2 * vim:ts=4:sw=4:expandtab
4 * i3 - an improved dynamic tiling window manager
5 * © 2009-2013 Michael Stapelberg and contributors (see also: LICENSE)
7 * This public header defines the different constants and message types to use
8 * for the IPC interface to i3 (see docs/ipc for more information).
14 typedef struct i3_ipc_header {
15 /* 6 = strlen(I3_IPC_MAGIC) */
19 } __attribute__ ((packed)) i3_ipc_header_t;
22 * Messages from clients to i3
26 /** Never change this, only on major IPC breakage (don’t do that) */
27 #define I3_IPC_MAGIC "i3-ipc"
29 /** The payload of the message will be interpreted as a command */
30 #define I3_IPC_MESSAGE_TYPE_COMMAND 0
32 /** Requests the current workspaces from i3 */
33 #define I3_IPC_MESSAGE_TYPE_GET_WORKSPACES 1
35 /** Subscribe to the specified events */
36 #define I3_IPC_MESSAGE_TYPE_SUBSCRIBE 2
38 /** Requests the current outputs from i3 */
39 #define I3_IPC_MESSAGE_TYPE_GET_OUTPUTS 3
41 /** Requests the tree layout from i3 */
42 #define I3_IPC_MESSAGE_TYPE_GET_TREE 4
44 /** Request the current defined marks from i3 */
45 #define I3_IPC_MESSAGE_TYPE_GET_MARKS 5
47 /** Request the configuration for a specific 'bar' */
48 #define I3_IPC_MESSAGE_TYPE_GET_BAR_CONFIG 6
50 /** Request the i3 version */
51 #define I3_IPC_MESSAGE_TYPE_GET_VERSION 7
54 * Messages from i3 to clients
58 /** Command reply type */
59 #define I3_IPC_REPLY_TYPE_COMMAND 0
61 /** Workspaces reply type */
62 #define I3_IPC_REPLY_TYPE_WORKSPACES 1
64 /** Subscription reply type */
65 #define I3_IPC_REPLY_TYPE_SUBSCRIBE 2
67 /** Outputs reply type */
68 #define I3_IPC_REPLY_TYPE_OUTPUTS 3
70 /** Tree reply type */
71 #define I3_IPC_REPLY_TYPE_TREE 4
73 /** Marks reply type */
74 #define I3_IPC_REPLY_TYPE_MARKS 5
76 /** Bar config reply type */
77 #define I3_IPC_REPLY_TYPE_BAR_CONFIG 6
79 /** i3 version reply type */
80 #define I3_IPC_REPLY_TYPE_VERSION 7
83 * Events from i3 to clients. Events have the first bit set high.
86 #define I3_IPC_EVENT_MASK (1 << 31)
88 /* The workspace event will be triggered upon changes in the workspace list */
89 #define I3_IPC_EVENT_WORKSPACE (I3_IPC_EVENT_MASK | 0)
91 /* The output event will be triggered upon changes in the output list */
92 #define I3_IPC_EVENT_OUTPUT (I3_IPC_EVENT_MASK | 1)
94 /* The output event will be triggered upon mode changes */
95 #define I3_IPC_EVENT_MODE (I3_IPC_EVENT_MASK | 2)