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+import base
+import std/[osproc,json,strutils]
+
+const I3_WORKSPACES = "i3-msg -t get_workspaces"
+const I3_TREE = "i3-msg -t get_tree"
+const VISIBLE = "#"
+const URGENT = "!"
+const FOCUSED = "%"
+
+type
+  Workspace = object
+    num: int
+    name: string
+    focused: bool
+    visible: bool
+    output: string
+    urgent: bool
+    display_string: string
+    apps: seq[string]
+    applications: seq[Application]
+    application: Application
+  Application = object
+    title: string
+    class: string
+    focused: bool
+    urgent: bool
+
+var my_workspaces: seq[Workspace]
+
+proc showWorkspaces()
+
+proc buildString(ws: Workspace): string =
+  var str = $ws.num & " |"
+#  if ws.urgent or ws.application.urgent:
+  if ws.application.urgent:
+    str &= URGENT
+  else:
+    str &= " "
+  if ws.focused or ws.application.focused:
+    str &= FOCUSED
+#  elif ws.visible:
+#    str &= VISIBLE
+  else:
+    str &= " "
+  str &= "| " & ws.output & " | "
+  for app in ws.applications:
+    str &= app.class & " " & app.title & " | "
+  return str
+
+proc findWorkspace(workspace: string): Workspace =
+  for ws in my_workspaces:
+    if workspace == ws.display_string:
+      return ws
+
+proc switchWorkspace(workspace: string) =
+  if workspace.contains("%"):
+    return
+  let ws = findWorkspace(workspace)
+  let cmd = "i3-msg workspace " & $ws.num
+  discard execCmd(cmd)
+  showWorkspaces()
+
+# proc getApplications(node: JsonNode): (seq[string],bool) =
+#   var apps: seq[string] = @[]
+#   var focused = false
+#   for item in node["nodes"].getElems():
+#     var name = ""
+#     if item["focused"].getBool():
+#       focused = true
+#     if item{"window_properties"} != nil :
+#       let prop = item["window_properties"]
+#       name = prop["class"].getStr()
+#       name &= " " & prop["title"].getStr()
+#     echo "Adding application : " & name
+#     apps.add(name)
+#   return (apps, focused)
+# 
+proc getApplication(node: JsonNode): Application =
+  var app = Application()
+  let window = node["window_properties"]
+  app.title = window["title"].getStr()
+  app.class = window["class"].getStr()
+  app.focused = node["focused"].getBool()
+  app.urgent = node["urgent"].getBool()
+  return app
+
+# proc findWorkspaces(node: JsonNode) =
+#   for channel in node["nodes"].getElems():
+#     case channel["type"].getStr():
+#       of "workspace":
+#         if channel["output"].getStr() == "__i3":
+#           continue
+#         let w = channel
+#         let apps = getApplications(channel)
+#         var space = Workspace(
+#           num: w["num"].getInt(),
+#           name: w["name"].getStr(),
+#           focused: apps[1],
+#           #visible: w["visible"].getBool(),
+#           urgent: w["urgent"].getBool(),
+#           output: w["output"].getStr(),
+#           apps: apps[0]
+#         )
+#         space.display_string = buildString(space)
+#         my_workspaces.add(space)
+#       else:
+#         echo "finding workspaces..."
+#         findWorkspaces(channel)
+#   return
+
+proc newWorkspace(node: JsonNode): Workspace =
+  return Workspace(
+          num: node["num"].getInt(),
+          name: node["name"].getStr(),
+          focused: node["focused"].getBool(),
+          #visible: w["visible"].getBool(),
+          urgent: node["urgent"].getBool(),
+          output: node["output"].getStr(),
+         )
+
+proc findWorkspacesTree(node: JsonNode) =
+  for channel in node["nodes"].getElems():
+    ### move this into for loop if want separate entry per window
+    var ws: Workspace = Workspace()
+    if node{"type"}.getStr() == "workspace":
+      if node["output"].getStr() == "__i3":
+        return
+      ws = newWorkspace(node)
+    ###
+    if channel{"window_properties"} != nil:
+      let app = getApplication(channel)
+      if ws.name != "":
+        #if app.focused:
+        #  ws.focused = true
+        ws.applications.add(app)
+        ws.application = app
+    else:
+      findWorkspacesTree(channel)
+    ### move this into for loop if want separate entry per window
+    if ws.name != "":
+      ws.display_string = ws.buildString()
+      my_workspaces.add(ws)
+    ###
+  return
+
+proc getTree() =
+  let cur_workspaces = execCmdEx(I3_TREE)
+  if cur_workspaces.output != "":
+    let root = parseJson(cur_workspaces.output)
+    findWorkspacesTree(root)
+  return 
+
+proc getWorkspaces(): seq[Workspace] =
+  let cur_workspaces = execCmdEx(I3_WORKSPACES)
+  if cur_workspaces.output != "":
+    let ws = parseJson(cur_workspaces.output)
+    for w in ws:
+      var space = Workspace(
+        num: w["num"].getInt(),
+        name: w["name"].getStr(),
+        focused: w["focused"].getBool(),
+        visible: w["visible"].getBool(),
+        urgent: w["urgent"].getBool(),
+        output: w["output"].getStr()
+      )
+      space.display_string = buildString(space)
+      my_workspaces.add(space)
+  return my_workspaces
+
+proc showWorkspaces() =
+  my_workspaces = @[]
+  getTree()
+  var info = newInfo("Workspaces")
+  var args: seq[string] = @[]
+  for ws in my_workspaces:
+    args.add(ws.display_string)
+  let output = outputData(info,args)
+  if output in args:
+    switchWorkspace(output)
+
+proc main() =
+  showWorkspaces()
+
+if isMainModule:
+  main()