Add option to retain prior search

FEATURE: 397092
FIXED-IN: 5.20

krunner/view.cpp

@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@
 View::View(QWindow *)
     : PlasmaQuick::Dialog(),
       m_offset(.5),
-      m_floating(false)
+      m_floating(false),
+      m_retainPriorSearch(false)
 {
     setClearBeforeRendering(true);
     setColor(QColor(Qt::transparent));
@@ -163,6 +164,11 @@ void View::loadConfig()
         m_history = history;
         emit historyChanged();
     }
+    bool retainPriorSearch = m_config.readEntry("RetainPriorSearch", true);
+    if (retainPriorSearch != m_retainPriorSearch) {
+        m_retainPriorSearch = retainPriorSearch;
+        Q_EMIT retainPriorSearchChanged();
+    }
 }
 
 bool View::event(QEvent *event)
@@ -432,3 +438,7 @@ void View::setVisible(bool visible)
         PlasmaQuick::Dialog::setVisible(visible);
     }
 }
+
+bool View::retainPriorSearch() const {
+    return m_retainPriorSearch;
+}

krunner/view.h

@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ class View : public PlasmaQuick::Dialog
 
     Q_PROPERTY(bool canConfigure READ canConfigure CONSTANT)
     Q_PROPERTY(QStringList history READ history NOTIFY historyChanged)
+    Q_PROPERTY(bool retainPriorSearch READ retainPriorSearch NOTIFY retainPriorSearchChanged)
 
 public:
     explicit View(QWindow *parent = nullptr);
@@ -65,8 +66,11 @@ public:
     Q_INVOKABLE void addToHistory(const QString &item);
     Q_INVOKABLE void removeFromHistory(int index);
 
+    bool retainPriorSearch() const;
+
 Q_SIGNALS:
     void historyChanged();
+    void retainPriorSearchChanged();
 
 protected:
     bool event(QEvent* event) override;
@@ -101,6 +105,7 @@ private:
     bool m_floating : 1;
     bool m_requestedVisible = false;
     QStringList m_history;
+    bool m_retainPriorSearch;
 };
 
 

lookandfeel/contents/runcommand/RunCommand.qml

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ ColumnLayout {
     property string query
     property string runner
     property bool showHistory: false
+    property string priorSearch
 
     LayoutMirroring.enabled: Qt.application.layoutDirection === Qt.RightToLeft
     LayoutMirroring.childrenInherit: true
@@ -44,8 +45,13 @@ ColumnLayout {
                 queryField.forceActiveFocus();
                 listView.currentIndex = -1
             } else {
-                root.query = "";
                 root.runner = ""
+                if (runnerWindow.retainPriorSearch) {
+                    root.query = priorSearch
+                    queryField.select(priorSearch.length, 0)
+                } else {
+                    root.query = ""
+                }
                 root.showHistory = false
             }
         }
@@ -56,6 +62,7 @@ ColumnLayout {
         PlasmaComponents3.ToolButton {
             icon.name: "configure"
             onClicked: {
+                priorSearch = query
                 runnerWindow.visible = false
                 runnerWindow.displayConfiguration()
             }
@@ -165,6 +172,7 @@ ColumnLayout {
             Keys.onReturnPressed: results.runCurrentIndex(event)
 
             Keys.onEscapePressed: {
+                priorSearch = query
                 runnerWindow.visible = false
             }
 
@@ -199,7 +207,10 @@ ColumnLayout {
         }
         PlasmaComponents3.ToolButton {
             icon.name: "window-close"
-            onClicked: runnerWindow.visible = false
+            onClicked: {
+                priorSearch = query
+                runnerWindow.visible = false
+            }
             Accessible.name: i18nd("plasma_lookandfeel_org.kde.lookandfeel", "Close")
             Accessible.description: i18nd("plasma_lookandfeel_org.kde.lookandfeel", "Close Search")
             PlasmaComponents3.ToolTip {
@@ -237,6 +248,7 @@ ColumnLayout {
 
             onActivated: {
                 runnerWindow.addToHistory(queryString)
+                priorSearch = query
                 runnerWindow.visible = false
             }