Add cover art, search, filters, and recently played

Grid tiles now show Steam library artwork when available,
falling back to icon+label for games without cover art.
Cell proportions adjusted to 2:3 for portrait covers.

Search bar filters the library by name. Source tabs filter
by All/Steam/Desktop. Both properties live in C++ so QML
just binds filterString and sourceFilter.

"Continue Playing" row shows the last 5 launched games
with artwork, persisted across sessions via plasmamobilerc.

Remove orphaned GameTile.qml (replaced by inline delegate).

components/gamingshellplugin/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ target_link_libraries(gamingshellplugin PRIVATE
     KF6::I18n
     KF6::Service
     KF6::CoreAddons
+    KF6::ConfigCore
     SDL3::SDL3
 )
 

components/gamingshellplugin/gamelauncherprovider.cpp

@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
 
 #include "gamelauncherprovider.h"
 
+#include <KConfigGroup>
 #include <KService>
+#include <KSharedConfig>
 #include <KShell>
 #include <KSycoca>
 
@@ -15,8 +17,11 @@
 #include <QStandardPaths>
 #include <QTextStream>
 
+static const QString s_recentGroup = QStringLiteral("GamingRecentlyPlayed");
+
 GameLauncherProvider::GameLauncherProvider(QObject *parent)
     : QAbstractListModel(parent)
+    , m_config(KSharedConfig::openConfig(QStringLiteral("plasmamobilerc")))
 {
     connect(KSycoca::self(), &KSycoca::databaseChanged, this, &GameLauncherProvider::refresh);
     refresh();
@@ -80,23 +85,22 @@ void GameLauncherProvider::refresh()
     m_loading = true;
     Q_EMIT loadingChanged();
 
-    beginResetModel();
+    m_allGames.clear();
-    m_games.clear();
 
     loadDesktopGames();
     loadSteamGames();
     loadFlatpakGames();
+    loadRecentTimestamps();
 
     // Sort alphabetically, case-insensitive
-    std::sort(m_games.begin(), m_games.end(), [](const GameEntry &a, const GameEntry &b) {
+    std::sort(m_allGames.begin(), m_allGames.end(), [](const GameEntry &a, const GameEntry &b) {
         return a.name.compare(b.name, Qt::CaseInsensitive) < 0;
     });
 
-    endResetModel();
+    applyFilter();
 
     m_loading = false;
     Q_EMIT loadingChanged();
-    Q_EMIT countChanged();
 }
 
 void GameLauncherProvider::launch(int index)
@@ -128,6 +132,54 @@ void GameLauncherProvider::launch(int index)
     }
 
     Q_EMIT gameLaunched(g.name);
+
+    // Record timestamp for "recently played"
+    saveRecentTimestamp(g.storageId, QDateTime::currentDateTime());
+
+    // Update the in-memory entry so recentGames() picks it up immediately
+    for (auto &entry : m_allGames) {
+        if (entry.storageId == g.storageId) {
+            entry.lastPlayed = QDateTime::currentDateTime();
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+void GameLauncherProvider::launchByStorageId(const QString &storageId)
+{
+    for (int i = 0; i < m_allGames.size(); ++i) {
+        if (m_allGames.at(i).storageId == storageId) {
+            // Find the index in the filtered model, or launch from allGames directly
+            for (int j = 0; j < m_games.size(); ++j) {
+                if (m_games.at(j).storageId == storageId) {
+                    launch(j);
+                    return;
+                }
+            }
+            // Not in filtered view — launch directly from allGames
+            const auto &g = m_allGames.at(i);
+            if (g.source == QLatin1String("desktop")) {
+                auto service = KService::serviceByStorageId(g.storageId);
+                if (service) {
+                    QStringList args = KShell::splitArgs(service->exec());
+                    if (!args.isEmpty()) {
+                        QString program = args.takeFirst();
+                        QProcess::startDetached(program, args);
+                    }
+                }
+            } else {
+                QStringList parts = g.launchCommand.split(QLatin1Char(' '));
+                if (!parts.isEmpty()) {
+                    QString program = parts.takeFirst();
+                    QProcess::startDetached(program, parts);
+                }
+            }
+            Q_EMIT gameLaunched(g.name);
+            saveRecentTimestamp(g.storageId, QDateTime::currentDateTime());
+            m_allGames[i].lastPlayed = QDateTime::currentDateTime();
+            return;
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 // --- XDG .desktop games ---
@@ -158,7 +210,7 @@ void GameLauncherProvider::loadDesktopGames()
         entry.storageId = service->storageId();
         entry.launchCommand = service->exec();
         entry.installed = true;
-        m_games.append(entry);
+        m_allGames.append(entry);
     }
 }
 
