+/*
+ * Returns a pointer to a new workspace in the given output. The workspace
+ * is created attached to the tree hierarchy through the given content
+ * container.
+ *
+ */
+Con *create_workspace_on_output(Output *output, Con *content) {
+ /* add a workspace to this output */
+ Con *out, *current;
+ char *name;
+ bool exists = true;
+ Con *ws = con_new(NULL, NULL);
+ ws->type = CT_WORKSPACE;
+
+ /* try the configured workspace bindings first to find a free name */
+ Binding *bind;
+ TAILQ_FOREACH(bind, bindings, bindings) {
+ DLOG("binding with command %s\n", bind->command);
+ if (strlen(bind->command) < strlen("workspace ") ||
+ strncasecmp(bind->command, "workspace", strlen("workspace")) != 0)
+ continue;
+ DLOG("relevant command = %s\n", bind->command);
+ char *target = bind->command + strlen("workspace ");
+ /* We check if this is the workspace
+ * next/prev/next_on_output/prev_on_output/back_and_forth/number command.
+ * Beware: The workspace names "next", "prev", "next_on_output",
+ * "prev_on_output", "number", "back_and_forth" and "current" are OK,
+ * so we check before stripping the double quotes */
+ if (strncasecmp(target, "next", strlen("next")) == 0 ||
+ strncasecmp(target, "prev", strlen("prev")) == 0 ||
+ strncasecmp(target, "next_on_output", strlen("next_on_output")) == 0 ||
+ strncasecmp(target, "prev_on_output", strlen("prev_on_output")) == 0 ||
+ strncasecmp(target, "number", strlen("number")) == 0 ||
+ strncasecmp(target, "back_and_forth", strlen("back_and_forth")) == 0 ||
+ strncasecmp(target, "current", strlen("current")) == 0)
+ continue;
+ if (*target == '"')
+ target++;
+ FREE(ws->name);
+ ws->name = strdup(target);
+ if (ws->name[strlen(ws->name)-1] == '"')
+ ws->name[strlen(ws->name)-1] = '\0';
+ DLOG("trying name *%s*\n", ws->name);
+
+ /* Ensure that this workspace is not assigned to a different output —
+ * otherwise we would create it, then move it over to its output, then
+ * find a new workspace, etc… */
+ bool assigned = false;
+ struct Workspace_Assignment *assignment;
+ TAILQ_FOREACH(assignment, &ws_assignments, ws_assignments) {
+ if (strcmp(assignment->name, ws->name) != 0 ||
+ strcmp(assignment->output, output->name) == 0)
+ continue;
+
+ assigned = true;
+ break;
+ }
+
+ if (assigned)
+ continue;
+
+ current = NULL;
+ TAILQ_FOREACH(out, &(croot->nodes_head), nodes)
+ GREP_FIRST(current, output_get_content(out), !strcasecmp(child->name, ws->name));
+
+ exists = (current != NULL);
+ if (!exists) {
+ /* Set ->num to the number of the workspace, if the name actually
+ * is a number or starts with a number */
+ char *endptr = NULL;
+ long parsed_num = strtol(ws->name, &endptr, 10);
+ if (parsed_num == LONG_MIN ||
+ parsed_num == LONG_MAX ||
+ parsed_num < 0 ||
+ endptr == ws->name)
+ ws->num = -1;
+ else ws->num = parsed_num;
+ LOG("Used number %d for workspace with name %s\n", ws->num, ws->name);
+
+ break;
+ }
+ }
+
+ if (exists) {
+ /* get the next unused workspace number */
+ DLOG("Getting next unused workspace by number\n");
+ int c = 0;
+ while (exists) {
+ c++;
+
+ FREE(ws->name);
+ sasprintf(&(ws->name), "%d", c);
+
+ current = NULL;
+ TAILQ_FOREACH(out, &(croot->nodes_head), nodes)
+ GREP_FIRST(current, output_get_content(out), !strcasecmp(child->name, ws->name));
+ exists = (current != NULL);
+
+ DLOG("result for ws %s / %d: exists = %d\n", ws->name, c, exists);
+ }
+ ws->num = c;
+ }
+ con_attach(ws, content, false);
+
+ sasprintf(&name, "[i3 con] workspace %s", ws->name);
+ x_set_name(ws, name);
+ free(name);
+
+ ws->fullscreen_mode = CF_OUTPUT;
+
+ /* If default_orientation is set to NO_ORIENTATION we determine
+ * orientation depending on output resolution. */
+ if (config.default_orientation == NO_ORIENTATION) {
+ ws->orientation = (output->rect.height > output->rect.width) ? VERT : HORIZ;
+ DLOG("Auto orientation. Workspace size set to (%d,%d), setting orientation to %d.\n",
+ output->rect.width, output->rect.height, ws->orientation);
+ } else {
+ ws->orientation = config.default_orientation;
+ }
+
+ return ws;
+}
+