Improve swapping of workspaces

.config/i3/bin/slide_workspace_left.sh

 #!/bin/sh
 
-# Slide current workspace to the left on i3-bar
+# Slide current workspace to the right on i3-bar
 
 
-name=$(i3-msg -t get_outputs | jq | grep 'current_workspace' | awk '{split($0,a,": "); print a[2]}' | cut -d : -f 2 | cut -d \" -f 1 | head -n 1)
-number=$(i3-msg -t get_outputs | jq | grep 'current_workspace' | awk '{split($0,a,": "); print a[2]}' | cut -d : -f 1 | cut -d \" -f 2 | head -n 1)
+curworkspace=$(i3-msg -t get_outputs | jq | grep 'current_workspace' | awk '{split($0,a,": "); print a[2]}' | head -n 1)
+prevworkspace=$(i3-msg -t get_workspaces | jq | grep name | grep $curworkspace -C 1 | cut -d , -f 1 | awk '{split($0,a,": "); print a[2]}' | head -n 1)
 
-if [-z $number]; then number=-1; fi
+# current workspace
+curnumber=$(echo $curworkspace | cut -d : -f 1 | cut -d \" -f 2);
+curname=$(echo $curworkspace | cut -d : -f 2 | cut -d \" -f 1);
 
-i3-msg rename workspace to "$(expr $number - 1):$name"
+# prev workspace
+prevnumber=$(echo $prevworkspace | cut -d : -f 1 | cut -d \" -f 2);
+prevname=$(echo $prevworkspace | cut -d : -f 2 | cut -d \" -f 1);
+
+# swap workspaces
+i3-msg rename workspace $prevworkspace to $curnumber:$prevname;
+i3-msg rename workspace $curworkspace to $prevnumber:$curname;

.config/i3/bin/slide_workspace_right.sh

@@ -3,9 +3,17 @@
 # Slide current workspace to the right on i3-bar
 
 
-name=$(i3-msg -t get_outputs | jq | grep 'current_workspace' | awk '{split($0,a,": "); print a[2]}' | cut -d : -f 2 | cut -d \" -f 1 | head -n 1)
-number=$(i3-msg -t get_outputs | jq | grep 'current_workspace' | awk '{split($0,a,": "); print a[2]}' | cut -d : -f 1 | cut -d \" -f 2 | head -n 1)
+curworkspace=$(i3-msg -t get_outputs | jq | grep 'current_workspace' | awk '{split($0,a,": "); print a[2]}' | head -n 1)
+nextworkspace=$(i3-msg -t get_workspaces | jq | grep name | grep $curworkspace -C 1 | cut -d , -f 1 | awk '{split($0,a,": "); print a[2]}' | tail -n 1)
 
-if [-z $number]; then number=-1; fi
+# current workspace
+curnumber=$(echo $curworkspace | cut -d : -f 1 | cut -d \" -f 2);
+curname=$(echo $curworkspace | cut -d : -f 2 | cut -d \" -f 1);
 
-i3-msg rename workspace to "$(expr $number + 1):$name"
+# next workspace
+nextnumber=$(echo $nextworkspace | cut -d : -f 1 | cut -d \" -f 2);
+nextname=$(echo $nextworkspace | cut -d : -f 2 | cut -d \" -f 1);
+
+# swap workspaces
+i3-msg rename workspace $nextworkspace to $curnumber:$nextname;
+i3-msg rename workspace $curworkspace to $nextnumber:$curname;