From 4197a46a6f7b8908a2c10426556cf3eea38b0e21 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: ICEBADGERR <imgranttissue@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2026 21:30:20 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] WIP: Added basic game and application detection. Created
 gameDetection.ts for the main process detection, which was then integrated
 into main.ts. Not production ready since it is only looking for linux based
 applications however i plan to continue working on this in the future

Signed-off-by: ICEBADGERR <imgranttissue@gmail.com>
---
 src/main.ts                 | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
 src/native/gameDetection.ts | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 52 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 src/native/gameDetection.ts

diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 5256d5f..b71edd9 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ import { initDiscordRpc } from "./native/discordRpc";
 import { initTray } from "./native/tray";
 import { BUILD_URL, createMainWindow, mainWindow } from "./native/window";
 
+// Added by ICEBADGERR 02/10/2026
+import { detectRunningGame } from "./native/gameDetection";
+
 // Squirrel-specific logic
 // create/remove shortcuts on Windows when installing / uninstalling
 // we just need to close out of the app immediately
@@ -28,6 +31,9 @@ if (acquiredLock) {
   // start auto update logic
   updateElectronApp();
 
+  //Variable to check the current game process that is running 
+  let currentGame: string | null = null;
+
   // create and configure the app when electron is ready
   app.on("ready", () => {
     // enable auto start on Windows and MacOS
@@ -42,6 +48,21 @@ if (acquiredLock) {
     initTray();
     initDiscordRpc();
 
+    //Detect game that is being played code 
+    setInterval(async () => {
+      const game = await detectRunningGame();
+
+      //Only log if it is changed
+      if (game !== currentGame) {
+        currentGame = game;
+        if (game) {
+          console.log('Now Playing:', game);
+        } else{
+          console.log('Stopped Playing');
+        }
+      }
+    }, 5000); //Checks every 5 seconds 
+
     // Windows specific fix for notifications
     if (process.platform === "win32") {
       app.setAppUserModelId("chat.stoat.notifications");
diff --git a/src/native/gameDetection.ts b/src/native/gameDetection.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2b4b4fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/native/gameDetection.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import { exec } from 'child_process';
+import { promisify } from 'util';
+
+const execAsync = promisify(exec)
+
+//Simple detect list
+const KNOWN_GAMES: Record<string, string> = {
+  'steam.exe': 'Steam',
+  'discord.exe': 'Discord',
+  'code': 'VS Code (replace with actual game later)'
+  // Add more later
+};
+
+export async function detectRunningGame(): Promise<string | null> {
+  try{
+    //For linux
+    const { stdout } = await execAsync('ps aux');
+    const lowerOutput = stdout.toLowerCase();
+
+    for (const [processName, gameName] of Object.entries(KNOWN_GAMES)) {
+      if (lowerOutput.includes(processName.toLowerCase())) {
+        return gameName;
+      }
+    }
+
+    return null;
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('Error deteching game:', error);
+    return null;
+  }
+}
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