Feature #113: Set opacity based on conditions

- Add --opacity-rule, which sets opacity based on conditions, as
  requested by zabbal. (#113)

- Add a data field for each condition.

- Correct the FAQ link in README.md. Silly me.

- Code clean-up.

README.md

@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ $ make install
 
 ## Known issues
 
-* Our [FAQ](https://github.com/chjj/compton/wiki/vsync-guide) covers some known issues.
+* Our [FAQ](https://github.com/chjj/compton/wiki/faq) covers some known issues.
 
 * VSync does not work too well. You may check the [VSync Guide](https://github.com/chjj/compton/wiki/vsync-guide) for how to get (possibly) better effects.
 

src/c2.c

@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
  * Parse a condition string.
  */
 c2_lptr_t *
-c2_parse(session_t *ps, c2_lptr_t **pcondlst, const char *pattern) {
+c2_parsed(session_t *ps, c2_lptr_t **pcondlst, const char *pattern,
+    void *data) {
   if (!pattern)
     return NULL;
 
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ c2_parse(session_t *ps, c2_lptr_t **pcondlst, const char *pattern) {
           " list element.");
     memcpy(plptr, &lptr_def, sizeof(c2_lptr_t));
     plptr->ptr = result;
+    plptr->data = data;
     if (pcondlst) {
       plptr->next = *pcondlst;
       *pcondlst = plptr;
@@ -1274,20 +1276,26 @@ c2_match_once(session_t *ps, win *w, const c2_ptr_t cond) {
  * Match a window against a condition linked list.
  *
  * @param cache a place to cache the last matched condition
+ * @param pdata a place to return the data
  * @return true if matched, false otherwise.
  */
 bool
-c2_match(session_t *ps, win *w, const c2_lptr_t *condlst,
+c2_matchd(session_t *ps, win *w, const c2_lptr_t *condlst,
-    const c2_lptr_t **cache) {
+    const c2_lptr_t **cache, void **pdata) {
   // Check if the cached entry matches firstly
-  if (cache && *cache && c2_match_once(ps, w, (*cache)->ptr))
+  if (cache && *cache && c2_match_once(ps, w, (*cache)->ptr)) {
+    if (pdata)
+      *pdata = (*cache)->data;
     return true;
+  }
 
   // Then go through the whole linked list
   for (; condlst; condlst = condlst->next) {
     if (c2_match_once(ps, w, condlst->ptr)) {
       if (cache)
         *cache = condlst;
+      if (pdata)
+        *pdata = condlst->data;
       return true;
     }
   }

src/c2.h

@@ -156,12 +156,14 @@ const static c2_l_t leaf_def = C2_L_INIT;
 /// Linked list type of conditions.
 struct _c2_lptr {
   c2_ptr_t ptr;
+  void *data;
   struct _c2_lptr *next;
 };
 
 /// Initializer for c2_lptr_t.
 #define C2_LPTR_INIT { \
   .ptr = C2_PTR_INIT, \
+  .data = NULL, \
   .next = NULL, \
 }
 

src/common.h

@@ -546,6 +546,8 @@ typedef struct {
   bool inactive_dim_fixed;
   /// Conditions of windows to have inverted colors.
   c2_lptr_t *invert_color_list;
+  /// Rules to change window opacity.
+  c2_lptr_t *opacity_rules;
 
   // === Focus related ===
   /// Consider windows of specific types to be always focused.
@@ -921,6 +923,7 @@ typedef struct _win {
   const c2_lptr_t *cache_fcblst;
   const c2_lptr_t *cache_ivclst;
   const c2_lptr_t *cache_bbblst;
+  const c2_lptr_t *cache_oparule;
 
   // Opacity-related members
   /// Current window opacity.
@@ -933,6 +936,8 @@ typedef struct _win {
   /// broken window managers not transferring client window's
   /// _NET_WM_OPACITY value
   opacity_t opacity_prop_client;
+  /// Last window opacity value we set.
+  long opacity_set;
 
