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-# Role irods_guisync  (deprecated)
-[back to index](../index.md#Roles)
-
-## Summary
-NB: irods-guisync is deprecated, please use myrods_sync instead.
-
-Installs desktop application to support data synchronization between a collection 
-located on an iRODS server and a workspace folder. 
-
-## Requires
-Ubuntu desktop environment, iRODS icommands
-
-## Description
-The quisync function is a user-friendly version of the irsync command
-found in the iRODS icommands set. The user can select a folder in
-the workspace and a collection in the connected iRODS zone plus either
-a retrieve or save action. The actual synchronization will be performed
-through an irsync function of which the output is presented in a window.
-
-Guisync assumes an initialized iRODS environment (configured connection).
-A desktop launcher for the [iselect](irods_iselect.md) command is installed
-as well, to help users initialize their iRODS environment from the desktop.
-
-## Variables
-```
-irods_guisync_dir: "/usr/local/lib/irods_guisync"
-```
-
-## See also
-[irods_icommands](irods_icommands.md)
-[myrods_sync](myrods_sync.md)
-
-## History
-2021 Written by Ton Smeele (Utrecht University)
-
-
-
-[back to index](../index.md#Roles)
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/irods_guisync/defaults/main.yml b/playbooks/roles/irods_guisync/defaults/main.yml
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-irods_guisync_dir: "/usr/local/lib/irods_guisync"
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/irods_guisync/files/IrodsChooserDialog.py b/playbooks/roles/irods_guisync/files/IrodsChooserDialog.py
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-#!/usr/bin/python
-# (c) 2021 Ton Smeele - Utrecht University
-#
-# class IrodsChooserDialog:
-# a treeview dialog in which an iRODS object can be selected
-#
-# class IrodsChooserStore:
-# builds an in-memory store of iRODS collection information 
-# used as input for the treeview
-# -> depends on class IrodsStore, assumes iRODS zone connection established
-
-import gi
-from gi.repository import Gtk
-from IrodsStore import IrodsStore
-
-
-class IrodsChooserDialog(Gtk.Dialog):
-   def __init__(self, store):
-     super().__init__()
-
-     # initialize the treeview with the provided store data
-     self.h_store = store
-     treeview = Gtk.TreeView(model = store)
-     self.h_treeview = treeview
-     renderer = Gtk.CellRendererText()
-     column = Gtk.TreeViewColumn('Folder', renderer,text=0)
-     treeview.append_column(column)
-
-     # and show result
-     self.add_buttons(
-             Gtk.STOCK_CANCEL, Gtk.ResponseType.CANCEL,
-             Gtk.STOCK_OK, Gtk.ResponseType.OK)
-     box = self.get_content_area()
-     box.add(treeview)
-     self.show_all()
-
-   # returns the iRODS collection path selected by the user (or None)
-   def get_selection(self):
-     treeselection = self.h_treeview.get_selection()
-     model, treeiter = treeselection.get_selected()
-     if treeiter is not None:
-        path = model.get_path(treeiter)
-        pathname = ''
-        node = []
-        for level in range(len(path)):
-            # retrieve name of path component and add this to pathname
-            node.append(path[level])
-            node_iter = self.h_store.get_iter(node)
-            name = self.h_store.get_value(node_iter,0)
-            pathname = pathname + '/' + name
-        return pathname
-     return None
-
-
-
-class IrodsChooserStore():
-   def __init__(self):
-     self.h_store = Gtk.TreeStore(str)
-
-   # returns a handle to the in-memory store (for provisioning a treeview)
-   def get_store(self):
-     return self.h_store
-
-   # loads iRODS collection names hierarchy into the in-memory store 
-   def load_iRODS_collections(self):
-     # connect to iRODS using an existing access token in .irods 
