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1/*
2 * vim:ts=4:sw=4:expandtab
3 *
4 * i3 - an improved dynamic tiling window manager
5 * © 2009 Michael Stapelberg and contributors (see also: LICENSE)
6 *
7 * util.c: Utility functions, which can be useful everywhere within i3 (see
8 * also libi3).
9 *
10 */
11#include "all.h"
12
13#include <sys/wait.h>
14#include <stdarg.h>
15#if defined(__OpenBSD__)
16#include <sys/cdefs.h>
17#endif
18#include <fcntl.h>
19#include <pwd.h>
20#include <yajl/yajl_version.h>
21#include <libgen.h>
22#include <ctype.h>
23
24#define SN_API_NOT_YET_FROZEN 1
25#include <libsn/sn-launcher.h>
26
27int min(int a, int b) {
28 return (a < b ? a : b);
29}
30
31int max(int a, int b) {
32 return (a > b ? a : b);
33}
34
35bool rect_contains(Rect rect, uint32_t x, uint32_t y) {
36 return (x >= rect.x &&
37 x <= (rect.x + rect.width) &&
38 y >= rect.y &&
39 y <= (rect.y + rect.height));
40}
41
43 return (Rect){a.x + b.x,
44 a.y + b.y,
45 a.width + b.width,
46 a.height + b.height};
47}
48
50 return (Rect){a.x - b.x,
51 a.y - b.y,
52 a.width - b.width,
53 a.height - b.height};
54}
55
56bool rect_equals(Rect a, Rect b) {
57 return a.x == b.x && a.y == b.y && a.width == b.width && a.height == b.height;
58}
59
60/*
61 * Returns true if the name consists of only digits.
62 *
63 */
64__attribute__((pure)) bool name_is_digits(const char *name) {
65 /* positive integers and zero are interpreted as numbers */
66 for (size_t i = 0; i < strlen(name); i++)
67 if (!isdigit(name[i]))
68 return false;
69
70 return true;
71}
72
73/*
74 * Set 'out' to the layout_t value for the given layout. The function
75 * returns true on success or false if the passed string is not a valid
76 * layout name.
77 *
78 */
79bool layout_from_name(const char *layout_str, layout_t *out) {
80 if (strcmp(layout_str, "default") == 0) {
81 *out = L_DEFAULT;
82 return true;
83 } else if (strcasecmp(layout_str, "stacked") == 0 ||
84 strcasecmp(layout_str, "stacking") == 0) {
85 *out = L_STACKED;
86 return true;
87 } else if (strcasecmp(layout_str, "tabbed") == 0) {
88 *out = L_TABBED;
89 return true;
90 } else if (strcasecmp(layout_str, "splitv") == 0) {
91 *out = L_SPLITV;
92 return true;
93 } else if (strcasecmp(layout_str, "splith") == 0) {
94 *out = L_SPLITH;
95 return true;
96 }
97
98 return false;
99}
100
101/*
102 * Parses the workspace name as a number. Returns -1 if the workspace should be
103 * interpreted as a "named workspace".
104 *
105 */
106long ws_name_to_number(const char *name) {
107 /* positive integers and zero are interpreted as numbers */
108 char *endptr = NULL;
109 long parsed_num = strtol(name, &endptr, 10);
110 if (parsed_num == LONG_MIN ||
111 parsed_num == LONG_MAX ||
112 parsed_num < 0 ||
113 endptr == name) {
114 parsed_num = -1;
115 }
116
117 return parsed_num;
118}
119
120/*
121 * Updates *destination with new_value and returns true if it was changed or false
122 * if it was the same
123 *
124 */
125bool update_if_necessary(uint32_t *destination, const uint32_t new_value) {
126 uint32_t old_value = *destination;
127
128 return ((*destination = new_value) != old_value);
129}
130
131/*
132 * exec()s an i3 utility, for example the config file migration script or
133 * i3-nagbar. This function first searches $PATH for the given utility named,
134 * then falls back to the dirname() of the i3 executable path and then falls
135 * back to the dirname() of the target of /proc/self/exe (on linux).
136 *
137 * This function should be called after fork()ing.
138 *
139 * The first argument of the given argv vector will be overwritten with the
140 * executable name, so pass NULL.
