implemented everything else and added more examples and docs

version.go

@@ -1,3 +1,19 @@
+/*
+Copyright © 2025 Thomas von Dein
+
+This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
 package i3ipc
 
 import (
@@ -5,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 )
 
+// A version struct holding the sway wm version
 type Version struct {
 	HumanReadable string `json:"human_readable"`
 	Major         int    `json:"major"`
@@ -12,6 +29,7 @@ type Version struct {
 	Patch         int    `json:"patch"`
 }
 
+// Get the sway software version
 func (ipc *I3ipc) GetVersion() (*Version, error) {
 	payload, err := ipc.get(GET_VERSION)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -19,7 +37,7 @@ func (ipc *I3ipc) GetVersion() (*Version, error) {
 	}
 
 	version := &Version{}
-	if err := json.Unmarshal(payload, &version); err != nil {
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(payload.Payload, &version); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to unmarshal json: %w", err)
 	}