-     self.istore = IrodsStore()
-     # we start at /zone/home
-     root = self.istore.get_localzone_path() + '/home'
-     self.istore_root = root
-     self.load_an_iRODS_subcollection(None, root)
-     self.istore.disconnect()
-
-   def load_an_iRODS_subcollection(self, parent_obj, parent_path):  
-     for coll_path, coll_name in self.istore.subcollections(parent_path):
-        child_obj = self.h_store.append(parent_obj, [coll_name])
-        # also load subtree of child
-        self.load_an_iRODS_subcollection(child_obj, coll_path) 
-   
-   def get_path_prefix(self):
-     # returns <zone_name>/home  which can be used as prefix to irods pathnames
-     return self.istore_root
-
-
-   # (only for debug purposes)
-   # ability to manually populate store with arbitrary label, returns handle to loaded label
-   def add_name(self, parent_obj, name):
-     return self.h_store.append(parent_obj, [name])
-
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/irods_guisync/files/IrodsStore.py b/playbooks/roles/irods_guisync/files/IrodsStore.py
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-#!/usr/bin/python
-# (c) 2021 Ton Smeele - Utrecht University
-#
-#  IrodsStore manages the interaction with an iRODS zone
-#  
-#
-#  It assumes that the user has executed iinit or equivalent authentication
-# 
-import os
-import json
-import ssl
-import irods
-from irods.session import iRODSSession
-from irods.exception import CollectionDoesNotExist
-
-IRODS_ENV_PATH = '~/.irods/irods_environment.json'
-
-
-class IrodsStore():
-
-    def __init__(self):
-        self.session = None
-        try:
-            irods_env_file = os.environ['IRODS_ENVIRONMENT_FILE']
-        except KeyError:
-            irods_env_file = os.path.expanduser(IRODS_ENV_PATH)
-        try:
-            with open(irods_env_file, 'rt') as f:
-                json.load(f)
-            self.irods_env_file = irods_env_file
-        except IOError:
-            self.irods_env_file = None
-        self.connect()
-
-    def __del__(self):
-        if self.session is not None:
-            self.disconnect()
-
-
-    def connect(self):
-        if self.irods_env_file is None:
-            # this case is not yet supported, could ask for credentials
-            raise IOError('Unable to open iRODS environment file')
-        ssl_context = ssl.create_default_context(
-                purpose=ssl.Purpose.SERVER_AUTH, 
-                cafile=None, capath=None, cadata=None)
-        ssl_settings = {'ssl_context': ssl_context}
-        self.session = iRODSSession(
-                irods_env_file=self.irods_env_file, **ssl_settings)
-
-    def disconnect(self):
-        if self.session is not None:
-            self.session.cleanup
-            self.session = None
-
-    def get_hostname(self):
-        if self.session is None:
-            return ''
-        return self.session.host
-
-
-    def get_localzone_path(self):
-        return '/' + self.session.zone
-    
-
-    # generator
-    def subcollections(self, path):
-        try:
-            coll = self.session.collections.get(path)
-        except:
-            # collection does not exist or is inaccessible, just pretend no children
-            raise StopIteration
-        for subcoll in coll.subcollections:
-            yield subcoll.path, subcoll.name
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/irods_guisync/files/LogWindow.py b/playbooks/roles/irods_guisync/files/LogWindow.py
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-#!/bin/python
-# (c) 2021 Ton Smeele - Utrecht University
-#
-# manages a window that shows (and updates) data read from a textfile 
-# 
-
-from subprocess import Popen, PIPE
-import fcntl
-import gi
-from gi.repository import Gtk, GLib
-import os
-
-class LogWindow(Gtk.Window):
-   def __init__(self, shell_command, title):
