wip: reading colors from xrdb

Cargo.lock

@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "adler"
-version = "1.0.1"
+version = "1.0.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "bedc89c5c7b5550ffb9372eb5c5ffc7f9f705cc3f4a128bd4669b9745f555093"
+checksum = "f26201604c87b1e01bd3d98f8d5d9a8fcbb815e8cedb41ffccbeb4bf593a35fe"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ansi_term"
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ version = "0.12.1"
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 checksum = "d52a9bb7ec0cf484c551830a7ce27bd20d67eac647e1befb56b0be4ee39a55d2"
 dependencies = [
+ "serde",
  "winapi",
 ]
 
@@ -130,7 +131,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "event-listener",
  "futures-lite",
  "once_cell",
- "signal-hook 0.3.6",
+ "signal-hook 0.3.7",
  "winapi",
 ]
 
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 [[package]]
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-checksum = "a7ba35e9565969edb811639dbebfe34edc0368e472c5018474c8eb2543397f81"
+checksum = "8942c8d352ae1838c9dda0b0ca2ab657696ef2232a20147cf1b30ae1a9cb4321"
 dependencies = [
  "funty",
  "radium",
@@ -309,6 +310,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "winapi",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
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+checksum = "9226dbc05df4fb986f48d730b001532580883c4c06c5d1c213f4b34c1c157178"
+
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 [[package]]
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  "lazy_static",
@@ -452,9 +459,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
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 [[package]]
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-checksum = "4fb1fa934250de4de8aef298d81c729a7d33d8c239daa3a7575e6b92bfc7313b"
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 [[package]]
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@@ -842,16 +849,16 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
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-version = "1.1.0"
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  "futures",
  "intmap",
- "lazy_static",
  "libc",
+ "once_cell",
  "spinning",
  "thiserror",
  "winapi",
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 [[package]]
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 ]
@@ -936,9 +943,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
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 [[package]]
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 [[package]]
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-version = "1.7.0"
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-checksum = "10acf907b94fc1b1a152d08ef97e7759650268cf986bf127f387e602b02c7e5a"
+checksum = "af8b08b04175473088b46763e51ee54da5f9a164bc162f615b91bc179dbf15a3"
 
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 [[package]]
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 [[package]]
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@@ -1116,12 +1123,18 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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 [[package]]
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+checksum = "3831453b3449ceb48b6d9c7ad7c96d5ea673e9b470a1dc578c2ce6521230884c"
+
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+checksum = "4fc12d774e799ee9ebae13f4076ca003b40d18a11ac0f3641e6f899618580b7b"
 dependencies = [
- "cfg-if 0.1.10",
+ "cfg-if 1.0.0",
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  "log",
  "wepoll-sys",
@@ -1370,9 +1383,9 @@ checksum = "d29ab0c6d3fc0ee92fe66e2d99f700eab17a8d57d1c1d3b748380fb20baa78cd"
 
 [[package]]
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 ]
@@ -1388,9 +1401,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
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 [[package]]
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 [[package]]
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 [[package]]
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-checksum = "122e570113d28d773067fab24266b66753f6ea915758651696b6e35e49f88d6e"
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- "cfg-if 1.0.0",
  "libc",
  "winapi",
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@@ -1582,9 +1594,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
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+version = "1.0.64"
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@@ -1819,9 +1831,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
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-version = "1.0.0"
+version = "1.1.0"
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 [[package]]
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 [[package]]
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+checksum = "808cf2735cd4b6866113f648b791c6adc5714537bc222d9347bb203386ffda56"
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  "winapi",
@@ -1890,9 +1902,9 @@ checksum = "fd6fbd9a79829dd1ad0cc20627bf1ed606756a7f77edff7b66b7064f9cb327c6"
 
