Helpers/Recorder.qml

@@ -1,41 +1,82 @@
-// pragma Singleton
+pragma Singleton
-//
+
-// import Quickshell
+import Quickshell
-// import QtQuick
+import Quickshell.Io
-//
+import QtQuick
-// Singleton {
+
-// 	id: root
+Singleton {
-//
+	id: root
-// 	function start(extraArgs = []): void {
+
-// 		needsStart = true;
+	readonly property alias elapsed: props.elapsed
-// 		startArgs = extraArgs;
+	property bool needsPause
-// 		checkProc.running = true;
+	property bool needsStart
-// 	}
+	property bool needsStop
-//
+	readonly property alias paused: props.paused
-// 	PersistentProperties {
+	readonly property alias running: props.running
-// 		id: props
+	property list<string> startArgs
-//
+
-// 		property real elapsed: 0
+	function start(extraArgs = []): void {
-// 		property bool paused: false
+		needsStart = true;
-// 		property bool running: false
+		startArgs = extraArgs;
-//
+		checkProc.running = true;
-// 		reloadableId: "recorder"
+	}
-// 	}
+
-//
+	function stop(): void {
-// 	Process {
+		needsStop = true;
-// 		id: checkProc
+		checkProc.running = true;
-//
+	}
-// 		command: ["pidof", "gpu-screen-recorder"]
+
-// 		running: true
+	function togglePause(): void {
-//
+		needsPause = true;
-// 		onExited: code => {
+		checkProc.running = true;
-// 			props.running = code === 0;
+	}
-//
+
-// 			if (code === 0) {
+	PersistentProperties {
-// 				if (root.needsStop) {
+		id: props
-// 					Quickshell.execDetached(["zshell-cli"]);
+
-// 				}
+		property real elapsed: 0
-// 			}
+		property bool paused: false
-// 		}
+		property bool running: false
-// 	}
+
-// }
+		reloadableId: "recorder"
+	}
+
+	Process {
+		id: checkProc
+
+		command: ["pidof", "gpu-screen-recorder"]
+		running: true
+
+		onExited: code => {
+			props.running = code === 0;
+
+			if (code === 0) {
+				if (root.needsStop) {
+					Quickshell.execDetached(["zshell-cli", "record", "record"]);
+					props.running = false;
+					props.paused = false;
+				} else if (root.needsPause) {
+					Quickshell.execDetached(["zshell-cli", "record", "record", "-p"]);
+					props.paused = !props.paused;
+				}
+			} else if (root.needsStart) {
+				Quickshell.execDetached(["zshell-cli", "record", "record", ...root.startArgs]);
+				props.running = true;
+				props.paused = false;
+				props.elapsed = 0;
+			}
+
+			root.needsStart = false;
+			root.needsStop = false;
+			root.needsPause = false;
+		}
+	}
+
+	Connections {
+		function onSecondsChanged(): void {
+			props.elapsed++;
+		}
+
+		target: Time // qmllint disable incompatible-type
+	}
+}

