bin-files/i3man

#!/usr/bin/ruby
require 'optparse'

Workspace = Struct.new( "Workspace", :number, :name, :visible )
#$max_ws = 20
$max_ws = 500
$min_ws = 0

# External i3 calls
def i3_switch_to_workspace( workspace_number )
    command = 'i3-msg \'workspace number ' + workspace_number.to_s + '\''
    puts command
    %x{ #{command} }
end

def i3_move_window_to_workspace( workspace_number )
    command = 'i3-msg \'move to workspace number ' + workspace_number.to_s + '\''
    puts command
    %x{ #{command} }
end

def get_workspaces( )
    workspaces = %x{ i3-msg -t get_workspaces }
    m = workspaces.scan( /{"num":\d+,"name":"\w*","visible":\w*,/ )

    spaces = [ ]
    m.each do | s |
        # Clean up the output of i3-msg
        # Could totally do this with a JSON parser,
        # but I don't want the additional deps
        s[ "{\"num\":" ] = ""
        s[ "\"name\":" ] = ""
        s[ "\"visible\":" ] = ""
        s = s.split( "," )
        s[ 1 ][ "\"" ] = ""
        s[ 1 ][ "\"" ] = ""

        # Translate from string to bool
        if( s[ 2 ] == "true" )
            s[ 2 ] = true
        elsif( s[ 2 ] == "false" )
            s[ 2 ] = false
        end

        # Translate from string to int
        s[ 0 ] = s[ 0 ].to_i

        # Add to the list of available workspaces
        spaces.push( Workspace.new( s[ 0 ], s[ 1 ], s[ 2 ] ) )
    end
    return spaces
end


def get_next_largest_workspace( )
    workspaces = get_workspaces( )
    current = get_current_workspace_num( )
    flag = 0
    workspaces.each do | w |
        if( flag == 1 )
            return w.number
        elsif( w.number == current )
                flag = 1
        end
    end
    # This is the largest workspace
    return -1
end

def get_prev_largest_workspace( )
    workspaces = get_workspaces( )
    current = get_current_workspace_num( )
    flag = 0
    workspaces.each do | w |
        if( w.number == current )
            return flag
        end
        flag = w.number
    end
    # This is the smallest workspace
    return -1
end


def get_current_workspace_num( )
    workspaces = get_workspaces( )
    current = -1
    workspaces.each do | w |
        if( w.visible == true )
            current = w.number
            break
        end
    end
    return current
end


def workspace_exists( ws )
    workspaces = get_workspaces( )
    workspaces.each do | w |
        if( ws == w.number )
            return true
        end
    end
    return false
end


# Generate a new workspace and switch to it
# If that workspace already exists, make a new one right after it
def gen_next_free_workspace( )
    workspaces = get_workspaces( )
    # If this is the only workspace, we want to maximize the distance
    # this one and the next. This workspace now is the root of switching
    new_ws = 0
    if( workspaces.length( ) == 1 &&  get_current_workspace_num( ) == $max_ws )
        new_ws = 0
    else
        next_largest = get_next_largest_workspace( )
        if( next_largest == -1 )
            next_largest = $max_ws
        end
        if( get_current_workspace_num( ) == ( next_largest - 1 ) )
            return
        end
        dist_to_half = ( next_largest - get_current_workspace_num( ) ) / 2
        new_ws = get_current_workspace_num( ) + dist_to_half

        # Prevent deadlock
        dl_flag = -1
        while workspace_exists( new_ws ) or new_ws == get_current_workspace_num( )
            if( dl_flag == new_ws )
                break
            end
            dl_flag = new_ws
            if( new_ws + 1 < next_largest )
                new_ws = new_ws + 1
            end
        end
    end
    return new_ws
end


# Generate a new workspace and switch to it
# If that workspace already exists, make a new one right after it
def gen_prev_free_workspace( )
    workspaces = get_workspaces( )
    # If this is the only workspace, we want to maximize the distance
    # this one and the next. This workspace now is the root of switching
    new_ws = 0
    if( workspaces.length( ) == 1 && get_current_workspace_num( ) == 0 )
           new_ws = $max_ws
    elsif
        prev_largest = get_prev_largest_workspace( )
        if( prev_largest == -1 )
            prev_largest = 0
        end
        if( get_current_workspace_num( ) == ( prev_largest + 1 ) )
            return
        end
        dist_to_half = ( get_current_workspace_num( ) - prev_largest ) / 2
        new_ws = get_current_workspace_num( ) - dist_to_half
        while workspace_exists( new_ws )

            if( new_ws - 1 > prev_largest )
                new_ws = new_ws - 1
            end
        end
    end
    return new_ws
end


options = {}
optparse = OptionParser.new do|opts|
    options[ :pull ] = false
    opts.on( '-p', '--pull', 'Pull the window with you when you shift workspaces' )  do
        options[ :pull ] = true
    end

    options[ :relative ] = false
    opts.on( '-r', '--relative', 'Don\'t create a new workspace, only work with ones that exist' )  do
        options[ :relative ] = true
    end

    options[ :direction ] = nil
    opts.on( '-d', '--direction ( next|prev)', 'Move in direction specified' )  do |direction|
        options[ :direction ] = direction
    end
end
optparse.parse!


if( options[ :direction ] == 'prev' )
    if( options[ :relative ] )
        if( options[ :pull ] )
            %x{ i3-msg 'move to workspace prev' }
        end
        %x{ i3-msg 'workspace prev' }
    else
        prev_ws = gen_prev_free_workspace( )
        if( options[ :pull ] )
            i3_move_window_to_workspace( prev_ws )
        end
        i3_switch_to_workspace( prev_ws )
    end
elsif( options[ :direction ] == 'next' )
    if( options[ :relative ] )
        if( options[ :pull ] )
            %x{ i3-msg 'move to workspace next' }
        end
        %x{ i3-msg 'workspace next' }
    else
        next_ws = gen_next_free_workspace
        if( options[ :pull ] )
            i3_move_window_to_workspace( next_ws )
        end
        i3_switch_to_workspace( next_ws )
    end

else
    puts "Invalid direction"
end