dbus-native/lib/address-x11.js

D-bus protocol implementation in native javascript

// read dbus adress from window selection

const x11 = require('x11');
const fs = require('fs');
const os = require('os');

function getDbusAddress(callback) {
  // read machine uuid
  fs.readFile('/var/lib/dbus/machine-id', 'ascii', function(err, uuid) {
    if (err) return callback(err);
    var hostname = os.hostname().split('-')[0];
    x11.createClient(function(err, display) {
      var X = display.client;
      var selectionName = `_DBUS_SESSION_BUS_SELECTION_${
        hostname
      }_${uuid.trim()}`;
      X.InternAtom(false, selectionName, function(err, id) {
        if (err) return callback(err);
        X.GetSelectionOwner(id, function(err, win) {
          if (err) return callback(err);
          X.InternAtom(false, '_DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS', function(
            err,
            propId
          ) {
            if (err) return callback(err);
            win = display.screen[0].root;
            X.GetProperty(0, win, propId, 0, 0, 10000000, function(err, val) {
              if (err) return callback(err);
              callback(null, val.data.toString());
            });
          });
        });
      });
    });
  });
}

module.exports = getDbusAddress;