elisa-rpc

Requirements

• JSON for Modern C++
• Gio - 2.0
• Discord GameSDK

Version 2.5.6 of the Discord GameSDK is bundled in this repository.

Installation

Edit config.mk to match your local setup (elisa-rpc is installed into the /usr/local namespace by default)

Afterwards, enter the following command to build and install elisa-rpc (if necessary as root)

# make clean install

Usage

Copy "config-template.json" to $HOME/.config/elisa-rpc/config.json

Create an application for the RPC

1. Go to https://discord.com/developers/applications
2. Create a new application

Put required info in the config file

1. Go to "OAuth2"
2. Copy the Client ID and place it in the "id" field of config.json
3. Add "http://127.0.0.1" to "Redirects"

Put optional info in the config file

1. Go to "Rich Presence"
2. Upload your image assets
3. Place the name of your image assets in the "image_key" fields of config.json
4. Add descriptions for your image assets in config.json

Example assets are provided in the images directory

Configuration

Variable	Description
id	The Client ID of your Discord application. (int)
paused_image_key	The image key for the small image while paused. (str)
playing_image_key	The image key for the small image while playing. (str)
large_image_key	The image key for the large image. (str)
small_image_text	The tooltip for the small image. (str)
large_image_text	The tooltip for the large image. (str)
swap_small_images	Whether or not to switch the playing and paused images. (bool)
clear_on_pause	Whether or not to clear RPC while paused. (bool)
details	The details displayed on the RPC (top). (str)
state	The state displayed on the RPC (bottom). (str)

small_image_text, large_image_text, details, and state, can all be formatted with the following:

Key	Description
%track%	The name of the current track.
%title	Alias for %track%.
%album	The name of the album of the current track.
%artist%	The name of the artist of the current track.
%playing%	The current playback status ("Playing", "Paused", "Stopped")

This program is licensed under the MIT license.