Modules/Notifications/Sidebar/Utils/Cards/Record.qml

@@ -0,0 +1,290 @@
+pragma ComponentBehavior: Bound
+
+import Quickshell
+import QtQuick
+import QtQuick.Layouts
+import qs.Components
+import qs.Config
+import qs.Helpers
+
+CustomRect {
+	id: root
+
+	required property var props
+	required property PersistentProperties visibilities
+
+	Layout.fillWidth: true
+	color: DynamicColors.tPalette.m3surfaceContainer
+	implicitHeight: layout.implicitHeight + layout.anchors.margins * 2
+	radius: Appearance.rounding.smallest
+
+	ColumnLayout {
+		id: layout
+
+		anchors.fill: parent
+		anchors.margins: Appearance.padding.large
+		spacing: Appearance.spacing.normal
+
+		RowLayout {
+			spacing: Appearance.spacing.normal
+			z: 1
+
+			CustomRect {
+				color: Recorder.running ? DynamicColors.palette.m3secondary : DynamicColors.palette.m3secondaryContainer
+				implicitHeight: {
+					const h = icon.implicitHeight + Appearance.padding.smaller * 2;
+					return h - (h % 2);
+				}
+				implicitWidth: implicitHeight
+				radius: Appearance.rounding.full
+
+				MaterialIcon {
+					id: icon
+
+					anchors.centerIn: parent
+					anchors.horizontalCenterOffset: -0.5
+					anchors.verticalCenterOffset: 1.5
+					color: Recorder.running ? DynamicColors.palette.m3onSecondary : DynamicColors.palette.m3onSecondaryContainer
+					font.pointSize: Appearance.font.size.large
+					text: "screen_record"
+				}
+			}
+
+			ColumnLayout {
+				Layout.fillWidth: true
+				spacing: 0
+
+				CustomText {
+					Layout.fillWidth: true
+					elide: Text.ElideRight
+					font.pointSize: Appearance.font.size.normal
+					text: qsTr("Screen Recorder")
+				}
+
+				CustomText {
+					Layout.fillWidth: true
+					color: DynamicColors.palette.m3onSurfaceVariant
+					elide: Text.ElideRight
+					font.pointSize: Appearance.font.size.small
+					text: Recorder.paused ? qsTr("Recording paused") : Recorder.running ? qsTr("Recording running") : qsTr("Recording off")
+				}
+			}
+
+			CustomSplitButton {
+				active: menuItems.find(m => root.props.recordingMode === m.icon + m.text) ?? menuItems[0]
+				disabled: Recorder.running
+
+				menuItems: [
+					MenuItem {
+						activeText: qsTr("Fullscreen")
+						icon: "fullscreen"
+						text: qsTr("Record fullscreen")
+
+						onClicked: Recorder.start()
+					},
+					MenuItem {
+						activeText: qsTr("Region")
+						icon: "screenshot_region"
+						text: qsTr("Record region")
+
+						onClicked: Recorder.start(["-r"])
+					},
+					MenuItem {
+						activeText: qsTr("Fullscreen")
+						icon: "select_to_speak"
+						text: qsTr("Record fullscreen with sound")
+
+						onClicked: Recorder.start(["-s"])
+					},
+					MenuItem {
+						activeText: qsTr("Region")
+						icon: "volume_up"
+						text: qsTr("Record region with sound")
+
+						onClicked: Recorder.start(["-s", "-r"])
+					}
+				]
+
+				menu.onItemSelected: item => root.props.recordingMode = item.icon + item.text
+			}
+		}
+
+		Loader {
+			id: listOrControls
+
+			property bool running: Recorder.running
+
+			Layout.fillWidth: true
+			Layout.preferredHeight: implicitHeight
+			asynchronous: true
+			sourceComponent: running ? recordingControls : recordingList
+
+			Behavior on Layout.preferredHeight {
+				id: locHeightAnim
+
+				enabled: false
+
+				Anim {
+				}
+			}
+			Behavior on running {
+				SequentialAnimation {
+					ParallelAnimation {
+						Anim {
+							duration: Appearance.anim.durations.small
+							easing: Appearance.anim.curves.standardAccel
