qubes-i3-wow: A Quick and Efficient Way to Share Information Between Qubes VMs

qubes-i3-wow

#!/usr/bin/bash
get_id() {
    local id=$(xprop -root _NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW)
    echo ${id##* } # extract id
}

get_vm() {
    local id=$(get_id)
    local vm=$(xprop -id $id | grep '_QUBES_VMNAME(STRING)')
    local vm=${vm#*\"} # extract vmname
    echo ${vm%\"*} # extract vmname
}

main() {
    local vm=$(get_vm)
    if [[ -n "$vm" ]]; then
        if command -v qrexec-client >/dev/null; then
            qrexec-client -e -d "$vm" DEFAULT:"bash -c 'xclip -selection clipboard -out | xdotool selectwindow windowfocus type --clearmodifiers --delay 25 --window %@ --file -'"
        else
            qvm-run "$vm" qvm-run "$vm" "bash -c 'xclip -selection clipboard -out | xdotool selectwindow windowfocus type --clearmodifiers --delay 25 --window %@ --file -'"
        fi
    fi
}

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