From 6ccd5924201013ad9c204e3f2d3e21b1f800a71d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Konstantin Pereiaslov <perk11@perk11.info>
Date: Mon, 15 May 2023 21:45:59 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Open display before running the command so that it doesn't
 start execution in case X is not available.

---
 main.c | 15 ++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 76854b8..30ee6b3 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -75,6 +75,14 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         return 1;
     }
 
+    //Open display and initialize XScreensaverInfo for querying idle time
+    Display *dpy = XOpenDisplay(NULL);
+    if (!dpy) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Couldn't open an X11 display!\n");
+        return 1;
+    }
+    XScreenSaverInfo *info = XScreenSaverAllocInfo();
+
     shell_command_to_run = argv[optind];
 
     // Fork a child process to run the command
@@ -89,13 +97,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         exit(1);
     }
 
-    Display *dpy = XOpenDisplay(NULL);
-    if (!dpy) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "Couldn't open an X11 display!\n");
-        return 1;
-    }
-
-    XScreenSaverInfo *info = XScreenSaverAllocInfo();
     int polling_interval_seconds = 1;
     int sleep_time_seconds = polling_interval_seconds;
     int command_paused = 0;