XDoTool 1.0.2

dotnet add package XDoTool --version 1.0.2
                    
NuGet\Install-Package XDoTool -Version 1.0.2
                    
This command is intended to be used within the Package Manager Console in Visual Studio, as it uses the NuGet module's version of Install-Package.
<PackageReference Include="XDoTool" Version="1.0.2" />
                    
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package.
<PackageVersion Include="XDoTool" Version="1.0.2" />
                    
Directory.Packages.props
<PackageReference Include="XDoTool" />
                    
Project file
For projects that support Central Package Management (CPM), copy this XML node into the solution Directory.Packages.props file to version the package.
paket add XDoTool --version 1.0.2
                    
#r "nuget: XDoTool, 1.0.2"
                    
#r directive can be used in F# Interactive and Polyglot Notebooks. Copy this into the interactive tool or source code of the script to reference the package.
#:package XDoTool@1.0.2
                    
#:package directive can be used in C# file-based apps starting in .NET 10 preview 4. Copy this into a .cs file before any lines of code to reference the package.
#addin nuget:?package=XDoTool&version=1.0.2
                    
Install as a Cake Addin
#tool nuget:?package=XDoTool&version=1.0.2
                    
Install as a Cake Tool

xdotool

C# wrapper over xdotool - command-line X11 automation tool

1. Install nuget package:

https://www.nuget.org/packages/XDoTool


2. install xdootool

$ apt install xdotool 

xdotool repository: https://github.com/jordansissel/xdotool

xdotool documentation:

https://man.archlinux.org/man/xdotool.1.en

https://manpages.debian.org/testing/xdotool/xdotool.1.en.html

Example of usage

using System.Threading.Channels;
using XDoTool;
using XDoTool.WindowCommands;

// Execute single command
// 1. Start xdootol process
// 2. Execute command 1
// 3. Get result
// 4. End xdotool process
var windowId = await XDoTool.XDoTool.ExecuteCommandAsync(new GetActiveWindowCommand());

// Execute single command
// 1. Start xdootol process
// 2. Execute command 1
// 3. End xdotool process
ICommand windowMoveCommand = new WindowMoveCommand(windowId, new Percent<int>(5), new Percent<int>(5));

await XDoTool.XDoTool.ExecuteCommandAsync(windowMoveCommand);

// Execute several command
// 1. Start xdootol process
// 2. Execute commands 1,2,...
// 3. End xdotool process
var channel = Channel.CreateBounded<ICommand>(100);

// Push commands to `xdotool`
Task.Run(async () =>
{
    ICommand windowMoveCommand = new WindowMoveCommand(windowId, new Percent<int>(5), new Percent<int>(5));

    await channel.Writer.WriteAsync(windowMoveCommand);
    await channel.Writer.WriteAsync(windowMoveCommand);

    await Task.Delay(100);
    await channel.Writer.WriteAsync(windowMoveCommand);
    await channel.Writer.WriteAsync(windowMoveCommand);

    channel.Writer.Complete();
});

// Start `xdotool` process and wait for commands 1,2,... 
await XDoTool.XDoTool.ExecuteCommandsAsync(channel.Reader);
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1.0.2 205 10/1/2025