Struct SwayIpcClient 

pub struct SwayIpcClient { /* private fields */ }

Sway IPC client for communicating with sway.

Implementations

impl SwayIpcClient

pub fn new() -> Result<Self>

Create a new sway IPC client. Uses the SWAYSOCK environment variable to find the socket.

pub fn with_path<P: AsRef<Path>>(socket_path: P) -> Self

Create with a specific socket path.

pub fn subscribe(&self, events: &[&str]) -> Result<EventStream>

Subscribe to sway events. Returns an EventStream that yields events. Events: “workspace”, “output”, “mode”, “window”, “barconfig_update”, “binding”, “shutdown”, “tick”

pub fn run_command(&self, command: &str) -> Result<Vec<CommandResult>>

Send a command to sway and get the result.

pub fn get_workspaces(&self) -> Result<Vec<SwayWorkspace>>

Get all workspaces.

pub fn get_outputs(&self) -> Result<Vec<SwayOutput>>

Get all outputs.

pub fn get_focused_workspace(&self) -> Result<SwayWorkspace>

Get the focused workspace.

pub fn is_focused_workspace_empty(&self) -> Result<bool>

Check if the focused workspace is empty (no windows/containers).

pub fn rename_workspace(&self, old_name: &str, new_name: &str) -> Result<()>

Rename a workspace.

pub fn get_tree(&self) -> Result<Vec<u8>>

Get the sway tree (for introspecting containers, windows, etc.)

pub fn get_workspace_names(&self) -> Result<Vec<String>>

Get current workspace names.

pub fn get_primary_output(&self) -> Result<String>

Get the primary output (output of the currently focused workspace). Falls back to the first available output.

Trait Implementations

impl Clone for SwayIpcClient

fn clone(&self) -> SwayIpcClient

Returns a duplicate of the value.

fn clone_from(&mut self, source: &Self)

Performs copy-assignment from source.

impl Default for SwayIpcClient

fn default() -> Self

Returns the “default value” for a type.