Add examples of configs

* Add setting that defines whether to exit pulseaudio daemon or not
* Fix styling of all indicators (use font settings instead of default box settings)
* Set defaults for battery, clock and volume indicators

batteries.go

@@ -57,17 +57,20 @@ func UpdateBatteryInfo() {
 				case ch > 85:
 					if Conf.Battery.ChargeColor.Full == "" {
 						chStr = fmt.Sprintf(
-							"<span font='%s' size='%s'>% 3d%%</span>",
+							"<span color='%s' background='%s' font='%s' size='%s'>% 3d%%</span>",
+							Conf.Battery.Color,
+							Conf.Battery.Background,
+							Conf.Battery.Font,
 							Conf.Battery.FontSize,
-							Conf.Battery.ChargeColor.Full,
 							ch,
 						)
 					} else {
 						chStr = fmt.Sprintf(
-							`<span font='%s' size='%s' foreground='%s'>% 3d%%</span>`,
+							`<span color='%s' background='%s' font='%s' size='%s'>% 3d%%</span>`,
+							Conf.Battery.ChargeColor.Full,
+							Conf.Battery.Background,
 							Conf.Battery.Font,
 							Conf.Battery.FontSize,
-							Conf.Battery.ChargeColor.Full,
 							ch,
 						)
 					}
@@ -75,17 +78,20 @@ func UpdateBatteryInfo() {
 				case ch < 85 && ch > 40:
 					if Conf.Battery.ChargeColor.AlmostFull == "" {
 						chStr = fmt.Sprintf(
-							"<span font='%s' size='%s'>% 3d%%</span>",
+							"<span color='%s' background='%s' font='%s' size='%s'>% 3d%%</span>",
+							Conf.Battery.Color,
+							Conf.Battery.Background,
+							Conf.Battery.Font,
 							Conf.Battery.FontSize,
-							Conf.Battery.ChargeColor.Full,
 							ch,
 						)
 					} else {
 						chStr = fmt.Sprintf(
-							`<span font='%s' size='%s' foreground='%s'>% 3d%%</span>`,
+							`<span color='%s' background='%s' font='%s' size='%s'>% 3d%%</span>`,
+							Conf.Battery.ChargeColor.AlmostFull,
+							Conf.Battery.Background,
 							Conf.Battery.Font,
 							Conf.Battery.FontSize,
-							Conf.Battery.ChargeColor.AlmostFull,
 							ch,
 						)
 					}
@@ -93,17 +99,20 @@ func UpdateBatteryInfo() {
 				case ch <= 40 && ch >= 10:
 					if Conf.Battery.ChargeColor.AlmostEmpty == "" {
 						chStr = fmt.Sprintf(
-							"<span font='%s' size='%s'>% 3d%%</span>",
+							"<span color='%s' background='%s' font='%s' size='%s'>% 3d%%</span>",
+							Conf.Battery.Color,
+							Conf.Battery.Background,
+							Conf.Battery.Font,
 							Conf.Battery.FontSize,
-							Conf.Battery.ChargeColor.Full,
 							ch,
 						)
 					} else {
 						chStr = fmt.Sprintf(
-							`<span font='%s' size='%s' foreground='%s'>% 3d%%</span>`,
+							`<span color='%s' background='%s' font='%s' size='%s'>% 3d%%</span>`,
+							Conf.Battery.ChargeColor.AlmostEmpty,
+							Conf.Battery.Background,
 							Conf.Battery.Font,
 							Conf.Battery.FontSize,
-							Conf.Battery.ChargeColor.AlmostEmpty,
 							ch,
 						)
 					}
@@ -111,31 +120,40 @@ func UpdateBatteryInfo() {
 				case ch < 10:
 					if Conf.Battery.ChargeColor.Empty == "" {
 						chStr = fmt.Sprintf(
-							"<span font='%s' size='%s'>% 3d%%</span>",
+							"<span color='%s' background='%s' font='%s' size='%s'>% 3d%%</span>",
+							Conf.Battery.Color,
+							Conf.Battery.Background,
+							Conf.Battery.Font,
 							Conf.Battery.FontSize,
-							Conf.Battery.ChargeColor.Full,
 							ch,
 						)
 					} else {
 						chStr = fmt.Sprintf(
-							`<span font='%s' size='%s' foreground='%s'>% 3d%%</span>`,
+							`<span color='%s' background='%s' font='%s' size='%s'>% 3d%%</span>`,
+							Conf.Battery.ChargeColor.Empty,
+							Conf.Battery.Background,
 							Conf.Battery.Font,
 							Conf.Battery.FontSize,
-							Conf.Battery.ChargeColor.Empty,
 							ch,
 						)
 					}
 				}
 
 				battsInfo += fmt.Sprintf(
-					"<span font='%s' size='%s'>%s</span><span font='%s' size='%s'>B%d </span>%s<span font='%s' size='%s'> %s</span>",
+					"<span color='%s' background='%s' font='%s' size='%s'>%s</span><span color='%s' background='%s' font='%s' size='%s'>B%d </span>%s<span color='%s' background='%s' font='%s' size='%s'> %s</span>",
+					Conf.Battery.Color,
+					Conf.Battery.Background,
 					Conf.Battery.SymbolFont,
 					Conf.Battery.SymbolFontSize,
 					Conf.Battery.Symbol,
+					Conf.Battery.Color,
+					Conf.Battery.Background,
 					Conf.Battery.Font,
 					Conf.Battery.FontSize,
 					i,
 					chStr,
+					Conf.Battery.Color,
+					Conf.Battery.Background,
 					Conf.Battery.Font,
 					Conf.Battery.FontSize,
 					status,

config.go

@@ -248,14 +248,15 @@ type MyConfig struct {
 	} `json:"vpn,omitempty"`
 
 	SimpleVolumePa struct {
-		Enabled        bool   `json:"enabled,omitempty"`
-		Color          string `json:"color,omitempty"`
-		Background     string `json:"background,omitempty"`
-		Font           string `json:"font,omitempty"`
-		FontSize       string `json:"font_size,omitempty"`
-		Symbol         string `json:"symbol,omitempty"`
-		SymbolFont     string `json:"symbol_font,omitempty"`
-		SymbolFontSize string `json:"symbol_font_size,omitempty"`
+		Enabled         bool   `json:"enabled,omitempty"`
+		Color           string `json:"color,omitempty"`
+		Background      string `json:"background,omitempty"`
+		Font            string `json:"font,omitempty"`
+		FontSize        string `json:"font_size,omitempty"`
+		Symbol          string `json:"symbol,omitempty"`
+		SymbolFont      string `json:"symbol_font,omitempty"`
+		SymbolFontSize  string `json:"symbol_font_size,omitempty"`
+		DontExitOnLogin bool   `json:"dont_exit_on_login,omitempty"`
 
 		Separator struct {
 			Left struct {
@@ -743,14 +744,14 @@ func readConf() (MyConfig, error) {
 			} else {
 				matched, err := regexp.MatchString(
 					`^(xx-small|x-small|small|medium|large|x-large|xx-large|smaller|larger)$`,
-					sampleConfig.Clock.Separator.Right.FontSize,
+					sampleConfig.Mem.Separator.Right.FontSize,
 				)
 
 				if err != nil {
 					log.Printf(
 						"Unable to set sampleConfig.Mem.Separator.Right.FontSize: %s, fallback to %s",
 						err,
-						sampleConfig.Clock.Separator.Right.FontSize,
+						sampleConfig.Mem.Separator.Right.FontSize,
 					)
 
 					sampleConfig.Mem.Separator.Right.FontSize = sampleConfig.Separator.Right.FontSize

