From 6a82d574f59b3acebf855bbca74811ffb3854c0a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: John Mertz <git@john.me.tz>
Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2024 18:15:46 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] Automatically paste at cursor, then restore previous
 clipboard

---
 tofi/tofi-snippets.sh | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tofi/tofi-snippets.sh b/tofi/tofi-snippets.sh
index 68abac6..8193c7a 100755
--- a/tofi/tofi-snippets.sh
+++ b/tofi/tofi-snippets.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,27 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
-# Copy snippet to primary clipboard for middle-click pasting
+# Paste snippet to mouse location, then restore clipboard
 
 # Maintain list of snippets in private repository
 cd ${HOME}/.private-scripts/snippets
 
 HEIGHT=$(swaymsg -t get_outputs | tr '\n' ' ' | sed -e 's/  */ /g' | sed -e 's/\(.*"focused": [a-z]*\),/\1\n/' | less | grep '"focused": true' | sed -e 's/.*"rect": {[^}]*"height": \([0-9]*\).*/\1/')
 
-cat $(find ./ -type f | sed -E 's/\.\///' | ${HOME}/.local/bin/tofi --prompt-text 'Snippets: ' --height $HEIGHT --config ${HOME}/.dotfiles/tofi/sidebar.toml) | wl-copy -p
+# Back-up anything already in the clipboard
+OLD="$(wl-paste -p)"
+
+# Get input from Tofi
+INPUT="$(find ./ -type f | sed -E 's/\.\///' | ${HOME}/.local/bin/tofi --prompt-text 'Snippets: ' --height $HEIGHT --config ${HOME}/.dotfiles/tofi/sidebar.toml)"
+
+# Ignore if returned file does not exist
+if [ -e "$INPUT" ]; then
+
+    # Copy file contents to clipboard and allow only one paste
+    wl-copy -p "$(cat $INPUT)"
+
+    # Paste at focus cursor
+    YDOTOOL_SOCKET=/tmp/.ydotool_socket ydotool click 0xC2
+
+    # Restored backed-up clipboard 
+    echo "$OLD" | wl-copy -p
+
+fi