@@ -267,7 +319,7 @@ void GameLauncherProvider::loadSteamGames()
                 }
             }
 
-            m_games.append(entry);
+            m_allGames.append(entry);
         }
     }
 }
@@ -282,3 +334,103 @@ void GameLauncherProvider::loadFlatpakGames()
     // (e.g. querying flatpak metadata for games that don't set
     // the Game category properly).
 }
+
+QString GameLauncherProvider::filterString() const
+{
+    return m_filterString;
+}
+
+void GameLauncherProvider::setFilterString(const QString &filter)
+{
+    if (m_filterString == filter) {
+        return;
+    }
+    m_filterString = filter;
+    Q_EMIT filterStringChanged();
+    applyFilter();
+}
+
+QString GameLauncherProvider::sourceFilter() const
+{
+    return m_sourceFilter;
+}
+
+void GameLauncherProvider::setSourceFilter(const QString &source)
+{
+    if (m_sourceFilter == source) {
+        return;
+    }
+    m_sourceFilter = source;
+    Q_EMIT sourceFilterChanged();
+    applyFilter();
+}
+
+void GameLauncherProvider::applyFilter()
+{
+    beginResetModel();
+    m_games.clear();
+
+    for (const auto &g : std::as_const(m_allGames)) {
+        if (!m_sourceFilter.isEmpty() && g.source != m_sourceFilter) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        if (!m_filterString.isEmpty() && !g.name.contains(m_filterString, Qt::CaseInsensitive)) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        m_games.append(g);
+    }
+
+    endResetModel();
+    Q_EMIT countChanged();
+}
+
+void GameLauncherProvider::loadRecentTimestamps()
+{
+    const KConfigGroup group(m_config, s_recentGroup);
+    for (auto &entry : m_allGames) {
+        const QString key = entry.storageId;
+        if (group.hasKey(key)) {
+            entry.lastPlayed = group.readEntry(key, QDateTime());
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+void GameLauncherProvider::saveRecentTimestamp(const QString &storageId, const QDateTime &when)
+{
+    KConfigGroup group(m_config, s_recentGroup);
+    group.writeEntry(storageId, when);
+    group.sync();
+}
+
+QVariantList GameLauncherProvider::recentGames(int limit) const
+{
+    // Gather entries that have been launched at least once
+    QList<const GameEntry *> recent;
+    for (const auto &g : m_allGames) {
+        if (g.lastPlayed.isValid()) {
+            recent.append(&g);
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Most recent first
+    std::sort(recent.begin(), recent.end(), [](const GameEntry *a, const GameEntry *b) {
+        return a->lastPlayed > b->lastPlayed;
+    });
+
+    if (recent.size() > limit) {
+        recent.resize(limit);
+    }
+
+    QVariantList result;
+    result.reserve(recent.size());
+    for (const auto *g : recent) {
+        QVariantMap map;
+        map[QStringLiteral("name")] = g->name;
+        map[QStringLiteral("icon")] = g->icon;
+        map[QStringLiteral("source")] = g->source;
+        map[QStringLiteral("storageId")] = g->storageId;
+        map[QStringLiteral("artwork")] = g->artwork;
+        result.append(map);
+    }
+    return result;
+}

components/gamingshellplugin/gamelauncherprovider.h

@@ -4,10 +4,13 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <QAbstractListModel>
+#include <QDateTime>
 #include <QList>
 #include <QString>
 #include <qqmlregistration.h>
 
+#include <KSharedConfig>
+
 class GameLauncherProvider : public QAbstractListModel
 {
     Q_OBJECT
@@ -16,6 +19,8 @@ class GameLauncherProvider : public QAbstractListModel
 
     Q_PROPERTY(int count READ count NOTIFY countChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(bool loading READ loading NOTIFY loadingChanged)
+    Q_PROPERTY(QString filterString READ filterString WRITE setFilterString NOTIFY filterStringChanged)
+    Q_PROPERTY(QString sourceFilter READ sourceFilter WRITE setSourceFilter NOTIFY sourceFilterChanged)
 
 public:
     explicit GameLauncherProvider(QObject *parent = nullptr);
@@ -37,13 +42,21 @@ public:
 
     int count() const;
     bool loading() const;
+    QString filterString() const;
+    void setFilterString(const QString &filter);
+    QString sourceFilter() const;
+    void setSourceFilter(const QString &source);
 
