SpotlightSearchPlugIn.m
/* |
File: SpotlightSearchPlugIn.m |
Abstract: SpotlightSearchPlugin class. |
Version: 1.0 |
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/* It's highly recommended to use CGL macros instead of changing the current context for plug-ins that perform OpenGL rendering */ |
#import <OpenGL/CGLMacro.h> |
#import "SpotlightSearchPlugIn.h" |
#define kQCPlugIn_Name @"Spotlight Search" |
#define kQCPlugIn_Description @"Search for files of a given type matching a Spotlight query. The file type is expressed as Uniform Type Identifier e.g. \"public.image\".\n\nRefer to the Apple documentation for a list of available types:\nhttp://developer.apple.com/documentation/Carbon/Conceptual/understanding_utis/utilist/chapter_4_section_1.html." |
@implementation SpotlightSearchPlugIn |
/* We need to declare the input / output properties as dynamic as Quartz Composer will handle their implementation */ |
@dynamic inputQuery, inputType, outputResults, outputSearching; |
+ (NSDictionary*) attributes |
{ |
/* Return the attributes of this plug-in */ |
return [NSDictionary dictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys:kQCPlugIn_Name, QCPlugInAttributeNameKey, kQCPlugIn_Description, QCPlugInAttributeDescriptionKey, nil]; |
} |
+ (NSDictionary*) attributesForPropertyPortWithKey:(NSString*)key |
{ |
/* Return the attributes for the plug-in property ports */ |
if([key isEqualToString:@"inputQuery"]) |
return [NSDictionary dictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys:@"Search Query", QCPortAttributeNameKey, @"Apple", QCPortAttributeDefaultValueKey, nil]; |
if([key isEqualToString:@"inputType"]) |
return [NSDictionary dictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys:@"File Type (UTI)", QCPortAttributeNameKey, @"public.image", QCPortAttributeDefaultValueKey, nil]; |
if([key isEqualToString:@"outputResults"]) |
return [NSDictionary dictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys:@"Results", QCPortAttributeNameKey, nil]; |
if([key isEqualToString:@"outputSearching"]) |
return [NSDictionary dictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys:@"Searching", QCPortAttributeNameKey, nil]; |
return nil; |
} |
+ (QCPlugInExecutionMode) executionMode |
{ |
/* This plug-in is a provider (it provides data from an outside source to the system and doesn't need to run more than once per frame) */ |
return kQCPlugInExecutionModeProvider; |
} |
+ (QCPlugInTimeMode) timeMode |
{ |
/* This plug-in does not depend on the time but since it uses a worker background thread, its -execute:atTime:withArguments: method needs to be called on a regular basis to watch for results */ |
return kQCPlugInTimeModeIdle; |
} |
- (id) init |
{ |
/* Initialize the mutex we use to communicate with the background thread */ |
if(self = [super init]) |
pthread_mutex_init(&_searchMutex, NULL); |
return self; |
} |
- (void) dealloc |
{ |
/* Destroy the mutex we use to communicate with the background thread */ |
pthread_mutex_destroy(&_searchMutex); |
[super dealloc]; |
} |
@end |
@implementation SpotlightSearchPlugIn (Execution) |
- (BOOL) startExecution:(id<QCPlugInContext>)context |
{ |
/* Reset the search needed flag (we don't need to reset our outputs as this is done automatically by the system) */ |
_searchNeeded = NO; |
return YES; |
} |
/* |
This method runs from a background thread and perform the Spotlight search synchronously. |
We cannot perform this search within the -execute:atTime:withArguments: method as it would take too long and block Quartz Composer execution. |
Running the search asynchronously from -execute:atTime:withArguments: would not work either as this requires a runloop to be active, which is not guaranteed in the Quartz Composer environment. |
*/ |
- (void) _searchThread:(NSArray*)args |
{ |
NSAutoreleasePool* pool = [NSAutoreleasePool new]; |
NSMutableArray* resultList = [NSMutableArray new]; |
CFIndex i; |
MDQueryRef query; |
CFMutableArrayRef sortingAttributes; |
