Interface IWorkspace

Namespace

Whim

Assembly

Whim.dll

Workspaces contain windows to be organized by layout engines.

public interface IWorkspace : IDisposable

Inherited Members

IDisposable.Dispose()

Extension Methods

WorkspaceUtils.GetActiveLayoutEngine(IWorkspace)

Properties

ActiveLayoutEngine

The active layout engine.

[Obsolete("Use the picker PickActiveLayoutEngine instead.")]
ILayoutEngine ActiveLayoutEngine { get; }

Property Value

ILayoutEngine

ActiveLayoutEngineIndex

The index of the layout engine in LayoutEngines which is currently active.

int ActiveLayoutEngineIndex { get; }

Property Value

int

BackingName

The name of the workspace.

string BackingName { get; }

Property Value

string

Remarks

Until the legacy Workspace implementation is removed, this is called BackingName to avoid confusion with Name. Once the legacy Workspace implementation is removed, this will be called Name.

Id

The unique id of the workspace.

Guid Id { get; }

Property Value

Guid

LastFocusedWindow

The last focused window. This is still set when the window has lost focus (provided another window in the workspace does not have focus). This is useful in cases like when the command palette is opened and wants to perform an action on the last focused window. To focus the last focused window, use FocusLastFocusedWindow().

[Obsolete("Use the picker PickLastFocusedWindow instead.")]
IWindow? LastFocusedWindow { get; }

Property Value

IWindow

LastFocusedWindowHandle

The index of the last focused window in the workspace. WARNING: When the value is 0, it means that no window is focused. Check this with IsNull.

HWND LastFocusedWindowHandle { get; }

Property Value

HWND

LayoutEngines

All the layout engines currently in the workspace.

ImmutableList<ILayoutEngine> LayoutEngines { get; }

Property Value

ImmutableList<ILayoutEngine>

Name

The name of the workspace. When the Name is set, the WorkspaceRenamed event is triggered.

[Obsolete("Use the picker PickWorkspaceName or SetWorkspaceNameTransform instead.")]
string Name { get; set; }

Property Value

string

PreviousLayoutEngineIndex

The index of the layout engine in LayoutEngines which was previously active.

int PreviousLayoutEngineIndex { get; }

Property Value

int

WindowPositions

Map of windows to their WindowPositions.

ImmutableDictionary<HWND, WindowPosition> WindowPositions { get; }

Property Value

ImmutableDictionary<HWND, WindowPosition>

Windows

The windows in the workspace.

[Obsolete("Use the picker PickWorkspaceWindows instead.")]
IEnumerable<IWindow> Windows { get; }

Property Value

IEnumerable<IWindow>

Methods

ActivatePreviouslyActiveLayoutEngine()

Activates previously active layout engine.

[Obsolete("Use ActivatePreviouslyActiveLayoutEngineTransform instead.")]
void ActivatePreviouslyActiveLayoutEngine()

AddWindow(IWindow)

Adds the window to the workspace.

[Obsolete("Use AddWindowToWorkspaceTransform instead.")]
bool AddWindow(IWindow window)

Parameters

window IWindow

Returns

bool

Whether the window was added.

Remarks

Be careful of calling this outside of Whim's core code. It may cause the workspace to become out of sync with the IButlerPantry. DoLayout() is not called in this method.

ContainsWindow(IWindow)

Returns true when the workspace contains the provided window.

[Obsolete("Use the picker PickWorkspaceWindows instead, and do a membership check instead.")]
bool ContainsWindow(IWindow window)

Parameters

window IWindow

The window to check for.

Returns

bool

True when the workspace contains the provided window.

CycleLayoutEngine(bool)

Cycle to the next or previous layout engine.

[Obsolete("Use CycleLayoutEngineTransform instead.")]
void CycleLayoutEngine(bool reverse = false)

Parameters

reverse bool

When true, activate the previous layout, otherwise activate the next layout. Defaults to false.

Deactivate()

Deactivates the workspace.

[Obsolete("This method will be removed in the future, and there is no planned replacement.")]
void Deactivate()

DoLayout()

Trigger a layout.

[Obsolete("Use DoWorkspaceLayoutTransform instead.")]
void DoLayout()

FocusLastFocusedWindow()

If LastFocusedWindow is not null or not minimized, then we focus the last window in the workspace.

[Obsolete("Use FocusWindowTransform instead.")]
void FocusLastFocusedWindow()

FocusWindowInDirection(Direction, IWindow?, bool)

Focuses the window in the direction.

[Obsolete("Use FocusWindowInDirectionTransform instead.")]
bool FocusWindowInDirection(Direction direction, IWindow? window = null, bool deferLayout = false)

Parameters

direction Direction

The direction to focus in.

window IWindow

The origin window

deferLayout bool

Whether to defer the layout until the next DoLayout(). Defaults to false.

Returns

bool

Whether the ActiveLayoutEngine changed.

MinimizeWindowEnd(IWindow)

Called when a window is being unminimized - i.e., the window size will no longer be Minimized. Will unminimize a window in the ActiveLayoutEngine.

[Obsolete("Use window.ShowNormal() instead.")]
void MinimizeWindowEnd(IWindow window)

Parameters

window IWindow

Remarks

Be careful of calling this outside of Whim's core code. It may cause the workspace to become out of sync with the IButlerPantry. DoLayout() is not called in this method.

