al-skel/home/.config/polybar/scripts/launch-polybar

#!/usr/bin/env bash

# config location
CONF_PATH=$HOME/.config/polybar

# Check WM
cur_wm=$(wmctrl -m | grep Name | cut -d " " -f2)

if [[ $1 == --reload ]]; then
  if ! [[ $cur_wm == i3 ]]; then
    openbox --restart
    al-compositor --restart
    al-tint2restart
  else
    echo -e "WARN:  Option [--reload] not meant for i3..\n\nUse [Super]+[Shift]+r to reload i3\n"
  fi
fi

# Terminate already running bar instances
killall -q polybar

if pgrep -x "tint2" >/dev/null; then
  echo "Tint is running, not launching bars"
  exit 1
fi

# Wait until the processes have been shut down
while pgrep -u $UID -x polybar >/dev/null; do sleep 0.5; done


echo "WM is $cur_wm... Launching appropriate bars"

if [[ $cur_wm == i3 ]]; then  # if i3 launch the i3-bar
  polybar -r --config=$CONF_PATH/config i3-bar &

elif [[ $cur_wm == bspwm ]]; then  # if bspwm launch the bsp-bar
	polybar -r --config=$CONF_PATH/config bsp-bar &
	
else  # otherwise we assume openbox
  polybar -r --config=$CONF_PATH/config openbox-bar &

fi

echo "Bars launched..."