swayrst

Called sway-workspaces before
Restore workspaces in sway to displays and move already open windows to their workspaces.

Setup

1. Download
   • Either from AUR with yay -S swayrst-git
   • Or download from Actions or Releases
     • unzip and chmod +x the file
2. Setup displays, e.g. with swaymsg output ... or a GUI tool
3. Move the windows to your desired workspaces
4. Run swayrst save <profilename>
5. Repeat with another profilename for every display setup (desk, mobile, work)
6. Run swayrst load <profilename> to restore
7. Make kanshi or shikane run this command for more automation

Development

Used objects in tree

• output in workspace is replaced with the display name
• The nodes list is used. All workspaces are in outputs (displays)
  • Windows are in a list in workspaces
• Windows can be nested indefinitely, so node_getter() is used
  • This can happen if the user changes the layout of single windows, hence creates a new container
• Workspace to output mapping are saved separately from the sway tree json
• We get the information about which window is in which workspace from the tree: i3.get_tree(), swaymsg -t get_tree
• There is no known way (to me) to identify the exact same windows after a reboot (to move multiple windows of the same tool)
  • window is only set for Xwayland windows - and is reset after a reboot
  • node IDs reset after a reboot