From 46e7cf5fe13f17870db66819544baf737dc2d648 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Michael Stapelberg <michael@stapelberg.de>
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2010 16:52:16 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Handle destroy notify events like unmap notify events

This helps for windows which are immediately destroyed instead of
unmapped, like when starting i3status | ./foobar | dzen2 -dock
and foobar does not exist (i3status and dzen2 will get a SIGPIPE).
---
 include/handlers.h | 12 ++++++++++++
 src/handlers.c     | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
 src/mainx.c        |  3 +++
 3 files changed, 35 insertions(+)

diff --git a/include/handlers.h b/include/handlers.h
index 03be5281..c7cbb322 100644
--- a/include/handlers.h
+++ b/include/handlers.h
@@ -94,6 +94,18 @@ int handle_configure_request(void *prophs, xcb_connection_t *conn,
  */
 int handle_unmap_notify_event(void *data, xcb_connection_t *conn, xcb_unmap_notify_event_t *event);
 
+/**
+ * A destroy notify event is sent when the window is not unmapped, but
+ * immediately destroyed (for example when starting a window and immediately
+ * killing the program which started it).
+ *
+ * We just pass on the event to the unmap notify handler (by copying the
+ * important fields in the event data structure).
+ *
+ */
+int handle_destroy_notify_event(void *data, xcb_connection_t *conn,
+                                xcb_destroy_notify_event_t *event);
+
 /**
  * Called when a window changes its title
  *
diff --git a/src/handlers.c b/src/handlers.c
index 53a5cf38..624c3430 100644
--- a/src/handlers.c
+++ b/src/handlers.c
@@ -571,6 +571,26 @@ int handle_unmap_notify_event(void *data, xcb_connection_t *conn, xcb_unmap_noti
         return 1;
 }
 
+/*
+ * A destroy notify event is sent when the window is not unmapped, but
+ * immediately destroyed (for example when starting a window and immediately
+ * killing the program which started it).
+ *
+ * We just pass on the event to the unmap notify handler (by copying the
+ * important fields in the event data structure).
+ *
+ */
+int handle_destroy_notify_event(void *data, xcb_connection_t *conn, xcb_destroy_notify_event_t *event) {
+        DLOG("destroy notify for 0x%08x, 0x%08x\n", event->event, event->window);
+
+        xcb_unmap_notify_event_t unmap;
+        unmap.sequence = event->sequence;
+        unmap.event = event->event;
+        unmap.window = event->window;
+
+        return handle_unmap_notify_event(NULL, conn, &unmap);
+}
+
 /*
  * Called when a window changes its title
  *
diff --git a/src/mainx.c b/src/mainx.c
index c80b8168..e779361b 100644
--- a/src/mainx.c
+++ b/src/mainx.c
@@ -414,6 +414,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[], char *env[]) {
            it any longer. Usually, the client destroys the window shortly afterwards. */
         xcb_event_set_unmap_notify_handler(&evenths, handle_unmap_notify_event, NULL);
 
+        /* Destroy notify is handled the same as unmap notify */
+        xcb_event_set_destroy_notify_handler(&evenths, handle_destroy_notify_event, NULL);
+
         /* Configure notify = window’s configuration (geometry, stacking, …). We only need
            it to set up ignore the following enter_notify events */
         xcb_event_set_configure_notify_handler(&evenths, handle_configure_event, NULL);