Hyprland Workspace Manager

hyprland.conf

#!/bin/bash

# Workspaces - Dynamic configuration
source = ~/.config/hypr/workspaces.conf

# Run workspace manager on startup and monitor changes
exec-once = ~/.config/hypr/workspace-manager.sh
exec-once = socat -u UNIX-CONNECT:/tmp/hypr/$HYPRLAND_INSTANCE_SIGNATURE/.socket2.sock - | \
  while read line; do \
    [[ "$line" =~ ^monitor ]] && ~/.config/hypr/workspace-manager.sh; \
  done

workspace-manager.sh

#!/bin/bash

# Dynamic workspace manager for Hyprland
# Assigns workspaces 1-5 to DP-1 (when available) and 6-10 to eDP-1
# If only eDP-1 is available, all workspaces go to eDP-1

# Check if monitors are connected
dp1_connected=$(hyprctl monitors -j | jq -r '.[] | select(.name == "DP-1") | .name' 2>/dev/null)
edp1_connected=$(hyprctl monitors -j | jq -r '.[] | select(.name == "eDP-1") | .name' 2>/dev/null)

# Clear existing workspace assignments
echo "# Dynamic workspace configuration - generated automatically" > ~/.config/hypr/workspaces.conf
echo "# Generated at: $(date)" >> ~/.config/hypr/workspaces.conf
echo "" >> ~/.config/hypr/workspaces.conf

# Configure workspaces based on available monitors
if [[ -n "$dp1_connected" && -n "$edp1_connected" ]]; then
    # Both monitors available
    echo "# Both DP-1 and eDP-1 are connected" >> ~/.config/hypr/workspaces.conf
    
    # Workspaces 1-5 on DP-1
    for i in {1..5}; do
        echo "workspace=$i, monitor:DP-1, persistent:true" >> ~/.config/hypr/workspaces.conf
    done
    
    # Workspaces 6-10 (0) on eDP-1
    for i in {6..9}; do
        echo "workspace=$i, monitor:eDP-1, persistent:true" >> ~/.config/hypr/workspaces.conf
    done
    echo "workspace=10, monitor:eDP-1, persistent:true" >> ~/.config/hypr/workspaces.conf
    
    # Set defaults
    echo "" >> ~/.config/hypr/workspaces.conf
    echo "# Default workspaces" >> ~/.config/hypr/workspaces.conf
    echo "workspace=1, monitor:DP-1, default:true" >> ~/.config/hypr/workspaces.conf
    echo "workspace=6, monitor:eDP-1, default:true" >> ~/.config/hypr/workspaces.conf
    
elif [[ -n "$edp1_connected" ]]; then
    # Only eDP-1 available
    echo "# Only eDP-1 is connected - all workspaces on eDP-1" >> ~/.config/hypr/workspaces.conf
    
    # All workspaces 1-10 on eDP-1
    for i in {1..9}; do
        echo "workspace=$i, monitor:eDP-1, persistent:true" >> ~/.config/hypr/workspaces.conf
    done
    echo "workspace=10, monitor:eDP-1, persistent:true" >> ~/.config/hypr/workspaces.conf
    
    # Set default
    echo "" >> ~/.config/hypr/workspaces.conf
    echo "# Default workspace" >> ~/.config/hypr/workspaces.conf
    echo "workspace=1, monitor:eDP-1, default:true" >> ~/.config/hypr/workspaces.conf
    
elif [[ -n "$dp1_connected" ]]; then
    # Only DP-1 available
    echo "# Only DP-1 is connected - all workspaces on DP-1" >> ~/.config/hypr/workspaces.conf
    
    # All workspaces 1-10 on DP-1
    for i in {1..9}; do
        echo "workspace=$i, monitor:DP-1, persistent:true" >> ~/.config/hypr/workspaces.conf
    done
    echo "workspace=10, monitor:DP-1, persistent:true" >> ~/.config/hypr/workspaces.conf
    
    # Set default
    echo "" >> ~/.config/hypr/workspaces.conf
    echo "# Default workspace" >> ~/.config/hypr/workspaces.conf
    echo "workspace=1, monitor:DP-1, default:true" >> ~/.config/hypr/workspaces.conf
else
    echo "# No known monitors detected" >> ~/.config/hypr/workspaces.conf
fi

echo "Workspace configuration updated"