config_examples/example0.json

@@ -0,0 +1,793 @@
+{
+// Memory stats
+"mem" : {
+	"enabled": true,
+
+	// If omitted set to default color defined up here.
+	"color": "#ffffff",
+
+	// If omitted set to default background color defined up here.
+	"background": "#008099",
+
+	// If omitted set to default font defined up here.
+	"font": "Noto Sans",
+
+	// ‘xx-small’, ‘x-small’, ‘small’, ‘medium’, ‘large’, ‘x-large’, ‘xx-large’,  or one of relative sizes
+	// ‘smaller’ or ‘larger’. If omitted set to default font size defined up here.
+	"font_size": "large",
+
+	// Do we show used swap megs?
+	"show_swap": false,
+
+	// Re-define separator parameters for net-if block here.
+	"separator"	: {
+		"left": {
+			// Set to false if omitted.
+			"enabled": true,
+
+			// If omitted set to default color defined for separator up here.
+			"color": "#000000",
+
+			// If omitted set to default background color defined for separator up here.
+			"background": "#008099",
+
+			// If omitted set to default symbol defined for separator up here.
+			"symbol": " ",
+
+			// If omitted set to default font defined for separator up here.
+			"font": "Noto Sans",
+
+			// ‘xx-small’, ‘x-small’, ‘small’, ‘medium’, ‘large’, ‘x-large’, ‘xx-large’,  or one of relative sizes
+			// ‘smaller’ or ‘larger’. If omitted set to default font size defined for separator up here.
+			"font_size": "large"
+		},
+
+		"right": {
+			// Set to false if omitted.
+			"enabled": true,
+
+			// If omitted set to default color defined for separator up here.
+			"color": "#008099",
+
+			// If omitted set to default background color defined for separator up here.
+			"background": "#fae864",
+
+			// If omitted set to default symbol defined for separator up here.
+			"symbol": " ",
+
+			// If omitted set to default font defined for separator up here.
+			"font": "Noto Sans",
+
+			// ‘xx-small’, ‘x-small’, ‘small’, ‘medium’, ‘large’, ‘x-large’, ‘xx-large’,  or one of relative sizes
+			// ‘smaller’ or ‘larger’. If omitted set to default font size defined for separator up here.
+			"font_size": "large"
+		}
+	}
+},
+
+// Load Average
+"la" : {
+	"enabled": true,
+
+	// If omitted set to default color defined up here.
+	"color": "#3e78fd",
+
+	// If omitted set to default background color defined up here.
+	"background": "#fae864",
+
+	// If omitted set to default font defined up here.
+	"font": "Noto Sans",
+
+	// ‘xx-small’, ‘x-small’, ‘small’, ‘medium’, ‘large’, ‘x-large’, ‘xx-large’,  or one of relative sizes
+	// ‘smaller’ or ‘larger’. If omitted set to default font size defined up here.
+	"font_size": "x-large",
+
+	// Re-define separator parameters for net-if block here.
+	"separator"	: {
+		"left": {
+			// Set to false if omitted.
+			"enabled": false,
+
+			// If omitted set to default color defined for separator up here.
+			"color": "#e00000",
+
+			// If omitted set to default background color defined for separator up here.
+			"background": "#e00000",
+
+			// If omitted set to default symbol defined for separator up here.
+			"symbol": "",
+
+			// If omitted set to default font defined for separator up here.
+			"font": "Noto Sans",
+
+			// ‘xx-small’, ‘x-small’, ‘small’, ‘medium’, ‘large’, ‘x-large’, ‘xx-large’,  or one of relative sizes
+			// ‘smaller’ or ‘larger’. If omitted set to default font size defined for separator up here.
+			"font_size": "large"
+		},
+
+		"right": {
+			// Set to false if omitted.
+			"enabled": true,
+
+			// If omitted set to default color defined for separator up here.
+			"color": "#fae864",
+
+			// If omitted set to default background color defined for separator up here.
+			"background": "#5bde52",
+
+			// If omitted set to default symbol defined for separator up here.
+			"symbol": " ",
+
+			// If omitted set to default font defined for separator up here.
+			"font": "Noto Sans",
+
+			// ‘xx-small’, ‘x-small’, ‘small’, ‘medium’, ‘large’, ‘x-large’, ‘xx-large’,  or one of relative sizes
+			// ‘smaller’ or ‘larger’. If omitted set to default font size defined for separator up here.
+			"font_size": "large"
+		}
+	}
+},
+
+"net-if" : {
+	"enabled" : false,
+
+	// If omitted set to default color defined up here.
+	"color": "#3e78fd",
+
+	// If omitted set to default background color defined up here.
+	"background": "#000000",
+
+	// If omitted set to default font defined up here.
+	"font": "Noto Sans",
+
+	// ‘xx-small’, ‘x-small’, ‘small’, ‘medium’, ‘large’, ‘x-large’, ‘xx-large’,  or one of relative sizes
+	// ‘smaller’ or ‘larger’. If omitted set to default font size defined up here.
+	"font_size": "medium",
+
+	// Net interface down symbol color, in html notation.
+	"down_color" : "red",
+
+	// Net interface up symbol color, in html notation.
+	"up_color" : "green",
+
+	// Re-define separator parameters for net-if block here.
+	"separator": {
+		"left": {
+			// Set to false if omitted.
+			"enabled": true,
+
+			// If omitted set to default color defined for separator up here.
+			"color": "#3e78fd",
+
+			// If omitted set to default background color defined for separator up here.
+			"background": "#000000",
+
+			// If omitted set to default symbol defined for separator up here.
+			"symbol": "",
+
+			// If omitted set to default font defined for separator up here.
+			"font": "Noto Sans",
+
+			// ‘xx-small’, ‘x-small’, ‘small’, ‘medium’, ‘large’, ‘x-large’, ‘xx-large’,  or one of relative sizes
+			// ‘smaller’ or ‘larger’. If omitted set to default font size defined for separator up here.
+			"font_size": "medium"
+		},
+
+		"right": {
+			// Set to false if omitted.
+			"enabled": true,
+
+			// If omitted set to default color defined for separator up here.
+			"color": "#3e78fd",
+
+			// If omitted set to default background color defined for separator up here.
+			"background": "#000000",
+
+			// If omitted set to default symbol defined for separator up here.
+			"symbol": "◀",
+
+			// If omitted set to default font defined for separator up here.
+			"font": "Noto Sans",
+
+			// ‘xx-small’, ‘x-small’, ‘small’, ‘medium’, ‘large’, ‘x-large’, ‘xx-large’,  or one of relative sizes
+			// ‘smaller’ or ‘larger’. If omitted set to default font size defined for separator up here.
+			"font_size": "medium"
+		}
+	},
+
+	"if" : [
+		{
+			// Name as it displayed on i3bar
+			"name" : "eth0",
+
+			// Directory containing net if status files
+			"dir" : "/sys/class/net/eth0"
+		}
+	]
+},
+
+// OpenVPN status. Note that directive status in openvpn.conf should point to state file and *update* its timestamp at
+// least as frequent as mtime_threshold in seconds.
+"vpn": {
+	"enabled": false,
+
+	// If omitted set to default color defined up here.
+	"color": "#3e78fd",
+
+	// If omitted set to default background color defined up here.
+	"background": "#000000",
+
+	// If omitted set to default font defined up here.
+	"font": "Noto Sans",
+
+	// ‘xx-small’, ‘x-small’, ‘small’, ‘medium’, ‘large’, ‘x-large’, ‘xx-large’,  or one of relative sizes
+	// ‘smaller’ or ‘larger’. If omitted set to default font size defined up here.
+	"font_size": "medium",
+
+	// Status file location. Plugin will be disabled if this value omitted.
+	"statusfile" : "/tmp/openvpn-status.stat",
+
+	// mtime check period.
+	"mtime_threshold": 10,
+
+	// Vpn down symbol color, in html notation.
+	"down_color" : "red",
+
+	// Vpn up symbol color, in html notation.
+	"up_color" : "green",
+
+	// Re-define separator parameters for net-if block here.
+	"separator": {
+		"left": {
+			// Set to false if omitted.
+			"enabled": true,
+
+			// If omitted set to default color defined for separator up here.
+			"color": "#3e78fd",
+
+			// If omitted set to default background color defined for separator up here.
+			"background": "#000000",
+
+			// If omitted set to default symbol defined for separator up here.
+			"symbol": "▶",
+
+			// If omitted set to default font defined for separator up here.
+			"font": "Noto Sans",
+
+			// ‘xx-small’, ‘x-small’, ‘small’, ‘medium’, ‘large’, ‘x-large’, ‘xx-large’,  or one of relative sizes