     Q_INVOKABLE void refresh();
     Q_INVOKABLE void launch(int index);
+    Q_INVOKABLE void launchByStorageId(const QString &storageId);
+    Q_INVOKABLE QVariantList recentGames(int limit = 5) const;
 
 Q_SIGNALS:
     void countChanged();
     void loadingChanged();
+    void filterStringChanged();
+    void sourceFilterChanged();
     void gameLaunched(const QString &name);
 
 private:
@@ -54,13 +67,21 @@ private:
         QString storageId;
         QString launchCommand;
         QString artwork;
+        QDateTime lastPlayed;
         bool installed = true;
     };
 
     void loadDesktopGames();
     void loadSteamGames();
     void loadFlatpakGames();
+    void loadRecentTimestamps();
+    void saveRecentTimestamp(const QString &storageId, const QDateTime &when);
+    void applyFilter();
 
-    QList<GameEntry> m_games;
+    QList<GameEntry> m_allGames;
+    QList<GameEntry> m_games; // filtered view
+    QString m_filterString;
+    QString m_sourceFilter; // empty = all, or "desktop"/"steam"/"flatpak"
+    KSharedConfigPtr m_config;
     bool m_loading = false;
 };

containments/homescreens/folio/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ ecm_target_qml_sources(org.kde.plasma.mobile.homescreen.folio SOURCES
 
 ecm_target_qml_sources(org.kde.plasma.mobile.homescreen.folio SOURCES
     qml/gaming/GameCenterOverlay.qml
-    qml/gaming/GameTile.qml
     qml/gaming/GamingHUD.qml
     qml/gaming/RunningGamesView.qml
     PATH gaming

containments/homescreens/folio/qml/gaming/GameCenterOverlay.qml

@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ Window {
 
     onVisibleChanged: {
         if (visible) {
+            GamingShell.GameLauncherProvider.filterString = ""
+            GamingShell.GameLauncherProvider.sourceFilter = ""
             GamingShell.GameLauncherProvider.refresh()
             if (runningGames.hasTasks) {
                 runningGames.focusFirstTask()
@@ -155,12 +157,123 @@ Window {
                 onMoveDownRequested: grid.forceActiveFocus()
             }
 
-            // ---- game grid ----
+            // ---- continue playing ----
+            ColumnLayout {
+                Layout.fillWidth: true
+                spacing: Kirigami.Units.smallSpacing
+                visible: recentList.count > 0 && !runningGames.hasTasks
+
                 Kirigami.Heading {
                     level: 2
-                text: i18n("Library")
+                    text: i18n("Continue Playing")
                 }
 
+                ListView {
+                    id: recentList
+                    Layout.fillWidth: true
+                    Layout.preferredHeight: Kirigami.Units.gridUnit * 5
+                    orientation: ListView.Horizontal
+                    spacing: Kirigami.Units.largeSpacing
+                    clip: true
+
+                    model: root.visible ? GamingShell.GameLauncherProvider.recentGames(5) : []
+
+                    delegate: QQC2.ItemDelegate {
+                        width: Kirigami.Units.gridUnit * 7
+                        height: recentList.height
+
+                        required property var modelData
+
+                        readonly property bool hasArt: modelData.artwork && modelData.artwork.length > 0
+
+                        background: Rectangle {
+                            radius: Kirigami.Units.cornerRadius
+                            color: parent.hovered ? Kirigami.Theme.hoverColor : "transparent"
+                        }
+
+                        contentItem: ColumnLayout {
+                            spacing: Kirigami.Units.smallSpacing
+
+                            Image {
+                                Layout.fillWidth: true
+                                Layout.fillHeight: true
+                                source: hasArt ? "file://" + modelData.artwork : ""
+                                fillMode: Image.PreserveAspectCrop
+                                visible: hasArt
+                                asynchronous: true
+                            }
+
+                            Kirigami.Icon {
+                                Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignHCenter
+                                implicitWidth: Kirigami.Units.iconSizes.large
+                                implicitHeight: Kirigami.Units.iconSizes.large
+                                source: modelData.icon
+                                visible: !hasArt
+                            }
+
+                            PC3.Label {
+                                Layout.fillWidth: true
+                                text: modelData.name
+                                maximumLineCount: 1
+                                elide: Text.ElideRight
+                                horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignHCenter
+                                font.pointSize: Kirigami.Theme.defaultFont.pointSize * 0.85
+                            }
+                        }
+
+                        onClicked: {
+                            GamingShell.GameLauncherProvider.launchByStorageId(modelData.storageId)
+                            root.gameStarted()
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            // ---- search + filter ----
+            RowLayout {
+                Layout.fillWidth: true
+                spacing: Kirigami.Units.largeSpacing
+
+                Kirigami.SearchField {
+                    id: searchField
+                    Layout.fillWidth: true
+                    placeholderText: i18n("Search games…")
+                    onTextChanged: GamingShell.GameLauncherProvider.filterString = text
+
+                    Keys.onEscapePressed: {
+                        if (text.length > 0) {
+                            clear()
+                        } else {
+                            root.dismissRequested()
+                        }
+                    }
+                    Keys.onDownPressed: grid.forceActiveFocus()
+                }
+
+                QQC2.TabBar {
+                    id: sourceFilterBar
+                    Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignVCenter
+
+                    QQC2.TabButton {
+                        text: i18n("All")
+                        width: implicitWidth
+                        onClicked: GamingShell.GameLauncherProvider.sourceFilter = ""
+                    }
+                    QQC2.TabButton {
+                        text: "Steam"
+                        width: implicitWidth
+                        onClicked: GamingShell.GameLauncherProvider.sourceFilter = "steam"
+                    }
+                    QQC2.TabButton {
+                        text: i18n("Desktop")
+                        width: implicitWidth
+                        onClicked: GamingShell.GameLauncherProvider.sourceFilter = "desktop"
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            // ---- game grid ----
+
             GridView {
                 id: grid
 
