launchit

#!/bin/bash
#Usage: launchit -w windowclass -l launchcmd

currentdesktop ()
{
wmctrl -d | awk '$2=="*" {print $1}'
}

#Variables that matter:
WC=$1
LC=$2
READMODE=
ALLDESKTOPS=

while true
do
    case $READMODE in
        w)
            WC=$1
            READMODE=
            ;;
        l)
            LC=$1
            READMODE=
            ;;
        *)
            case $1 in
                -w)
                    READMODE=w
                    ;;
                -l)
                    READMODE=l
                    ;;
                -a)
                    ALLDESKTOPS=y
                    ;;
                *)
                    if [[ -n "$1" ]] ; then
                    echo "Confusing input: $1"
                    fi
                    ;;
            esac
            ;;
    esac
    shift || break
done
echo $WC $LC

case $ALLDESKTOPS in
    y)
        #Search ALL the desktops!...but prefer the current desktop.
        #Anything on the current desktop?
        if [[ -n $( wmctrl -lx | awk -v r=$(currentdesktop) '$2==r || $2=="-1" {print}' | awk '{ print $3 }' | awk -v r=$WC -F. '{ if ($1~r) { print $1 } }') ]] ;
        then
            for i in $( wmctrl -lx | awk -v r=$(currentdesktop) '$2==r || $2=="-1" {print}' | awk -v r=$WC '{ if ($3 ~ r) { print $1 } }' ) ;
                do wmctrl -ia $i ; echo "Brought $i to forefront"
            done
        #No? Then try other desktops!
        elif [[ -n $( wmctrl -lx | awk '{ print $3 }' | awk -v r=$WC -F. '{ if ($1~r) { print $1 } }') ]] ;
        then
        for i in $( wmctrl -lx | awk -v r=$WC '{ if ($3 ~ r) { print $1 } }' ) ;
            do wmctrl -ia $i ; echo "Brought $i to forefront"
        done
        #Nothing? Then let's start the app.
        else
            $LC &
        fi
        ;;
    *)
        #Just search the current desktop
        if [[ -n $( wmctrl -lx | awk -v r=$(currentdesktop) '$2==r || $2=="-1" {print}' | awk '{ print $3 }' | awk -v r=$WC -F. '{ if ($1~r) { print $1 } }') ]] ;
        then
            for i in $( wmctrl -lx | awk -v r=$(currentdesktop) '$2==r || $2=="-1" {print}' | awk -v r=$WC '{ if ($3 ~ r) { print $1 } }' ) ;
                do wmctrl -ia $i ; echo "Brought $i to forefront"
            done
        else
            $LC &
        fi
        ;;
esac