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---------------------------------------------------------------------------
--- Useful client manipulation functions.
--
-- @author Julien Danjou <julien@danjou.info>
-- @copyright 2008 Julien Danjou
-- @release @AWESOME_VERSION@
-- @module awful.client
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-- Grab environment we need
local util = require("awful.util")
local tag = require("awful.tag")
local pairs = pairs
local type = type
local ipairs = ipairs
local table = table
local math = math
local setmetatable = setmetatable
local capi =
{
client = client,
mouse = mouse,
screen = screen,
awesome = awesome,
}
-- We use a metatable to prevent circular dependency loops.
local screen
do
screen = setmetatable({}, {
__index = function(t, k)
screen = require("awful.screen")
return screen[k]
end,
__newindex = error -- Just to be sure in case anything ever does this
})
end
local client = {}
-- Private data
client.data = {}
client.data.focus = {}
client.data.urgent = {}
client.data.marked = {}
client.data.properties = setmetatable({}, { __mode = 'k' })
client.data.persistent_properties_registered = {} -- keys are names of persistent properties, value always true
client.data.persistent_properties_loaded = setmetatable({}, { __mode = 'k' }) -- keys are clients, value always true
-- Functions
client.urgent = {}
client.focus = {}
client.focus.history = {}
client.swap = {}
client.floating = {}
client.dockable = {}
client.property = {}
client.shape = require("awful.client.shape")
--- Jump to the given client.
-- Takes care of focussing the screen, the right tag, etc.
--
-- @client c the client to jump to
-- @tparam bool merge If true then merge tags when clients are not visible.
function client.jumpto(c, merge)
local s = screen.focused()
-- focus the screen
if s ~= c.screen then
screen.focus(c.screen)
end
-- Try to make client visible, this also covers e.g. sticky
local t = c.first_tag
if t and not c:isvisible() then
if merge then
t.selected = true
else
tag.viewonly(t)
end
end
c:emit_signal("request::activate", "client.jumpto", {raise=true})
end
--- Get the first client that got the urgent hint.
--
-- @treturn client.object The first urgent client.
function client.urgent.get()
if #client.data.urgent > 0 then
return client.data.urgent[1]
else
-- fallback behaviour: iterate through clients and get the first urgent
local clients = capi.client.get()
for k, cl in pairs(clients) do
if cl.urgent then
return cl
end
end
end
end
--- Jump to the client that received the urgent hint first.
--
-- @tparam bool merge If true then merge tags when clients are not visible.
function client.urgent.jumpto(merge)
local c = client.urgent.get()
if c then
client.jumpto(c, merge)
end
end
--- Adds client to urgent stack.
--
-- @client c The client object.
-- @param prop The property which is updated.
function client.urgent.add(c, prop)
if type(c) == "client" and prop == "urgent" and c.urgent then
table.insert(client.data.urgent, c)
end
end
--- Remove client from urgent stack.
--
-- @client c The client object.
function client.urgent.delete(c)
for k, cl in ipairs(client.data.urgent) do
if c == cl then
table.remove(client.data.urgent, k)
break
end
end
end
--- Remove a client from the focus history
--
-- @client c The client that must be removed.
function client.focus.history.delete(c)
for k, v in ipairs(client.data.focus) do
if v == c then
table.remove(client.data.focus, k)
break
end
end
end
--- Filter out window that we do not want handled by focus.
-- This usually means that desktop, dock and splash windows are
-- not registered and cannot get focus.
--
-- @client c A client.
-- @return The same client if it's ok, nil otherwise.
function client.focus.filter(c)
if c.type == "desktop"
or c.type == "dock"
or c.type == "splash"
or not c.focusable then
return nil
end
return c
end
--- Update client focus history.
--
-- @client c The client that has been focused.
function client.focus.history.add(c)
-- Remove the client if its in stack
client.focus.history.delete(c)
-- Record the client has latest focused
table.insert(client.data.focus, 1, c)
end
--- Get the latest focused client for a screen in history.
--
-- @tparam int screen The screen number to look for.
