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+# https://www.iterm2.com
+# ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾
+
+## The default behaviour for the `new` command is to open an vertical pane in
+## an iTerm session if not in a tmux session.
+hook global KakBegin .* %{
+    %sh{
+        if [ "$TERM_PROGRAM" = "iTerm.app" -a -z "$TMUX" ]; then
+            echo "
+                alias global new iterm-new-vertical
+                alias global focus iterm-focus
+            "
+        fi
+    }
+}
+
+def -hidden -params 1.. iterm-new-split-impl %{
+    %sh{
+        direction="$1"
+        shift
+        if [ $# -gt 0 ]; then kakoune_params="-e '$@'"; fi
+        sh_cmd="kak -c ${kak_session} ${kakoune_params}"
+        osascript                                                \
+        -e "tell application \"iTerm\""                          \
+        -e "    tell current session of current window"          \
+        -e "        tell (split ${direction} with same profile)" \
+        -e "            select"                                  \
+        -e "            write text \"${sh_cmd}\""                \
+        -e "        end tell"                                    \
+        -e "    end tell"                                        \
+        -e "end tell"
+    }
+}
+
+def iterm-new-vertical -params .. -command-completion -docstring "Create a new vertical pane in iTerm" %{
+    iterm-new-split-impl 'vertically' %arg{@}
+}
+
+def iterm-new-horizontal -params .. -command-completion -docstring "Create a new horizontal pane in iTerm" %{
+    iterm-new-split-impl 'horizontally' %arg{@}
+}
+
+def iterm-new-tab -params .. -command-completion -docstring "Create a new tab in iTerm" %{
+    %sh{
+        if [ $# -gt 0 ]; then kakoune_params="-e '$@'"; fi
+        sh_cmd="kak -c ${kak_session} ${kakoune_params}"
+        osascript                                                              \
+        -e "tell application \"iTerm\""                                        \
+        -e "    tell current window"                                           \
+        -e "        tell current session of (create tab with default profile)" \
+        -e "            write text \"${sh_cmd}\""                              \
+        -e "        end tell"                                                  \
+        -e "    end tell"                                                      \
+        -e "end tell"
+    }
+}
+
+def iterm-new-window -params .. -command-completion -docstring "Create a new iTerm window" %{
+    %sh{
+        if [ $# -gt 0 ]; then kakoune_params="-e '$@'"; fi
+        sh_cmd="kak -c ${kak_session} ${kakoune_params}"
+        osascript                                              \
+        -e "tell application \"iTerm\""                        \
+        -e "    set w to (create window with default profile)" \
+        -e "    tell current session of w"                     \
+        -e "        write text \"${sh_cmd}\""                  \
+        -e "    end tell"                                      \
+        -e "end tell"
+    }
+}
+
+def iterm-focus -params 0..1 -client-completion -docstring "Focus the given client in iTerm" %{
+    # Should be possible using ${kak_client_env_ITERM_SESSION_ID}.
+     %sh{echo "echo -color Error 'Not implemented yet for iTerm'"} 
+}