swaync - Configuration file

NAME  CONFIGURATION  IF BUILT WITH SCRIPTING 

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NAME

swaync - Configuration file

CONFIGURATION

Using a text editor with a JSON language server is recommended when editing the config file to be able to detect config errors

positionX

		type: string
		default: right
		values: left, right, center
		description: Horizontal position of control center and notification window

positionY

	type: string
	default: top
	values: top, center, bottom
	description: Vertical position of control center and notification window

layer

		type: string
		default: overlay
		values: background, bottom, top, overlay
		description: Layer of notification window relative to normal windows.
			background is below all windows, overlay is above all windows.

layer-shell

		type: bool
		default: true
		description: Wether or not the windows should be opened as layer-shell
			surfaces. Note: Requires swaync restart to apply

cssPriority

		type: string
		default: application
		values: application, user
		description: Which GTK priority to use when loading the default and user
			CSS files. Pick "user" to override XDG_CONFIG_HOME/gtk-3.0/gtk.css

control-center-margin-top

	type: integer
	default: 0
	description: The margin (in pixels) at the top of the notification center. 0 to disable

control-center-margin-bottom

	type: integer
	default: 0
	description: The margin (in pixels) at the bottom of the notification center. 0 to disable

control-center-margin-right

	type: integer
	default: 0
	description: The margin (in pixels) at the right of the notification center. 0 to disable

control-center-margin-left

	type: integer
	default: 0
	description: The margin (in pixels) at the left of the notification center. 0 to disable

control-center-layer

		type: string
		default: top
		values: background, bottom, top, overlay
		description: Layer of control center window relative to normal windows.
			background is below all windows, overlay is above all windows.

notification-2fa-action

	type: bool
	default: true
	description: If each notification should display a ’COPY "1234"’ action

timeout

	type: integer
	default: 10
	description: The notification timeout for notifications with normal priority

timeout-low

	type: integer
	default: 5
	description: The notification timeout for notifications with low priority

timeout-critical

	type: integer
	default: 0
	description: The notification timeout for notifications with critical priority. 0 to disable

notification-window-width

	type: integer
	default: 500
	description: Width of the notification in pixels

keyboard-shortcuts

	type: bool
	default: true
	description: If control center should use keyboard shortcuts

image-visibility

	type: string
	default: always
	values: always, when-available, never
	description: An explanation about the purpose of this instance.

transition-time

	type: integer
	default: 200
	description: The notification animation duration. 0 to disable

hide-on-clear

	type: bool
	default: false
	description: Hides the control center after pressing "Clear All"

hide-on-action

	type: bool
	default: true
	description: Hides the control center when clicking on notification action

fit-to-screen

	type: bool
	default: true
	description: Whether the control center should expand vertically to fill the screen

control-center-height

	type: integer
	default: 500
	description: The control centers height in pixels.

This setting is ignored when fit-to-screen it set to "true"

control-center-width

	type: integer
	default: 500
	description: The control centers width in pixels

notification-visibility

		type: object
		visibility object properties:
			state
				type: string
				optional: false
				default: enabled
				values: ignored, muted, transient, enabled
				description: The notification visibility state.
			override-urgency
				type: string
				optional: true
				default: unset
				values: unset, low, normal, critical
				description: The new urgency for the notification if set.
			app-name
				type: string
				optional: true
				description: The app-name. Uses Regex.
			desktop-entry
				type: string
				optional: true
				description: The desktop-entry. Uses Regex.
			summary
				type: string
				optional: true
				description: The summary of the notification. Uses Regex.
			body
				type: string
				optional: true
				description: The body of the notification. Uses Regex.
			urgency
				type: string
				optional: true
				default: Normal
				values: Low, Normal, Critical
				description: The urgency of the notification.
			category
				type: string
				optional: true
				description: Which category the notification belongs to. Uses Regex.
		description: Set the visibility or override urgency of each incoming
			notification.
			If the notification doesn’t include one of the properties, that
			property will be ignored. All properties (except for state) use
			regex. If all properties match the given notification, the
			notification will be follow the provided state.
			Only the first matching object will be used.
		example:

{

			"notification-visibility": {
				"example-name": {
				"state": "The notification state",
				"app-name": "Notification app-name Regex",
				"summary": "Notification summary Regex",
				"body": "Notification body Regex",
				"urgency": "Low or Normal or Critical",
				"category": "Notification category Regex"
				}
			}

