Emoji Cycler Plugin

An example dms plugin that displays cycling emojis in your bar with an emoji picker popout.

Features

Cycling Emojis: Automatically rotates through your selected emoji set in the bar
Emoji Picker: Click the widget to open a grid of 120+ emojis
Copy to Clipboard: Click any emoji in the picker to copy it to clipboard (uses wl-copy)
Customizable: Choose emoji sets, cycle speed, and max emojis shown

Installation

Copy this directory to ~/.config/DankMaterialShell/plugins/ExampleEmojiPlugin
Open DMS Settings → Plugins
Click "Scan for Plugins"
Enable "Emoji Cycler"
Add exampleEmojiPlugin to your DankBar widget list

Settings

Emoji Set

Choose from different emoji collections:

Happy & Sad: Mix of emotional faces
Hearts: Various colored hearts
Hand Gestures: Thumbs up, peace signs, etc.
All Mixed: A bit of everything

Cycle Speed

Control how fast emojis rotate (500ms - 10000ms)

Max Bar Emojis

How many emojis to display at once (1-8)

Usage

In the bar: Watch emojis cycle through automatically Click the widget: Opens emoji picker with 120+ emojis Click any emoji: Copies it to clipboard and shows toast

Requirements

wl-copy (for clipboard support on Wayland)

Example Code Highlights

This plugin demonstrates:

Using PluginComponent for bar integration
SelectionSetting, SliderSetting for configuration
Timer-based animation
Popout content with grid layout
External command execution (Quickshell.execDetached)
Toast notifications (ToastService.show)
Dynamic settings loading/saving

Perfect template for creating your own DMS plugins!

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