@@ -169,11 +282,11 @@ Window {
 
                 model: GamingShell.GameLauncherProvider
 
-                readonly property real minCellSize: Kirigami.Units.gridUnit * 7
+                readonly property real minCellSize: Kirigami.Units.gridUnit * 8
                 readonly property int columns: Math.max(2, Math.floor(width / minCellSize))
 
                 cellWidth: Math.floor(width / columns)
-                cellHeight: cellWidth + Kirigami.Units.gridUnit * 2
+                cellHeight: Math.floor(cellWidth * 1.5) + Kirigami.Units.gridUnit * 2
 
                 keyNavigationEnabled: true
                 highlightMoveDuration: 0
@@ -208,9 +321,14 @@ Window {
                     required property string name
                     required property string icon
                     required property string source
+                    required property string artwork
+
+                    readonly property bool hasArt: artwork.length > 0
 
                     QQC2.ItemDelegate {
                         anchors.fill: parent
+                        anchors.margins: Kirigami.Units.smallSpacing
+                        padding: 0
 
                         readonly property bool isCurrent: GridView.isCurrentItem && grid.activeFocus
 
@@ -223,16 +341,69 @@ Window {
                             Behavior on color { ColorAnimation { duration: Kirigami.Units.shortDuration } }
                         }
 
-                        contentItem: ColumnLayout {
+                        contentItem: Item {
+                            // ---- cover art tile ----
+                            ColumnLayout {
+                                anchors.fill: parent
+                                spacing: 0
+                                visible: hasArt
+
+                                Image {
+                                    Layout.fillWidth: true
+                                    Layout.fillHeight: true
+                                    source: hasArt ? "file://" + artwork : ""
+                                    fillMode: Image.PreserveAspectCrop
+                                    smooth: true
+                                    asynchronous: true
+
+                                    // Rounded top corners via layer
+                                    layer.enabled: true
+                                    layer.effect: Item {
+                                        Rectangle {
+                                            anchors.fill: parent
+                                            radius: Kirigami.Units.cornerRadius
+                                        }
+                                    }
+
+                                    scale: parent.parent.parent.isCurrent ? 1.03 : 1.0
+                                    Behavior on scale {
+                                        NumberAnimation { duration: Kirigami.Units.shortDuration; easing.type: Easing.InOutQuad }
+                                    }
+                                }
+
+                                // Title beneath artwork
+                                PC3.Label {
+                                    Layout.fillWidth: true
+                                    Layout.preferredHeight: Kirigami.Units.gridUnit * 2
+                                    text: name
+                                    maximumLineCount: 1
+                                    elide: Text.ElideRight
+                                    horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignHCenter
+                                    verticalAlignment: Text.AlignVCenter
+                                    leftPadding: Kirigami.Units.smallSpacing
+                                    rightPadding: Kirigami.Units.smallSpacing
+                                    color: parent.parent.parent.isCurrent
+                                           ? Kirigami.Theme.highlightedTextColor
+                                           : Kirigami.Theme.textColor
+                                }
+                            }
+
+                            // ---- fallback icon tile ----
+                            ColumnLayout {
+                                anchors.fill: parent
+                                anchors.margins: Kirigami.Units.smallSpacing
+                                visible: !hasArt
                                 spacing: Kirigami.Units.smallSpacing
 