-      super().__init__()
-      self.shell_command = shell_command
-      if title is not None:
-        self.props.title = title
-      self.setup()
-
-   def setup(self):
-      self.set_default_size(600,400)
-      self.set_destroy_with_parent(True)
-
-      textview = Gtk.TextView()
-      self.textview = textview
-
-      scroll = Gtk.ScrolledWindow()
-      scroll.add(textview)
-      self.add(scroll)
-      self.show_all()
-    
-      # execute the shell command and collect its output via pipe 
-      sub_process = Popen(self.shell_command, stdout= PIPE, shell= True)
-      self.sub_process = sub_process
-      self.timeout_id = GLib.timeout_add(100,self.update_terminal, None)
-      self.activity_mode = False
-
-   def non_block_read(self, output):
-      fd = output.fileno()
-      flags = fcntl.fcntl(fd, fcntl.F_GETFL)
-      fcntl.fcntl(fd, fcntl.F_SETFL, flags | os.O_NONBLOCK)
-      try:
-         return output.read().decode("utf-8")
-      except:
-         return ''
-
-   def update_terminal(self, user_data):
-      self.textview.get_buffer().insert_at_cursor(
-            self.non_block_read(self.sub_process.stdout))
-      return self.sub_process.poll() is None
-
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/irods_guisync/files/MainWindow.py b/playbooks/roles/irods_guisync/files/MainWindow.py
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-#!/usr/bin/python
-# (c) 2021 Ton Smeele - Utrecht University
-#
-# MainWindow manages the application window 
-# use the config() method to pass a dict with information
-
-import gi
-from gi.repository import Gtk, GdkPixbuf, Gdk
-from IrodsChooserDialog import IrodsChooserDialog, IrodsChooserStore
-from IrodsStore import IrodsStore
-from LogWindow import LogWindow
-
-LOGO_FILE = 'UU_logo_2021_EN_RGB_transparant.png'
-CSS_FILE = 'guisync.css'
-EMPTY_SELECTION = '-> Click to select '
-
-# synctypes: 0 = save (to iRODS)  1 = retrieve (from iRODS)
-SYNCTYPES = [
-    '-> save ->',                
-    '<- retrieve <-'          
-    ]
-
-
-class MainWindow(Gtk.Window):
-   def __init__(self, data):
-     super().__init__()
-     self.data = data
-     self.setup()
-
-   def setup(self):
-     self.props.title = self.data['program_name']
-
-     vbox = Gtk.Box(orientation = Gtk.Orientation.VERTICAL)
-     vbox.set_spacing(5)
-
-     # show logo and instructions in top/header section of window
-     header = Gtk.Box()
-     logo = self.widget_logo()
-     header.add(logo)
-     label = Gtk.Label()
-     label.set_markup('<i>Save valuable data to a Yoda server</i>')
-     header.add(label)
-     vbox.add(header)
-
-     # show content in center section of window
-     grid = Gtk.Grid()
-     self.h_grid = grid
-     self.h_grid_rows = 0
-     self.add_grid_header()
-     self.add_grid_row()
-     vbox.add(grid)
-
-     self.add(vbox)
-
-     # set css style for window
-     # see: https://docs.gtk.org/gtk3/css-overview.html
-     css_provider = Gtk.CssProvider()
-     dirname = self.data['program_directory']
-     css_provider.load_from_path(dirname + '/' + CSS_FILE)
-     Gtk.StyleContext.add_provider_for_screen(Gdk.Screen.get_default(),
-             css_provider,
-             Gtk.STYLE_PROVIDER_PRIORITY_APPLICATION)
-
-   def widget_logo(self):
-     dirname = self.data['program_directory']
-     pixbuf = GdkPixbuf.Pixbuf.new_from_file_at_scale(
-             filename= dirname + '/' + LOGO_FILE, 
-             width=200, height=200, 
-             preserve_aspect_ratio=True)
-     logo = Gtk.Image.new_from_pixbuf(pixbuf)
-     return logo
-
-   def widget_synctype_selector(self):
-     combo = Gtk.ComboBoxText()
-     for i in range(len(SYNCTYPES)):
-         combo.insert(i, str(i), SYNCTYPES[i])
-     combo.set_active(0)
-     return combo
-   
-   def widget_clicklabel(self, location):
