1 files changed, 20 insertions, 0 deletions
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...)