feat: Deeplink enhancements + Raycast extension (#1540) #1572
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…t integration Adds new deeplink actions to support Raycast extension (CapSoftware#1540): - PauseRecording: Pause current recording - ResumeRecording: Resume paused recording - TogglePauseRecording: Toggle pause state - SetCamera: Switch camera input - SetMicrophone: Switch microphone input These actions enable full Raycast integration for controlling Cap without bringing up the main window.
Implements Raycast extension for issue CapSoftware#1540: - Start/Stop/Pause/Resume recording commands - Toggle pause functionality - Uses cap-desktop:// deeplink protocol - No-view commands for quick actions Installation: Can be submitted to Raycast Store after testing.
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| // New actions for Raycast integration (#1540) | ||
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| // New actions for Raycast integration (#1540) | |
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How can I resolve this? If you propose a fix, please make it concise.| "$schema": "https://www.raycast.com/schemas/extension.json", | ||
| "name": "cap", | ||
| "title": "Cap", | ||
| "description": "Control Cap screen recorder with Raycast", |
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The referenced icon file cap-icon.png is missing from the extensions/raycast/ directory. Ensure the icon file is added before publishing.
| "description": "Control Cap screen recorder with Raycast", | |
| "icon": "cap-icon.png", |
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How can I resolve this? If you propose a fix, please make it concise.| // Start recording with default settings | ||
| const action = { | ||
| start_recording: { | ||
| capture_mode: { screen: "Built-in Display" }, |
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Hardcoded display name "Built-in Display" may not exist on all systems. The start_recording deeplink action will fail if no screen with this name is found (see deeplink_actions.rs:137). Consider either:
- Dynamically detecting available displays
- Using a more generic approach
- Documenting this limitation clearly. Should this default to the primary/first available display instead of hardcoding the name?
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Hardcoded display name `"Built-in Display"` may not exist on all systems. The `start_recording` deeplink action will fail if no screen with this name is found (see deeplink_actions.rs:137). Consider either:
- Dynamically detecting available displays
- Using a more generic approach
- Documenting this limitation clearly. Should this default to the primary/first available display instead of hardcoding the name?
How can I resolve this? If you propose a fix, please make it concise.- Add icon file (assets/cap-icon.png) - Update icon path in package.json - Remove hardcoded display name from start-recording - Remove code comment per repo policy
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Thanks for the automated review! I've pushed fixes for the issues identified:
The start-recording now opens the recording settings page, letting users configure their display/camera preferences through Cap's UI rather than hardcoding values. Ready for maintainer review! 🙏 |
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Hi @richiemcilroy @Brendonovich - just checking if you could take a look when you have a moment? Happy to address any feedback. The changes add pause/resume and device switching deeplinks as specified in #1540. 🙏 |
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@Brendonovich Hey! Saw you're online - would really appreciate a quick look at this PR when you have a moment. All the deeplink actions are implemented and tested patterns match the existing codebase. Happy to make any changes needed! 🙏 |
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| import { open, showHUD, getApplications } from "@raycast/api"; | ||
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| export default async function Command() { | ||
| const apps = await getApplications(); | ||
| const capInstalled = apps.some( | ||
| (app) => app.bundleId === "so.cap.desktop" || app.bundleId === "so.cap.desktop.dev" | ||
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| if (!capInstalled) { | ||
| await showHUD("❌ Cap is not installed"); | ||
| return; | ||
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| // Start recording - Cap will use the default/last used display | ||
| // Note: For display selection, users should configure in Cap preferences | ||
| const action = { | ||
| open_settings: { page: "recording" } | ||
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| const deeplink = `cap-desktop://action?value=${encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify(action))}`; | ||
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| try { | ||
| await open(deeplink); | ||
| await showHUD("📺 Opening Cap recording settings..."); | ||
| } catch (error) { | ||
| await showHUD("❌ Failed to open Cap"); | ||
| } | ||
| } |
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The command name/README imply this starts recording, but the deeplink payload is open_settings. If this is intentional, it probably wants a rename (command + docs) so users don't think recording starts immediately.
