Script that activates a window by name so it can be configured to a global hotkey. If the window is not open, then it will launch the app/program. Requires linux and genome.

activate_gnome_window.sh

#!/bin/bash

WINDOW_NAME='Hyper'

# Use "wmctrl -l" to get list of all window names if needed
# when setting the target window name. May need to install wmctrl.
#
# Example output:
# 0x00e00003  0 dell-XPS Hyper
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# This function activates a window with the given name if it exists, otherwise it launches the program.
# If xdotool is not installed, it prompts the user to install it and exits if the user chooses not to install it.
# Parameters:
#   $1: The name of the window or program to activate
activate_window() {

    # Check if the number of arguments is 1. If not, print error message and exit.
    if [ "$#" -ne 1 ]; then
        echo "Illegal number of parameters. Please provide a single argument with the name of the window or program to activate."
        exit 1
    fi

    local window_name="$1"

    # Check if xdotool is installed. If not, prompt user if they want to install it with yes/no. If no, exit script.
    if ! command -v xdotool &>/dev/null; then
        echo "xdotool could not be found"
        read -p "Would you like to install it? (y/n) " -n 1 -r
        echo
        if [[ $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
            sudo apt update && sudo apt install xdotool
        else
            exit 1
        fi
    fi

    # Get the window ID of the last active window with the given name
    window_id=$(xdotool search --name "$window_name" | tail -1)

    # If the window ID is not empty, activate the window
    if [ -n "$window_id" ]; then
        xdotool windowactivate $window_id
    else
        # If the window ID is empty, launch the program
        $1 &
    fi
}

activate_window $WINDOW_NAME