Added Awesome/Monad type "auto" layouts

include/sway/container.h

@@ -37,6 +37,13 @@ enum swayc_layouts {
 	L_STACKED,
 	L_TABBED,
 	L_FLOATING,	/**< A psuedo-container, removed from the tree, to hold floating windows */
+
+	/* Awesome/Monad style auto layouts */
+	L_AUTO_LEFT,
+	L_AUTO_RIGHT,
+	L_AUTO_TOP,
+	L_AUTO_BOTTOM,
+
 	// Keep last
 	L_LAYOUTS,
 };
@@ -144,6 +151,16 @@ struct sway_container {
 	struct wlc_geometry title_bar_geometry;
 	struct wlc_geometry actual_geometry;
 	int border_thickness;
+
+	/**
+	 * Number of master views in auto layouts.
+	 */
+	uint32_t nb_master;
+
+	/**
+	 * Number of slave groups (e.g. columns) in auto layouts.
+	 */
+	uint32_t nb_slave_groups;
 };
 
 enum visibility_mask {

include/sway/layout.h

@@ -75,4 +75,7 @@ void swayc_log(log_importance_t verbosity, swayc_t *cont, const char* format, ..
  */
 enum swayc_layouts default_layout(swayc_t *output);
 
+inline bool is_auto_layout(enum swayc_layouts layout) {
+	return (layout >= L_AUTO_LEFT) && (layout <= L_AUTO_BOTTOM);
+}
 #endif

sway/commands/layout.c

@@ -54,6 +54,26 @@ struct cmd_results *cmd_layout(int argc, char **argv) {
 			} else {
 				swayc_change_layout(parent, L_HORIZ);
 			}
+		} else if (strcasecmp(argv[0], "auto_left") == 0) {
+			if (parent->type != C_CONTAINER && !swayc_is_empty_workspace(parent)){
+				parent = new_container(parent, L_AUTO_LEFT);
+			}
+			swayc_change_layout(parent, L_AUTO_LEFT);
+		} else if (strcasecmp(argv[0], "auto_right") == 0) {
+			if (parent->type != C_CONTAINER && !swayc_is_empty_workspace(parent)){
+				parent = new_container(parent, L_AUTO_RIGHT);
+			}
+			swayc_change_layout(parent, L_AUTO_RIGHT);
+		} else if (strcasecmp(argv[0], "auto_top") == 0) {
+			if (parent->type != C_CONTAINER && !swayc_is_empty_workspace(parent)){
+				parent = new_container(parent, L_AUTO_TOP);
+			}
+			swayc_change_layout(parent, L_AUTO_TOP);
+		} else if (strcasecmp(argv[0], "auto_bot") == 0) {
+			if (parent->type != C_CONTAINER && !swayc_is_empty_workspace(parent)){
+				parent = new_container(parent, L_AUTO_BOTTOM);
+			}
+			swayc_change_layout(parent, L_AUTO_BOTTOM);
 		}
 	}
 

sway/container.c

@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ static swayc_t *new_swayc(enum swayc_types type) {
 	c->layout = L_NONE;
 	c->workspace_layout = L_NONE;
 	c->type = type;
+	c->nb_master = 1;
+	c->nb_slave_groups = 1;
 	if (type != C_VIEW) {
 		c->children = create_list();
 	}

sway/debug_log.c

@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ static void container_log(const swayc_t *c, int depth) {
 			c->layout == L_STACKED  ? "Stack":
 			c->layout == L_TABBED  ? "Tab":
 			c->layout == L_FLOATING ? "Float":
+			c->layout == L_AUTO_LEFT ? "A_lft":
+			c->layout == L_AUTO_RIGHT ? "A_rgt":
+			c->layout == L_AUTO_TOP ? "A_top":
+			c->layout == L_AUTO_BOTTOM ? "A_bot":
 			"Unknown");
 	fprintf(stderr, "w:%4.f|h:%4.f|", c->width, c->height);
 	fprintf(stderr, "x:%4.f|y:%4.f|", c->x, c->y);

sway/layout.c

@@ -118,9 +118,13 @@ swayc_t *add_sibling(swayc_t *fixed, swayc_t *active) {
 			list_add(parent->floating, active);
 		} else {
 			int i = index_child(fixed);
+			if (is_auto_layout(parent->layout)) {
+				list_add(parent->children, active);
+			} else {
 				list_insert(parent->children, i + 1, active);
 			}
 		}
+	}
 	active->parent = parent;
 	// focus new child
 	parent->focused = active;
@@ -769,6 +773,26 @@ void update_geometry(swayc_t *container) {
 	}
 }
 
