Make floating_from and tiling_from criterion work in commands, too (#5278)

Fixes https://github.com/i3/i3/issues/5258

3 files changed, 66 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/parser-specs/commands.spec b/parser-specs/commands.spec
index c0171d2e..284c0180 100644
--- a/parser-specs/commands.spec
+++ b/parser-specs/commands.spec
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ state CRITERIA:
   ctype = 'urgent'      -> CRITERION
   ctype = 'workspace'   -> CRITERION
   ctype = 'machine'     -> CRITERION
+  ctype = 'floating_from' -> CRITERION_FROM
+  ctype = 'tiling_from'   -> CRITERION_FROM
   ctype = 'tiling', 'floating', 'all'
       -> call cmd_criteria_add($ctype, NULL); CRITERIA
   ']' -> call cmd_criteria_match_windows(); INITIAL
@@ -64,6 +66,22 @@ state CRITERIA:
 state CRITERION:
   '=' -> CRITERION_STR
 
+state CRITERION_FROM:
+  '=' -> CRITERION_FROM_STR_START
+
+state CRITERION_FROM_STR_START:
+  '"' -> CRITERION_FROM_STR
+  kind = 'auto', 'user'
+    -> call cmd_criteria_add($ctype, $kind); CRITERIA
+
+state CRITERION_FROM_STR:
+  kind = 'auto', 'user'
+    -> CRITERION_FROM_STR_END
+
+state CRITERION_FROM_STR_END:
+  '"'
+    -> call cmd_criteria_add($ctype, $kind); CRITERIA
+
 state CRITERION_STR:
   cvalue = word
       -> call cmd_criteria_add($ctype, $cvalue); CRITERIA
diff --git a/release-notes/bugfixes/3-floating-from-tiling-from b/release-notes/bugfixes/3-floating-from-tiling-from
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a29b5102
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release-notes/bugfixes/3-floating-from-tiling-from
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+The floating_from and tiling_from criteria now also work in commands
diff --git a/testcases/t/271-for_window_tilingfloating.t b/testcases/t/271-for_window_tilingfloating.t
index f3947d6e..f11908ab 100644
--- a/testcases/t/271-for_window_tilingfloating.t
+++ b/testcases/t/271-for_window_tilingfloating.t
@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@
 # • http://onyxneon.com/books/modern_perl/modern_perl_a4.pdf
 #   (unless you are already familiar with Perl)
 #
-use i3test i3_config => <<EOT;
+use i3test i3_autostart => 0;
+use X11::XCB qw(PROP_MODE_REPLACE);
+
+my $config = <<EOT;
 # i3 config file (v4)
 font -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--13-120-75-75-C-70-iso10646-1
 for_window [tiling] mark --add tiling
@@ -26,7 +29,8 @@ for_window [floating_from="auto"] mark --add floating_auto
 for_window [tiling_from="user"] mark --add tiling_user
 for_window [floating_from="user"] mark --add floating_user
 EOT
-use X11::XCB qw(PROP_MODE_REPLACE);
+
+my $pid = launch_with_config($config);
 
 ##############################################################
 # Check that the auto tiling / floating criteria work.
@@ -83,4 +87,45 @@ is_deeply($nodes[0]->{nodes}[0]->{marks}, [ 'B', 'floating_user' ], "Only 'float
 
 ##############################################################
 
+exit_gracefully($pid);
+
+################################################################################
+# Verify floating_from/tiling_from works as command criterion (issue #5258).
+################################################################################
+
+$config = <<EOT;
+# i3 config file (v4)
+font -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--13-120-75-75-C-70-iso10646-1
+
+for_window [tiling] mark --add tiling
+for_window [floating] mark --add floating
+EOT
+
+$pid = launch_with_config($config);
+
+$tmp = fresh_workspace;
+$A = open_window;
+$B = open_floating_window;
+
+@nodes = @{get_ws($tmp)->{nodes}};
+cmp_ok(@nodes, '==', 1, 'one tiling container on this workspace');
+is_deeply($nodes[0]->{marks}, [ 'tiling' ], "mark set for 'tiling' criterion");
+
+@nodes = @{get_ws($tmp)->{floating_nodes}};
+cmp_ok(@nodes, '==', 1, 'one floating container on this workspace');
+is_deeply($nodes[0]->{nodes}[0]->{marks}, [ 'floating' ], "mark set for 'floating' criterion");
+
+cmd '[tiling_from="auto" con_mark="tiling"] mark --add tiling_auto';
+cmd '[floating_from="auto" con_mark="floating"] mark --add floating_auto';
+
+@nodes = @{get_ws($tmp)->{nodes}};
+cmp_ok(@nodes, '==', 1, 'one tiling container on this workspace');
+is_deeply($nodes[0]->{marks}, [ 'tiling', 'tiling_auto' ], "mark set for 'tiling' criterion");
+
+@nodes = @{get_ws($tmp)->{floating_nodes}};
+cmp_ok(@nodes, '==', 1, 'one floating container on this workspace');
+is_deeply($nodes[0]->{nodes}[0]->{marks}, [ 'floating', 'floating_auto' ], "mark set for 'floating' criterion");
+
+exit_gracefully($pid);
+
 done_testing;