Switch frontend to use backend links

pylib/.pylintrc

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ persistent = no
 ignored-classes=
   BrowserColumns,
   BrowserRow,
+  HelpPage,
   FormatTimespanRequest,
   CardAnswer,
   QueuedCards,

pylib/anki/_backend/genbackend.py

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import anki.cards_pb2
 import anki.collection_pb2
 import anki.decks_pb2
 import anki.deckconfig_pb2
+import anki.links_pb2
 import anki.notes_pb2
 import anki.notetypes_pb2
 import anki.scheduler_pb2
@@ -195,6 +196,7 @@ service_modules = dict(
     CARD_RENDERING=anki.card_rendering_pb2,
     TAGS=anki.tags_pb2,
     MEDIA=anki.media_pb2,
+    LINKS=anki.links_pb2,
 )
 
 for service in anki.backend_pb2.ServiceIndex.DESCRIPTOR.values:
@@ -236,6 +238,7 @@ import anki.cards_pb2
 import anki.collection_pb2
 import anki.decks_pb2
 import anki.deckconfig_pb2
+import anki.links_pb2
 import anki.notes_pb2
 import anki.notetypes_pb2
 import anki.scheduler_pb2

pylib/anki/collection.py

@@ -12,12 +12,14 @@ from anki import (
     collection_pb2,
     config_pb2,
     generic_pb2,
+    links_pb2,
     search_pb2,
     stats_pb2,
 )
 from anki._legacy import DeprecatedNamesMixin, deprecated
 
 # protobuf we publicly export - listed first to avoid circular imports
+HelpPage = links_pb2.HelpPageLinkRequest
 SearchNode = search_pb2.SearchNode
 Progress = collection_pb2.Progress
 EmptyCardsReport = card_rendering_pb2.EmptyCardsReport

pylib/anki/links_pb2.pyi

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../bazel-bin/pylib/anki/links_pb2.pyi

qt/aqt/utils.py

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ from PyQt5.QtWidgets import (
 )
 
 import aqt
-from anki.collection import Collection
+from anki.collection import Collection, HelpPage
 from anki.lang import TR, tr_legacyglobal  # pylint: disable=unused-import
 from anki.utils import invalidFilename, isMac, isWin, noBundledLibs, versionWithBuild
 from aqt.qt import *
@@ -69,42 +69,15 @@ def locale_dir() -> str:
 # shortcut to access Fluent translations; set as
 tr = tr_legacyglobal
 
-
-class HelpPage(Enum):
-    NOTE_TYPE = "getting-started#note-types"
-    BROWSING = "browsing"
-    BROWSING_FIND_AND_REPLACE = "browsing#find-and-replace"
-    BROWSING_NOTES_MENU = "browsing#notes"
-    KEYBOARD_SHORTCUTS = "studying#keyboard-shortcuts"
-    EDITING = "editing"
-    ADDING_CARD_AND_NOTE = "editing#adding-cards-and-notes"
-    ADDING_A_NOTE_TYPE = "editing#adding-a-note-type"
-    LATEX = "math#latex"
-    PREFERENCES = "preferences"
-    INDEX = ""
-    TEMPLATES = "templates/intro"
-    FILTERED_DECK = "filtered-decks"
-    IMPORTING = "importing"
-    CUSTOMIZING_FIELDS = "editing#customizing-fields"
-    DECK_OPTIONS = "deck-options"
-    EDITING_FEATURES = "editing#features"
-
-
-HelpPageArgument = Optional[Union[HelpPage, str]]
-"""This type represents what can be used as argument expecting a specific help page. Anki code should use HelpPage as
-argument. However, add-on may use string, and we want to accept this.
-
-"""
+HelpPageArgument = Union["HelpPage.HelpPage.V", str]
 
 
 def openHelp(section: HelpPageArgument) -> None:
-    link = aqt.appHelpSite
-    if section:
-        if isinstance(section, HelpPage):
-            link += section.value
+    if isinstance(section, str):
+        page = HelpPage(literal=section)
     else:
-            link += section
-    openLink(link)
+        page = HelpPage(variant=section)
+    openLink(tr.backend().help_page_link(page))
 
 
 def openLink(link: Union[str, QUrl]) -> None: