v0.1.0

Closes #16

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,6 +2,28 @@
 
 ### master
 
+### v0.1.0, 2014-08-28
+- refactor checking if saved tmux session exists
+- spinner while tmux sessions are restored
+
+### v0.0.5, 2014-08-28
+- restore pane processes
+- user option for disabling pane process restoring
+- enable whitelisting processes that will be restored
+- expand readme with configuration options
+- enable command strategies; enable restoring vim sessions
+- update readme: explain restoring vim sessions
+
+### v0.0.4, 2014-08-26
+- restore pane layout for each window
+- bugfix: correct pane ordering in a window
+
+### v0.0.3, 2014-08-26
+- save and restore current and alternate session
+- fix a bug with non-existing window names
+- restore active pane for each window that has multiple panes
+- restore active and alternate window for each session
+
 ### v0.0.2, 2014-08-26
 - saving a new session does not remove the previous one
 - make the directory where sessions are stored configurable

README.md

@@ -1,11 +1,39 @@
 # Tmux Session Saver
 
-Enables saving and restoring of tmux sessions.
+Persists `tmux` environment across system restarts.
+
+Tmux is great, except when you have to restart your computer. You loose all the
+running programs, working directories, pane layouts etc.
+There are helpful management tools out there, but they require initial
+configuration and continuous updates as your workflow evolves or you start new
+projects.
+
+Enter `tmux-session-saver`: tmux persistence without configuration so there are
+no interruptions in your workflow.
+
+It will even (optionally) [restore vim sessions](#restoring-vim-sessions)!
 
 ### Key bindings
 
-- `prefix + M-s` - save
+- `prefix + Alt-s` - save
-- `prefix + M-r` - restore
+- `prefix + Alt-r` - restore
+
+### About
+
+This plugin goes to great lengths to save and restore all the details from your
+`tmux` environment. Here's what's been taken care of:
+
+- all sessions, windows, panes and their order
+- current working directory for each pane
+- **exact pane layouts** within windows
+- active and alternative session
+- active and alternative window for each session
+- active pane for each window
+- programs running within a pane! More details in the [configuration section](#configuration).
+- restoring vim sessions (optional). More details in
+  [restoring vim sessions](#restoring-vim-sessions).
+
+Requirements / dependencies: `tmux 1.9` or higher, `pgrep`
 
 ### Installation with [Tmux Plugin Manager](https://github.com/tmux-plugins/tpm) (recommended)
 
@@ -36,5 +64,45 @@ Reload TMUX environment:
 
 You should now be able to use the plugin.
 
+### Configuration
+
+By default, only a conservative list of programs is restored:
+`vim emacs man less more tail top htop irssi`.
+Open a github issue if you think some other program should be on the default list.
+
+- Restore additional programs by putting the following in `.tmux.conf`:
+
+        set -g @session-saver-processes 'ssh telnet myprogram'
+
+- Don't restore any programs:
+
+        set -g @session-saver-processes 'false'
+
+- Restore **all** programs (be careful with this!):
+
+        set -g @session-saver-processes ':all:'
+
+#### Restoring vim sessions
+
+- save vim sessions - I recommend [tpope/vim-obsession](tpope/vim-obsession)
+- in `.tmux.conf`:
+
+        set -g @session-saver-strategy-vim "session"
+
+`tmux-session-saver` will now restore vim sessions if `Sessions.vim` file is
+present.
+
+### Reporting bugs and contributing
+
+Code contributions are welcome!
+
+If you find a bug please report it in the issues. When reporting a bug please
+attach a file symlinked to `~/.tmux/sessions/last`.
+
+### Credits
+
+[Mislav Marohnić](https://github.com/mislav) - the idea for the plugin came from his
+[tmux-session script](https://github.com/mislav/dotfiles/blob/master/bin/tmux-session).
+
 ### License
 [MIT](LICENSE.md)

scripts/helpers.sh

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # configurable constants
 default_sessions_dir="$HOME/.tmux/sessions"
-sessions_dir_option="@sessions-dir"
+sessions_dir_option="@session-saver-dir"
 
 SUPPORTED_VERSION="1.9"
 

scripts/process_restore_helpers.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+# default processes that are restored
+default_proc_list_option="@session-saver-default-processes"
+default_proc_list="vim emacs man less more tail top htop irssi"
+
+# User defined processes that are restored
+#  'false' - nothing is restored
+#  ':all:' - all processes are restored
+#
+# user defined list of programs that are restored:
+#  'my_program foo another_program'
+restore_processes_option="@session-saver-processes"
+restore_processes=""
+
+# Defines part of the user variable. Example usage:
+#   set -g @session-saver-strategy-vim "session"
+restore_process_strategy_option="@session-saver-strategy-"
+
+restore_pane_processes_enabled() {
+	local restore_processes="$(get_tmux_option "$restore_processes_option" "$restore_processes")"
+	if [ "$restore_processes" == "false" ]; then
+		return 1
+	else
+		return 0
+	fi
+}
+
+restore_pane_process() {
+	local pane_full_command="$1"
+	local session_name="$2"
+	local window_number="$3"
+	local pane_index="$4"
+	local dir="$5"
+	if _process_should_be_restored "$pane_full_command"; then
+		tmux switch-client -t "${session_name}:${window_number}"
+		tmux select-pane -t "$pane_index"
+
+		if _strategy_exists "$pane_full_command"; then
+			local strategy_file="$(_get_strategy_file "$pane_full_command")"
+			local strategy_command="$($strategy_file "$pane_full_command" "$dir")"
+			tmux send-keys "$strategy_command" "C-m"
+			# tmux send-keys "Strategy! $pane_full_command $strategy_file"
+			# tmux send-keys "Strategy! $strategy_command"
+		else
+			# just invoke the command
+			tmux send-keys "$pane_full_command" "C-m"
+		fi
+	fi
+}
+
+# private functions below
+
+_process_should_be_restored() {
+	local pane_full_command="$1"
+	if _restore_all_processes; then
+		return 0
+	elif _process_on_the_restore_list "$pane_full_command"; then
+		return 0
+	else
+		return 1
+	fi
+}
+
+_restore_all_processes() {
+	local restore_processes="$(get_tmux_option "$restore_processes_option" "$restore_processes")"
+	if [ $restore_processes == ":all:" ]; then
+		return 0
+	else
+		return 1
+	fi
+}
+
+_process_on_the_restore_list() {
+	local pane_full_command="$1"
+	local restore_list="$(_restore_list)"
+	local proc
+	for proc in $restore_list; do
+		if [[ "$pane_full_command" =~ (^$proc) ]]; then
+			return 0
+		fi
+	done
+	return 1
+}
+
+_restore_list() {
+	local user_processes="$(get_tmux_option "$restore_processes_option" "$restore_processes")"
+	local default_processes="$(get_tmux_option "$default_proc_list_option" "$default_proc_list")"
+	if [ -z $user_processes ]; then
+		# user didn't define any processes
+		echo "$default_processes"
+	else
+		echo "$default_processes $user_processes"
+	fi
+}
+
+_strategy_exists() {
+	local pane_full_command="$1"
+	local strategy="$(_get_command_strategy "$pane_full_command")"
+	if [ -n "$strategy" ]; then # strategy set?
+		local strategy_file="$(_get_strategy_file "$pane_full_command")"
+		[ -e "$strategy_file" ] # strategy file exists?
+	else
+		return 1
+	fi
+}
+
+_get_command_strategy() {
+	local pane_full_command="$1"
+	local command="$(_just_command "$pane_full_command")"
+	get_tmux_option "${restore_process_strategy_option}${command}" ""
+}
+
+_just_command() {
+	echo "$1" | cut -d' ' -f1
+}
+
+_get_strategy_file() {
+	local pane_full_command="$1"
+	local strategy="$(_get_command_strategy "$pane_full_command")"
+	local command="$(_just_command "$pane_full_command")"
+	echo "$CURRENT_DIR/../strategies/${command}_${strategy}.sh"
+}

scripts/session_restorer.sh

@@ -3,12 +3,21 @@
 CURRENT_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
 
 source "$CURRENT_DIR/helpers.sh"
+source "$CURRENT_DIR/process_restore_helpers.sh"
+source "$CURRENT_DIR/spinner_helpers.sh"
+
+is_line_type() {
+	local line_type="$1"
+	local line="$2"
+	echo "$line" |
+		\grep -q "^$line_type"
+}
 
 check_saved_session_exists() {
 	local saved_session="$(last_session_path)"
 	if [ ! -f $saved_session ]; then
-		display_message "Saved session not found!"
+		display_message "Saved tmux session not found!"
-		exit
+		return 1
 	fi
 }
 