   // Fading-related members
   /// Do not fade if it's false. Change on window type change.
@@ -2027,14 +2032,20 @@ opts_set_no_fading_openclose(session_t *ps, bool newval);
 ///@{
 
 c2_lptr_t *
-c2_parse(session_t *ps, c2_lptr_t **pcondlst, const char *pattern);
+c2_parsed(session_t *ps, c2_lptr_t **pcondlst, const char *pattern,
+    void *data);
+
+#define c2_parse(ps, pcondlst, pattern) c2_parsed((ps), (pcondlst), (pattern), NULL)
 
 c2_lptr_t *
 c2_free_lptr(c2_lptr_t *lp);
 
 bool
-c2_match(session_t *ps, win *w, const c2_lptr_t *condlst,
+c2_matchd(session_t *ps, win *w, const c2_lptr_t *condlst,
-    const c2_lptr_t **cache);
+    const c2_lptr_t **cache, void **pdata);
+
+#define c2_match(ps, w, condlst, cache) c2_matchd((ps), (w), (condlst), \
+    (cache), NULL)
 #endif
 
 ///@}

src/compton.c

@@ -2426,6 +2426,28 @@ win_determine_blur_background(session_t *ps, win *w) {
     add_damage_win(ps, w);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Update window opacity according to opacity rules.
+ */
+static void
+win_update_opacity_rule(session_t *ps, win *w) {
+  // If long is 32-bit, unfortunately there's no way could we express "unset",
+  // so we just entirely don't distinguish "unset" and OPAQUE
+  long opacity = OPAQUE;
+  void *val = NULL;
+  if (c2_matchd(ps, w, ps->o.opacity_rules, &w->cache_oparule, &val))
+    opacity = ((double) (long) val) / 100.0 * OPAQUE;
+
+  if (opacity == w->opacity_set)
+    return;
+
+  if (OPAQUE != opacity)
+    wid_set_opacity_prop(ps, w->id, opacity);
+  else if (OPAQUE != w->opacity_set)
+    wid_rm_opacity_prop(ps, w->id);
+  w->opacity_set = opacity;
+}
+
 /**
  * Function to be called on window type changes.
  */
@@ -2436,6 +2458,8 @@ win_on_wtype_change(session_t *ps, win *w) {
   win_update_focused(ps, w);
   if (ps->o.invert_color_list)
     win_determine_invert_color(ps, w);
+  if (ps->o.opacity_rules)
+    win_update_opacity_rule(ps, w);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -2453,6 +2477,8 @@ win_on_factor_change(session_t *ps, win *w) {
     win_update_focused(ps, w);
   if (ps->o.blur_background_blacklist)
     win_determine_blur_background(ps, w);
+  if (ps->o.opacity_rules)
+    win_update_opacity_rule(ps, w);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -2670,11 +2696,13 @@ add_win(session_t *ps, Window id, Window prev) {
     .cache_fcblst = NULL,
     .cache_ivclst = NULL,
     .cache_bbblst = NULL,
+    .cache_oparule = NULL,
 
     .opacity = 0,
     .opacity_tgt = 0,
     .opacity_prop = OPAQUE,
     .opacity_prop_client = OPAQUE,
+    .opacity_set = OPAQUE,
 
