fix: run +x AppImages and ELF binaries on open

[nate8199]

Problem

Enter and double-click on a +x AppImage (or other ELF binary) do nothing. flea --open always calls gio open, which has no handler for application/x-executable / application/vnd.appimage and refuses. The status line then reports a failed open.

Other file managers run those files.

Change

If the target is a regular file with any execute bit and is an ELF or a *.AppImage / *.appimage, spawn it directly:

• same /dev/null stdio and process_group(0) as gio open
• do not wait (the file is the application; waiting would hold flea --open for its whole life and trip the opener busy guard)
• cwd is the file's parent

+x scripts that are not AppImages still go through gio open.

Tests

tests/modes.sh: AppImage shebang logger runs (cwd, stdio, pgid); copied +x ELF is not handed to gio; +x .sh and -x ELF still are.

Model: x-ai/grok-4.6
X: @natedamm

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

flea --open now directly launches executable ELF and AppImage files. Other files continue through gio open. Direct launches use the file’s parent directory, detached standard streams, and a new process group. Tests and documentation cover the routing.

Changes

Executable opening behavior

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Classify and launch executable files src/open.rs	Executable ELF and AppImage files are detected and launched directly. Other files remain delegated to gio open.
Validate and document routing tests/modes.sh, README.md, AGENTS.md	Tests cover executable ELF and AppImage launches, script and non-executable ELF delegation, process settings, and working directory. Documentation describes the updated behavior.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 1b00a

Executable ELF and AppImage files now launch directly while other files continue through gio. The implementation and behavior coverage are in place, with only a minor inaccurate test comment remaining.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant User
  participant FleaOpen
  participant TargetProcess
  participant GioOpen
  User->>FleaOpen: flea --open target
  FleaOpen->>FleaOpen: classify target
  alt executable ELF or AppImage
    FleaOpen->>TargetProcess: spawn with parent cwd and detached stdio
  else other file
    FleaOpen->>GioOpen: delegate target
  end

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Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Docstring Coverage	⚠️ Warning	Docstring coverage is 0.00% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 3 functions across 2 files. (2 skipped: 2 …	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

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Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly and concisely summarizes the main change: directly running executable AppImages and ELF binaries when using open.

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Docstring coverage is 0.00% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 3 functions across 2 files. (2 skipped: 2 unsupported.)

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🧹 Nitpick comments (1)

tests/modes.sh (1)

421-421: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Point the test comment at the actual wait call.

The comment names src/open.rs:84, but this revision calls .status() at src/open.rs:87. Update the reference so the explanation points to the blocking operation.

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In `@tests/modes.sh` at line 421, Update the comment in the test near the launcher
wait to reference the actual .status() call location, changing the stale
src/open.rs:84 reference to src/open.rs:87 while preserving the rest of the
explanation.

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In `@tests/modes.sh`:
- Line 421: Update the comment in the test near the launcher wait to reference
the actual .status() call location, changing the stale src/open.rs:84 reference
to src/open.rs:87 while preserving the rest of the explanation.

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