-- @tparam int idx The index: 0 will return first candidate,
-- 1 will return second, etc.
-- @tparam function filter An optional filter. If no client is found in the
-- first iteration, client.focus.filter is used by default to get any
-- client.
-- @treturn client.object A client.
function client.focus.history.get(screen, idx, filter)
-- When this counter is equal to idx, we return the client
local counter = 0
local vc = client.visible(screen)
for k, c in ipairs(client.data.focus) do
if c.screen == screen then
if not filter or filter(c) then
for j, vcc in ipairs(vc) do
if vcc == c then
if counter == idx then
return c
end
-- We found one, increment the counter only.
counter = counter + 1
break
end
end
end
end
end
-- Argh nobody found in history, give the first one visible if there is one
-- that passes the filter.
local filter = filter or client.focus.filter
if counter == 0 then
for k, v in ipairs(vc) do
if filter(v) then
return v
end
end
end
end
--- Focus the previous client in history.
function client.focus.history.previous()
local sel = capi.client.focus
local s = sel and sel.screen or screen.focused()
local c = client.focus.history.get(s, 1)
if c then
c:emit_signal("request::activate", "client.focus.history.previous",
{raise=false})
end
end
--- Get visible clients from a screen.
--
-- @tparam[opt] integer screen The screen number, or nil for all screens.
-- @tparam[opt=false] boolean stacked Use stacking order?
-- @treturn table A table with all visible clients.
function client.visible(screen, stacked)
local cls = capi.client.get(screen, stacked)
local vcls = {}
for k, c in pairs(cls) do
if c:isvisible() then
table.insert(vcls, c)
end
end
return vcls
end
--- Get visible and tiled clients
--
-- @tparam integer screen The screen number, or nil for all screens.
-- @tparam[opt=false] boolean stacked Use stacking order?
-- @treturn table A table with all visible and tiled clients.
function client.tiled(screen, stacked)
local clients = client.visible(screen, stacked)
local tclients = {}
-- Remove floating clients
for k, c in pairs(clients) do
if not client.floating.get(c)
and not c.fullscreen
and not c.maximized_vertical
and not c.maximized_horizontal then
table.insert(tclients, c)
end
end
return tclients
end
--- Get a client by its relative index to another client.
-- If no client is passed, the focused client will be used.
--
-- @tparam int i The index. Use 1 to get the next, -1 to get the previous.
-- @client[opt] c The client.
-- @tparam[opt=false] boolean stacked Use stacking order?
-- @return A client, or nil if no client is available.
--
-- @usage -- focus the next window in the index
-- awful.client.next(1)
-- -- focus the previous
-- awful.client.next(-1)
function client.next(i, c, stacked)
-- Get currently focused client
local sel = c or capi.client.focus
if sel then
-- Get all visible clients
local cls = client.visible(sel.screen, stacked)
local fcls = {}
-- Remove all non-normal clients
for idx, c in ipairs(cls) do
if client.focus.filter(c) or c == sel then
table.insert(fcls, c)
end
end
cls = fcls
-- Loop upon each client
for idx, c in ipairs(cls) do
if c == sel then
-- Cycle
return cls[util.cycle(#cls, idx + i)]
end
end
end
end
--- Focus a client by the given direction.
--
-- @tparam string dir The direction, can be either
-- `"up"`, `"down"`, `"left"` or `"right"`.
-- @client[opt] c The client.
-- @tparam[opt=false] boolean stacked Use stacking order?
function client.focus.bydirection(dir, c, stacked)
local sel = c or capi.client.focus
if sel then
local cltbl = client.visible(sel.screen, stacked)
local geomtbl = {}
for i,cl in ipairs(cltbl) do
geomtbl[i] = cl:geometry()
end
local target = util.get_rectangle_in_direction(dir, geomtbl, sel:geometry())
-- If we found a client to focus, then do it.
if target then
cltbl[target]:emit_signal("request::activate",
"client.focus.bydirection", {raise=false})
end
end
end
--- Focus a client by the given direction. Moves across screens.
