jump_remember.sh

#!/bin/bash
# Author: Justin Hornosty (jjrh)
# Date: 2015-10-08
#
# jump_remember.sh
# ---------------------------
# desc:
#  Remembers a window or jumps to a remembered window.
#
# usage:
#  $ jump_remember.sh -r -i1 <-- remembers a window
#  $ jump_remember.sh -j -i1 <-- jump to a remembered window
#
#  __index MUST start at 1__
#
# setup as C-0 for jump, C-S-0 for remembering in openbox.
#
#       <!-- Jump remember 0 -->
#       <keybind key="C-0">
#         <action name="Execute">
#           <command>/home/jjrh/bin/jump_remember.sh -j -i1</command>
#         </action>
#       </keybind>
#
#       <keybind key="C-S-0">
#         <action name="Execute">
#           <command>/home/jjrh/bin/jump_remember.sh -r -i1</command>
#         </action>
#       </keybind>
remember_file=~/tmp/window_remembering

JUMP="0"
INDEX="-1"
REMEMBER="0"

while getopts ":i:jr" opt; do
  case $opt in
      i)
          #echo "-i was triggered, Parameter: $OPTARG" >&2
          INDEX=$OPTARG
          ;;
      j)
          #echo "-j was toggled $OPTARG"
          JUMP=1
          ;;
      r)
          #echo "-r was toggled $OPTARG"
          REMEMBER=1
          ;;

      \?)
          echo "Invalid option: -$OPTARG" >&2
          exit 1
          ;;
  esac
done

# check that we didn't toggle both jump and remember...
if [ $JUMP -eq 1 ] && [ $REMEMBER -eq 1 ]
then
   echo "Cannot 'jump' AND 'remember'... exiting -1" >&2
   exit -1
fi

# check that we toggled at least jump or remember
if [ $JUMP -eq 0 ] && [ $REMEMBER -eq 0 ]
then
   echo "neither 'jump' nor 'remember' were specified... exiting -1 " >&2
   exit -1
fi


# check if file exists
if ! [ -a $remember_file ]
then
    touch $remember_file
    echo "" > $remember_file
fi

# make sure we can actually place something in the index. if not
# we do a loop with empty lines
file_line_count=$(wc -l $remember_file | cut -f1 -d' ')

if [ $file_line_count -lt $INDEX ]
then
    for i in $(seq $file_line_count $INDEX)
    do
        sed -i "${i}s/.*/\n/" $remember_file
    done
fi


#########################
# MODE REMEMBER
#########################
if [ $REMEMBER -eq 1  ] && [ $INDEX -gt -1 ] #]
then
    WINDOW_ID=$(xwininfo | grep "Window id" | cut -d " " -f4)
    sed -i "${INDEX}s/.*/$WINDOW_ID/" $remember_file
    # echo "MODE: REMEMBER"
    # echo "INDEX:$INDEX"
fi


#########################
# MODE JUMP
#########################
if [ $JUMP -eq 1  ] && [ $INDEX -gt -1 ] #]
then
    id=$(sed -n ${INDEX}p $remember_file)
    wmctrl -i -a "$id"
fi