#!/usr/bin/env -S python3 -B # https://gitlab.com/wef/dotfiles/-/blob/master/bin/sway-toolwait TIME_STAMP="20230321.220111" # dependencies: i3ipc: https://i3ipc-python.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ # Copyright (C) 2020-2022 Bob Hepple # This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by # the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at # your option) any later version. # # This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but # WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU # General Public License for more details. # # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License # along with this program. If not, see . from i3ipc import Connection import argparse import subprocess, sys import time from multiprocessing import Process sys.dont_write_bytecode = True global parser, i3, retval, args, start_time def verbose(msg): if args.verbose: elapsed_time = time.time() - start_time print(f"{elapsed_time}s: {parser.prog}: {msg}") def sleep_and_run_command(): "This runs in a separate process" s = 0.1 # just enough to let i3ipc.main() loop start verbose(f"Runner process sleeping for {s}s") time.sleep(s) verbose(f"Running: {args.command}") # perhaps a simple fork/spawn here would suffice (and be quicker?) subprocess.Popen(args.command) def on_window(i3, e): "callback function from i3ipc.main() loop" verbose(f"Got a {e.change} window event:") if e.ipc_data['container']['app_id']: verbose(f"app_id: {e.ipc_data['container']['app_id']}") else: verbose(f"Class: {e.ipc_data['container']['window_properties']['class']}, instance: {e.ipc_data['container']['window_properties']['instance']}") waitfor = args.command[0] if args.waitfor: waitfor = args.waitfor finished = False if args.nocheck: finished = True else: if e.ipc_data['container']['app_id']: new_window = e.ipc_data['container']['app_id'] else: new_window = e.ipc_data['container']['window_properties']['instance'] if new_window == waitfor: verbose(f"a new window for '{waitfor}' appeared") finished = True else: verbose(f"a new window appeared '{new_window}' but I'm waiting for '{waitfor}'") if finished: i3.main_quit() # else continue to wait if __name__ == "__main__": parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(formatter_class=argparse.RawDescriptionHelpFormatter, description=""" Run 'command', wait for a window to open, then exit. If no window appears in 'timeout' seconds (eg by running a non-GUI program like 'date') then terminate. """, epilog="""eg. %(prog)s firefox # this gives time for the window to be created before: swaymsg -q "floating disable; border none" To run more complex commands use "--". eg. %(prog)s -- bash -c "some complex bash commands" This may be similar to the ancient Sun OpenWindows command toolwait or the X11 version at http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/X11/xutils/toolwait-0.9.tar.gz """) parser.add_argument('-n', '--nocheck', dest='nocheck', action='store_true', help='don\'t check that the window that opens is for that command (default = %(default)s)') parser.add_argument('-v', '--verbose', dest='verbose', action='store_true', help='verbose operation') parser.add_argument('-m', '--mark', dest='mark', type=str, help='mark to add to window', default='') parser.add_argument('-t', '--timeout', dest='timeout', type=float, help='timeout (default = %(default)s secs)', default=30.0) parser.add_argument('-w', '--waitfor', dest='waitfor', help='app_id (wayland) or instance string (xwayland) to wait for') parser.add_argument('command', nargs='+', help='command to run') args = parser.parse_args() i3 = Connection() i3.on('window::new', on_window) retval = 1 start_time = time.time() # run the command without waiting ie in background: Process(target=sleep_and_run_command).start() i3.main(timeout=args.timeout) # i3ipc gives no indication that a timeout has occured, so check the clock: elapsed_time = time.time() - start_time if elapsed_time <= args.timeout: verbose(f"'{args.command} took {elapsed_time}secs to create its first window") retval = 0 else: verbose(f"timed out after {args.timeout} secs") if args.mark != '': mark_cmd = f'swaymsg -q mark "{args.mark}"' verbose(f"Running: {mark_cmd}") subprocess.run([mark_cmd], shell=True) verbose(f"terminated, retval={retval}") sys.exit(retval) # Local variables: # mode: python # time-stamp-pattern: "4/TIME_STAMP=\"%:y%02m%02d.%02H%02M%02S\"" # eval: (add-hook 'before-save-hook 'time-stamp) # End: