workbenchdev / workbenchdev/Workbench
DBus interface is always present, and inspecting it auto-starts the app
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Description
I was inspecting the DBus interface of another app, and i misclicked in d-feet. When the interface details got expanded, the Workbench app (installed from Flathub) immediately launched. I’m not exactly sure this is a bug or not, but i know i couldn’t reproduce it with any other apps/interfaces.
To reproduce
- make sure the app is closed
- open d-feet (or any other DBus introspection tool)
- inspect the
re.sonny.Workbenchbus
or, if you don’t have a graphical introspection tool,
dbus-send --session \
--dest=re.sonny.Workbench \
--type=method_call \
--print-reply \
/ org.freedesktop.DBus.ObjectManager.GetManagedObject
(note that this will return an error, but the app opens nevertheless).
Contributor guide
First steps
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- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Reproduce the launch with d-feet and the provided dbus-send call while the Workbench app is closed. Investigate how the re.sonny.Workbench bus is registered and determine why introspection starts the app; done means inspecting the interface no longer launches Workbench while the intended DBus behavior remains available.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript, linux
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100