141 *
142 * If the utility cannot be found in any of these locations, it exits with
143 * return code 2.
144 *
145 */
146void exec_i3_utility(char *name, char *argv[]) {
147 /* start the migration script, search PATH first */
148 char *migratepath = name;
149 argv[0] = migratepath;
150 execvp(migratepath, argv);
151
152 /* if the script is not in path, maybe the user installed to a strange
153 * location and runs the i3 binary with an absolute path. We use
154 * argv[0]’s dirname */
155 char *pathbuf = sstrdup(start_argv[0]);
156 char *dir = dirname(pathbuf);
157 sasprintf(&migratepath, "%s/%s", dir, name);
158 argv[0] = migratepath;
159 execvp(migratepath, argv);
160
161#if defined(__linux__)
162 /* on linux, we have one more fall-back: dirname(/proc/self/exe) */
163 char buffer[BUFSIZ];
164 if (readlink("/proc/self/exe", buffer, BUFSIZ) == -1) {
165 warn("could not read /proc/self/exe");
166 _exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
167 }
168 dir = dirname(buffer);
169 sasprintf(&migratepath, "%s/%s", dir, name);
170 argv[0] = migratepath;
171 execvp(migratepath, argv);
172#endif
173
174 warn("Could not start %s", name);
175 _exit(2);
176}
177
178/*
179 * Checks if the given path exists by calling stat().
180 *
181 */
182bool path_exists(const char *path) {
183 struct stat buf;
184 return (stat(path, &buf) == 0);
185}
186
187/*
188 * Goes through the list of arguments (for exec()) and add/replace the given option,
189 * including the option name, its argument, and the option character.
190 */
191static char **add_argument(char **original, char *opt_char, char *opt_arg, char *opt_name) {
192 int num_args;
193 for (num_args = 0; original[num_args] != NULL; num_args++)
194 ;
195 char **result = scalloc(num_args + 3, sizeof(char *));
196
197 /* copy the arguments, but skip the ones we'll replace */
198 int write_index = 0;
199 bool skip_next = false;
200 for (int i = 0; i < num_args; ++i) {
201 if (skip_next) {
202 skip_next = false;
203 continue;
204 }
205 if (!strcmp(original[i], opt_char) ||
206 (opt_name && !strcmp(original[i], opt_name))) {
207 if (opt_arg)
208 skip_next = true;
209 continue;
210 }
211 result[write_index++] = original[i];
212 }
213
214 /* add the arguments we'll replace */
215 result[write_index++] = opt_char;
216 result[write_index] = opt_arg;
217
218 return result;
219}
220
221#define y(x, ...) yajl_gen_##x(gen, ##__VA_ARGS__)
222#define ystr(str) yajl_gen_string(gen, (unsigned char *)str, strlen(str))
223
224static char *store_restart_layout(void) {
225 setlocale(LC_NUMERIC, "C");
226 yajl_gen gen = yajl_gen_alloc(NULL);
227
228 dump_node(gen, croot, true);
229
230 setlocale(LC_NUMERIC, "");
231
232 const unsigned char *payload;
233 size_t length;
234 y(get_buf, &payload, &length);
235
236 /* create a temporary file if one hasn't been specified, or just
237 * resolve the tildes in the specified path */
238 char *filename;
239 if (config.restart_state_path == NULL) {
240 filename = get_process_filename("restart-state");
241 if (!filename)
242 return NULL;
243 } else {
245 }
246
247 /* create the directory, it could have been cleaned up before restarting or
248 * may not exist at all in case it was user-specified. */
249 char *filenamecopy = sstrdup(filename);
250 char *base = dirname(filenamecopy);
251 DLOG("Creating \"%s\" for storing the restart layout\n", base);
252 if (mkdirp(base, DEFAULT_DIR_MODE) != 0)
253 ELOG("Could not create \"%s\" for storing the restart layout, layout will be lost.\n", base);
254 free(filenamecopy);
255
256 int fd = open(filename, O_WRONLY | O_CREAT | O_TRUNC, S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR);
257 if (fd == -1) {
258 perror("open()");
259 free(filename);
260 return NULL;
261 }
262
263 if (writeall(fd, payload, length) == -1) {
264 ELOG("Could not write restart layout to \"%s\", layout will be lost: %s\n", filename, strerror(errno));
