Review "Clipboard Decay" version 0.1.1 (1)

Review of "Clipboard Decay" version 0.1.1 (1)

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Clipboard Decay

Clears the clipboard after a configurable timeout. Optionally detects copies from selected sensitive apps (e.g. password managers) and applies a shorter timer. This extension reads and writes the system clipboard.

Extension Homepage: https://github.com/finegrainlabs/clipboard-decay

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Shexli (experimental) warning 2 manual_review 1

Shexli found 3 issues that may need reviewer attention.

EGO-A-005 manual_review

extensions should not access the clipboard directly

Direct clipboard access via `St.Clipboard.get_default()` requires reviewer scrutiny.

Review Guidelines

extension.js:28
```
St.Clipboard.get_default()
```

EGO-P-006 warning

unnecessary build and translation artifacts should not be shipped

Compiled GSettings schemas should not be shipped for 45+ packages.

Don't include unnecessary files

schemas/gschemas.compiled
```
schemas/gschemas.compiled
```

EGO-L-002 warning

objects created by extension should be destroyed in disable()

Objects assigned in `enable()` are missing matching `.destroy()` calls in `disable()` or its helper methods.

Destroy all objects

extension.js:70

            this._icon = new St.Icon({
                icon_name: 'preferences-system-time-symbolic',
                style_class: 'system-status-icon',
            })

All Versions

Version	Status
0.1.2 (2)	Unreviewed
0.1.1 (1)	Rejected

Previous Reviews on this Version

SriramRamkrishna rejected April 27, 2026

Please make sure that the shellxi static analyzer runs clean. You can install that with pip3 install shexli and run it against your extension.