fix(ipc): support querying against duplicate bar names

It is possible/valid to define multiple bars by the same name by setting `name` on the top-level bar object, but not specifying monitors. This updates IPC to support this scenario.

Allow IPC to act on multiple bars by the same name (#777)

docs/Controlling Ironbar.md

@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ You can also view help per sub-command or command, for example using `ironbar va
 The CLI supports plaintext and JSON output. Plaintext will:
 
 - Print `ok` for empty success responses
-- Print the returned body for success responses
+- Print the returned body for each success response
+  - Some commands act on multiple objects, in which case the CLI will print one line for each body.
 - Print `error` to followed by the error on the next line for error responses. This is printed to `stderr`.
 
 Example:
@@ -150,6 +151,9 @@ Each key/value pair is on its own `\n` separated newline. The key and value are
 
 ### `bar`
 
+> [!NOTE]
+> If there are multiple bars by the same name, the `bar` subcommand will act on all of them and return a `multi` response for commands that get a value.
+
 #### `show`
 
 Forces a bar to be shown, regardless of the current visibility state.
@@ -324,6 +328,17 @@ The operation completed successfully, with response data.
 }
 ```
 
+### `multi`
+
+The operation completed successfully on multiple objects, with response data.
+
+```json
+{
+  "type": "multi",
+  "values": ["lorem ipsum", "dolor sit"]
+}
+```
+
 ### `error`
 
 The operation failed.

src/cli.rs

@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ pub fn handle_response(response: Response, format: Format) {
         Format::Plain => match response {
             Response::Ok => println!("ok"),
             Response::OkValue { value } => println!("{value}"),
+            Response::Multi { values } => println!("{}", values.join("\n")),
             Response::Err { message } => eprintln!("error\n{}", message.unwrap_or_default()),
         },
         Format::Json => println!(

src/ipc/responses.rs

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 pub enum Response {
     Ok,
     OkValue { value: String },
+    Multi { values: Vec<String> },
     Err { message: Option<String> },
 }
 

src/ipc/server/bar.rs

@@ -8,48 +8,60 @@ use std::rc::Rc;
 pub fn handle_command(command: BarCommand, ironbar: &Rc<Ironbar>) -> Response {
     use BarCommandType::*;
 
-    let bar = ironbar.bar_by_name(&command.name);
-    let Some(bar) = bar else {
-        return Response::error("Invalid bar name");
-    };
+    let bars = ironbar.bars_by_name(&command.name);
 
-    match command.subcommand {
-        Show => set_visible(&bar, true),
-        Hide => set_visible(&bar, false),
-        SetVisible { visible } => set_visible(&bar, visible),
-        ToggleVisible => set_visible(&bar, !bar.visible()),
-        GetVisible => Response::OkValue {
-            value: bar.visible().to_string(),
-        },
-
-        ShowPopup { widget_name } => show_popup(&bar, &widget_name),
-        HidePopup => hide_popup(&bar),
-        SetPopupVisible {
-            widget_name,
-            visible,
-        } => {
-            if visible {
-                show_popup(&bar, &widget_name)
-            } else {
-                hide_popup(&bar)
+    bars.into_iter()
+        .map(|bar| match &command.subcommand {
+            Show => set_visible(&bar, true),
+            Hide => set_visible(&bar, false),
+            SetVisible { visible } => set_visible(&bar, *visible),
+            ToggleVisible => set_visible(&bar, !bar.visible()),
+            GetVisible => Response::OkValue {
+                value: bar.visible().to_string(),
+            },
+            ShowPopup { widget_name } => show_popup(&bar, widget_name),
+            HidePopup => hide_popup(&bar),
+            SetPopupVisible {
+                widget_name,
+                visible,
+            } => {
+                if *visible {
+                    show_popup(&bar, widget_name)
+                } else {
+                    hide_popup(&bar)
+                };
+                Response::Ok
             }
-        }
-        TogglePopup { widget_name } => {
-            if bar.popup().visible() {
-                hide_popup(&bar)
-            } else {
-                show_popup(&bar, &widget_name)
+            TogglePopup { widget_name } => {
+                if bar.popup().visible() {
+                    hide_popup(&bar)
+                } else {
+                    show_popup(&bar, widget_name)
+                };
+                Response::Ok
             }
-        }
-        GetPopupVisible => Response::OkValue {
-            value: bar.popup().visible().to_string(),
-        },
-        SetExclusive { exclusive } => {
-            bar.set_exclusive(exclusive);
-
-            Response::Ok
-        }
-    }
+            GetPopupVisible => Response::OkValue {
+                value: bar.popup().visible().to_string(),
+            },
+            SetExclusive { exclusive } => {
+                bar.set_exclusive(*exclusive);
+                Response::Ok
+            }
+        })
+        .reduce(|acc, rsp| match (acc, rsp) {
+            // If all responses are Ok, return one Ok. We assume we'll never mix Ok and OkValue.
+            (Response::Ok, _) => Response::Ok,
+            // Two or more OkValues create a multi:
+            (Response::OkValue { value: v1 }, Response::OkValue { value: v2 }) => Response::Multi {
+                values: vec![v1, v2],
+            },
+            (Response::Multi { mut values }, Response::OkValue { value: v }) => {
+                values.push(v);
+                Response::Multi { values }
+            }
+            _ => unreachable!(),
+        })
+        .unwrap_or(Response::error("Invalid bar name"))
 }
 
 fn set_visible(bar: &Bar, visible: bool) -> Response {

src/main.rs

@@ -267,17 +267,18 @@ impl Ironbar {
             .clone()
     }
 
-    /// Gets a clone of a bar by its unique name.
+    /// Gets clones of bars by their name.
     ///
-    /// Since the bar contains mostly GTK objects,
+    /// Since the bars contain mostly GTK objects,
     /// the clone is cheap enough to not worry about.
     #[must_use]
-    pub fn bar_by_name(&self, name: &str) -> Option<Bar> {
+    pub fn bars_by_name(&self, name: &str) -> Vec<Bar> {
         self.bars
             .borrow()
             .iter()
-            .find(|&bar| bar.name() == name)
+            .filter(|&bar| bar.name() == name)
             .cloned()
+            .collect()
     }
 
     /// Re-reads the config file from disk and replaces the active config.