1 files changed, 34 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/src/somebarinfo.c b/src/somebarinfo.c
index 0dc2d50..3371674 100644
--- a/src/somebarinfo.c
+++ b/src/somebarinfo.c
@@ -1,18 +1,41 @@
 #include "signal.h"
 #include "text.h"
 
-#include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
 
 #define SOMEBAR_CMD "status"
 
 struct state {
-    FILE * file;
+    int fd;
     struct text * text;
 };
 
+static bool
+file_exists(const char * path)
+{
+    int fd = open(path, O_RDONLY);
+    bool exists = fd > 0;
+    if(exists) close(fd);
+    return exists;
+}
+
+static int
+open_fifo(const char * path)
+{
+    int rc;
+    if(!file_exists(path)) {
+        rc = mkfifo(path, 0644);
+        if(rc < 0) return -1;
+    }
+
+    return open(path, O_WRONLY);
+}
+
+
 static int
 init_state(struct state * s)
 {
@@ -30,8 +53,8 @@ init_state(struct state * s)
 
     s->text = NULL;
 
-    s->file = fopen(path, "a");
-    if(s->file == NULL) return -1;
+    s->fd = open_fifo(path);
+    if(s->fd < 1) return -1;
 
     s->text = text_new();
     return 0;
@@ -40,7 +63,7 @@ init_state(struct state * s)
 static void
 deinit_state(struct state * s)
 {
-    if(s->file) fclose(s->file);
+    if(s->fd > 0) close(s->fd);
     if(s->text) text_free(s->text);
 }
 
@@ -50,14 +73,16 @@ update_status(struct state * s)
     const size_t
         cmd_len = strlen(SOMEBAR_CMD),
         msg_len = TEXT_SIZE + cmd_len + 3;
+
+    size_t actual_len;
+
     char msg[msg_len];
 
     text_update(s->text);
+    snprintf(msg, msg_len, "%s %s\n", SOMEBAR_CMD, text_get_val(s->text));
 
-    snprintf(msg, msg_len, "%s %s\n", SOMEBAR_CMD, s->text->value);
-
-    fputs(msg, s->file);
-    fflush(s->file);
+    actual_len = strlen(msg);
+    write(s->fd, msg, actual_len);
 }
 
 static void