sway-swap-workspaces.bash

sway-swap-workspaces.bash

#!/usr/bin/env bash

# All my gist code is licensed under the MIT license.

# Add this to your PATH

green='\033[0;32m'
red='\033[0;31m'
bold='\033[1m'
reset='\033[0m'

# if called with "left" or "right", swap current workspace with the one in that
# direction
directional_argument=""
if [[ "$#" -eq 1 && ("$1" == "left" || "$1" == "right") ]]; then
  wp1=$(swaymsg -t get_workspaces | jq -r '.[] | select(.focused==true).name')
  if [[ "$1" == "left" ]]; then
    directional_argument="left"
    wp2=$(swaymsg -t get_workspaces | jq -r '.[] | select(.focused==true).num-1')
  else
    directional_argument="right"
    wp2=$(swaymsg -t get_workspaces | jq -r '.[] | select(.focused==true).num+1')
  fi
elif [[ "$#" -eq 2 ]]; then
  wp1=$1
  wp2=$2
else
  echo -e "${bold}Usage:${bold}${reset} ${green}sway-swap-workspaces${reset} <workspace1> <workspace2>"
  echo -e "       ${green}sway-swap-workspaces${reset} left|right"
  exit 1
fi

# If one of the workspaces doesn't exist, exit
check_workspace() {
  wokspace=$(swaymsg -t get_workspaces | jq -r '.[] | select(.name=="'$1'")')
  if [[ "$wokspace" == "" ]]; then
    if [[ "$directional_argument" != "" ]]; then
      echo -e "${red}${bold}Error:${reset} Already on ${directional_argument}most workspace."
    else
      echo -e "${red}${bold}Error:${reset} Workspace $1 doesn't exist."
    fi
    exit 1
  fi
}
check_workspace "$wp1"
check_workspace "$wp2"

# swap workspaces
swaymsg "rename workspace $wp1 to __tmp__"
swaymsg "rename workspace $wp2 to $wp1"
swaymsg "rename workspace __tmp__ to $wp2"

# generate display name of swapped workspaces.
# - if one of the swapped workspaces is the current one, mark it with a
#   "(current)"
currentwp=$(swaymsg -t get_workspaces | jq -r '.[] | select(.focused==true).name')
wp1_display="$wp1"
wp2_display="$wp2"
if [[ "$currentwp" == "$wp1" ]]; then
  wp1_display="$wp1 (current)"
elif [[ "$currentwp" == "$wp2" ]]; then
  wp2_display="$wp2 (current)"
fi

echo -e "${green}Swapped workspaces${reset} ${bold}${wp1_display}${reset} ${green}and${reset} ${bold}${wp2_display}${reset}."