pluralsync/README.org

#+title: PluralSync
#+author: Jvnko @ lavenderfield

PluralSync is a small CLI application written in rust to syncronize and centralize the control over the front on SimplyPlural and PluralKit. It's my first project in rust, so the code is +probably+ a mess and I'm most likely not making use of some rust features that would benefit the project.

Suggestions on how to improve the code are very welcome. After all, the objective with this project was learning more about the language.

* Usage
** Configuration
On the first run, if it does not exist, PluralSync will create a configuration directory and populate with a json file with the following structure:

#+begin_src js
{
  "pk_key": "// Pluralkit token",
  "sp_key": "// Simplplural token",
  "pfp_module": {
    "enabled": false,
    "pfp_folder": "// Folder to grab profile pictures, they follow they member1member2...memberX.png format",
    "pfp_output_path": "// Path for the copied selected pfp"
  },
  "disc_module": {
    "enabled": false,
    "token": "// Discord user token",
    "python_path": "// Path to the python executable",
    "script_path": "// Path to updatepfp.py"
  }
}
#+end_src

Just fill it with PluralKit and SimplyPlural tokens associated to your account.

** Commands
- *Sync* - Once the configuration is ready, you can start by calling the =sync= command, which will get the list of members of the system and place their data in a =system.json= file inside the configuration folder. Running commands like =set= or =add= without a present =system.json= will automatically fetch the data for you.

*Remember to sync whenever you change the information of the system! i.e. adding a new member, rename...*

- *Set* - Takes multiple arguments. Sets the current front to the selected list of members.

- *Add* - Takes multiple arguments. Adds the selected members to an already existing front.

- *Get* - Displays the current front. The result is displayed in console but also stored in a plain text file named =.front= in the configuration directory, for use with other applications (Polybar, OBS...).

- *Memberlist* - Writes the known list of members based on the =system.json= file.

** Modules
*** PFP module
Will get a profile picture from a folder based on the currently fronting members and will copy it to the desired location. I recommend something it's easy to have at hand like =~/face=.

The pictures in the path should be named according to the front. For example, if Bob and Alice are fronting, the module will copy ={PATH}/bobalice.png= to the location, or if it's only Bob it'll be =bob.png=.
Notice this will cover all combinations, if the main front is Alice the combination =alicebob.png= instead. I recommend the use of a python script to generate the possible combinations.

*** Discord module
**Use of this module goes against discord terms of service. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK.**

Requires the =PFP module= to be enabled and the latest version of [[https://github.com/dolfies/discord.py-self/][discord.py-self]].
Will change your discord avatar with the one selected by the PFP module.

* Installation
Just build with cargo and move or symlink the executable wherever is more comofortable for you.

#+begin_src shell
cargo build -r
#+end_src

* Future
Given the nature of the project as a learning exercise, there are currently a set of features and improvements I'd like to add eventually.
- [X] Proper error handling (What I have currently is simply a mess)
- [ ] Rofi and zenity support
- [ ] Proper way to handle front conflicts between PluralKit and SimplyPlural