Restoring programs with arguments; improve process matching

Closes #20, closes #19

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 
 ### master
 - bugfix: with vim 'session' strategy, if the session file does not exist - make
-  sure wim does not contain `-S` flag
+  sure vim does not contain `-S` flag
+- enable restoring programs with arguments (e.g. "rails console") and also
+  processes that contain program name
 
 ### v0.1.0, 2014-08-28
 - refactor checking if saved tmux session exists

README.md

@@ -67,13 +67,21 @@ You should now be able to use the plugin.
 ### Configuration
 
 Only a conservative list of programs is restored by default:
-`vi vim emacs man less more tail top htop irssi irb pry`.
+`vi vim emacs man less more tail top htop irssi irb pry "~rails console"`.
 Open a github issue if you think some other program should be on the default list.
 
-- Restore additional programs by putting the following in `.tmux.conf`:
+- Restore additional programs with the setting in `.tmux.conf`:
 
         set -g @session-saver-processes 'ssh psql mysql sqlite3'
 
+- Programs with arguments should be double quoted:
+
+        set -g @session-saver-processes 'some_program "git log"'
+
+- Start with tilde to restore a program whose process contains target name:
+
+        set -g @session-saver-processes 'some_program "~rails server"'
+
 - Don't restore any programs:
 
         set -g @session-saver-processes 'false'

scripts/helpers.sh

@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ supported_tmux_version_ok() {
 	$CURRENT_DIR/check_tmux_version.sh "$SUPPORTED_VERSION"
 }
 
+remove_first_char() {
+	echo "$1" | cut -c2-
+}
+
 # path helpers
 
 sessions_dir() {

scripts/process_restore_helpers.sh

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # default processes that are restored
 default_proc_list_option="@session-saver-default-processes"
-default_proc_list="vi vim emacs man less more tail top htop irssi irb pry"
+default_proc_list='vi vim emacs man less more tail top htop irssi irb pry "~rails console"'
 
 # User defined processes that are restored
 #  'false' - nothing is restored
@@ -71,12 +71,21 @@ _restore_all_processes() {
 
 _process_on_the_restore_list() {
 	local pane_full_command="$1"
-	local restore_list="$(_restore_list)"
+	# TODO: make this work without eval
+	eval set $(_restore_list)
 	local proc
-	for proc in $restore_list; do
-		# regex matching the command makes sure process is a "word"
-		if [[ "$pane_full_command" =~ (^${proc} ) ]] || [[ "$pane_full_command" =~ (^${proc}$) ]]; then
-			return 0
+	for proc in "$@"; do
+		if _proc_starts_with_tildae "$proc"; then
+			proc="$(remove_first_char "$proc")"
+			# regex matching the command makes sure `$proc` string is somewhere the command string
+			if [[ "$pane_full_command" =~ ($proc) ]]; then
+				return 0
+			fi
+		else
+			# regex matching the command makes sure process is a "word"
+			if [[ "$pane_full_command" =~ (^${proc} ) ]] || [[ "$pane_full_command" =~ (^${proc}$) ]]; then
+				return 0
+			fi
 		fi
 	done
 	return 1
@@ -93,6 +102,10 @@ _restore_list() {
 	fi
 }
 
+_proc_starts_with_tildae() {
+	[[ "$1" =~ (^~) ]]
+}
+
 _strategy_exists() {
 	local pane_full_command="$1"
 	local strategy="$(_get_command_strategy "$pane_full_command")"

scripts/session_restorer.sh

@@ -41,10 +41,6 @@ tmux_socket() {
 	echo $TMUX | cut -d',' -f1
 }
 
-remove_first_char() {
-	echo "$1" | cut -c2-
-}
-
 new_window() {
 	local session_name="$1"
 	local window_number="$2"