+			// ‘smaller’ or ‘larger’. If omitted set to default font size defined for separator up here.
+			"font_size": "medium"
+		},
+
+		"right": {
+			// Set to false if omitted.
+			"enabled": true,
+
+			// If omitted set to default color defined for separator up here.
+			"color": "#3e78fd",
+
+			// If omitted set to default background color defined for separator up here.
+			"background": "#000000",
+
+			// If omitted set to default symbol defined for separator up here.
+			"symbol": "◀",
+
+			// If omitted set to default font defined for separator up here.
+			"font": "Noto Sans",
+
+			// ‘xx-small’, ‘x-small’, ‘small’, ‘medium’, ‘large’, ‘x-large’, ‘xx-large’,  or one of relative sizes
+			// ‘smaller’ or ‘larger’. If omitted set to default font size defined for separator up here.
+			"font_size": "medium"
+		}
+	},
+
+	// Also we can tcp-ping some service inside vpn network to ensure that connection is not stoned.
+	"tcp_check" : {
+		"enabled": false,
+		"host": "somehost.tld",
+		"port": 443,
+		"timeout" : 3
+	}
+},
+
+// Simple sound volume indicator
+"simple-volume-pa": {
+	"enabled": false,
+
+	// If omitted set to default color defined up here.
+	"color": "#3e78fd",
+
+	// If omitted set to default background color defined up here.
+	"background": "#666666",
+
+	// If omitted set to default font defined up here.
+	"font": "Noto Sans",
+
+	// ‘xx-small’, ‘x-small’, ‘small’, ‘medium’, ‘large’, ‘x-large’, ‘xx-large’,  or one of relative sizes
+	// ‘smaller’ or ‘larger’. If omitted set to default font size defined up here.
+	"font_size": "large",
+
+	"symbol": "🔊",
+
+	// ‘xx-small’, ‘x-small’, ‘small’, ‘medium’, ‘large’, ‘x-large’, ‘xx-large’, or one of the relative sizes
+	// ‘smaller’ or ‘larger’. If omitted set to value of simple-volume-pa.font_size by default.
+	"symbol_font_size": "large",
+
+	// If not defined - will be "true"
+	"right_click_cmd": ["pavucontrol"],
+
+	// Change volume step in %, if not configured it is 5
+	"step": 3,
+
+	// We'll change volume level with mouse wheel. Under X11 it is mapped to some buttons, typically 4 and 5 (z-axis).
+	// If omited, default value is 4
+	"wheel_up": 4,
+
+	// If omited, default value is 5
+	"wheel_down": 5,
+
+	// Maximum sound volume, can be over 100%, but sould not be :) Default value 100 if not set.
+	"max_volume_limit": 120,
+
+	// Re-define separator parameters for net-if block here.
+	"separator": {
+		"left": {
+			// Set to false if omitted.
+			"enabled": false,
+
+			// If omitted set to default color defined for separator up here.
+			"color": "#3e78fd",
+
+			// If omitted set to default background color defined for separator up here.
+			"background": "#000000",
+
+			// If omitted set to default symbol defined for separator up here.
+			"symbol": "▶",
+
+			// If omitted set to default font defined for separator up here.
+			"font": "Noto Sans",
+
+			// ‘xx-small’, ‘x-small’, ‘small’, ‘medium’, ‘large’, ‘x-large’, ‘xx-large’,  or one of relative sizes
+			// ‘smaller’ or ‘larger’. If omitted set to default font size defined for separator up here.
+			"font_size": "medium"
+		},
+
+		"right": {
+			// Set to false if omitted.
+			"enabled": false,
+
+			// If omitted set to default color defined for separator up here.
+			"color": "#3e78fd",
+
+			// If omitted set to default background color defined for separator up here.
+			"background": "#000000",
+
+			// If omitted set to default symbol defined for separator up here.
+			"symbol": "◀",
+
+			// If omitted set to default font defined for separator up here.
+			"font": "Noto Sans",
+
+			// ‘xx-small’, ‘x-small’, ‘small’, ‘medium’, ‘large’, ‘x-large’, ‘xx-large’,  or one of relative sizes
+			// ‘smaller’ or ‘larger’. If omitted set to default font size defined for separator up here.
+			"font_size": "medium"
+		}
+	}
+},
+
+// Just clock
+"clock": {
+	"enabled" : true,
+
+	// If omitted set to default color defined up here.
+	"color": "#000000",
+
+	// If omitted set to default background color defined up here.
+	"background": "#5bde52",
+
+	// If omitted set to default font defined up here.
+	"font": "Noto Sans",
+
+	// ‘xx-small’, ‘x-small’, ‘small’, ‘medium’, ‘large’, ‘x-large’, ‘xx-large’,  or one of relative sizes
+	// ‘smaller’ or ‘larger’. If omitted set to default font size defined up here.
+	"font_size": "large",
+
+	// Re-define separator parameters for net-if block here.
+	"separator": {
+		"left": {
+			// Set to false if omitted.
+			"enabled": false,
+
+			// If omitted set to default color defined for separator up here.
+			"color": "#3e78fd",
+
+			// If omitted set to default background color defined for separator up here.
+			"background": "#000000",
+
+			// If omitted set to default symbol defined for separator up here.
+			"symbol": "▶",
+
+			// If omitted set to default font defined for separator up here.
+			"font": "Noto Sans",
+
+			// ‘xx-small’, ‘x-small’, ‘small’, ‘medium’, ‘large’, ‘x-large’, ‘xx-large’,  or one of relative sizes
+			// ‘smaller’ or ‘larger’. If omitted set to default font size defined for separator up here.
+			"font_size": "medium"
+		},
+
+		"right": {
+			// Set to false if omitted.
+			"enabled": true,
+
+			// If omitted set to default color defined for separator up here.
+			"color": "#5bde52",
+
+			// If omitted set to default background color defined for separator up here.
+			"background": "#000000",
+
+			// If omitted set to default symbol defined for separator up here.
+			"symbol": " ",
+
+			// If omitted set to default font defined for separator up here.
+			"font": "Noto Sans",
+
+			// ‘xx-small’, ‘x-small’, ‘small’, ‘medium’, ‘large’, ‘x-large’, ‘xx-large’,  or one of relative sizes
+			// ‘smaller’ or ‘larger’. If omitted set to default font size defined for separator up here.
+			"font_size": "large"
+		}
+	},
+
+	"left_click" : {
+		"enabled" : false,
+		// cmd is array of command itself and its arguments
+		"cmd" : [ "orage" ]
+	},
+
+	"right_click" : {
+		"enabled" : false,
+		"cmd" : [ "true" ]
+	}
+},
+
+// Battery, useful for laptops
+"battery": {
+	"enabled": false,
+
+	// If omitted set to default color defined up here.
+	"color": "#3e78fd",
+
+	// If omitted set to default background color defined up here.
+	"background": "#000000",
+
+	// If omitted set to default font defined up here.
+	"font": "Noto Sans",
+
+	// ‘xx-small’, ‘x-small’, ‘small’, ‘medium’, ‘large’, ‘x-large’, ‘xx-large’,  or one of relative sizes
+	// ‘smaller’ or ‘larger’. If omitted set to default font size defined up here.
+	"font_size": "medium",
+
+	// If omitted "⚡" (no quotes) is used.
+	"symbol": "⚡",
+
+	// If omitted battery.font is used.
+	"symbol_font" : "Noto Sans",
+
+	// ‘xx-small’, ‘x-small’, ‘small’, ‘medium’, ‘large’, ‘x-large’, ‘xx-large’, or one of the relative sizes
+	// ‘smaller’ or ‘larger’. If omitted set to value of simple-volume-pa.font_size by default.
+	"symbol_font_size": "large",
+
+	"charge_color": {
+		// colors in html notation
+		"full": "green",
+		"empty": "red",
+		"almost_full": "yellow",
+		"almost_empty": "orange"
+	},
+
+	// Re-define separator parameters for net-if block here.
+	"separator": {
+		"left": {
+			// Set to false if omitted.
+			"enabled": true,
+
+			// If omitted set to default color defined for separator up here.
+			"color": "#3e78fd",
+
+			// If omitted set to default background color defined for separator up here.
+			"background": "#000000",
+
+			// If omitted set to default symbol defined for separator up here.
+			"symbol": "▶",
+
+			// If omitted set to default font defined for separator up here.
+			"font": "Noto Sans",
+
+			// ‘xx-small’, ‘x-small’, ‘small’, ‘medium’, ‘large’, ‘x-large’, ‘xx-large’,  or one of relative sizes
+			// ‘smaller’ or ‘larger’. If omitted set to default font size defined for separator up here.
+			"font_size": "medium"
+		},
+
+		"right": {
+			// Set to false if omitted.
+			"enabled": true,
+
+			// If omitted set to default color defined for separator up here.
+			"color": "#3e78fd",
+
+			// If omitted set to default background color defined for separator up here.