+							property: "scale"
+							target: listOrControls
+							to: 0.7
+						}
+
+						Anim {
+							duration: Appearance.anim.durations.small
+							easing: Appearance.anim.curves.standardAccel
+							property: "opacity"
+							target: listOrControls
+							to: 0
+						}
+					}
+
+					PropertyAction {
+						property: "enabled"
+						target: locHeightAnim
+						value: true
+					}
+
+					PropertyAction {
+					}
+
+					PropertyAction {
+						property: "enabled"
+						target: locHeightAnim
+						value: false
+					}
+
+					ParallelAnimation {
+						Anim {
+							duration: Appearance.anim.durations.small
+							easing: Appearance.anim.curves.standardDecel
+							property: "scale"
+							target: listOrControls
+							to: 1
+						}
+
+						Anim {
+							duration: Appearance.anim.durations.small
+							easing: Appearance.anim.curves.standardDecel
+							property: "opacity"
+							target: listOrControls
+							to: 1
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	Component {
+		id: recordingList
+
+		RecordingList {
+			props: root.props
+			visibilities: root.visibilities
+		}
+	}
+
+	Component {
+		id: recordingControls
+
+		RowLayout {
+			spacing: Appearance.spacing.normal
+
+			CustomRect {
+				color: Recorder.paused ? DynamicColors.palette.m3tertiary : DynamicColors.palette.m3error
+				implicitHeight: recText.implicitHeight + Appearance.padding.smaller * 2
+				implicitWidth: recText.implicitWidth + Appearance.padding.normal * 2
+				radius: Appearance.rounding.full
+
+				Behavior on implicitWidth {
+					Anim {
+					}
+				}
+				SequentialAnimation on opacity {
+					alwaysRunToEnd: true
+					loops: Animation.Infinite
+					running: !Recorder.paused
+
+					Anim {
+						duration: Appearance.anim.durations.large
+						easing: Appearance.anim.curves.emphasizedAccel
+						from: 1
+						to: 0
+					}
+
+					Anim {
+						duration: Appearance.anim.durations.extraLarge
+						easing: Appearance.anim.curves.emphasizedDecel
+						from: 0
+						to: 1
+					}
+				}
+
+				CustomText {
+					id: recText
+
+					anchors.centerIn: parent
+					animate: true
+					color: Recorder.paused ? DynamicColors.palette.m3onTertiary : DynamicColors.palette.m3onError
+					font.family: Appearance.font.family.mono
+					text: Recorder.paused ? "PAUSED" : "REC"
+				}
+			}
+
+			CustomText {
+				font.pointSize: Appearance.font.size.normal
+				text: {
+					const elapsed = Recorder.elapsed;
+
+					const hours = Math.floor(elapsed / 3600);
+					const mins = Math.floor((elapsed % 3600) / 60);
+					const secs = Math.floor(elapsed % 60).toString().padStart(2, "0");
+
+					let time;
+					if (hours > 0)
+						time = `${hours}:${mins.toString().padStart(2, "0")}:${secs}`;
+					else
+						time = `${mins}:${secs}`;
+
+					return qsTr("Recording for %1").arg(time);
+				}
+			}
+
+			Item {
+				Layout.fillWidth: true
+			}
+
+			IconButton {
+				checked: Recorder.paused
+				font.pointSize: Appearance.font.size.large
+				icon: Recorder.paused ? "play_arrow" : "pause"
+				label.animate: true
+				toggle: true
+				type: IconButton.Tonal
+
+				onClicked: {
+					Recorder.togglePause();
+					internalChecked = Recorder.paused;
+				}
+			}
+
+			IconButton {
+				font.pointSize: Appearance.font.size.large
+				icon: "stop"
+				inactiveColour: DynamicColors.palette.m3error
+				inactiveOnColour: DynamicColors.palette.m3onError
+
+				onClicked: Recorder.stop()
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}

