Provide a UNIX domain control socket#126
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...to control the application by other means (ie. StreamDecks and such). This integrates creating `AF_UNIX`/`SOCK_STREAM` listen socket with a very simple JSON API (using `Poco/JSON`) that allows one to do thing such as: - switch presets - toggle lock and shuffle - get status from outside of the application. > Wayland by design doesn't allow one to send keystrokes to non-active windows. It's actually against the design. Every API response reports on the status as well. The simplicity allows one to integrate practically anything with just `bash`, `socat` and `jq`. In the `examples/vj-control`, one can find a tool that parses the output into stylish format that can be used on StreamDecks. One thing I'm not very sure about is how it's hooked into the RenderLoop, however it seems to me there's no other (simple) way around it to properly report back with the status. It is definitely a compromise. > NOTE: I'm a senior devops engineer, however C++ is not one of the languages I'm friends with (on the contrary actually), so - guilty as charged - I've used Claude Code to help me implement it. The feature is guarded behind `-DENABLE_CONTROL_SOCKET=ON`
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maybe something like https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Sound_Control would be more flexible/standard? |
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@revmischa Using standard protocols is definitely a better approach and I'm all for that. However (not knowing the details of OSC) - doesn't this present a completely different communication model? Basically you get notified about changes (events) that happen on the other side, no? The implemented model in this PR is purely req->resp. |
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...to control the application by other means (ie. StreamDecks and such). This integrates creating
AF_UNIX/SOCK_STREAMlisten socket with a very simple JSON API (usingPoco/JSON) that allows one to do thing such as:from outside of the application.
Every API response reports on the status as well. The simplicity allows one to integrate practically anything with just
bash,socatandjq.In the
examples/vj-control, one can find a tool that parses the output into stylish format that can be used on StreamDecks.One thing I'm not very sure about is how it's hooked into the RenderLoop, however it seems to me there's no other (simple) way around it to properly report back with the status. It is definitely a compromise.