Add utils.supports_selection()

qutebrowser/browser/commands.py

@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@ class CommandDispatcher:
             s = self._current_url().toString(flags)
             what = 'URL'
 
-        if sel and QApplication.clipboard().supportsSelection():
+        if sel and utils.supports_selection():
             target = "primary selection"
         else:
             sel = False
@@ -833,7 +833,7 @@ class CommandDispatcher:
             bg: Open in a background tab.
             window: Open in new window.
         """
-        if sel and QApplication.clipboard().supportsSelection():
+        if sel and utils.supports_selection():
             target = "Primary selection"
         else:
             sel = False
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ class CommandDispatcher:
             message.info(self._win_id, "Nothing to yank")
             return
 
-        if sel and QApplication.clipboard().supportsSelection():
+        if sel and utils.supports_selection():
             target = "primary selection"
         else:
             sel = False

qutebrowser/browser/hints.py

@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import string
 from PyQt5.QtCore import (pyqtSignal, pyqtSlot, QObject, QEvent, Qt, QUrl,
                           QTimer)
 from PyQt5.QtGui import QMouseEvent
-from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QApplication
 from PyQt5.QtWebKit import QWebElement
 from PyQt5.QtWebKitWidgets import QWebPage
 
@@ -492,7 +491,7 @@ class HintManager(QObject):
             context: The HintContext to use.
         """
         if (context.target == Target.yank_primary and
-                QApplication.clipboard().supportsSelection()):
+                utils.supports_selection()):
             sel = True
         else:
             sel = False

qutebrowser/utils/utils.py

@@ -757,22 +757,20 @@ def newest_slice(iterable, count):
 
 def set_clipboard(data, selection=False):
     """Set the clipboard to some given data."""
-    clipboard = QApplication.clipboard()
+    if selection and not supports_selection():
-    if selection and not clipboard.supportsSelection():
         raise SelectionUnsupportedError
     if log_clipboard:
         what = 'primary selection' if selection else 'clipboard'
         log.misc.debug("Setting fake {}: {}".format(what, json.dumps(data)))
     else:
         mode = QClipboard.Selection if selection else QClipboard.Clipboard
-        clipboard.setText(data, mode=mode)
+        QApplication.clipboard().setText(data, mode=mode)
 
 
 def get_clipboard(selection=False):
     """Get data from the clipboard."""
     global fake_clipboard
-    clipboard = QApplication.clipboard()
+    if selection and not supports_selection():
-    if selection and not clipboard.supportsSelection():
         raise SelectionUnsupportedError
 
     if fake_clipboard is not None:
@@ -780,6 +778,11 @@ def get_clipboard(selection=False):
         fake_clipboard = None
     else:
         mode = QClipboard.Selection if selection else QClipboard.Clipboard
-        data = clipboard.text(mode=mode)
+        data = QApplication.clipboard().text(mode=mode)
 
     return data
+
+
+def supports_selection():
+    """Check if the OS supports primary selection."""
+    return QApplication.clipboard().supportsSelection()

tests/unit/utils/test_utils.py

@@ -979,3 +979,8 @@ class TestGetSetClipboard:
         utils.fake_clipboard = 'fake clipboard text'
         utils.get_clipboard(selection=selection)
         assert utils.fake_clipboard is None
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize('selection', [True, False])
+    def test_supports_selection(self, clipboard_mock, selection):
+        clipboard_mock.supportsSelection.return_value = selection
+        assert utils.supports_selection == selection