}

widgets
type: array
Default values: ["title", "dnd", "notifications"]
Valid array values (see widget-config for more information):
notifications
required: true
optional: false
title
optional: true
dnd
optional: true
label
optional: true
mpris
optional: true
menubar
optional: true
buttons-grid
optional: true
inhibitors
optional: true
description:
Which order and which widgets to display.
If the "notifications" widget isn’t specified, it
will be placed at the bottom.
multiple of same widget:
Append a # with any value to the end of the widget name.
Example: "title#TheMainTitle"
To address this widget specifically in the css file use the css class .TheMainTitle
example:

{

			"widgets": [
			"inhibitors",
			"title",
			"dnd",
			"notifications"
			]

}

widget-config
type: object
description: Configure specific widget properties.
multiple of same widget:
Append a # with any value to the end of the widget name.
Example: "title#TheMainTitle"
To address this widget specifically in the css file use the css class .TheMainTitle
Widgets to customize:
title
type: object
css class: widget-title
properties:
text:
type: string
optional: true
default: "Notifications"
description: The title of the widget
clear-all-button:
type: bool
optional: true
default: true
description: Whether to display a "Clear All" button
button-text:
type: string
optional: true
default: "Clear All"
description: "Clear All" button text
description: The notification visibility state.
dnd
type: object
css class: widget-dnd
properties:
text:
type: string
optional: true
default: "Do Not Disturb"
description: The title of the widget
description: Control Center Do Not Disturb Widget.
label
type: object
css class: widget-label
properties:
text:
type: string
optional: true
default: "Label Text"
description: The text content of the widget
clear-all-button:
type: integer
optional: true
default: 5
description: The maximum lines
description: A generic widget that allows the user to add custom text.
mpris
type: object
css classes:
widget-mpris
widget-mpris-player
widget-mpris-title
widget-mpris-subtitle
properties:
image-size:
type: integer
optional: true
default: 96
description: The size of the album art.
image-radius:
type: integer
optional: true
default: 12
description: The border radius of the album art.
description: A widget that displays multiple music players.
menubar
type: object
css classes:
widget-menubar
.widget-menubar>box>.menu-button-bar
name of element given after menu or buttons with #
patternProperties:
menu#<name>:
type: object
properties:
label:
type: string
optional: true
default: "Menu"
description: Label of button to show/hide menu dropdown
position:
type: string
optional: true
default: "right"
description: Horizontal position of the button in the bar
enum: ["right", "left"]
animation-type:
type: string
optional: true
default: "slide_down"
description: Animation type for menu
enum: ["slide_down", "slide_up", "none"]
animation-duration:
type: integer
optional: true
default: 250
description: Duration of animation in milliseconds
actions:
type: array
Default values: []
Valid array values:
type: object
properties:
label:
type: string
default: "label"
description: Text to be displayed in button
command:
type: string
default: ""
description: "Command to be executed on click"
description: A list of actions containing a label and a command
description: A button to reveal a dropdown with action-buttons
buttons#<name>:
type: object
properties:
position:
type: string
optional: true
default: "right"
description: Horizontal position of the buttons in the bar
enum: ["right", "left"]
actions:
type: array
Default values: []
Valid array values:
type: object
properties:
label:
type: string
default: "label"
description: Text to be displayed in button
command:
type: string
default: ""
description: "Command to be executed on click"
description: A list of actions containing a label and a command
description: A list of buttons to be displayed in the menu-button-bar
buttons-grid
type: object
css class: widget-buttons (access buttons with >flowbox>flowboxchild>button)
properties:
actions:
type: array
Default values: []
Valid array values:
type: object
properties:
label:
type: string
default: "label"
description: Text to be displayed in button
command:
type: string
default: ""
description: "Command to be executed on click"
description: A list of actions containing a label and a command
description: A grid of buttons that execute shell commands
volume
type: object
css class:
widget-volume
per-app-volume
properties:
label:
type: string
optional: true
default: "Volume"
description: Text displayed in front of the volume slider
show-per-app:
type: bool
optional: true
default: false
description: Show per app volume control
empty-list-label:
type: string
optional: true
default: "No active sink input"
description: Text displayed when there are not active sink inputs
expand-button-label:
type: string
optional: true
default: "â§"
description: Label displayed on button to show per app volume control
collapse-button-label:
type: string
optional: true
default: "â©"
description: Label displayed on button to hide per app volume control
icon-size:
type: integer
optional: true
default: 24
description: Size of the application icon in per app volume control
animation-type:
type: string
optional: true
default: "slide_down"
description: Animation type for the per app volume control
enum: ["slide_down", "slide_up", "none"]
animation-duration:
type: integer
optional: true
default: 250
description: Duration of animation in milliseconds
description: Slider to control pulse volume
backlight
type: object
css class: widget-backlight
properties:
label:
type: string
optional: true
default: "Brightness"
description: Text displayed in front of the backlight slider
device:
type: string
optional: true
default: "intel_backlight"
description: Device in ‘/sys/class/backlight‘ or ‘/sys/class/leds‘
subsystem:
type: string
optional: true
default: "backlight"
description: Kernel subsystem for brightness control
enum: ["backlight", "leds"]
min:
type: integer
optional: true
default: 0
description: Lowest possible value for brightness
description: Slider to control screen brightness
inhibitors
type: object
css class: widget-inhibitors
properties:
text:
type: string
optional: true
default: "Inhibitors"
description: The title of the widget
clear-all-button:
type: bool
optional: true
default: true
description: Whether to display a "Clear All" button
button-text:
type: string
optional: true
default: "Clear All"
description: "Clear All" button text
description: Displayed if notifications are inhibited.

