--- /dev/null
+#!perl
+# vim:ts=4:sw=4:expandtab
+# !NO_I3_INSTANCE! will prevent complete-run.pl from starting i3
+#
+# Tests if assignments work
+#
+use i3test;
+use Cwd qw(abs_path);
+use Proc::Background;
+use File::Temp qw(tempfile tempdir);
+use X11::XCB qw(:all);
+use X11::XCB::Connection;
+use v5.10;
+
+my $x = X11::XCB::Connection->new;
+
+# assuming we are run by complete-run.pl
+my $i3_path = abs_path("../i3");
+
+# TODO: move to X11::XCB
+sub set_wm_class {
+ my ($id, $class, $instance) = @_;
+
+ # Add a _NET_WM_STRUT_PARTIAL hint
+ my $atomname = $x->atom(name => 'WM_CLASS');
+ my $atomtype = $x->atom(name => 'STRING');
+
+ $x->change_property(
+ PROP_MODE_REPLACE,
+ $id,
+ $atomname->id,
+ $atomtype->id,
+ 8,
+ length($class) + length($instance) + 2,
+ "$instance\x00$class\x00"
+ );
+}
+
+
+#####################################################################
+# start a window and see that it does not get assigned with an empty config
+#####################################################################
+
+my ($fh, $tmpfile) = tempfile();
+say $fh "font -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--13-120-75-75-C-70-iso10646-1";
+say $fh "ipc-socket /tmp/nestedcons";
+close($fh);
+
+diag("Starting i3");
+my $i3cmd = "exec " . abs_path("../i3") . " -V -d all --disable-signalhandler -c $tmpfile >/dev/null 2>/dev/null";
+my $process = Proc::Background->new($i3cmd);
+sleep 1;
+
+diag("pid = " . $process->pid);
+
+my $tmp = fresh_workspace;
+
+ok(@{get_ws_content($tmp)} == 0, 'no containers yet');
+
+my $window = $x->root->create_child(
+ class => WINDOW_CLASS_INPUT_OUTPUT,
+ rect => [ 0, 0, 30, 30 ],
+ background_color => '#0000ff',
+);
+
+$window->_create;
+set_wm_class($window->id, 'special', 'special');
+$window->name('special window');
+$window->map;
+sleep 0.25;
+
+ok(@{get_ws_content($tmp)} == 1, 'special window got managed to current (random) workspace');
+
+exit_gracefully($process->pid);
+
+$window->destroy;
+
+sleep 0.25;
+
+#####################################################################
+# start a window and see that it gets assigned to a formerly unused
+# workspace
+#####################################################################
+
+($fh, $tmpfile) = tempfile();
+say $fh "font -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--13-120-75-75-C-70-iso10646-1";
+say $fh "ipc-socket /tmp/nestedcons";
+say $fh q|assign "special" → targetws|;
+close($fh);
+
+diag("Starting i3");
+$i3cmd = "exec " . abs_path("../i3") . " -V -d all --disable-signalhandler -c $tmpfile >/dev/null 2>/dev/null";
+$process = Proc::Background->new($i3cmd);
+sleep 1;
+
+diag("pid = " . $process->pid);
+
+$tmp = fresh_workspace;
+
+ok(@{get_ws_content($tmp)} == 0, 'no containers yet');
+my $workspaces = get_workspace_names;
+ok(!("targetws" ~~ @{$workspaces}), 'targetws does not exist yet');
+
+my $window = $x->root->create_child(
+ class => WINDOW_CLASS_INPUT_OUTPUT,
+ rect => [ 0, 0, 30, 30 ],
+ background_color => '#0000ff',
+);
+
+$window->_create;
+set_wm_class($window->id, 'special', 'special');
+$window->name('special window');
+$window->map;
+sleep 0.25;
+
+ok(@{get_ws_content($tmp)} == 0, 'still no containers');
+ok("targetws" ~~ @{get_workspace_names()}, 'targetws exists');
+
+$window->destroy;
+
+exit_gracefully($process->pid);
+
+sleep 0.25;
+
+#####################################################################
+# start a window and see that it gets assigned to a workspace which has content
+# already, next to the existing node.
+#####################################################################
+
+diag("Starting i3");
+$i3cmd = "exec " . abs_path("../i3") . " -V -d all --disable-signalhandler -c $tmpfile >/dev/null 2>/dev/null";
+$process = Proc::Background->new($i3cmd);
+sleep 1;
+
+diag("pid = " . $process->pid);
+
+# initialize the target workspace, then go to a fresh one
+ok(!("targetws" ~~ @{get_workspace_names()}), 'targetws does not exist yet');
+cmd 'workspace targetws';
+cmp_ok(@{get_ws_content('targetws')}, '==', 0, 'no containers on targetws yet');
+cmd 'open';
+cmp_ok(@{get_ws_content('targetws')}, '==', 1, 'one container on targetws');
+$tmp = fresh_workspace;
+
+ok(@{get_ws_content($tmp)} == 0, 'no containers yet');
+ok("targetws" ~~ @{get_workspace_names()}, 'targetws does not exist yet');
+
+my $window = $x->root->create_child(
+ class => WINDOW_CLASS_INPUT_OUTPUT,
+ rect => [ 0, 0, 30, 30 ],
+ background_color => '#0000ff',
+);
+
+$window->_create;
+set_wm_class($window->id, 'special', 'special');
+$window->name('special window');
+$window->map;
+sleep 0.25;
+
+ok(@{get_ws_content($tmp)} == 0, 'still no containers');
+ok(@{get_ws_content('targetws')} == 2, 'two containers on targetws');
+
+exit_gracefully($process->pid);
+
+done_testing;