@@ -32,6 +41,10 @@ tmux_socket() {
 	echo $TMUX | cut -d',' -f1
 }
 
+remove_first_char() {
+	echo "$1" | cut -c2-
+}
+
 new_window() {
 	local session_name="$1"
 	local window_number="$2"
@@ -58,13 +71,15 @@ new_pane() {
 	local window_number="$2"
 	local window_name="$3"
 	local dir="$4"
-	tmux split-window -d -t "${session_name}:${window_number}" -c "$dir"
+	tmux split-window -t "${session_name}:${window_number}" -c "$dir"
 }
 
 restore_pane() {
 	local pane="$1"
 	echo "$pane" |
-	while IFS=$'\t' read session_name window_number window_name dir; do
+	while IFS=$'\t' read line_type session_name window_number window_name window_active window_flags pane_index dir pane_active pane_command pane_full_command; do
+		window_name="$(remove_first_char "$window_name")"
+		pane_full_command="$(remove_first_char "$pane_full_command")"
 		if window_exists "$session_name" "$window_number"; then
 			new_pane "$session_name" "$window_number" "$window_name" "$dir"
 		elif session_exists "$session_name"; then
@@ -75,17 +90,77 @@ restore_pane() {
 	done
 }
 
+restore_state() {
+	local state="$1"
+	echo "$state" |
+	while IFS=$'\t' read line_type client_session client_last_session; do
+		tmux switch-client -t "$client_last_session"
+		tmux switch-client -t "$client_session"
+	done
+}
+
 restore_all_sessions() {
 	while read line; do
+		if is_line_type "pane" "$line"; then
 			restore_pane "$line"
+		fi
+	done < $(last_session_path)
+}
+
+restore_all_pane_processes() {
+	if restore_pane_processes_enabled; then
+		local pane_full_command
+		awk 'BEGIN { FS="\t"; OFS="\t" } /^pane/ && $11 !~ "^:$" { print $2, $3, $7, $8, $11; }' $(last_session_path) |
+			while IFS=$'\t' read session_name window_number pane_index dir pane_full_command; do
+				pane_full_command="$(remove_first_char "$pane_full_command")"
+				restore_pane_process "$pane_full_command" "$session_name" "$window_number" "$pane_index" "$dir"
+			done
+	fi
+}
+
+restore_pane_layout_for_each_window() {
+	\grep '^window' $(last_session_path) |
+		while IFS=$'\t' read line_type session_name window_number window_active window_flags window_layout; do
+			tmux select-layout -t "${session_name}:${window_number}" "$window_layout"
+		done
+}
+
+restore_active_pane_for_each_window() {
+	awk 'BEGIN { FS="\t"; OFS="\t" } /^pane/ && $7 != 0 && $9 == 1 { print $2, $3, $7; }' $(last_session_path) |
+		while IFS=$'\t' read session_name window_number active_pane; do
+			tmux switch-client -t "${session_name}:${window_number}"
+			tmux select-pane -t "$active_pane"
+		done
+}
+
+restore_active_and_alternate_windows() {
+	awk 'BEGIN { FS="\t"; OFS="\t" } /^window/ && $5 ~ /[*-]/ { print $2, $4, $3; }' $(last_session_path) |
+		sort -u |
+		while IFS=$'\t' read session_name active_window window_number; do
+			tmux switch-client -t "${session_name}:${window_number}"
+		done
+}
+
+restore_active_and_alternate_sessions() {
+	while read line; do
+		if is_line_type "state" "$line"; then
+			restore_state "$line"
+		fi
 	done < $(last_session_path)
-	display_message "Restored all Tmux sessions!"
 }
 
 main() {
-	if supported_tmux_version_ok; then
+	if supported_tmux_version_ok && check_saved_session_exists; then
-		check_saved_session_exists
+		start_spinner
 		restore_all_sessions
+		restore_all_pane_processes
+		restore_pane_layout_for_each_window >/dev/null 2>&1
+		# below functions restore exact cursor positions
+		restore_active_pane_for_each_window
+		restore_active_and_alternate_windows
+		restore_active_and_alternate_sessions
+		stop_spinner
+		display_message "Restored all Tmux sessions!"
 	fi
 }
 main

scripts/session_saver.sh

@@ -4,27 +4,96 @@ CURRENT_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
 
 source "$CURRENT_DIR/helpers.sh"
 