--
-- @param dir The direction, can be either "up", "down", "left" or "right".
-- @client[opt] c The client.
-- @tparam[opt=false] boolean stacked Use stacking order?
function client.focus.global_bydirection(dir, c, stacked)
local sel = c or capi.client.focus
local scr = sel and sel.screen or screen.focused()
-- change focus inside the screen
client.focus.bydirection(dir, sel)
-- if focus not changed, we must change screen
if sel == capi.client.focus then
screen.focus_bydirection(dir, scr)
if scr ~= screen.focused() then
local cltbl = client.visible(screen.focused(), stacked)
local geomtbl = {}
for i,cl in ipairs(cltbl) do
geomtbl[i] = cl:geometry()
end
local target = util.get_rectangle_in_direction(dir, geomtbl, capi.screen[scr].geometry)
if target then
cltbl[target]:emit_signal("request::activate",
"client.focus.global_bydirection",
{raise=false})
end
end
end
end
--- Focus a client by its relative index.
--
-- @param i The index.
-- @client[opt] c The client.
function client.focus.byidx(i, c)
local target = client.next(i, c)
if target then
target:emit_signal("request::activate", "client.focus.byidx",
{raise=true})
end
end
--- Swap a client with another client in the given direction.
-- @tparam string dir The direction, can be either "up", "down", "left" or "right".
-- @client[opt=focused] c The client.
-- @tparam[opt=false] boolean stacked Use stacking order?
function client.swap.bydirection(dir, c, stacked)
local sel = c or capi.client.focus
if sel then
local cltbl = client.visible(sel.screen, stacked)
local geomtbl = {}
for i,cl in ipairs(cltbl) do
geomtbl[i] = cl:geometry()
end
local target = util.get_rectangle_in_direction(dir, geomtbl, sel:geometry())
-- If we found a client to swap with, then go for it
if target then
cltbl[target]:swap(sel)
end
end
end
--- Swap a client with another client in the given direction. Swaps across screens.
-- @param dir The direction, can be either "up", "down", "left" or "right".
-- @client[opt] c The client.
function client.swap.global_bydirection(dir, c)
local sel = c or capi.client.focus
local scr = sel and sel.screen or screen.focused()
if sel then
-- move focus
client.focus.global_bydirection(dir, sel)
local c = capi.client.focus
-- swapping inside a screen
if sel.screen == c.screen and sel ~= c then
c:swap(sel)
-- swapping to an empty screen
elseif sel.screen ~= c.screen and sel == c then
client.movetoscreen(sel, screen.focused())
-- swapping to a nonempty screen
elseif sel.screen ~= c.screen and sel ~= c then
client.movetoscreen(sel, c.screen)
client.movetoscreen(c, scr)
end
screen.focus(sel.screen)
sel:emit_signal("request::activate", "client.swap.global_bydirection",
{raise=false})
end
end
--- Swap a client by its relative index.
-- @param i The index.
-- @client[opt] c The client, otherwise focused one is used.
function client.swap.byidx(i, c)
local sel = c or capi.client.focus
local target = client.next(i, sel)
if target then
target:swap(sel)
end
end
--- Cycle clients.
--
-- @param clockwise True to cycle clients clockwise.
-- @param[opt] s The screen where to cycle clients.
-- @tparam[opt=false] boolean stacked Use stacking order?
function client.cycle(clockwise, s, stacked)
s = s or screen.focused()
local cls = client.visible(s, stacked)
-- We can't rotate without at least 2 clients, buddy.
if #cls >= 2 then
local c = table.remove(cls, 1)
if clockwise then
for i = #cls, 1, -1 do
c:swap(cls[i])
end
else
for _, rc in pairs(cls) do
c:swap(rc)
end
end
end
end
--- Get the master window.
--
-- @param[opt] s The screen number, defaults to focused screen.
-- @return The master window.
function client.getmaster(s)
s = s or screen.focused()
return client.visible(s)[1]
end
--- Set the client as master: put it at the beginning of other windows.
