From 0e737901cd4f206d4abed0bcf5cfee4cdd6c23b9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Meehir Prabhakar <meehir.work@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2026 22:34:00 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] tests: add fallback focus test for pinned windows on special
 workspaces (#15826)

* tests: add fallback focus test for pinned windows on special workspaces

* add comments to the test-case
---
 hyprtester/src/tests/main/window.cpp | 37 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 37 insertions(+)

diff --git a/hyprtester/src/tests/main/window.cpp b/hyprtester/src/tests/main/window.cpp
index 30015acb1..bef607d43 100644
--- a/hyprtester/src/tests/main/window.cpp
+++ b/hyprtester/src/tests/main/window.cpp
@@ -2000,3 +2000,40 @@ TEST_CASE(floatingForceOnscreen) {
 
 #undef WAIT_FOR_WINDOW
 }
+
+TEST_CASE(specialWorkspacePinnedWindowUnmapFallback) {
+    // Test: check if focus falls back to the active special workspace when a pinned window is unmapped
+    NLog::log("{}Testing special workspace focus fallback on unmap for pinned windows", Colors::GREEN);
+
+    Tests::killAllWindows();
+    ASSERT(Tests::windowCount(), 0);
+
+    // Open a window in a workspace
+    OK(getFromSocket("/dispatch hl.dsp.focus({ workspace = '1'})"));
+    SPAWN_KITTY("kitty_normal");
+
+    // Open another window and convert it to a pinned window
+    SPAWN_KITTY("kitty_pinned");
+    OK(getFromSocket("/dispatch hl.dsp.window.float({ action = 'set', window = 'class:kitty_pinned' })"));
+    OK(getFromSocket("/dispatch hl.dsp.window.pin({ action = 'set', window = 'class:kitty_pinned' })"));
+
+    // Switch to special workspace
+    OK(getFromSocket("/dispatch hl.dsp.workspace.toggle_special('fallback')"));
+
+    // Open kitty in special workspace
+    SPAWN_KITTY("kitty_sp_normal");
+
+    Tests::waitUntilWindowsN(3);
+
+    // Kill the pinned window
+    OK(getFromSocket("/dispatch hl.dsp.focus({ window = 'class:kitty_pinned' })"));
+    OK(getFromSocket("/dispatch hl.dsp.window.kill({ window = 'activewindow' })"));
+    Tests::waitUntilWindowsN(2);
+
+    // Check if special workspace is still active
+    const auto active = getFromSocket("/activewindow");
+    EXPECT_CONTAINS(active, "(special:fallback)");
+
+    OK(getFromSocket("/dispatch hl.dsp.workspace.toggle_special('fallback')"));
+    Tests::killAllWindows();
+}