example:
{

			"widget-config": {
				"title": {
					"text": "Notifications",
					"clear-all-button": true,
					"button-text": "Clear All"
				},
				"dnd": {
					"text": "Do Not Disturb"
				},
				"label": {
					"max-lines": 5,
					"text": "Label Text"
				},
				"mpris": {
					"image-size": 96,
					"image-radius": 12
				},
				"menubar": {
					"menu#power": {
						"label": "Power",
						"position": "right",
						"actions": [
							{
							"label": "Shut down",
							"command": "systemctl poweroff"
							},
							...
						]
					},
					"buttons#screenshot": {
						"position": "left",
						"actions": [
							{
							"label": "Screenshot",
							"command": "grim"
							},
							...
						]
					}
				},
				"buttons": {
					"actions": [
						{
							"label": "wifi",
							"command": "rofi-wifi-menu"
						},
						...
					]
				}
			}

}

IF BUILT WITH SCRIPTING

script-fail-notify
type: bool
default: true
description: Sends a notification if a script fails to run

scripts
type: object
script object properties:
exec
type: string
optional: false
description: The script to run. Can also run regular shell commands.
app-name
type: string
optional: true
description: The app-name. Uses Regex.
desktop-entry
type: string
optional: true
description: The desktop-entry. Uses Regex.
summary
type: string
optional: true
description: The summary of the notification. Uses Regex.
body
type: string
optional: true
description: The body of the notification. Uses Regex.
urgency
type: string
optional: true
default: Normal
values: Low, Normal, Critical
description: The urgency of the notification.
category
type: string
optional: true
description: Which category the notification belongs to. Uses Regex.
run-on
type: string
optional: true
values: action, receive
default: receive
description: Whether to run this action when the notification is
received, or when an action is taken on it.
description: Which scripts to check and potentially run for every
notification. If the notification doesn’t include one of the properties,
that property will be ignored. All properties (except for exec) use regex.
If all properties match the given notification, the script will be run.
Only the first matching script will be run.
example:

{

			"scripts": {
				"example-script": {
				"exec": "Your shell command or script here...",
				"app-name": "Notification app-name Regex",
				"summary": "Notification summary Regex",
				"body": "Notification body Regex",
				"urgency": "Low or Normal or Critical",
				"category": "Notification category Regex"
				}
			}

}

You can also use these environment variables in your script:
SWAYNC_BODY="Notification body content"
SWAYNC_DESKTOP_ENTRY="Desktop entry"
SWAYNC_URGENCY="Notification urgency"
SWAYNC_TIME="Notification time"
SWAYNC_APP_NAME="Notification app name"
SWAYNC_CATEGORY="SwayNC notification category"
SWAYNC_REPLACES_ID="ID of notification to replace"
SWAYNC_ID="SwayNC notification ID"
SWAYNC_SUMMARY="Notification summary"

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