Generate AboutDialog from appdata

Author: d-k-bo

.gitignore

@@ -9,4 +9,5 @@
 /target
 /subprojects/blueprint-compiler
 /data/gschemas.compiled
-/data/resources/gtk/help-overlay.ui
+/data/resources/gtk/help-overlay.ui
+/data/resources/de.k_bo.Televido.metainfo.xml

data/meson.build

@@ -23,6 +23,19 @@ appstream_file = i18n.merge_file(
   install_dir: get_option('datadir') / 'metainfo',
 )
 
+# Setup a translated metainfo file in the resources dir as well
+# for use by the about dialog
+# based on https://github.com/bragefuglseth/fretboard/blob/cf9e72bf66dfc4fb0b24ba8cf04c7f794191dbc8/data/meson.build#L41-L50
+msgfmt = find_program('msgfmt', required: true)
+run_command(
+  msgfmt,
+  '--xml',
+  '-d' + meson.project_source_root() / 'po',
+  '--template=' + BASE_APP_ID + '.metainfo.xml.in',
+  '--output-file=' + 'resources' / BASE_APP_ID + '.metainfo.xml',
+  check: true,
+)
+
 appstreamcli = find_program('appstreamcli', required: false, disabler: true)
 if appstreamcli.found()
   test(

meson.build

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ if get_option('profile') == 'development'
   endif
   APP_ID = '@0@.@1@'.format(BASE_APP_ID, PROFILE)
 else
-  PROFILE = ''
+  PROFILE = 'Release'
   version_suffix = ''
   APP_ID = BASE_APP_ID
 endif

src/application.rs

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use gettextrs::gettext;
 use smart_default::SmartDefault;
 
 use crate::{
-    config::{APP_ID, APP_NAME, AUTHOR, ISSUE_URL, PROJECT_URL, VERSION},
+    config::{APP_ID, PROFILE, VERSION},
     launcher::{ExternalProgram, ExternalProgramType, ProgramSelector},
     player::{TvPlayer, VideoInfo},
     preferences::TvPreferencesDialog,
@@ -307,15 +307,12 @@ impl TvApplication {
     }
 
     fn show_about(&self) {
-        let about = adw::AboutDialog::builder()
-            .application_name(APP_NAME)
-            .application_icon(APP_ID)
-            .developer_name(AUTHOR)
-            .version(VERSION)
-            .website(PROJECT_URL)
-            .issue_url(ISSUE_URL)
-            .license_type(gtk::License::Gpl30)
-            .build();
+        let about = adw::AboutDialog::from_appdata(
+            "/de/k_bo/televido/de.k_bo.Televido.metainfo.xml",
+            (PROFILE == "Release").then_some(VERSION),
+        );
+
+        about.set_version(VERSION);
 
         about.present(Some(&self.window()));
     }