+
+/**
+ * Move the given workspace to the specified output.
+ * This returns true if and only if moving the workspace was successful.
+ */
+bool workspace_move_to_output(Con *ws, const char *name) {
+ LOG("Trying to move workspace %p / %s to output \"%s\".\n", ws, ws->name, name);
+
+ Output *current_output = get_output_for_con(ws);
+ if (current_output == NULL) {
+ ELOG("Cannot get current output. This is a bug in i3.\n");
+ return false;
+ }
+
+ Output *output = get_output_from_string(current_output, name);
+ if (!output) {
+ ELOG("Could not get output from string \"%s\"\n", name);
+ return false;
+ }
+
+ Con *content = output_get_content(output->con);
+ LOG("got output %p with content %p\n", output, content);
+
+ Con *previously_visible_ws = TAILQ_FIRST(&(content->focus_head));
+ LOG("Previously visible workspace = %p / %s\n", previously_visible_ws, previously_visible_ws->name);
+
+ bool workspace_was_visible = workspace_is_visible(ws);
+ if (con_num_children(ws->parent) == 1) {
+ LOG("Creating a new workspace to replace \"%s\" (last on its output).\n", ws->name);
+
+ /* check if we can find a workspace assigned to this output */
+ bool used_assignment = false;
+ struct Workspace_Assignment *assignment;
+ TAILQ_FOREACH(assignment, &ws_assignments, ws_assignments) {
+ if (assignment->output == NULL || strcmp(assignment->output, current_output->name) != 0)
+ continue;
+
+ /* check if this workspace is already attached to the tree */
+ Con *workspace = NULL, *out;
+ TAILQ_FOREACH(out, &(croot->nodes_head), nodes)
+ GREP_FIRST(workspace, output_get_content(out),
+ !strcasecmp(child->name, assignment->name));
+ if (workspace != NULL)
+ continue;
+
+ /* so create the workspace referenced to by this assignment */
+ LOG("Creating workspace from assignment %s.\n", assignment->name);
+ workspace_get(assignment->name, NULL);
+ used_assignment = true;
+ break;
+ }
+
+ /* if we couldn't create the workspace using an assignment, create
+ * it on the output */
+ if (!used_assignment)
+ create_workspace_on_output(current_output, ws->parent);
+
+ /* notify the IPC listeners */
+ ipc_send_workspace_event("init", ws, NULL);
+ }
+ DLOG("Detaching\n");
+
+ /* detach from the old output and attach to the new output */
+ Con *old_content = ws->parent;
+ con_detach(ws);
+ if (workspace_was_visible) {
+ /* The workspace which we just detached was visible, so focus
+ * the next one in the focus-stack. */
+ Con *focus_ws = TAILQ_FIRST(&(old_content->focus_head));
+ LOG("workspace was visible, focusing %p / %s now\n", focus_ws, focus_ws->name);
+ workspace_show(focus_ws);
+ }
+ con_attach(ws, content, false);
+
+ /* fix the coordinates of the floating containers */
+ Con *floating_con;
+ TAILQ_FOREACH(floating_con, &(ws->floating_head), floating_windows)
+ floating_fix_coordinates(floating_con, &(old_content->rect), &(content->rect));
+
+ ipc_send_workspace_event("move", ws, NULL);
+ if (workspace_was_visible) {
+ /* Focus the moved workspace on the destination output. */
+ workspace_show(ws);
+ }
+
+ /* NB: We cannot simply work with previously_visible_ws since it might
+ * have been cleaned up by workspace_show() already, depending on the
+ * focus order/number of other workspaces on the output.
+ * Instead, we loop through the available workspaces and only work with
+ * previously_visible_ws if we still find it. */
+ TAILQ_FOREACH(ws, &(content->nodes_head), nodes) {
+ if (ws != previously_visible_ws)
+ continue;
+
+ /* Call the on_remove_child callback of the workspace which previously
+ * was visible on the destination output. Since it is no longer
+ * visible, it might need to get cleaned up. */
+ CALL(previously_visible_ws, on_remove_child);
+ break;
+ }
+
+ return true;
+}