = false,
RedirectStandardInput = true,
RedirectStandardError = true,
CreateNoWindow = true
};
using var process = Process.Start(startInfo);
if (process == null) return false;
process.StandardInput.Write(text);
process.StandardInput.Close();
process.WaitForExit(1000);
return process.ExitCode == 0;
}
catch
{
return false;
}
}
private static void ClearClipboard()
{
try
{
// Try xclip
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();
process.WaitForExit(1000);
}
}
catch
{
// Ignore errors when clearing
}
}
}