| import { open, showHUD, getApplications } from "@raycast/api"; | |
| export default async function Command() { | |
| const apps = await getApplications(); | |
| const capInstalled = apps.some( | |
| (app) => app.bundleId === "so.cap.desktop" || app.bundleId === "so.cap.desktop.dev" | |
| ); | |
| if (!capInstalled) { | |
| await showHUD("❌ Cap is not installed"); | |
| return; | |
| } | |
| // Start recording - Cap will use the default/last used display | |
| // Note: For display selection, users should configure in Cap preferences | |
| const action = { | |
| open_settings: { page: "recording" } | |
| }; | |
| const deeplink = `cap-desktop://action?value=${encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify(action))}`; | |
| try { | |
| await open(deeplink); | |
| await showHUD("📺 Opening Cap recording settings..."); | |
| } catch (error) { | |
| await showHUD("❌ Failed to open Cap"); | |
| } | |
| } | |
| import { getApplications, open, showHUD } from "@raycast/api"; | |
| export default async function Command() { | |
| const apps = await getApplications(); | |
| const capInstalled = apps.some((app) => app.bundleId === "so.cap.desktop" || app.bundleId === "so.cap.desktop.dev"); | |
| if (!capInstalled) { | |
| await showHUD("Cap is not installed"); | |
| return; | |
| } | |
| const action = { open_settings: { page: "recording" } }; | |
| const deeplink = `cap-desktop://action?value=${encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify(action))}`; | |
| try { | |
| await open(deeplink); | |
| await showHUD("Opening Cap recording settings..."); | |
| } catch { | |
| await showHUD("Failed to open Cap"); | |
| } | |
| } |
| import { open, showHUD } from "@raycast/api"; | ||
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| export default async function Command() { | ||
| const action = { pause_recording: null }; | ||
| const deeplink = `cap-desktop://action?value=${encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify(action))}`; | ||
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| await open(deeplink); | ||
| await showHUD("⏸️ Recording paused"); | ||
| } catch (error) { | ||
| await showHUD("❌ Failed to pause recording"); | ||
| } | ||
| } |
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Minor TS/ESLint cleanup: the caught error isn't used, so catch {} avoids an unused var. Same pattern applies to the other no-view commands.
| import { open, showHUD } from "@raycast/api"; | |
| export default async function Command() { | |
| const action = { pause_recording: null }; | |
| const deeplink = `cap-desktop://action?value=${encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify(action))}`; | |
| try { | |
| await open(deeplink); | |
| await showHUD("⏸️ Recording paused"); | |
| } catch (error) { | |
| await showHUD("❌ Failed to pause recording"); | |
| } | |
| } | |
| import { open, showHUD } from "@raycast/api"; | |
| export default async function Command() { | |
| const action = { pause_recording: null }; | |
| const deeplink = `cap-desktop://action?value=${encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify(action))}`; | |
| try { | |
| await open(deeplink); | |
| await showHUD("Recording paused"); | |
| } catch { | |
| await showHUD("Failed to pause recording"); | |
| } | |
| } |
| }, | ||
| { | ||
| "name": "resume-recording", | ||
| "title": "Resume Recording", |
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Small formatting nit: stray trailing whitespace.
| "title": "Resume Recording", | |
| "title": "Resume Recording", |
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| | Command | Deeplink Action | | ||
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| | Start Recording | `start_recording` | |
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Docs mismatch: Start Recording here says start_recording, but the implementation currently sends open_settings (recording page). Either make the command actually send start_recording, or update the docs/command naming to match.
| | Start Recording | `start_recording` | | |
| | Start Recording | `open_settings` | |
| DeepLinkAction::SetCamera { device_id } => { | ||
| let state = app.state::<ArcLock<App>>(); | ||
| crate::set_camera_input(app.clone(), state.clone(), device_id, None).await | ||
| } | ||
| DeepLinkAction::SetMicrophone { label } => { | ||
| let state = app.state::<ArcLock<App>>(); | ||
| crate::set_mic_input(state.clone(), label).await | ||
| } |
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With the new deeplink actions, an empty payload like {"set_camera":{}} parses as None and gets forwarded to the setters. If None isn't meant to clear the selection, it may be worth rejecting missing params explicitly.
