From df7df77441412a45665ab4cb777d170a20e6cead Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tony Narlock <tony@git-pull.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:00:30 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] Server.acmd

---
 src/libtmux/server.py | 68 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 68 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/libtmux/server.py b/src/libtmux/server.py
index 89ea2b90b..8a85056e0 100644
--- a/src/libtmux/server.py
+++ b/src/libtmux/server.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 from . import exc, formats
 from .common import (
+    AsyncTmuxCmd,
     EnvironmentMixin,
     PaneDict,
     SessionDict,
@@ -247,6 +248,73 @@ def cmd(
 
         return tmux_cmd(*svr_args, *cmd_args)
 
+    async def acmd(
+        self,
+        cmd: str,
+        *args: t.Any,
+        target: t.Optional[t.Union[str, int]] = None,
+    ) -> AsyncTmuxCmd:
+        """Execute tmux command respective of socket name and file, return output.
+
+        Examples
+        --------
+        >>> server.acmd('display-message', 'hi')
+        <libtmux.common.AsyncTmuxCmd object at ...>
+
+        New session:
+
+        >>> server.acmd('new-session', '-d', '-P', '-F#{session_id}').stdout[0]
+        '$2'
+
+        >>> session.acmd('new-window', '-P').stdout[0]
+        'libtmux...:2.0'
+
+        Output of `tmux -L ... new-window -P -F#{window_id}` to a `Window` object:
+
+        >>> Window.from_window_id(window_id=await session.acmd(
+        ... 'new-window', '-P', '-F#{window_id}').stdout[0], server=session.server)
+        Window(@4 3:..., Session($1 libtmux_...))
+
+        Create a pane from a window:
+
+        >>> window.acmd('split-window', '-P', '-F#{pane_id}').stdout[0]
+        '%5'
+
+        Output of `tmux -L ... split-window -P -F#{pane_id}` to a `Pane` object:
+
+        >>> Pane.from_pane_id(pane_id=window.cmd(
+        ... 'split-window', '-P', '-F#{pane_id}').stdout[0], server=window.server)
+        Pane(%... Window(@... ...:..., Session($1 libtmux_...)))
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        target : str, optional
+            Optional custom target.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        :class:`common.AsyncTmuxCmd`
+        """
+        svr_args: list[t.Union[str, int]] = [cmd]
+        cmd_args: list[t.Union[str, int]] = []
+        if self.socket_name:
+            svr_args.insert(0, f"-L{self.socket_name}")
+        if self.socket_path:
+            svr_args.insert(0, f"-S{self.socket_path}")
+        if self.config_file:
+            svr_args.insert(0, f"-f{self.config_file}")
+        if self.colors:
+            if self.colors == 256:
+                svr_args.insert(0, "-2")
+            elif self.colors == 88:
+                svr_args.insert(0, "-8")
+            else:
+                raise exc.UnknownColorOption
+
+        cmd_args = ["-t", str(target), *args] if target is not None else [*args]
+
+        return await AsyncTmuxCmd.run(*svr_args, *cmd_args)
+
     @property
     def attached_sessions(self) -> list[Session]:
         """Return active :class:`Session`s.