feat: Add libnotify support

.CI/CreateUbuntuDeb.sh

@@ -22,15 +22,15 @@ deb_path="Chatterino-ubuntu-${ubuntu_release}-x86_64.deb"
 case "$ubuntu_release" in
     20.04)
         # Qt6 static-linked deb, see https://github.com/Chatterino/docker
-        dependencies="libc6, libstdc++6, libblkid1, libbsd0, libexpat1, libffi7, libfontconfig1, libfreetype6, libglib2.0-0, libglvnd0, libglx0, libgraphite2-3, libharfbuzz0b, libicu66, libjpeg-turbo8, libmount1, libopengl0, libpcre2-16-0, libpcre3, libpng16-16, libselinux1, libssl1.1, libuuid1, libx11-xcb1, libxau6, libxcb1, libxcb-cursor0, libxcb-glx0, libxcb-icccm4, libxcb-image0, libxcb-keysyms1, libxcb-randr0, libxcb-render0, libxcb-render-util0, libxcb-shape0, libxcb-shm0, libxcb-sync1, libxcb-util1, libxcb-xfixes0, libxcb-xkb1, libxdmcp6, libxkbcommon0, libxkbcommon-x11-0, zlib1g"
+        dependencies="libc6, libstdc++6, libblkid1, libbsd0, libexpat1, libffi7, libfontconfig1, libfreetype6, libglib2.0-0, libglvnd0, libglx0, libgraphite2-3, libharfbuzz0b, libicu66, libjpeg-turbo8, libmount1, libnotify4, libopengl0, libpcre2-16-0, libpcre3, libpng16-16, libselinux1, libssl1.1, libuuid1, libx11-xcb1, libxau6, libxcb1, libxcb-cursor0, libxcb-glx0, libxcb-icccm4, libxcb-image0, libxcb-keysyms1, libxcb-randr0, libxcb-render0, libxcb-render-util0, libxcb-shape0, libxcb-shm0, libxcb-sync1, libxcb-util1, libxcb-xfixes0, libxcb-xkb1, libxdmcp6, libxkbcommon0, libxkbcommon-x11-0, zlib1g"
         ;;
     22.04)
         # Qt6 static-linked deb, see https://github.com/Chatterino/docker
-        dependencies="libc6, libstdc++6, libglx0, libopengl0, libpng16-16, libharfbuzz0b, libfreetype6, libfontconfig1, libjpeg-turbo8, libxcb-glx0, libegl1, libx11-6, libxkbcommon0, libx11-xcb1, libxkbcommon-x11-0, libxcb-cursor0, libxcb-icccm4, libxcb-image0, libxcb-keysyms1, libxcb-randr0, libxcb-render-util0, libxcb-shm0, libxcb-sync1, libxcb-xfixes0, libxcb-render0, libxcb-shape0, libxcb-xkb1, libxcb1, libbrotli1, libglib2.0-0, zlib1g, libicu70, libpcre2-16-0, libssl3, libgraphite2-3, libexpat1, libuuid1, libxcb-util1, libxau6, libxdmcp6, libffi8, libmount1, libselinux1, libpcre3, libbsd0, libblkid1, libpcre2-8-0, libmd0"
+        dependencies="libc6, libstdc++6, libglx0, libopengl0, libpng16-16, libharfbuzz0b, libfreetype6, libfontconfig1, libjpeg-turbo8, libxcb-glx0, libegl1, libx11-6, libxkbcommon0, libx11-xcb1, libxkbcommon-x11-0, libxcb-cursor0, libxcb-icccm4, libxcb-image0, libxcb-keysyms1, libxcb-randr0, libxcb-render-util0, libxcb-shm0, libxcb-sync1, libxcb-xfixes0, libxcb-render0, libxcb-shape0, libxcb-xkb1, libxcb1, libbrotli1, libglib2.0-0, zlib1g, libicu70, libpcre2-16-0, libssl3, libgraphite2-3, libexpat1, libuuid1, libxcb-util1, libxau6, libxdmcp6, libffi8, libmount1, libnotify4, libselinux1, libpcre3, libbsd0, libblkid1, libpcre2-8-0, libmd0"
         ;;
     24.04)
         # Qt6 static-linked deb, see https://github.com/Chatterino/docker
-        dependencies="libc6, libstdc++6, libglx0, libopengl0, libpng16-16, libharfbuzz0b, libfreetype6, libfontconfig1, libjpeg-turbo8, libxcb-glx0, libegl1, libx11-6, libxkbcommon0, libx11-xcb1, libxkbcommon-x11-0, libxcb-cursor0, libxcb-icccm4, libxcb-image0, libxcb-keysyms1, libxcb-randr0, libxcb-render-util0, libxcb-shm0, libxcb-sync1, libxcb-xfixes0, libxcb-render0, libxcb-shape0, libxcb-xkb1, libxcb1, libbrotli1, libglib2.0-0, zlib1g, libicu74, libpcre2-16-0, libssl3, libgraphite2-3, libexpat1, libuuid1, libxcb-util1, libxau6, libxdmcp6, libffi8, libmount1, libselinux1, libpcre3, libbsd0, libblkid1, libpcre2-8-0, libmd0"
+        dependencies="libc6, libstdc++6, libglx0, libopengl0, libpng16-16, libharfbuzz0b, libfreetype6, libfontconfig1, libjpeg-turbo8, libxcb-glx0, libegl1, libx11-6, libxkbcommon0, libx11-xcb1, libxkbcommon-x11-0, libxcb-cursor0, libxcb-icccm4, libxcb-image0, libxcb-keysyms1, libxcb-randr0, libxcb-render-util0, libxcb-shm0, libxcb-sync1, libxcb-xfixes0, libxcb-render0, libxcb-shape0, libxcb-xkb1, libxcb1, libbrotli1, libglib2.0-0, zlib1g, libicu74, libpcre2-16-0, libssl3, libgraphite2-3, libexpat1, libuuid1, libxcb-util1, libxau6, libxdmcp6, libffi8, libmount1, libnotify4, libselinux1, libpcre3, libbsd0, libblkid1, libpcre2-8-0, libmd0"
         ;;
     *)
         echo "Unsupported Ubuntu release $ubuntu_release"

.cirrus.yml

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ freebsd_instance:
 
 task:
   install_script:
-    - pkg install -y boost-libs git qt6-base qt6-svg qt6-5compat qt6-imageformats qtkeychain-qt6 cmake
+    - pkg install -y boost-libs git libnotify qt6-base qt6-svg qt6-5compat qt6-imageformats qtkeychain-qt6 cmake pkgconf
   script: |
     git submodule init
     git submodule update

.docker/Dockerfile-ubuntu-20.04-base

@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends \
         libxcb-randr0-dev \
         libboost-system-dev \
         libboost-filesystem-dev \
+        libnotify4 \
+        libnotify-dev \
         libpulse-dev \
         libxkbcommon-x11-0 \
         build-essential \

.docker/Dockerfile-ubuntu-22.04-base

@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends \
         libxcb-randr0-dev \
         libboost-system-dev \
         libboost-filesystem-dev \
+        libnotify4 \
+        libnotify-dev \
         libpulse-dev \
         libxkbcommon-x11-0 \
         build-essential \

.docker/Dockerfile-ubuntu-22.04-qt6-build

@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends \
         libxcb-randr0-dev \
         libboost-system-dev \
         libboost-filesystem-dev \
+        libnotify4 \
+        libnotify-dev \
         libpulse-dev \
         libxkbcommon-x11-0 \
         build-essential \

.github/workflows/clang-tidy.yml

@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ jobs:
             rapidjson-dev,
             libbenchmark-dev,
             build-essential,
+            libnotify4, libnotify-dev,
             libgl1-mesa-dev, libgstreamer-gl1.0-0, libpulse-dev,
             libxcb-glx0, libxcb-icccm4, libxcb-image0, libxcb-keysyms1, libxcb-randr0,
             libxcb-render-util0, libxcb-render0, libxcb-shape0, libxcb-shm0, libxcb-sync1,

BUILDING_ON_FREEBSD.md

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ high that this also works on older FreeBSD releases, architectures and
 FreeBSD 15.0-SNAP.
 
 1. Install build dependencies from package sources (or build from the
-   ports tree): `# pkg install boost-libs git qt6-base qt6-svg qt6-5compat qt6-imageformats qtkeychain-qt6 cmake`
+   ports tree): `# pkg install boost-libs git libnotify qt6-base qt6-svg qt6-5compat qt6-imageformats qtkeychain-qt6 cmake`
 1. In the project directory, create a build directory and enter it
    ```sh
    mkdir build

BUILDING_ON_LINUX.md

@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@ The built binary should be exportable from the final image & able to run on your
 ### Debian 12 (bookworm) or later
 
 ```sh
-sudo apt install qt6-base-dev qt6-5compat-dev qt6-svg-dev qt6-image-formats-plugins libboost1.81-dev libssl-dev cmake g++ git
+sudo apt install qt6-base-dev qt6-5compat-dev qt6-svg-dev qt6-image-formats-plugins libboost1.81-dev libnotify-dev libssl-dev cmake g++ git
 ```
 
 ### Arch Linux
 
 ```sh
-sudo pacman -S --needed qt6-base qt6-tools boost-libs openssl qt6-imageformats qt6-5compat qt6-svg boost rapidjson pkgconf openssl cmake
+sudo pacman -S --needed qt6-base qt6-tools boost-libs openssl qt6-imageformats qt6-5compat qt6-svg boost libnotify rapidjson pkgconf openssl cmake
 ```
 
 If you use Wayland, you will also need to ensure `qt6-wayland` is installed.
@@ -35,13 +35,13 @@ Alternatively you can use the [chatterino2-git](https://aur.archlinux.org/packag
 _Most likely works the same for other Red Hat-like distros. Substitute `dnf` with `yum`._
 
 ```sh
-sudo dnf install qt6-qtbase-devel qt6-qtimageformats qt6-qtsvg-devel qt6-qt5compat-devel g++ git openssl-devel boost-devel cmake
+sudo dnf install qt6-qtbase-devel qt6-qtimageformats qt6-qtsvg-devel qt6-qt5compat-devel g++ git openssl-devel boost-devel libnotify-devel cmake
 ```
 
 ### NixOS 18.09+
 
 ```sh
-nix-shell -p openssl boost qt6.full pkg-config cmake
+nix-shell -p openssl boost qt6.full pkg-config cmake libnotify
 ```
 
 ## Compile

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 - Minor: When (re-)connecting, visible channels are now joined first. (#5850)
 - Minor: Added the ability to filter on messages by the author's user ID (example: `author.user_id == "22484632"`). (#5862)
 - Minor: Improved error messaging of the `/clip` command. (#5879)
+- Minor: Add linux desktop live notification support (#5881)
 - Bugfix: Fixed a potential way to escape the Lua Plugin sandbox. (#5846)
 - Bugfix: Fixed a crash relating to Lua HTTP. (#5800)
 - Bugfix: Fixed a crash that could occur on Linux and macOS when clicking "Install" from the update prompt. (#5818)

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ option(USE_SYSTEM_MINIAUDIO "Build Chatterino with your system miniaudio" OFF)
 option(BUILD_WITH_CRASHPAD "Build chatterino with crashpad" OFF)
 option(USE_PRECOMPILED_HEADERS "Use precompiled headers" ON)
 option(BUILD_WITH_QT6 "Build with Qt6" On)
+option(BUILD_WITH_LIBNOTIFY "Build with libnotify" ON)
 option(CHATTERINO_GENERATE_COVERAGE "Generate coverage files" OFF)
 # We don't use translations, and we don't want qtkeychain to build translations
 option(BUILD_TRANSLATIONS "" OFF)

src/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -1062,6 +1062,15 @@ if (UNIX)
         message(STATUS "Linking with CMake DL libs: '${CMAKE_DL_LIBS}'")
         target_link_libraries(${LIBRARY_PROJECT} PUBLIC ${CMAKE_DL_LIBS})
     endif ()
+
+    if (NOT APPLE AND BUILD_WITH_LIBNOTIFY)
+        find_package(PkgConfig REQUIRED)
+        pkg_check_modules(LIBNOTIFY REQUIRED libnotify)
+        include_directories(${LIBRARY_PROJECT} PUBLIC ${LIBNOTIFY_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+        target_link_libraries(${LIBRARY_PROJECT} PUBLIC ${LIBNOTIFY_LIBRARIES})
+        target_link_directories(${LIBRARY_PROJECT} PUBLIC ${LIBNOTIFY_LIBRARY_DIRS})
+        target_compile_definitions(${LIBRARY_PROJECT} PUBLIC LIBNOTIFY)
+    endif ()
 endif ()
 
 if (WIN32)

src/controllers/commands/builtin/chatterino/Debugging.cpp

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "common/Env.hpp"
 #include "common/Literals.hpp"
 #include "controllers/commands/CommandContext.hpp"
+#include "controllers/notifications/NotificationController.hpp"
 #include "messages/Image.hpp"
 #include "messages/Message.hpp"
 #include "messages/MessageBuilder.hpp"
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@
 #include "providers/twitch/TwitchChannel.hpp"
 #include "providers/twitch/TwitchIrcServer.hpp"
 #include "singletons/Theme.hpp"
+#include "singletons/Toasts.hpp"
 #include "util/PostToThread.hpp"
 
