feat: Adds some more flag options to the launch script.

env/.local/scripts/launch

@@ -16,13 +16,18 @@ OPTIONS:
 
   -f | --or-focus:           Focus the window matching the pattern, if it exists.
   -c | --or-close:           Close the window matching the pattern, if it exists.
+  -o | --focus-active-only:  Focus only if window is on active workspace, otherwise launch a new
+                             instance.
+  -x | --close-active-only:  Close only windows on active workspace matching the pattern.
   -s | --special <name>:     Launch or toggle a special workspace.
   -h | --help:               Show this help page.
 
 NOTES:
 
-  Passing both a '--close' and '--focus' flag will result in an error if a window is found matching
+In general only one flag should be passed to determine the action mode.
-the pattern.
+
+Passing both any of the close or focus flags together will result in an error if a window is found matching
+the pattern, if no window is found then one will still be launched without any errors.
 
 If the special option is passed then we will not attempt to close a window. If the script is
 invoked with the special option set, we check if there is a window matching the pattern, if there
@@ -35,7 +40,9 @@ EOF
 
 action="focuswindow"
 close_flag="0"
+close_active_only_flag="0"
 focus_flag="0"
+focus_active_only_flag="0"
 launch_cmd=()
 pattern=""
 special_flag="0"
@@ -52,6 +59,14 @@ while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
     shift
     special_flag="1"
     special=$1
+  elif [[ $1 == "-o" ]] || [[ $1 == "--focus-active-only" ]]; then
+    focus_flag="1"
+    focus_active_only_flag="1"
+    action="focuswindow"
+  elif [[ $1 == "-x" ]] || [[ $1 == "--close-active-only" ]]; then
+    close_flag="1"
+    close_active_only_flag="1"
+    action="closewindow"
   elif [[ $1 == "-h" ]] || [[ $1 == "--help" ]]; then
     usage && exit 0
   elif [[ -z $pattern ]]; then
@@ -70,6 +85,12 @@ toggle_special() {
   hyprctl dispatch togglespecialworkspace $special
 }
 
+launch_application() {
+  echo "Launching..."
+  echo "'${launch_cmd[@]}'"
+  eval exec ${launch_cmd[@]}
+}
+
 ################################################################################
 # MAIN
 ################################################################################
@@ -82,18 +103,19 @@ elif [[ -z $launch_cmd ]]; then
   usage && exit 1
 fi
 
-# Get first window matching the pattern.
-address=$(hyprctl clients -j | jq -r ".[] | select(.class | contains(\"$pattern\")) | .address")
-
 echo "Pattern: $pattern"
-echo "Address: $address"
+addresses=$(hyprctl clients -j | jq ".[] | select(.class | contains(\"$pattern\")) | .address")
 
-# Check if we found a window address.
+# If no addresses, then launch the application.
-if [[ -n $address ]]; then
+if [[ -z $addresses ]]; then
+  # Toggle special workspace if applicable.
+  if [[ $special_flag == "1" ]]; then
+    toggle_special
+  fi
+  launch_application && exit 0
+fi
 
-  # Get the workspace name of the active window.
 active_window_workspace=$(hyprctl activewindow -j | jq -r '.workspace.name')
-  echo "Active window workspace: $active_window_workspace"
 
 # Check if we have special flag and active window is on the special workspace.  If so
 # we just toggle the special workspace.  This keeps "special" apps alive, but closes and / opens
@@ -109,17 +131,35 @@ if [[ -n $address ]]; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-  # We didn't have the special flag, so dispatch the command (focus or close).
+for address in ${addresses[@]}; do
-  echo "Found window, dispatching action: $action"
+  # Clean the address of quotes.
+  address=${address//\"/}
+  echo "Handling address: '$address'"
+
+  if [[ $focus_active_only_flag == "1" ]] || [[ $close_active_only_flag == "1" ]]; then
+    # get the workspace name for the address.
+    workspace=$(hyprctl clients -j | jq -r ".[] | select(.address == \"$address\") | .workspace.name")
+
+    # check that the window is on the active workspace.
+    if [[ $active_window_workspace == $workspace ]]; then
+      echo "Performing action: '$action', on window: '$address'"
       hyprctl dispatch $action "address:$address"
+      # early out if focusing a window.
+      [[ $focus_active_only_flag ]] && exit 0
     else
-  # We did not find an address matching the pattern.
+      # the window is not on the active workspace, so skip it.
-  #
+      echo "Skipping window: $address"
-  # Toggle a special workspace, if applicable before launching.
-  if [[ $special_flag == "1" ]]; then
-    toggle_special
     fi
-  echo "Launching..."
+  else
-  echo "'${launch_cmd[@]}'"
+    # We don't have the focus_active_only_flag or close_active_only_flag set, so we perform
-  eval exec ${launch_cmd[@]}
+    # the action on the window.
+    echo "Performing action: '$action', on window: '$address'"
+    hyprctl dispatch $action "address:$address"
+  fi
+done
+
+# If we made it here and focus_active_only_flag was set, then we did not
+# find a window on the active workspace, so we launch a new window.
+if [[ $focus_active_only_flag == "1" ]]; then
+  launch_application
 fi