Add --new-tab to @new-window

kitty/boss.py

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ from .fonts.render import prerender, resize_fonts, set_font_family
 from .keys import get_shortcut
 from .remote_control import handle_cmd
 from .session import create_session
-from .tabs import SpecialWindow, TabManager
+from .tabs import SpecialWindow, SpecialWindowInstance, TabManager
 from .utils import (
     end_startup_notification, get_primary_selection, init_startup_notification,
     open_url, safe_print, set_primary_selection, single_instance
@@ -452,6 +452,9 @@ class Boss:
     def _new_tab(self, args, cwd_from=None):
         special_window = None
         if args:
+            if isinstance(args, SpecialWindowInstance):
+                special_window = args
+            else:
                 special_window = self.args_to_special_window(args, cwd_from=cwd_from)
         tm = self.active_tab_manager
         if tm is not None:

kitty/remote_control.py

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from functools import partial
 from .cli import emph, parse_args
 from .config import parse_send_text_bytes
 from .constants import appname, version
+from .tabs import SpecialWindow
 from .utils import read_with_timeout
 
 
@@ -225,13 +226,32 @@ program running in it.
 
 --cwd
 The initial working directory for the new window.
+
+
+--new-tab
+type=bool-set
+Open a new tab
+
+
+--tab-title
+When using --new-tab set the title of the tab.
 '''
 )
 def cmd_new_window(global_opts, opts, args):
-    return {'match': opts.match, 'title': opts.title, 'cwd': opts.cwd, 'args': args or []}
+    return {'match': opts.match, 'title': opts.title, 'cwd': opts.cwd,
+            'new_tab': opts.new_tab, 'tab_title': opts.tab_title,
+            'args': args or []}
 
 
 def new_window(boss, window, payload):
+    w = SpecialWindow(cmd=payload['args'] or None, override_title=payload['title'], cwd=payload['cwd'])
+    if payload['new_tab']:
+        boss._new_tab(w)
+        tab = boss.active_tab
+        if payload['tab_title']:
+            tab.set_title(payload['tab_title'])
+        return str(boss.active_window.id)
+
     match = payload['match']
     if match:
         tabs = tuple(boss.match_tabs(match))
@@ -240,7 +260,7 @@ def new_window(boss, window, payload):
     else:
         tabs = [boss.active_tab]
     tab = tabs[0]
-    w = tab.new_window(use_shell=True, cmd=payload['args'] or None, override_title=payload['title'], cwd=payload['cwd'])
+    w = tab.new_special_window(w)
     return str(w.id)
 
 

kitty/tabs.py

@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ class Tab:  # {{{
         return window
 
     def new_special_window(self, special_window):
-        self.new_window(False, *special_window)
+        return self.new_window(False, *special_window)
 
     def close_window(self):
         if self.windows: