Add optional config file that overrides local Xresources

Rofi will look at XDG_CONFIG_USER_DIR/rofi/config and load this after the Xresources db on DISPLAY.
This can be overridden using the -config commandline option.
The file should be in the same format as the Xresources file.

doc/rofi-manpage.markdown

@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
 [ -regex ]
 [ -tokenize ]
 [ -threads *num* ]
+[ -config *filename* ]
 
 ## DESCRIPTION
 
@@ -99,12 +100,14 @@ The official website for `dmenu` can be found [here](http://tools.suckless.org/d
 
 ## OPTIONS
 
-There are currently three methods of setting configuration options:
+There are currently four methods of setting configuration options (evaluated in order below):
 
  * Compile time: edit config.c. This method is strongly discouraged.
  * Xresources: A method of storing key values in the Xserver. See
    [here](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_resources) for more information.
    This is the recommended way of configuring **rofi**.
+ * Configuration File: This uses the same format as the Xresources file.
+   By default it looks in `XDG_USER_CONFIG_DIR`/rofi/config, but can be overriden on commandline.
  * Command-line options: Arguments passed to **rofi**.
 
 The Xresources file expects options starting with `rofi.` followed by it's name. An Example to set the number of lines:
@@ -222,6 +225,10 @@ Enable experimental fuzzy matching.
 
 Filter the list by setting text in input bar to *filter*
 
+`-config` *filename*
+
+Load alternative configuration file.
+
 
 ### Theming
 

doc/rofi.1

@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 .\" generated with Ronn/v0.7.3
 .\" http://github.com/rtomayko/ronn/tree/0.7.3
 .
-.TH "ROFI\-MANPAGE" "" "December 2015" "" ""
+.TH "ROFI\-MANPAGE" "" "January 2016" "" ""
 .
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBrofi\fR \- A window switcher, run launcher, ssh dialog and dmenu replacement
 .
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"
-\fBrofi\fR [ \-width \fIpct_scr\fR ] [ \-lines \fIlines\fR ] [ \-columns \fIcolumns\fR ] [ \-font \fIpangofont\fR ] [ \-fg \fIcolor\fR ] [ \-fg\-urgent \fIcolor\fR ] [ \-fg\-active \fIcolor\fR ] [ \-bg\-urgent \fIcolor\fR ] [ \-bg\-active \fIcolor\fR ] [ \-bg \fIcolor\fR ] [ \-bgalt \fIcolor\fR ] [ \-hlfg \fIcolor\fR ] [ \-hlbg \fIcolor\fR ] [ \-key\-\fBmode\fR \fIcombo\fR ] [ \-terminal \fIterminal\fR ] [ \-location \fIposition\fR ] [ \-fixed\-num\-lines ] [ \-padding \fIpadding\fR ] [ \-opacity \fIopacity%\fR ] [ \-display \fIdisplay\fR ] [ \-bc \fIcolor\fR ] [ \-bw \fIwidth\fR ] [ \-dmenu [ \-p \fIprompt\fR ] [ \-sep \fIseparator\fR ] [ \-l \fIselected line\fR ] [ \-mesg ] [ \-select ] [ \-input \fIinput\fR ] ] [ \-filter \fIfilter\fR ] [ \-ssh\-client \fIclient\fR ] [ \-ssh\-command \fIcommand\fR ] [ \-disable\-history ] [ \-levenshtein\-sort ] [ \-case\-sensitive ] [ \-show \fImode\fR ] [ \-modi \fImode1,mode2\fR ] [ \-eh \fIelement height\fR ] [ \-lazy\-filter\-limit \fIlimit\fR ] [ \-e \fImessage\fR] [ \-a \fIrow\fR ] [ \-u \fIrow\fR ] [ \-pid \fIpath\fR ] [ \-now ] [ \-rnow ] [ \-snow ] [ \-version ] [ \-help ] [ \-dump\-xresources ] [ \-dump\-xresources\-theme ] [ \-auto\-select ] [ \-parse\-hosts ] [ \-no\-parse\-known\-hosts ] [ \-combi\-modi \fImode1,mode2\fR ] [ \-normal\-window ] [ \-fake\-transparency ] [ \-quiet ] [ \-glob ] [ \-regex ] [ \-tokenize ] [ \-threads \fInum\fR ]
+\fBrofi\fR [ \-width \fIpct_scr\fR ] [ \-lines \fIlines\fR ] [ \-columns \fIcolumns\fR ] [ \-font \fIpangofont\fR ] [ \-fg \fIcolor\fR ] [ \-fg\-urgent \fIcolor\fR ] [ \-fg\-active \fIcolor\fR ] [ \-bg\-urgent \fIcolor\fR ] [ \-bg\-active \fIcolor\fR ] [ \-bg \fIcolor\fR ] [ \-bgalt \fIcolor\fR ] [ \-hlfg \fIcolor\fR ] [ \-hlbg \fIcolor\fR ] [ \-key\-\fBmode\fR \fIcombo\fR ] [ \-terminal \fIterminal\fR ] [ \-location \fIposition\fR ] [ \-fixed\-num\-lines ] [ \-padding \fIpadding\fR ] [ \-opacity \fIopacity%\fR ] [ \-display \fIdisplay\fR ] [ \-bc \fIcolor\fR ] [ \-bw \fIwidth\fR ] [ \-dmenu [ \-p \fIprompt\fR ] [ \-sep \fIseparator\fR ] [ \-l \fIselected line\fR ] [ \-mesg ] [ \-select ] [ \-input \fIinput\fR ] ] [ \-filter \fIfilter\fR ] [ \-ssh\-client \fIclient\fR ] [ \-ssh\-command \fIcommand\fR ] [ \-disable\-history ] [ \-levenshtein\-sort ] [ \-case\-sensitive ] [ \-show \fImode\fR ] [ \-modi \fImode1,mode2\fR ] [ \-eh \fIelement height\fR ] [ \-lazy\-filter\-limit \fIlimit\fR ] [ \-e \fImessage\fR] [ \-a \fIrow\fR ] [ \-u \fIrow\fR ] [ \-pid \fIpath\fR ] [ \-now ] [ \-rnow ] [ \-snow ] [ \-version ] [ \-help ] [ \-dump\-xresources ] [ \-dump\-xresources\-theme ] [ \-auto\-select ] [ \-parse\-hosts ] [ \-no\-parse\-known\-hosts ] [ \-combi\-modi \fImode1,mode2\fR ] [ \-normal\-window ] [ \-fake\-transparency ] [ \-quiet ] [ \-glob ] [ \-regex ] [ \-tokenize ] [ \-threads \fInum\fR ] [ \-config \fIfilename\fR ]
 .
 .SH "DESCRIPTION"
 \fBrofi\fR is an X11 popup window switcher, run dialog, dmenu replacement and more\. It focuses on being fast to use and have minimal distraction\. It supports keyboard and mouse navigation, type to filter, tokenized search and more\.
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Keybindings can also be specified in the \fBXresources\fR file\.
 The official website for \fBdmenu\fR can be found here \fIhttp://tools\.suckless\.org/dmenu/\fR\.
 .
 .SH "OPTIONS"
-There are currently three methods of setting configuration options:
+There are currently four methods of setting configuration options (evaluated in order below):
 .
 .IP "\(bu" 4
 Compile time: edit config\.c\. This method is strongly discouraged\.
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ Compile time: edit config\.c\. This method is strongly discouraged\.
 Xresources: A method of storing key values in the Xserver\. See here \fIhttps://en\.wikipedia\.org/wiki/X_resources\fR for more information\. This is the recommended way of configuring \fBrofi\fR\.
 .
 .IP "\(bu" 4
+Configuration File: This uses the same format as the Xresources file\. By default it looks in \fBXDG_USER_CONFIG_DIR\fR/rofi/config, but can be overriden on commandline\.
+.
+.IP "\(bu" 4
 Command\-line options: Arguments passed to \fBrofi\fR\.
 .
 .IP "" 0
@@ -316,6 +319,12 @@ Enable experimental fuzzy matching\.
 .P
 Filter the list by setting text in input bar to \fIfilter\fR
 .
+.P
+\fB\-config\fR \fIfilename\fR
+.
+.P
+Load alternative configuration file\.
+.
 .SS "Theming"
 All colors are either hex #rrggbb values or X11 color names\. \fB\-bg\fR
 .

include/xrmoptions.h

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ typedef enum
  * connected X server.
  */
 void config_parse_xresource_options ( Display *display );
+void config_parse_xresource_options_file ( const char *filename );
 
 /**
  * Parse commandline options.
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ void config_parse_cmd_options_dynamic ( void );
  * connected X server.
  */
 void config_parse_xresource_options_dynamic ( Display *display );
+void config_parse_xresource_options_dynamic_file ( const char *filename );
 
 /**
  * Free any allocated memory.

source/rofi.c

@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ SnDisplay         *sndisplay         = NULL;
 SnLauncheeContext *sncontext         = NULL;
 Display           *display           = NULL;
 char              *display_str       = NULL;
+char              *config_path       = NULL;
 Window            main_window        = None;
 Colormap          map                = None;
 unsigned int      normal_window_mode = FALSE;
@@ -2055,6 +2056,8 @@ static void cleanup ()
     // Cleanup the custom keybinding
     cleanup_abe ();
 
+    g_free ( config_path );
+
     TIMINGS_STOP ();
 }
 
@@ -2141,6 +2144,7 @@ static inline void load_configuration ( Display *display )
 {
     // Load in config from X resources.
     config_parse_xresource_options ( display );
+    config_parse_xresource_options_file ( config_path );
 
     // Parse command line for settings.
     config_parse_cmd_options ( );
@@ -2149,6 +2153,7 @@ static inline void load_configuration_dynamic ( Display *display )
 {
     // Load in config from X resources.
     config_parse_xresource_options_dynamic ( display );
+    config_parse_xresource_options_dynamic_file ( config_path );
     config_parse_cmd_options_dynamic (  );
 }
 