Modules/Notifications/Sidebar/Utils/Cards/RecordingList.qml

@@ -0,0 +1,226 @@
+pragma ComponentBehavior: Bound
+
+import QtQuick
+import QtQuick.Layouts
+import Quickshell
+import Quickshell.Widgets
+import ZShell.Models
+import qs.Components
+import qs.Helpers
+import qs.Paths
+import qs.Config
+
+ColumnLayout {
+	id: root
+
+	required property var props
+	required property PersistentProperties visibilities
+
+	spacing: 0
+
+	WrapperMouseArea {
+		Layout.fillWidth: true
+		cursorShape: Qt.PointingHandCursor
+
+		onClicked: root.props.recordingListExpanded = !root.props.recordingListExpanded
+
+		RowLayout {
+			spacing: Appearance.spacing.smaller
+
+			MaterialIcon {
+				Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignVCenter
+				font.pointSize: Appearance.font.size.large
+				text: "list"
+			}
+
+			CustomText {
+				Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignVCenter
+				Layout.fillWidth: true
+				font.pointSize: Appearance.font.size.normal
+				text: qsTr("Recordings")
+			}
+
+			IconButton {
+				icon: root.props.recordingListExpanded ? "unfold_less" : "unfold_more"
+				label.animate: true
+				type: IconButton.Text
+
+				onClicked: root.props.recordingListExpanded = !root.props.recordingListExpanded
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	CustomListView {
+		id: list
+
+		Layout.fillWidth: true
+		Layout.rightMargin: -Appearance.spacing.small
+		clip: true
+		implicitHeight: (Appearance.font.size.larger + Appearance.padding.small) * (root.props.recordingListExpanded ? 10 : 3)
+
+		CustomScrollBar.vertical: CustomScrollBar {
+			flickable: list
+		}
+		add: Transition {
+			Anim {
+				from: 0
+				property: "opacity"
+				to: 1
+			}
+
+			Anim {
+				from: 0.5
+				property: "scale"
+				to: 1
+			}
+		}
+		delegate: RowLayout {
+			id: recording
+
+			property string baseName
+			required property FileSystemEntry modelData
+
+			anchors.left: list.contentItem.left
+			anchors.right: list.contentItem.right
+			anchors.rightMargin: Appearance.spacing.small
+			spacing: Appearance.spacing.small / 2
+
+			Component.onCompleted: baseName = modelData.baseName
+
+			CustomText {
+				Layout.fillWidth: true
+				Layout.rightMargin: Appearance.spacing.small / 2
+				color: DynamicColors.palette.m3onSurfaceVariant
+				elide: Text.ElideRight
+				text: {
+					const time = recording.baseName;
+					const matches = time.match(/^recording_(\d{4})(\d{2})(\d{2})_(\d{2})-(\d{2})-(\d{2})/);
+					if (!matches)
+						return time;
+					const date = new Date(...matches.slice(1));
+					date.setMonth(date.getMonth() - 1);
+					return qsTr("Recording at %1").arg(Qt.formatDateTime(date, Qt.locale()));
+				}
+			}
+
+			IconButton {
+				icon: "play_arrow"
+				type: IconButton.Text
+
+				onClicked: {
+					root.visibilities.sidebar = false;
+					Quickshell.execDetached(["app2unit", "--", ...Config.general.apps.playback, recording.modelData.path]);
+				}
+			}
+
+			IconButton {
+				icon: "folder"
+				type: IconButton.Text
+
+				onClicked: {
+					root.visibilities.sidebar = false;
+					Quickshell.execDetached(["app2unit", "--", ...Config.general.apps.explorer, recording.modelData.path]);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		displaced: Transition {
+			Anim {
+				properties: "opacity,scale"
+				to: 1
+			}
+
+			Anim {
+				property: "y"
+			}
+		}
+		Behavior on implicitHeight {
+			Anim {
+			}
+		}
+		model: FileSystemModel {
+			nameFilters: ["recording_*.mp4"]
+			path: Paths.recsdir
+			sortReverse: true
+		}
+		remove: Transition {
+			Anim {
+				property: "opacity"
+				to: 0
+			}
+
+			Anim {
+				property: "scale"
+				to: 0.5
+			}
+		}
+
+		Loader {
+			active: opacity > 0
+			anchors.centerIn: parent
+			asynchronous: true
+			opacity: list.count === 0 ? 1 : 0
+
+			Behavior on opacity {
+				Anim {
+				}
+			}
+			sourceComponent: ColumnLayout {
+				spacing: Appearance.spacing.small
+
+				MaterialIcon {
+					Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignHCenter
+					Layout.preferredHeight: root.props.recordingListExpanded ? implicitHeight : 0
+					color: DynamicColors.palette.m3outline
+					font.pointSize: Appearance.font.size.extraLarge
+					opacity: root.props.recordingListExpanded ? 1 : 0
+					scale: root.props.recordingListExpanded ? 1 : 0
+					text: "scan_delete"
+
+					Behavior on Layout.preferredHeight {
+						Anim {
+						}
+					}
+					Behavior on opacity {
+						Anim {
+						}
+					}
+					Behavior on scale {
+						Anim {
+						}
+					}
+				}
+
+				RowLayout {
+					spacing: Appearance.spacing.smaller
+
+					MaterialIcon {
+						Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignHCenter
+						Layout.preferredWidth: !root.props.recordingListExpanded ? implicitWidth : 0
+						color: DynamicColors.palette.m3outline
+						opacity: !root.props.recordingListExpanded ? 1 : 0
+						scale: !root.props.recordingListExpanded ? 1 : 0
+						text: "scan_delete"
+
+						Behavior on Layout.preferredWidth {
+							Anim {
+							}
+						}
+						Behavior on opacity {
+							Anim {
+							}
+						}
+						Behavior on scale {
+							Anim {
+							}
+						}
+					}
+
+					CustomText {
+						color: DynamicColors.palette.m3outline
+						text: qsTr("No recordings found")
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}

Modules/Notifications/Sidebar/Utils/Content.qml

@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
-import qs.Modules.Notifications.Sidebar.Utils.Cards
+import Quickshell
-import qs.Config
 import QtQuick
 import QtQuick.Layouts
+import qs.Modules.Notifications.Sidebar.Utils.Cards
+import qs.Config
 
 Item {
 	id: root
 
 	required property Item popouts
-	required property var props
+	required property PersistentProperties props
 	required property var visibilities
 
 	implicitHeight: layout.implicitHeight
@@ -22,6 +23,12 @@ Item {
 		IdleInhibit {
 		}
 
+		Record {
+			props: root.props
+			visibilities: root.visibilities
+			z: 1
+		}
+
 		Toggles {
 			popouts: root.popouts
 			visibilities: root.visibilities

cli/pyproject.toml

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
 	"typer",
 	"pillow",
+	"jinja2",
 	"materialyoucolor"
 ]
 

cli/src/zshell/__init__.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 import typer
-from zshell.subcommands import shell, scheme, screenshot, wallpaper
+from zshell.subcommands import shell, scheme, screenshot, wallpaper, record
 
 app = typer.Typer()
 
