fluxbox/util/fluxbox-remote.cc

// fluxbox-remote.cc
// Copyright (c) 2007 Fluxbox Team (fluxgen at fluxbox dot org)
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#include <X11/Xlib.h>
#include <X11/Xatom.h>
#include <X11/Xutil.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>


bool g_gotError = false;
static int HandleIPCError(Display *disp, XErrorEvent*ptr)
{
	// ptr->error_code contains the actual error flags
	g_gotError = true;
	return( 0 );
}

typedef int (*xerror_cb_t)(Display*,XErrorEvent*);


int main(int argc, char **argv) {

    int         rc;
    Display*    disp;
    Window      root;
    Atom        atom_utf8;
    Atom        atom_fbcmd; 
    Atom        atom_result;
    xerror_cb_t error_cb;
    char*       cmd;

    if (argc <= 1) {
        printf("fluxbox-remote <fluxbox-command>\n");
        return EXIT_SUCCESS;
    }

    disp = XOpenDisplay(NULL);
    if (!disp) {
        perror("error, can't open display.");
        rc = EXIT_FAILURE;
        return rc;
    }

    cmd = argv[1];
    atom_utf8 = XInternAtom(disp, "UTF8_STRING", False);
    atom_fbcmd = XInternAtom(disp, "_FLUXBOX_ACTION", False);
    atom_result = XInternAtom(disp, "_FLUXBOX_ACTION_RESULT", False);
    root = DefaultRootWindow(disp);

    // assign the custom handler, clear the flag, sync the data,
    // then check it for success/failure
    error_cb = XSetErrorHandler(HandleIPCError);


    if (strcmp(cmd, "result") == 0) {
        XTextProperty text_prop;
        if (XGetTextProperty(disp, root, &text_prop, atom_result) != 0
            && text_prop.value > 0
            && text_prop.nitems > 0) {

            printf("%s", text_prop.value);
            XFree(text_prop.value);
        }
    } else {
        XChangeProperty(disp, root, atom_fbcmd,
                              XA_STRING, 8, PropModeReplace,
                              (unsigned char *)cmd, strlen(cmd));
        XSync(disp, false);
    }

    rc = (g_gotError ? EXIT_FAILURE : EXIT_SUCCESS);

    XSetErrorHandler(error_cb);
    XCloseDisplay(disp);

    return rc;
}