core: add preprocessor for versioning

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.20)
 project(quickshell VERSION "0.2.1" LANGUAGES CXX C)
 
+set(UNRELEASED_FEATURES)
+
 set(QT_MIN_VERSION "6.6.0")
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 20)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)

changelog/next.md

@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ set shell id.
 - Added pipewire audio peak detection.
 - Added initial support for network management.
 - Added support for grabbing focus from popup windows.
+- Added support for IPC signal listeners.
+- Added Quickshell version checking and version gated preprocessing.
 
 ## Other Changes
 
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@ set shell id.
 - Fixed missing signals for system tray item title and description updates.
 - Fixed asynchronous loaders not working after reload.
 - Fixed asynchronous loaders not working before window creation.
+- Fixed memory leak in IPC handlers.
 
 ## Packaging Changes
 

src/build/build.hpp.in

@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 #pragma once
 
 // NOLINTBEGIN
+#define QS_VERSION "@quickshell_VERSION@"
+#define QS_VERSION_MAJOR @quickshell_VERSION_MAJOR@
+#define QS_VERSION_MINOR @quickshell_VERSION_MINOR@
+#define QS_VERSION_PATCH @quickshell_VERSION_PATCH@
+#define QS_UNRELEASED_FEATURES "@UNRELEASED_FEATURES@"
 #define GIT_REVISION "@GIT_REVISION@"
 #define DISTRIBUTOR "@DISTRIBUTOR@"
 #define DISTRIBUTOR_DEBUGINFO_AVAILABLE @DEBUGINFO_AVAILABLE@

src/core/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ qt_add_library(quickshell-core STATIC
 	singleton.cpp
 	generation.cpp
 	scan.cpp
+	scanenv.cpp
 	qsintercept.cpp
 	incubator.cpp
 	lazyloader.cpp
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ qt_add_qml_module(quickshell-core
 
 install_qml_module(quickshell-core)
 
-target_link_libraries(quickshell-core PRIVATE Qt::Quick Qt::QuickPrivate Qt::Widgets)
+target_link_libraries(quickshell-core PRIVATE Qt::Quick Qt::QuickPrivate Qt::Widgets quickshell-build)
 
 qs_module_pch(quickshell-core SET large)
 

src/core/qmlglobal.cpp

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include "paths.hpp"
 #include "qmlscreen.hpp"
 #include "rootwrapper.hpp"
+#include "scanenv.hpp"
 
 QuickshellSettings::QuickshellSettings() {
 	QObject::connect(
@@ -313,6 +314,14 @@ QString QuickshellGlobal::iconPath(const QString& icon, const QString& fallback)
 	return IconImageProvider::requestString(icon, "", fallback);
 }
 
+bool QuickshellGlobal::hasVersion(qint32 major, qint32 minor, const QStringList& features) {
+	return qs::scan::env::PreprocEnv::hasVersion(major, minor, features);
+}
+
+bool QuickshellGlobal::hasVersion(qint32 major, qint32 minor) {
+	return QuickshellGlobal::hasVersion(major, minor, QStringList());
+}
+
 QuickshellGlobal* QuickshellGlobal::create(QQmlEngine* engine, QJSEngine* /*unused*/) {
 	auto* qsg = new QuickshellGlobal();
 	auto* generation = EngineGeneration::findEngineGeneration(engine);

src/core/qmlglobal.hpp

@@ -217,6 +217,21 @@ public:
 	///
 	/// The popup can also be blocked by setting `QS_NO_RELOAD_POPUP=1`.
 	Q_INVOKABLE void inhibitReloadPopup() { this->mInhibitReloadPopup = true; }
+	/// Check if Quickshell's version is at least `major.minor` and the listed
+	/// unreleased features are available. If Quickshell is newer than the given version
+	/// it is assumed that all unreleased features are present. The unreleased feature list
+	/// may be omitted.
+	///
+	/// > [!NOTE] You can feature gate code blocks using Quickshell's preprocessor which
+	/// > has the same function available.
+	/// >
+	/// > ```qml
+	/// > //@ if hasVersion(0, 3, ["feature"])
+	/// > ...
+	/// > //@ endif
+	/// > ```
+	Q_INVOKABLE static bool hasVersion(qint32 major, qint32 minor, const QStringList& features);
+	Q_INVOKABLE static bool hasVersion(qint32 major, qint32 minor);
 
 	void clearReloadPopupInhibit() { this->mInhibitReloadPopup = false; }
 	[[nodiscard]] bool isReloadPopupInhibited() const { return this->mInhibitReloadPopup; }

src/core/rootwrapper.cpp

@@ -63,9 +63,6 @@ void RootWrapper::reloadGraph(bool hard) {
 	qs::core::QmlToolingSupport::updateTooling(rootPath, scanner);
 	this->configDirWatcher.addPath(rootPath.path());
 
