Cargo.toml

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ zbus = "4.4.0"
 zvariant = "4.2.0"
 tokio = { version = "1.40.0", features = ["full"] }
 futures-util = "0.3.30"
-serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
+serde = { version = "1.0.210", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1.0.128"
 rson_rs = "0.2.1"
+argh = "0.1.12"

README.md

@@ -8,6 +8,20 @@ Inspired by [`tiramisu`](https://github.com/Sweets/tiramisu)
 - Do one thing and do it well([DOTADIW](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Unix_philosophy&useskin=vector#Do_One_Thing_and_Do_It_Well)) & [KISS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KISS_Principle) principle: no extra complicated features  
 - (Not really a feature) Written in [`rust`](https://www.rust-lang.org/) using the [`zbus`](https://docs.rs/zbus/latest/zbus/) crate  
 
+## Usage  
+
+```bash
+snot --help
+Usage: snot [-f <format>] [-v]
+
+Print desktop notifications
+
+Options:
+  -f, --format      select output format: r(rson), j(json, default), p(plain)
+  -v, --verbose     verbose mode
+  --help            display usage information
+```
+
 ## Supported formats
 
 - Plain text - Print the output text. (✓ Just print it)  
@@ -19,12 +33,6 @@ Inspired by [`tiramisu`](https://github.com/Sweets/tiramisu)
 - Better handling of `json` and `rson` data  
 - Better ways to work with other programs  
 
-## Usage  
-
-```bash
-snot [r|j|p] [v]
-```
-
 ## Why this project?  
 
 - Something simple to work with [`EWW`](https://github.com/elkowar/eww) widgets  

src/formats/json.rs

@@ -3,68 +3,7 @@ use crate::notification::Notification;
 use serde_json::{json, Value}; // json!() macro and Value type
 
 impl Notification {
-    // Actions, as json
-    pub fn actions_json(&self) -> Value {
-        if self.actions().is_empty() {
-            json!({}) // Empty JSON object if no actions
-        } else {
-            serde_json::Value::Object(
-                // Wrap the map into a serde_json::Value
-                self.actions()
-                    .iter()
-                    .map(|(id, label)| {
-                        (id.clone(), json!(label)) // Create key-value pairs: id -> label
-                    })
-                    .collect::<serde_json::Map<_, _>>(), // Collect into a serde_json::Map
-            )
-        }
-    }
-
-    // Default action, as json string
-    pub fn default_action_json(&self) -> Value {
-        match self.default_action() {
-            None => serde_json::Value::from("None"),
-            Some(actn) => serde_json::Value::String(actn.0),
-        }
-    }
-
-    // Hints, as json
-    pub fn hints_json(&self) -> Value {
-        if self.hints().is_empty() {
-            json!({}) // Empty JSON object if no hints
-        } else {
-            serde_json::Value::Object(
-                self.hints()
-                    .iter()
-                    .map(|(key, value)| {
-                        (key.clone(), json!(value.to_string())) // Convert hint value to string
-                    })
-                    .collect::<serde_json::Map<_, _>>(), // Collect into a serde_json::Map
-            )
-        }
-    }
-
-    // The notification as a json object
     pub fn json(&self) -> Value {
-        // Initialize
+        json!(self)
-        let mut notif_json: Value = json!({
-            "app_name": &self.app_name(),
-            "replace_id": &self.replace_id(),
-            "icon": &self.icon(),
-            "summary": &self.summary(),
-            "body": &self.body(),
-            "hints": &self.hints_json(),
-            "expiration_timeout": self.expir_timeout(),
-            "urgency": self.urgency(),
-        });
-
-        // Conditionally add the Actions fields
-        if let Value::Object(ref mut map) = notif_json {
-            if !self.actions().is_empty() {
-                map.insert("actions".to_string(), self.actions_json());
-                map.insert("default_action".to_string(), self.default_action_json());
-            }
-        }
-        notif_json
     }
 }