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ app.add_typer(shell.app, name="shell")
 app.add_typer(scheme.app, name="scheme")
 app.add_typer(screenshot.app, name="screenshot")
 app.add_typer(wallpaper.app, name="wallpaper")
+app.add_typer(record.app, name="record")
 # app.add_typer(preset.app, name="preset")
 
 

cli/src/zshell/subcommands/record.py

@@ -0,0 +1,214 @@
+import os
+import json
+import subprocess
+import time
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Optional
+
+import typer
+
+app = typer.Typer()
+
+RECORDER = "gpu-screen-recorder"
+HOME = str(os.getenv("HOME", str(Path.home())))
+CONFIG = Path(HOME) / ".config/zshell/config.json"
+
+STATE_DIR = Path(HOME) / ".local/state/zshell/record"
+TEMP_RECORDING = STATE_DIR / "recording.mp4"
+REPLAY_RECORDING = STATE_DIR / "replay.mp4"
+NOTIF_ID_FILE = STATE_DIR / "notifid.txt"
+
+RECORDINGS_DIR = os.getenv("ZSHELL_RECORDINGS_DIR",
+                           str(Path(HOME) / "Videos/Recordings"))
+
+
+def _read_extra_args() -> list[str]:
+    try:
+        if CONFIG.is_file():
+            data = json.loads(CONFIG.read_text())
+            return data.get("record", {}).get("extraArgs", [])
+    except Exception:
+        pass
+    return []
+
+
+def _is_recording() -> bool:
+    return subprocess.run(["pidof", RECORDER], stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL).returncode == 0
+
+
+def _notify(summary: str, body: str = "", actions: list = None, timeout: int = 5000) -> Optional[int]:
+    args = ["notify-send", summary, body, "-t", str(timeout), "-p"]
+    if actions:
+        for action in actions:
+            args.extend(["-A", action])
+    try:
+        proc = subprocess.run(args, capture_output=True, text=True)
+        return int(proc.stdout.strip()) if proc.stdout.strip().isdigit() else None
+    except Exception:
+        return None
+
+
+def _close_notification(notif_id: int):
+    subprocess.run(["notify-send", "--close", str(notif_id)],
+                   stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL)
+
+
+def _get_monitors() -> list[dict]:
+    try:
+        res = subprocess.run(["hyprctl", "monitors", "-j"],
+                             capture_output=True, text=True)
+        return json.loads(res.stdout)
+    except Exception:
+        return []
+
+
+def _focused_monitor_name() -> Optional[str]:
+    for m in _get_monitors():
+        if m.get("focused"):
+            return m["name"]
+    return None
+
+
+def _monitors_intersecting_region(x: int, y: int, w: int, h: int) -> list[dict]:
+    region = (x, y, x + w, y + h)
+    intersecting = []
+    for m in _get_monitors():
+        mx, my, mw, mh = m["x"], m["y"], m["width"], m["height"]
+        if not (region[2] <= mx or region[0] >= mx + mw or region[3] <= my or region[1] >= my + mh):
+            intersecting.append(m)
+    return intersecting
+
+
+def _highest_refresh(monitors: list[dict]) -> float:
+    return max((m["refreshRate"] for m in monitors), default=60.0)
+
+
+def _slurp_region() -> Optional[str]:
+    try:
+        return subprocess.check_output(["slurp", "-f", "%wx%h+%x+%y"], text=True).strip()
+    except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
+        return None
+
+
+def _parse_geometry(geometry: str) -> Optional[tuple[int, int, int, int]]:
+    import re
+    match = re.match(r"(\d+)x(\d+)\+(\d+)\+(\d+)", geometry)
+    if match:
+        return int(match.group(3)), int(match.group(4)), int(match.group(1)), int(match.group(2))
+    return None
+
+
+def start_recording(region: Optional[str], sound: bool):
+    STATE_DIR.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    cmd = [RECORDER]
+    extra_args = _read_extra_args()
+
+    if region:
+        if region.lower() == "slurp" or not region:
+            geometry = _slurp_region()
+            if not geometry:
+                typer.echo("Region selection cancelled.")
+                raise typer.Abort()
+        else:
+            geometry = region
+
+        parsed = _parse_geometry(geometry)
+        if not parsed:
+            typer.echo("Invalid geometry format.")
+            raise typer.Abort()
+        x, y, w, h = parsed
+
+        monitors = _monitors_intersecting_region(x, y, w, h)
+        framerate = _highest_refresh(monitors)
+        cmd.extend(["-w", "region", "-region", geometry, "-f", str(int(framerate))])
+
+    else:
+        monitor_name = _focused_monitor_name()
+        if not monitor_name:
+            typer.echo("No focused monitor found.")
+            raise typer.Abort()
+
+        monitors = _get_monitors()
+        mon = next((m for m in monitors if m["name"] == monitor_name), None)
+        rate = int(mon["refreshRate"]) if mon else 60
+        cmd.extend(["-w", monitor_name, "-f", str(rate)])
+
+    if sound:
+        cmd.extend(["-a", "default_output"])
+
+    cmd.extend(extra_args)
+    cmd.extend(["-o", str(TEMP_RECORDING)])
+
+    subprocess.Popen(cmd, start_new_session=True,
+                     stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL)
+
+    notif_id = _notify("Recording started", f"Saving to {TEMP_RECORDING}")
+    if notif_id is not None:
+        NOTIF_ID_FILE.write_text(str(notif_id))
+
+    time.sleep(1)
+    if not _is_recording():
+        _notify("Recording failed",
+                "Check gpu-screen-recorder output.", timeout=5000)
+        raise typer.Exit(code=1)
+
+
+def stop_recording(clipboard: bool):
+    subprocess.run(["pkill", "-f", RECORDER],
+                   stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL)
+
+    for _ in range(50):
+        if not _is_recording():
+            break
+        time.sleep(0.1)
+
+    dest_dir = Path(RECORDINGS_DIR)
+    dest_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    timestamp = time.strftime("%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S")
+    final_path = dest_dir / f"recording_{timestamp}.mp4"
+
+    if TEMP_RECORDING.exists():
+        TEMP_RECORDING.rename(final_path)
+
+    if NOTIF_ID_FILE.is_file():
+        try:
+            _close_notification(int(NOTIF_ID_FILE.read_text().strip()))
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+        NOTIF_ID_FILE.unlink()
+
+    if clipboard:
+        subprocess.run(["wl-copy", "--type", "text/uri-list", f"file://{final_path}"],
+                       stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL)
+
+    _notify("Recording stopped", f"Saved to {final_path}", timeout=5000)
+
+
+def toggle_pause():
+    subprocess.run(["pkill", "-USR2", "-f", RECORDER],
+                   stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL)
+    typer.echo("Toggled pause.")
+
+
+@app.command()
+def record(
+    region: Optional[str] = typer.Option(
+        None, "--region", "-r",
+        help="Record a region. Use 'slurp' (or omit value) to select interactively, or give 'WxH+X+Y'.",
+    ),
+    sound: bool = typer.Option(
+        False, "--sound", "-s", help="Record audio from default output."),
+    pause: bool = typer.Option(
+        False, "--pause", "-p", help="Toggle pause/resume."),
+    clipboard: bool = typer.Option(
+        False, "--clipboard", "-c", help="Copy the final recording path to clipboard."),
+):
+    """Start or stop a screen recording with gpu-screen-recorder."""
+    if pause:
+        toggle_pause()
+        raise typer.Exit()
+
+    if _is_recording():
+        stop_recording(clipboard)
+    else:
+        start_recording(region, sound)

