Merge pull request #2842 from z1nc0r3/explorer-feat-exclude-file-types

feat: Exclude certain File Types from the Index search result

Author: jjw24

Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Languages/en.xaml

@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@
     <system:String x:Key="plugin_explorer_Directory_Recursive_Search_Engine">Directory Recursive Search Engine</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="plugin_explorer_Index_Search_Engine">Index Search Engine</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="plugin_explorer_Open_Window_Index_Option">Open Windows Index Option</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="plugin_explorer_Excluded_File_Types">Excluded File Types (comma seperated)</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="plugin_explorer_Excluded_File_Types_Tooltip">For example: exe,jpg,png</system:String>
 
     <!--  Plugin Infos  -->
     <system:String x:Key="plugin_explorer_plugin_name">Explorer</system:String>

Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Search/SearchManager.cs

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer.Exceptions;
+using Path = System.IO.Path;
 
 namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer.Search
 {
@@ -109,7 +110,11 @@ when ActionKeywordMatch(query, Settings.ActionKeyword.IndexSearchActionKeyword)
             try
             {
                 await foreach (var search in searchResults.WithCancellation(token).ConfigureAwait(false))
-                    results.Add(ResultManager.CreateResult(query, search));
+                    if (search.Type == ResultType.File && IsExcludedFile(search)) {
+                        continue;
+                    } else {
+                        results.Add(ResultManager.CreateResult(query, search));
+                    }
             }
             catch (OperationCanceledException)
             {
@@ -247,5 +252,13 @@ private bool UseWindowsIndexForDirectorySearch(string locationPath)
                        x => FilesFolders.ReturnPreviousDirectoryIfIncompleteString(pathToDirectory).StartsWith(x.Path, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
                    && WindowsIndex.WindowsIndex.PathIsIndexed(pathToDirectory);
         }
+
+        private bool IsExcludedFile(SearchResult result)
+        {
+            string[] excludedFileTypes = Settings.ExcludedFileTypes.Split(new[] { ',' }, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries);
+            string fileExtension = Path.GetExtension(result.FullPath).TrimStart('.');
+
+            return excludedFileTypes.Contains(fileExtension, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+        }
     }
 }

Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Settings.cs

@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ public class Settings
 
         public string ShellPath { get; set; } = "cmd";
 
+        public string ExcludedFileTypes { get; set; } = "";
+
 
         public bool UseLocationAsWorkingDir { get; set; } = false;
 

Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/ViewModels/SettingsViewModel.cs

@@ -513,6 +513,18 @@ public string ShellPath
             }
         }
 
+        public string ExcludedFileTypes
+        {
+            get => Settings.ExcludedFileTypes;
+            set
+            {
+                // remove spaces and dots from the string before saving
+                string sanitized = string.IsNullOrEmpty(value) ? "" : value.Replace(" ", "").Replace(".", "");
+                Settings.ExcludedFileTypes = sanitized;
+                OnPropertyChanged();
+            }
+        }
+
 
         #region Everything FastSortWarning
 

Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Views/ExplorerSettings.xaml

@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@
                                         <RowDefinition />
                                         <RowDefinition />
                                         <RowDefinition />
+                                        <RowDefinition />
                                     </Grid.RowDefinitions>
                                     <TextBlock
                                         Grid.Row="0"
@@ -333,6 +334,20 @@
                                         DisplayMemberPath="Description"
                                         ItemsSource="{Binding PathEnumerationEngines}"
                                         SelectedItem="{Binding SelectedPathEnumerationEngine}" />
+                                    <TextBlock
+                                        Grid.Row="3"
+                                        Grid.Column="0"
+                                        Margin="0 15 20 0"
+                                        VerticalAlignment="Center"
+                                        Text="{DynamicResource plugin_explorer_Excluded_File_Types}"
+                                        TextBlock.Foreground="{DynamicResource Color05B}" />
+                                    <TextBox
+                                        Grid.Row="3"
+                                        Grid.Column="1"
+                                        MinWidth="350"
+                                        Margin="0,9,0,6"
+                                        ToolTip="{DynamicResource plugin_explorer_Excluded_File_Types_Tooltip}"
+                                        Text="{Binding ExcludedFileTypes}" />
                                 </Grid>
                             </StackPanel>
                             <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">