# dupeGuru 4.0.4 documentation

## core.gui.deletion_options

class core.gui.deletion_options.DeletionOptions

  Present the user with deletion options before proceeding.

  When the user activates “Send to trash”, we present him with a couple of options that changes the behavior of that deletion operation.

  show(mark_count)

    Prompt the user with a modal dialog offering our deletion options.

    Parameters:

      mark_count (int) – Number of dupes marked for deletion.

    Return type:

      bool

    Returns:

      Whether the user accepted the dialog (we cancel deletion if false).

  supports_links()

    Returns whether our platform supports symlinks.

  direct

    Delete dupes directly and don’t send to trash. bool. get/set

  property link_deleted

    Replace deleted dupes with symlinks (or hardlinks) to the dupe group reference.

    bool. get/set

    Whether the link is a symlink or hardlink is decided by `use_hardlinks`.

  use_hardlinks

    Whether symlinks or hardlinks are used when doing `link_deleted`. bool. get/set

class core.gui.deletion_options.DeletionOptionsView

  Expected interface for `DeletionOptions`’s view.

  Not actually used in the code. For documentation purposes only.

  Our view presents the user with an appropriate way (probably a mix of checkboxes and radio buttons) to set the different flags in `DeletionOptions`. Note that `DeletionOptions.use_hardlinks` is only relevant if `DeletionOptions.link_deleted` is true. This is why we toggle the “enabled” state of that flag.

  We expect the view to set `DeletionOptions.link_deleted` immediately as the user changes its value because it will toggle `set_hardlink_option_enabled()`

  Other than the flags, there’s also a prompt message which has a dynamic content, defined by `update_msg()`.

  set_hardlink_option_enabled(is_enabled: bool)

    Enable or disable the widget controlling `DeletionOptions.use_hardlinks`.

  show()

    Show the dialog in a modal fashion.

    Returns whether the dialog was “accepted” (the user pressed OK).

  update_msg(msg: str)

    Update the dialog’s prompt with `str`.