-	auto* generation = new EngineGeneration(rootPath, std::move(scanner));
-	generation->wrapper = this;
-
 	// todo: move into EngineGeneration
 	if (this->generation != nullptr) {
 		qInfo() << "Reloading configuration...";
@@ -74,6 +71,33 @@ void RootWrapper::reloadGraph(bool hard) {
 
 	QDir::setCurrent(this->originalWorkingDirectory);
 
+	if (!scanner.scanErrors.isEmpty()) {
+		qCritical() << "Failed to load configuration";
+		QString errorString = "Failed to load configuration";
+		for (auto& error: scanner.scanErrors) {
+			const auto& file = error.file;
+			QString rel;
+			if (file.startsWith(rootPath.path() % '/')) {
+				rel = '@' % file.sliced(rootPath.path().length() + 1);
+			} else {
+				rel = file;
+			}
+
+			auto msg = "  error in " % rel % '[' % QString::number(error.line) % ":0]: " % error.message;
+			errorString += '\n' % msg;
+			qCritical().noquote() << msg;
+		}
+
+		if (this->generation != nullptr && this->generation->qsgInstance != nullptr) {
+			emit this->generation->qsgInstance->reloadFailed(errorString);
+		}
+
+		return;
+	}
+
+	auto* generation = new EngineGeneration(rootPath, std::move(scanner));
+	generation->wrapper = this;
+
 	QUrl url;
 	url.setScheme("qs");
 	url.setPath("@/qs/" % rootFile.fileName());

src/core/scan.cpp

@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 #include "scan.hpp"
 #include <cmath>
+#include <utility>
 
 #include <qcontainerfwd.h>
 #include <qdir.h>
 #include <qfileinfo.h>
+#include <qjsengine.h>
 #include <qjsonarray.h>
 #include <qjsondocument.h>
 #include <qjsonobject.h>
@@ -15,6 +17,7 @@
 #include <qtextstream.h>
 
 #include "logcat.hpp"
+#include "scanenv.hpp"
 
 QS_LOGGING_CATEGORY(logQmlScanner, "quickshell.qmlscanner", QtWarningMsg);
 
@@ -115,12 +118,30 @@ bool QmlScanner::scanQmlFile(const QString& path, bool& singleton, bool& interna
 	auto stream = QTextStream(&file);
 	auto imports = QVector<QString>();
 
+	bool inHeader = false;
+	auto ifScopes = QVector<bool>();
+	bool sourceMasked = false;
+	int lineNum = 0;
+	QString overrideText;
+	bool isOverridden = false;
+
+	auto pragmaEngine = QJSEngine();
+	pragmaEngine.globalObject().setPrototype(
+	    pragmaEngine.newQObject(new qs::scan::env::PreprocEnv())
+	);
+
+	auto postError = [&, this](QString error) {
+		this->scanErrors.append({.file = path, .message = std::move(error), .line = lineNum});
+	};
+
 	while (!stream.atEnd()) {
-		auto line = stream.readLine().trimmed();
+		++lineNum;
+		bool hideMask = false;
+		auto rawLine = stream.readLine();
+		auto line = rawLine.trimmed();
+		if (!sourceMasked && inHeader) {
 			if (!singleton && line == "pragma Singleton") {
 				singleton = true;
-		} else if (!internal && line == "//@ pragma Internal") {
-			internal = true;
 			} else if (line.startsWith("import")) {
 				// we dont care about "import qs" as we always load the root folder
 				if (auto importCursor = line.indexOf(" qs."); importCursor != -1) {
@@ -153,13 +174,57 @@ bool QmlScanner::scanQmlFile(const QString& path, bool& singleton, bool& interna
 					auto name = line.sliced(startQuot + 1, endQuot - startQuot - 1);
 					imports.push_back(name);
 				}
-		} else if (line.contains('{')) break;
+			} else if (!internal && line == "//@ pragma Internal") {
+				internal = true;
+			} else if (line.contains('{')) {
+				inHeader = true;
+			}
+		}
+
+		if (line.startsWith("//@ if ")) {
+			auto code = line.sliced(7);
+			auto value = pragmaEngine.evaluate(code, path, 1234);
+			bool mask = true;
+
+			if (value.isError()) {
+				postError(QString("Evaluating if: %0").arg(value.toString()));
+			} else if (!value.isBool()) {
+				postError(QString("If expression \"%0\" is not a boolean").arg(value.toString()));
+			} else if (value.toBool()) {
+				mask = false;
+			}
+			if (!sourceMasked && mask) hideMask = true;
+			mask = sourceMasked || mask; // cant unmask if a nested if passes
+			ifScopes.append(mask);
+			if (mask) isOverridden = true;
+			sourceMasked = mask;
+		} else if (line.startsWith("//@ endif")) {
+			if (ifScopes.isEmpty()) {
+				postError("endif without matching if");
+			} else {
+				ifScopes.pop_back();
+
+				if (ifScopes.isEmpty()) sourceMasked = false;
+				else sourceMasked = ifScopes.last();
+			}
+		}
+
+		if (!hideMask && sourceMasked) overrideText.append("// MASKED: " % rawLine % '\n');
+		else overrideText.append(rawLine % '\n');
 
