Add skip-confirmation flag to the quit action

niri-config/src/lib.rs

@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ bitflags! {
 // Remember to add new actions to the CLI enum too.
 #[derive(knuffel::Decode, Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
 pub enum Action {
-    Quit,
+    Quit(#[knuffel(property(name = "skip-confirmation"), default)] bool),
     #[knuffel(skip)]
     ChangeVt(i32),
     Suspend,
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ pub enum Action {
 impl From<niri_ipc::Action> for Action {
     fn from(value: niri_ipc::Action) -> Self {
         match value {
-            niri_ipc::Action::Quit => Self::Quit,
+            niri_ipc::Action::Quit { skip_confirmation } => Self::Quit(skip_confirmation),
             niri_ipc::Action::PowerOffMonitors => Self::PowerOffMonitors,
             niri_ipc::Action::Spawn { command } => Self::Spawn(command),
             niri_ipc::Action::Screenshot => Self::Screenshot,
@@ -936,6 +936,7 @@ mod tests {
                 Mod+Ctrl+Shift+L { move-window-to-monitor-right; }
                 Mod+Comma { consume-window-into-column; }
                 Mod+1 { focus-workspace 1; }
+                Mod+Shift+E { quit skip-confirmation=true; }
             }
 
             debug {
@@ -1104,6 +1105,13 @@ mod tests {
                         },
                         actions: vec![Action::FocusWorkspace(1)],
                     },
+                    Bind {
+                        key: Key {
+                            keysym: Keysym::e,
+                            modifiers: Modifiers::COMPOSITOR | Modifiers::SHIFT,
+                        },
+                        actions: vec![Action::Quit(true)],
+                    },
                 ]),
                 debug: DebugConfig {
                     render_drm_device: Some(PathBuf::from("/dev/dri/renderD129")),

niri-ipc/src/lib.rs

@@ -48,7 +48,11 @@ pub enum Response {
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "clap", command(subcommand_help_heading = "Actions"))]
 pub enum Action {
     /// Exit niri.
-    Quit,
+    Quit {
+        /// Skip the "Press Enter to confirm" prompt.
+        #[cfg_attr(feature = "clap", arg(short, long))]
+        skip_confirmation: bool,
+    },
     /// Power off all monitors via DPMS.
     PowerOffMonitors,
     /// Spawn a command.

resources/default-config.kdl

@@ -408,7 +408,11 @@ binds {
     Ctrl+Print { screenshot-screen; }
     Alt+Print { screenshot-window; }
 
+    // The quit action will show a confirmation dialog to avoid accidental exits.
+    // If you want to skip the confirmation dialog, set the flag like so:
+    // Mod+Shift+E { quit skip-confirmation=true; }
     Mod+Shift+E { quit; }
+
     Mod+Shift+P { power-off-monitors; }
 
     Mod+Shift+Ctrl+T { toggle-debug-tint; }

src/hotkey_overlay.rs

@@ -155,13 +155,26 @@ fn render(config: &Config, comp_mod: CompositorMod, scale: i32) -> anyhow::Resul
     let binds = &config.binds.0;
 
     // Collect actions that we want to show.
-    let mut actions = vec![
-        &Action::ShowHotkeyOverlay,
-        &Action::Quit,
-        &Action::CloseWindow,
-    ];
+    let mut actions = vec![&Action::ShowHotkeyOverlay];
+
+    // Prefer Quit(false) if found, otherwise try Quit(true), and if there's neither, fall back to
+    // Quit(false).
+    if binds
+        .iter()
+        .any(|bind| bind.actions.first() == Some(&Action::Quit(false)))
+    {
+        actions.push(&Action::Quit(false));
+    } else if binds
+        .iter()
+        .any(|bind| bind.actions.first() == Some(&Action::Quit(true)))
+    {
+        actions.push(&Action::Quit(true));
+    } else {
+        actions.push(&Action::Quit(false));
+    }
 
     actions.extend(&[
+        &Action::CloseWindow,
         &Action::FocusColumnLeft,
         &Action::FocusColumnRight,
         &Action::MoveColumnLeft,
@@ -365,7 +378,7 @@ fn render(config: &Config, comp_mod: CompositorMod, scale: i32) -> anyhow::Resul
 
 fn action_name(action: &Action) -> String {
     match action {
-        Action::Quit => String::from("Exit niri"),
+        Action::Quit(_) => String::from("Exit niri"),
         Action::ShowHotkeyOverlay => String::from("Show Important Hotkeys"),
         Action::CloseWindow => String::from("Close Focused Window"),
         Action::FocusColumnLeft => String::from("Focus Column to the Left"),

src/input.rs

@@ -284,15 +284,18 @@ impl State {
         }
 
         match action {
-            Action::Quit => {
-                if let Some(dialog) = &mut self.niri.exit_confirm_dialog {
-                    if dialog.show() {
-                        self.niri.queue_redraw_all();
+            Action::Quit(skip_confirmation) => {
+                if !skip_confirmation {
+                    if let Some(dialog) = &mut self.niri.exit_confirm_dialog {
+                        if dialog.show() {
+                            self.niri.queue_redraw_all();
+                        }
+                        return;
                     }
-                } else {
-                    info!("quitting because quit bind was pressed");
-                    self.niri.stop_signal.stop()
                 }
+
+                info!("quitting as requested");
+                self.niri.stop_signal.stop()
             }
             Action::ChangeVt(vt) => {
                 self.backend.change_vt(vt);
@@ -1542,7 +1545,7 @@ fn should_notify_activity<I: InputBackend>(event: &InputEvent<I>) -> bool {
 fn allowed_when_locked(action: &Action) -> bool {
     matches!(
         action,
-        Action::Quit
+        Action::Quit(_)
             | Action::ChangeVt(_)
             | Action::Suspend
             | Action::PowerOffMonitors
@@ -1553,7 +1556,7 @@ fn allowed_when_locked(action: &Action) -> bool {
 fn allowed_during_screenshot(action: &Action) -> bool {
     matches!(
         action,
-        Action::Quit | Action::ChangeVt(_) | Action::Suspend | Action::PowerOffMonitors
+        Action::Quit(_) | Action::ChangeVt(_) | Action::Suspend | Action::PowerOffMonitors
     )
 }