2 files changed, 20 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/include/config.h b/include/config.h
index 04528e27..0f3ce550 100644
--- a/include/config.h
+++ b/include/config.h
@@ -72,6 +72,13 @@ struct bar_config {
          * In "show" mode, it will always be shown on top of the active workspace.
          */
         char *hidden_state;
+        /**
+         * Id name used to identify the bar through IPC.
+         *
+         * Defaults to bar-x, where x corresponds to the position of the
+         * embedding bar block in the config file (bar-0, bar-1, ...).
+         */
+        char *id;
         uint32_t modifier;
         enum desktop_shell_panel_position position;
         char *status_command;
diff --git a/sway/commands.c b/sway/commands.c
index b0235dba..ea138dfc 100644
--- a/sway/commands.c
+++ b/sway/commands.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include "layout.h"
 #include "focus.h"
 #include "log.h"
+#include "util.h"
 #include "workspace.h"
 #include "commands.h"
 #include "container.h"
@@ -1124,9 +1125,20 @@ static struct cmd_results *cmd_bar(int argc, char **argv) {
         bar->tray_padding = config->bar.tray_padding;
         list_add(config->bars, bar);
 
+        // set bar id
+        int i;
+        for (i = 0; i < config->bars->length; ++i) {
+                if (bar == config->bars->items[i]) {
+                        const int len = 5 + numlen(i); // "bar-" + i + \0
+                        bar->id = malloc(len * sizeof(char));
+                        snprintf(bar->id, len, "bar-%d", i);
+                        break;
+                }
+        }
+
         // Set current bar
         config->current_bar = bar;
-        sway_log(L_DEBUG, "Configuring bar");
+        sway_log(L_DEBUG, "Configuring bar %s", bar->id);
         return cmd_results_new(CMD_BLOCK_BAR, NULL, NULL);
 }