+			"background": "#000000",
+
+			// If omitted set to default symbol defined for separator up here.
+			"symbol": "◀",
+
+			// If omitted set to default font defined for separator up here.
+			"font": "Noto Sans",
+
+			// ‘xx-small’, ‘x-small’, ‘small’, ‘medium’, ‘large’, ‘x-large’, ‘xx-large’,  or one of relative sizes
+			// ‘smaller’ or ‘larger’. If omitted set to default font size defined for separator up here.
+			"font_size": "medium"
+		}
+	}
+},
+
+// CPU Temperature monitor, shows average value among given sources
+"cpu_temp": {
+	"enabled": false,
+
+	// If omitted set to default color defined up here.
+	"color": "#3e78fd",
+
+	// If omitted set to default background color defined up here.
+	"background": "#000000",
+
+	// If omitted set to default font defined up here.
+	"font": "Noto Sans",
+
+	// ‘xx-small’, ‘x-small’, ‘small’, ‘medium’, ‘large’, ‘x-large’, ‘xx-large’,  or one of relative sizes
+	// ‘smaller’ or ‘larger’. If omitted set to default font size defined up here.
+	"font_size": "medium",
+
+	// Re-define separator parameters for net-if block here.
+	"separator": {
+		"left": {
+			// Set to false if omitted.
+			"enabled": true,
+
+			// If omitted set to default color defined for separator up here.
+			"color": "#3e78fd",
+
+			// If omitted set to default background color defined for separator up here.
+			"background": "#000000",
+
+			// If omitted set to default symbol defined for separator up here.
+			"symbol": "▶",
+
+			// If omitted set to default font defined for separator up here.
+			"font": "Noto Sans",
+
+			// ‘xx-small’, ‘x-small’, ‘small’, ‘medium’, ‘large’, ‘x-large’, ‘xx-large’,  or one of relative sizes
+			// ‘smaller’ or ‘larger’. If omitted set to default font size defined for separator up here.
+			"font_size": "medium"
+		},
+
+		"right": {
+			// Set to false if omitted.
+			"enabled": true,
+
+			// If omitted set to default color defined for separator up here.
+			"color": "#3e78fd",
+
+			// If omitted set to default background color defined for separator up here.
+			"background": "#000000",
+
+			// If omitted set to default symbol defined for separator up here.
+			"symbol": "◀",
+
+			// If omitted set to default font defined for separator up here.
+			"font": "Noto Sans",
+
+			// ‘xx-small’, ‘x-small’, ‘small’, ‘medium’, ‘large’, ‘x-large’, ‘xx-large’,  or one of relative sizes
+			// ‘smaller’ or ‘larger’. If omitted set to default font size defined for separator up here.
+			"font_size": "medium"
+		}
+	},
+
+	// Files in sysfs that contains cpu temperatures
+	"file": [
+	  "/sys/class/hwmon/hwmon4/temp2_input",
+	  "/sys/class/hwmon/hwmon4/temp3_input",
+	  "/sys/class/hwmon/hwmon4/temp4_input",
+	  "/sys/class/hwmon/hwmon4/temp5_input",
+	  "/sys/class/hwmon/hwmon4/temp6_input",
+	  "/sys/class/hwmon/hwmon4/temp7_input"
+	]
+},
+
+// Intended mainly for use with desktop notifications
+// Because it inherits all env vars from i3, it can intercat with dbus and other
+// such user session services.
+"cron" : {
+	"enabled" : false,
+
+	"tasks" : [
+		{
+			// Time in crontab notation
+			"time" : "55 23 * * *",
+			"cmd" : [
+				"notify-send", "Sleeping Time!", "Take a nap."
+			]
+		},
+		{
+			// time in crontab format
+			"time" : "55 12 * * 2,4",
+			// commands as it should be invoked in bash script
+			"cmd" : [
+				"notify-send", "Pizza time!", "M-m-m, tasty!"
+			]
+		}
+	]
+},
+
+// Whether to display Application Buttons.
+"app_buttons": {
+	"enabled": true,
+
+	// Re-define separator parameters for net-if block here.
+	"separator": {
+		"left": {
+			// Set to false if omitted.
+			"enabled": true,
+
+			// If omitted set to default color defined for separator up here.
+			"color": "#3e78fd",
+
+			// If omitted set to default background color defined for separator up here.
+			"background": "#000000",
+
+			// If omitted set to default symbol defined for separator up here.
+			"symbol": "-",
+
+			// If omitted set to default font defined for separator up here.
+			"font": "Noto Sans",
+
+			// ‘xx-small’, ‘x-small’, ‘small’, ‘medium’, ‘large’, ‘x-large’, ‘xx-large’,  or one of relative sizes
+			// ‘smaller’ or ‘larger’. If omitted set to default font size defined for separator up here.
+			"font_size": "medium"
+		},
+
+		"right": {
+			// Set to false if omitted.
+			"enabled": true,
+
+			// If omitted set to default color defined for separator up here.
+			"color": "#3e78fd",
+
+			// If omitted set to default background color defined for separator up here.
+			"background": "#000000",
+
+			// If omitted set to default symbol defined for separator up here.
+			"symbol": "◀",
+
+			// If omitted set to default font defined for separator up here.
+			"font": "Noto Sans",
+
+			// ‘xx-small’, ‘x-small’, ‘small’, ‘medium’, ‘large’, ‘x-large’, ‘xx-large’,  or one of relative sizes
+			// ‘smaller’ or ‘larger’. If omitted set to default font size defined for separator up here.
+			"font_size": "medium"
+		}
+	},
+},
+
+// Buttons - application launch "buttons"
+"apps": [
+		{
+			// Text dispalyed on button
+			"full_text" : "📂",
+			// Internal name, can be any string, but unique for each app button
+			"name" : "thunar",
+			// Command itself
+			"cmd" : "thunar",
+			// Array of command args, optional
+			"args": [ "." ],
+			// Regexp that match with Instance component of WM_CLASS(STRING) of xprop output
+			"instance": "^thunar$",
+			// Regexp that match with Class component of WM_CLASS(STRING) of xprop output
+			"class": "^Thunar$",
+			// text color in html notation
+			"color": "#ffa500",
+			// background color in html notation
+			"background" : "#000000",
+			// border color in html notation
+			"border": "#666666",
+			// border color if there is at least one window with given Instance and/or Class exist
+			"border_active": "#3e78fd",
+			// Vertical line between objects on bar - if omitted true value is assumed by i3bar, but we set it to false
+			// in that case. It is limitation of golang json parser.
+			"separator": false,
+			"separator_block_width": 2
+		},
+		{
+			"full_text" : " ♬ ",
+			"name" : "deadbeef",
+			"cmd" : "deadbeef",
+			"instance" : "^deadbeef$",
+			"class" : "^Deadbeef$",
+			"color" : "#00aa33",
+			"border": "#666666",
+			"border_active": "#3e78fd",
+			"separator": false,
+			"separator_block_width": 2
+		},
+		{
+			"full_text" : " Term ",
+			"name" : "xterm",
+			"cmd" : "xterm",
+			"instance" : "^xterm$",
+			"class" : "^XTerm$",
+			"color" : "#666666",
+			"border": "#666666",
+			"border_active": "#3e78fd",
+			"separator": false,
+			"separator_block_width": 2
+		},
+		{
+			"full_text" : " Ff ",
+			"name" : "firefox",
+			"cmd" : "firefox",
+			"instance" : "^Navigator$",
+			"class" : "^Firefox$",
+			"color" : "#ffa500",
+			"border": "#666666",
+			"border_active": "#3e78fd",
+			"separator": false,
+			"separator_block_width": 2
+		},
+		{
+			"full_text" : " C ",
+			"name" : "chrome",
+			"cmd" : "chrome",
+			"instance" : "^google-chrome$",
+			"class" : "^Google-chrome$",
+			"color" : "#ffa500",
+			"border": "#666666",
+			"border_active": "#3e78fd",
+			"separator": false,
+			"separator_block_width": 2
+		},
+		{
+			"full_text" : " @ ",
+			"name" : "thunderbird",
+			"cmd" : "thunderbird",
+			"instance" : "^Mail$",
+			"class" : "^Thunderbird$",
+			"color" : "#006994",
+			"border": "#666666",
+			"border_active": "#3e78fd",
+			"separator": false,
+			"separator_block_width": 2
+		},
+		{
+			"full_text" : " Tg ",
+			"name" : "telegram",
+			"cmd" : "Telegram",
+			"instance" : "^Telegram$",
+			"class" : "^TelegramDesktop$",
+			"color" : "#5a8850",
+			"border": "#666666",
+			"border_active": "#3e78fd",
+			"separator": false,
+			"separator_block_width": 2
+		},
+		{
+			"full_text" : " T ",
+			"name" : "mousepad",
+			"cmd" : "mousepad",
+			"instance" : "^mousepad$",
+			"class" : "^Mousepad$",
+			"border": "#666666",
+			"border_active": "#3e78fd",
+			"separator": false,
+			"separator_block_width": 2
+		}
+	]
+}

