dbus-0.10: examples/list-names.hs

{-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings #-}

-- Copyright (C) 2009-2011 John Millikin <jmillikin@gmail.com>
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module Main (main) where

import           Data.List (sort)
import           DBus
import           DBus.Client

main :: IO ()
main = do
	client <- connectSession
	
	-- Request a list of connected clients from the bus
	reply <- call_ client (methodCall "/org/freedesktop/DBus" "org.freedesktop.DBus" "ListNames")
		{ methodCallDestination = Just "org.freedesktop.DBus"
		}
	
	-- org.freedesktop.DBus.ListNames returns a single value, which is
	-- a list of names (here represented as [String])
	let Just names = fromVariant (methodReturnBody reply !! 0)
	
	-- Print each name on a line, sorted so reserved names are below
	-- temporary names.
	mapM_ putStrLn (sort names)