cli/src/zshell/subcommands/shell.py

@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 import subprocess
+import sys
+import time
+
+import click
 import typer
 
 args = ["qs", "-c", "zshell"]
@@ -8,35 +12,68 @@ app = typer.Typer()
 
 @app.command()
 def kill():
-    subprocess.run(args + ["kill"], check=True)
+    result = subprocess.run(args + ["kill"], capture_output=True)
+    if result.returncode != 0:
+        raise click.ClickException("No running instance to kill.")
+    sys.stderr.write(result.stderr.decode())
+
+
+def start_instance(no_daemon: bool = False) -> None:
+    result = subprocess.run(args + ["-n"] + ([] if no_daemon else ["-d"]), capture_output=True)
+    stdout = result.stdout.decode().strip()
+    if stdout:
+        if "already running" in stdout.lower():
+            raise click.ClickException(stdout)
+    if result.returncode != 0:
+        stderr = result.stderr.decode().strip()
+        raise click.ClickException(stderr)
 
 
 @app.command()
 def start(no_daemon: bool = False):
-    subprocess.run(args + ["-n"] + ([] if no_daemon else ["-d"]), check=True)
+    start_instance(no_daemon)
 
 
 @app.command()
 def restart(no_daemon: bool = False):
-    subprocess.run(args + ["kill"], check=False)
+    subprocess.run(args + ["kill"], capture_output=True)
-    subprocess.run(args + ["-n"] + ([] if no_daemon else ["-d"]), check=True)
+    deadline = time.monotonic() + 2.5
+    while time.monotonic() < deadline:
+        result = subprocess.run(args + ["kill"], capture_output=True)
+        if result.returncode == 255:
+            break
+        time.sleep(0.25)
+    start_instance(no_daemon=no_daemon)
 
