more compliant conf parser and smart autominimization of apps on boot

libs/parser_test.lua

@@ -30,23 +30,22 @@ shell = "zsh"
 # Format: <modifier>(+<modifier>+...)+<key> = "<command or :internal.function>"
 # "modkey" as modifier will be substituted for modkey variable in [global]
 [keys]
-modkey+Up           = ":root.client_next"
+"modkey+Up"           = ":root.client_next"
-modkey+Down         = ":root.client_previous"
+"modkey+Down"         = ":root.client_previous"
-modkey+Control+Up   = ":root.screen_next"
+"modkey+Control+Up"   = ":root.screen_next"
-modkey+Control+Down = ":root.screen_previous"
+"modkey+Control+Down" = ":root.screen_previous"
-modkey+Tab          = ":root.client_swap"
+"modkey+Tab"          = ":root.client_swap"
-modkey+Return       = ":root.spawn_terminal"
+"modkey+Return"       = ":root.spawn_terminal"
-modkey+Shift+Return = ":root.spawn_browser"
+"modkey+Shift+Return" = ":root.spawn_browser"
 
 # Client keys only work if a focused client exists
-modkey+Shift+c      = ":client.kill"
+"modkey+Shift+c"      = ":client.kill"
-modkey+t            = ":client.cycle_screen"
+"modkey+t"            = ":client.cycle_screen"
-modkey+o            = ":client.ontop"
+"modkey+o"            = ":client.ontop"
-modkey+b            = ":client.below"
+"modkey+b"            = ":client.below"
-modkey+f            = ":client.fullscreen"
+"modkey+f"            = ":client.fullscreen"
-modkey+n            = ":client.minimize"
+"modkey+n"            = ":client.minimize"
-modkey+m            = ":client.maximize"
+"modkey+m"            = ":client.maximize"
-
 ]]
 for k,v in pairs(parsers.conf(data)) do
     print("Block: ["..k.."]")

libs/parsers.lua

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 local parsers = {}
 
 local function split_strings(text)
-    -- probably the cleanest function to split by strings i've written
+    -- probably the cleanest function to split by strings i've written to date
     local split = {}
     while text:find("\"") do
         local strstart = text:find("\"")
@@ -86,48 +86,74 @@ parsers.yaml_pseudo = function(cfgtext)
     return struct
 end
 
+local function quotestrip(txt)
+    if (txt:sub(1,1):match("['\"]"))
+        and (txt:sub(-1,-1) == txt:sub(1,1)) then
+        return txt:sub(2,-2)
+    else
+        return txt
+    end
+end
+
+
 parsers.conf = function(cfgtext)
     -- Conf style parser (not exactly TOML)
     cfgtext = cfgtext:gsub("#[^\n]*","")
     local split_by_strings,err = split_strings(cfgtext)
-    if not split_by_strings then
+    if not split_by_strings then error(err) end
-        error(err)
+    local full_split = {{}}
-    end
+    local current_line = full_split[1]
-    local struct = {global = {}}
+    -- tokenizer
-    local block = "global"
+    for _,v in pairs(split_by_strings) do
-    local last_string_key = nil
+        v = v:match("^[ \t]*(.*)[ \t]*$")
-    local err
+        if (not (v == "")) then
-    for k,v in pairs(split_by_strings) do
             if not v:match("^\".*\"$") then
-            v:gsub("[^\n]*",function(line)
+                v:gsub("[^ \t]+",function(text)
-                -- Nothing
+                    while text:match("\n") do
-                if line:match("^%s*$") then
+                        local before,after = text:match("([^\n]*)\n(.*)")
-                    return
+                        if before ~= "" then
+                            table.insert(current_line,before)
                         end
-                -- Namespace block
+                        if #current_line > 0 then
-                if line:match("^%s*%[[^%]]-%]%s*$") then
+                            table.insert(full_split,{})
-                    block = line:match("%[([^%]]-)%]")
+                            current_line = full_split[#full_split]
-                    struct[block] = {}
-                    return
                         end
-                -- String/Multiline string assignment
+                        text = after
-                if line:match("^%s*[^=]-%s*=%s*$") then
-                    last_string_key = line:match("^%s*([^=]-)%s*=%s*$")
-                    return
                     end
-                -- Number/boolean assignment
+                    if text ~= "" then
-                local key,value = line:match("^%s*([^=]-)%s*=%s*(.-)%s*$")    
+                        table.insert(current_line,text)
-                -- number
-                if value:match("^[%d%.]*$") then
-                    value = tonumber(value)
-                -- bool
-                elseif (value:lower() == "yes") or (value:lower() == "no") then
-                    value = (value:lower() == "yes")
                     end
-                struct[block][key] = value
                 end)
             else
-            struct[block][last_string_key] = v:sub(2,-2)
+                table.insert(current_line,v)
+            end
+        end
+    end
+    table.remove(full_split,#full_split)
+    local struct = {global = {}}
+    local block = "global"
+    -- parser
+    for _,line in pairs(full_split) do
+        if line[1] and line[1]:match("^%[[^%]]+%]$") then -- block
+            block = line[1]:match("^%[([^%]]+)%]$")
+            struct[block] = {}
+        elseif #line == 3 then -- assignment
+            if (line[3]:sub(1,1):match("['\"]")) -- string
+                and (line[3]:sub(-1,-1) == line[3]:sub(1,1)) then
+                struct[block][quotestrip(line[1])] = quotestrip(line[3])
+            elseif line[3]:match("^%d+$") then -- number
+                struct[block][quotestrip(line[1])] = tonumber(line[3])
+            elseif (line[3] == "true") or (line[3] == "false") then -- boolean
+                struct[block][quotestrip(line[1])] = (line[3] == "true")
+            else
+                error("Invalid assignment expression: "..line[3])
+            end
+        else -- invalid
+            local textline = ""
+            for _,v in pairs(line) do
+                textline = textline..v.." "
+            end
+            error("Invalid config expression: "..textline:sub(1,-2))
         end
     end
     return struct

