feat(plugins): add API to list clients, their focused panes and running commands/plugins (#3687)

* fix(list-clients): properly show client info after a tab was closed

* feat(plugins): add API to list clients, their focused panes and running commands/plugins

* style(fmt): rustfmt

1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/zellij-tile/src/shim.rs b/zellij-tile/src/shim.rs
index c51a93d8..bc1b4844 100644
--- a/zellij-tile/src/shim.rs
+++ b/zellij-tile/src/shim.rs
@@ -854,6 +854,15 @@ pub fn dump_session_layout() {
     unsafe { host_run_plugin_command() };
 }
 
+/// Get a list of clients, their focused pane and running command or focused plugin back as an
+/// Event::ListClients (note: this event must be subscribed to)
+pub fn list_clients() {
+    let plugin_command = PluginCommand::ListClients;
+    let protobuf_plugin_command: ProtobufPluginCommand = plugin_command.try_into().unwrap();
+    object_to_stdout(&protobuf_plugin_command.encode_to_vec());
+    unsafe { host_run_plugin_command() };
+}
+
 /// Change configuration for the current user
 pub fn reconfigure(new_config: String, save_configuration_file: bool) {
     let plugin_command = PluginCommand::Reconfigure(new_config, save_configuration_file);