2 files changed, 33 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/crates/core/src/lib.rs b/crates/core/src/lib.rs
index 7b728d9..ed24e78 100644
--- a/crates/core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/core/src/lib.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ pub use regex::Regex;
 pub use rules::{WindowMatch, WindowRule, WindowRuleActions};
 pub use theme::{format_hex_color, parse_hex_color, ThemeConfig};
 pub use window::{
-    classify_menu_source, parse_button_order, ButtonOrder, GlobalMenu, MenuSource, ResizeEdge, TitlebarButton, TitlebarHit, Window, WindowId,
+    classify_menu_source, format_button_order, parse_button_order, ButtonOrder, GlobalMenu, MenuSource, ResizeEdge, TitlebarButton, TitlebarHit, Window, WindowId,
     BUTTON_CLUSTER_MARGIN, BUTTON_PITCH, RESIZE_MARGIN, TITLEBAR_HEIGHT,
 };
 pub use workspace::{Workspace, WorkspaceId};
diff --git a/crates/core/src/window.rs b/crates/core/src/window.rs
index a8de352..21faeff 100644
--- a/crates/core/src/window.rs
+++ b/crates/core/src/window.rs
@@ -838,6 +838,23 @@ pub fn parse_button_order(s: &str) -> Option<ButtonOrder> {
     Some(order)
 }
 
+/// [`parse_button_order`]'s exact inverse - `"close,minimize,maximize"`,
+/// lowercase, comma-separated in the order the buttons actually render.
+/// Exists for settings readback, same reasoning as `format_hex_color`:
+/// a caller reading `button_order` back over IPC should get the identical
+/// string shape `srd set button_order` itself accepts.
+pub fn format_button_order(order: ButtonOrder) -> String {
+    order
+        .iter()
+        .map(|b| match b {
+            TitlebarButton::Close => "close",
+            TitlebarButton::Minimize => "minimize",
+            TitlebarButton::Maximize => "maximize",
+        })
+        .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+        .join(",")
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod button_order_tests {
     use super::*;
@@ -869,6 +886,21 @@ mod button_order_tests {
     }
 
     #[test]
+    fn format_button_order_round_trips_through_parse_button_order() {
+        for order in [
+            [TitlebarButton::Close, TitlebarButton::Minimize, TitlebarButton::Maximize],
+            [TitlebarButton::Maximize, TitlebarButton::Minimize, TitlebarButton::Close],
+        ] {
+            assert_eq!(parse_button_order(&format_button_order(order)), Some(order));
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn format_button_order_matches_the_exact_shape_set_accepts() {
+        assert_eq!(format_button_order([TitlebarButton::Close, TitlebarButton::Minimize, TitlebarButton::Maximize]), "close,minimize,maximize");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
     fn rejects_an_unknown_token() {
         assert_eq!(parse_button_order("close,minimize,help"), None);
     }