finally made it so tmux auto starts and formats on a hook

bin/startup/lay_doormat.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set_greeting() {
+    # sets the TOD variable based on time of calling
+    cur_time=$(date +%H) # hour
+    # this control flow will be scuffed because I need to deal with early AM = evening
+    if [[ $cur_time -lt 4 || $cur_time -gt 17 ]] ; then
+        # between 5:00 pm and 4:00 am
+        Greeting="Evening"
+    elif [[ $cur_time -lt 12 ]] ; then
+        # between 4:00 am and 12:00 pm
+        Greeting="Morning"
+    else
+        Greeting="Afternoon"
+    fi
+}
+
+format_doormat() {
+    # formats doormat on entry
+
+    set_greeting # set $Greeting based on TOD
+    window="Good $Greeting"
+
+    
+
+    tmux select-window -t "$SESSION:0"
+    # creating a weather view on right quater
+    tmux split-window -h -p 25
+    # creating quote area
+    tmux split-window -v -p 20
+    # weather
+    tmux select-pane -t 1
+    tmux send-keys 'c && curl --silent -fL https://wttr.in?Fn' C-m
+    # quote
+    tmux select-pane -t 2 
+    tmux send-keys 'c && quote.sh' C-m
+
+    # creating a central vim pane taking up half the screen and a little box on the top left
+    tmux select-pane -t 0
+    tmux split-window -h -p 66
+    # opening vim
+    tmux select-pane -t 1
+    tmux send-keys 'c && vim' C-m
+    # renaming based on TOD
+    tmux rename-window -t "$SESSION:0" "$window"
+    tmux set-hook -u -t $SESSION client-attached
+
+}
+
+eval "$(tmux_start.sh -s)"
+
+if [[ ! -z $SESSION ]] ; then
+    # session is set
+    format_doormat
+fi

bin/startup/quote.sh

@@ -24,5 +24,4 @@ else
 fi
 
 get_qotd # sets quote and author
-printf '\n"%s"\n   - %s\n' "$quote" "$author" | fold -s
-
+printf '"%s"\n   - %s\n' "$quote" "$author" | fold -s

bin/startup/tmux_start.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+print_output=false
+
+while getopts "s" arg; do
+    case $arg in
+        s)
+            print_output=true
+            ;;
+    esac
+done    
+
+SESSION="doormat" # welcom session name
+START_SERVER=false
+
+set_session() {
+    # sets $SESSION variable to doormat
+    active_sessions=$(tmux list-sessions 2>/dev/null)
+    if [[ ! -z "$active_sessions" ]] ; then
+        # active sessions
+        session=$(echo "$active_sessions" | grep "$SESSION" | cut -d ':' -f 1 2>/dev/null)
+# tmux doormat script
+        if [[ "$session" != "$SESSION" ]] ; then
+            # door mat doesn't exist
+            START_SERVER=true
+        fi
+    else
+        START_SERVER=true
+    fi
+    
+    if $START_SERVER ; then
+        # need to start server
+        tmux new-session -d -s "$SESSION"
+        tmux set-hook -t "$SESSION" client-attached 'run-shell ~/.dotfiles/bin/startup/lay_doormat.sh'
+    fi
+}
+
+set_session
+
+if $print_output ; then
+    echo "SESSION=$SESSION"
+fi

bin/startup/tmux_startup.sh

@@ -1,71 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-set_greeting() {
-    # sets the TOD variable based on time of calling
-    cur_time=$(date +%H) # hour
-    # this control flow will be scuffed because I need to deal with early AM = evening
-    if [[ $cur_time -lt 4 || $cur_time -gt 17 ]] ; then
-        # between 5:00 pm and 4:00 am
-        Greeting="Evening"
-    elif [[ $cur_time -lt 12 ]] ; then
-        # between 4:00 am and 12:00 pm
-        Greeting="Morning"
-    else
-        Greeting="Afternoon"
-    fi
-}
-
-lay_doormat(){
-    # formats a tmux session stored under $session
-    set_greeting # set $Greeting based on TOD
-    window="Good $Greeting"
-
-    tmux select-window -t $session:0
-    # creating a weather view on right quater
-    tmux split-window -h -p 25
-    tmux send-keys 'cd && clear && curl --silent -fL https://wttr.in?Fn' Enter
-
-    # creating a central vim pane taking up half the screen and a little box on the top left
-    tmux select-pane -t 0
-    tmux split-window -h -p 66
-    tmux select-pane -t 0
-    tmux split-window -v -p 90
-
-    # clearing bottom left
-    tmux select-pane -t 1
-    tmux send-keys 'cd && clear' C-m
-    # writing quote to top left
-    tmux select-pane -t 0
-    tmux send-keys 'cd && clear && ~/.dotfiles/bin/startup/quote.sh' Enter
-    # opening vim
-    tmux select-pane -t 2
-    tmux send-keys 'cd && clear && vim' C-m
-    # renaming based on TOD
-    tmux rename-window -t $session:0 "$window"
-}
-
-session="doormat"
-
-
-if [[ ! tmuxhas-session -t $session 2>/d ]] ; then
-    # no server
-    tmux new-session -d -t "$session" 
-    lay_doormat
-else
-    # existing server
-    cur_session=$(tmux list-sessions 2>/dev/null | awk '{print $1}' | cut -d ":" -f 1)
-    if [[ "$cur_session" == "$session" ]] ; then
-        # check to see if window is set up
-        cur_window=$(tmux list-windows -t "$session" 2>/dev/null | grep Good)
-        if [[ -z $cur_window ]] ; then
-            # no window active
-            lay_doormat
-            #tmux -2 attach-session -t "$session"
-        fi
-    else
-        # doormat exists get window
-        tmux new-session -d -t "$session"
-        lay_doormat
-    fi
-fi
-

tmux.conf

@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ set -g @plugin 'tmux-plugins/tmux-continuum'
 set -g @continuum-save-interval 10
 set -g @resurrect-capture-pane-contents 'on'
 set -g @resurrect-strategy-vim 'session'
+set -g @continuum-boot 'on'
+set -g @continuum-systemd-start-cmd 'new-session -d -s doormat'
+
 
 # run tpm
 run '~/.tmux/plugins/tpm/tpm'

zshrc

@@ -150,6 +150,4 @@ alias water="$HOME/.dotfiles/bin/water/water.sh"
 
 # setting up location variables
 # source "$HOME/.dotfiles/bin/weather/location.sh"
-#
-# tmux doormat script
-# source "$HOME/.dotfiles/bin/startup/tmux_startup.sh"
+source "$HOME/.dotfiles/bin/startup/tmux_start.sh"