Function

AppStream-1.0 ▶ AppStream ▶ utils_install_metadata_file`Since 0.14.0`

utils_install_metadata_file(
    location: AppStream.MetadataLocation,
    filename: string,
    origin: string,
    destdir: string,
): boolean
Installs an AppStream MetaInfo, AppStream Metadata Catalog or AppStream Icon tarball file to the right place on the filesystem. Please note that this function does almost no validation and may guess missing values such as icon sizes and origin names. Ensure your metadata is good before installing it.
Parameters
- location: AppStream.MetadataLocation
  the AppStream.MetadataLocation, e.g. AppStream.MetadataLocation.CACHE
- filename: string
  the full path of the file to install
- origin: string
  the origin to use for the installation, or null
- destdir: string
  the destdir to use, or null
Returns boolean
true for success, false if error is set

Since
0.14.0
- Defined in appstream-1.0/appstream-1.0.d.ts:2538