Added in workspace_auto_back_and_forth

include/config.h

@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ struct sway_config {
 	bool active;
 	bool failed;
 	bool reloading;
+	bool auto_back_and_forth;
 
 	int gaps_inner;
 	int gaps_outer;

sway/commands.c

@@ -852,6 +852,16 @@ static bool cmd_workspace(struct sway_config *config, int argc, char **argv) {
 	return true;
 }
 
+static bool cmd_ws_auto_back_and_forth(struct sway_config *config, int argc, char **argv) {
+	if (!checkarg(argc, "workspace_auto_back_and_forth", EXPECTED_EQUAL_TO, 1)) {
+		return false;
+	}
+	if (strcasecmp(argv[0], "yes") == 0) {
+		config->auto_back_and_forth = true;
+	}
+	return true;
+}
+
 /* Keep alphabetized */
 static struct cmd_handler handlers[] = {
 	{ "bindsym", cmd_bindsym },
@@ -877,7 +887,8 @@ static struct cmd_handler handlers[] = {
 	{ "split", cmd_split },
 	{ "splith", cmd_splith },
 	{ "splitv", cmd_splitv },
-	{ "workspace", cmd_workspace }
+	{ "workspace", cmd_workspace },
+	{ "workspace_auto_back_and_forth", cmd_ws_auto_back_and_forth }
 };
 
 static char **split_directive(char *line, int *argc) {

sway/config.c

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ void config_defaults(struct sway_config *config) {
 	config->reloading = false;
 	config->active = false;
 	config->failed = false;
+	config->auto_back_and_forth = false;
 
 	config->gaps_inner = 0;
 	config->gaps_outer = 0;

sway/workspace.c

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #include "focus.h"
 #include "util.h"
 
-char *prev_workspace_name;
+char *prev_workspace_name = "";
 
 char *workspace_next_name(void) {
 	sway_log(L_DEBUG, "Workspace: Generating new name");
@@ -182,7 +182,11 @@ void workspace_switch(swayc_t *workspace) {
 	if (!workspace) {
 		return;
 	}
-	if (!prev_workspace_name || strcmp(prev_workspace_name, swayc_active_workspace()->name) != 0) {
+	if (strcmp(prev_workspace_name, swayc_active_workspace()->name) != 0 && swayc_active_workspace() != workspace) {
+		prev_workspace_name = malloc(strlen(swayc_active_workspace()->name) + 1);
+		strcpy(prev_workspace_name, swayc_active_workspace()->name);
+	} else if (config->auto_back_and_forth && swayc_active_workspace() == workspace && strlen(prev_workspace_name) != 0) {
+		workspace = workspace_by_name(prev_workspace_name) ? workspace_by_name(prev_workspace_name) : workspace_create(prev_workspace_name);
 		prev_workspace_name = malloc(strlen(swayc_active_workspace()->name) + 1);
 		strcpy(prev_workspace_name, swayc_active_workspace()->name);
 	}