--
-- @client c The window to set as master.
function client.setmaster(c)
local cls = util.table.reverse(capi.client.get(c.screen))
for k, v in pairs(cls) do
c:swap(v)
end
end
--- Set the client as slave: put it at the end of other windows.
-- @client c The window to set as slave.
function client.setslave(c)
local cls = capi.client.get(c.screen)
for k, v in pairs(cls) do
c:swap(v)
end
end
--- Move/resize a client relative to current coordinates.
-- @param x The relative x coordinate.
-- @param y The relative y coordinate.
-- @param w The relative width.
-- @param h The relative height.
-- @client[opt] c The client, otherwise focused one is used.
function client.moveresize(x, y, w, h, c)
local sel = c or capi.client.focus
local geometry = sel:geometry()
geometry['x'] = geometry['x'] + x
geometry['y'] = geometry['y'] + y
geometry['width'] = geometry['width'] + w
geometry['height'] = geometry['height'] + h
sel:geometry(geometry)
end
--- Move a client to a tag.
-- @param target The tag to move the client to.
-- @client[opt] c The client to move, otherwise the focused one is used.
function client.movetotag(target, c)
local sel = c or capi.client.focus
local s = tag.getscreen(target)
if sel and s then
-- Set client on the same screen as the tag.
sel.screen = s
sel:tags({ target })
end
end
--- Toggle a tag on a client.
-- @param target The tag to toggle.
-- @client[opt] c The client to toggle, otherwise the focused one is used.
function client.toggletag(target, c)
local sel = c or capi.client.focus
-- Check that tag and client screen are identical
if sel and sel.screen == tag.getscreen(target) then
local tags = sel:tags()
local index = nil;
for i, v in ipairs(tags) do
if v == target then
index = i
break
end
end
if index then
-- If it's the only tag for the window, stop.
if #tags == 1 then return end
tags[index] = nil
else
tags[#tags + 1] = target
end
sel:tags(tags)
end
end
--- Move a client to a screen. Default is next screen, cycling.
-- @client c The client to move.
-- @param s The screen number, default to current + 1.
function client.movetoscreen(c, s)
local sel = c or capi.client.focus
if sel then
local sc = capi.screen.count()
if not s then
s = sel.screen + 1
end
if s > sc then s = 1 elseif s < 1 then s = sc end
if sel.screen ~= s then
local sel_is_focused = sel == capi.client.focus
sel.screen = s
screen.focus(s)
if sel_is_focused then
sel:emit_signal("request::activate", "client.movetoscreen",
{raise=true})
end
end
end
end
--- Mark a client, and then call 'marked' hook.
-- @client c The client to mark, the focused one if not specified.
-- @return True if the client has been marked. False if the client was already marked.
function client.mark(c)
local cl = c or capi.client.focus
if cl then
for k, v in pairs(client.data.marked) do
if cl == v then
return false
end
end
table.insert(client.data.marked, cl)
-- Call callback
cl:emit_signal("marked")
return true
end
end
--- Unmark a client and then call 'unmarked' hook.
-- @client c The client to unmark, or the focused one if not specified.
-- @return True if the client has been unmarked. False if the client was not marked.
function client.unmark(c)
local cl = c or capi.client.focus
for k, v in pairs(client.data.marked) do
if cl == v then
table.remove(client.data.marked, k)
cl:emit_signal("unmarked")
return true
end
end
return false
end
--- Check if a client is marked.
-- @client c The client to check, or the focused one otherwise.
function client.ismarked(c)
local cl = c or capi.client.focus
if cl then
for k, v in pairs(client.data.marked) do
if cl == v then
return true
end
end
end
return false
end
--- Toggle a client as marked.
-- @client c The client to toggle mark.
function client.togglemarked(c)
local cl = c or capi.client.focus
if not client.mark(c) then
client.unmark(c)
end
end
--- Return the marked clients and empty the marked table.