src/formats/rson.rs

@@ -1,19 +1,10 @@
 // This module deals with converting the notification object into rson format, which can be used instead of json if preferred
 use crate::notification::Notification;
 use rson_rs::ser::to_string as rson_string;
+use rson_rs::de::Error as RsonError;
 
 impl Notification {
-    pub fn actions_rson(&self) -> String {
+    pub fn rson(&self) -> Result<String, RsonError> {
-        if self.actions().is_empty() {
+        rson_string(self).map_err(|e| RsonError::Message(format!("RSON serialization error: {}", e)))
-            String::new()
-        } else {
-            rson_string(&self.actions()).unwrap()
-        }
-    }
-    pub fn hints_rson(&self) -> String {
-        rson_string(&self.hints()).unwrap()
-    }
-    pub fn rson(&self) -> String {
-        rson_string(&self).unwrap()
     }
 }

src/formats/serde.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+use serde::{Serialize, Serializer};
+/*
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::hash::BuildHasher;
+use zvariant::OwnedValue;   */
+
+pub fn serialize_actions<S>(actions: &[String], serializer: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error>
+where
+    S: Serializer,
+{
+    let mut map = serde_json::Map::new();
+
+    // Assuming actions are in pairs: [id, label, id, label, ...]
+    for chunk in actions.chunks(2) {
+        if let [id, label] = chunk {
+            map.insert(id.clone(), serde_json::Value::String(label.clone()));
+        }
+    }
+
+    map.serialize(serializer)
+}
+
+/*
+pub fn serialize_hints<S, H>(
+    hints: &HashMap<String, OwnedValue, H>,
+    serializer: S,
+) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error>
+where
+    S: Serializer,
+    H: BuildHasher,
+{
+    let mut map = serde_json::Map::new();
+
+    for (key, value) in hints {
+        // Customize OwnedValue serialization as needed
+        map.insert(key.clone(), serde_json::Value::String(value.to_string()));
+    }
+
+    map.serialize(serializer)
+}
+*/

src/main.rs

@@ -2,18 +2,19 @@ pub mod formats {
     pub mod json;
     pub mod plain;
     pub mod rson;
+    pub mod serde;
 }
 mod notification;
 use notification::{to_notif, Notification};
 use std::collections::HashMap;
-use std::env;
+pub mod optparse;
 
 use futures_util::stream::TryStreamExt;
 use zbus::{message::Body, Connection, Result};
 
 const SERVER_NAME: &str = "SNot"; // Server software name
 const VENDOR: &str = "candifloss.cc"; // Server software vendor
-const VERSION: &str = "0.1.0"; // Server software version
+const VERSION: &str = "0.1.2"; // Server software version
 const SPEC_VERSION: &str = "0.42"; // DBus specification version
 const NOTIF_INTERFACE: &str = "org.freedesktop.Notifications"; // DBus interface name
 
@@ -31,18 +32,28 @@ fn server_properties() -> HashMap<String, String> {
 
 #[tokio::main]
 async fn main() -> Result<()> {
-    let args: Vec<String> = env::args().collect();
+    // Options
-    let op_format: &str = if args.is_empty() || args[1] == "j" {
+    let args: optparse::Cli = argh::from_env();
-        "j" // Default value, json format
+
-    } else if args[1] == "p" {
+    // Format: r|j|p
-        "p" // Plain format
+    let op_format = match args.format {
-    } else if args[1] == "r" {
+        Some(value) => {
-        "r" // rson format
+            // Reject invalid format option
+            if ["r", "j", "p"].contains(&value.as_str()) {
+                value.clone()
             } else {
-        "j"
+                // Exit with error code
+                return Err(zbus::Error::from(std::io::Error::new(
+                    std::io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput,
+                    "Invalid output format",
+                )));
+            }
+        }
+        None => "j".to_string(),
     };
 