modules/autostart.lua

@@ -5,11 +5,82 @@
 --  Reno desktop is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
 --
 --  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with Reno desktop. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. 
--- XFCE style autostart system
+-- XFCE style autostart system with a system to automatically kill children just to fuck over Steam. (now with SMЯT targeting software package!)
 local awful = require("awful")
 local gears = require("gears")
 local gfs = gears.filesystem
 local menu_utils = require("menubar.utils")
+local hide_ids = {}
+local related_ids = {}
+local settings = config.autostart
+local stop_checking = false
+-- I know this is linux specific, blame Steam for creating a triple-forking launcher with no startup id.
+-- I love the fact that valve is supportive of linux and thinks it's the future of gaming and all that
+-- but you could've just done the due diligence and, yk, maybe research how things work with XDG?
+-- P.S. if you know how to make this function work in similar vein on BSD, feel free to contribute
+local function is_child_of(pid,related)
+    related = related or pid
+    local ppidfile = io.open("/proc/"..tostring(pid).."/status","rb")
+    if not ppidfile then return false end
+    local ppid = ppidfile:read("*a"):match("PPid:%s*(%d+)")
+    ppidfile:close()
+    if (not ppid) or (ppid == "1") then return false end
+    if hide_ids[tonumber(ppid)] then
+        related_ids[related] = tonumber(ppid)
+        return true
+    else
+        return is_child_of(ppid,related)
+    end
+end
+-- Play whack-a-mole with the clients that match ids to hide
+-- NO MORE MR NICE GUY, until the user EXPLICITLY activates the client,
+-- it's being hidden.
+local callback = function(c)
+    if not settings.minimize_enable then return end
+    if stop_checking then return end
+    gears.timer.delayed_call(function()
+        local kill_later = false
+        if c.pid and hide_ids[c.pid] then
+            kill_later = true
+        end
+        if c.startup_id and hide_ids[c.startup_id] then
+            kill_later = true
+        end
+        if c.pid and is_child_of(c.pid) then
+            kill_later = true
+        end
+        if kill_later then
+            c.minimized = true
+        end
+    end)
+end
+client.connect_signal("focus",callback)
+client.connect_signal("manage",callback)
+-- if the client has been mouse pressed we no longer hide it or any of its siblings - user needs the client to be active.
+client.connect_signal("request::activate",function(c,reason)
+    if (reason ~= "mouse_click") and (reason ~= "tasklist") then
+        return
+    end
+    if c.pid then
+        hide_ids[c.pid] = nil
+        if related_ids[c.pid] then
+            hide_ids[related_ids[c.pid]] = nil
+        end
+    end
+    if c.startup_id then
+        hide_ids[c.startup_id] = nil
+    end
+end)
+-- this ain't happy hour - stop hitting everything in sight.
+gears.timer {
+    timeout = settings.minimize_timeout or 30,
+    autostart = true,
+    single_shot = true,
+    callback = function()
+        stop_checking = true
+        hide_ids = {}
+    end
+}
 local stdir = os.getenv("XDG_RUNTIME_DIR").."/.awesome_startup/"
 gfs.make_directories(stdir)
 awful.spawn.with_line_callback("find "..gfs.get_xdg_config_home().."autostart/ -name *.desktop",{
@@ -17,8 +88,16 @@ awful.spawn.with_line_callback("find "..gfs.get_xdg_config_home().."autostart/ -
         local data = menu_utils.parse_desktop_file(line)
         if (data.RunHook == "0") or (data.RunHook == nil) then
             if not gfs.file_readable(stdir..line:match("[^/]*$")) then
-                io.open(stdir..line:match("[^/]*$"),"w"):close()
+                local npid,nsnid = awful.spawn(data.Exec:gsub("%%%w",""))
-                awful.spawn(data.Exec:gsub("%%%w",""))
+                io.open(stdir..line:match("[^/]*$"),"w"):write(npid):close()
+                if data.Hidden then
+                    if npid then
+                        hide_ids[npid] = true
+                    end
+                    if nsnid then
+                        hide_ids[nsnid] = true
+                    end
+                end
             end
         end
     end

modules/rules_stub.lua

@@ -1,10 +1,3 @@
---   This file is part of Reno desktop.
---
---  Reno desktop is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
---
---  Reno desktop is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
---
---  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with Reno desktop. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 local awful = require("awful")
 local gears = require("gears")
 awful.rules.rules = gears.table.join(awful.rules.rules, {
@@ -16,14 +9,10 @@ awful.rules.rules = gears.table.join(awful.rules.rules, {
     }},
         properties = {inhibit_compositor = true},
     },
-    { rule_any = { class = {
+    { rule = { name = "notificationtoasts.*" },
-        "thunderbird"
+        properties = {
-    }},
+            focusable = false
-        properties = {callback = function(c)
+        }
-            gears.timer.delayed_call(function()
-                c.minimized = true
-            end)
-        end}
     },
     { rule = { fullscreen = true },
         properties = {

rc.lua

@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ require("modules.collect_garbage")
 require("modules.global")
 require("modules.powermanX")
 require("modules.base")
+require("modules.autostart")
 require("modules.rules_stub")
 require("modules.compositor")
 require("modules.binds")
 require("modules.xdg_data")
-require("modules.autostart")
 require("modules.static_tags")
 require("modules.tiling")
 require("modules.desktop")