-- @return A table with all marked clients.
function client.getmarked()
for k, v in pairs(client.data.marked) do
v:emit_signal("unmarked")
end
t = client.data.marked
client.data.marked = {}
return t
end
--- Set a client floating state, overriding auto-detection.
-- Floating client are not handled by tiling layouts.
-- @client c A client.
-- @param s True or false.
function client.floating.set(c, s)
local c = c or capi.client.focus
if c and client.property.get(c, "floating") ~= s then
client.property.set(c, "floating", s)
local scr = c.screen
if s == true then
c:geometry(client.property.get(c, "floating_geometry"))
end
c.screen = scr
end
end
local function store_floating_geometry(c)
if client.floating.get(c) then
client.property.set(c, "floating_geometry", c:geometry())
end
end
-- Store the initial client geometry.
capi.client.connect_signal("new", function(c)
local function store_init_geometry(c)
client.property.set(c, "floating_geometry", c:geometry())
c:disconnect_signal("property::border_width", store_init_geometry)
end
c:connect_signal("property::border_width", store_init_geometry)
end)
capi.client.connect_signal("property::geometry", store_floating_geometry)
--- Return if a client has a fixe size or not.
-- @client c The client.
function client.isfixed(c)
local c = c or capi.client.focus
if not c then return end
local h = c.size_hints
if h.min_width and h.max_width
and h.max_height and h.min_height
and h.min_width > 0 and h.max_width > 0
and h.max_height > 0 and h.min_height > 0
and h.min_width == h.max_width
and h.min_height == h.max_height then
return true
end
return false
end
--- Get a client floating state.
-- @client c A client.
-- @return True or false. Note that some windows might be floating even if you
-- did not set them manually. For example, windows with a type different than
-- normal.
function client.floating.get(c)
local c = c or capi.client.focus
if c then
local value = client.property.get(c, "floating")
if value ~= nil then
return value
end
if c.type ~= "normal"
or c.fullscreen
or c.maximized_vertical
or c.maximized_horizontal
or client.isfixed(c) then
return true
end
return false
end
end
--- Toggle the floating state of a client between 'auto' and 'true'.
-- @client c A client.
function client.floating.toggle(c)
local c = c or capi.client.focus
-- If it has been set to floating
if client.floating.get(c) then
client.floating.set(c, false)
else
client.floating.set(c, true)
end
end
--- Remove the floating information on a client.
-- @client c The client.
function client.floating.delete(c)
client.floating.set(c, nil)
end
--- Restore (=unminimize) a random client.
-- @param s The screen to use.
-- @return The restored client if some client was restored, otherwise nil.
function client.restore(s)
s = s or screen.focused()
local cls = capi.client.get(s)
local tags = tag.selectedlist(s)
local mcls = {}
for k, c in pairs(cls) do
local ctags = c:tags()
if c.minimized then
for k, t in ipairs(tags) do
if util.table.hasitem(ctags, t) then
c.minimized = false
return c
end
end
end
end
return nil
end
--- Normalize a set of numbers to 1
-- @param set the set of numbers to normalize
-- @param num the number of numbers to normalize
local function normalize(set, num)
local num = num or #set
local total = 0
if num then
for i = 1,num do
total = total + set[i]
end
for i = 1,num do
set[i] = set[i] / total
end
else
for i,v in ipairs(set) do
total = total + v
end
for i,v in ipairs(set) do
set[i] = v / total
end
end
end
--- Calculate a client's column number, index in that column, and
-- number of visible clients in this column.
--
-- @client c the client
-- @return col the column number
-- @return idx index of the client in the column
-- @return num the number of visible clients in the column
function client.idx(c)
local c = c or capi.client.focus
if not c then return end
local clients = client.tiled(c.screen)
local idx = nil
for k, cl in ipairs(clients) do
if cl == c then
idx = k
break
end
end
local t = tag.selected(c.screen)
local nmaster = tag.getnmaster(t)
if idx <= nmaster then
return {idx = idx, col=0, num=nmaster}
end
local nother = #clients - nmaster
idx = idx - nmaster
-- rather than regenerate the column number we can calculate it
-- based on the how the tiling algorithm places clients we calculate
-- the column, we could easily use the for loop in the program but we can
-- calculate it.