 	next:;
 	}
 
+	if (!ifScopes.isEmpty()) {
+		postError("unclosed preprocessor if block");
+	}
+
 	file.close();
 
+	if (isOverridden) {
+		this->fileIntercepts.insert(path, overrideText);
+	}
+
 	if (logQmlScanner().isDebugEnabled() && !imports.isEmpty()) {
 		qCDebug(logQmlScanner) << "Found imports" << imports;
 	}

src/core/scan.hpp

@@ -23,6 +23,14 @@ public:
 	QVector<QString> scannedFiles;
 	QHash<QString, QString> fileIntercepts;
 
+	struct ScanError {
+		QString file;
+		QString message;
+		int line;
+	};
+
+	QVector<ScanError> scanErrors;
+
 private:
 	QDir rootPath;
 

src/core/scanenv.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#include "scanenv.hpp"
+
+#include <qcontainerfwd.h>
+
+#include "build.hpp"
+
+namespace qs::scan::env {
+
+bool PreprocEnv::hasVersion(int major, int minor, const QStringList& features) {
+	if (QS_VERSION_MAJOR > major) return true;
+	if (QS_VERSION_MAJOR == major && QS_VERSION_MINOR > minor) return true;
+
+	auto availFeatures = QString(QS_UNRELEASED_FEATURES).split(';');
+
+	for (const auto& feature: features) {
+		if (!availFeatures.contains(feature)) return false;
+	}
+
+	return QS_VERSION_MAJOR == major && QS_VERSION_MINOR == minor;
+}
+
+} // namespace qs::scan::env

src/core/scanenv.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <qcontainerfwd.h>
+#include <qobject.h>
+#include <qtmetamacros.h>
+
+namespace qs::scan::env {
+
+class PreprocEnv: public QObject {
+	Q_OBJECT;
+
+public:
+	Q_INVOKABLE static bool
+	hasVersion(int major, int minor, const QStringList& features = QStringList());
+};
+
+} // namespace qs::scan::env

src/io/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ qt_add_qml_module(quickshell-io
 qs_add_module_deps_light(quickshell-io Quickshell)
 install_qml_module(quickshell-io)
 
-target_link_libraries(quickshell-io PRIVATE Qt::Quick)
+target_link_libraries(quickshell-io PRIVATE Qt::Quick quickshell-ipc)
 target_link_libraries(quickshell PRIVATE quickshell-ioplugin)
 
 qs_module_pch(quickshell-io)

src/io/ipc.cpp

@@ -190,6 +190,14 @@ QString WirePropertyDefinition::toString() const {
 	return "property " % this->name % ": " % this->type;
 }
 
+QString WireSignalDefinition::toString() const {
+	if (this->rettype.isEmpty()) {
+		return "signal " % this->name % "()";
+	} else {
+		return "signal " % this->name % "(" % this->retname % ": " % this->rettype % ')';
+	}
+}
+
 QString WireTargetDefinition::toString() const {
 	QString accum = "target " % this->name;
 
@@ -201,6 +209,10 @@ QString WireTargetDefinition::toString() const {
 		accum += "\n  " % prop.toString();
 	}
 
+	for (const auto& sig: this->signalFunctions) {
+		accum += "\n  " % sig.toString();
+	}
+
 	return accum;
 }
 

src/io/ipc.hpp

@@ -146,14 +146,31 @@ struct WirePropertyDefinition {
 
 DEFINE_SIMPLE_DATASTREAM_OPS(WirePropertyDefinition, data.name, data.type);
 
-struct WireTargetDefinition {
+struct WireSignalDefinition {
 	QString name;
-	QVector<WireFunctionDefinition> functions;
-	QVector<WirePropertyDefinition> properties;
+	QString retname;
+	QString rettype;
 
 	[[nodiscard]] QString toString() const;
 };
 
