Update for GNOME 45

[andyholmes]

• chore: bump shell-version to "45"
• feat: add gettext-domain to metadata.json
• refactor: use GLib instead of deprecated Mainloop
• refactor: port extension.js to ESModules
• refactor: port prefs.js to ESModules

[andyholmes]

I tried to touch as little as possible, leaving anything unrelated to the porting process as-is. I also left the version bump to you, but let me know if I missed anything :slightly_smiling_face:

[ciscorucinski]

I downloaded the code for the PR and added it to my system (and renamed the folder), but I got an error message.

@andyholmes were you able to get the PR working on your machine? Given that Gnome 45 will not be added anytime in the foreseeable future (https://github.com/marcinjakubowski/date-menu-formatter/issues/26), it might be advisable to create your own fork and upload it so others on Gnome 45 can use this extension

[andyholmes]

Yep, it worked for me. Renaming the folder might have caused problems, since the folder name must match the UUID in metadata.json. Other than that, an error message would give more clues :slightly_smiling_face:

[ciscorucinski]

Yes, I had to rename it to the UUID .local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/date-menu-formatter@marcinjakubowski.github.com

The settings of extension date-menu-formatter@marcinjakubowski.github.com had an error:

SyntaxError: import declarations may only appear at top level of a module

Stack trace:

_init@resource:///org/gnome/Shell/Extensions/js/extensionsService.js:204:33
OpenExtensionPrefsAsync/<@resource:///org/gnome/Shell/Extensions/js/extensionsService.js:122:28
asyncCallback@resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/core/overrides/Gio.js:132:22
run@resource:///org/gnome/Shell/Extensions/js/dbusService.js:177:20
main@resource:///org/gnome/Shell/Extensions/js/main.js:19:13
run@resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/script/package.js:222:19
start@resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/script/package.js:206:8
@/usr/share/gnome-shell/org.gnome.Shell.Extensions:1:17

[andyholmes]

Are you sure it's the version here installed? It works for me:

Screencast from 2023-09-30 16-09-36.webm

Here's a ZIP:

date-menu-formatter@marcinjakubowski.github.com.shell-extension.zip

[ciscorucinski]

I was getting the same error message after installing using the above zip file. I was just copy-pasting-renaming directories.

I then tried to use gnome-extensions create -i and just copy-pasted the files from the zip into the newly created extension directory, and followed some gnome extension creation documentation online to enable and restart. My Extension Application showed there was a new version available and to restart my system. After restarting the system, the extension is working now as expected.

[gamersi]

it works for me! thanks!

[queenbiscuit311]

I couldn't get the gnome-extensions create -i solution to work at first but it would appear that contrary to guides online restarting the shell does not work but restarting the system does. Working great now.

[ciscorucinski]

One thing I noticed afterwards is that my system wasn't using Gnome 45, so I was so confused as to why the code was working for an older Gnome version. I was unable to download any older versions before.

But, I guess, when my extensions app said there was a new version, it downloaded an older version as none of the code uses the new import declarations anymore. But I'm confused as to why I wasn't able to download an older version before.

[lateparty]

Downloaded the zip from https://github.com/marcinjakubowski/date-menu-formatter/pull/25#issuecomment-1741879140 and confirmed as working for me on Gnome 45.1 and Arch synced to the latest repos.

[ciro-mota]

Working normally for me for weeks. Arch Linux - GNOME 45.

[queenbiscuit311]

Working normally for me for weeks. Arch Linux - GNOME 45.

Same here. Had the clock freeze once but that's about it, working perfectly otherwise.