-     button = Gtk.Button(label = EMPTY_SELECTION + location)
-     return button
-
-
-   def on_local_folder_clicked(self, widget):
-     dialog = Gtk.FileChooserDialog(
-             title = 'Select a directory to synchronize',
-             parent = self,
-             action = Gtk.FileChooserAction.SELECT_FOLDER)
-     dialog.add_buttons(
-             Gtk.STOCK_CANCEL, Gtk.ResponseType.CANCEL,
-             Gtk.STOCK_OPEN, Gtk.ResponseType.OK)
-     current_label = widget.get_label()
-     if not current_label.startswith(EMPTY_SELECTION):
-        dialog.set_filename(current_label)
-     response = dialog.run()
-     if response == Gtk.ResponseType.OK:
-         widget.set_label(dialog.get_filename())
-         widget.completed = True
-     dialog.destroy()
-
-   def on_irods_folder_clicked(self, widget):
-     data = IrodsChooserStore()
-     data.load_iRODS_collections()
-     
-     dialog = IrodsChooserDialog(data.get_store())
-     response = dialog.run()
-     if response == Gtk.ResponseType.OK:
-         irods_path = dialog.get_selection()
-         if irods_path is not None:
-           widget.set_label(irods_path)
-           widget.path_prefix = data.get_path_prefix()
-           widget.completed = True
-     dialog.destroy()
-
-   def on_run_now_clicked(self, widget):
-     # only act if both local and remote folders are known
-     if widget.h_local_folder.completed and widget.h_remote_folder.completed:
-#        print('local folder is :' + widget.h_local_folder.get_label())
-#        print('remote folder is:' + widget.h_remote_folder.get_label())
-        cmd = build_run_command(
-                widget.h_local_folder.get_label(),
-                widget.h_remote_folder.path_prefix + widget.h_remote_folder.get_label(),
-                widget.h_sync_type.get_active()
-                )
-        log = LogWindow(cmd, 'Synchronization log')
-
-
-   def add_grid_header(self):
-     label_local = Gtk.Label()
-     label_local.set_markup('<b>Workspace folder</b>')
-     label_remote = Gtk.Label()
-     try:
-        irods_host = IrodsStore().get_hostname()
-        label_remote.set_markup('<b>Server at ' + irods_host + '</b>')
-     except:
-        label_remote.set_markup('<b>Error: No connection to Yoda/iRODS Server, please run "iselect" first</b>')
-     row = self.h_grid_rows
-     self.h_grid.attach(label_local, 0, row, 1, 1)
-     self.h_grid.attach(label_remote, 2, row, 1, 1)
-     self.h_grid_rows = row + 1
-
-
-   def add_grid_row(self):
-     # create widgets for the 4 cells: local / sync / remote / run-now
-     local_folder = self.widget_clicklabel('local folder')
-     local_folder.completed = False
-     local_folder.connect("clicked", self.on_local_folder_clicked)
-
-     sync_type = self.widget_synctype_selector()
-
-     remote_folder = self.widget_clicklabel('Yoda/iRODS folder')
-     remote_folder.completed = False
-     remote_folder.connect("clicked", self.on_irods_folder_clicked)
-
-     run_now = Gtk.Button(label = 'Run!', border_width = 20)
-     run_now.h_local_folder = local_folder
-     run_now.h_remote_folder= remote_folder
-     run_now.h_sync_type = sync_type
-     run_now.connect("clicked", self.on_run_now_clicked)
-
-     # place the created widgets in the grid cells of a new row
-     row = self.h_grid_rows     # get current # of rows
-     self.h_grid.attach(local_folder, 0, row, 1, 1)
-     self.h_grid.attach(sync_type, 1, row, 1, 1)
-     self.h_grid.attach(remote_folder, 2, row, 1, 1)
-     self.h_grid.attach(run_now, 3, row, 1, 1)
-     self.h_grid_rows = row + 1
-
-     
-def build_run_command(local, remote, sync):
-     done = ';echo "-- END OF LOG --"'
-     cmd = 'irsync -r -v '
-     if sync == 0:
-         cmd = cmd + local + '  i:' + remote
-     if sync == 1:
-         cmd = cmd + 'i:' + remote + '  ' + local
-     return cmd + ';echo "DONE!"'