-DEFINE_SIMPLE_DATASTREAM_OPS(WireTargetDefinition, data.name, data.functions, data.properties);
+DEFINE_SIMPLE_DATASTREAM_OPS(WireSignalDefinition, data.name, data.retname, data.rettype);
+
+struct WireTargetDefinition {
+	QString name;
+	QVector<WireFunctionDefinition> functions;
+	QVector<WirePropertyDefinition> properties;
+	QVector<WireSignalDefinition> signalFunctions;
+
+	[[nodiscard]] QString toString() const;
+};
+
+DEFINE_SIMPLE_DATASTREAM_OPS(
+    WireTargetDefinition,
+    data.name,
+    data.functions,
+    data.properties,
+    data.signalFunctions
+);
 
 } // namespace qs::io::ipc

src/io/ipccomm.cpp

@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 #include "ipccomm.hpp"
+#include <utility>
 #include <variant>
 
 #include <qcontainerfwd.h>
 #include <qlogging.h>
 #include <qloggingcategory.h>
+#include <qobject.h>
 #include <qtextstream.h>
 #include <qtypes.h>
 
@@ -18,10 +20,6 @@ using namespace qs::ipc;
 
 namespace qs::io::ipc::comm {
 
-struct NoCurrentGeneration: std::monostate {};
-struct TargetNotFound: std::monostate {};
-struct EntryNotFound: std::monostate {};
-
 using QueryResponse = std::variant<
     std::monostate,
     NoCurrentGeneration,
@@ -313,4 +311,106 @@ int getProperty(IpcClient* client, const QString& target, const QString& propert
 	return -1;
 }
 
+int listenToSignal(IpcClient* client, const QString& target, const QString& signal, bool once) {
+	if (target.isEmpty()) {
+		qCCritical(logBare) << "Target required to listen for signals.";
+		return -1;
+	} else if (signal.isEmpty()) {
+		qCCritical(logBare) << "Signal required to listen.";
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	client->sendMessage(IpcCommand(SignalListenCommand {.target = target, .signal = signal}));
+
+	while (true) {
+		SignalListenResponse slot;
+		if (!client->waitForResponse(slot)) return -1;
+
+		if (std::holds_alternative<SignalResponse>(slot)) {
+			auto& result = std::get<SignalResponse>(slot);
+			QTextStream(stdout) << result.response << Qt::endl;
+			if (once) return 0;
+			else continue;
+		} else if (std::holds_alternative<TargetNotFound>(slot)) {
+			qCCritical(logBare) << "Target not found.";
+		} else if (std::holds_alternative<EntryNotFound>(slot)) {
+			qCCritical(logBare) << "Signal not found.";
+		} else if (std::holds_alternative<NoCurrentGeneration>(slot)) {
+			qCCritical(logBare) << "Not ready to accept queries yet.";
+		} else {
+			qCCritical(logIpc) << "Received invalid IPC response from" << client;
+		}
+		break;
+	}
+
+	return -1;
+}
+
+void SignalListenCommand::exec(qs::ipc::IpcServerConnection* conn) {
+	auto resp = conn->responseStream<SignalListenResponse>();
+
+	if (auto* generation = EngineGeneration::currentGeneration()) {
+		auto* registry = IpcHandlerRegistry::forGeneration(generation);
+
+		auto* handler = registry->findHandler(this->target);
+		if (!handler) {
+			resp << TargetNotFound();
+			return;
+		}
+
+		auto* signal = handler->findSignal(this->signal);
+		if (!signal) {
+			resp << EntryNotFound();
+			return;
+		}
+
+		new RemoteSignalListener(conn, *this);
+	} else {
+		conn->respond(SignalListenResponse(NoCurrentGeneration()));
+	}
+}
+
+RemoteSignalListener::RemoteSignalListener(
+    qs::ipc::IpcServerConnection* conn,
+    SignalListenCommand command
+)
+    : conn(conn)
+    , command(std::move(command)) {
+	conn->setParent(this);
+
+	QObject::connect(
+	    IpcSignalRemoteListener::instance(),
+	    &IpcSignalRemoteListener::triggered,
+	    this,
+	    &RemoteSignalListener::onSignal
+	);
+
+	QObject::connect(
+	    conn,
+	    &qs::ipc::IpcServerConnection::destroyed,
+	    this,
+	    &RemoteSignalListener::onConnDestroyed
+	);
+
+	qCDebug(logIpc) << "Remote listener created for" << this->command.target << this->command.signal
+	                << ":" << this;
+}
+
+RemoteSignalListener::~RemoteSignalListener() {
+	qCDebug(logIpc) << "Destroying remote listener" << this;
+}
+
+void RemoteSignalListener::onSignal(
+    const QString& target,
+    const QString& signal,
+    const QString& value
+) {
+	if (target != this->command.target || signal != this->command.signal) return;
+	qCDebug(logIpc) << "Remote signal" << signal << "triggered on" << target << "with value" << value;
+
+	this->conn->respond(SignalListenResponse(SignalResponse {.response = value}));
+}
+
+void RemoteSignalListener::onConnDestroyed() { this->deleteLater(); }
+
 } // namespace qs::io::ipc::comm

src/io/ipccomm.hpp

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 #include <qcontainerfwd.h>
 #include <qflags.h>
+#include <qobject.h>
+#include <qtmetamacros.h>
 #include <qtypes.h>
 
