cfg/bin/sniplet
Knut Ahlers 4e4775e877
Rework sniplet command
Signed-off-by: Knut Ahlers <knut@ahlers.me>
2021-09-12 13:06:16 +02:00

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#!/bin/bash
set -euo pipefail
sniplet_dir="${HOME}/.config/sniplet"
tmpdir=$(mktemp -d)
function cleanup() {
rm -rf ${tmpdir}
}
trap cleanup EXIT
# In case the directory does not exist create it
[ -d "${sniplet_dir}" ] || {
mkdir "${sniplet_dir}"
}
# Find sniplet files
names=$(find "${sniplet_dir}" -type f | sed "s|${sniplet_dir}/||" | sort)
# Let the user select one of them
name=$(
zenity \
--list \
--title="Sniplet" \
--width=275 \
--height=400 \
--column=Sniplet \
${names}
)
sniplet="${sniplet_dir}/${name}"
# Check presence of the sniplet
[ -f "${sniplet}" ] || {
zenity --error --text="Sniplet has gone away"
exit 1
}
# Store clipboard away
xclip -selection clipboard -o >"${tmpdir}/clipboard"
xclip -selection primary -o >"${tmpdir}/primary"
# Render the sniplet using korvike for templating
korvike -i "${sniplet}" -o "${tmpdir}/sniplet"
# Set clipboard with sniplet
xclip -selection clipboard -i <"${tmpdir}/sniplet"
xclip -selection primary -i <"${tmpdir}/sniplet"
# Do the paste magic
sleep 0.3
xdotool key shift+Insert
sleep 0.5
# Restore clipboard
xclip -selection clipboard -i <"${tmpdir}/clipboard"
xclip -selection primary -i <"${tmpdir}/primary"