i3/libi3/get_socket_path.c
2011-10-25 21:19:38 +01:00

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/*
* vim:ts=4:sw=4:expandtab
*
* i3 - an improved dynamic tiling window manager
* © 2009-2011 Michael Stapelberg and contributors (see also: LICENSE)
*
*/
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <stdbool.h>
#include <limits.h>
#include <xcb/xcb.h>
#include <xcb/xcb_aux.h>
#include "libi3.h"
/*
* Try to get the socket path from X11 and return NULL if it doesnt work.
*
* The memory for the socket path is dynamically allocated and has to be
* free()d by the caller.
*
*/
char *socket_path_from_x11() {
xcb_connection_t *conn;
xcb_intern_atom_cookie_t atom_cookie;
xcb_intern_atom_reply_t *atom_reply;
int screen;
char *socket_path;
if ((conn = xcb_connect(NULL, &screen)) == NULL ||
xcb_connection_has_error(conn))
return NULL;
atom_cookie = xcb_intern_atom(conn, 0, strlen("I3_SOCKET_PATH"), "I3_SOCKET_PATH");
xcb_screen_t *root_screen = xcb_aux_get_screen(conn, screen);
xcb_window_t root = root_screen->root;
atom_reply = xcb_intern_atom_reply(conn, atom_cookie, NULL);
if (atom_reply == NULL)
return NULL;
xcb_get_property_cookie_t prop_cookie;
xcb_get_property_reply_t *prop_reply;
prop_cookie = xcb_get_property_unchecked(conn, false, root, atom_reply->atom,
XCB_GET_PROPERTY_TYPE_ANY, 0, PATH_MAX);
prop_reply = xcb_get_property_reply(conn, prop_cookie, NULL);
if (prop_reply == NULL || xcb_get_property_value_length(prop_reply) == 0)
return NULL;
if (asprintf(&socket_path, "%.*s", xcb_get_property_value_length(prop_reply),
(char*)xcb_get_property_value(prop_reply)) == -1)
return NULL;
xcb_disconnect(conn);
return socket_path;
}