3 files changed, 69 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
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+++ b/src/config.rs
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+use serde::{Serialize, Deserialize};
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
+pub struct SwaystatusConfig {
+    separator : Option<String>, //Separator character between elements.
+    plugin_path : Option<String>, //path to load plugins from. If unset, hardcoded value is used.
+    elements : Option<Vec<(String,String)>>, //plugins to display and their config section.
+}
+
+fn create_default_config() -> SwaystatusConfig {
+   return SwaystatusConfig{
+       separator : Some(String::from(", ")), 
+       plugin_path : Some(String::from("")), 
+       //elements : Some(Vec::new())}; 
+       elements : Some(vec!((String::from("time"), String::from("format = \"yyyy-mm-dd hh-mm-ss\""))))
+   };
+}
+
+pub enum SwaystatusConfigErrors
+{
+    FileNotFound,
+    ParsingError {
+        message : String
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn print_sample_config() {
+    let default_config = create_default_config();
+    let output = toml::to_string(&default_config).unwrap();
+    print!("{}", output);
+}
+
+pub fn read_config(path : &std::path::Path) -> Result<SwaystatusConfig,SwaystatusConfigErrors> {
+    let config_file = match std::fs::read_to_string(path) {
+        Ok(x) => x,
+        Err (_) => return Err(SwaystatusConfigErrors::FileNotFound)
+    };
+    let result = match toml::from_str(&config_file) {
+        Ok(x) => x,
+        Err(e) => return Err(SwaystatusConfigErrors::ParsingError{message: e.to_string()})
+    };
+
+    return Ok(result);
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
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+++ b/src/main.rs
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+mod module_communication;
+mod config;
+
+fn main() {
+    config::print_sample_config();
+}
diff --git a/src/module_communication.rs b/src/module_communication.rs
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+++ b/src/module_communication.rs
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+pub enum MsgMainToModule {
+    Quit,
+}
+pub enum MsgModuleToMain {
+    UpdateText {
+        text : Result<String, String>
+    }
+}
+
+pub trait SwayStatusModule {
+    fn new(from_main : crossbeam_channel::Receiver<MsgMainToModule>,
+            to_main : crossbeam_channel::Sender<MsgModuleToMain>,
+            module_settings : &str) -> Result<Box<Self>,String>;
+
+    fn get_name(&self) -> &'static str;
+
+    fn run(&self);
+}