bumblebee-ctl

#!/usr/bin/env python

import os
import argparse
import json
import glob
import socket

button = {
    "left-mouse": 1,
    "middle-mouse": 2,
    "right-mouse": 3,
    "wheel-up": 4,
    "wheel-down": 5,
    "update": -1,
}


def main():
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="send commands to bumblebee-status")
    parser.add_argument(
        "-b",
        "--button",
        choices=["left-mouse", "right-mouse", "middle-mouse", "wheel-up", "wheel-down", "update"],
        help="button to emulate",
        default="left-mouse",
    )
    parser.add_argument("-i", "--id", help="ID of widget to trigger")
    parser.add_argument(
        "-m", "--module", help="name of the module to trigger", required=True
    )

    args = parser.parse_args()

    for f in glob.glob("/tmp/.bumblebee-status.*"):
        s = socket.socket(socket.AF_UNIX, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
        try:
            s.connect(f)
            s.sendall(
                json.dumps(
                    {
                        "name": args.module,
                        "instance": args.id,
                        "button": button[args.button],
                    }
                ).encode("ascii")
            )
        except Exception as e:
            os.remove(f)


if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

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