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    Copyright (c) 2020, Lukas Holecek <hluk@email.cz>

    This file is part of CopyQ.

    CopyQ is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
    the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
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    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
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*/

#include <QApplication>

#include "x11platformclipboard.h"

#include "common/common.h"
#include "common/mimetypes.h"
#include "common/log.h"
#include "common/timer.h"
#include <X11/Xlib.h>
#include <X11/Xatom.h>

#include <QClipboard>
#include <QMimeData>
#include <QX11Info>
constexpr auto minCheckAgainIntervalMs = 50;
constexpr auto maxCheckAgainIntervalMs = 500;
constexpr auto maxRetryCount = 3;
/// Return true only if selection is incomplete, i.e. mouse button or shift key is pressed.
bool isSelectionIncomplete()
    if (!QX11Info::isPlatformX11())
        return false;

    auto display = QX11Info::display();

    // If mouse button or shift is pressed then assume that user is selecting text.
    XEvent event{};
    XQueryPointer(display, DefaultRootWindow(display),
                  &event.xbutton.root, &event.xbutton.window,
                  &event.xbutton.x_root, &event.xbutton.y_root,
                  &event.xbutton.x, &event.xbutton.y,
                  &event.xbutton.state);

    return event.xbutton.state & (Button1Mask | ShiftMask);
}

} // namespace

X11PlatformClipboard::X11PlatformClipboard()
    m_clipboardData.mode = ClipboardMode::Clipboard;
    m_selectionData.mode = ClipboardMode::Selection;
}

void X11PlatformClipboard::startMonitoring(const QStringList &formats)
{
    m_clipboardData.formats = formats;
    // Always assume that only plain text can be in primary selection buffer.
    // Asking a app for bigger data when mouse selection changes can make the app hang for a moment.
    m_selectionData.formats.append(mimeText);

    for (auto clipboardData : {&m_clipboardData, &m_selectionData}) {
        clipboardData->owner.clear();
        clipboardData->newOwner.clear();
        updateClipboardData(clipboardData);
        useNewClipboardData(clipboardData);
    }

    initSingleShotTimer( &m_timerCheckAgain, 0, this, &X11PlatformClipboard::check );

    initSingleShotTimer( &m_clipboardData.timerEmitChange, 0, this, [this](){
        useNewClipboardData(&m_clipboardData);
    } );

    initSingleShotTimer( &m_selectionData.timerEmitChange, 0, this, [this](){
        useNewClipboardData(&m_selectionData);
    DummyClipboard::startMonitoring(formats);
void X11PlatformClipboard::setMonitoringEnabled(ClipboardMode mode, bool enable)
{
    auto &clipboardData = mode == ClipboardMode::Clipboard ? m_clipboardData : m_selectionData;
    clipboardData.enabled = enable;
}

QVariantMap X11PlatformClipboard::data(ClipboardMode mode, const QStringList &) const
    const auto &clipboardData = mode == ClipboardMode::Clipboard ? m_clipboardData : m_selectionData;
    auto data = clipboardData.data;
    if ( !data.contains(mimeOwner) )
        data[mimeWindowTitle] = clipboardData.owner;
    return data;
void X11PlatformClipboard::setData(ClipboardMode mode, const QVariantMap &dataMap)
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    // WORKAROUND: Avoid getting X11 warning "QXcbClipboard: SelectionRequest too old".
    QCoreApplication::processEvents();
    DummyClipboard::setData(mode, dataMap);
void X11PlatformClipboard::onChanged(int mode)
    auto &clipboardData = mode == QClipboard::Clipboard ? m_clipboardData : m_selectionData;
    if (!clipboardData.enabled)
        return;

    // Store the current window title right after the clipboard/selection changes.
    // This makes sure that the title points to the correct clipboard/selection
    // owner most of the times.
    const auto currentWindowTitle = clipboardOwner();
    if (currentWindowTitle != clipboardData.newOwner) {
        COPYQ_LOG( QString("New %1 owner: \"%2\"")
                   .arg(mode == QClipboard::Clipboard ? "clipboard" : "selection")
                   .arg(QString::fromUtf8(currentWindowTitle)) );
        clipboardData.newOwner = currentWindowTitle;
    if (mode == QClipboard::Selection) {
        // Omit checking selection too fast.
        if ( mode == QClipboard::Selection && m_timerCheckAgain.isActive() ) {
            COPYQ_LOG("Postponing fast selection change");
            return;
        }