265 free(filename);
266 close(fd);
267 return NULL;
268 }
269
270 close(fd);
271
272 if (length > 0) {
273 DLOG("layout: %.*s\n", (int)length, payload);
274 }
275
276 y(free);
277
278 return filename;
279}
280
281/*
282 * Restart i3 in-place
283 * appends -a to argument list to disable autostart
284 *
285 */
286void i3_restart(bool forget_layout) {
287 char *restart_filename = forget_layout ? NULL : store_restart_layout();
288
291
293
295
296 LOG("restarting \"%s\"...\n", start_argv[0]);
297 /* make sure -a is in the argument list or add it */
298 start_argv = add_argument(start_argv, "-a", NULL, NULL);
299
300 /* make debuglog-on persist */
301 if (get_debug_logging()) {
302 start_argv = add_argument(start_argv, "-d", "all", NULL);
303 }
304
305 /* replace -r <file> so that the layout is restored */
306 if (restart_filename != NULL) {
307 start_argv = add_argument(start_argv, "--restart", restart_filename, "-r");
308 }
309
310 execvp(start_argv[0], start_argv);
311
312 /* not reached */
313}
314
315/*
316 * Escapes the given string if a pango font is currently used.
317 * If the string has to be escaped, the input string will be free'd.
318 *
319 */
320char *pango_escape_markup(char *input) {
321 if (!font_is_pango())
322 return input;
323
324 char *escaped = g_markup_escape_text(input, -1);
325 FREE(input);
326
327 return escaped;
328}
329
330/*
331 * Handler which will be called when we get a SIGCHLD for the nagbar, meaning
332 * it exited (or could not be started, depending on the exit code).
333 *
334 */
335static void nagbar_exited(EV_P_ ev_child *watcher, int revents) {
336 ev_child_stop(EV_A_ watcher);
337
338 if (!WIFEXITED(watcher->rstatus)) {
339 ELOG("ERROR: i3-nagbar did not exit normally.\n");
340 return;
341 }
342
343 int exitcode = WEXITSTATUS(watcher->rstatus);
344 DLOG("i3-nagbar process exited with status %d\n", exitcode);
345 if (exitcode == 2) {
346 ELOG("ERROR: i3-nagbar could not be found. Is it correctly installed on your system?\n");
347 }
348
349 *((pid_t *)watcher->data) = -1;
350}
351
352/*
353 * Cleanup handler. Will be called when i3 exits. Kills i3-nagbar with signal
354 * SIGKILL (9) to make sure there are no left-over i3-nagbar processes.
355 *
356 */
357static void nagbar_cleanup(EV_P_ ev_cleanup *watcher, int revent) {
358 pid_t *nagbar_pid = (pid_t *)watcher->data;
359 if (*nagbar_pid != -1) {
360 LOG("Sending SIGKILL (%d) to i3-nagbar with PID %d\n", SIGKILL, *nagbar_pid);
361 kill(*nagbar_pid, SIGKILL);
362 }
363}
364
365/*
366 * Starts an i3-nagbar instance with the given parameters. Takes care of
367 * handling SIGCHLD and killing i3-nagbar when i3 exits.
368 *
369 * The resulting PID will be stored in *nagbar_pid and can be used with
370 * kill_nagbar() to kill the bar later on.
371 *
372 */
373void start_nagbar(pid_t *nagbar_pid, char *argv[]) {
374 if (*nagbar_pid != -1) {
375 DLOG("i3-nagbar already running (PID %d), not starting again.\n", *nagbar_pid);
376 return;
377 }
378
379 *nagbar_pid = fork();
380 if (*nagbar_pid == -1) {
381 warn("Could not fork()");
382 return;
383 }
384
385 /* child */
386 if (*nagbar_pid == 0)
387 exec_i3_utility("i3-nagbar", argv);
388
389 DLOG("Starting i3-nagbar with PID %d\n", *nagbar_pid);
390
391 /* parent */
392 /* install a child watcher */
393 ev_child *child = smalloc(sizeof(ev_child));
394 ev_child_init(child, &nagbar_exited, *nagbar_pid, 0);
395 child->data = nagbar_pid;
396 ev_child_start(main_loop, child);
397
398 /* install a cleanup watcher (will be called when i3 exits and i3-nagbar is
399 * still running) */
400 ev_cleanup *cleanup = smalloc(sizeof(ev_cleanup));
401 ev_cleanup_init(cleanup, nagbar_cleanup);
402 cleanup->data = nagbar_pid;
403 ev_cleanup_start(main_loop, cleanup);
404}
405
406/*
407 * Kills the i3-nagbar process, if *nagbar_pid != -1.
