5 files changed, 80 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/src/safe_x11/Makefile b/src/safe_x11/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4ea8a63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/safe_x11/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+all:
+	$(CC) -c -fPIC safex11.c -o safex11.o -lX11
+	$(CC) -shared -o libsafex11.so safex11.o -lX11
+
+clean:
+	rm safex11.o
+	rm *.so*
diff --git a/src/safe_x11/event.rs b/src/safe_x11/event.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2519bad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/safe_x11/event.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+use x11::xlib::{
+    XConnectionNumber,
+    Display,
+    XEvent,
+};
+
+use std::mem::uninitialized;
+
+use libc::c_int;
+
+#[link(name = "safex11")]
+extern {
+    /// Get an XEvent if there're one on the queue or wait a little before continue.
+    fn select_next_event(display: *mut Display, x11_fd: c_int, ev: *mut XEvent) -> c_int;
+}
+
+/// Get the file descriptor for the XServer
+pub fn x11_fd(display: *mut Display) -> c_int {
+    unsafe { XConnectionNumber(display) }
+}
+
+/// Get the next event from the xserver. This call will not block forever
+/// (like XNextEvent), instead it will wait for a certain time (1 second
+/// for now, but it can change) so we're not blocking the socket interface
+/// on the main thread.
+pub fn next_xevent(display: *mut Display, fd: c_int) -> XEvent {
+    unsafe {
+        let mut last_event: XEvent = uninitialized();
+        let retval = select_next_event(display, fd, &mut last_event) as i32;
+        last_event
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/src/safe_x11/mod.rs b/src/safe_x11/mod.rs
index e587021..06c7b3c 100644
--- a/src/safe_x11/mod.rs
+++ b/src/safe_x11/mod.rs
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@ use x11::xlib::{
 
     // Windows
     Window,
-    
-    // Events
-    XEvent,
 };
 use x11::xlib::XKeyEvent;
 
@@ -28,6 +25,7 @@ use std::slice;
 use std::fmt;
 
 pub mod window;
+pub mod event;
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct XSafeError<'a> {
@@ -137,16 +135,6 @@ pub fn grab_key(display: *mut Display, key: u32, modifiers: u32, owner_events: b
     }
 }
 
-/// Get the next event from the xserver. This call will block until a
-/// event spawns.
-pub fn next_xevent(display: *mut Display) -> XEvent {
-    unsafe {
-        let mut last_event: XEvent = uninitialized();
-        xlib::XNextEvent(display, &mut last_event);
-        last_event
-    }
-}
-
 // Window code.
 
 /// Get a list from the active windows. This doesn't generate a hierarchical
diff --git a/src/safe_x11/safex11.c b/src/safe_x11/safex11.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e4f87d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/safe_x11/safex11.c
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#include "safex11.h"
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <X11/Xutil.h>
+
+int select_next_event(Display *display, int x11_fd, XEvent *retval)
+{
+    fd_set in_fds;
+    struct timeval tv;
+    XEvent ev;
+    /* check if there're some events on the queue first of all. */
+    if(XPending(display) > 0)
+        goto EVENT_QUEUED;
+
+    FD_ZERO(&in_fds);
+    FD_SET(x11_fd, &in_fds);
+
+    /* one second */
+    tv.tv_usec = 0;
+    tv.tv_sec = 1;
+
+    /* Wait for X Event or a Timer */
+    if(select(x11_fd+1, &in_fds, 0, 0, &tv))
+        goto EVENT_QUEUED;
+
+    return 0;
+
+EVENT_QUEUED:
+        XNextEvent(display, &ev);
+        *retval = ev;
+        return 1;
+}
diff --git a/src/safe_x11/safex11.h b/src/safe_x11/safex11.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bbf4e80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/safe_x11/safex11.h
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#ifndef _WM_EVENT_H_
+#define _WM_EVENT_H_
+#include <X11/Xlib.h>
+
+int select_next_event(Display *display, int x11_fd, XEvent *retval);
+
+#endif