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Lua API Documentation
kiwmi is configured completely in Lua. All types kiwmi offers are actually reference types, pointing to the actual internal types. This means Lua's garbage collection has no effect on the lifetime of the object.
kiwmi offers the following classes to work with:
kiwmi_server
This is the type of the global kiwmi singleton, representing the compositor.
This is the entry point to the API.
Methods
kiwmi:cursor()
Returns a reference to the cursor object.
kiwmi:focused_view()
Returns the currently focused view.
kiwmi:on(event, callback)
Used to register event listeners.
kiwmi:quit()
Quit kiwmi.
kiwmi:spawn(command)
Spawn a new process.
command is passed to /bin/sh.
kiwmi:view_at(x, y)
Get the view at a specified position.
Events
keyboard
A new keyboard got attached. Callback receives a reference to the keyboard.
output
A new output got attached. Callback receives a reference to the output.
view
A new view got created (actually mapped). Callback receives a reference to the view.
kiwmi_cursor
A reference to the cursor object.
Methods
cursor:on(event, callback)
Used to register event listeners.
cursor:pos()
Get the current position of the cursor.
Returns two parameters: x and y.
cursor:view_at_pos()
Returns the view at the cursor position, or nil if there is none.
Events
button_down
A mouse button got pressed. Callback receives the ID of the button (i.e. LMB is 1, RMB is 2, ...).
The callback is supposed to return true if the event was handled.
The compositor will not forward it to the view under the cursor.
button_up
A mouse button got released. Callback receives the ID of the button (i.e. LMB is 1, RMB is 2, ...).
The callback is supposed to return true if the event was handled.
The compositor will not forward it to the view under the cursor.
motion
The cursor got moved.
Callback receives a table containing oldx, oldy, newx, and newy.
kiwmi_keyboard
A handle to a keyboard.
Methods
keyboard:modifiers()
Returns a table with the state of all modifiers.
These are: shift, caps, ctrl, alt, mod2, mod3, super, and mod5.
keyboard:on(event, callback)
Used to register event listeners.
Events
destroy
The keyboard is getting destroyed. Callback receives the keyboard.
key_down
A key got pressed.
Callback receives a table containing the key and the keyboard).
The callback is supposed to return true if the event was handled.
The compositor will not forward it to the focused view in that case.
key_up
A key got released.
Callback receives a table containing the key and the keyboard).
The callback is supposed to return true if the event was handled.
The compositor will not forward it to the focused view in that case.
kiwmi_lua_callback
A handle to a registered callback.
Methods
callback:cancel()
Unregisters the callback.
kiwmi_output
Represents an output (most often a display).
Methods
output:auto()
Tells the compositor to start automatically positioning the output (this is on per default).
output:move(x, y)
Moves the output to a specified position. This is referring to the top-left corner.
output:name()
The name of the output.
output:on(event, callbacks)
Used to register event listeners.
output:pos()
Get the position of the output.
Returns two parameters: x and y.
output:size()
Get the size of the output.
Returns two parameters: width and height.
Events
destroy
The output is getting destroyed. Callback receives the output.
resize
The output is being resized.
Callback receives a table containing the output, the new width, and the new height.
kiwmi_view
Represents a view (a window in kiwmi terms).
Methods
view:app_id()
Returns the app id of the view. This is comparable to the window class of X windows.
view:close()
Closes the view.
view:focus()
Focuses the view.
view:hidden()
Returns true if the view is hidden, false otherwise.
view:hide()
Hides the view.
view:imove()
Starts an interactive move.
view:iresize(edges)
Starts an interactive resize. Takes a table containing the edges, that the resize is happening on.
view:move(x, y)
Moves the view to the specified position.
view:on(event, callback)
Used to register event listeners.
view:pid()
Returns the process ID of the client associated with the view.
view:pos()
Returns the position of the view (top-left corner).
view:resize(width, height)
Resizes the view.
view:show()
Unhides the view.
view:size()
Returns the size of the view.
NOTE: Used directly after view:resize(), this still returns the old size.
view:tiled(edges)
Takes a table containing all edges that are tiled, or a bool to indicate all 4 edges.
view:title()
Returns the title of the view.
Events
destroy
The view is being destroyed. Callback receives the view.
request_move
The view wants to start an interactive move. Callback receives the view.
request_resize
The view wants to start an interactive resize.
Callback receives a table containing the view, and edges, containing the edges.