Shell to Python?

[Atan-D-RP4]

Is there an effort to port as much of the configuration, launcher and utility scripts to python going on? I have to think so considering how the waybar configuration and usage is changing.

[kRHYME7]

There is but for simple rofi launchers I prefer shell, as python overhead takes a lot of time for things like rofi.

But for daemons it really depends, Sometimes python is better which we are already using btw. Also native json parsing is good in python so I used it to generate hyprland keybindings and used the json api output for shell script to launch rofi.

But I cannot guarantee that this Repo can be 100% pythonic (I attempted) It's slow.

[Atan-D-RP4]

If performance is a consideration then lua is a pretty great option considering how fast luajit is. Although I understand your concerns over maintainability, even more the effort required to port the stuff. Python just works and I respect that.

One thing about HyDE that is a pain though, is modification. I use symlinks in my own general dotfiles, so I can modify the repo, have the changes in git, while also having those modifications carry over to the system. The current state of HyDE makes this hard. But considering the structure of the project, this makes sense. Is there any advice you or anyone else could give me over this matter? Other than the obvious, which is to rewrite it all the way I want.

[kRHYME7]

Hmmm you don't have to use all scripts and use HyDE's scripts. Can you provide use cases and the files you changed?

The current implementation is easier to maintain too. All HyDE specific stuff is in its place and user config also.

For example waybar, users can create their own modules in /~.config/waybar/ no need to modify anything in .local/share/

[Atan-D-RP4]

Like I said, I'm new to HyDE. I was making some changes to sysmonlaunch.sh script to launch btop in kitty --single-instance, when it's set as the terminal which it is for me. Directly changing the scripts like that.

Though I will admit, I only do stuff like that because I still think of HyDE as the same as my own dotfiles. The Wiki is not very detailed since this is a rapidly developing project.

I'm assuming for hyprland itself, any new windowrules, keybindings, options, etc..,. are to written in user_prefs.conf? I modified the files directly.

About waybar, I tried to add my own module before the shift to python for the generator script and couldn't get it work, which is what prompted my lua port of the script. Though it doesn't work with HyDE's theme switching.

All of these pain points, I'm assuming will be smoothed as the project matures, and better docs are written.

[kRHYME7]

script to launch btop in kitty --single-instance, when it's set as the terminal which it is for me. Directly changing the scripts like that.

https://hydeproject.pages.dev/en/configuring/config_toml/#sysmonitor

This one should look like this

[sysmonitor]
execute = "btop"     

I'm assuming for hyprland itself, any new windowrules, keybindings, options, etc..,. are to written in user_prefs.conf? I modified the files directly.

Not really here's a link for that https://hydeproject.pages.dev/en/configuring/hyprland/#3-users Though the override section should now be added in the ~/.config/hyde/config.toml

About waybar, I tried to add my own module before the shift to python for the generator script and couldn't get it work, which is what prompted my lua port of the script. Though it doesn't work with HyDE's theme switching.

Docs for waybar shoudl comeout soon. The old script is not extensible at all. This new one should help users create their own bar with HyDE's presets

HyDE-Project/hyde-site#13

better docs are written.

And that's the probem for now. I did not know writing docs could also eat to much of my time.

[kRHYME7]

Hi @Atan-D-RP4 !

If performance is a consideration then lua is a pretty great option considering how fast luajit is. Although I understand your concerns over maintainability, even more the effort required to port the stuff. Python just works and I respect that.

I literally hit some crossroads between bash and python and as of the moment I am trying to extend a lua support. I am experimenting ATM and just like to tell it here. The potential I see is using lua to interact with hyrpland using sockets, python is too slow and I hate having too many daemons running. Bash can be fast but the overhead of forking is annoying.

Now I am trying to experiment how can I bootstrap lua and luarocks. I am trying to do hererocks (our python handles this) then setup the lua env like hyde-shell luainit to bootstrap lua and the packages, although I find it slow.

Writing your own script

BTW I think because how HyDE is structured, users can let HyDE handle its stuff and users can override those.

Example for script you can put your scripts in ~/.config/hyde/scripts/waybar.lua

hyde-shell waybar will respect this.