+/**
+ * Layout application prototypes
+ */
+static void apply_horiz_layout(swayc_t *container, const double x,
+			       const double y, const double width,
+			       const double height, const int start,
+			       const int end);
+static void apply_vert_layout(swayc_t *container, const double x,
+			      const double y, const double width,
+			      const double height, const int start,
+			      const int end);
+static void apply_tabbed_or_stacked_layout(swayc_t *container, double x,
+					   double y, double width,
+					   double height);
+
+static void apply_auto_layout(swayc_t *container, const double x, const double y,
+			      const double width, const double height,
+			      enum swayc_layouts group_layout,
+			      bool master_first);
+
 static void arrange_windows_r(swayc_t *container, double width, double height) {
 	int i;
 	if (width == -1 || height == -1) {
@@ -776,14 +800,15 @@ static void arrange_windows_r(swayc_t *container, double width, double height) {
 		width = container->width;
 		height = container->height;
 	}
-	// pixels are indivisable. if we don't round the pixels, then the view
+	// pixels are indivisible. if we don't round the pixels, then the view
 	// calculations will be off (e.g. 50.5 + 50.5 = 101, but in reality it's
 	// 50 + 50 = 100). doing it here cascades properly to all width/height/x/y.
 	width = floor(width);
 	height = floor(height);
 
 	sway_log(L_DEBUG, "Arranging layout for %p %s %fx%f+%f,%f", container,
-		container->name, container->width, container->height, container->x, container->y);
+		 container->name, container->width, container->height, container->x,
+		 container->y);
 
 	double x = 0, y = 0;
 	switch (container->type) {
@@ -895,16 +920,63 @@ static void arrange_windows_r(swayc_t *container, double width, double height) {
 		break;
 	}
 
-	double scale = 0;
 	switch (container->layout) {
 	case L_HORIZ:
 	default:
+		apply_horiz_layout(container, x, y, width, height, 0,
+				   container->children->length);
+		break;
+	case L_VERT:
+		apply_vert_layout(container, x, y, width, height, 0,
+				  container->children->length);
+		break;
+	case L_TABBED:
+	case L_STACKED:
+		apply_tabbed_or_stacked_layout(container, x, y, width, height);
+		break;
+	case L_AUTO_LEFT:
+		apply_auto_layout(container, x, y, width, height, L_VERT, true);
+		break;
+	case L_AUTO_RIGHT:
+		apply_auto_layout(container, x, y, width, height, L_VERT, false);
+		break;
+	case L_AUTO_TOP:
+		apply_auto_layout(container, x, y, width, height, L_HORIZ, true);
+		break;
+	case L_AUTO_BOTTOM:
+		apply_auto_layout(container, x, y, width, height, L_HORIZ, false);
+		break;
+	}
+
+	// Arrage floating layouts for workspaces last
+	if (container->type == C_WORKSPACE) {
+		for (int i = 0; i < container->floating->length; ++i) {
+			swayc_t *view = container->floating->items[i];
+			if (view->type == C_VIEW) {
+				update_geometry(view);
+				sway_log(L_DEBUG, "Set floating view to %.f x %.f @ %.f, %.f",
+					 view->width, view->height, view->x, view->y);
+				if (swayc_is_fullscreen(view)) {
+					wlc_view_bring_to_front(view->handle);
+				} else if (!container->focused ||
+					   !swayc_is_fullscreen(container->focused)) {
+					wlc_view_bring_to_front(view->handle);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+void apply_horiz_layout(swayc_t *container, const double x, const double y,
+			const double width, const double height,
+			const int start, const int end) {
+	double scale = 0;
 	// Calculate total width
-		for (i = 0; i < container->children->length; ++i) {
+	for (int i = start; i < end; ++i) {
 		double *old_width = &((swayc_t *)container->children->items[i])->width;
 		if (*old_width <= 0) {
-				if (container->children->length > 1) {
+			if (end - start > 1) {
-					*old_width = width / (container->children->length - 1);
+				*old_width = width / (end - start - 1);
 			} else {
 				*old_width = width;
 			}
@@ -913,27 +985,30 @@ static void arrange_windows_r(swayc_t *container, double width, double height) {
 	}
 
 	// Resize windows
+	double child_x = x;
 	if (scale > 0.1) {
 		scale = width / scale;
 		sway_log(L_DEBUG, "Arranging %p horizontally", container);
 		swayc_t *focused = NULL;
-			for (i = 0; i < container->children->length; ++i) {
+		for (int i = start; i < end; ++i) {
 			swayc_t *child = container->children->items[i];
-				sway_log(L_DEBUG, "Calculating arrangement for %p:%d (will scale %f by %f)", child, child->type, width, scale);
+			sway_log(L_DEBUG,
-				child->x = x;
+				 "Calculating arrangement for %p:%d (will scale %f by %f)", child,
+				 child->type, width, scale);
+			child->x = child_x;
 			child->y = y;
 
 			if (child == container->focused) {
 				focused = child;
 			}
 
-				if (i == container->children->length - 1) {
+			if (i == end - 1) {
-					double remaining_width = container->x + width - x;
+				double remaining_width = x + width - child_x;
 				arrange_windows_r(child, remaining_width, height);
 			} else {
 				arrange_windows_r(child, child->width * scale, height);
 			}
-				x += child->width;
+			child_x += child->width;
 		}
 