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+{
+// Default text and *block* border colors. If not set #3e78fd is used.
+"color" : "#3e78fd",
+
+// Default backbround color. If not set value of #edeceb is used.
+"background" : "#000000",
+
+"separator": {
+	"left": {
+		"enabled": false,
+		"color": "#3e78fd",
+		"background": "#000000",
+		"symbol": "|",
+		"font": "Noto Sans",
+		// ‘xx-small’, ‘x-small’, ‘small’, ‘medium’, ‘large’, ‘x-large’, ‘xx-large’,  or one of relative sizes
+		// ‘smaller’ or ‘larger’
+		"font_size": "medium"
+	},
+
+	"right": {
+		// False if value omitted
+		"enabled": false,
+		// Used #edeceb as default if value omitted
+		"color": "#3e78fd",
+		// If not set #3e78fd is used.
+		"background": "#000000",
+		// If omitted, used "|" (no quotes) as default
+		"symbol": "|",
+		"font": "Noto Sans",
+		// ‘xx-small’, ‘x-small’, ‘small’, ‘medium’, ‘large’, ‘x-large’, ‘xx-large’,  or one of relative sizes
+		// ‘smaller’ or ‘larger’
+		"font_size": "medium"
+	}
+},
+
+// Memory stats
+"mem" : {
+	"enabled": true,
+	"show_swap": false,
+
+	"separator"	: {
+		"left": {
+			"enabled": true,
+			"symbol": " |"
+		}
+
+		"right": {
+			"enabled": true
+		}
+	}
+},
+
+// Load Average
+"la" : {
+	"enabled": true,
+
+	"separator"	: {
+		"right": {
+			"enabled": true,
+		}
+	}
+},
+
+"net-if" : {
+	"enabled" : false,
+	// In html notation
+	"down_color" : "red",
+	"up_color" : "green",
+
+	"separator"	: {
+		"right": {
+			"enabled": true,
+		}
+	},
+
+	"if" : [
+		{
+			// Name as it displayed on i3bar
+			"name" : "eth0",
+			// Directory containing net if status files
+			"dir" : "/sys/class/net/eth0"
+		}
+	]
+},
+
+// OpenVPN status. Note that directive status in openvpn.conf should point to
+// state file and *update* its timestamp at least as frequent as mtime_threshold in seconds
+"vpn": {
+	"enabled": false,
+	"statusfile" : "/tmp/openvpn-status.stat",
+	"mtime_threshold": 10,
+	// Color in html notation
+	"down_color" : "red",
+	"up_color" : "green",
+
+	"separator"	: {
+		"right": {
+			"enabled": true,
+		}
+	},
+
+	// Also we can tcp-ping some service inside vpn network to ensure that connection is not stoned
+	"tcp_check" : {
+		"enabled": false,
+		"host": "somehost.tld",
+		"port": 443,
+		"timeout" : 3
+	}
+},
+
+// Simple sound volume indicator
+"simple-volume-pa": {
+	"enabled": true,
+	"symbol": "VOL",
+
+	// ‘xx-small’, ‘x-small’, ‘small’, ‘medium’, ‘large’, ‘x-large’, ‘xx-large’, or one of the relative sizes
+	// ‘smaller’ or ‘larger’. If omitted set to medium by default.
+	"font_size": "medium",
+
+	// If not defined - will be "true"
+	"right_click_cmd": ["pavucontrol"],
+
+	// Change volume step in %, if not configured it is 5
+	"step": 3,
+
+	// We'll change volume level with mouse wheel. Under X11 it is mapped to some buttons, typically 4 and 5 (z-axis).
+	// If omited, default value is 4
+	"wheel_up": 4,
+
+	// If omited, default value is 5
+	"wheel_down": 5,
+
+	// Maximum sound volume, can be over 100%, but sould not be :) Default value 100 if not set.
+	"max_volume_limit": 120,
+
+	"separator"	: {
+		"right": {
+			"enabled": true,
+		}
+	}
+},
+
+// Just clock
+"clock": {
+	"enabled" : true,
+	// Text color in html (actually, pango) notation
+	"color" : "#666666",
+	"font_size": "large",
+
+	"separator"	: {
+		"right": {
+			"enabled": false,
+		}
+	},
+
+	"left_click" : {
+		"enabled" : false,
+		// cmd is array of command itself and its arguments
+		"cmd" : [ "orage" ]
+	},
+
+	"right_click" : {
+		"enabled" : false,
+		"cmd" : [ "true" ]
+	}
+},
+
+// Battery, useful for laptops
+"battery": {
+	"enabled": false,
+
+	"charge_color": {
+		// colors in html notation
+		"full": "green",
+		"empty": "red",
+		"almost_full": "yellow",
+		"almost_empty": "orange"
+	},
+
+	"separator"	: {
+		"right": {
+			"enabled": true,
+		}
+	}
+},
+
+// CPU Temperature monitor, shows average value among given sources
+"cpu_temp": {
+	"enabled": false,
+
+	"separator"	: {
+		"right": {
+			"enabled": true,
+		}
+	},
+
+	// Files in sysfs that contains cpu temperatures
+	"file": [
+	  "/sys/class/hwmon/hwmon4/temp2_input",
+	  "/sys/class/hwmon/hwmon4/temp3_input",
+	  "/sys/class/hwmon/hwmon4/temp4_input",
+	  "/sys/class/hwmon/hwmon4/temp5_input",
+	  "/sys/class/hwmon/hwmon4/temp6_input",
+	  "/sys/class/hwmon/hwmon4/temp7_input"
+	]
+},
+
+// Intended mainly for use with desktop notifications
+// Because it inherits all env vars from i3, it can intercat with dbus and other
+// such user session services.
+"cron" : {
+	"enabled" : false,
+
+	"tasks" : [
+		{
+			// Time in crontab notation
+			"time" : "55 23 * * *",
+			"cmd" : [
+				"notify-send", "Sleeping Time!", "Take a nap."
+			]
+		},
+		{
+			// time in crontab format
+			"time" : "55 12 * * 2,4",
+			// commands as it should be invoked in bash script
+			"cmd" : [
+				"notify-send", "Pizza time!", "M-m-m, tasty!"
+			]
+		}
+	]
+},
+
+// Weather to display Application Buttons
+"app_buttons": {
+	"enabled": true,
+},
+
+// Buttons - application launch "buttons"
+"apps": [
+		{
+			"full_text" : "📂",
+			"name" : "thunar",
+			"cmd" : "thunar",
+			"instance": "thunar",
+			"class": "Thunar",
+			"color": "#ffa500",
+			"border": "#666666",
+			"border_active": "#3e78fd",
+			"separator": false,
+			"separator_block_width": 9
+		},
+		{
+			"full_text" : " ♬ ",
+			"name" : "deadbeef",
+			"cmd" : "deadbeef",
+			"instance" : "deadbeef",
+			"class" : "Deadbeef",
+			"color" : "#00aa33",
+			"border": "#666666",
+			"border_active": "#3e78fd",
+			"separator": false,
+			"separator_block_width": 2
+		},
+		{
+			"full_text" : " Term ",
+			"name" : "alacritty",
+			"cmd" : "alacritty",
+			"instance" : "Alacritty",
+			"class" : "Alacritty",
+			"color" : "#666666",
+			"border": "#666666",
+			"border_active": "#3e78fd",
+			"separator": false,
+			"separator_block_width": 9
+		},
+		{
+			"full_text" : " E ",
+			"name" : "edge",
+			"cmd" : "edge",
+			"instance" : "microsoft-edge",
+			"class" : "Microsoft-edge",
+			"color" : "#ffa500",
+			"border": "#666666",
+			"border_active": "#3e78fd",
+			"separator": false,
+			"separator_block_width": 2
+		},
+		{
+			"full_text" : " Ff ",
+			"name" : "firefox",
+			"cmd" : "firefox",
+			"instance" : "Navigator",
+			"class" : "Firefox",
+			"color" : "#ff5f1f",
+			"border": "#666666",
+			"border_active": "#3e78fd",
+			"separator_block_width": 2
+		},
+		{
+			"full_text" : " V ",
+			"name" : "vivaldi",
+			"cmd" : "Vivaldi",
+			"instance" : "vivaldi-stable",
+			"class" : "Vivaldi-stable",
+			"color" : "#ffa500",
+			"border": "#666666",
+			"border_active": "#3e78fd",
+			"separator": false,
+			"separator_block_width": 2
+		},
+		{
+			"full_text" : " C ",
+			"name" : "chrome",
+			"cmd" : "chrome",
+			"instance" : "google-chrome",
+			"class" : "Google-chrome",
+			"color" : "#ffa500",
+			"border": "#666666",
+			"border_active": "#3e78fd",
+			"separator": false,
+			"separator_block_width": 9
+		},
+		{
+			"full_text" : " @ ",
+			"name" : "thunderbird",
+			"cmd" : "thunderbird",
+			"instance" : "Mail",
+			"class" : "Thunderbird",
+			"color" : "#006994",
+			"border": "#666666",
+			"border_active": "#3e78fd",
+			"separator": false,
+			"separator_block_width": 2
+		},
+		{
+			"full_text" : " Tg ",
+			"name" : "telegram",
+			"cmd" : "Telegram",
+			"instance" : "Telegram",
+			"class" : "TelegramDesktop",
+			"color" : "#5a8850",
+			"border": "#666666",
+			"border_active": "#3e78fd",
+			"separator": false,
+			"separator_block_width": 2
+		},
+		{
+			"full_text" : " D ",
+			"name" : "discord",
+			"cmd" : "Discord",
+			"instance" : "discord",
+			"class" : "discord",
+			"color" : "#5a8850",
+			"border": "#666666",
+			"border_active": "#3e78fd",
+			"separator": false,
+			"separator_block_width": 2
+		},
+		{
+			"full_text" : " H ",
+			"name" : "hexchat",
+			"cmd" : "hexchat",
+			"instance" : "hexchat",
+			"class" : "Hexchat",
+			"color" : "#5a8850",
+			"border": "#666666",
+			"border_active": "#3e78fd",
+			"separator": false,
+			"separator_block_width": 2
+		},
+		{
+			"full_text" : "Psi",
+			"name" : "psi-plus",
+			"cmd" : "psi-plus",
+			"instance" : "psi-plus",
+			"class" : "Psi-plus",
+			"color" : "#5a8850",
+			"border": "#666666",
+			"border_active": "#3e78fd",
+			"separator": false,
+			"separator_block_width": 9
+		},
+		{
+			"full_text" : " T ",
+			"name" : "mousepad",
+			"cmd" : "mousepad",
+			"instance" : "mousepad",
+			"class" : "Mousepad",
+			"border": "#666666",
+			"border_active": "#3e78fd",
+			"separator": false,
+			"separator_block_width": 2
+		},
+		{
+			"full_text" : " VSC ",
+			"name" : "code",
+			"cmd" : "code",
+			"instance" : "code",
+			"class" : "Code",
+			"border": "#666666",
+			"border_active": "#3e78fd",
+			"separator": false,
+			"separator_block_width": 2
+		},
+		{
+			"full_text" : " G ",
+			"name" : "goland",
+			"cmd" : "goland",
+			"instance" : "goland",
+			"class" : "Goland",
+			"border": "#666666",
+			"border_active": "#3e78fd",
+			"separator": false,
+			"separator_block_width": 2
+		},
+		{
+			"full_text" : " ▢ ",
+			"name" : "ToolBox",
+			"cmd" : "/home/eleksir/.local/share/JetBrains/Toolbox/bin/jetbrains-toolbox",
+			"instance" : "JetBrains Toolbox",
+			"class" : "jetbrains-toolbox",
+			"border": "#666666",
+			"border_active": "#3e78fd",
+			"separator": false,
+			"separator_block_width": 9
+		},
+		{
+			"full_text" : " 🔑 ",
+			"name" : "keepassxc",
+			"cmd" : "kee",
+			"instance" : "keepassxc",
+			"class" : "KeePassXC",
+			"color" : "#7ec850",
+			"border" : "#666666",
+			"border_active" : "#3e78fd"
+		}
+	]
+}

