From 8f3c8fc0895613cb01acb1a0280dfeddc1e20cfb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Almarhoon Ibraheem <ibeem@outlook.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2024 08:12:19 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] add example for workspace groups

---
 examples/workspace-groups/init.scm | 57 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 57 insertions(+)
 create mode 100755 examples/workspace-groups/init.scm

diff --git a/examples/workspace-groups/init.scm b/examples/workspace-groups/init.scm
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+#!/usr/bin/env guile
+!#
+
+;; assuming your are running from a path relative to swaypic & modules
+;; you can hardcode the load path here if that assumption isn't valid.
+;; you have to add to load path the directory the contains modules and guile-swayer
+;; these 2 directories exist in the root directory of the repostiry and are
+;; supposed to be 2 parent levels away from this init file.
+(let ((path (dirname
+             (dirname
+              (dirname (current-filename))))))
+  (format #t "adding folder to load path ~a\n" path)
+  (add-to-load-path path))
+
+;; you can simply uncomment the above section and hardcode the path as below
+;; (add-to-load-path "/home/YOUR_USER_HERE/git/guile-swayer")
+
+;; if you would like to be relative to home, do as below
+;; (string-append (getenv "HOME") "/.config/sway/init.scm")
+
+(use-modules (oop goops)
+             (srfi srfi-18)
+             (modules workspace-groups)
+             (modules workspace-grid)
+             (modules auto-reload)
+             (modules which-key)
+             (swayipc))
+
+(sway-connect-sockets!)
+
+;; subscribe to all events
+(sway-subscribe-all)
+
+;; configure workspace groups to sync groups
+;; NOTE: change outputs according to your outputs
+;; to get your output names, use:
+;; swaymsg -t get_outputs -r | jq -r '.[].name'
+(define OUTPUTS '("HDMI-A-2" "DP-1" "DP-2"))
+
+;; number of workspaces per group must be equal to number of outputs
+(define GROUPS
+  '(("11-browser" 		"21-browser" 		"31-browser")
+    ("12-development" 	"22-development" 	"32-development")
+    ("13-databases" 	"23-databases" 		"33-databases")
+    ("14-communication" "24-communication" 	"34-communication")
+    ("15-development" 	"25-development" 	"35-development")
+    ("16-gaming" 		"26-gaming" 		"36-gaming")
+    ("17-mail" 			"27-mail" 			"37-mail")
+    ("18-development" 	"28-development" 	"38-development")
+    ("19-media" 		"29-media" 			"39-media")))
+
+(workspace-groups-configure #:groups GROUPS #:outputs OUTPUTS)
+(workspace-groups-init)
+
+;; start listening to sway events
+(sway-start-event-listener-thread)
+(thread-join! SWAY-LISTENER-THREAD)