add alacritty_forker.nim

nutils.nimble

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ bin           = @["b64d",
                   "urle",
                   "urle_all",
                   "urld",
+                  "alacritty_forker",
                   "bcat"]
 binDir        = "bin"
 
@@ -22,3 +23,4 @@ binDir        = "bin"
 # Dependencies
 
 requires "nim >= 2.0.0"
+requires "https://git.dog/xx/nim-swayipc.git#head"

src/alacritty_forker.nim

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import std/[os, posix, net]
+import swayipc2/[connection, commands]
+
+proc main(): int =
+  let
+    sockpath = "/run/user/" & $geteuid() & "/Alacritty-*.sock"
+    s = newSocket(Domain.AF_UNIX, SockType.SOCK_STREAM, Protocol.IPPROTO_IP)
+    command = "{\"CreateWindow\":{\"terminal_options\":{\"working_directory\":\"" & getHomeDir() & "\",\"hold\":false,\"command\":[]},\"window_identity\":{\"title\":null,\"class\":null}}}"
+  defer: close s
+  for sock in walkPattern sockpath:
+    try:
+      s.connectUnix sock
+      s.send command
+      return 0
+    except:
+      continue
+
+  let
+    sway = connect()
+    ret = sway.run_command("exec alacritty")[0]
+
+  close sway
+  return if ret.success: 0 else: 2
+
+quit main()