     .fade = false,
     .fade_force = UNSET,
@@ -4351,6 +4379,12 @@ usage(int ret) {
     "--invert-color-include condition\n"
     "  Specify a list of conditions of windows that should be painted with\n"
     "  inverted color. Resource-hogging, and is not well tested.\n"
+    "--opacity-rule opacity:condition\n"
+    "  Specify a list of opacity rules, in the format \"PERCENT:PATTERN\",\n"
+    "  like \'50:name *= \"Firefox\"'. compton-trans is recommended over\n"
+    "  this. Note we do not distinguish 100% and unset, and we don't make\n"
+    "  any guarantee about possible conflicts with other programs that set\n"
+    "  _NET_WM_WINDOW_OPACITY on frame or client windows.\n"
     "--backend backend\n"
     "  Choose backend. Possible choices are xrender and glx" WARNING ".\n"
     "--glx-no-stencil\n"
@@ -4638,6 +4672,9 @@ parse_conv_kern(session_t *ps, const char *src, const char **endptr) {
   return parse_matrix(ps, src, endptr);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Parse a list of convolution kernels.
+ */
 static bool
 parse_conv_kern_lst(session_t *ps, const char *src, XFixed **dest, int max) {
   static const struct {
@@ -4682,6 +4719,37 @@ parse_conv_kern_lst(session_t *ps, const char *src, XFixed **dest, int max) {
   return true;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Parse a list of opacity rules.
+ */
+static inline bool
+parse_rule_opacity(session_t *ps, const char *src) {
+  // Find opacity value
+  char *endptr = NULL;
+  long val = strtol(src, &endptr, 0);
+  if (!endptr || endptr == src) {
+    printf_errf("(\"%s\"): No opacity specified?", src);
+    return false;
+  }
+  if (val > 100 || val < 0) {
+    printf_errf("(\"%s\"): Opacity %ld invalid.", src, val);
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  // Skip over spaces
+  while (*endptr && isspace(*endptr))
+    ++endptr;
+  if (':' != *endptr) {
+    printf_errf("(\"%s\"): Opacity terminator not found.", src);
+    return false;
+  }
+  ++endptr;
+
+  // Parse pattern
+  // I hope 1-100 is acceptable for (void *)
+  return c2_parsed(ps, &ps->o.opacity_rules, endptr, (void *) val);
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_LIBCONFIG
 /**
  * Get a file stream of the configuration file to read.
@@ -5049,6 +5117,7 @@ get_cfg(session_t *ps, int argc, char *const *argv, bool first_pass) {
     { "blur-kern", required_argument, NULL, 301 },
     { "resize-damage", required_argument, NULL, 302 },
     { "glx-use-gpushader4", no_argument, NULL, 303 },
+    { "opacity-rule", required_argument, NULL, 304 },
     // Must terminate with a NULL entry
     { NULL, 0, NULL, 0 },
   };
@@ -5282,6 +5351,11 @@ get_cfg(session_t *ps, int argc, char *const *argv, bool first_pass) {
         ps->o.resize_damage = atoi(optarg);
         break;
       P_CASEBOOL(303, glx_use_gpushader4);
+      case 304:
+        // --opacity-rule
+        if (!parse_rule_opacity(ps, optarg))
+          exit(1);
+        break;
       default:
         usage(1);
         break;
@@ -6216,6 +6290,7 @@ session_init(session_t *ps_old, int argc, char **argv) {
       .inactive_dim = 0.0,
       .inactive_dim_fixed = false,
       .invert_color_list = NULL,
+      .opacity_rules = NULL,
 
       .wintype_focus = { false },
       .use_ewmh_active_win = false,
@@ -6635,6 +6710,7 @@ session_destroy(session_t *ps) {
   free_wincondlst(&ps->o.focus_blacklist);
   free_wincondlst(&ps->o.invert_color_list);
   free_wincondlst(&ps->o.blur_background_blacklist);
+  free_wincondlst(&ps->o.opacity_rules);
 #endif
 
   // Free tracked atom list

src/compton.h

@@ -415,6 +415,17 @@ win_has_frame(const win *w) {
     || w->top_width || w->left_width || w->right_width || w->bottom_width;
 }
 
+static inline void
+wid_set_opacity_prop(session_t *ps, Window wid, long val) {
+  XChangeProperty(ps->dpy, wid, ps->atom_opacity, XA_CARDINAL, 32,
+      PropModeReplace, (unsigned char *) &val, 1);
+}
+
+static inline void
+wid_rm_opacity_prop(session_t *ps, Window wid) {
+  XDeleteProperty(ps->dpy, wid, ps->atom_opacity);
+}
+
 /**
  * Dump an drawable's info.
  */