ndrop

This nushell script emulates the main features of tdrop in niri:

• if the specified program is not running: launch it and focus it.
• if the specified program is already running on another workspace: focus it.

Usage:

nudrop [OPTIONS] [COMMAND]

Arguments:

[COMMAND]
The usual command you would run to start the desired program

Options:

-c, --class
Set classname of the program to be run. Use this if the classname is different from the name of the [COMMAND] and nudrop does not have a hardcoded replacement.

-a, --app-id
Set app-id of the program to be run. Use this if the app-id is different from the name of the [COMMAND] and nudrop does not have a hardcoded replacement.

-i, --insensitive
Case insensitive partial matching of class names. Can work as a stopgap if a running program is not recognized and a new instance is launched instead. Note: incorrect matches may occur, adding a special handling of the program to nudrop (hardcoded or via -c, --class) is preferable.

-o, --online
Delay initial launch for up to 20 seconds until internet connectivity is established.

Multiple instances:

Multiple instances of the same program can be run concurrently, if different class names are assigned to each instance. Presently, there is support for the following flags in the [COMMAND] string:

-a | --app-id (foot terminal emulator)
-c | --class (all other programs)

Example bindings in niri config:

binds {
    Mod+e { spawn "nudrop" "kitty" "--class" "kitty_1"; }
    Mod+Alt+e { spawn "nudrop" "kitty" "--class" "kitty_2"; }
    Mod+a { spawn "nudrop" "kitty" "--class" "kitty_hx" "hx"; }
    Mod+Alt+a { spawn "nudrop" "kitty" "--class" "kitty_code"; }
}

[!NOTE] Defining a class name is only necessary when running multiple instances of the same program at the same time.

Troubleshooting

Installation

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See also

ndrop is the bash version of this script for niri.

hdrop is the bash version of this script for hyprland.