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nyx/homes/notashelf/services/wayland/ags/js/utils/global.js

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+import { Applications, Utils } from "../imports.js";
+const { execAsync } = Utils;
+const { list, query } = Applications;
+
+/**
+ * Queries the exact application based on its name.
+ * First tries to find the application in the list of applications.
+ * If it doesn't find it, then it queries the application by its name.
+ *
+ * @function queryExact
+ * @param {string} appName - The name of the application to query.
+ * @returns {Object} The queried application object. Returns null if the application is not found.
+ */
+export function queryExact(appName) {
+    return (
+        list.filter(
+            (app) => app.name.toLowerCase() === appName.toLowerCase(),
+        )[0] ?? query(appName)[0]
+    );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Tries to launch an application based on its name.
+ * First it tries to kill the application if it's already running.
+ * Regardless of whether the killing has been successful or not, it
+ * tries to launch the application.
+ *
+ * @function launchApp
+ * @param {string} appName - The name of the application to launch.
+ * @returns {void}
+ */
+export function launchApp(appName) {
+    if (queryExact(appName)) {
+        execAsync(["sh", "-c", `killall ${appName}`]);
+    }
+
+    execAsync(["sh", "-c", `${appName}`]);
+}