local ncol = tag.getncol(t)
-- minimum number of clients per column
local percol = math.floor(nother / ncol)
-- number of columns with an extra client
local overcol = math.fmod(nother, ncol)
-- number of columns filled with [percol] clients
local regcol = ncol - overcol
local col = math.floor( (idx - 1) / percol) + 1
if col > regcol then
-- col = math.floor( (idx - (percol*regcol) - 1) / (percol + 1) ) + regcol + 1
-- simplified
col = math.floor( (idx + regcol + percol) / (percol+1) )
-- calculate the index in the column
idx = idx - percol*regcol - (col - regcol - 1) * (percol+1)
percol = percol+1
else
idx = idx - percol*(col-1)
end
return {idx = idx, col=col, num=percol}
end
--- Set the window factor of a client
--
-- @param wfact the window factor value
-- @client c the client
function client.setwfact(wfact, c)
-- get the currently selected window
local c = c or capi.client.focus
if not c or not c:isvisible() then return end
local t = tag.selected(c.screen)
local w = client.idx(c)
local cls = client.tiled(tag.getscreen(t))
local nmaster = tag.getnmaster(t)
-- n is the number of windows currently visible for which we have to be concerned with the properties
local data = tag.getproperty(t, "windowfact") or {}
local colfact = data[w.col]
local need_normalize = colfact ~= nil
if not need_normalize then
colfact = {}
end
colfact[w.idx] = wfact
if not need_normalize then
t:emit_signal("property::windowfact")
return
end
local rest = 1-wfact
-- calculate the current denominator
local total = 0
for i = 1,w.num do
if i ~= w.idx then
total = total + colfact[i]
end
end
-- normalize the windows
for i = 1,w.num do
if i ~= w.idx then
colfact[i] = (colfact[i] * rest) / total
end
end
t:emit_signal("property::windowfact")
end
--- Increment a client's window factor
--
-- @param add amount to increase the client's window
-- @client c the client
function client.incwfact(add, c)
local c = c or capi.client.focus
if not c then return end
local t = tag.selected(c.screen)
local w = client.idx(c)
local nmaster = tag.getnmaster(t)
local data = tag.getproperty(t, "windowfact") or {}
local colfact = data[w.col] or {}
curr = colfact[w.idx] or 1
colfact[w.idx] = curr + add
-- keep our ratios normalized
normalize(colfact, w.num)
t:emit_signal("property::windowfact")
end
--- Get a client dockable state.
--
-- @client c A client.
-- @return True or false. Note that some windows might be dockable even if you
-- did not set them manually. For example, windows with a type "utility",
-- "toolbar" or "dock"
function client.dockable.get(c)
local value = client.property.get(c, "dockable")
-- Some sane defaults
if value == nil then
if (c.type == "utility" or c.type == "toolbar" or c.type == "dock") then
value = true
else
value = false
end
end
return value
end
--- Set a client dockable state, overriding auto-detection.
-- With this enabled you can dock windows by moving them from the center
-- to the edge of the workarea.
--
-- @client c A client.
-- @param value True or false.
function client.dockable.set(c, value)
client.property.set(c, "dockable", value)
end
--- Get a client property.
--
-- @client c The client.
-- @param prop The property name.
-- @return The property.
function client.property.get(c, prop)
if not client.data.persistent_properties_loaded[c] then
client.data.persistent_properties_loaded[c] = true
for p in pairs(client.data.persistent_properties_registered) do
local value = c:get_xproperty("awful.client.property." .. p)
if value ~= nil then
client.property.set(c, p, value)
end
end
end
if client.data.properties[c] then
return client.data.properties[c][prop]
end
end
--- Set a client property.
-- These properties are internal to awful. Some are used to move clients, etc.
--
-- @client c The client.
-- @param prop The property name.
