Deletion of a game now removes its media files and its entry in the gamelist.xml file.

NEWS.md

@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ v1.0.0
   Note: The editor will still ask for save confirmations after automatically rounding fractional game ratings to half-star values
 * Game images were sometimes scaled incorrectly
 * Non-transparent favorite icons were not rendered correctly
-* Restart and power-off menu entries not working (at least not on my desktop OS)
+* Restart and power-off menu entries not working
 * Toggling the screensaver didn't work as expected
+* Deleting a game did not delete the game media files or its entry in the gamelist.xml file
 * Lots and lots of small bugs and inconsistencies fixed

es-app/src/FileData.cpp

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ FileData::FileData(
         mEnvData(envData),
         mSourceFileData(nullptr),
         mParent(nullptr),
+        mDeletionFlag(false),
         // Metadata is REALLY set in the constructor!
         metadata(type == GAME ? GAME_METADATA : FOLDER_METADATA)
 {

es-app/src/FileData.h

@@ -39,16 +39,14 @@ FileType stringToFileType(const char* str);
 class FileData
 {
 public:
-    FileData(FileType type,
+    FileData(FileType type, const std::string& path,
-            const std::string& path,
+            SystemEnvironmentData* envData, SystemData* system);
-            SystemEnvironmentData* envData,
-            SystemData* system);
 
     virtual ~FileData();
 
     virtual const std::string& getName();
-    virtual const std::string& getSortName();
+    const std::string& getSortName();
-    virtual const bool getFavorite();
+    const bool getFavorite();
     inline FileType getType() const { return mType; }
     inline const std::string& getPath() const { return mPath; }
     inline FileData* getParent() const { return mParent; }
@@ -61,16 +59,18 @@ public:
             { return mFirstLetterIndex; };
     static const std::string getROMDirectory();
     static const std::string getMediaDirectory();
-    virtual const std::string getMediafilePath(
+    const std::string getMediafilePath(std::string subdirectory, std::string mediatype) const;
-            std::string subdirectory, std::string mediatype) const;
+    const std::string getImagePath() const;
-    virtual const std::string getImagePath() const;
+    const std::string get3DBoxPath() const;
-    virtual const std::string get3DBoxPath() const;
+    const std::string getCoverPath() const;
-    virtual const std::string getCoverPath() const;
+    const std::string getMarqueePath() const;
-    virtual const std::string getMarqueePath() const;
+    const std::string getMiximagePath() const;
-    virtual const std::string getMiximagePath() const;
+    const std::string getScreenshotPath() const;
-    virtual const std::string getScreenshotPath() const;
+    const std::string getThumbnailPath() const;
-    virtual const std::string getThumbnailPath() const;
+    const std::string getVideoPath() const;
-    virtual const std::string getVideoPath() const;
+
+    bool getDeletionFlag() { return mDeletionFlag; };
+    void setDeletionFlag() { mDeletionFlag = true; };
 
     const std::vector<FileData*>& getChildrenListToDisplay();
     std::vector<FileData*> getFilesRecursive(unsigned int typeMask,
@@ -135,6 +135,8 @@ private:
     std::vector<FileData*> mChildren;
     std::vector<FileData*> mFilteredChildren;
     std::vector<std::string> mFirstLetterIndex;
+    // Used for flagging a game for deletion from its gamelist.xml file.
+    bool mDeletionFlag;
 
     const std::string FAVORITE_CHAR = "\uF005";
 };

es-app/src/Gamelist.cpp

@@ -233,8 +233,8 @@ void updateGamelist(SystemData* system)
                 fit != files.cend(); ++fit) {
             const char* tag = ((*fit)->getType() == GAME) ? "game" : "folder";
 
-            // Do not touch if it wasn't changed.
+            // Do not touch if it wasn't changed and is not flagged for deletion.
-            if (!(*fit)->metadata.wasChanged())
+            if (!(*fit)->metadata.wasChanged() && !(*fit)->getDeletionFlag())
                 continue;
 
             // Check if the file already exists in the XML file.
@@ -251,18 +251,22 @@ void updateGamelist(SystemData* system)
                         Utils::FileSystem::resolveRelativePath(pathNode.text().get(),
                         system->getStartPath(), true));
                 std::string gamePath = Utils::FileSystem::getCanonicalPath((*fit)->getPath());
+
                 if (nodePath == gamePath) {
                     // Found it
                     root.remove_child(fileNode);
+                    if ((*fit)->getDeletionFlag())
+                        ++numUpdated;
                     break;
                 }
             }
 
-            // It was either removed or never existed to begin with.
+            // Add the game to the file, unless it's flagged for deletion.
-            // Either way, we can add it now.
+            if (!(*fit)->getDeletionFlag()) {
                 addFileDataNode(root, *fit, tag, system);
                 ++numUpdated;
             }
+        }
 
         // Now write the file.
         if (numUpdated > 0) {

es-app/src/SystemData.h

@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ public:
 
     FileFilterIndex* getIndex() { return mFilterIndex; };
     void onMetaDataSavePoint();
+    void writeMetaData();
 
     void setupSystemSortType(FileData* mRootFolder);
 
@@ -110,7 +111,6 @@ private:
     bool populateFolder(FileData* folder);
     void indexAllGameFilters(const FileData* folder);
     void setIsGameSystemStatus();
-    void writeMetaData();
 
     FileFilterIndex* mFilterIndex;