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#!/bin/zsh
#
# Start Pidgin and make sure, that the buddylist is shown.
#

# test for pidgin already running
(( `pgrep -xc pidgin` )) && return

# start dbus-monitor
coproc dbus-monitor --profile "interface=im.pidgin.purple.PurpleInterface"
dbus_pid=$!

# kill it on exit
TRAPEXIT() { kill $dbus_pid }

# start pidgin in background
pidgin &

# wait for the DBus-Service to be available
# we use '--profile' because it renders nicer output
while read -p line; do
    [[ $line =~ 'UpdateIdle$' ]] && break
    # if the blist is automatically shown, we exit
    # else we would move the focus, which is bad
    [[ $line =~ 'GtkblistUnhiding$' ]] && return
done

# if we are here, pidgin is running and the blist is not yet visible
exec purple-send-async PurpleBlistSetVisible int32:1