-- @param value The value.
function client.property.set(c, prop, value)
if not client.data.properties[c] then
client.data.properties[c] = {}
end
if client.data.properties[c][prop] ~= value then
if client.data.persistent_properties_registered[prop] then
c:set_xproperty("awful.client.property." .. prop, value)
end
client.data.properties[c][prop] = value
c:emit_signal("property::" .. prop)
end
end
--- Set a client property to be persistent across restarts (via X properties).
--
-- @param prop The property name.
-- @param type The type (used for register_xproperty).
-- One of "string", "number" or "boolean".
function client.property.persist(prop, type)
local xprop = "awful.client.property." .. prop
capi.awesome.register_xproperty(xprop, type)
client.data.persistent_properties_registered[prop] = true
-- Make already-set properties persistent
for c, tab in pairs(client.data.properties) do
if client.data.properties[c] and client.data.properties[c][prop] ~= nil then
c:set_xproperty(xprop, client.data.properties[c][prop])
end
end
end
---
-- Returns an iterator to cycle through, starting from the client in focus or
-- the given index, all clients that match a given criteria.
--
-- @param filter a function that returns true to indicate a positive match
-- @param start what index to start iterating from. Defaults to using the
-- index of the currently focused client.
-- @param s which screen to use. nil means all screens.
--
-- @usage -- un-minimize all urxvt instances
-- local urxvt = function (c)
-- return awful.rules.match(c, {class = "URxvt"})
-- end
--
-- for c in awful.client.iterate(urxvt) do
-- c.minimized = false
-- end
function client.iterate(filter, start, s)
local clients = capi.client.get(s)
local focused = capi.client.focus
local start = start or util.table.hasitem(clients, focused)
return util.table.iterate(clients, filter, start)
end
--- Switch to a client matching the given condition if running, else spawn it.
-- If multiple clients match the given condition then the next one is
-- focussed.
--
-- @param cmd the command to execute
-- @param matcher a function that returns true to indicate a matching client
-- @param merge if true then merge tags when clients are not visible
--
-- @usage -- run or raise urxvt (perhaps, with tabs) on modkey + semicolon
-- awful.key({ modkey, }, 'semicolon', function ()
-- local matcher = function (c)
-- return awful.rules.match(c, {class = 'URxvt'})
-- end
-- awful.client.run_or_raise('urxvt', matcher)
-- end);
function client.run_or_raise(cmd, matcher, merge)
local clients = capi.client.get()
local findex = util.table.hasitem(clients, capi.client.focus) or 1
local start = util.cycle(#clients, findex + 1)
for c in client.iterate(matcher, start) do
client.jumpto(c, merge)
return
end
-- client not found, spawn it
util.spawn(cmd)
end
--- Get a matching transient_for client (if any).
-- @client c The client.
-- @tparam function matcher A function that should return true, if
-- a matching parent client is found.
-- @treturn client.client|nil The matching parent client or nil.
function client.get_transient_for_matching(c, matcher)
local tc = c.transient_for
while tc do
if matcher(tc) then
return tc
end
tc = tc.transient_for
end
return nil
end
--- Is a client transient for another one?
-- @client c The child client (having transient_for).
-- @client c2 The parent client to check.
-- @treturn client.client|nil The parent client or nil.
function client.is_transient_for(c, c2)
local tc = c
while tc.transient_for do
if tc.transient_for == c2 then
return tc
end
tc = tc.transient_for
end
return nil
end
-- Register standards signals
capi.client.add_signal("property::floating_geometry")
capi.client.add_signal("property::floating")
capi.client.add_signal("property::dockable")
capi.client.add_signal("marked")
capi.client.add_signal("unmarked")
capi.client.connect_signal("focus", client.focus.history.add)
capi.client.connect_signal("unmanage", client.focus.history.delete)
capi.client.connect_signal("property::urgent", client.urgent.add)
capi.client.connect_signal("focus", client.urgent.delete)
capi.client.connect_signal("unmanage", client.urgent.delete)
capi.client.connect_signal("unmanage", client.floating.delete)
-- Register persistent properties
client.property.persist("floating", "boolean")
return client
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