 #include "../ipc/ipc.hpp"
@@ -48,4 +50,52 @@ DEFINE_SIMPLE_DATASTREAM_OPS(StringPropReadCommand, data.target, data.property);
 
 int getProperty(qs::ipc::IpcClient* client, const QString& target, const QString& property);
 
+struct SignalListenCommand {
+	QString target;
+	QString signal;
+
+	void exec(qs::ipc::IpcServerConnection* conn);
+};
+
+DEFINE_SIMPLE_DATASTREAM_OPS(SignalListenCommand, data.target, data.signal);
+
+int listenToSignal(
+    qs::ipc::IpcClient* client,
+    const QString& target,
+    const QString& signal,
+    bool once
+);
+
+struct NoCurrentGeneration: std::monostate {};
+struct TargetNotFound: std::monostate {};
+struct EntryNotFound: std::monostate {};
+
+struct SignalResponse {
+	QString response;
+};
+
+DEFINE_SIMPLE_DATASTREAM_OPS(SignalResponse, data.response);
+
+using SignalListenResponse = std::
+    variant<std::monostate, NoCurrentGeneration, TargetNotFound, EntryNotFound, SignalResponse>;
+
+class RemoteSignalListener: public QObject {
+	Q_OBJECT;
+
+public:
+	explicit RemoteSignalListener(qs::ipc::IpcServerConnection* conn, SignalListenCommand command);
+
+	~RemoteSignalListener() override;
+
+	Q_DISABLE_COPY_MOVE(RemoteSignalListener);
+
+private slots:
+	void onSignal(const QString& target, const QString& signal, const QString& value);
+	void onConnDestroyed();
+
+private:
+	qs::ipc::IpcServerConnection* conn;
+	SignalListenCommand command;
+};
+
 } // namespace qs::io::ipc::comm

src/io/ipchandler.cpp

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #include "ipchandler.hpp"
 #include <cstddef>
+#include <memory>
+#include <utility>
 
 #include <qcontainerfwd.h>
 #include <qdebug.h>
@@ -139,6 +141,75 @@ WirePropertyDefinition IpcProperty::wireDef() const {
 	return wire;
 }
 
