Elevate the removal of shortcuts the current user cannot delete

docs/CLI.md

@@ -258,6 +258,7 @@ These parameters are accepted by the app executables in addition to the automati
 | `--no-corrupt-dialog` | Shows the verbose crash report instead of the simplified dialog. | Troubleshooting flag. |
 | `--enable-secure-setting <key>` / `--disable-secure-setting <key>` | Toggles one secure setting for the current user. | May require elevation. |
 | `--enable-secure-setting-for-user <user> <key>` / `--disable-secure-setting-for-user <user> <key>` | Toggles one secure setting for a specified user. | May require elevation. |
+| `--delete-shortcuts <path> [<path>...]` | Deletes desktop or Start Menu shortcuts, then quits. | Used by UniGetUI to remove shortcuts the current user is not allowed to delete; refuses any path that is not a `.lnk` or `.url` under a desktop or Start Menu folder. |
 | `<bundle-file>` | Loads a valid bundle file into the Package Bundles page. | Supported extensions include `.ubundle`, `.json`, `.yaml`, and `.xml`. |
 
 ## Other environment variables

src/Shared/SharedPreUiCommandDispatcher.cs

@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ internal static class SharedPreUiCommandDispatcher
     internal const string SetSettingValueArgument = "--set-setting-value";
     internal const string EnableSecureSettingArgument = "--enable-secure-setting";
     internal const string DisableSecureSettingArgument = "--disable-secure-setting";
+    internal const string DeleteShortcutsArgument = ShortcutFileRemover.CliArgument;
     internal const string MigrateWingetUIToUniGetUIArgument = "--migrate-wingetui-to-unigetui";
     internal const string UninstallWingetUIArgument = "--uninstall-wingetui";
     internal const string UninstallUniGetUIArgument = "--uninstall-unigetui";
@@ -120,6 +121,11 @@ public static string[] IgnoreArgumentsInjectedIntoProtocolLaunch(string[] args)
             return DisableSecureSettingForUser(args, exitCodes);
         }
 
+        if (args.Contains(DeleteShortcutsArgument))
+        {
+            return DeleteShortcuts(args, exitCodes);
+        }
+
         if (args.Contains(MigrateWingetUIToUniGetUIArgument))
         {
             return MigrateWingetUIToUniGetUI();
@@ -326,6 +332,31 @@ public static int DisableSecureSettingForUser(IReadOnlyList<string> args, Shared
         }
     }
 
+    public static int DeleteShortcuts(
+        IReadOnlyList<string> args,
+        SharedPreUiCommandExitCodes exitCodes
+    )
+    {
+        int basePos = FindArgumentIndex(args, DeleteShortcutsArgument);
+        if (basePos < 0 || basePos + 1 >= args.Count)
+        {
+            return exitCodes.InvalidParameter;
+        }
+
+        string[] shortcutPaths = [.. args.Skip(basePos + 1)];
+
+        try
+        {
+            return ShortcutFileRemover.DeleteAsElevatedInstance(shortcutPaths) is 0
+                ? exitCodes.Success
+                : exitCodes.Failed;
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            return ex.HResult;
+        }
+    }
+
     public static int MigrateWingetUIToUniGetUI()
     {
         try

src/UniGetUI.Avalonia/ViewModels/DialogPages/ManageShortcutsViewModel.cs

@@ -274,6 +274,9 @@ private void ResetAll()
 
     public void SaveChanges()
     {
+        List<string> desktopShortcutsToDelete = [];
+        List<string> startMenuShortcutsToDelete = [];
+
         if (ShowDesktopTab)
             CoreSettings.Set(CoreSettings.K.RemoveAllDesktopShortcuts, AutoDelete);
 
@@ -293,7 +296,7 @@ public void SaveChanges()
             DesktopShortcutsDatabase.RemoveFromUnknownShortcuts(entry.Path);
 
             if (entry.IsDeletable && File.Exists(entry.Path))
-                DesktopShortcutsDatabase.DeleteFromDisk(entry.Path);
+                desktopShortcutsToDelete.Add(entry.Path);
         }
 
         CaptureUnsavedStartMenuVerdicts();
@@ -311,7 +314,7 @@ public void SaveChanges()
                 continue;
 
             if (File.Exists(path))
-                StartMenuShortcutsDatabase.DeleteFromDisk(path);
+                startMenuShortcutsToDelete.Add(path);
         }
 
         _unsavedStartMenuVerdicts.Clear();
@@ -329,8 +332,20 @@ public void SaveChanges()
                 );
 
                 if (File.Exists(shortcut))
-                    StartMenuShortcutsDatabase.DeleteFromDisk(shortcut);
+                    startMenuShortcutsToDelete.Add(shortcut);
             }
+        }
+
+        if (desktopShortcutsToDelete.Count > 0)
+            DesktopShortcutsDatabase.DeleteFromDisk(desktopShortcutsToDelete);
+
+        if (startMenuShortcutsToDelete.Count > 0)
+            StartMenuShortcutsDatabase.DeleteFromDisk(startMenuShortcutsToDelete);
+
+        foreach (var rule in StartMenuRules)
+        {
+            if (rule.FolderIsInvalid)
+                continue;
 
             StartMenuShortcutsDatabase.SetRule(rule.PackageId, rule.Folder);
             StartMenuShortcutsDatabase.RebaseRelocations(rule.PackageId);