+                                Item { Layout.fillHeight: true }
+
                                 Kirigami.Icon {
                                     Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignHCenter
                                     implicitWidth: Kirigami.Units.iconSizes.huge
                                     implicitHeight: Kirigami.Units.iconSizes.huge
                                     source: icon
 
-                                scale: parent.parent.isCurrent ? 1.08 : 1.0
+                                    scale: parent.parent.parent.isCurrent ? 1.08 : 1.0
                                     Behavior on scale {
                                         NumberAnimation { duration: Kirigami.Units.shortDuration; easing.type: Easing.InOutQuad }
                                     }
@@ -246,7 +417,7 @@ Window {
                                     wrapMode: Text.Wrap
                                     horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignHCenter
                                     elide: Text.ElideRight
-                                color: parent.parent.isCurrent
+                                    color: parent.parent.parent.isCurrent
                                            ? Kirigami.Theme.highlightedTextColor
                                            : Kirigami.Theme.textColor
                                 }
@@ -261,6 +432,9 @@ Window {
                                     font.pointSize: Kirigami.Theme.defaultFont.pointSize * 0.75
                                     opacity: 0.6
                                 }
+
+                                Item { Layout.fillHeight: true }
+                            }
                         }
 
                         onClicked: {

containments/homescreens/folio/qml/gaming/GameTile.qml

@@ -1,92 +0,0 @@
-// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026 Marco Allegretti
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: EUPL-1.2
-
-import QtQuick
-import QtQuick.Layouts
-import QtQuick.Controls as QQC2
-
-import org.kde.kirigami as Kirigami
-import org.kde.plasma.private.mobileshell as MobileShell
-import org.kde.plasma.private.mobileshell.state as MobileShellState
-import org.kde.plasma.plasmoid
-
-import plasma.applet.org.kde.plasma.mobile.homescreen.folio as Folio
-import org.kde.plasma.components 3.0 as PC3
-
-QQC2.ItemDelegate {
-    id: root
-
-    required property var folio
-    required property Folio.FolioApplication application
-    required property bool isCurrent
-
-    signal launchRequested()
-
-    Keys.onReturnPressed: clicked()
-    Keys.onEnterPressed: clicked()
-
-    onClicked: {
-        if (!application) return
-        if (application.icon && typeof application.icon === "string" && application.icon.length > 0 && !application.running) {
-            MobileShellState.ShellDBusClient.openAppLaunchAnimationWithPosition(
-                Plasmoid.screen,
-                application.icon,
-                application.name,
-                application.storageId,
-                iconItem.Kirigami.ScenePosition.x + iconItem.width / 2,
-                iconItem.Kirigami.ScenePosition.y + iconItem.height / 2,
-                Math.min(iconItem.width, iconItem.height))
-        }
-        MobileShell.AppLaunch.launchOrActivateApp(application.storageId)
-        launchRequested()
-    }
-
-    function launch() {
-        clicked()
-    }
-
-    background: Rectangle {
-        Kirigami.Theme.colorSet: Kirigami.Theme.Button
-        color: root.isCurrent
-               ? Kirigami.Theme.highlightColor
-               : (root.hovered ? Kirigami.Theme.hoverColor : "transparent")
-        radius: Kirigami.Units.cornerRadius
-
-        Behavior on color {
-            ColorAnimation { duration: Kirigami.Units.shortDuration }
-        }
-    }
-
-    contentItem: ColumnLayout {
-        spacing: Kirigami.Units.smallSpacing
-
-        Kirigami.Icon {
-            id: iconItem
-            Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignHCenter
-            implicitWidth: Kirigami.Units.iconSizes.huge
-            implicitHeight: Kirigami.Units.iconSizes.huge
-            source: root.application ? root.application.icon : ""
-
-            scale: root.isCurrent ? 1.08 : 1.0
-            Behavior on scale {
-                NumberAnimation { duration: Kirigami.Units.shortDuration; easing.type: Easing.InOutQuad }
-            }
-        }
-
-        PC3.Label {
-            id: nameLabel
-            Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignHCenter
-            Layout.fillWidth: true
-            text: root.application ? root.application.name : ""
-            maximumLineCount: 2
-            wrapMode: Text.Wrap
-            horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignHCenter
-            elide: Text.ElideRight
-            color: root.isCurrent ? Kirigami.Theme.highlightedTextColor : Kirigami.Theme.textColor
-
-            Behavior on color {
-                ColorAnimation { duration: Kirigami.Units.shortDuration }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}