Function i3status_ext::update

pub fn update<R: BufRead, W: Write>(
    reader: &mut R, 
    writer: &mut LineWriter<W>, 
    name: &str, 
    position: usize, 
    reverse: bool, 
    what: &str
) -> Result<()>

Insert new an item into i3status’s json string at given position. Call this within a loop continuously to add your custom item into the json data from i3status.

Parameters

• reader:
• name: name of the i3status item (could be anything)
• position: insert item at this position (from left to right)
• reverse: reverse position to count from right to left.
• what: text to insert