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The goal of this library is to make it as easy to use as possible. This page will list the documentation of the client function. For examples, please check the examples.

create_notification(title='Notification', subtitle=None, text=None, icon=None, sound=None, delay=timedelta(), action_button_str=None, action_callback=None, reply_button_str=None, reply_callback=None, snooze_button_str=None)

Create a MacOS notification :)

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
title str

Title of the notification.

'Notification'
subtitle str | None

The subtitle of the notification.

None
text str | None

The text/main body of the notification.

None
icon str | Path | None

An Icon you would like to set on the right bottom.

None
delay timedelta

Delay before showing the message.

timedelta()
action_button_str str | None

The string of the Action button.

None
action_callback Callable[[], None] | None

The function to call when the action button is pressed.

None
reply_button_str str | None

The string of the Reply button.

None
reply_callback Callable[[str], None] | None

The function to call with the replied text.

None
snooze_button_str str | None

This is a useless button that closes the notification (but not the process). Think of this as a snooze button.

None
Source code in mac_notifications/client.py
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def create_notification(
    title: str = "Notification",
    subtitle: str | None = None,
    text: str | None = None,
    icon: str | Path | None = None,
    sound: str | None = None,
    delay: timedelta = timedelta(),
    action_button_str: str | None = None,
    action_callback: Callable[[], None] | None = None,
    reply_button_str: str | None = None,
    reply_callback: Callable[[str], None] | None = None,
    snooze_button_str: str | None = None,
) -> Notification :
    """
    Create a MacOS notification :)
    :param title: Title of the notification.
    :param subtitle: The subtitle of the notification.
    :param text: The text/main body of the notification.
    :param icon: An Icon you would like to set on the right bottom.
    :param delay: Delay before showing the message.
    :param action_button_str: The string of the Action button.
    :param action_callback: The function to call when the action button is pressed.
    :param reply_button_str: The string of the Reply button.
    :param reply_callback: The function to call with the replied text.
    :param snooze_button_str: This is a useless button that closes the notification (but not the process). Think of
    this as a snooze button.
    """
    notification_config = NotificationConfig(
        title=title,
        subtitle=subtitle,
        text=text,
        icon=(str(icon.resolve()) if isinstance(icon, Path) else icon) if icon else None,
        sound=sound,
        delay=delay,
        action_button_str=action_button_str,
        action_callback=action_callback,
        reply_button_str=reply_button_str,
        reply_callback=reply_callback,
        snooze_button_str=snooze_button_str,
    )
    return get_notification_manager().create_notification(notification_config)