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/irods_guisync/files/UU_logo_2021_EN_RGB_transparant.png b/playbooks/roles/irods_guisync/files/UU_logo_2021_EN_RGB_transparant.png
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-@define-color uu_yellow #ffcd00;
-@define-color uu_red #c00a35;
-@define-color uu_creme #ffe6ab;
-@define-color uu_oranje #f3965e;
-@define-color uu_bordeauxrood #aa1555;
-@define-color uu_bruin #6e3b23;
-@define-color uu_groen #24a793;
-@define-color uu_blauw #5287c6;
-@define-color uu_donkerblauw #001240;
-@define-color uu_paars #5b2182;
-
-window {
-background-color: @uu_creme;
-}
-
-
-
-
-
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/irods_guisync/files/guisync.py b/playbooks/roles/irods_guisync/files/guisync.py
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-#!/usr/bin/python3
-# (C) 2021 Ton Smeele - Utrecht University
-# 
-# guisync is a wrapper around irsync to provide for a graphical user interface
-#
-# For using Gtk3 please see: 
-# https://python-gtk-3-tutorial.readthedocs.io/en/latest/layout.html
-
-PROGRAM_NAME = 'Yoda-sync'
-PROGRAM_VERSION = '0.2'
-
-import gi
-import os
-from os.path import realpath, dirname
-import sys
-import getopt
-
-# GUI related imports, first check if user interface is compatible
-if not 'DISPLAY' in os.environ:
-    print('Error: This program requires a graphical user interface')
-    exit(1)
-gi.require_version("Gtk", "3.0")
-from gi.repository import Gtk
-from MainWindow import *
-
-
-def main(opts, args):
-    program_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
-    data = { 
-          'program_name'     : PROGRAM_NAME,
-          'program_version'  : PROGRAM_VERSION,
-          'program_directory': program_dir,
-          'opts' : opts,
-          'args' : args
-          }
-    try:
-       win = MainWindow(data)
-       win.connect("destroy", Gtk.main_quit)
-       win.show_all()
-       Gtk.main()
-    except:
-       print('Error: Could not initiate GUI')
-       exit(2)
-
-
-def help():
-    text = '''
-    Usage: guisync [-hv]
-    
-    Options:
-     -h  show this help
-     -v  show program version
-    '''
-    print(text)
-
-
-# main program
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-
-    try:
-        opts, args = getopt.getopt(sys.argv[1:], 'hv')
-    except:
-        print('Error: Invalid program arguments specified. Use -h for help.')
