## tessen `tessen` is a bash script that can autotype and copy data from [password-store](https://git.zx2c4.com/password-store/) and [gopass](https://github.com/gopasspw/gopass) files. A wayland native dmenu is required to use tessen and the following dmenu backends are recognized - [rofi](https://github.com/lbonn/rofi) - [fuzzel](https://codeberg.org/dnkl/fuzzel) - [bemenu](https://github.com/Cloudef/bemenu) - [wofi](https://hg.sr.ht/~scoopta/wofi) If you want to use another wayland native dmenu backend not mentioned here, please open an [issue](https://github.com/ayushnix/tessen/issues) or [raise a PR](https://github.com/ayushnix/tessen/pulls). `tessen` is written to work only on wayland wlroots compositors such as [sway](https://swaywm.org/). If you'd rather use [fzf](https://github.com/junegunn/fzf) to copy your password-store data on both xorg/x11 and wayland, check out [pass-tessen](https://github.com/ayushnix/pass-tessen). ### Why use `tessen`? - `tessen` can autotype or copy (or do both at the same time!) your password store and gopass data including all of your key-value pair data From what I've observed, most scripts out there do not autotype and copy all of your key-value pair data. They also do not offer choices about autotyping or copying data with the same flexibility as `tessen` does. Although [rofi-pass](https://github.com/carnager/rofi-pass) is a good alternative, it only works on xorg/x11. `tessen` is made to work on wayland. - if you're using a web browser extension to access your passwords, you may wanna read [this](https://cmpxchg8b.com/passmgrs.html) article - `tessen` does not use any external programs unless they are absolutely necessary. This means that `tessen` doesn't need programs like `sed`, `awk`, `tr`, `cut`, `find`, `sort`, `head`, `tail`. This ensures that `tessen` isn't dependent on the subtle differences between GNU, BSD, and busybox coreutils. - the code is linted using [shellcheck](https://github.com/koalaman/shellcheck) and formatted using [shfmt](https://github.com/mvdan/sh). I've also tried to ensure that `tessen` doesn't leak any sensitive data. Please raise an issue or a pull request if you can make tessen more minimalistic or secure. ## Installation ### Dependencies - [bash](https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/) - at least one pass backend is needed - either [pass](https://git.zx2c4.com/password-store/) or [gopass](https://github.com/gopasspw/gopass) - a wayland native dmenu backend such as [rofi](https://github.com/lbonn/rofi), [bemenu](https://github.com/Cloudef/bemenu), [fuzzel](https://codeberg.org/dnkl/fuzzel), or [wofi](https://hg.sr.ht/~scoopta/wofi) - [wtype](https://github.com/atx/wtype) (optional, if you want to auto-type data) - [wl-clipboard](https://github.com/bugaevc/wl-clipboard) (optional, if you want to copy data) - [libnotify](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libnotify) (optional, to send notifications about copied data and the timeout period after which the clipboard will be cleared) - [pass-otp](https://github.com/tadfisher/pass-otp) (optional, to generate TOTP/HOTP) - [xdg-utils](https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/xdg-utils/) (optional, to open URLs) - [scdoc](https://git.sr.ht/~sircmpwn/scdoc) (optional, to build the man page) ### Arch Linux `tessen` is available in the [Arch User Repository](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/tessen/). ### Git Release ``` git clone https://github.com/ayushnix/tessen.git cd tessen sudo make install ``` You can also do `doas make install` if you're using [doas](https://github.com/Duncaen/OpenDoas) on Linux, which you probably should. ### Stable Release ``` curl -LO https://github.com/ayushnix/tessen/releases/download/v2.0.2/tessen-2.0.2.tar.gz tar xvzf tessen-2.0.2.tar.gz cd tessen-2.0.2/ sudo make install ``` or, you know, `doas make install`. ### Optional Steps and Minimal Installation There's an optional patch provided in the repository called `explicit_path.patch` which can be used to change the shebang from `#!/usr/bin/env bash` to `#!/bin/bash`. It also exports `$PATH` to ``` /usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin ``` to prevent execution of arbitrary binaries not owned by the root user. If you want to apply this patch, execute ``` patch -i explicit_path.patch tessen ``` before executing `sudo make install`. This patch should make `tessen` work fine on almost all Linux distributions except perhaps NixOS and GuixSD. If you don't want to build the man pages or install the shell completion files, you can use ``` sudo make minimal ``` to install the tessen script and nothing else. The man pages can be installed if needed using `sudo make man`, the bash completion file can be installed using `sudo make bashcomp`, and the fish completion file can be installed using `sudo make fishcomp`. ## Features - autotype or copy (or both at the same time!) data, including all valid key-value pairs, in pass and gopass - generate TOTP/HOTP - open URLs - use custom values for `user`, `password`, `url`, `autotype` keys - use custom autotype operations - use custom delay time for autotype Please read the [man page](https://github.com/ayushnix/tessen/blob/master/man/tessen.1.scd) for more information. ## Caveats :warning: The reason why `tessen` offers flexibility between autotyping and copying data is because autotyping may not always work accurately. There can be several reasons for this. One of the reasons when autotype doesn't work is when a web page doesn't follow the standard expectation of having a username and password text field one after the other and links are inserted between them. A good example is the login popup offered by Discourse. In such cases, autotyping can make a real mess. This is why `tessen` also provides an option to define custom autotype operations. `tessen` uses [wtype](https://github.com/atx/wtype/) for autotyping and it seems to work fine on Firefox. You'll need at least version [v0.4](https://github.com/atx/wtype/releases/tag/v0.4), or later, of wtype for autotyping to work on Chromium. I haven't tested any other web browsers. It seems like `wtype` uses the [virtual-keyboard-unstable-v1](https://wayland.app/protocols/virtual-keyboard-unstable-v1) protocol to emulate a virtual keyboard and [KDE supports](https://invent.kde.org/plasma/kwin/-/issues/74#note_369803) the [input-method-unstable-v2](https://wayland.app/protocols/input-method-unstable-v1) protocol. GNOME seems to be doing its own thing with [libie](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/mutter/-/issues/1974). There's also [ydotool](https://github.com/ReimuNotMoe/ydotool) which requires that users access `/dev/uinput`, which is restricted to the root user. I don't like this sort of fragmentation myself but if `tessen` ends up working on wlroots based compositors and on KDE, I'd be satisfied with that. It looks like `wtype` [doesn't use](https://github.com/atx/wtype/issues/5) the `input-method` protocol yet which restricts autotyping to wlroots based compositors for now. While using `/dev/uinput` sounds like an attractive option, I won't add support for it due to security concerns. ## What does `tessen` mean? [Here](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_war_fan) you go. ## Why did you choose this weird name? Because obvious names like pass-fzf and pass-clip are already taken by other projects? Also, for some reason, the way how bemenu and fuzzel's UI instantly opens up and displays relevant information reminded me of Japanese hand fans. I guess I was thinking of some anime while coming up with this name. ## Contributions Please see [this](https://github.com/ayushnix/tessen/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) file. ## Features that WON'T be implemented - xorg/x11 support, use [rofi-pass](https://github.com/carnager/rofi-pass) or fork this repo and implement it yourself - using [ydotool](https://github.com/ReimuNotMoe/ydotool), because it needs root access - adding, editing, or removing existing password store data - cache for storing frequently used password store selection data - importing passwords or exporting them ## Donate If you feel that this project helped you transition to wayland, please consider supporting me by buying me a coffee :coffee: Buy Me a Coffee at buymeacoffee.com Buy Me a Coffee at ko-fi.com If you're in India, you can also use UPI for donations. My UPI address is `ayushnix@ybl`.