 		// update focused view border last because it may
@@ -942,14 +1017,19 @@ static void arrange_windows_r(swayc_t *container, double width, double height) {
 			update_container_border(focused);
 		}
 	}
-		break;
+}
-	case L_VERT:
+
+void apply_vert_layout(swayc_t *container, const double x, const double y,
+		       const double width, const double height, const int start,
+		       const int end) {
+	int i;
+	double scale = 0;
 	// Calculate total height
-		for (i = 0; i < container->children->length; ++i) {
+	for (i = start; i < end; ++i) {
 		double *old_height = &((swayc_t *)container->children->items[i])->height;
 		if (*old_height <= 0) {
-				if (container->children->length > 1) {
+			if (end - start > 1) {
-					*old_height = height / (container->children->length - 1);
+				*old_height = height / (end - start - 1);
 			} else {
 				*old_height = height;
 			}
@@ -957,27 +1037,30 @@ static void arrange_windows_r(swayc_t *container, double width, double height) {
 		scale += *old_height;
 	}
 	// Resize
+	double child_y = y;
 	if (scale > 0.1) {
 		scale = height / scale;
 		sway_log(L_DEBUG, "Arranging %p vertically", container);
 		swayc_t *focused = NULL;
-			for (i = 0; i < container->children->length; ++i) {
+		for (i = start; i < end; ++i) {
 			swayc_t *child = container->children->items[i];
-				sway_log(L_DEBUG, "Calculating arrangement for %p:%d (will scale %f by %f)", child, child->type, height, scale);
+			sway_log(L_DEBUG,
+				 "Calculating arrangement for %p:%d (will scale %f by %f)", child,
+				 child->type, height, scale);
 			child->x = x;
-				child->y = y;
+			child->y = child_y;
 
 			if (child == container->focused) {
 				focused = child;
 			}
 
-				if (i == container->children->length - 1) {
+			if (i == end - 1) {
-					double remaining_height = container->y + height - y;
+				double remaining_height = y + height - child_y;
 				arrange_windows_r(child, width, remaining_height);
 			} else {
 				arrange_windows_r(child, width, child->height * scale);
 			}
-				y += child->height;
+			child_y += child->height;
 		}
 
 		// update focused view border last because it may
@@ -986,10 +1069,11 @@ static void arrange_windows_r(swayc_t *container, double width, double height) {
 			update_container_border(focused);
 		}
 	}
-		break;
+}
-	case L_TABBED:
+
-	case L_STACKED:
+void apply_tabbed_or_stacked_layout(swayc_t *container, double x, double y,
-		{
+				    double width, double height) {
+	int i;
 	swayc_t *focused = NULL;
 	for (i = 0; i < container->children->length; ++i) {
 		swayc_t *child = container->children->items[i];
@@ -1005,26 +1089,154 @@ static void arrange_windows_r(swayc_t *container, double width, double height) {
 	if (focused) {
 		arrange_windows_r(focused, width, height);
 	}
+}
+
+void apply_auto_layout(swayc_t *container, const double x, const double y,
+		       const double width, const double height,
+		       enum swayc_layouts group_layout,
+		       bool master_first) {
+	// Auto layout "container" in width x height @ x, y
+	// using "group_layout" for each of the groups in the container.
+	// There is one "master" group, plus container->nb_slave_groups.
+	// Each group is layed out side by side following the "major" axis.
+	// The direction of the layout used for groups is the "minor" axis.
+	// Example:
+	//
+	//     ---- major axis -->
+	//   +---------+-----------+
+	//   |         |           |   |
+	//   | master  | slave 1   |   |
+	//   |         +-----------+   | minor axis (direction of group_layout)
+	//   |         |           |   |
+	//   |         | slave 2   |   V
+	//   +---------+-----------+
+	//
+	//  container with three children (one master and two slaves) and
+	//  a single slave group (containing slave 1 and 2). The master
+	//  group and slave group are layed out using L_VERT.
+
+	uint_fast32_t nb_slaves = container->children->length - container->nb_master;
+	uint_fast32_t nb_groups = (container->nb_master > 0 ? 1 : 0) +
+		MIN(container->nb_slave_groups, nb_slaves);
+
+	// the target dimension of the container along the "major" axis, each
+	// group in the container will be layed out using "group_layout" along
+	// the "minor" axis.
+	double dim_maj;
+	double pos_maj;
+
+	// x and y coords for the next group to be laid out.
+	const double *group_x, *group_y;
+
+	// pos of the next group to layout along the major axis
+	double pos;
+
+	// size of the next group along the major axis.
+	double group_dim;
+
+	// height and width of next group to be laid out.
+	const double *group_h, *group_w;
+
+	switch(group_layout) {
+	default:
+		sway_log(L_ERROR, "Unknown layout type (%d) used in %s()",
+			 group_layout, __func__);
+		/* fall through */
+	case L_VERT:
+		dim_maj = width;
+		pos_maj = x;
+
+		group_x = &pos;
+		group_y = &y;
+		group_w = &group_dim;
+		group_h = &height;
+		break;
+	case L_HORIZ:
+		dim_maj = height;
+		pos_maj = y;
+
+		group_x = &x;
+		group_y = &pos;
+		group_w = &width;
+		group_h = &group_dim;
 		break;
 	}
+
+	/* Determine the dimension of each of the groups in the layout.
+	 * Dimension will be width for a VERT layout and height for a HORIZ
+	 * layout. */
+	double old_group_dim[nb_groups];
+	double old_dim = 0;
+	uint_fast32_t group = 0;
+	for (int i = 0; i < container->children->length;) {
+		swayc_t *child = container->children->items[i];
+		double *dim = group_layout == L_HORIZ ? &child->height : &child->width;
+		if (*dim <= 0) {
+			// New child with uninitialized dimension
+			*dim = dim_maj;
+			if (nb_groups > 1) {
+				// child gets a dimension proportional to existing groups,
+				// it will be later scaled based on to the available size
+				// in the major axis.
+				*dim /= (nb_groups - 1);
+			}
+		}
+		if (i == 0 && container->nb_master > 0) {
+			i += container->nb_master;
+		} else {
+			i += (nb_slaves - i + container->nb_master) / (nb_groups - group);
+		}
+		old_dim += *dim;
+		old_group_dim[group++] = *dim;
 	}
 
