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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# ─< scriptdir declaration >──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+SCRIPTS="$HOME/.config/hypr/.scripts"
+
+# ─< Check if the given command exists silently >─────────────────────────────────────────
+command_exists() {
+  command -v "$@" >/dev/null 2>&1
+}
+
+_kill_() {
+  # ─< Kill already running processes >─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  hyprpanel="gjs" # since hyprpanel has so many different wordings, making it clear that this is currently the hyprpanel service name
+  _ps=(gBar wofi swaync waybar $hyprpanel)
+  for _prs in "${_ps[@]}"; do
+    if pidof "${_prs}" >/dev/null; then
+      pkill "${_prs}"
+    fi
+  done
+}
+
+_redshift() {
+  . $SCRIPTS/redshift.sh && notify-send -u low "󰴅" "Redshift active"
+}
+
+# ─< Relaunch waybar >────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+pywall_waybar() {
+  notify-send -u low "Bar" "waybar is launching with wal.."
+  waybar --style $HOME/.config/waybar/pywal_style.css
+}
+
+_hyprpanel() {
+  notify-send -u low "Bar" "hyprpanel is loading.."
+  hyprpanel &
+}
+
+_waybar() {
+  if command_exists wal; then
+    pywall_waybar
+  else
+    notify-send -u normal "Bar" "waybar is loading.."
+    waybar --config $HOME/.config/waybar/ai_config.jsonc --style $HOME/.config/waybar/ai_style.css &
+  fi
+}
+
+# ─< Relaunch gBar >──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+_gBar() {
+  notify-send -u low "Bar" "gBar is loading.."
+  gBar bar 0 &
+  gBar bar 1 &
+}
+
+_bar() {
+  if command_exists hyprpanel; then
+    _hyprpanel
+  elif command_exists gBar; then
+    _gBar
+  elif command_exists waybar; then
+    _waybar
+  else
+    notify-send -u critical "ERROR" "No 'bar'-provider found! Install either hyprpanel, gBar or waybar!"
+  fi
+}
+
+# # for cava-pywal (note, need to manually restart cava once wallpaper changes)
+# # ln -sf "$HOME/.cache/wal/cava-colors" "$HOME/.config/cava/config" || true
+# if [ -d "$HOME/.cache/wal/" ]; then
+#   ln -sf "$HOME/.cache/wal/colors-rofi-dark.rasi" "$HOME/.config/rofi/pywal-color/pywal-theme.rasi" || true
+#   if [ -e "$HOME/.config/waybar/pywal.css" ]; then
+#     rm $HOME/.config/waybar/pywal.css
+#     command cat $HOME/.cache/wal/colors.css >$HOME/.config/waybar/pywal.css
+#     # pywall_waybar || _waybar
+#     _gBar
+#   else
+#     # _waybar
+#     _gBar
+#   fi
+# else
+#   # _waybar
+#   _gBar
+#   notify-send -u critical "ERROR" "critical failure! wal is not present!!"
+# fi
+
+main() {
+
+  # notify-send "low" "terminating main wm elements"
+  _kill_
+
+  # relaunch swaync
+  sleep 0.3
+
+  hyprctl reload
+
+  sleep 0.2
+  # swaync >/dev/null 2>&1 &
+  # notify-send "low" "bar" "launching.."
+  bash "$SCRIPTS/bar"
+
+  notify-send "low" "wallpaper" "loading.."
+  bash "$SCRIPTS/wallpaper"
+
+  if command_exists redshift; then
+    notify-send "low" "redshift" "protecting your eyes from the blue light.."
+    _redshift
+  fi
+
+  exit 0
+}
+
+main