# -*- python -*- # A xpybar configuration example testing the features of plugins.inotify # It also shows how you can monitor `featherweight` import os import threading from plugins.inotify import Inotify OUTPUT, HEIGHT, YPOS, TOP = 0, 12, 24, True def inotify(_line): global news semaphore.acquire() try: news = news_update_() bar.invalidate() finally: semaphore.release() def news_update_(): try: with open(featherweight_status_file, 'rb') as file: status = int(file.read().decode('utf-8', 'replace').replace('\n', '')) except: status = 0 colour = '31' if status <= 0: colour = '0' elif status <= 5: colour = '32' elif status <= 10: colour = '33' return 'News: \033[%sm%i\033[0m' % (colour, status) featherweight_status_file = '%s/.var/lib/featherweight/status' % os.environ['HOME'] news = news_update_() semaphore = threading.Semaphore() Inotify(inotify, featherweight_status_file, events = ['close_write']) def redraw(): bar.clear() bar.draw_coloured_text(0, 10, 0, 2, news)