package xorg

import (
	"fmt"
	"time"

	"github.com/jezek/xgb"
)

const (
	xConnectAttempts             = 16
	xConnectIntervalMilliseconds = 500
)

func GetXGBConnection() (*xgb.Conn, error) {
	for i := 1; i <= xConnectAttempts; i++ {
		XConn, err := xgb.NewConn()
		if err == nil {
			return XConn, err
		}
		time.Sleep(xConnectIntervalMilliseconds * time.Millisecond)
	}
	return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to reach X server after %d attempts", xConnectAttempts)
}