-        exit(1)
-
-    quit = False
-    for opt, arg in opts:
-        opt = opt.lower()
-        if opt == '-v':
-            print(PROGRAM_NAME + ' release ' + PROGRAM_VERSION)
-            quit = True
-        if opt == '-h':
-            help()
-            quit = True
-    if quit:
-        exit(0)
-
-    main(opts, args)
-
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/irods_guisync/files/icon-irods.txt b/playbooks/roles/irods_guisync/files/icon-irods.txt
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diff --git a/playbooks/roles/irods_guisync/files/irods-48x48.png b/playbooks/roles/irods_guisync/files/irods-48x48.png
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diff --git a/playbooks/roles/irods_guisync/meta/main.yml b/playbooks/roles/irods_guisync/meta/main.yml
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--- a/playbooks/roles/irods_guisync/meta/main.yml
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----
-
-dependencies:
-  - irods_icommands
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/irods_guisync/tasks/desktop.yml b/playbooks/roles/irods_guisync/tasks/desktop.yml
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--- a/playbooks/roles/irods_guisync/tasks/desktop.yml
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----
-# generic script to configure a Linux application as desktop menu item
-# the following files must be present in role/files:
-#
-# multiple icon files:  ( {{ s }} refers to a size in pixels
-#    {{ app-name }}-{{s}}x{{s}}.png
-#
-# launcher file:   
-#    {{ app-name }}.desktop  
-#
-# customize this script for an application by changing the set_fact task
-# so that app_name refers to the application
-# and add/delete resolution sizes in the with_items for the icon files
-#
-- name: install xdg utilities
-  package: 
-    name: "xdg-utils"
-    state: present
-
-- name: set  app_name
-  set_fact:
-    app_name: "irods"
-
-- name: copy icon files to /tmp 
-  copy:
-    src: "{{ app_name }}-{{ item }}x{{ item }}.png"
-    dest: "/tmp/{{ app_name }}-{{ item }}x{{ item }}.png"
-    mode: 0644
-  with_items:
-    #    - "16"
-    #- "22"
-    #- "32"
-    - "48"
-      #- "96"
-      #- "128"
-
-- name: install icons as xdg resource
-  command: "xdg-icon-resource install --novendor --context apps --size {{ item }} /tmp/{{ app_name }}-{{ item }}x{{ item }}.png {{ app_name }}"
-  with_items:
-    #- "16"
-    #- "22"
-    #- "32"
-    - "48"
-      #- "96"
-      #- "128"
-
-- name: copy desktop launcher file to /tmp
-  template:
-    src: "{{ item }}.desktop.j2"
-    dest: "/tmp/{{ item }}.desktop"
-    mode: 0644
-  with_items:
-    - "irods_guisync"
-    - "irods_iselect"
-
-- name: install launcher in system-wide desktop menu
-  command: "xdg-desktop-menu install --novendor /tmp/{{ item }}.desktop"
-  with_items:
-    - "irods_guisync"
-    - "irods_iselect"
-
-
-
-
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/irods_guisync/tasks/main.yml b/playbooks/roles/irods_guisync/tasks/main.yml
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--- a/playbooks/roles/irods_guisync/tasks/main.yml
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@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
----
-
-- name: pip install python-irodsclient
-  pip:
-    name: python-irodsclient
-    executable: pip3
-
-- name: create target directory for guisync files
-  file:
-    dest: "{{ irods_guisync_dir }}"
-    state: directory
-    mode: 0755
-    owner: root
-    group: root
-
-- name: copy irods_guisync files to target dir
-  copy:
-    src: "{{ item }}"
-    dest: "{{ irods_guisync_dir }}/{{ item }}"
-    mode: 0755
-  with_items:
-    - "guisync.py"
-    - "guisync.css"
-    - "UU_logo_2021_EN_RGB_transparant.png"
-    - "MainWindow.py"
-    - "LogWindow.py"
-    - "IrodsStore.py"
-    - "IrodsChooserDialog.py"
-
-- name: install desktop launcher for irods_guisync
-  include: desktop.yml
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/irods_guisync/templates/irods_guisync.desktop.j2 b/playbooks/roles/irods_guisync/templates/irods_guisync.desktop.j2
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--- a/playbooks/roles/irods_guisync/templates/irods_guisync.desktop.j2
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@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-[Desktop Entry]
-Name=Yoda data-sync
-Exec={{ irods_guisync_dir }}/guisync.py
-Icon={{ app_name }}
-Terminal=false
-StartupNotify=true
-Type=Application
-Categories=Development;Science
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/irods_guisync/templates/irods_iselect.desktop.j2 b/playbooks/roles/irods_guisync/templates/irods_iselect.desktop.j2
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index 0d7884e9..00000000
--- a/playbooks/roles/irods_guisync/templates/irods_iselect.desktop.j2
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@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-[Desktop Entry]
-Name=Yoda iSelect (connect Yoda server)
-Exec=/usr/bin/iselect
-Icon={{ app_name }}
-Terminal=true
-StartupNotify=true
-Type=Application
-Categories=Development;Science