-	// Arrage floating layouts for workspaces last
+	double scale = dim_maj / old_dim;
-	if (container->type == C_WORKSPACE) {
+
-		for (i = 0; i < container->floating->length; ++i) {
+	/* Apply layout to each group */
-			swayc_t *view = container->floating->items[i];
+	pos = pos_maj;
-			if (view->type == C_VIEW) {
+
-				update_geometry(view);
+	// first child in the current group
-				sway_log(L_DEBUG, "Set floating view to %.f x %.f @ %.f, %.f", view->width,
+	int start;
-						view->height, view->x, view->y);
+
-				if (swayc_is_fullscreen(view)) {
+	// index immediately after the last child in the current group
-					wlc_view_bring_to_front(view->handle);
+	int end = 0;
-				} else if (!container->focused
+
-						|| !swayc_is_fullscreen(container->focused)) {
+	for (group = 0; group < nb_groups; ++group) {
-					wlc_view_bring_to_front(view->handle);
+		// column to include next by increasing position.
+		uint_fast32_t layout_group = master_first ? group : (group + 1) % nb_groups;
+
+		// adjusted size of the group
+		group_dim = old_group_dim[layout_group] * scale;
+		if (container->nb_master > 0 && layout_group == 0) {
+			start = 0;
+			end = container->nb_master;
+		} else {
+			if (group == 0) {
+				start = container->nb_master;
+			} else {
+				start = end;
 			}
+			end = start +
+			      (nb_slaves - start + container->nb_master) / (nb_groups - layout_group);
 		}
+		if (group == nb_groups - 1) {
+			group_dim = pos_maj + dim_maj - pos; // remaining width
 		}
+		sway_log(L_DEBUG, "Arranging container %p column %" PRIuFAST32
+				  ", children [%d,%d[ (%fx%f+%f,%f)",
+			 container, group, start, end, *group_w, *group_h, *group_x, *group_y);
+		switch (group_layout) {
+		default:
+		case L_VERT:
+			apply_vert_layout(container, *group_x, *group_y, *group_w, *group_h, start, end);
+			break;
+		case L_HORIZ:
+			apply_horiz_layout(container, *group_x, *group_y, *group_w, *group_h, start, end);
+			break;
+		}
+
+		/* update position for next group */
+		pos += group_dim;
 	}
 }
 

sway/sway.5.txt

@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ They are expected to be used with **bindsym** or at runtime through **swaymsg**(
 
 **layout** <mode>::
 	Sets the layout mode of the focused container. _mode_ can be one of _splith_,
-	_splitv_, _toggle split_, _stacking_ or _tabbed_.
+	_splitv_, _toggle split_, _stacking_, _tabbed_, _auto_left_, _auto_right_,
+	_auto_top, _auto_bottom_.
 
 **move** <left|right|up|down>::
 	Moves the focused container _left_, _right_, _up_, or _down_.