Fix copy to clipboard STA thread issue & Support retry for copy & Async build-in shortcut model & Fix build shortcuts text replace issue & Fix startup window hide issue

Flow.Launcher.Core/Plugin/QueryBuilder.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-using System;
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using Flow.Launcher.Plugin;
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public static Query Build(string text, Dictionary<string, PluginPair> nonGlobalP
                 searchTerms = terms;
             }
 
-            return new Query ()
+            return new Query()
             {
                 Search = search,
                 RawQuery = rawQuery,
@@ -42,4 +42,4 @@ public static Query Build(string text, Dictionary<string, PluginPair> nonGlobalP
             };
         }
     }
-}
+}

Flow.Launcher.Core/Resource/Theme.cs

@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ public Theme(IPublicAPI publicAPI, Settings settings)
             {
                 _api.LogError(ClassName, "Current theme resource not found. Initializing with default theme.");
                 _oldTheme = Constant.DefaultTheme;
-            };
+            }
         }
 
         #endregion
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ public void UpdateFonts()
                 // Load a ResourceDictionary for the specified theme.
                 var themeName = _settings.Theme;
                 var dict = GetThemeResourceDictionary(themeName);
-                
+
                 // Apply font settings to the theme resource.
                 ApplyFontSettings(dict);
                 UpdateResourceDictionary(dict);
@@ -152,11 +152,11 @@ private void ApplyFontSettings(ResourceDictionary dict)
                 var fontStyle = FontHelper.GetFontStyleFromInvariantStringOrNormal(_settings.QueryBoxFontStyle);
                 var fontWeight = FontHelper.GetFontWeightFromInvariantStringOrNormal(_settings.QueryBoxFontWeight);
                 var fontStretch = FontHelper.GetFontStretchFromInvariantStringOrNormal(_settings.QueryBoxFontStretch);
-                
+
                 SetFontProperties(queryBoxStyle, fontFamily, fontStyle, fontWeight, fontStretch, true);
                 SetFontProperties(querySuggestionBoxStyle, fontFamily, fontStyle, fontWeight, fontStretch, false);
             }
-            
+
             if (dict["ItemTitleStyle"] is Style resultItemStyle &&
                 dict["ItemTitleSelectedStyle"] is Style resultItemSelectedStyle &&
                 dict["ItemHotkeyStyle"] is Style resultHotkeyItemStyle &&
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ private void ApplyFontSettings(ResourceDictionary dict)
                 SetFontProperties(resultHotkeyItemStyle, fontFamily, fontStyle, fontWeight, fontStretch, false);
                 SetFontProperties(resultHotkeyItemSelectedStyle, fontFamily, fontStyle, fontWeight, fontStretch, false);
             }
-            
+
             if (dict["ItemSubTitleStyle"] is Style resultSubItemStyle &&
                 dict["ItemSubTitleSelectedStyle"] is Style resultSubItemSelectedStyle)
             {
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ private static void SetFontProperties(Style style, FontFamily fontFamily, FontSt
                 //  First, find the setters to remove and store them in a list  
                 var settersToRemove = style.Setters
                     .OfType<Setter>()
-                    .Where(setter => 
+                    .Where(setter =>
                         setter.Property == Control.FontFamilyProperty ||
                         setter.Property == Control.FontStyleProperty ||
                         setter.Property == Control.FontWeightProperty ||
@@ -227,18 +227,18 @@ private static void SetFontProperties(Style style, FontFamily fontFamily, FontSt
             {
                 var settersToRemove = style.Setters
                     .OfType<Setter>()
-                    .Where(setter => 
+                    .Where(setter =>
                         setter.Property == TextBlock.FontFamilyProperty ||
                         setter.Property == TextBlock.FontStyleProperty ||
                         setter.Property == TextBlock.FontWeightProperty ||
                         setter.Property == TextBlock.FontStretchProperty)
                     .ToList();
-                
+
                 foreach (var setter in settersToRemove)
                 {
                     style.Setters.Remove(setter);
                 }
-                
+
                 style.Setters.Add(new Setter(TextBlock.FontFamilyProperty, fontFamily));
                 style.Setters.Add(new Setter(TextBlock.FontStyleProperty, fontStyle));
                 style.Setters.Add(new Setter(TextBlock.FontWeightProperty, fontWeight));
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ public bool ChangeTheme(string theme = null)
 