+WireSignalDefinition IpcSignal::wireDef() const {
+	WireSignalDefinition wire;
+	wire.name = this->signal.name();
+	if (this->targetSlot != IpcSignalListener::SLOT_VOID) {
+		wire.retname = this->signal.parameterNames().value(0);
+		if (this->targetSlot == IpcSignalListener::SLOT_STRING) wire.rettype = "string";
+		else if (this->targetSlot == IpcSignalListener::SLOT_INT) wire.rettype = "int";
+		else if (this->targetSlot == IpcSignalListener::SLOT_BOOL) wire.rettype = "bool";
+		else if (this->targetSlot == IpcSignalListener::SLOT_REAL) wire.rettype = "real";
+		else if (this->targetSlot == IpcSignalListener::SLOT_COLOR) wire.rettype = "color";
+	}
+	return wire;
+}
+
+// NOLINTBEGIN (cppcoreguidelines-interfaces-global-init)
+// clang-format off
+const int IpcSignalListener::SLOT_VOID = IpcSignalListener::staticMetaObject.indexOfSlot("invokeVoid()");
+const int IpcSignalListener::SLOT_STRING = IpcSignalListener::staticMetaObject.indexOfSlot("invokeString(QString)");
+const int IpcSignalListener::SLOT_INT = IpcSignalListener::staticMetaObject.indexOfSlot("invokeInt(int)");
+const int IpcSignalListener::SLOT_BOOL = IpcSignalListener::staticMetaObject.indexOfSlot("invokeBool(bool)");
+const int IpcSignalListener::SLOT_REAL = IpcSignalListener::staticMetaObject.indexOfSlot("invokeReal(double)");
+const int IpcSignalListener::SLOT_COLOR = IpcSignalListener::staticMetaObject.indexOfSlot("invokeColor(QColor)");
+// clang-format on
+// NOLINTEND
+
+bool IpcSignal::resolve(QString& error) {
+	if (this->signal.parameterCount() > 1) {
+		error = "Due to technical limitations, IPC signals can have at most one argument.";
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	auto slot = IpcSignalListener::SLOT_VOID;
+
+	if (this->signal.parameterCount() == 1) {
+		auto paramType = this->signal.parameterType(0);
+		if (paramType == QMetaType::QString) slot = IpcSignalListener::SLOT_STRING;
+		else if (paramType == QMetaType::Int) slot = IpcSignalListener::SLOT_INT;
+		else if (paramType == QMetaType::Bool) slot = IpcSignalListener::SLOT_BOOL;
+		else if (paramType == QMetaType::Double) slot = IpcSignalListener::SLOT_REAL;
+		else if (paramType == QMetaType::QColor) slot = IpcSignalListener::SLOT_COLOR;
+		else {
+			error = QString("Type of argument (%2: %3) cannot be used across IPC.")
+			            .arg(this->signal.parameterNames().value(0))
+			            .arg(QMetaType(paramType).name());
+
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+
+	this->targetSlot = slot;
+	return true;
+}
+
+void IpcSignal::connectListener(IpcHandler* handler) {
+	if (this->targetSlot == -1) {
+		qFatal() << "Tried to connect unresolved IPC signal";
+	}
+
+	this->listener = std::make_shared<IpcSignalListener>(this->signal.name());
+	QMetaObject::connect(handler, this->signal.methodIndex(), this->listener.get(), this->targetSlot);
+
+	QObject::connect(
+	    this->listener.get(),
+	    &IpcSignalListener::triggered,
+	    handler,
+	    &IpcHandler::onSignalTriggered
+	);
+}
+
 IpcCallStorage::IpcCallStorage(const IpcFunction& function): returnSlot(function.returnType) {
 	for (const auto& arg: function.argumentTypes) {
 		this->argumentSlots.emplace_back(arg);
@@ -172,8 +243,7 @@ void IpcHandler::onPostReload() {
 	// which should handle inheritance on the qml side.
 	for (auto i = smeta.methodCount(); i != meta->methodCount(); i++) {
 		const auto& method = meta->method(i);
-		if (method.methodType() != QMetaMethod::Slot) continue;
-
+		if (method.methodType() == QMetaMethod::Slot) {
 			auto ipcFunc = IpcFunction(method);
 			QString error;
 
@@ -183,6 +253,19 @@ void IpcHandler::onPostReload() {
 			} else {
 				this->functionMap.insert(method.name(), ipcFunc);
 			}
+		} else if (method.methodType() == QMetaMethod::Signal) {
+			qmlDebug(this) << "Signal detected: " << method.name();
+			auto ipcSig = IpcSignal(method);
+			QString error;
+
+			if (!ipcSig.resolve(error)) {
+				qmlWarning(this).nospace().noquote()
+				    << "Error parsing signal \"" << method.name() << "\": " << error;
+			} else {
+				ipcSig.connectListener(this);
+				this->signalMap.emplace(method.name(), std::move(ipcSig));
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 	for (auto i = smeta.propertyCount(); i != meta->propertyCount(); i++) {
@@ -222,6 +305,11 @@ IpcHandlerRegistry* IpcHandlerRegistry::forGeneration(EngineGeneration* generati
 	return dynamic_cast<IpcHandlerRegistry*>(ext);
 }
 
+void IpcHandler::onSignalTriggered(const QString& signal, const QString& value) const {
+	emit IpcSignalRemoteListener::instance()
+	    -> triggered(this->registeredState.target, signal, value);
+}
+
 void IpcHandler::updateRegistration(bool destroying) {
 	if (!this->complete) return;
 
@@ -324,6 +412,10 @@ WireTargetDefinition IpcHandler::wireDef() const {
 		wire.properties += prop.wireDef();
 	}
 
+	for (const auto& sig: this->signalMap.values()) {
+		wire.signalFunctions += sig.wireDef();
+	}
+
 	return wire;
 }
 
@@ -368,6 +460,13 @@ IpcProperty* IpcHandler::findProperty(const QString& name) {
 	else return &*itr;
 }
 
+IpcSignal* IpcHandler::findSignal(const QString& name) {
+	auto itr = this->signalMap.find(name);
+
+	if (itr == this->signalMap.end()) return nullptr;
+	else return &*itr;
+}
+
 IpcHandler* IpcHandlerRegistry::findHandler(const QString& target) {
 	return this->handlers.value(target);
 }
@@ -382,4 +481,9 @@ QVector<WireTargetDefinition> IpcHandlerRegistry::wireTargets() const {
 	return wire;
 }
 
