wmtools/i3bar_base.nim

import std/os
import std/json
import std/rdstdin
import marshal

type
  i3BarData* = object
    full_text*: string
    short_text*: string
    color*: string
    border*: string
    background*: string

type 
  i3BarInput* = object
    button*: int
    x*: int
    y*: int

const background* = "#000000"
const backgroundalt* = "#bb222222"
const backgroundalt2* = "#bb333333"
const foreground* = "#dfdfdf"
const foregroundalt* = "#777"
const foregroundalt2* = "#ccc"
const black* = "#000000"
const yellow* = "#ffb52a"
const red* = "#e60053"
const purple* = "#9f78e1" 
const blue* = "#0a6cf5"
const lightblue* = "#7296EF"
const lighterblue* = "#B5DDF7"
const green* = "#4b9901"
const lightgreen* = "#00ff00"
const grey* = "#dfdfdf"
const darkgrey* = "#444"
const primary* = yellow
const secondary* = red
const alert* = "#bd2c40"

proc debugLog*(str: string) =
  let f = open("/tmp/debug.txt",fmAppend)
  defer: f.close()
  f.writeLine(str)

proc parseInput*(): i3BarInput =
  let input = readLineFromStdin("")
  try:
    let jsonNode = parseJson(input)
    let i3input = to(jsonNode, i3BarInput)
    return i3input
  except:
    return i3BarInput()
proc clearInput*(count: int = 1) =
  for x in countup(1, count):
    discard readLineFromStdin("")

proc getArguments*(): seq[string] =
  let args = commandLineParams()
  return args

proc outputJSON*(data: i3barData) =
  echo $$data