execute scripts instead of hardcoded

2 files changed, 56 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index eb26d3e..2d1a1d1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,38 @@
 # status
 
 This is a status script for dwm
+
+## Modules
+
+Each module of your statusbar is a scripts that is located under `~/.local/share/status/`
+
+Each script will be executed in alphanumeric order, so if you want to have
+a specific order in which your bar is displayed use numbers as prefix
+of your scripts like this:
+
+```
+~/.local/share/status:
+    00_battery
+    01_volume
+    02_clock
+    ...
+```
+
+## Usage
+
+To start the status daemon use the `-d` flag.
+If you want that the statusbar updates a *unit*, for example *01_volume* when
+the volume buttons are pressed, just just execute `status -u 01_volume` to
+update the unit.
+
+## Config
+
+In the config under `~/.config/status/config` you can set the following
+variables:
+
+- CMDFIFO: Where to place the FIFO which is the communication layer between
+           the daemon and the update requests. (default: ~/.cache/status)
+- BINDIR: Where your unit files are stored (default: ~/.local/share/status/)
+- AUTOREFRESH: After how many seconds the statusbar should autorefresh (default: 60)
+
+The config is just sourced into the script so just use *POSIX-Shell* Syntax in it.
diff --git a/status b/status
index def0663..af5c190 100755
--- a/status
+++ b/status
@@ -1,27 +1,41 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 CMDFIFO=~/.cache/status
+BINDIR=~/.local/share/status
+AUTOREFRESH=60
 
-clockupdate() {
+if [ -f "~/.config/status/config" ]; then
+	source ~/.config/status/config
+fi
+
+mkdir -p $BINDIR
+
+autorefresh() {
 	while (true); do
-		echo update clock > $CMDFIFO
-		sleep 60 
+		sleep $AUTOREFRESH
+		echo autoupdate > $CMDFIFO
+	done
+}
+
+exec_bins() {
+	for bin in $BINDIR/*; do
+		$bin
 	done
 }
 
 daemon() {
 	[ ! -p "$CMDFIFO" ] && mkfifo $CMDFIFO
 
-	clockupdate &
-
 	status() {
 		xsetroot -name " $(cat) "
 	}
 
+	autorefresh &
+
 	cmd=""
 
 	while (true); do
-		echo "$(volume)|$(clock)" | column -t -s '|' | status
+		exec_bins | sed -zE 's/\n/|/g' | column -t -s '|' | status
 		cmd=$(cat $CMDFIFO)
 	done
 
@@ -37,6 +51,6 @@ help() {
 
 case "$1" in
 	-d) daemon;;
-	-u) echo "$2" > $CMDFIFO;;
+	-u) echo "update $2" > $CMDFIFO;;
 	-h) help;;
 esac