# hs.dockicon

Control Hammerspoon's dock icon

This module is based primarily on code from the previous incarnation of Mjolnir by Steven Degutis.

# API Overview

Functions - API calls offered directly by the extension

bounce
hide
setBadge
show
tileCanvas
tileSize
tileUpdate
visible

# API Documentation

# Functions

# bounce


Signature	`hs.dockicon.bounce(indefinitely)`
Type	Function
Description	Bounce Hammerspoon's dock icon
Parameters	indefinitely - A boolean value, true if the dock icon should bounce until the dock icon is clicked, false if the dock icon should only bounce briefly
Returns	None
Notes	None
Examples	None
Source	extensions/dockicon/libdockicon.m line 50

# hide


Signature	`hs.dockicon.hide()`
Type	Function
Description	Hide Hammerspoon's dock icon
Parameters	None
Returns	None
Notes	None
Examples	None
Source	extensions/dockicon/libdockicon.m line 36

# setBadge


Signature	`hs.dockicon.setBadge(badge)`
Type	Function
Description	Set Hammerspoon's dock icon badge
Parameters	badge - A string containing the label to place inside the dock icon badge. If the string is empty, the badge will be cleared
Returns	None
Notes	None
Examples	None
Source	extensions/dockicon/libdockicon.m line 64

# show


Signature	`hs.dockicon.show()`
Type	Function
Description	Make Hammerspoon's dock icon visible
Parameters	None
Returns	None
Notes	None
Examples	None
Source	extensions/dockicon/libdockicon.m line 22

# tileCanvas


Signature	`hs.dockicon.tileCanvas([canvas]) -> canvasObject \| nil`
Type	Function
Description	Get or set a canvas object to be displayed as the Hammerspoon dock icon
Parameters	`canvas` - an optional `hs.canvas` object specifying the canvas to be displayed as the dock icon for Hammerspoon. If an explicit `nil` is specified, the dock icon will revert to the Hammerspoon application icon.
Returns	If the dock icon is assigned a canvas object, that canvas object will be returned, otherwise returns nil.
Notes	If you update the canvas object by changing any of its components, it will not be reflected in the dock icon until you invoke hs.dockicon.tileUpdate.
Examples	None
Source	extensions/dockicon/libdockicon.m line 83

# tileSize


Signature	`hs.dockicon.tileSize() -> size table`
Type	Function
Description	Returns a table containing the size of the tile representing the dock icon.
Parameters	None
Returns	a table containing the size of the tile representing the dock icon for Hammerspoon. This table will contain `h` and `w` keys specifying the tile height and width as numbers.
Notes	the size returned specifies the display size of the dock icon tile. If your canvas item is larger than this, then only the top left portion corresponding to the size returned will be displayed.
Examples	None
Source	extensions/dockicon/libdockicon.m line 118

# tileUpdate


Signature	`hs.dockicon.tileUpdate() -> none`
Type	Function
Description	Force an update of the dock icon.
Parameters	None
Returns	None
Notes	Changes made to a canvas object are not reflected automatically like they are when a canvas is being displayed on the screen; you must invoke this method after making changes to the canvas for the updates to be reflected in the dock icon.
Examples	None
Source	extensions/dockicon/libdockicon.m line 139

# visible


Signature	`hs.dockicon.visible() -> bool`
Type	Function
Description	Determine whether Hammerspoon's dock icon is visible
Parameters	None
Returns	A boolean, true if the dock icon is visible, false if not
Notes	None
Examples	None
Source	extensions/dockicon/libdockicon.m line 7