background opacity of terminal changes when nvim opens using kitty

lua/autocommands.lua

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+-- [[dynamicallt change kitty window opacity when opening and closing]]
+-- Define the target opacities
+local nvim_opacity = "0.85"
+local default_opacity = "0.6"
+-- Function to talk to Kitty
+local function set_kitty_opacity(opacity)
+  print("Attempting to set opacity to: " .. opacity)
+  os.execute("kitty @ set-background-opacity " .. opacity)
+end
+-- Set up the autocommands
+local kitty_group = vim.api.nvim_create_augroup("KittyOpacity", { clear = true })
+
+vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("VimEnter", {
+  group = kitty_group,
+  callback = function()
+    set_kitty_opacity(nvim_opacity)
+  end,
+})
+
+vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("VimLeave", {
+  group = kitty_group,
+  callback = function()
+    set_kitty_opacity(default_opacity)
+  end,
+})
+