+IpcSignalRemoteListener* IpcSignalRemoteListener::instance() {
+	static auto* instance = new IpcSignalRemoteListener();
+	return instance;
+}
+
 } // namespace qs::io::ipc

src/io/ipchandler.hpp

@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <cstddef>
+#include <memory>
 #include <vector>
 
+#include <qcolor.h>
 #include <qcontainerfwd.h>
 #include <qdebug.h>
 #include <qhash.h>
@@ -67,6 +69,54 @@ public:
 	const IpcType* type = nullptr;
 };
 
+class IpcSignalListener: public QObject {
+	Q_OBJECT;
+
+public:
+	IpcSignalListener(QString signal): signal(std::move(signal)) {}
+
+	static const int SLOT_VOID;
+	static const int SLOT_STRING;
+	static const int SLOT_INT;
+	static const int SLOT_BOOL;
+	static const int SLOT_REAL;
+	static const int SLOT_COLOR;
+
+signals:
+	void triggered(const QString& signal, const QString& value);
+
+private slots:
+	void invokeVoid() { this->triggered(this->signal, "void"); }
+	void invokeString(const QString& value) { this->triggered(this->signal, value); }
+	void invokeInt(int value) { this->triggered(this->signal, QString::number(value)); }
+	void invokeBool(bool value) { this->triggered(this->signal, value ? "true" : "false"); }
+	void invokeReal(double value) { this->triggered(this->signal, QString::number(value)); }
+	void invokeColor(QColor value) { this->triggered(this->signal, value.name(QColor::HexArgb)); }
+
+private:
+	QString signal;
+};
+
+class IpcHandler;
+
+class IpcSignal {
+public:
+	explicit IpcSignal(QMetaMethod signal): signal(signal) {}
+
+	bool resolve(QString& error);
+
+	[[nodiscard]] WireSignalDefinition wireDef() const;
+
+	QMetaMethod signal;
+	int targetSlot = -1;
+
+	void connectListener(IpcHandler* handler);
+
+private:
+	void connectListener(QObject* handler, IpcSignalListener* listener) const;
+	std::shared_ptr<IpcSignalListener> listener;
+};
+
 class IpcHandlerRegistry;
 
 ///! Handler for IPC message calls.
@@ -100,6 +150,11 @@ class IpcHandlerRegistry;
 /// - `real` will be converted to a string and returned.
 /// - `color` will be converted to a hex string in the form `#AARRGGBB` and returned.
 ///
+/// #### Signals
+/// IPC handler signals can be observed remotely using `qs ipc wait` (one call)
+/// and `qs ipc listen` (many calls). IPC signals may have zero or one argument, where
+/// the argument is one of the types listed above, or no arguments for void.
+///
 /// #### Example
 /// The following example creates ipc functions to control and retrieve the appearance
 /// of a Rectangle.
@@ -119,10 +174,18 @@ class IpcHandlerRegistry;
 ///
 ///     function setColor(color: color): void { rect.color = color; }
 ///     function getColor(): color { return rect.color; }
+///
 ///     function setAngle(angle: real): void { rect.rotation = angle; }
 ///     function getAngle(): real { return rect.rotation; }
-///     function setRadius(radius: int): void { rect.radius = radius; }
+///
+///     function setRadius(radius: int): void {
+///       rect.radius = radius;
+///       this.radiusChanged(radius);
+///     }
+///
 ///     function getRadius(): int { return rect.radius; }
+///
+/// 		signal radiusChanged(newRadius: int);
 ///   }
 /// }
 /// ```
@@ -136,6 +199,7 @@ class IpcHandlerRegistry;
 ///   function getAngle(): real
 ///   function setRadius(radius: int): void
 ///   function getRadius(): int
+///   signal radiusChanged(newRadius: int)
 /// ```
 ///
 /// and then invoked using `qs ipc call`.
@@ -179,14 +243,15 @@ public:
 	QString listMembers(qsizetype indent);
 	[[nodiscard]] IpcFunction* findFunction(const QString& name);
 	[[nodiscard]] IpcProperty* findProperty(const QString& name);
+	[[nodiscard]] IpcSignal* findSignal(const QString& name);
 	[[nodiscard]] WireTargetDefinition wireDef() const;
 
 signals:
 	void enabledChanged();
 	void targetChanged();
 
-private slots:
-	//void handleIpcPropertyChange();
+public slots:
+	void onSignalTriggered(const QString& signal, const QString& value) const;
 
 private:
 	void updateRegistration(bool destroying = false);
@@ -204,6 +269,7 @@ private:
 
