add the ability to read from file, been wanting this for a very long

time

README.html

@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ href="https://git.speedie.site/speedwm">speedwm</a>.</p>
 <li>Vim-like modes, including indicator.</li>
 <li>The ability to move around items with keybinds.</li>
 <li>Customizable/dynamic line/column size.</li>
+<li>Ability to update entries dynamically by reading from file</li>
 <li>IME support
 <ul>
 <li>Was removed from suckless dmenu years ago due to issues I’ve
@@ -330,7 +331,6 @@ easy to have LibreSSL compatibility.</li>
 </ul></li>
 <li>Matching: Add support for contextual completions similar to
 xprompt</li>
-<li>Matching: FIFO, used to dynamically refresh entries.</li>
 <li>Matching: Regex matching
 <ul>
 <li>Probably use some minimal public domain library for this, I’d like

README.md

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ It is designed to integrate well with my [dwm](https://dwm.suckless.org) fork, [
 - Vim-like modes, including indicator.
 - The ability to move around items with keybinds.
 - Customizable/dynamic line/column size.
+- Ability to update entries dynamically by reading from file
 - IME support
   - Was removed from suckless dmenu years ago due to issues I've resolved
 - Powerlines
@@ -130,7 +131,6 @@ have LibreSSL compatibility.
   - Just need to `XMoveResizeWindow()` as well as `mh += bh` and `y += bh`
   for each added line.
 - Matching: Add support for contextual completions similar to xprompt
-- Matching: FIFO, used to dynamically refresh entries.
 - Matching: Regex matching
   - Probably use some minimal public domain library for this, I'd
 like to avoid adding more external dependencies unless it's a

docs/docs.md

@@ -265,7 +265,11 @@ You may use long, descriptive arguments or the shorter arguments.
 :   Embed spmenu inside window id
 
 `-H, --hist-file hist file`
-:   Specify a path to save the history to
+:   Specify a file to save the history to
+
+`-lf, --list-file list file`
+:   Specify a file to load entries from
+
 
 `-ig, --image-gaps gaps`
 :   Set image gaps to gaps

docs/spmenu.conf

@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ spmenu = {
               preselected = 0; // Preselect an item, 0 is the first item (number)
               accuratewidth = 0; // Enable accurate width, could be noticeably slower in some cases (0/1)
               delimiters = " "; // Word delimiter, used to delete words (text)
+              listfile = "NULL"; // File to read entries from. If set to NULL standard input is read. This is read every time a key is pressed. (text)
            } );
 
   /* Line options */

libs/argv.c

@@ -276,6 +276,8 @@ void readargs(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 			input = argv[++i];
 		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-fn") || (!strcmp(argv[i], "--font")))  // font or font set
             fonts[0] = argv[++i];
+        else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-lf") || (!strcmp(argv[i], "--lf"))) // list file
+            listfile = argv[++i];
 		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-nmt") || (!strcmp(argv[i], "--normal-mode-text")))  // normal mode text
 			strcpy(normtext, argv[++i]);
 		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-imt") || (!strcmp(argv[i], "--insert-mode-text")))  // insert mode text
@@ -531,7 +533,8 @@ void usage(void) {
           "spmenu -ngbc,    --no-global-colors                          Don't recognize global colors (such as *.color1) on runtime\n"
 		  "spmenu -m,       --monitor <monitor>                         Specify a monitor to run spmenu on\n"
 		  "spmenu -w,       --embed <window id>                         Embed spmenu inside <window id>\n"
-		  "spmenu -H,       --hist-file <hist file>                     Specify a path to save the history to\n"
+		  "spmenu -H,       --hist-file <hist file>                     Specify a file to save the history to\n"
+          "spmenu -lf,      --list-file <list file>                     Specify a file to load entries from\n"
           "spmenu -ig,      --image-gaps <gaps>                         Set image gaps to <gaps>\n"
           "spmenu -txp,     --text-padding <padding>                    Set text padding to <padding>\n"
 		  "spmenu -lp,      --vertical-padding <padding>                Set the vertical padding\n"

libs/conf/config.c

@@ -443,6 +443,9 @@ void conf_init(void) {
             config_setting_lookup_int(conf, "accuratewidth", &accuratewidth); // spmenu.match.accuratewidth
             config_setting_lookup_string(conf, "delimiters", &dest); // spmenu.match.delimiters
             worddelimiters = strdup(dest);
+            if (config_setting_lookup_string(conf, "listfile", &dest)) // spmenu.match.listfile
+                if (dest && strcmp(strdup(dest), "NULL"))
+                    listfile = strdup(dest);
         }
     }
 

libs/event.c

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ void eventloop(void) {
 	while (!XNextEvent(dpy, &ev)) {
 		if (XFilterEvent(&ev, None))
 			continue;
+
 		switch(ev.type) {
             case DestroyNotify:
                 if (ev.xdestroywindow.window != win)
@@ -31,6 +32,15 @@ void eventloop(void) {
                     grabfocus();
                 break;
             case KeyPress: // read key array and call functions
+                if (listfile) {
+                    readfile();
+
+                    if (listchanged) {
+                        match();
+                        drawmenu();
+                    }
+                }
+
                 if (incremental) {
                     puts(text);
                     fflush(stdout);

libs/stream.c

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ void readstdin(void) {
     char *limg = NULL;
     #endif
 