 
 @app.command()
 def show():
-    subprocess.run(args + ["ipc"] + ["show"], check=True)
+    result = subprocess.run(args + ["ipc"] + ["show"], capture_output=True)
+    if result.returncode != 0:
+        raise click.ClickException(result.stderr.decode().strip())
+    sys.stderr.write(result.stderr.decode())
 
 
 @app.command()
 def log():
-    subprocess.run(args + ["log"], check=True)
+    result = subprocess.run(args + ["log"], capture_output=True)
+    if result.returncode != 0:
+        raise click.ClickException(result.stderr.decode().strip())
+    sys.stdout.write(result.stdout.decode())
+    sys.stderr.write(result.stderr.decode())
 
 
 @app.command()
 def lock():
-    subprocess.run(args + ["ipc"] + ["call"] + ["lock"] + ["lock"], check=True)
+    result = subprocess.run(args + ["ipc"] + ["call"] + ["lock"] + ["lock"], capture_output=True)
+    if result.returncode != 0:
+        raise click.ClickException(result.stderr.decode().strip())
+    sys.stderr.write(result.stderr.decode())
 
 
 @app.command()
 def call(target: str, method: str, method_args: list[str] = typer.Argument(None)):
-    subprocess.run(args + ["ipc"] + ["call"] + [target] + [method] + (method_args or []), check=True)
+    result = subprocess.run(args + ["ipc"] + ["call"] + [target] + [method] + (method_args or []), capture_output=True)
+    if result.returncode != 0:
+        raise click.ClickException(result.stderr.decode().strip())
+    sys.stderr.write(result.stderr.decode())

cli/tests/test_shell.py

@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+from subprocess import CompletedProcess
 from unittest.mock import patch, call
+
+from typer.testing import CliRunner
 from zshell.subcommands.shell import app
 
-
-def invoke(*args: str) -> None:
-    from typer.testing import CliRunner
-
 runner = CliRunner()
+
+
+def invoke(*args: str):
     result = runner.invoke(app, args)
     if result.exit_code != 0:
         raise RuntimeError(result.output)
@@ -16,72 +18,113 @@ def invoke(*args: str) -> None:
 
 class TestKill:
     @patch("zshell.subcommands.shell.subprocess.run")
-    def test_kill_runs_qs_kill(self, mock_run):
+    def test_kill_runs_qs_kill_success(self, mock_run):
+        mock_run.return_value = CompletedProcess([], 0, b"", b"Killed abc\n")
         invoke("kill")
-        mock_run.assert_called_once_with(["qs", "-c", "zshell", "kill"], check=True)
+        mock_run.assert_called_once_with(["qs", "-c", "zshell", "kill"], capture_output=True)
+
+    @patch("zshell.subcommands.shell.subprocess.run")
+    def test_kill_no_instance_errors(self, mock_run):
+        mock_run.return_value = CompletedProcess([], 255, b"", b"No running instances\n")
+        result = runner.invoke(app, ["kill"])
+        assert result.exit_code != 0
+        assert "No running instance to kill" in result.output
 
 
 class TestStart:
     @patch("zshell.subcommands.shell.subprocess.run")
     def test_start_default_daemon(self, mock_run):
+        mock_run.return_value = CompletedProcess([], 0, b"", b"Launching config\n")
         invoke("start")
-        mock_run.assert_called_once_with(["qs", "-c", "zshell", "-n", "-d"], check=True)
+        mock_run.assert_called_once_with(["qs", "-c", "zshell", "-n", "-d"], capture_output=True)
 
     @patch("zshell.subcommands.shell.subprocess.run")
     def test_start_no_daemon(self, mock_run):
+        mock_run.return_value = CompletedProcess([], 0, b"", b"Launching config\n")
         invoke("start", "--no-daemon")
-        mock_run.assert_called_once_with(["qs", "-c", "zshell", "-n"], check=True)
+        mock_run.assert_called_once_with(["qs", "-c", "zshell", "-n"], capture_output=True)
+
+    @patch("zshell.subcommands.shell.subprocess.run")
+    def test_start_already_running_errors(self, mock_run):
+        mock_run.return_value = CompletedProcess([], 0, b"An instance of this configuration is already running.\n", b"")
+        result = runner.invoke(app, ["start"])
+        assert result.exit_code != 0
+        assert "already running" in result.output
+
+    @patch("zshell.subcommands.shell.subprocess.run")
+    def test_start_other_failure_errors(self, mock_run):
+        mock_run.return_value = CompletedProcess([], 1, b"", b"Config error\n")
+        result = runner.invoke(app, ["start"])
+        assert result.exit_code != 0
+        assert "Config error" in result.output
 
