server/client: add support for sending SIGUSR to footclient

This patch adds the IPC infrastructure necessary to propagate
SIGUSR1/SIGUSR2 from a footclient process to the server process.

By targeting a particular footclient instance, only that particular
instance changes theme. This is different from when targeting the
server process, where all instances change theme.

Closes #2156
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Daniel Eklöf 2025-07-31 17:37:19 +02:00
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6 changed files with 151 additions and 12 deletions

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@ -74,6 +74,10 @@
* Sending SIGUSR1/SIGUSR2 to a `foot --server` process now causes
newly spawned client instances to use the selected theme, instead of
the original one.
* SIGUSR1/SIGUSR2 can now be sent to `footclient` processes, to change
the theme of that particular instance ([#2156][2156]).
[2156]: https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot/issues/2156
### Deprecated

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@ -29,3 +29,17 @@ struct client_data {
} __attribute__((packed));
_Static_assert(sizeof(struct client_data) == 10, "protocol struct size error");
enum client_ipc_code {
FOOT_IPC_SIGUSR,
};
struct client_ipc_hdr {
enum client_ipc_code ipc_code;
uint8_t size;
} __attribute__((packed));
struct client_ipc_sigusr {
int signo;
} __attribute__((packed));

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@ -33,13 +33,20 @@ struct string {
typedef tll(struct string) string_list_t;
static volatile sig_atomic_t aborted = 0;
static volatile sig_atomic_t sigusr = 0;
static void
sig_handler(int signo)
sigint_handler(int signo)
{
aborted = 1;
}
static void
sigusr_handler(int signo)
{
sigusr = signo;
}
static ssize_t
sendall(int sock, const void *_buf, size_t len)
{
@ -507,15 +514,63 @@ main(int argc, char *const *argv)
if (!send_string_list(fd, &envp))
goto err;
struct sigaction sa = {.sa_handler = &sig_handler};
sigemptyset(&sa.sa_mask);
if (sigaction(SIGINT, &sa, NULL) < 0 || sigaction(SIGTERM, &sa, NULL) < 0) {
struct sigaction sa_int = {.sa_handler = &sigint_handler};
struct sigaction sa_usr = {.sa_handler = &sigusr_handler};
sigemptyset(&sa_int.sa_mask);
sigemptyset(&sa_usr.sa_mask);
if (sigaction(SIGINT, &sa_int, NULL) < 0 ||
sigaction(SIGTERM, &sa_int, NULL) < 0 ||
sigaction(SIGUSR1, &sa_usr, NULL) < 0 ||
sigaction(SIGUSR2, &sa_usr, NULL) < 0)
{
LOG_ERRNO("failed to register signal handlers");
goto err;
}
int exit_code;
ssize_t rcvd = recv(fd, &exit_code, sizeof(exit_code), 0);
ssize_t rcvd = -1;
while (true) {
rcvd = recv(fd, &exit_code, sizeof(exit_code), 0);
const int got_sigusr = sigusr;
sigusr = 0;
if (rcvd < 0 && errno == EINTR) {
if (aborted)
break;
else if (got_sigusr != 0) {
LOG_DBG("sending sigusr %d to server", got_sigusr);
struct {
struct client_ipc_hdr hdr;
struct client_ipc_sigusr sigusr;
} ipc = {
.hdr = {
.ipc_code = FOOT_IPC_SIGUSR,
.size = sizeof(struct client_ipc_sigusr),
},
.sigusr = {
.signo = got_sigusr,
},
};
ssize_t count = send(fd, &ipc, sizeof(ipc), 0);
if (count < 0) {
LOG_ERRNO("failed to send SIGUSR IPC to server");
goto err;
} else if ((size_t)count != sizeof(ipc)) {
LOG_ERR("failed to send SIGUSR IPC to server");
goto err;
}
}
continue;
}
break;
}
if (rcvd == -1 && errno == EINTR)
xassert(aborted);

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@ -694,14 +694,14 @@ variables to unset may be defined in *foot.ini*(5).
The following signals have special meaning in foot:
- SIGUSR1: switch to color theme 1 (i.e. use the *[colors]* section).
- SIGUSR2: switch to color theme 2 (i.e. use the *[colors2]* section)-
- SIGUSR2: switch to color theme 2 (i.e. use the *[colors2]* section).
Note: you can send SIGUSR1/SIGUSR2 to a *foot --server* process too,
in which case all client instances will switch theme. Furthermore, all
future client instances will also use the selected theme.
Sending SIGUSR1/SIGUSR2 to a footclient instance is currently not
supported.
You can also send SIGUSR1/SIGUSR2 to a footclient instance, see
*footclient*(1) for details.
# BUGS

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@ -189,6 +189,21 @@ variables may be defined in *foot.ini*(5).
In addition to the variables listed above, custom environment
variables to unset may be defined in *foot.ini*(5).
# Signals
The following signals have special meaning in footclient:
- SIGUSR1: switch to color theme 1 (i.e. use the *[colors]* section).
- SIGUSR2: switch to color theme 2 (i.e. use the *[colors2]* section).
When sending SIGUSR1/SIGUSR2 to a footclient instance, the theme is
changed in that instance only. This is different from when you send
SIGUSR1/SIGUSR2 to the server process, where all instances change the
theme.
Note: for obvious reasons, this is not supported when footclient is
started with *--no-wait*.
# SEE ALSO
*foot*(1)

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@ -156,12 +156,63 @@ fdm_client(struct fdm *fdm, int fd, int events, void *data)
xassert(events & EPOLLIN);
if (client->instance != NULL) {
uint8_t dummy[128];
ssize_t count = read(fd, dummy, sizeof(dummy));
struct client_ipc_hdr ipc_hdr;
ssize_t count = read(fd, &ipc_hdr, sizeof(ipc_hdr));
if (count != sizeof(ipc_hdr)) {
LOG_WARN("client unexpectedly sent %zd bytes", count);
return true; /* TODO: shutdown instead? */
}
switch (ipc_hdr.ipc_code) {
case FOOT_IPC_SIGUSR: {
xassert(ipc_hdr.size == sizeof(struct client_ipc_sigusr));
struct client_ipc_sigusr sigusr;
count = read(fd, &sigusr, sizeof(sigusr));
if (count < 0) {
LOG_ERRNO("failed to read SIGUSR IPC data from client");
return true; /* TODO: shutdown instead? */
}
if ((size_t)count != sizeof(sigusr)) {
LOG_ERR("failed to read SIGUSR IPC data from client");
return true; /* TODO: shutdown instead? */
}
switch (sigusr.signo) {
case SIGUSR1:
term_theme_switch_to_1(client->instance->terminal);
break;
case SIGUSR2:
term_theme_switch_to_2(client->instance->terminal);
break;
default:
LOG_ERR(
"client sent bad SIGUSR number: %d "
"(expected SIGUSR1=%d or SIGUSR2=%d)",
sigusr.signo, SIGUSR1, SIGUSR2);
break;
}
return true;
}
default:
LOG_WARN(
"client sent unrecognized IPC (0x%04x), ignoring %hhu bytes",
ipc_hdr.ipc_code, ipc_hdr.size);
/* TODO: slightly broken, since not all data is guaranteed
to be readable yet */
uint8_t dummy[ipc_hdr.size];
read(fd, dummy, ipc_hdr.size);
return true;
}
}
if (client->buffer.data == NULL) {
/*
* We haven't received any data yet - the first thing the