vikingowl
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dmenu mode was incorrectly trying to execute the selected item as a command (via hyprctl/sh). Now it properly prints the selection to stdout, enabling standard dmenu piping workflows like: git branch | owlry -m dmenu | xargs git checkout
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# Owlry Roadmap
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Feature ideas and future development plans for Owlry.
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## High Value, Low Effort
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### Plugin hot-reload
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Detect `.so` file changes in `/usr/lib/owlry/plugins/` and reload without restarting the launcher. The loader infrastructure already exists.
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### Frecency pruning
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Add `max_entries` and `max_age_days` config options. Prune old entries on startup to prevent `frecency.json` from growing unbounded.
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### `:recent` prefix
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Show last N launched items. Data already exists in frecency.json — just needs a provider to surface it.
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### Clipboard images
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`cliphist` supports images. Extend the clipboard plugin to show image thumbnails in results.
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## Medium Effort, High Value
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### Actions on any result
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Generalize the submenu system beyond systemd. Every result type gets contextual actions:
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| Provider | Actions |
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| Applications | Open, Open in terminal, Show .desktop location |
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| Files | Open, Open folder, Copy path, Delete |
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| SSH | Connect, Copy hostname, Edit config |
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| Bookmarks | Open, Copy URL, Open incognito |
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| Clipboard | Paste, Delete from history |
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This is the difference between a launcher and a command palette.
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### Plugin settings UI
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A `:settings` provider that lists installed plugins and their configurable options. Edit values inline, writes to `config.toml`.
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### Result action capture
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Calculator shows `= 5+3 → 8`. Allow pressing Tab or Ctrl+C to copy the result to clipboard instead of "launching" it. Useful for calculator, file paths, URLs.
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## Bigger Bets
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### Window switcher with live thumbnails
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A `windows` plugin using Wayland screencopy to show live thumbnails of open windows. Hyprland and Sway expose window lists via IPC. Could replace Alt+Tab.
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### Cross-device bookmark sync
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Firefox and Chrome sync bookmarks across devices. Parse sync metadata to show "recently added on other devices" or "bookmarks from phone".
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### Natural language commands
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Parse simple natural language into system commands:
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```
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"shutdown in 30 minutes" → systemd-run --user --on-active=30m systemctl poweroff
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"remind me in 1 hour" → notify-send scheduled via at/systemd timer
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"volume 50%" → wpctl set-volume @DEFAULT_AUDIO_SINK@ 0.5
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```
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Local pattern matching, no AI/cloud required.
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### Plugin marketplace
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A curated registry of third-party Lua/Rune plugins with one-command install:
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```bash
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owlry plugin install github-notifications
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owlry plugin install todoist
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owlry plugin install spotify-controls
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```
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The script runtimes make this viable without recompiling.
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## Technical Debt
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### Split monorepo for user build efficiency
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Currently, a small core fix requires all 16 AUR packages to rebuild (same source tarball). Split into 3 repos:
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| Repo | Contents | Versioning |
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| `owlry` | Core binary | Independent |
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| `owlry-plugin-api` | ABI interface (crates.io) | Semver, conservative |
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| `owlry-plugins` | 13 plugins + 2 runtimes | Independent per plugin |
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**Execution order:**
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1. Publish `owlry-plugin-api` to crates.io
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2. Update monorepo to use crates.io dependency
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3. Create `owlry-plugins` repo, move plugins + runtimes
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4. Slim current repo to core-only
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5. Update AUR PKGBUILDs with new source URLs
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**Benefit:** Core bugfix = 1 rebuild. Plugin fix = 1 rebuild. Third-party plugins possible via crates.io.
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### Replace meval with evalexpr
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`meval` depends on `nom v1.2.4` which will be rejected by future Rust versions. Migrate calculator plugin and Lua runtime to `evalexpr` v13+.
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### Plugin API backwards compatibility
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When `API_VERSION` increments, provide a compatibility shim so v3 plugins work with v4 core. Prevents ecosystem fragmentation.
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### Per-plugin configuration
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Current flat `[providers]` config doesn't scale. Design a `[plugins.weather]`, `[plugins.pomodoro]` structure that plugins can declare and the core validates.
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## Priority
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If we had to pick one: **Actions on any result**. It transforms every provider from "search and launch" to "search and do anything". The ROI is massive.
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