-	if (passwd){
+	if (passwd) {
     	inputw = lines = 0;
     	return;
   	}
@@ -112,3 +112,75 @@ void readstdin(void) {
 	inputw = items ? TEXTWM(items[imax].text) : 0;
 	lines = MIN(lines, i);
 }
+
+void readfile(void) {
+    if (passwd){
+    	inputw = lines = 0;
+    	return;
+  	}
+
+	size_t len;
+    static size_t cap = 0;
+    char *l;
+
+    FILE *ef = fopen(listfile, "r");
+
+    if (!ef) return;
+
+    items = NULL;
+    //list = NULL;
+    listsize = 0;
+
+    for (;;) {
+        l = NULL;
+        len = 0;
+
+        if (-1 == getline(&l, &len, ef)) {
+            if (ferror(ef)) die("spmenu: failed to read file\n");
+            free(l);
+            break;
+        }
+
+        if (cap == listsize) {
+            cap += 64 * sizeof(char*);
+            list = realloc(list, cap);
+            if (!list) die("spmenu: failed to realloc memory");
+        }
+
+        strtok(l, "\n");
+        list[listsize] = l;
+        listsize++;
+    }
+
+    if (fclose(ef)) {
+        die("spmenu: failed to close file %s\n", listfile);
+    }
+
+    if (!list_items) {
+        list_items = items;
+        items = calloc(listsize + 1, sizeof(struct item));
+        if (!items) die("spmenu: cannot alloc memory\n");
+
+        int i = 0;
+
+        for (i = 0; i < listsize; i++) {
+            items[i].text = list[i];
+        }
+
+        if (i == olistcount) {
+            listcount = i;
+            listchanged = 0;
+        } else {
+            olistcount = listcount;
+            listcount = i;
+            listchanged = 1;
+        }
+    } else {
+        free(items);
+        items = list_items;
+        list_items = NULL;
+    }
+
+    //match();
+    //drawmenu();
+}

libs/stream.h

@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 static void readstdin(void);
+static void readfile(void);

options.h

@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ static int casesensitive               = 0; /* Case-sensitive by default? (0/1)
 static int preselected                 = 0; /* Which line should spmenu preselect? */
 static int accuratewidth               = 0; /* Enable accurate width. May have a performance hit if you are matching a lot of items at once */
 static int fuzzy                       = 1; /* Whether or not to enable fuzzy matching by default */
+static char *listfile                  = NULL; /* File to read entries from instead of stdin. NULL means read from stdin instead. */
 
 /* Line options */
 static int lineheight                  = 1; /* Line height (0: Calculate automatically) */

spmenu.1

@@ -286,7 +286,10 @@ Specify a monitor to run spmenu on
 Embed spmenu inside window id
 .TP
 \f[V]-H, --hist-file hist file\f[R]
-Specify a path to save the history to
+Specify a file to save the history to
+.TP
+\f[V]-lf, --list-file list file\f[R]
+Specify a file to load entries from
 .TP
 \f[V]-ig, --image-gaps gaps\f[R]
 Set image gaps to gaps

spmenu.c

@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ static int vp;    // vertical padding for bar
 static int sp;    // side padding for bar
 static int cursorstate = 1; // cursor state
 static size_t cursor;
-static struct item *items = NULL, *backup_items;
+static struct item *items = NULL, *backup_items, *list_items;
 static struct item *matches, *matchend;
 static struct item *prev, *curr, *next, *sel;
 static int screen;
@@ -229,6 +229,12 @@ static void setupdisplay(void);
 static int max_textw(void);
 static size_t nextrune(int inc);
 
+static char **list;
+static size_t listsize;
+static int listcount;
+static int olistcount;
+static int listchanged = 0;
+
 // user configuration
 #include "options.h"
 #include "keybinds.h"
@@ -256,8 +262,6 @@ static char *(*fstrstr)(const char *, const char *) = cistrstr;
 #include "libs/img.c"
 #include "libs/rtl.h"
 #include "libs/rtl.c"
-#include "libs/event.h"
-#include "libs/event.c"
 #include "libs/key.c"
 #include "libs/mouse.c"
 #include "libs/sort.c"
@@ -273,6 +277,8 @@ static char *(*fstrstr)(const char *, const char *) = cistrstr;
 #include "libs/history.c"
 #include "libs/arg.c"
 #include "libs/stream.c"
+#include "libs/event.h"
+#include "libs/event.c"
 
 void appenditem(struct item *item, struct item **list, struct item **last) {
 	if (*last)
@@ -736,9 +742,17 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     // fast (-f) means we grab keyboard before reading standard input
 	if (fast && !isatty(0)) {
 		grabkeyboard();
-		readstdin();
+
+        if (!listfile)
+    		readstdin();
+        else
+            readfile();
 	} else {
-		readstdin();
+        if (listfile)
+            readfile();
+        else
+		    readstdin();
+
 		grabkeyboard();
 	}
 

spmenu.html

@@ -505,7 +505,11 @@ Embed spmenu inside window id
 </dd>
 <dt><code>-H, --hist-file hist file</code></dt>
 <dd>
-Specify a path to save the history to
+Specify a file to save the history to
+</dd>
+<dt><code>-lf, --list-file list file</code></dt>
+<dd>
+Specify a file to load entries from
 </dd>
 <dt><code>-ig, --image-gaps gaps</code></dt>
 <dd>