From 65654282a98cb0590d498e4ed9c924f97646f1dc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Aylur Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2024 23:22:01 +0000 Subject: docs: restructure --- docs/guide/libraries/notifd.md | 106 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 106 insertions(+) create mode 100644 docs/guide/libraries/notifd.md (limited to 'docs/guide/libraries/notifd.md') diff --git a/docs/guide/libraries/notifd.md b/docs/guide/libraries/notifd.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7e02149 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/guide/libraries/notifd.md @@ -0,0 +1,106 @@ +# Notifd + +A [notification daemon](https://specifications.freedesktop.org/notification-spec/latest/) implementation as a library and CLI tool. + +## How it works + +The first instantiation of the [Notifd](https://aylur.github.io/libastal/notifd/class.Notifd.html) class will become the daemon and every subsequent instantiation will queue up to act as the daemon and will act as a client in the meantime. This means this library can be used throughout multiple processes. + +## Installation + +1. install dependencies + +:::code-group + +```sh [ Arch] +sudo pacman -Syu meson vala gdk-pixbuf2 json-glib gobject-introspection +``` + +```sh [ Fedora] +sudo dnf install meson gcc valac gdk-pixbuf2-devel json-glib-devel gobject-introspection-devel +``` + +```sh [ Ubuntu] +sudo apt install meson valac libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-dev libjson-glib-dev gobject-introspection +``` + +::: + +2. clone repo + +```sh +git clone https://github.com/aylur/astal.git +cd astal/lib/notifd +``` + +3. install + +```sh +meson setup build +meson install -C build +``` + +:::tip +Most distros recommend manual installs in `/usr/local`, +which is what `meson` defaults to. If you want to install to `/usr` +instead which most package managers do, set the `prefix` option: + +```sh +meson setup --prefix /usr build +``` + +::: + +## Usage + +You can browse the [Notifd reference](https://aylur.github.io/libastal/notifd). + +### CLI + +```sh +astal-notifd --help +``` + +### Library + +:::code-group + +```js [ JavaScript] +import Notifd from "gi://AstalNotifd" + +const notifd = Notifd.get_default() + +notifd.connect("notified", (_, id) => { + const n = notifd.get_notification(id) + print(n.summary, n.body) +}) +``` + +```py [ Python] +from gi.repository import AstalNotifd as Notifd + +notifd = Notifd.get_default() + +def on_notified(_, id): + n = notifd.get_notification(id) + print(n.get_body(), n.get_body()) + +notifd.connect("notified", on_notified) +``` + +```lua [ Lua] +local Notifd = require("lgi").require("AstalNotifd") + +local notifd = Notifd.get_default() + +notifd.on_notified = function(_, id) + local n = notifd.get_notification(id) + print(n.body, n.summary) +end +``` + +```vala [ Vala] +// Not yet documented +``` + +::: -- cgit v1.2.3