bin-files/i3-split-smartly

#!/usr/bin/env python

from json import loads
from os import popen
from sys import argv

def ipcQuery(req="command", msg=""):
    ans = popen("i3-msg -t " + req + " " +  msg).readlines()[0]
    return loads(ans)

def ipcCurrentWindowSize():
    id = popen("xdotool getwindowfocus").readlines()[0].rstrip()
    answer = popen("xwininfo -id "+id+" | grep -E '(Width|Height)'").readlines()
    width=int(answer[0].rstrip().split()[1])
    height=int(answer[1].rstrip().split()[1])
    return (width, height)

(width, height) = ipcCurrentWindowSize()

if width > height:
    ipcQuery(msg="split h")
else:
    ipcQuery(msg="split v")