 
 class TestShow:
     @patch("zshell.subcommands.shell.subprocess.run")
     def test_show_runs_ipc_show(self, mock_run):
+        mock_run.return_value = CompletedProcess([], 0, b"", b"target visibilities\n")
         invoke("show")
-        mock_run.assert_called_once_with(["qs", "-c", "zshell", "ipc", "show"], check=True)
+        mock_run.assert_called_once_with(["qs", "-c", "zshell", "ipc", "show"], capture_output=True)
 
 
 class TestLog:
     @patch("zshell.subcommands.shell.subprocess.run")
     def test_log_runs_qs_log(self, mock_run):
+        mock_run.return_value = CompletedProcess([], 0, b"log output\n", b"")
         invoke("log")
-        mock_run.assert_called_once_with(["qs", "-c", "zshell", "log"], check=True)
+        mock_run.assert_called_once_with(["qs", "-c", "zshell", "log"], capture_output=True)
 
 
 class TestLock:
     @patch("zshell.subcommands.shell.subprocess.run")
     def test_lock_runs_ipc_call_lock(self, mock_run):
+        mock_run.return_value = CompletedProcess([], 0, b"", b"")
         invoke("lock")
-        mock_run.assert_called_once_with(["qs", "-c", "zshell", "ipc", "call", "lock", "lock"], check=True)
+        mock_run.assert_called_once_with(["qs", "-c", "zshell", "ipc", "call", "lock", "lock"], capture_output=True)
 
 
 class TestCall:
     @patch("zshell.subcommands.shell.subprocess.run")
     def test_call_no_args(self, mock_run):
+        mock_run.return_value = CompletedProcess([], 0, b"", b"")
         invoke("call", "target", "method")
-        mock_run.assert_called_once_with(["qs", "-c", "zshell", "ipc", "call", "target", "method"], check=True)
+        mock_run.assert_called_once_with(["qs", "-c", "zshell", "ipc", "call", "target", "method"], capture_output=True)
 
     @patch("zshell.subcommands.shell.subprocess.run")
     def test_call_with_args(self, mock_run):
+        mock_run.return_value = CompletedProcess([], 0, b"", b"")
         invoke("call", "target", "method", "arg1", "arg2")
         mock_run.assert_called_once_with(
             ["qs", "-c", "zshell", "ipc", "call", "target", "method", "arg1", "arg2"],
-            check=True,
+            capture_output=True,
         )
 
 
 class TestRestart:
+    @patch("zshell.subcommands.shell.start_instance")
     @patch("zshell.subcommands.shell.subprocess.run")
-    def test_restart_kills_then_starts_daemon(self, mock_run):
+    def test_restart_kills_then_starts(self, mock_run, mock_start):
+        mock_run.side_effect = [
+            CompletedProcess([], 0, b"", b"Killed abc\n"),  # first kill (captured)
+            CompletedProcess([], 255, b"", b""),  # poll → no instance
+        ]
         invoke("restart")
         assert mock_run.call_args_list == [
-            call(["qs", "-c", "zshell", "kill"], check=False),
+            call(["qs", "-c", "zshell", "kill"], capture_output=True),
-            call(["qs", "-c", "zshell", "-n", "-d"], check=True),
+            call(["qs", "-c", "zshell", "kill"], capture_output=True),
         ]
+        mock_start.assert_called_once_with(no_daemon=False)
 
+    @patch("zshell.subcommands.shell.start_instance")
     @patch("zshell.subcommands.shell.subprocess.run")
-    def test_restart_no_daemon(self, mock_run):
+    def test_restart_no_daemon(self, mock_run, mock_start):
+        mock_run.side_effect = [
+            CompletedProcess([], 0, b"", b"Killed abc\n"),
+            CompletedProcess([], 255, b"", b""),
+        ]
         invoke("restart", "--no-daemon")
         assert mock_run.call_args_list == [
-            call(["qs", "-c", "zshell", "kill"], check=False),
+            call(["qs", "-c", "zshell", "kill"], capture_output=True),
-            call(["qs", "-c", "zshell", "-n"], check=True),
+            call(["qs", "-c", "zshell", "kill"], capture_output=True),
         ]
+        mock_start.assert_called_once_with(no_daemon=True)