Framework for displaying simple OS notifications

kitty/notify.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# vim:fileencoding=utf-8
+# License: GPLv3 Copyright: 2019, Kovid Goyal <kovid at kovidgoyal.net>
+
+
+import subprocess
+
+from .constants import is_macos, logo_png_file
+
+
+if is_macos:
+    from .fast_data_types import cocoa_send_notification
+
+    def notify(title, body, timeout=5000, application='kitty', icon=True):
+        if icon is True:
+            icon = None
+        cocoa_send_notification(title, body, icon)
+else:
+    def notify(title, body, timeout=5000, application='kitty', icon=True):
+        cmd = ['notify-send', '-t', str(timeout), '-a', application]
+        if icon is True:
+            icon = logo_png_file
+        if icon:
+            cmd.extend(['-i', icon])
+        subprocess.Popen(
+            cmd + [title, body], stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL, stdin=subprocess.DEVNULL)