i3status-go-example.json

@@ -386,6 +386,14 @@
 	// Maximum sound volume, can be over 100%, but sould not be :) Default value 100 if not set.
 	"max_volume_limit": 120,
 
+	// PA has annoying feature - socket activation. Sound system must persist and be available to all users regardless
+	// of init or other things. They just fail to understand that. Or they fucked up pulseaudio just because they scary
+	// of security something of resposibility. Anyway this is grand disign flaw, but we still have to bear with it.
+	// This setting defines if pulseaudion will be run in manner that allows it to exit is other login detected (how
+	// they guess it - I do not know). In general case we do not want allow pa to exit and leave our session without
+	// audio.
+	"dont_exit_on_login": true,
+
 	// Re-define separator parameters for net-if block here.
 	"separator": {
 		"left": {

main.go

@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ type I3BarOutBlock struct {
 	Color        string `json:"color,omitempty"`
 	Background   string `json:"background,omitempty"`
 	Border       string `json:"border,omitempty"`
-	BorderTop    int    `json:"border_top,omitempty"`
-	BorderRight  int    `json:"border_right,omitempty"`
-	BorderBottom int    `json:"border_bottom,omitempty"`
-	BorderLeft   int    `json:"border_left,omitempty"`
+	BorderTop    int    `json:"border_top"`
+	BorderRight  int    `json:"border_right"`
+	BorderBottom int    `json:"border_bottom"`
+	BorderLeft   int    `json:"border_left"`
 	// measured either in pixels or in characters, so either int or string, let's make it string :)
 	MinWidth            string `json:"min_width,omitempty"`
 	Align               string `json:"align,omitempty"`
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ type I3BarOutBlock struct {
 
 // UpdateReady channel that "refreshes" i3bar (generates stdout json line).
 var UpdateReady = make(chan bool)
+var MsgChan = make(chan []I3BarOutBlock, 64)
 
 //go:embed i3status-go-example.json
 var EmbeddedDefaultConfig embed.FS
@@ -51,6 +52,48 @@ func main() {
 
 	Conf, err = readConf()
 
+	// TODO: Проставить дефолтные значения для глобальных переменных модулей.
+	Batt = fmt.Sprintf(
+		"<span color='%s' background='%s' font='%s' size='%s'>%s</span>",
+		Conf.Battery.Color,
+		Conf.Battery.Background,
+		Conf.Battery.SymbolFont,
+		Conf.Battery.SymbolFontSize,
+		Conf.Battery.Symbol,
+	)
+
+	Batt += fmt.Sprintf(
+		"<span color='%s' background='%s' font='%s' size='%s'> ??%% •</span>",
+		Conf.Battery.Color,
+		Conf.Battery.Background,
+		Conf.Battery.Font,
+		Conf.Battery.FontSize,
+	)
+
+	SoundVolume = fmt.Sprintf(
+		"<span color='%s' background='%s' font='%s' size='%s'>🔊</span>",
+		Conf.SimpleVolumePa.Color,
+		Conf.SimpleVolumePa.Background,
+		Conf.SimpleVolumePa.SymbolFont,
+		Conf.SimpleVolumePa.SymbolFontSize,
+	)
+
+	SoundVolume += fmt.Sprintf(
+		"<span color='%s' background='%s' font='%s' size='%s'>:0%%</span>",
+		Conf.SimpleVolumePa.Color,
+		Conf.SimpleVolumePa.Background,
+		Conf.SimpleVolumePa.Font,
+		Conf.SimpleVolumePa.FontSize,
+	)
+
+	Clock = fmt.Sprintf(
+		"<span color='%s' background='%s' font='%s' size='%s'>Thu, 1 Jan 1970   1:00</span>",
+		Conf.Clock.Color,
+		Conf.Clock.Background,
+		Conf.Clock.Font,
+		Conf.Clock.FontSize,
+	)
+
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Panicln(err)
 	}
@@ -58,6 +101,8 @@ func main() {
 	go Spawner()
 	go ParseStdin()
 	go CleanZombies()
+	go SVPAHandler()
+	go PrintToI3bar()
 
