swaywm/sway

swaybar: replace icon lookup with libsfdo

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#8,607 opened on Mar 13, 2025

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Description

We have our own icon lookup code, but it's not implementing the spec to the letter.

Switching to this library would allow us to get rid of this stuff: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/vyivel/libsfdo/

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Research direction
Familiarize yourself with the libsfdo library, focusing on its icon lookup functionality. Then locate the existing icon lookup code in swaybar (likely in swaybar/icon.c or similar). Understand the current implementation and how it deviates from the spec. Plan the integration by replacing the existing code with libsfdo calls, ensuring all tests pass.
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c
Domain
desktop
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Refactor
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2
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Half day
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Active
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Clear
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60