XDG Desktop Portal GNOME test plan

Since xdg-desktop-portal-gnome doesn’t include a testsuite nor autopkgtests we will follow a manual test plan to verify updates.

The xdg-desktop-portal-gnome package provides the desktop portals specifics to the GNOME desktop, those were moved out of the GTK variant to make that one desktop neutral.

The portals provide an API that confined software can use to access to the system resources, the GNOME ones currently include

  • Applications Selector

  • Screenshot

  • Screencast

  • RemoteDesktop

  • Lockdown

  • Background

  • Settings

  • Wallpaper

  • FileSelector

Setup

Ensure you are using a GNOME based session and that xdg-desktop-portal-gnome is installed

portal-tests

  • Install the portal-test snap from the edge channel

  • Start ‘portal-test’

  • Try the different actions

That’s going to exercise portals from the GTK and GNOME backends.

Applications selector

  • snap install thunderbird

  • configure an account

  • try to open an attachment from an email

Screenshot

  • Log into a Wayland session

  • snap install gimp

  • Try to take a screenshot from gimp

It should trigger the portal prompt and if allowed take the screenshot

Screencast

  • Log into a Wayland session

  • snap install obs-studio

  • Try to do a screen recording

It should trigger the portal prompt and if allowed do the recording

Wallpaper

  • snap install eog

  • open an image with eog

  • try to set it as desktop background

It should prompt for permission and set the wallpaper if allowed

File selector

  • snap install firefox

  • file -> open a file

  • it should display a fileselector allowing access to any directory from the system