MDItemRef item; |
CFStringRef attribute; |
NSString* string; |
NSMutableDictionary* dictionary; |
/* Make sure this thread priority is low */ |
[NSThread setThreadPriority:0.0]; |
/* Contruct a very simple Spotlight query string for files containing the search string and matching an optional UTI */ |
if([[args objectAtIndex:0] length]) { |
if([[args objectAtIndex:1] length]) |
string = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"(* = \"%@\"cdw) && (kMDItemContentTypeTree = \"%@\")", [args objectAtIndex:0], [args objectAtIndex:1]]; |
else |
string = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"(* = \"%@\"cdw)", [args objectAtIndex:0]]; |
} |
else |
string = nil; |
if(string) { |
/* Create the Spotlight query */ |
sortingAttributes = CFArrayCreateMutable(kCFAllocatorDefault, 0, &kCFTypeArrayCallBacks); |
CFArrayAppendValue(sortingAttributes, kMDItemDisplayName); |
query = MDQueryCreate(kCFAllocatorDefault, (CFStringRef)string, NULL, sortingAttributes); |
CFRelease(sortingAttributes); |
if(query) { |
/* Execute the query synchronously */ |
if(MDQueryExecute(query, kMDQuerySynchronous)) { |
/* Create the result list as an array of dictionaries containing "name", "path" and "type" entries for each result */ |
for(i = 0; i < MDQueryGetResultCount(query); ++i) { |
item = (MDItemRef)MDQueryGetResultAtIndex(query, i); |
dictionary = [NSMutableDictionary new]; |
attribute = MDItemCopyAttribute(item, kMDItemDisplayName); |
if(attribute) { |
[dictionary setObject:(id)attribute forKey:@"name"]; |
CFRelease(attribute); |
} |
attribute = MDItemCopyAttribute(item, kMDItemPath); |
if(attribute) { |
[dictionary setObject:(id)attribute forKey:@"path"]; |
CFRelease(attribute); |
} |
attribute = MDItemCopyAttribute(item, kMDItemContentType); |
if(attribute) { |
[dictionary setObject:(id)attribute forKey:@"type"]; |
CFRelease(attribute); |
} |
if([dictionary count]) |
[resultList addObject:dictionary]; |
[dictionary release]; |
} |
} |
CFRelease(query); |
} |
} |
/* Pass the result array back to the execution thread and signal we're done by releasing the mutex */ |
_searchResults = resultList; |
pthread_mutex_unlock(&_searchMutex); |
[pool release]; |
} |
- (BOOL) execute:(id<QCPlugInContext>)context atTime:(NSTimeInterval)time withArguments:(NSDictionary*)arguments |
{ |
/* If search results are available from the background thread, put them on "outputResults" and set "outputSearching" to NO */ |
if(_searchResults) { |
self.outputResults = _searchResults; |
self.outputSearching = NO; |
[_searchResults release]; |
_searchResults = nil; |
} |
/* Check if our search parameters have changed, and if yes, set the search needed flag */ |
if([self didValueForInputKeyChange:@"inputQuery"] || [self didValueForInputKeyChange:@"inputType"]) |
_searchNeeded = YES; |
/* Check if we need to perform a search */ |
if(_searchNeeded) { |
/* Attempt to acquire the mutex which will fail if there's already a background thread running */ |
if(pthread_mutex_trylock(&_searchMutex) == 0) { |
/* Start background thread and clear search needed flag */ |
[NSThread detachNewThreadSelector:@selector(_searchThread:) toTarget:self withObject:[NSArray arrayWithObjects:self.inputQuery, self.inputType, nil]]; |
_searchNeeded = NO; |
/* Set "outputSearching" to YES */ |
self.outputSearching = YES; |
} |
/* We weren't able to start the search, but since the search needed flag has not been cleared, we will try again the next time -execute:atTime:withArguments: is called */ |
} |
return YES; |
} |
- (void) stopExecution:(id<QCPlugInContext>)context |
{ |
/* If there's a background thread running, block until it is done (this will do nothing if there's no background thread) */ |
pthread_mutex_lock(&_searchMutex); |
pthread_mutex_unlock(&_searchMutex); |
/* Clear the background thread results if any */ |
[_searchResults release]; |
_searchResults = nil; |
} |
@end |
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