-dump_format() {
+pane_format() {
 	local delimiter=$'\t'
 	local format
+	format+="pane"
+	format+="${delimiter}"
 	format+="#{session_name}"
 	format+="${delimiter}"
 	format+="#{window_index}"
 	format+="${delimiter}"
-	format+="#{window_name}"
+	format+=":#{window_name}"
+	format+="${delimiter}"
+	format+="#{window_active}"
+	format+="${delimiter}"
+	format+=":#{window_flags}"
+	format+="${delimiter}"
+	format+="#{pane_index}"
 	format+="${delimiter}"
 	format+="#{pane_current_path}"
+	format+="${delimiter}"
+	format+="#{pane_active}"
+	format+="${delimiter}"
+	format+="#{pane_current_command}"
+	format+="${delimiter}"
+	format+="#{pane_pid}"
 	echo "$format"
 }
 
-dump() {
+window_format() {
-	tmux list-panes -a -F "$(dump_format)"
+	local delimiter=$'\t'
+	local format
+	format+="window"
+	format+="${delimiter}"
+	format+="#{session_name}"
+	format+="${delimiter}"
+	format+="#{window_index}"
+	format+="${delimiter}"
+	format+="#{window_active}"
+	format+="${delimiter}"
+	format+=":#{window_flags}"
+	format+="${delimiter}"
+	format+="#{window_layout}"
+	echo "$format"
+}
+
+state_format() {
+	local delimiter=$'\t'
+	local format
+	format+="state"
+	format+="${delimiter}"
+	format+="#{client_session}"
+	format+="${delimiter}"
+	format+="#{client_last_session}"
+	echo "$format"
+}
+
+dump_panes_raw() {
+	tmux list-panes -a -F "$(pane_format)"
+}
+
+pane_full_command() {
+	pane_pid="$1"
+	\pgrep -lf -P "$pane_pid" |
+		cut -d' ' -f2-
+}
+
+# translates pane pid to process command running inside a pane
+dump_panes() {
+	local full_command
+	local d=$'\t' # delimiter
+	dump_panes_raw |
+		while IFS=$'\t' read line_type session_name window_number window_name window_active window_flags pane_index dir pane_active pane_command pane_pid; do
+			full_command="$(pane_full_command $pane_pid)"
+			echo "${line_type}${d}${session_name}${d}${window_number}${d}${window_name}${d}${window_active}${d}${window_flags}${d}${pane_index}${d}${dir}${d}${pane_active}${d}${pane_command}${d}:${full_command}"
+		done
+}
+
+dump_windows() {
+	tmux list-windows -a -F "$(window_format)"
+}
+
+dump_state() {
+	tmux display-message -p "$(state_format)"
 }
 
 save_all_sessions() {
 	local session_path="$(session_path)"
 	mkdir -p "$(sessions_dir)"
-	dump > $session_path
+	dump_panes   >  $session_path
+	dump_windows >> $session_path
+	dump_state   >> $session_path
 	ln -fs "$session_path" "$(last_session_path)"
 	display_message "Saved all Tmux sessions!"
 }

scripts/spinner_helpers.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+start_spinner() {
+	$CURRENT_DIR/tmux_spinner.sh "Restoring sessions..." "Restored all Tmux sessions!" &
+	export SPINNER_PID=$!
+}
+
+stop_spinner() {
+	kill $SPINNER_PID
+}

scripts/tmux_spinner.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# This script shows tmux spinner with a message. It is intended to be running
+# as a background process which should be `kill`ed at the end.
+#
+# Example usage:
+#
+#   ./tmux_spinner.sh "Working..." "End message!" &
+#   SPINNER_PID=$!
+#   ..
+#   .. execute commands here
+#   ..
+#   kill $SPINNER_PID # Stops spinner and displays 'End message!'
+
+MESSAGE="$1"
+END_MESSAGE="$2"
+SPIN='-\|/'
+
+trap "tmux display-message $END_MESSAGE; exit" SIGINT SIGTERM
+
+main() {
+	local i=0
+	while true; do
+	  i=$(( (i+1) %4 ))
+	  tmux display-message " ${SPIN:$i:1} $MESSAGE"
+	  sleep 0.1
+	done
+}
+main

strategies/vim_session.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# "vim session strategy"
+#
+# Restores a vim session from 'Session.vim' file, if it exists.
+# If 'Session.vim' does not exist, it falls back to invoking the original
+# command.
+
+ORIGINAL_COMMAND="$1"
+DIRECTORY="$2"
+
+vim_session_file_exists() {
+	[ -e "${DIRECTORY}/Session.vim" ]
+}
+
+main() {
+	if vim_session_file_exists; then
+		echo "vim -S"
+	else
+		echo "$ORIGINAL_COMMAND"
+	fi
+}
+main