simulate typing to VDI --

#!/bin/bash
# shellcheck disable=SC2059
# simulate_typing.sh
# #dualfade --

# ref --
# tldr xdotool; https://www.mankier.com/1/xdotool --
# tldr xclip; https://linux.die.net/man/1/xclip --

function vdi_clip2win() {

  # paste selection --
  # ex; copy something; run functions and point to target window --
  if [[ -e "$(command -v xdotool)" ]]  && [[ -e "$(command -v xclip)" ]] || true; then
    echo "[INFO] => paste file to target window"
    sleep 3

    #NOTE: paste to selected window --
    xclip -selection clipboard -out | \
      tr \\n \\r | \
      xdotool selectwindow windowfocus type --clearmodifiers --delay 25 --window %@ --file -
  else
    echo "[INFO] Install => xdotool and xclip"
    echo "[ERR] Exiting !"
  fi
}

function vdi_file2win() {

  # read input file --
  # ex; cat somefile and pipe to script function; run functions and point to target window --
  if [[ -e "$(command -v xdotool)" ]]  && [[ -e "$(command -v xclip)" ]] || true; then
    echo "[INFO] => readfile to target window"
    sleep 3

    #NOTE: paste to selected window --
    xclip -selection clipboard -in -
      #WARN: carriage return; block paste --
      tr \\n \\r | \
      xdotool selectwindow windowfocus type --clearmodifiers --delay 25 --window %@ --file -
  else

    # errors --
    echo "[INFO] Install => xdotool and xclip"
    echo "[ERR] Exiting !"
  fi
}

# run it --
# vdi_clip2win
vdi_file2win