@@ -2415,6 +2420,18 @@ int main ( int argc, char *argv[] )
     }
     config_parser_add_option ( xrm_String, "pid", (void * *) &pidfile, "Pidfile location" );
 
+    if ( find_arg ( "-config" ) < 0 ) {
+        const char *cpath = g_get_user_config_dir ();
+        if ( cpath ) {
+            config_path = g_build_filename ( cpath, "rofi", "config", NULL );
+        }
+    }
+    else {
+        char *c = NULL;
+        find_arg_str ( "-config", &c );
+        config_path = rofi_expand_path ( c );
+    }
+
     TICK ();
     // Register cleanup function.
     atexit ( cleanup );

source/xrmoptions.c

@@ -196,22 +196,12 @@ static void config_parser_set ( XrmOption *option, XrmValue *xrmValue )
     }
 }
 
-void config_parse_xresource_options ( Display *display )
+static void __config_parse_xresource_options ( XrmDatabase xDB )
 {
-    char *xRMS;
+    char       * xrmType;
-    // Map Xresource entries to rofi config options.
+    XrmValue   xrmValue;
-    XrmInitialize ();
+    const char * namePrefix  = "rofi";
-    xRMS = XResourceManagerString ( display );
+    const char * classPrefix = "rofi";
-
-    if ( xRMS == NULL ) {
-        return;
-    }
-    XrmDatabase xDB = XrmGetStringDatabase ( xRMS );
-
-    char        * xrmType;
-    XrmValue    xrmValue;
-    const char  * namePrefix  = "rofi";
-    const char  * classPrefix = "rofi";
 
     for ( unsigned int i = 0; i < sizeof ( xrmOptions ) / sizeof ( XrmOption ); ++i ) {
         char *name, *class;
@@ -226,6 +216,33 @@ void config_parse_xresource_options ( Display *display )
         g_free ( class );
         g_free ( name );
     }
+}
+void config_parse_xresource_options ( Display *display )
+{
+    char *xRMS;
+    // Map Xresource entries to rofi config options.
+    XrmInitialize ();
+    xRMS = XResourceManagerString ( display );
+
+    if ( xRMS == NULL ) {
+        return;
+    }
+    XrmDatabase xDB = XrmGetStringDatabase ( xRMS );
+    __config_parse_xresource_options ( xDB );
+    XrmDestroyDatabase ( xDB );
+}
+void config_parse_xresource_options_file ( const char *filename )
+{
+    if ( !filename ) {
+        return;
+    }
+    // Map Xresource entries to rofi config options.
+    XrmInitialize ();
+    XrmDatabase xDB = XrmGetFileDatabase ( filename );
+    if ( xDB == NULL ) {
+        return;
+    }
+    __config_parse_xresource_options ( xDB );
     XrmDestroyDatabase ( xDB );
 }
 
@@ -289,22 +306,12 @@ void config_parse_cmd_options_dynamic ( void )
     }
 }
 
-void config_parse_xresource_options_dynamic ( Display *display )
+static void __config_parse_xresource_options_dynamic ( XrmDatabase xDB )
 {
-    char *xRMS;
+    char       * xrmType;
-    // Map Xresource entries to rofi config options.
+    XrmValue   xrmValue;
-    XrmInitialize ();
+    const char * namePrefix  = "rofi";
-    xRMS = XResourceManagerString ( display );
+    const char * classPrefix = "rofi";
-
-    if ( xRMS == NULL ) {
-        return;
-    }
-    XrmDatabase xDB = XrmGetStringDatabase ( xRMS );
-
-    char        * xrmType;
-    XrmValue    xrmValue;
-    const char  * namePrefix  = "rofi";
-    const char  * classPrefix = "rofi";
 
     for ( unsigned int i = 0; i < num_extra_options; ++i ) {
         char *name, *class;
@@ -318,6 +325,34 @@ void config_parse_xresource_options_dynamic ( Display *display )
         g_free ( class );
         g_free ( name );
     }
+}
+
+void config_parse_xresource_options_dynamic ( Display *display )
+{
+    char *xRMS;
+    // Map Xresource entries to rofi config options.
+    XrmInitialize ();
+    xRMS = XResourceManagerString ( display );
+
+    if ( xRMS == NULL ) {
+        return;
+    }
+    XrmDatabase xDB = XrmGetStringDatabase ( xRMS );
+    __config_parse_xresource_options_dynamic ( xDB );
+    XrmDestroyDatabase ( xDB );
+}
+void config_parse_xresource_options_dynamic_file ( const char *filename )
+{
+    if ( !filename ) {
+        return;
+    }
+    // Map Xresource entries to rofi config options.
+    XrmInitialize ();
+    XrmDatabase xDB = XrmGetFileDatabase ( filename );
+    if ( xDB == NULL ) {
+        return;
+    }
+    __config_parse_xresource_options_dynamic ( xDB );
     XrmDestroyDatabase ( xDB );
 }