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 # `wayland-recorder`
-Scripts to use with `wf-recorder` and `waybar` for screen recording
+
+Scripts to use with `wf-recorder` and `waybar` for screen recording.
 
 ## Dependencies
 
-* [`slurp`](https://github.com/emersion/slurp)
-* [`wf-recorder`](https://github.com/ammen99/wf-recorder)
+- [`slurp`](https://github.com/emersion/slurp)
+- [`wf-recorder`](https://github.com/ammen99/wf-recorder)
 
-[`waybar`](https://github.com/Alexays/Waybar) can optionally be used to show
-that a recording is in progress, but is not strictly necessary.
+[`waybar`](https://github.com/Alexays/Waybar) can optionally be used to show that a recording is in progress, but is not strictly necessary.
 
 ## Setup
 
-[`record-screen`](record-screen) is the main script. It is intended to be
-bound to a hot key. Upon the first invocation, it runs `slurp` to let you
-select an area of the screen to record, and then runs `wf-recorder` in the
-background. By default, it records to `~/Videos/Recordings`, but this can be
-changed by editing the script. On a second invocation, it stops the
-recording.
+[`record-screen`](record-screen) is the main script. It is intended to be bound to a hotkey. Upon the first invocation, it runs `slurp` to let you select an area of the screen to record, and then runs `wf-recorder` in the background. By default, it records to `~/vids/recordings`, but this can be changed by editing the script. On a second invocation, it stops the recording.
 
-To use it, you can, for example, configure `sway` as such:
+### New Flags:
 
-    bindsym $mod+print exec exec <path to record-screen>
+- `-c` or `--check`: Checks if a recording is in progress and prints the status.
+- `-a` or `--audio`: Records audio only (no screen recording).
+- Default behavior (without flags) starts a screen recording after selecting the area via `slurp`.
+
+### Usage:
+
+- **To start a screen recording**:  
+  Simply run the script or bind it to a hotkey. The first time you run it, it will prompt you to select the screen area and start the recording.
+
+  ```bash
+  ./record-screen
+  ```
+
+- **To stop an ongoing recording**:  
+  Running the script again will stop the recording.
+
+  ```bash
+  ./record-screen
+  ```
+
+- **To start an audio-only recording**:  
+  Pass the `-a` or `--audio` flag to the script to start recording audio only (no screen capture).
+
+  ```bash
+  ./record-screen --audio
+  ```
+
+- **To check if a recording is currently in progress**:  
+  Use the `-c` or `--check` flag to see if a recording is currently active.
+  ```bash
+  ./record-screen --check
+  ```
+
+### Example Keybinding for `sway`:
+
+You can configure the script to be executed via a hotkey, for example with the following line in your `sway` configuration:
+
+```bash
+bindsym $mod+print exec exec <path to record-screen>
+```
+
+This will start/stop the screen recording upon each key press.
 
 ## Waybar integration
 
-[`record-screend`](record-screend) can be used to create a custom waybar
-widget which shows if a recording is in progress.
+[`record-screen -c`](record-screen) can be used to create a custom waybar widget that shows if a recording is in progress.
 
-This is an example configuration:
+Here's an example configuration for `waybar`:
 
 ```json
-    "custom/recording": {
-        "exec": "exec <path to record-screend>",
-        "exec-on-event": false,
-        "on-click": "pkill -INT -P \"$(pgrep -xo record-screen)\" wf-recorder"
-    },
+"custom/recording": {
+    "exec": "~/.local/bin/record-screen -c",
+    "interval": 1,
+    "tooltip-format": "Recording ON!",
+    "on-click": "~/.local/bin/record-screen"
+}
 ```
 
-This configuration also allows you to terminate the current recording by
-simply clicking the message.
+### Explanation:
 
-Note that the script attempts to display an icon with Font Awesome. If this
-is not desired, the script could be edited to remove it.
+- `"exec"` runs the script with the `-c` flag every second to check if a recording is in progress.
+- `"on-click"` will execute the script without flags, which will stop the current recording when clicked.
+- `"interval": 1` updates the status every second.
+
+This configuration also allows you to terminate the current recording by simply clicking the widget.
+
+Note that the script attempts to display an icon with Font Awesome. If this is not desired, the script could be edited to remove the icon.
diff --git a/record-screen b/record-screen
index 27d3114..7294f37 100755
--- a/record-screen
+++ b/record-screen
@@ -1,10 +1,50 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-if ! pkill -INT -P "$(pgrep -xo record-screen)" wf-recorder 2>/dev/null; then
-    geometry="$(slurp -d)"
-    if [ -n "$geometry" ]; then
-        pkill -USR1 -x record-screend
-        mkdir -p ~/Videos/Recordings
-        wf-recorder -f ~/Videos/Recordings/"screen-record-$(date +%Y-%m-%d-%H-%M-%S).mp4" -g "$geometry"
-        pkill -USR2 -x record-screend
-    fi
+
+# Get the process ID of the running wf-recorder
+recording_pid=$(pgrep -xo wf-recorder)
+
+# Check if -a or --audio is passed for audio-only recording
+audio_only=false
+if [[ "$1" == "-a" || "$1" == "--audio" ]]; then
+    audio_only=true
+fi
+
+# Function to handle errors gracefully
+error_exit() {
+    notify-send "Screen Recording" "$1"
+    exit 1
+}
+
+# Handle the --check (-c) flag
+if [[ "$1" == "-c" || "$1" == "--check" ]]; then
+    if [[ -n "$recording_pid" ]]; then
+        echo "  Recording"
+    fi
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+# Stop recording if already running
+if [[ -n "$recording_pid" ]]; then
+    kill "$recording_pid" && notify-send "Screen Recording" "Recording stopped" || error_exit "Failed to stop recording :/"
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+# Get the screen geometry using `slurp`
+geometry="$(slurp -d)" || error_exit "Failed to capture screen geometry :/"
+
+if [[ -n "$geometry" ]]; then
+    # Create the recordings directory if it doesn't exist
+    recordings_dir=~/vids/recordings
+    mkdir -p "$recordings_dir" || error_exit "Failed to create directory: $recordings_dir :/"
+
+    # Start recording using wf-recorder
+    if [[ "$audio_only" == true ]]; then
+    wf-recorder -a -f "$recordings_dir/screen-record-$(date +%Y-%m-%d-%H-%M-%S).mp4" -g "$geometry" || \
+        error_exit "Failed to start screen recording :/"
+    else
+    wf-recorder -f "$recordings_dir/screen-record-$(date +%Y-%m-%d-%H-%M-%S).mp4" -g "$geometry" || \
+        error_exit "Failed to start screen recording :/"
+    fi
+else
+    error_exit "No geometry selected :/"
 fi
diff --git a/record-screend b/record-screend
deleted file mode 100755
index 7c584e3..0000000
--- a/record-screend
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-recordings=0
-
-update() {
-    if [ "$recordings" -gt 0 ]; then
-        echo " Recording"
-    else
-        echo
-    fi
-}
-
-begin_record() {
-    recordings=$((recordings + 1))
-    update
-}
-
-end_record() {
-    recordings=$((recordings - 1))
-    update
-}
-
-exec sleep infinity &
-
-pid="$!"
-trap begin_record SIGUSR1
-trap end_record SIGUSR2
-trap "kill $pid" EXIT
-
-while :; do
-    wait "$pid"
-done