MinimizeWindowStart(IWindow)

Called when a window is being minimized - i.e., the window size will become Minimized. Will minimize a window in the ActiveLayoutEngine.

[Obsolete("Use window.ShowMinimized() instead.")]
void MinimizeWindowStart(IWindow window)

Parameters

window IWindow

Remarks

Be careful of calling this outside of Whim's core code. It may cause the workspace to become out of sync with the IButlerPantry. DoLayout() is not called in this method.

MoveWindowEdgesInDirection(Direction, IPoint<double>, IWindow?, bool)

Change the window's edges direction by the specified deltas.

[Obsolete("Use MoveWindowEdgesInDirectionTransform instead - note that the coordinate space for deltas is different.")]
bool MoveWindowEdgesInDirection(Direction edges, IPoint<double> deltas, IWindow? window = null, bool deferLayout = false)

Parameters

edges Direction

The edges to change.

deltas IPoint<double>

The deltas to change the given edges by. When a value is positive, then the edge will move in the direction of the edges. The deltas have a coordinate space of [0, 1] for both x and y (the unit square).

window IWindow

The window to change the edge of. If null, the currently focused window is used.

deferLayout bool

Whether to defer the layout until the next DoLayout(). Defaults to false.

Returns

bool

Whether the ActiveLayoutEngine changed.

MoveWindowToPoint(IWindow, IPoint<double>, bool)

Moves or adds the given window to the given point. The point has a coordinate space of [0, 1] for both x and y (the unit square).

[Obsolete("Use MoveWindowToPointTransform instead - note that the coordinate space for the point is different.")]
bool MoveWindowToPoint(IWindow window, IPoint<double> point, bool deferLayout = false)

Parameters

window IWindow

The window to move.

point IPoint<double>

The point to move the window to.

deferLayout bool

Whether to defer the layout until the next DoLayout(). Defaults to false.

Returns

bool

Whether the ActiveLayoutEngine changed.

PerformCustomLayoutEngineAction(LayoutEngineCustomAction)

Performs a custom action in a layout engine.

[Obsolete("Use LayoutEngineCustomActionTransform instead.")]
bool PerformCustomLayoutEngineAction(LayoutEngineCustomAction action)

Parameters

action LayoutEngineCustomAction

Metadata about the action to perform, and the payload to perform it with.

Returns

bool

Whether the ActiveLayoutEngine changed.

Remarks

Layout engines need to handle the custom action in PerformCustomAction<T>(LayoutEngineCustomAction<T>). For more, see PerformCustomAction<T>(LayoutEngineCustomAction<T>).

PerformCustomLayoutEngineAction<T>(LayoutEngineCustomAction<T>)

Performs a custom action in a layout engine.

[Obsolete("Use LayoutEngineCustomActionWithPayloadTransform instead.")]
bool PerformCustomLayoutEngineAction<T>(LayoutEngineCustomAction<T> action)

Parameters

action LayoutEngineCustomAction<T>

Metadata about the action to perform, and the payload to perform it with.

Returns

bool

Whether the ActiveLayoutEngine changed.

Type Parameters

T

The type of action's payload.

Remarks

Layout engines need to handle the custom action in PerformCustomAction<T>(LayoutEngineCustomAction<T>). For more, see PerformCustomAction<T>(LayoutEngineCustomAction<T>).

RemoveWindow(IWindow)

Removes the window from the workspace.

[Obsolete("Use RemoveWindowFromWorkspaceTransform instead.")]
bool RemoveWindow(IWindow window)

Parameters

window IWindow

Returns

bool

True when the window was removed.

Remarks

Be careful of calling this outside of Whim's core code. It may cause the workspace to become out of sync with the IButlerPantry. DoLayout() is not called in this method.

SwapWindowInDirection(Direction, IWindow?, bool)

Swaps the window in the direction.

[Obsolete("Use SwapWindowInDirectionTransform instead.")]
bool SwapWindowInDirection(Direction direction, IWindow? window = null, bool deferLayout = false)

Parameters

direction Direction

The direction to swap the window in.

window IWindow

The window to swap. If null, the currently focused window is swapped.

deferLayout bool

Whether to defer the layout until the next DoLayout(). Defaults to false.

Returns

bool

Whether the ActiveLayoutEngine changed.

TryGetWindowState(IWindow)

Gets the current state (as of the last DoLayout()) of the window.

[Obsolete("Use the picker PickWindowPosition instead.")]
IWindowState? TryGetWindowState(IWindow window)

Parameters

window IWindow

Returns

IWindowState

If the window is not in the workspace, or the workspace is not active, null is returned.

TrySetLayoutEngineFromIndex(int)

Rotate to the next layout engine.

[Obsolete("Use SetLayoutEngineFromIndexTransform instead.")]
bool TrySetLayoutEngineFromIndex(int nextIdx)

Parameters

nextIdx int

The index of the layout engine to make active.

Returns

bool

true if the layout engine is the one specified by nextIdx.

TrySetLayoutEngineFromName(string)

Tries to set the layout engine to one with the name.

[Obsolete("Use SetLayoutEngineFromNameTransform instead.")]
bool TrySetLayoutEngineFromName(string name)

Parameters

name string

The name of the layout engine to make active.

Returns

bool