From 288a07eb737a90db57b9db40265318fbd6581cec Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Anna Rose Wiggins <annabunches@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2025 12:57:01 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Make modeless operation work more cleanly / remove implicit
 "main" mode.

---
 cmd/joyful/main.go              | 2 +-
 internal/config/configparser.go | 7 +++++--
 internal/config/rules.go        | 2 +-
 3 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/cmd/joyful/main.go b/cmd/joyful/main.go
index 87748c2..d687251 100644
--- a/cmd/joyful/main.go
+++ b/cmd/joyful/main.go
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func main() {
 	logger.Logf("registered %d timers", timerCount)
 
 	// initialize the mode variable
-	mode := "main"
+	mode := config.GetModes()[0]
 
 	fmt.Println("Joyful Running! Press Ctrl+C to quit.")
 	for {
diff --git a/internal/config/configparser.go b/internal/config/configparser.go
index 33d2df1..564c00d 100644
--- a/internal/config/configparser.go
+++ b/internal/config/configparser.go
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ func (parser *ConfigParser) Parse(directory string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (parser *ConfigParser) getModes() []string {
-	return append([]string{"main"}, parser.config.Modes...)
+func (parser *ConfigParser) GetModes() []string {
+	if len(parser.config.Modes) == 0 {
+		return []string{"*"}
+	}
+	return parser.config.Modes
 }
diff --git a/internal/config/rules.go b/internal/config/rules.go
index caab802..dd8fba4 100644
--- a/internal/config/rules.go
+++ b/internal/config/rules.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import (
 // For very large rule-bases this may be helpful for staying performant.
 func (parser *ConfigParser) BuildRules(pDevs map[string]*evdev.InputDevice, vDevs map[string]*evdev.InputDevice) []mappingrules.MappingRule {
 	rules := make([]mappingrules.MappingRule, 0)
-	modes := parser.getModes()
+	modes := parser.GetModes()
 
 	for _, ruleConfig := range parser.config.Rules {
 		var newRule mappingrules.MappingRule