        if ( isSelectionIncomplete() ) {
            COPYQ_LOG("Selection is incomplete");
            if ( !m_timerCheckAgain.isActive()
                 || minCheckAgainIntervalMs < m_timerCheckAgain.remainingTime() )
            {
                m_timerCheckAgain.start(minCheckAgainIntervalMs);
            }
            return;
        }
    if (m_clipboardData.cloningData || m_selectionData.cloningData) {
        if (clipboardData.cloningData && !clipboardData.abortCloning) {
            COPYQ_LOG( QString("Aborting getting %1, the data changed again")
                       .arg(mode == QClipboard::Clipboard ? "clipboard" : "selection") );
            clipboardData.abortCloning = true;
        }
        return;
    }

    updateClipboardData(&clipboardData);

    checkAgainLater(true, 0);
void X11PlatformClipboard::check()
    if (m_clipboardData.cloningData || m_selectionData.cloningData) {
        m_timerCheckAgain.setInterval(minCheckAgainIntervalMs);
        m_timerCheckAgain.start();
        return;
    }

    m_timerCheckAgain.stop();
    updateClipboardData(&m_clipboardData);
    updateClipboardData(&m_selectionData);
    if ( m_timerCheckAgain.isActive() )
        return;

    const bool changed = m_clipboardData.timerEmitChange.isActive()
        || m_selectionData.timerEmitChange.isActive();

    // Check clipboard and selection again if some signals where
    // not delivered or older data was received after new one.
    const int interval = m_timerCheckAgain.interval() * 2 + minCheckAgainIntervalMs;
    checkAgainLater(changed, interval);
void X11PlatformClipboard::updateClipboardData(X11PlatformClipboard::ClipboardData *clipboardData)
    if (!clipboardData->enabled)
    if ( isSelectionIncomplete() ) {
        m_timerCheckAgain.start(minCheckAgainIntervalMs);
        return;
    }

    const auto data = ::clipboardData(clipboardData->mode);

    // Retry to retrieve clipboard data few times.
    if (!data) {
        if (clipboardData->retry < maxRetryCount) {
            ++clipboardData->retry;
            m_timerCheckAgain.start(clipboardData->retry * maxCheckAgainIntervalMs);
        }

        log( QString("Failed to retrieve %1 data (try %2/%3)")
             .arg(clipboardData->mode == ClipboardMode::Clipboard ? "clipboard" : "selection")
             .arg(clipboardData->retry)
             .arg(maxRetryCount), LogWarning );

    clipboardData->retry = 0;

    const auto newDataTimestamp = data->data(QLatin1String("TIMESTAMP"));
    // In case there is a timestamp, omit update if it did not change.
    if ( !newDataTimestamp.isEmpty() && clipboardData->newDataTimestamp == newDataTimestamp )
        return;
    clipboardData->timerEmitChange.stop();
    clipboardData->abortCloning = false;
    clipboardData->cloningData = true;
    clipboardData->newData = cloneData(*data, clipboardData->formats, &clipboardData->abortCloning);
    clipboardData->cloningData = false;
    if (clipboardData->abortCloning) {
        m_timerCheckAgain.setInterval(0);
        m_timerCheckAgain.start();
        return;
    }

    // In case there is no timestamp, update only if the data changed.
    if ( newDataTimestamp.isEmpty() && clipboardData->data == clipboardData->newData )
        return;
    clipboardData->newDataTimestamp = newDataTimestamp;
    clipboardData->timerEmitChange.start();
}
void X11PlatformClipboard::useNewClipboardData(X11PlatformClipboard::ClipboardData *clipboardData)
{
    clipboardData->data = clipboardData->newData;
    clipboardData->owner = clipboardData->newOwner;
    clipboardData->timerEmitChange.stop();
    emit changed(clipboardData->mode);
}

void X11PlatformClipboard::checkAgainLater(bool clipboardChanged, int interval)
{
    m_timerCheckAgain.setInterval(interval);
    if (interval < maxCheckAgainIntervalMs)
        m_timerCheckAgain.start();
    else if (clipboardChanged)
        m_timerCheckAgain.start(maxCheckAgainIntervalMs);
        m_timerCheckAgain.setInterval(0);

    COPYQ_LOG( QString("Clipboard %1, selection %2.%3")
               .arg(m_clipboardData.timerEmitChange.isActive() ? "*CHANGED*" : "unchanged")
               .arg(m_selectionData.timerEmitChange.isActive() ? "*CHANGED*" : "unchanged")
               .arg(m_timerCheckAgain.isActive()
                    ? QString(" Test again in %1ms.").arg(m_timerCheckAgain.interval())