feat: Added basic game and application detection

src/main.ts

@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ import { initDiscordRpc } from "./native/discordRpc";
 import { initTray } from "./native/tray";
 import { BUILD_URL, createMainWindow, mainWindow } from "./native/window";
 
+// Added by ICEBADGERR 02/10/2026
+import { detectRunningGame } from "./native/gameDetection";
+
 // Squirrel-specific logic
 // create/remove shortcuts on Windows when installing / uninstalling
 // we just need to close out of the app immediately
@@ -28,6 +31,9 @@ if (acquiredLock) {
   // start auto update logic
   updateElectronApp();
 
+  //Variable to check the current game process that is running 
+  let currentGame: string | null = null;
+
   // create and configure the app when electron is ready
   app.on("ready", () => {
     // enable auto start on Windows and MacOS
@@ -42,6 +48,21 @@ if (acquiredLock) {
     initTray();
     initDiscordRpc();
 
+    //Detect game that is being played code 
+    setInterval(async () => {
+      const game = await detectRunningGame();
+
+      //Only log if it is changed
+      if (game !== currentGame) {
+        currentGame = game;
+        if (game) {
+          console.log('Now Playing:', game);
+        } else{
+          console.log('Stopped Playing');
+        }
+      }
+    }, 5000); //Checks every 5 seconds 
+
     // Windows specific fix for notifications
     if (process.platform === "win32") {
       app.setAppUserModelId("chat.stoat.notifications");

src/native/gameDetection.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import { exec } from 'child_process';
+import { promisify } from 'util';
+
+const execAsync = promisify(exec)
+
+//Simple detect list
+const KNOWN_GAMES: Record<string, string> = {
+  'steam.exe': 'Steam',
+  'discord.exe': 'Discord',
+  'code': 'VS Code (replace with actual game later)'
+  // Add more later
+};
+
+export async function detectRunningGame(): Promise<string | null> {
+  try{
+    //For linux
+    const { stdout } = await execAsync('ps aux');
+    const lowerOutput = stdout.toLowerCase();
+
+    for (const [processName, gameName] of Object.entries(KNOWN_GAMES)) {
+      if (lowerOutput.includes(processName.toLowerCase())) {
+        return gameName;
+      }
+    }
+
+    return null;
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('Error deteching game:', error);
+    return null;
+  }
+}