https://github.com/wybxc/background

Run a command line application in background, while displaying an icon in the system tray.
https://github.com/wybxc/background

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Run a command line application in background, while displaying an icon in the system tray.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/wybxc/background
• Owner: Wybxc
• License: apache-2.0
• Created: 2024-04-17T16:54:16.000Z (9 months ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-09-09T11:39:27.000Z (4 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-09-09T13:52:18.856Z (4 months ago)
• Topics: tray
• Language: Rust
• Homepage:
• Size: 234 KB
• Stars: 2
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 1
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# Background

Run a command line application in background, while displaying an icon in the system tray.

## Usage

First, write a configuration file for the application you want to run in background. The configuration file is a JSON file with the following format:

```json

{

    "executable": "command to run",

    "args": ["list", "of", "arguments"],

    "icon": "path to icon file",

}

```

Then, start the application in background by running the following command:

```bash

background path/to/config.json

```

Now, the application will run in background, and you will see an icon in the system tray. You can click on the icon to open a menu with options to restart or stop the application.

## TODO

- [ ] Check stdout and stderr of the application

- [ ] Multi-platform support (currently only works on Windows)

## License

This project is licensed under the Apache License 2.0 - see the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details.