 #include <QApplication>
@@ -180,6 +182,15 @@ QString debugTest(const CommandContext &ctx)
                 .arg(nowMillis);
         getApp()->getTwitch()->addFakeMessage(ircText);
     }
+    else if (command == "desktop-notify")
+    {
+        auto title = ctx.twitchChannel->accessStreamStatus()->title;
+
+        getApp()->getToasts()->sendChannelNotification(
+            ctx.twitchChannel->getName(), title, Platform::Twitch);
+        ctx.channel->addSystemMessage(
+            QString("debug-test sent desktop notification"));
+    }
     else
     {
         ctx.channel->addSystemMessage(

src/singletons/Toasts.cpp

@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
 #    include <wintoastlib.h>
+#elif defined(LIBNOTIFY)
+#    include <libnotify/notify.h>
 #endif
 
 #include <QDesktopServices>
@@ -77,18 +79,25 @@ Toasts::~Toasts()
     {
         WinToast::instance()->clear();
     }
+#elif defined(LIBNOTIFY)
+    if (this->initialized_)
+    {
+        notify_uninit();
+    }
 #endif
 }
 
 bool Toasts::isEnabled()
 {
+    auto enabled = getSettings()->notificationToast &&
+                   !(getApp()->getStreamerMode()->isEnabled() &&
+                     getSettings()->streamerModeSuppressLiveNotifications);
+
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
-    return WinToast::isCompatible() && getSettings()->notificationToast &&
-           !(getApp()->getStreamerMode()->isEnabled() &&
-             getSettings()->streamerModeSuppressLiveNotifications);
-#else
-    return false;
+    enabled = enabled && WinToast::isCompatible();
 #endif
+
+    return enabled;
 }
 
 QString Toasts::findStringFromReaction(const ToastReaction &reaction)
@@ -123,10 +132,14 @@ void Toasts::sendChannelNotification(const QString &channelName,
     auto sendChannelNotification = [this, channelName, channelTitle, p] {
         this->sendWindowsNotification(channelName, channelTitle, p);
     };
+#elif defined(LIBNOTIFY)
+    auto sendChannelNotification = [this, channelName, channelTitle] {
+        this->sendLibnotify(channelName, channelTitle);
+    };
 #else
     (void)channelTitle;
     auto sendChannelNotification = [] {
-        // Unimplemented for macOS and Linux
+        // Unimplemented for macOS
     };
 #endif
     // Fetch user profile avatar
@@ -282,6 +295,38 @@ void Toasts::sendWindowsNotification(const QString &channelName,
     }
 }
 
+#elif defined(LIBNOTIFY)
+
+void Toasts::ensureInitialized()
+{
+    if (this->initialized_)
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+    auto result = notify_init("chatterino2");
+
+    if (result == 0)
+    {
+        qCDebug(chatterinoNotification) << "Failed to initialize libnotify";
+    }
+    this->initialized_ = true;
+}
+
+void Toasts::sendLibnotify(const QString &channelName,
+                           const QString &channelTitle)
+{
+    this->ensureInitialized();
+
+    qCDebug(chatterinoNotification) << "sending to libnotify";
+
+    QString str = channelName % u" is live!";
+
+    NotifyNotification *notif = notify_notification_new(
+        str.toUtf8().constData(), channelTitle.toUtf8().constData(), nullptr);
+
+    notify_notification_show(notif, nullptr);
+    g_object_unref(notif);
+}
 #endif
 
 }  // namespace chatterino

src/singletons/Toasts.hpp

@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ class Toasts final
     void sendWindowsNotification(const QString &channelName,
                                  const QString &channelTitle, Platform p);
 
+    bool initialized_ = false;
+#elif defined(LIBNOTIFY)
+    void ensureInitialized();
+    void sendLibnotify(const QString &channelName, const QString &channelTitle);
+
     bool initialized_ = false;
 #endif
 };

src/widgets/settingspages/NotificationPage.cpp

@@ -46,9 +46,11 @@ NotificationPage::NotificationPage()
                 settings.append(this->createCheckBox(
                     "Suppress live notifications on startup",
                     getSettings()->suppressInitialLiveNotification));
-#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
+#if defined(Q_OS_WIN) || defined(LIBNOTIFY)
                 settings.append(this->createCheckBox(
                     "Show notification", getSettings()->notificationToast));
+#endif
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
                 auto openIn = settings.emplace<QHBoxLayout>().withoutMargin();
                 {
                     openIn