 [[package]]
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-version = "0.2.70"
+version = "0.2.72"
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-checksum = "55c0f7123de74f0dab9b7d00fd614e7b19349cd1e2f5252bbe9b1754b59433be"
+checksum = "8fe8f61dba8e5d645a4d8132dc7a0a66861ed5e1045d2c0ed940fab33bac0fbe"
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  "cfg-if 1.0.0",
  "wasm-bindgen-macro",
@@ -1900,9 +1912,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
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-version = "0.2.70"
+version = "0.2.72"
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-checksum = "7bc45447f0d4573f3d65720f636bbcc3dd6ce920ed704670118650bcd47764c7"
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 dependencies = [
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  "lazy_static",
@@ -1915,9 +1927,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
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-version = "0.4.20"
+version = "0.4.22"
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-checksum = "3de431a2910c86679c34283a33f66f4e4abd7e0aec27b6669060148872aadf94"
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 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if 1.0.0",
  "js-sys",
@@ -1927,9 +1939,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
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-version = "0.2.70"
+version = "0.2.72"
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-checksum = "3b8853882eef39593ad4174dd26fc9865a64e84026d223f63bb2c42affcbba2c"
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 dependencies = [
  "quote",
  "wasm-bindgen-macro-support",
@@ -1937,9 +1949,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wasm-bindgen-macro-support"
-version = "0.2.70"
+version = "0.2.72"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4133b5e7f2a531fa413b3a1695e925038a05a71cf67e87dafa295cb645a01385"
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 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
@@ -1950,9 +1962,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wasm-bindgen-shared"
-version = "0.2.70"
+version = "0.2.72"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "dd4945e4943ae02d15c13962b38a5b1e81eadd4b71214eee75af64a4d6a4fd64"
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 [[package]]
 name = "wasmer"
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 [[package]]
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+version = "35.0.0"
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-checksum = "3de71ea922e46a60d0bde4b27ebf24ab7c4991006fd5de23ce9c58e129b3ab3c"
+checksum = "db5ae96da18bb5926341516fd409b5a8ce4e4714da7f0a1063d3b20ac9f9a1e1"
 dependencies = [
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 [[package]]
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-version = "1.0.35"
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-checksum = "474403335b9a90b21120ab8131dd888f0a8d041c2d365ab960feddfe5a73c4b6"
+checksum = "0b0fa059022c5dabe129f02b429d67086400deb8277f89c975555dacc1dadbcc"
 dependencies = [
  "wast",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
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-version = "0.3.47"
+version = "0.3.49"
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-checksum = "c40dc691fc48003eba817c38da7113c15698142da971298003cac3ef175680b3"
+checksum = "59fe19d70f5dacc03f6e46777213facae5ac3801575d56ca6cbd4c93dcd12310"
 dependencies = [
  "js-sys",
  "wasm-bindgen",
@@ -2238,6 +2250,27 @@ version = "0.2.0"
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 checksum = "85e60b0d1b5f99db2556934e21937020776a5d31520bf169e851ac44e6420214"
 
+[[package]]
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+version = "2.18.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "77ecd092546cb16f25783a5451538e73afc8d32e242648d54f4ae5459ba1e773"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+ "pkg-config",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "xrdb"
+version = "0.1.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "cc2dd91a21c92e87678e22f95956a03bfd314ce3232f39dbedd49dddb50f0c6d"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+ "scopeguard",
+ "x11",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "yaml-rust"
 version = "0.4.5"
@@ -2255,6 +2288,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "async-std",
  "backtrace",
  "bincode",
+ "colors-transform",
  "directories-next",
  "futures",
  "insta",
@@ -2280,12 +2314,14 @@ dependencies = [
  "walkdir",
  "wasmer",
  "wasmer-wasi",
+ "xrdb",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zellij-tile"
 version = "0.5.0"
 dependencies = [
+ "ansi_term 0.12.1",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
 ]

Cargo.toml

@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ lazy_static = "1.4.0"
 wasmer = "1.0.0"
 wasmer-wasi = "1.0.0"
 interprocess = "1.0.1"
+xrdb = "0.1.1"
+colors-transform = "0.2.5"
 
 [dependencies.async-std]
 version = "1.3.0"

src/client/boundaries.rs

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::{common::input::handler::InputMode, tab::Pane};
+use crate::{common::{Palette, input::handler::InputMode}, tab::Pane};
 use ansi_term::Colour;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 
@@ -763,11 +763,11 @@ impl Boundaries {
             boundary_characters: HashMap::new(),
         }
     }
-    pub fn add_rect(&mut self, rect: &dyn Pane, input_mode: InputMode, color: Option<Colour>) {
+    pub fn add_rect(&mut self, rect: &dyn Pane, input_mode: InputMode, palette: Option<Palette>) {
-        let color = match color.is_some() {
+        let color = match palette.is_some() {
             true => match input_mode {
-                InputMode::Normal | InputMode::Locked => Some(colors::GREEN),
+                InputMode::Normal | InputMode::Locked => Some(palette.unwrap().green),
-                _ => Some(colors::WHITE),
+                _ => Some(palette.unwrap().white),
             },
             false => None,
         };

src/client/tab.rs

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //! `Tab`s holds multiple panes. It tracks their coordinates (x/y) and size,
 //! as well as how they should be resized
 
-use crate::common::{input::handler::InputMode, AppInstruction, SenderWithContext};
+use crate::common::{AppInstruction, Palette, SenderWithContext, input::handler::InputMode};
 use crate::layout::Layout;
 use crate::panes::{PaneId, PositionAndSize, TerminalPane};
 use crate::pty_bus::{PtyInstruction, VteEvent};
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ pub struct Tab {
     pub send_app_instructions: SenderWithContext<AppInstruction>,
     expansion_boundary: Option<PositionAndSize>,
     pub input_mode: InputMode,
+    pub colors: Palette
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Default, Serialize, Deserialize)]
@@ -194,6 +195,7 @@ impl Tab {
         max_panes: Option<usize>,
         pane_id: Option<PaneId>,
         input_mode: InputMode,
+        colors: Palette
     ) -> Self {
         let panes = if let Some(PaneId::Terminal(pid)) = pane_id {
             let new_terminal = TerminalPane::new(pid, *full_screen_ws);
@@ -224,6 +226,7 @@ impl Tab {
             send_plugin_instructions,
             expansion_boundary: None,
             input_mode,
+            colors
         }
     }
 
