Channel-based bspwm communication

1 files changed, 12 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/common/common.go b/common/common.go
index 00ac8e6..20c2c0a 100644
--- a/common/common.go
+++ b/common/common.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package common
 import (
 	"os"
 	"fmt"
+	"strconv"
 )
 
 func Perror(function string, err error) error {
@@ -10,5 +11,15 @@ func Perror(function string, err error) error {
 }
 
 func Error(format string, a ... any) (int, error) {
-	return fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, format, a)
+	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "error: ")
+	if (len(a) == 0) {
+		return fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, format)
+	} else {
+		return fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, format, a)
+	}
+}
+
+func Intify(s string) (int, error) {
+	i, err := strconv.ParseInt(s, 0, 0)
+	return int(i), err
 }