### Class

# Gtk RecentManager

#### Description [src]

    class Gtk.RecentManager : GObject.Object {
      /* No available fields */
    }

`GtkRecentManager` manages and looks up recently used files.

Each recently used file is identified by its URI, and has meta-data associated to it, like the names and command lines of the applications that have registered it, the number of time each application has registered the same file, the mime type of the file and whether the file should be displayed only by the applications that have registered it.

The recently used files list is per user.

`GtkRecentManager` acts like a database of all the recently used files. You can create new `GtkRecentManager` objects, but it is more efficient to use the default manager created by GTK.

Adding a new recently used file is as simple as:

    GtkRecentManager *manager;

    manager = gtk_recent_manager_get_default ();
    gtk_recent_manager_add_item (manager, file_uri);

The `GtkRecentManager` will try to gather all the needed information from the file itself through GIO.

Looking up the meta-data associated with a recently used file given its URI requires calling gtk_recent_manager_lookup_item():

    GtkRecentManager *manager;
    GtkRecentInfo *info;
    GError *error = NULL;

    manager = gtk_recent_manager_get_default ();
    info = gtk_recent_manager_lookup_item (manager, file_uri, &error);
    if (error)
      {
        g_warning ("Could not find the file: %s", error->message);
        g_error_free (error);
      }
    else
     {
       // Use the info object
       gtk_recent_info_unref (info);
     }

In order to retrieve the list of recently used files, you can use gtk_recent_manager_get_items(), which returns a list of `GtkRecentInfo`.

Note that the maximum age of the recently used files list is controllable through the `GtkSettings:gtk-recent-files-max-age` property.

#### Hierarchy

#### Ancestors

- GObject

#### Constructors

###### gtk_recent_manager_new

Creates a new recent manager object.

#### Instance methods

###### gtk_recent_manager_add_full

Adds a new resource, pointed by `uri`, into the recently used resources list, using the metadata specified inside the `GtkRecentData` passed in `recent_data`.

###### gtk_recent_manager_add_item

Adds a new resource, pointed by `uri`, into the recently used resources list.

###### gtk_recent_manager_get_items

Gets the list of recently used resources.

###### gtk_recent_manager_has_item

Checks whether there is a recently used resource registered with `uri` inside the recent manager.

###### gtk_recent_manager_lookup_item

Searches for a URI inside the recently used resources list, and returns a `GtkRecentInfo` containing information about the resource like its MIME type, or its display name.

###### gtk_recent_manager_move_item

Changes the location of a recently used resource from `uri` to `new_uri`.

###### gtk_recent_manager_purge_items

Purges every item from the recently used resources list.

###### gtk_recent_manager_remove_item

Removes a resource pointed by `uri` from the recently used resources list handled by a recent manager.

#### Properties

###### Gtk.RecentManager:filename

The full path to the file to be used to store and read the recently used resources list.

###### Gtk.RecentManager:size

The size of the recently used resources list.

#### Signals

###### Gtk.RecentManager::changed

Emitted when the current recently used resources manager changes its contents.

#### Class structure

    struct GtkRecentManagerClass {
      void (* changed) (
        GtkRecentManager* manager
      );
      void (* _gtk_recent1) (
    void
      );
      void (* _gtk_recent2) (
    void
      );
      void (* _gtk_recent3) (
    void
      );
      void (* _gtk_recent4) (
    void
      );

    }

###### Class members

`changed` |
    void (* changed) (
        GtkRecentManager* manager
      )
| No description available.
`_gtk_recent1` |
    void (* _gtk_recent1) (
    void
      )
| No description available.
`_gtk_recent2` |
    void (* _gtk_recent2) (
    void
      )
| No description available.
`_gtk_recent3` |
    void (* _gtk_recent3) (
    void
      )
| No description available.
`_gtk_recent4` |
    void (* _gtk_recent4) (
    void
      )
| No description available.

#### Virtual methods

###### Gtk.RecentManagerClass.changed

No description available.

#### Functions

###### gtk_recent_manager_get_default

Gets a unique instance of `GtkRecentManager` that you can share in your application without caring about memory management.