 	QHash<QString, IpcFunction> functionMap;
 	QHash<QString, IpcProperty> propertyMap;
+	QHash<QString, IpcSignal> signalMap;
 
 	friend class IpcHandlerRegistry;
 };
@@ -227,4 +293,14 @@ private:
 	QHash<QString, QVector<IpcHandler*>> knownHandlers;
 };
 
+class IpcSignalRemoteListener: public QObject {
+	Q_OBJECT;
+
+public:
+	static IpcSignalRemoteListener* instance();
+
+signals:
+	void triggered(const QString& target, const QString& signal, const QString& value);
+};
+
 } // namespace qs::io::ipc

src/ipc/ipc.cpp

@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ IpcServerConnection::IpcServerConnection(QLocalSocket* socket, IpcServer* server
 
 void IpcServerConnection::onDisconnected() {
 	qCInfo(logIpc) << "IPC connection disconnected" << this;
+	delete this;
 }
 
 void IpcServerConnection::onReadyRead() {
@@ -84,6 +85,11 @@ void IpcServerConnection::onReadyRead() {
 	);
 
 	if (!this->stream.commitTransaction()) return;
+
+	// async connections reparent
+	if (dynamic_cast<IpcServer*>(this->parent()) != nullptr) {
+		delete this;
+	}
 }
 
 IpcClient::IpcClient(const QString& path) {

src/ipc/ipccommand.hpp

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ using IpcCommand = std::variant<
     IpcKillCommand,
     qs::io::ipc::comm::QueryMetadataCommand,
     qs::io::ipc::comm::StringCallCommand,
+    qs::io::ipc::comm::SignalListenCommand,
     qs::io::ipc::comm::StringPropReadCommand>;
 
 } // namespace qs::ipc

src/launch/command.cpp

@@ -411,6 +411,10 @@ int ipcCommand(CommandState& cmd) {
 			return qs::io::ipc::comm::queryMetadata(&client, *cmd.ipc.target, *cmd.ipc.name);
 		} else if (*cmd.ipc.getprop) {
 			return qs::io::ipc::comm::getProperty(&client, *cmd.ipc.target, *cmd.ipc.name);
+		} else if (*cmd.ipc.wait) {
+			return qs::io::ipc::comm::listenToSignal(&client, *cmd.ipc.target, *cmd.ipc.name, true);
+		} else if (*cmd.ipc.listen) {
+			return qs::io::ipc::comm::listenToSignal(&client, *cmd.ipc.target, *cmd.ipc.name, false);
 		} else {
 			QVector<QString> arguments;
 			for (auto& arg: cmd.ipc.arguments) {
@@ -515,8 +519,8 @@ int runCommand(int argc, char** argv, QCoreApplication* coreApplication) {
 	}
 
 	if (state.misc.printVersion) {
-		qCInfo(logBare).noquote().nospace()
-		    << "quickshell 0.2.1, revision " << GIT_REVISION << ", distributed by: " << DISTRIBUTOR;
+		qCInfo(logBare).noquote().nospace() << "quickshell " << QS_VERSION << ", revision "
+		                                    << GIT_REVISION << ", distributed by: " << DISTRIBUTOR;
 
 		if (state.log.verbosity > 1) {
 			qCInfo(logBare).noquote() << "\nBuildtime Qt Version:" << QT_VERSION_STR;

src/launch/launch_p.hpp

@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ struct CommandState {
 		CLI::App* show = nullptr;
 		CLI::App* call = nullptr;
 		CLI::App* getprop = nullptr;
+		CLI::App* wait = nullptr;
+		CLI::App* listen = nullptr;
 		bool showOld = false;
 		QStringOption target;
 		QStringOption name;

src/launch/parsecommand.cpp

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include <cstddef>
 #include <limits>
 #include <memory>
+#include <utility>
 
 #include <CLI/App.hpp>
 #include <CLI/CLI.hpp> // NOLINT: Need to include this for impls of some CLI11 classes
@@ -226,6 +227,16 @@ int parseCommand(int argc, char** argv, CommandState& state) {
 			    ->allow_extra_args();
 		}
 
+		auto signalCmd = [&](std::string cmd, std::string desc) {
+			auto* scmd = sub->add_subcommand(std::move(cmd), std::move(desc));
+			scmd->add_option("target", state.ipc.target, "The target to listen on.");
+			scmd->add_option("signal", state.ipc.name, "The signal to listen for.");
+			return scmd;
+		};
+
+		state.ipc.wait = signalCmd("wait", "Wait for one IpcHandler signal.");
+		state.ipc.listen = signalCmd("listen", "Listen for IpcHandler signals.");
+
 		{
 			auto* prop =
 			    sub->add_subcommand("prop", "Manipulate IpcHandler properties.")->require_subcommand();