Struct WidgetCollection

pub struct WidgetCollection { /* private fields */ }

The collection of widgets

in i3monkit a status bar is abstracted as an widget collection.

To create a i3 bar application with i3monkit, what needs to be done is:

    let bar = WidgetUpdate::new();

    // Add whatever widget to the bar
    bar.push(...);
    ....

    bar.update_loop();

Implementations

impl WidgetCollection

pub fn new() -> WidgetCollection

Creates a new widget collection

Examples found in repository

examples/sample-i3-bar/main.rs (line 5)

fn main() {
    let mut bar = WidgetCollection::new();

    //Add realtime stock prices, for example: Microsoft, AMD and Facebook
    let stock_client = StockClient::new("your-alphavantage-API-key");
    bar.push(StockClient::create_widget(&stock_client, "MSFT"));
    bar.push(StockClient::create_widget(&stock_client, "AMD"));
    bar.push(StockClient::create_widget(&stock_client, "FB"));

    //Realtime upload/download rate for a interface
    bar.push(NetworkSpeedWidget::new("wlp58s0"));

    //Display all the cpu usage for each core
    for i in 0..4 {
        bar.push(CpuWidget::new(i));
    }

    //Volume widget
    bar.push(VolumeWidget::new("default", "Master", 0));

    //Battery status
    bar.push(BatteryWidget::new(0));

    //Time
    bar.push(DateTimeWidget::new());

    // Then start updating the satus bar
    bar.update_loop(I3Protocol::new(Header::new(1), std::io::stdout()));
}

pub fn push<W: Widget + 'static>(&mut self, widget: W) -> &mut Self

Push a new widget to the collection

Examples found in repository

examples/sample-i3-bar/main.rs (line 9)

fn main() {
    let mut bar = WidgetCollection::new();

    //Add realtime stock prices, for example: Microsoft, AMD and Facebook
    let stock_client = StockClient::new("your-alphavantage-API-key");
    bar.push(StockClient::create_widget(&stock_client, "MSFT"));
    bar.push(StockClient::create_widget(&stock_client, "AMD"));
    bar.push(StockClient::create_widget(&stock_client, "FB"));

    //Realtime upload/download rate for a interface
    bar.push(NetworkSpeedWidget::new("wlp58s0"));

    //Display all the cpu usage for each core
    for i in 0..4 {
        bar.push(CpuWidget::new(i));
    }

    //Volume widget
    bar.push(VolumeWidget::new("default", "Master", 0));

    //Battery status
    bar.push(BatteryWidget::new(0));

    //Time
    bar.push(DateTimeWidget::new());

    // Then start updating the satus bar
    bar.update_loop(I3Protocol::new(Header::new(1), std::io::stdout()));
}

pub fn update_loop<T: Write>(&mut self, proto_inst: I3Protocol<T>)

Start the main update loop and drawing the wigets on the i3bar

Examples found in repository

examples/sample-i3-bar/main.rs (line 31)

fn main() {
    let mut bar = WidgetCollection::new();

    //Add realtime stock prices, for example: Microsoft, AMD and Facebook
    let stock_client = StockClient::new("your-alphavantage-API-key");
    bar.push(StockClient::create_widget(&stock_client, "MSFT"));
    bar.push(StockClient::create_widget(&stock_client, "AMD"));
    bar.push(StockClient::create_widget(&stock_client, "FB"));

    //Realtime upload/download rate for a interface
    bar.push(NetworkSpeedWidget::new("wlp58s0"));

    //Display all the cpu usage for each core
    for i in 0..4 {
        bar.push(CpuWidget::new(i));
    }

    //Volume widget
    bar.push(VolumeWidget::new("default", "Master", 0));

    //Battery status
    bar.push(BatteryWidget::new(0));

    //Time
    bar.push(DateTimeWidget::new());

    // Then start updating the satus bar
    bar.update_loop(I3Protocol::new(Header::new(1), std::io::stdout()));
}