#!/bin/bash

# checks if instance of arg 1 exists, will show it if it does
exists=$(i3-msg "[instance=$1] scratchpad show" 2>&1 | grep ERROR)
if [ -n "$exists" ] ; then
    # creating it then showing
    if [ -z "$1" ] ; then
        echo "Missing class in arg 1" >&2
        exit 1
    elif [ -z "$2" ] ; then
        echo "Missing command to launch application in arg 2" >&2
        exit 1
    fi

    # runs remaining commands and shows
    ${@:2} 2>&1 1>/dev/null &
    sleep 1
    # lets application load then shows it on scratchpad
    i3-msg "[instance=$1] scratchpad show" 1>/dev/null
fi