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Statusbar information script with configurable update intervals for each block of information. Designed for window managers using a separate bar such as LemonBoy's bar, Moetune's some_sorta_bar (TODO), or dzen (TODO). Information is generated and piped to the bar input. A configuration file is included, and plugins can easily be added if desired. Plugins (so far) include:

• Monsterwm desktop status display
• Date/time
• Load average
• New mail notifier for maildir(s) + weather display
• Disk usage warnings
• Battery status display
• Network up/down state and upload/download speed + OpenVPN status
• Music player status: MPD/Mopidy and Pianobar
• Current Watson project

Idea and code based heavily on py3status. Much thanks to kaskak, as I studied his code intensely before I started. I had no prior experience with threading/queue/fifo before starting this project!

Scott Hansen <firecat4153@gmail.com>

• Python 3.x
• Use less CPU cycles for infrequently needed information updates
• Configurable for different statusbars (bar, some_sorta_bar, etc.)
• Easily add new plugins (see plugin_skel.py in the plugins directory).
• Includes a python monsterstart.py script to start monsterwm and pipe its desktop output to a FIFO for reading by py-multistatus.

• Python 3+
• psutil
• An installed statusbar (bar, some_sorta_bar, etc.)

• Archlinux AUR (TODO)
• # python setup.py install OR
• $ python setup.py install --user OR
• pip install py_multistatus (TODO)

• MIT

• Copy configuration file status.cfg from /usr/share/py-multistatus to ~/.config/py-multistatus and edit. Make sure the bar executable and all the formatting symbols are correct for the bar you are using.
• Ensure mail accounts and directories are correct. If you want the weather displayed while there are no mail notifications, create a text file ~/.weather with the weather add there however you like. The top line of the file will be displayed.
• Add multistatus & to ~/.xinitrc before the exec <windowmanager line (or before /path/to/monsterstart.py)
• The bar is automatically started by multistatus
• If using monsterstart.py, copy it someplace into your $PATH. It starts multistatus so use it in .xinitrc instead.

• Some stlarch font icons (higher numbers) cause problems with the display with 'bar'
• Network speed indicator occasionally crashes when switching networks.
• If the statusbar is killed and restarted manually, the monsterwm desktop info doesn't always immediately appear.

1. Test/add support for other bars beside LemonBoy's bar.
2. Add logging/error detection for threads. Possibly auto-restart crashed threads
3. Add option to periodically update the weather? (clickable bars only)
4. Volume indication. Maybe volume controls? (clickable bars only)
5. Possible inotify support for file-based information?
6. Investigate using concurrent.futures in place of threads/queues.