408 *
409 * If wait_for_it is set (restarting i3), this function will waitpid(),
410 * otherwise, ev is assumed to handle it (reloading).
411 *
412 */
413void kill_nagbar(pid_t *nagbar_pid, bool wait_for_it) {
414 if (*nagbar_pid == -1)
415 return;
416
417 if (kill(*nagbar_pid, SIGTERM) == -1)
418 warn("kill(configerror_nagbar) failed");
419
420 if (!wait_for_it)
421 return;
422
423 /* When restarting, we don’t enter the ev main loop anymore and after the
424 * exec(), our old pid is no longer watched. So, ev won’t handle SIGCHLD
425 * for us and we would end up with a <defunct> process. Therefore we
426 * waitpid() here. */
427 waitpid(*nagbar_pid, NULL, 0);
428}
429
430/*
431 * Converts a string into a long using strtol().
432 * This is a convenience wrapper checking the parsing result. It returns true
433 * if the number could be parsed.
434 */
435bool parse_long(const char *str, long *out, int base) {
436 char *end = NULL;
437 long result = strtol(str, &end, base);
438 if (result == LONG_MIN || result == LONG_MAX || result < 0 || (end != NULL && *end != '\0')) {
439 *out = result;
440 return false;
441 }
442
443 *out = result;
444 return true;
445}
446
447/*
448 * Slurp reads path in its entirety into buf, returning the length of the file
449 * or -1 if the file could not be read. buf is set to a buffer of appropriate
450 * size, or NULL if -1 is returned.
451 *
452 */
453ssize_t slurp(const char *path, char **buf) {
454 FILE *f;
455 if ((f = fopen(path, "r")) == NULL) {
456 ELOG("Cannot open file \"%s\": %s\n", path, strerror(errno));
457 return -1;
458 }
459 struct stat stbuf;
460 if (fstat(fileno(f), &stbuf) != 0) {
461 ELOG("Cannot fstat() \"%s\": %s\n", path, strerror(errno));
462 fclose(f);
463 return -1;
464 }
465 /* Allocate one extra NUL byte to make the buffer usable with C string
466 * functions. yajl doesn’t need this, but this makes slurp safer. */
467 *buf = scalloc(stbuf.st_size + 1, 1);
468 size_t n = fread(*buf, 1, stbuf.st_size, f);
469 fclose(f);
470 if ((ssize_t)n != stbuf.st_size) {
471 ELOG("File \"%s\" could not be read entirely: got %zd, want %" PRIi64 "\n", path, n, (int64_t)stbuf.st_size);
472 FREE(*buf);
473 return -1;
474 }
475 return (ssize_t)n;
476}
477
478/*
479 * Convert a direction to its corresponding orientation.
480 *
481 */
483 return (direction == D_LEFT || direction == D_RIGHT) ? HORIZ : VERT;
484}
485
486/*
487 * Convert a direction to its corresponding position.
488 *
489 */
491 return (direction == D_LEFT || direction == D_UP) ? BEFORE : AFTER;
492}
493
494/*
495 * Convert orientation and position to the corresponding direction.
496 *
497 */
499 if (orientation == HORIZ) {
500 return position == BEFORE ? D_LEFT : D_RIGHT;
501 } else {
502 return position == BEFORE ? D_UP : D_DOWN;
503 }
504}
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__attribute__((pure))
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Convert a direction to its corresponding position.
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Safe-wrapper around asprintf which exits if it returns -1 (meaning that there is no more memory avail...
char * get_process_filename(const char *prefix)
Returns the name of a temporary file with the specified prefix.
int mkdirp(const char *path, mode_t mode)
Emulates mkdir -p (creates any missing folders)
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