@@ -653,7 +656,7 @@ impl Tab {
             if !self.panes_to_hide.contains(&terminal.pid()) {
                 match self.active_terminal.unwrap() == terminal.pid() {
                     true => {
-                        boundaries.add_rect(terminal.as_ref(), self.input_mode, Some(colors::GREEN))
+                        boundaries.add_rect(terminal.as_ref(), self.input_mode, Some(self.colors))
                     }
                     false => boundaries.add_rect(terminal.as_ref(), self.input_mode, None),
                 }

src/common/mod.rs

@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ use std::sync::mpsc;
 use std::thread;
 use std::{cell::RefCell, sync::mpsc::TrySendError};
 use std::{collections::HashMap, fs};
+use xrdb::Colors;
+use colors_transform::{Rgb, Color};
+use ansi_term::Colour::RGB;
 
 use crate::panes::PaneId;
 use directories_next::ProjectDirs;
@@ -148,6 +151,64 @@ pub enum AppInstruction {
     Error(String),
 }
 
+pub mod colors {
+    use ansi_term::Colour::{self, Fixed};
+    pub const WHITE: Colour = Fixed(255);
+    pub const GREEN: Colour = Fixed(154);
+    pub const GRAY: Colour = Fixed(238);
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
+pub struct Palette {
+    pub black: ansi_term::Color,
+    pub red: ansi_term::Color,
+    pub green: ansi_term::Color,
+    pub yellow: ansi_term::Color,
+    pub blue: ansi_term::Color,
+    pub magenta: ansi_term::Color,
+    pub cyan: ansi_term::Color,
+    pub white: ansi_term::Color,
+}
+
+impl Palette {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+       let palette = match Colors::new("xresources") {
+           Some(colors) => {
+            let colors: Vec<ansi_term::Color> = colors.colors.iter().map(|c| {
+                let c = c.clone();
+                let imm_str = &c.unwrap();
+                let hex_str: &str = &imm_str;
+                let rgb = Rgb::from_hex_str(hex_str).unwrap().as_tuple();
+                RGB(rgb.0 as u8, rgb.1 as u8, rgb.2 as u8)
+            }).collect();
+            Self {
+                black: colors[0],
+                red: colors[1],
+                green: colors[2],
+                yellow: colors[3],
+                blue: colors[4],
+                magenta: colors[5],
+                cyan: colors[6],
+                white: colors[7]
+            }
+           },
+           None => {
+               Self {
+                black: colors::GRAY,
+                red: colors::GRAY,
+                green: colors::GREEN,
+                yellow: colors::GRAY,
+                blue: colors::GRAY,
+                magenta: colors::GRAY,
+                cyan: colors::GRAY,
+                white: colors::WHITE
+               }
+           }
+       };
+       palette
+    }
+}
+
 /// Start Zellij with the specified [`OsApi`] and command-line arguments.
 // FIXME this should definitely be modularized and split into different functions.
 pub fn start(mut os_input: Box<dyn OsApi>, opts: CliArgs) {
@@ -280,7 +341,7 @@ pub fn start(mut os_input: Box<dyn OsApi>, opts: CliArgs) {
             let send_plugin_instructions = send_plugin_instructions.clone();
             let send_app_instructions = send_app_instructions.clone();
             let max_panes = opts.max_panes;
-
+            let colors = Palette::new();
             move || {
                 let mut screen = Screen::new(
                     receive_screen_instructions,
@@ -291,6 +352,7 @@ pub fn start(mut os_input: Box<dyn OsApi>, opts: CliArgs) {
                     os_input,
                     max_panes,
                     InputMode::Normal,
+                    colors
                 );
                 loop {
                     let (event, mut err_ctx) = screen

src/common/screen.rs

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use std::os::unix::io::RawFd;
 use std::str;
 use std::sync::mpsc::Receiver;
 
-use super::{input::handler::InputMode, AppInstruction, SenderWithContext};
+use super::{AppInstruction, Palette, SenderWithContext, input::handler::InputMode};
 use crate::os_input_output::OsApi;
 use crate::panes::PositionAndSize;
 use crate::pty_bus::{PtyInstruction, VteEvent};
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ pub struct Screen {
     os_api: Box<dyn OsApi>,
     tabname_buf: String,
     input_mode: InputMode,
+    colors: Palette
 }
 
 impl Screen {
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ impl Screen {
         os_api: Box<dyn OsApi>,
         max_panes: Option<usize>,
         input_mode: InputMode,
+        colors: Palette
     ) -> Self {
         Screen {
             receiver: receive_screen_instructions,
@@ -100,6 +102,7 @@ impl Screen {
             os_api,
             tabname_buf: String::new(),
             input_mode,
+            colors
         }
     }
 
@@ -120,6 +123,7 @@ impl Screen {
             self.max_panes,
             Some(PaneId::Terminal(pane_id)),
             self.input_mode,
+            self.colors
         );
         self.active_tab_index = Some(tab_index);
         self.tabs.insert(tab_index, tab);
@@ -265,6 +269,7 @@ impl Screen {
             self.max_panes,
             None,
             self.input_mode,
+            self.colors
         );
         tab.apply_layout(layout, new_pids);
         self.active_tab_index = Some(tab_index);