dotfiles/scripts/dmenu_run_systemd

#!/usr/bin/env bash
# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
#
# dmenu_run_systemd: start a program from dmenu as transient systemd .scope
# (C) Copyright Benjamin Block 2021
# (C) Copyright Daniel Olsen 2023
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# Requirements:
#   - Package: bash
#   - Package: dmenu
#     - dmenu_path
#     - dmenu
#   - Package: coreutils
#     - basenc
#     - tr
#   - Package: systemd
#     - systemd-run
#   - Package: util-linux
#     - getopt
#
# Usage: dmenu_run_systemd
#
#   Start demnu to select program to execute, then start selected program in
#   background.
#
# Usage: dmenu_run_systemd [Options] [--] <command> [<arg1>[, <arg2>[...]]]
#
#   Start <command> with <arg1..N> without involving dmenu.
#   E.g. in i3 config: `bindsym $mod+Return exec dmenu_run_systemd alacritty`.
#
#   Options:
#    -f, --forground  Start <command> as forground task (default: no)
#    -p, --pwd        Use the current ${PWD} as working directory (default:
#                     ${HOME})

declare -g prefix forground=false cpwd=false
declare -ga selection
if [ "${#}" -lt 1 ]; then
     prefix="dmenu-"
     selection=("$(dmenu_path | dmenu)")                     || exit 127
else
     prefix="xrun-"

     declare opts
     opts="$(getopt --shell bash                                     \
                     -o "fp"                                         \
                     -l "forground,pwd"                              \
                     -n "dmenu_run_systemd" -- "${@}")"      || exit 122
     eval set -- "${opts}"
     unset opts

     while true; do
             case "${1}" in
             '-f'|'--forground')
                     forground=true
             ;;
             '-p'|'--pwd')
                     cpwd=true
             ;;
             '--')   shift; break;;
             esac
             shift
     done

     selection=("${@}")
fi
readonly selection prefix

declare -g name
# Max unit name length:     256
#        -    ".scope"   -    6
#        - "<prefix>-"   -    6
#        -   "-<rand>"   -   33
#                        ------
#            "<name>" <=    211
read -r -d '' -n 192 name < <(
     echo -n "${selection[*]}" | tr -c 'a-zA-Z0-9_-' '[_*]'  || exit 1
     echo -e '\0'                                            || exit 2
)                                                            || exit 126
readonly name
{ [ "${#name}" -gt 0 ] && [ "${#name}" -le 211 ]; }          || exit 125

declare -g rand
# ~5 bits per character => 32*5 = ~160 bits random number
read -r -N 32 rand < <(basenc --base32 < /dev/urandom)               || exit 124
readonly rand
[ "${#rand}" -eq 32 ]                                                || exit 123

declare -ga runargs=(
     --quiet
     --user                          # run in per-User slice
     --scope                         # create transient `.scope` unit,
                                     # instead of `.service`
     --collect                       # garbage collect everything after run,
                                     # even on failure
     --slice="app.slice"             # run as part of `app.slice`
     --unit="${prefix}${name}-${rand}"

     -p MemoryHigh=85%
     -p MemoryMax=92%
     -p MemorySwapMax=5G
                                     # unit name
     --description="dmenu selection ${selection[*]@Q}"
)

if ${cpwd}; then
     runargs+=( --working-directory="${PWD:-/}" )
else
     runargs+=( --working-directory="${HOME:-/}" )
fi

readonly runargs

## Debugging:
#declare -p prefix selection name rand runargs

if ${forground}; then
     systemd-run "${runargs[@]}" -- "${selection[@]}"
else
     systemd-run "${runargs[@]}" -- "${selection[@]}" &
fi