-    let verbose: bool = (args.len() > 2) && (args[2] == "v");
+    // Verbose mode. Off/false by default
+    let verbose = args.verbose;
 
     let connection = Connection::session().await?;
     connection
@@ -74,9 +85,6 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
                             println!("GetAll request received for interface: {interface_name}");
                         }
                     } else {
-                        if verbose {
-                            println!("Unknown interface requested: {interface_name}");
-                        }
                         // Reply with an error
                         connection
                             .reply_error(
@@ -85,6 +93,9 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
                                 &"Unknown interface".to_string(),
                             )
                             .await?;
+                        if verbose {
+                            println!("Unknown interface requested: {interface_name}");
+                        }
                     }
                 }
                 "GetServerInformation" => {
@@ -116,23 +127,27 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
                     // Convert the msg body to a Notification object
                     let notif: Notification = to_notif(&msg_body)?;
                     // Handle the notif
-                    match op_format {
+                    match op_format.as_str() {
                         "j" => {
                             println!("{}", &notif.json()); // Print the json version
                         }
                         "r" => {
-                            println!("{}", &notif.rson()); // Print the plain version
+                            // Print the rson version
+                            match notif.rson() {
+                                Ok(rson_string) => println!("{}", rson_string),
+                                Err(e) => eprintln!("Failed to convert to RSON: {}", e),
+                            }
                         }
                         "p" => {
                             println!("{}\n", &notif.plain()); // Print the plain version
                         }
                         _ => {
-                            println!("Onkown output format.");
+                            println!("Onkown output format."); // This is probably unreachable
                         }
                     }
                 }
                 "CloseNotification" => {
-                    // Client sent a close signal. Extract notification ID of the notif to be closed from the message body
+                    // Client sent a 'close' signal. Extract notification ID of the notif to be closed from the message body
                     let notification_id: u32 = msg.body().deserialize()?; // This method has only one parameter, the id
 
                     // Tracking notifications by their IDs, closing them, and other features may be implemented later

src/notification.rs

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use crate::formats::serde::serialize_actions;
 use serde::Serialize;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use zbus::{message::Body, Result};
@@ -17,8 +18,10 @@ pub struct Notification {
     // Notification content/body
     body: String,
     // Action requests that can be sent back to the client - "Reply," "Mark as Read," "Play/Pause/Next," "Snooze/Dismiss," etc.
+    #[serde(serialize_with = "serialize_actions")]
     actions: Vec<String>,
     // Useful extra data - notif type, urgency, notif sound, icon data, etc.
+    //#[serde(serialize_with = "serialize_hints")]
     hints: HashMap<String, OwnedValue>,
     // Seconds till this notif expires. Optional
     expir_timeout: i32,
@@ -47,31 +50,12 @@ impl Notification {
     }
 
     // Key:Val pairs of actions
-    pub fn actions(&self) -> Vec<(String, String)> {
-        let mut actions: Vec<(String, String)> = vec![];
-        let acts = &self.actions;
-        let act_len = acts.len();
-        let mut i = 0;
-        while i < act_len {
-            // Action ID, used by the sender to id the clicked action
-            let action_id = &acts[i];
-            // Localised human-readable string that describes the action
-            let action_label = &acts[i + 1];
-            // Pair of (id, label)
-            let action_pair = (action_id.to_owned(), action_label.to_owned());
-            // Add it to the Vec
-            actions.push(action_pair);
-            i += 2;
-        }
-        actions
-    }
-    /*
     pub fn actions(&self) -> Vec<(String, String)> {
         self.actions
             .chunks(2)
             .map(|chunk| (chunk[0].clone(), chunk[1].clone()))
             .collect()
-    } */
+    }
 
     // Hints
     pub fn hints(&self) -> &HashMap<String, OwnedValue> {

src/optparse.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+use argh::FromArgs;
+
+#[derive(FromArgs)]
+/// Print desktop notifications
+pub struct Cli {
+    /// select output format: r(rson), j(json, default), p(plain)
+    #[argh(option, short = 'f')]
+    pub format: Option<String>,
+
+    /// verbose mode
+    #[argh(switch, short = 'v')]
+    pub verbose: bool,
+}