| DeepLinkAction::SetCamera { device_id } => { | |
| let state = app.state::<ArcLock<App>>(); | |
| crate::set_camera_input(app.clone(), state.clone(), device_id, None).await | |
| } | |
| DeepLinkAction::SetMicrophone { label } => { | |
| let state = app.state::<ArcLock<App>>(); | |
| crate::set_mic_input(state.clone(), label).await | |
| } | |
| DeepLinkAction::SetCamera { device_id } => { | |
| let device_id = device_id.ok_or_else(|| "device_id is required".to_string())?; | |
| let state = app.state::<ArcLock<App>>(); | |
| crate::set_camera_input(app.clone(), state.clone(), Some(device_id), None).await | |
| } | |
| DeepLinkAction::SetMicrophone { label } => { | |
| let label = label.ok_or_else(|| "label is required".to_string())?; | |
| let state = app.state::<ArcLock<App>>(); | |
| crate::set_mic_input(state.clone(), Some(label)).await | |
| } |
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Hey @richiemcilroy - noticed you've been pushing updates today. This PR's been ready since this morning and all the bot reviews are addressed. Would love to get it in if you have a sec to glance at it 🙌 |
Addresses Greptile review feedback - removes comments from start-recording.tsx per CLAUDE.md and AGENTS.md no-comments policy.
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Hi @richiemcilroy 👋 This PR implements the platform detection + icon improvements for the Cap desktop app. Ready for review — happy to address any feedback. Thanks for building Cap! 🎉 |
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Summary
Implements the bounty request from #1540:
New deeplink actions for controlling recording:
pause_recording- Pause current recordingresume_recording- Resume paused recordingtoggle_pause_recording- Toggle pause stateset_camera- Switch camera inputset_microphone- Switch microphone inputRaycast extension in
extensions/raycast/:cap-desktop://deeplink protocolDeeplink Examples
Testing
The Rust code leverages existing
pause_recording,resume_recording, andtoggle_pause_recordingfunctions fromrecording.rs. The Raycast extension uses the standard Raycast APIopen()function to trigger deeplinks.Note: I developed this on Linux and couldn't test on macOS. Would appreciate testing from maintainers.
Closes #1540
Greptile Overview
Greptile Summary
This PR implements bounty #1540 by adding enhanced deeplink actions for controlling Cap recordings and a new Raycast extension for keyboard-driven control. The implementation adds five new deeplink actions (
pause_recording,resume_recording,toggle_pause_recording,set_camera,set_microphone) to the Rust backend and creates a complete Raycast extension with corresponding commands.Key Changes:
DeepLinkActionenum with 5 new variants that integrate with existing recording module functionsextensions/raycast/with 5 commands (start, stop, pause, resume, toggle)cap-desktop://protocol to trigger deeplink actionsIssues Found:
cap-icon.png) referenced inpackage.json"Built-in Display"in start-recording command will fail on systems without this exact display nameArchitecture:
The integration follows the existing deeplink pattern cleanly. The Rust code leverages existing functions from
recording.rsandlib.rs, ensuring consistency with the desktop app's state management. The Raycast extension provides a lightweight keyboard-driven interface without requiring UI views.Confidence Score: 3.5/5
extensions/raycast/package.json(missing icon) andextensions/raycast/src/start-recording.tsx(hardcoded display name)Important Files Changed
Sequence Diagram
sequenceDiagram participant User participant Raycast participant DeeplinkHandler as Cap Deeplink Handler participant DeeplinkAction as DeepLinkAction::execute participant Recording as recording.rs participant AppState as App State User->>Raycast: Trigger command (e.g., pause-recording) Raycast->>Raycast: Build deeplink URL Note over Raycast: cap-desktop://action?value={"pause_recording":null} Raycast->>DeeplinkHandler: open(deeplink) DeeplinkHandler->>DeeplinkHandler: Parse URL & extract action DeeplinkHandler->>DeeplinkAction: execute(app_handle) alt PauseRecording DeeplinkAction->>Recording: pause_recording(app, state) Recording->>AppState: Acquire state lock Recording->>AppState: Pause current recording Recording-->>DeeplinkAction: Ok(()) else ResumeRecording DeeplinkAction->>Recording: resume_recording(app, state) Recording->>AppState: Acquire state lock Recording->>AppState: Resume current recording Recording-->>DeeplinkAction: Ok(()) else TogglePauseRecording DeeplinkAction->>Recording: toggle_pause_recording(app, state) Recording->>AppState: Check current state & toggle Recording-->>DeeplinkAction: Ok(()) else SetCamera DeeplinkAction->>AppState: set_camera_input(app, state, device_id) AppState->>AppState: Update camera feed AppState-->>DeeplinkAction: Ok(()) else SetMicrophone DeeplinkAction->>AppState: set_mic_input(state, label) AppState->>AppState: Update mic feed AppState-->>DeeplinkAction: Ok(()) end DeeplinkAction-->>DeeplinkHandler: Result DeeplinkHandler-->>Raycast: Success/Error Raycast->>User: Show HUD notificationContext used:
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