                 // Retrieve theme resource – always use the resource with font settings applied.
                 var resourceDict = GetResourceDictionary(theme);
-                
+
                 UpdateResourceDictionary(resourceDict);
 
                 _settings.Theme = theme;

Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure/NativeMethods.txt

@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ MONITORINFOEXW
 WM_ENTERSIZEMOVE
 WM_EXITSIZEMOVE
 
+OleInitialize
+OleUninitialize
+
 GetKeyboardLayout
 GetWindowThreadProcessId
 ActivateKeyboardLayout
@@ -53,4 +56,4 @@ INPUTLANGCHANGE_FORWARD
 LOCALE_TRANSIENT_KEYBOARD1
 LOCALE_TRANSIENT_KEYBOARD2
 LOCALE_TRANSIENT_KEYBOARD3
-LOCALE_TRANSIENT_KEYBOARD4
+LOCALE_TRANSIENT_KEYBOARD4

Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure/UserSettings/CustomShortcutModel.cs

@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 using System;
 using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
 namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.UserSettings
 {
+    #region Base
+
     public abstract class ShortcutBaseModel
     {
         public string Key { get; set; }
 
-        [JsonIgnore]
-        public Func<string> Expand { get; set; } = () => { return ""; };
-
         public override bool Equals(object obj)
         {
             return obj is ShortcutBaseModel other &&
@@ -22,16 +22,14 @@ public override int GetHashCode()
         }
     }
 
-    public class CustomShortcutModel : ShortcutBaseModel
+    public class BaseCustomShortcutModel : ShortcutBaseModel
     {
         public string Value { get; set; }
 
-        [JsonConstructorAttribute]
-        public CustomShortcutModel(string key, string value)
+        public BaseCustomShortcutModel(string key, string value)
         {
             Key = key;
             Value = value;
-            Expand = () => { return Value; };
         }
 
         public void Deconstruct(out string key, out string value)
@@ -40,26 +38,69 @@ public void Deconstruct(out string key, out string value)
             value = Value;
         }
 
-        public static implicit operator (string Key, string Value)(CustomShortcutModel shortcut)
+        public static implicit operator (string Key, string Value)(BaseCustomShortcutModel shortcut)
         {
             return (shortcut.Key, shortcut.Value);
         }
 
-        public static implicit operator CustomShortcutModel((string Key, string Value) shortcut)
+        public static implicit operator BaseCustomShortcutModel((string Key, string Value) shortcut)
         {
-            return new CustomShortcutModel(shortcut.Key, shortcut.Value);
+            return new BaseCustomShortcutModel(shortcut.Key, shortcut.Value);
         }
     }
 
-    public class BuiltinShortcutModel : ShortcutBaseModel
+    public class BaseBuiltinShortcutModel : ShortcutBaseModel
     {
         public string Description { get; set; }
 
-        public BuiltinShortcutModel(string key, string description, Func<string> expand)
+        public BaseBuiltinShortcutModel(string key, string description)
         {
             Key = key;
             Description = description;
-            Expand = expand ?? (() => { return ""; });
         }
     }
+
+    #endregion
+
+    #region Custom Shortcut
+
+    public class CustomShortcutModel : BaseCustomShortcutModel
+    {
+        [JsonIgnore]
+        public Func<string> Expand { get; set; } = () => { return string.Empty; };
+
+        [JsonConstructor]
+        public CustomShortcutModel(string key, string value) : base(key, value)
+        {
+            Expand = () => { return Value; };
+        }
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+
+    #region Builtin Shortcut
+
+    public class BuiltinShortcutModel : BaseBuiltinShortcutModel
+    {
+        [JsonIgnore]
+        public Func<string> Expand { get; set; } = () => { return string.Empty; };
+
+        public BuiltinShortcutModel(string key, string description, Func<string> expand) : base(key, description)
+        {
+            Expand = expand ?? (() => { return string.Empty; });
+        }
+    }
+
+    public class AsyncBuiltinShortcutModel : BaseBuiltinShortcutModel
+    {
+        [JsonIgnore]
+        public Func<Task<string>> ExpandAsync { get; set; } = () => { return Task.FromResult(string.Empty); };
+
+        public AsyncBuiltinShortcutModel(string key, string description, Func<Task<string>> expandAsync) : base(key, description)
+        {
+            ExpandAsync = expandAsync ?? (() => { return Task.FromResult(string.Empty); });
+        }
+    }
+
+    #endregion
 }

Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure/UserSettings/Settings.cs

@@ -312,9 +312,9 @@ public bool KeepMaxResults
         public ObservableCollection<CustomShortcutModel> CustomShortcuts { get; set; } = new ObservableCollection<CustomShortcutModel>();
 
         [JsonIgnore]
-        public ObservableCollection<BuiltinShortcutModel> BuiltinShortcuts { get; set; } = new()
+        public ObservableCollection<BaseBuiltinShortcutModel> BuiltinShortcuts { get; set; } = new()
         {
-            new BuiltinShortcutModel("{clipboard}", "shortcut_clipboard_description", Clipboard.GetText),
+            new AsyncBuiltinShortcutModel("{clipboard}", "shortcut_clipboard_description", () => Win32Helper.StartSTATaskAsync(Clipboard.GetText)),
             new BuiltinShortcutModel("{active_explorer_path}", "shortcut_active_explorer_path", FileExplorerHelper.GetActiveExplorerPath)
         };
 

Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure/Win32Helper.cs

@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 using System.Globalization;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using System.Windows;
 using System.Windows.Interop;
 using System.Windows.Markup;
@@ -337,6 +339,78 @@ internal static HWND GetWindowHandle(Window window, bool ensure = false)
 
         #endregion
 
+        #region STA Thread
+
+        /*
+        Inspired by https://github.com/files-community/Files code on STA Thread handling.
+        */
+
+        public static Task StartSTATaskAsync(Action action)
+        {
+            var taskCompletionSource = new TaskCompletionSource();
+            Thread thread = new(() =>
+            {
+                PInvoke.OleInitialize();
+
+                try
+                {
+                    action();
+                    taskCompletionSource.SetResult();
+                }
+                catch (System.Exception ex)
+                {
+                    taskCompletionSource.SetException(ex);
+                }
+                finally
+                {
+                    PInvoke.OleUninitialize();
+                }
+            })
+            {
+                IsBackground = true,
+                Priority = ThreadPriority.Normal
+            };
+
+            thread.SetApartmentState(ApartmentState.STA);
+            thread.Start();
+
+            return taskCompletionSource.Task;
+        }
+
+        public static Task<T> StartSTATaskAsync<T>(Func<T> func)
+        {
+            var taskCompletionSource = new TaskCompletionSource<T>();
+
+            Thread thread = new(() =>
+            {
+                PInvoke.OleInitialize();
+
+                try
+                {
+                    taskCompletionSource.SetResult(func());
+                }
+                catch (System.Exception ex)
+                {
+                    taskCompletionSource.SetException(ex);
+                }
+                finally
+                {
+                    PInvoke.OleUninitialize();
+                }
+            })
+            {
+                IsBackground = true,
+                Priority = ThreadPriority.Normal
+            };
+
+            thread.SetApartmentState(ApartmentState.STA);
+            thread.Start();
+
+            return taskCompletionSource.Task;
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+
         #region Keyboard Layout
 
         private const string UserProfileRegistryPath = @"Control Panel\International\User Profile";

Flow.Launcher.Plugin/Interfaces/IPublicAPI.cs

@@ -471,8 +471,11 @@ public interface IPublicAPI
         public Task<bool> UpdatePluginManifestAsync(bool usePrimaryUrlOnly = false, CancellationToken token = default);
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Get the plugin manifest
+        /// Get the plugin manifest.
         /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// If Flow cannot get manifest data, this could be null
+        /// </remarks>
         /// <returns></returns>
         public IReadOnlyList<UserPlugin> GetPluginManifest();
 

Flow.Launcher.Plugin/Query.cs

@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin
     public class Query
     {
         /// <summary>
-        /// Raw query, this includes action keyword if it has
+        /// Raw query, this includes action keyword if it has.
+        /// It has handled buildin custom query shortkeys and build-in shortcuts, and it trims the whitespace.
         /// We didn't recommend use this property directly. You should always use Search property.
         /// </summary>
         public string RawQuery { get; internal init; }
@@ -63,10 +64,10 @@ public class Query
         /// </remarks>
         [JsonIgnore]
         public string FirstSearch => SplitSearch(0);
-        
+
         [JsonIgnore]
         private string _secondToEndSearch;
-        
+
         /// <summary>
         /// strings from second search (including) to last search
         /// </summary>