4 files changed, 58 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/widget/api/credits.go b/widget/api/credits.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e30cbea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/widget/api/credits.go
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+package api
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"io"
+)
+
+const MethodCredits Method = "credits"
+
+type Credits struct {
+	Author   string   `json:"author"`
+	Homepage string   `json:"homepage"`
+	Other    []string `json:"other,omitempty"`
+}
+
+func (c *Credits) Respond(w io.Writer, _ ...string) error {
+	b, err := json.Marshal(c)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	_, err = w.Write(b)
+	return err
+}
diff --git a/widget/api/handle.go b/widget/api/handle.go
index e04d3d2..fed2142 100644
--- a/widget/api/handle.go
+++ b/widget/api/handle.go
@@ -8,16 +8,27 @@ import (
 
 type Widget struct {
 	Hello
+	Credits
 	Writer io.Writer
 }
 
-func NewWidget(name, id string) *Widget {
+type MethodResponder interface {
+	Respond(io.Writer, ...string) error
+}
+
+type Method string
+
+func NewWidget(name, id string, author, homepage string) *Widget {
 	return &Widget{
 		Hello: Hello{
 			Name:    name,
 			ID:      id,
 			Version: 1,
 		},
+		Credits: Credits{
+			Author:   author,
+			Homepage: homepage,
+		},
 		Writer: os.Stdout,
 	}
 }
@@ -29,6 +40,8 @@ func (w *Widget) Handle() error {
 	switch Method(os.Args[1]) {
 	case MethodHello:
 		return w.Hello.Respond(w.Writer)
+	case MethodCredits:
+		return w.Credits.Respond(w.Writer)
 	}
 	return fmt.Errorf("unknown method: %s", os.Args[1])
 }
diff --git a/widget/api/hello.go b/widget/api/hello.go
index 7995a36..fd071d5 100644
--- a/widget/api/hello.go
+++ b/widget/api/hello.go
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"io"
 )
 
-type Method string
-
 const MethodHello Method = "hello"
 
 type Hello struct {
@@ -15,7 +13,7 @@ type Hello struct {
 	Version uint   `json:"version"`
 }
 
-func (h *Hello) Respond(w io.Writer) error {
+func (h *Hello) Respond(w io.Writer, _ ...string) error {
 	b, err := json.Marshal(h)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/widget/widget.go b/widget/widget.go
index 29a8f3a..140cbf1 100644
--- a/widget/widget.go
+++ b/widget/widget.go
@@ -92,6 +92,26 @@ func readPluginDir(dir []os.DirEntry, path string) ([]*Widget, error) {
 	return widgets, nil
 }
 
+func (w *Widget) FetchCredits(ctx context.Context) (*api.Credits, error) {
+	c := make(chan any)
+	go w.Request(ctx, api.MethodCredits, c)
+	select {
+	case <-ctx.Done():
+		return nil, ctx.Err()
+	case out := <-c:
+		err, ok := out.(error)
+		if ok {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		b, ok := out.([]byte)
+		if !ok {
+			return nil, errors.Join(ErrUnexceptedType, fmt.Errorf("got %T instead of []byte", out))
+		}
+		var credits api.Credits
+		return &credits, json.Unmarshal(b, &credits)
+	}
+}
+
 func (w *Widget) Request(_ context.Context, m api.Method, c chan<- any, args ...string) {
 	args = append([]string{string(m)}, args...)
 	cmd := exec.Command(fmt.Sprintf("./plugins/%s", w.Path), args...)