sway-popup-listener

sway-popup-listener.bash

#!/usr/bin/env bash

# This script listens for new windows and makes them floating if it thinks they
# are popups. Meant to be used when regular i3 criteria are not enough to
# identify popup windows. It uses hardcoded dimensions.

# print usage on --help/-h
if [[ "$1" == "--help" || "$1" == "-h" ]]; then
  echo "Usage: $0"
  echo "This script listens for new windows and makes them floating if it thinks they"
  echo "are popups. Meant to be used when regular i3 criteria are not enough to"
  echo "identify popup windows. It uses hardcoded dimensions."

  echo "Meant to be called from sway config:"
  echo "exec sway-popup-listener"
  exit 0
fi

# array of dimensions to turn into floating windows
declare -a popup_dimensions=(
  "360x96"  # chromium notifications
  "360x119" # chromium notifications
)

# for every new window
swaymsg --monitor -t subscribe '["window"]' | \
  jq --raw-output --unbuffered 'select(.change == "new") | .container | {id, geometry} | "\(.id):\(.geometry.width)x\(.geometry.height)"' | \
  while read -r new_window; do 
    id=${new_window%%:*};
    dimensions=${new_window#*:};

    # if dimensions match, make floating
    for popup_dimension in "${popup_dimensions[@]}"; do
      if [ "$popup_dimension" == "$dimensions" ]; then
        swaymsg [con_id=$id] floating enable;
        break;
      fi
    done;
  done;