 	if Conf.AppButtons.Enabled {
 		go UpdateI3WinList()
@@ -138,9 +183,10 @@ func main() {
 
 					if num == 0 {
 						b.FullText = fmt.Sprintf(
-							"<span color='%s' background='%s' size='%s'>%s</span>",
+							"<span color='%s' background='%s' font='%s' size='%s'>%s</span>",
 							Conf.AppButtons.Separator.Left.Color,
 							Conf.AppButtons.Separator.Left.Background,
+							Conf.AppButtons.Separator.Left.Font,
 							Conf.AppButtons.Separator.Left.FontSize,
 							Conf.AppButtons.Separator.Left.Symbol,
 						)
@@ -150,9 +196,10 @@ func main() {
 
 					if num == len(Conf.Apps) {
 						b.FullText = fmt.Sprintf(
-							"<span color='%s' background='%s' size='%s'>%s</span>",
+							"<span color='%s' background='%s' font='%s' size='%s'>%s</span>",
 							Conf.AppButtons.Separator.Right.Color,
 							Conf.AppButtons.Separator.Right.Background,
+							Conf.AppButtons.Separator.Right.Font,
 							Conf.AppButtons.Separator.Right.FontSize,
 							Conf.AppButtons.Separator.Right.Symbol,
 						)
@@ -172,6 +219,11 @@ func main() {
 						b.Border = app.Border
 					}
 
+					b.BorderTop = 1
+					b.BorderRight = 1
+					b.BorderBottom = 1
+					b.BorderLeft = 1
+
 					j = append(j, b)
 				}
 			}
@@ -184,16 +236,19 @@ func main() {
 
 				if Conf.CPUTemp.Separator.Left.Enabled {
 					b.FullText = fmt.Sprintf(
-						"<span color='%s' background='%s' size='%s'>%s</span>",
+						"<span color='%s' background='%s' font='%s' size='%s'>%s</span>",
 						Conf.CPUTemp.Separator.Left.Color,
 						Conf.CPUTemp.Separator.Left.Background,
+						Conf.CPUTemp.Separator.Left.Font,
 						Conf.CPUTemp.Separator.Left.FontSize,
 						Conf.CPUTemp.Separator.Left.Symbol,
 					)
 				}
 
 				b.FullText += fmt.Sprintf(
-					"<span font='%s' size='%s'>CPU: %d°</span>",
+					"<span color='%s' background='%s' font='%s' size='%s'>CPU: %d°</span>",
+					Conf.CPUTemp.Color,
+					Conf.CPUTemp.Background,
 					Conf.CPUTemp.Font,
 					Conf.CPUTemp.FontSize,
 					CPUTemperature,
@@ -201,9 +256,10 @@ func main() {
 
 				if Conf.CPUTemp.Separator.Right.Enabled {
 					b.FullText += fmt.Sprintf(
-						"<span color='%s' background='%s' size='%s'>%s</span>",
+						"<span color='%s' background='%s' font='%s' size='%s'>%s</span>",
 						Conf.CPUTemp.Separator.Right.Color,
 						Conf.CPUTemp.Separator.Right.Background,
+						Conf.CPUTemp.Separator.Right.Font,
 						Conf.CPUTemp.Separator.Right.FontSize,
 						Conf.CPUTemp.Separator.Right.Symbol,
 					)
@@ -223,9 +279,10 @@ func main() {
 
 				if Conf.Mem.Separator.Left.Enabled {
 					b.FullText = fmt.Sprintf(
-						"<span color='%s' background='%s' size='%s'>%s</span>",
+						"<span color='%s' background='%s' font='%s' size='%s'>%s</span>",
 						Conf.Mem.Separator.Left.Color,
 						Conf.Mem.Separator.Left.Background,
+						Conf.Mem.Separator.Left.Font,
 						Conf.Mem.Separator.Left.FontSize,
 						Conf.Mem.Separator.Left.Symbol,
 					)
@@ -233,7 +290,9 @@ func main() {
 
 				if Conf.Mem.ShowSwap {
 					b.FullText += fmt.Sprintf(
-						"<span font='%s' size='%s'>M:%d%% SHM:%dM SW:%dM</span>",
+						"<span color='%s' background='%s' font='%s' size='%s'>M:%d%% SHM:%dM SW:%dM</span>",
+						Conf.Mem.Color,
+						Conf.Mem.Background,
 						Conf.Mem.Font,
 						Conf.Mem.FontSize,
 						Memory.Usedpct,
@@ -242,7 +301,9 @@ func main() {
 					)
 				} else {
 					b.FullText += fmt.Sprintf(
-						"<span font='%s' size='%s'>M:%d%% SHM:%dM</span>",
+						"<span color='%s' background='%s' font='%s' size='%s'>M:%d%% SHM:%dM</span>",
+						Conf.Mem.Color,
+						Conf.Mem.Background,
 						Conf.Mem.Font,
 						Conf.Mem.FontSize,
 						Memory.Usedpct,
@@ -252,9 +313,10 @@ func main() {
 
 				if Conf.Mem.Separator.Right.Enabled {
 					b.FullText += fmt.Sprintf(
-						"<span color='%s' background='%s' size='%s'>%s</span>",
+						"<span color='%s' background='%s' font='%s' size='%s'>%s</span>",
 						Conf.Mem.Separator.Right.Color,
 						Conf.Mem.Separator.Right.Background,
+						Conf.Mem.Separator.Right.Font,
 						Conf.Mem.Separator.Right.FontSize,
 						Conf.Mem.Separator.Right.Symbol,
 					)
@@ -274,16 +336,19 @@ func main() {
 
 				if Conf.LA.Separator.Left.Enabled {
 					b.FullText = fmt.Sprintf(
-						"<span color='%s' background='%s' size='%s'>%s</span>",
+						"<span color='%s' background='%s' font='%s' size='%s'>%s</span>",
 						Conf.LA.Separator.Left.Color,
 						Conf.LA.Separator.Left.Background,
+						Conf.LA.Separator.Left.Font,
 						Conf.LA.Separator.Left.FontSize,
 						Conf.LA.Separator.Left.Symbol,
 					)
 				}
 
 				b.FullText += fmt.Sprintf(
-					"<span font='%s' size='%s'>LA:%s</span>",
+					"<span color='%s' background='%s' font='%s' size='%s'>LA:%s</span>",
+					Conf.LA.Color,
+					Conf.LA.Background,
 					Conf.LA.Font,
 					Conf.LA.FontSize,
 					La,
@@ -291,9 +356,10 @@ func main() {
 
 				if Conf.LA.Separator.Right.Enabled {
 					b.FullText += fmt.Sprintf(
-						"<span color='%s' background='%s' size='%s'>%s</span>",
+						"<span color='%s' background='%s' font='%s' size='%s'>%s</span>",
 						Conf.LA.Separator.Right.Color,
 						Conf.LA.Separator.Right.Background,
+						Conf.LA.Separator.Right.Font,
 						Conf.LA.Separator.Right.FontSize,
 						Conf.LA.Separator.Right.Symbol,
 					)
@@ -313,16 +379,19 @@ func main() {
 
 				if Conf.NetIf.Separator.Left.Enabled {
 					b.FullText = fmt.Sprintf(
-						"<span color='%s' background='%s' size='%s'>%s</span>",
+						"<span color='%s' background='%s' font='%s' size='%s'>%s</span>",
 						Conf.NetIf.Separator.Left.Color,
 						Conf.NetIf.Separator.Left.Background,
+						Conf.NetIf.Separator.Left.Font,
 						Conf.NetIf.Separator.Left.FontSize,
 						Conf.NetIf.Separator.Left.Symbol,
 					)
 				}
 
 				b.FullText += fmt.Sprintf(
-					"<span font='%s' size= '%s'>%s</span>",
+					"<span color='%s' background='%s' font='%s' size= '%s'>%s</span>",
+					Conf.NetIf.Color,
+					Conf.NetIf.Background,
 					Conf.NetIf.Font,
 					Conf.NetIf.FontSize,
 					IfStatus,
@@ -330,9 +399,10 @@ func main() {
 
 				if Conf.NetIf.Separator.Right.Enabled {
 					b.FullText += fmt.Sprintf(
-						"<span color='%s' background='%s' size='%s'>%s</span>",
+						"<span color='%s' background='%s' font='%s' size='%s'>%s</span>",
 						Conf.NetIf.Separator.Right.Color,
 						Conf.NetIf.Separator.Right.Background,
+						Conf.NetIf.Separator.Right.Font,
 						Conf.NetIf.Separator.Right.FontSize,
 						Conf.NetIf.Separator.Right.Symbol,
 					)
@@ -352,16 +422,19 @@ func main() {
 
 				if Conf.Vpn.Separator.Left.Enabled {
 					b.FullText = fmt.Sprintf(
-						"<span color='%s' background='%s' size='%s'>%s</span>",
+						"<span color='%s' background='%s' font='%s' size='%s'>%s</span>",
 						Conf.Vpn.Separator.Left.Color,
 						Conf.Vpn.Separator.Left.Background,
+						Conf.Vpn.Separator.Left.Font,
 						Conf.Vpn.Separator.Left.FontSize,
 						Conf.Vpn.Separator.Left.Symbol,
 					)
 				}
 
 				b.FullText += fmt.Sprintf(
-					"<span font='%s' size='%s'>%s</span>",
+					"<span color='%s' background='%s' font='%s' size='%s'>%s</span>",
+					Conf.Vpn.Color,
+					Conf.Vpn.Background,
 					Conf.Vpn.Font,
 					Conf.Vpn.FontSize,
 					VPNStatus,
@@ -369,9 +442,10 @@ func main() {
 
 				if Conf.Vpn.Separator.Right.Enabled {
 					b.FullText += fmt.Sprintf(
-						"<span color='%s' background='%s' size='%s'>%s</span>",
+						"<span color='%s' background='%s' font='%s' size='%s'>%s</span>",
 						Conf.Vpn.Separator.Right.Color,
 						Conf.Vpn.Separator.Right.Background,
+						Conf.Vpn.Separator.Right.Font,
 						Conf.Vpn.Separator.Right.FontSize,
 						Conf.Vpn.Separator.Right.Symbol,
 					)
@@ -391,9 +465,10 @@ func main() {
 
 				if Conf.Battery.Separator.Left.Enabled {
 					b.FullText = fmt.Sprintf(
-						"<span color='%s' background='%s' size='%s'>%s</span>",
+						"<span color='%s' background='%s' font='%s' size='%s'>%s</span>",
 						Conf.Battery.Separator.Left.Color,
 						Conf.Battery.Separator.Left.Background,
+						Conf.Battery.Separator.Left.Font,
 						Conf.Battery.Separator.Left.FontSize,
 						Conf.Battery.Separator.Left.Symbol,
 					)
@@ -403,9 +478,10 @@ func main() {
 
 				if Conf.Battery.Separator.Right.Enabled {
 					b.FullText += fmt.Sprintf(
-						"<span color='%s' background='%s' size='%s'>%s</span>",
+						"<span color='%s' background='%s' font='%s' size='%s'>%s</span>",
 						Conf.Battery.Separator.Right.Color,
 						Conf.Battery.Separator.Right.Background,
+						Conf.Battery.Separator.Right.Font,
 						Conf.Battery.Separator.Right.FontSize,
 						Conf.Battery.Separator.Right.Symbol,
 					)
@@ -426,9 +502,10 @@ func main() {
 
 				if Conf.SimpleVolumePa.Separator.Left.Enabled {
 					b.FullText = fmt.Sprintf(
-						"<span color='%s' background='%s' size='%s'>%s</span>",
+						"<span color='%s' background='%s' font='%s' size='%s'>%s</span>",
 						Conf.SimpleVolumePa.Separator.Left.Color,
 						Conf.SimpleVolumePa.Separator.Left.Background,
+						Conf.SimpleVolumePa.Separator.Left.Font,
 						Conf.SimpleVolumePa.Separator.Left.FontSize,
 						Conf.SimpleVolumePa.Separator.Left.Symbol,
 					)
@@ -439,9 +516,10 @@ func main() {
 
 				if Conf.SimpleVolumePa.Separator.Right.Enabled {
 					b.FullText += fmt.Sprintf(
-						"<span color='%s' background='%s' size='%s'>%s</span>",
+						"<span color='%s' background='%s' font='%s' size='%s'>%s</span>",
 						Conf.SimpleVolumePa.Separator.Right.Color,
 						Conf.SimpleVolumePa.Separator.Right.Background,
+						Conf.SimpleVolumePa.Separator.Right.Font,
 						Conf.SimpleVolumePa.Separator.Right.FontSize,
 						Conf.SimpleVolumePa.Separator.Right.Symbol,
 					)
@@ -462,16 +540,19 @@ func main() {
 
 				if Conf.Clock.Separator.Left.Enabled {
 					b.FullText = fmt.Sprintf(
-						"<span color='%s' background='%s' size='%s'>%s</span>",
+						"<span color='%s' background='%s' font='%s' size='%s'>%s</span>",
 						Conf.Clock.Separator.Left.Color,
 						Conf.Clock.Separator.Left.Background,
+						Conf.Clock.Separator.Left.Font,
 						Conf.Clock.Separator.Left.FontSize,
 						Conf.Clock.Separator.Left.Symbol,
 					)
 				}
 
 				b.FullText += fmt.Sprintf(
-					"<span font='%s' size='%s'>%s</span>",
+					"<span color='%s' background='%s' font='%s' size='%s'>%s</span>",
+					Conf.Clock.Color,
+					Conf.Clock.Background,
 					Conf.Clock.Font,
 					Conf.Clock.FontSize,
 					Clock,
@@ -479,9 +560,10 @@ func main() {
 
 				if Conf.Clock.Separator.Right.Enabled {
 					b.FullText += fmt.Sprintf(
-						"<span color='%s' background='%s' size='%s'>%s</span>",
+						"<span color='%s' background='%s' font='%s' size='%s'>%s</span>",
 						Conf.Clock.Separator.Right.Color,
 						Conf.Clock.Separator.Right.Background,
+						Conf.Clock.Separator.Right.Font,
 						Conf.Clock.Separator.Right.FontSize,
 						Conf.Clock.Separator.Right.Symbol,
 					)
@@ -494,23 +576,25 @@ func main() {
 			}
 
 			if PrintOutput && len(j) > 0 {
-				PrintToI3bar(j)
+				MsgChan <- j
 			}
 		}
 	}
 }
 
 // PrintToI3bar prints info to stdout according to ipc docs (https://i3wm.org/docs/i3bar-protocol.html)
-func PrintToI3bar(message []I3BarOutBlock) {
-	// we do not need to html-encode output, json.Marshal does this forcefully, so invent our own Marshal
-	buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
-	encoder := json.NewEncoder(buf)
-	encoder.SetEscapeHTML(false)
-	err := encoder.Encode(message)
+func PrintToI3bar() {
+	for message := range MsgChan {
+		// we do not need to html-encode output, json.Marshal does this forcefully, so invent our own Marshal
+		buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
+		encoder := json.NewEncoder(buf)
+		encoder.SetEscapeHTML(false)
+		err := encoder.Encode(message)
 
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Printf("Unable to json-encode message, %s\n", err)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Printf("Unable to json-encode message, %s\n", err)
+		}
+
+		fmt.Println(strings.TrimSuffix(buf.String(), "\n") + ",")
 	}
-
-	fmt.Println(strings.TrimSuffix(buf.String(), "\n") + ",")
 }

pulseaudio.go

@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"os/exec"
+	"time"
 
 	p "github.com/mafik/pulseaudio"
 )
@@ -11,6 +13,10 @@ import (
 var SoundVolume = "🔊:0%"
 var pa *p.Client
 
+var SVPAHandlerChan = make(chan ClickEvent, 256)
+
+// TODO: https://twin.sh/articles/44/add-a-timeout-to-any-function-in-go timeout pulseaudio calls
+
 // UpdateVolumeInfo updates info about current Sound Volume.
 func UpdateVolumeInfo() {
 	var err error
@@ -36,10 +42,18 @@ func UpdateVolumeInfo() {
 	}
 
 	SoundVolume = fmt.Sprintf(
-		"<span font='%s' size='%s'>%s</span><span font='%s' size='%s'>:%d%%</span>",
+		"<span color='%s' background='%s' font='%s' size='%s'>%s</span>",
+		Conf.SimpleVolumePa.Color,
+		Conf.SimpleVolumePa.Background,
 		Conf.SimpleVolumePa.SymbolFont,
 		Conf.SimpleVolumePa.SymbolFontSize,
 		Conf.SimpleVolumePa.Symbol,
+	)
+
+	SoundVolume += fmt.Sprintf(
+		"<span color='%s' background='%s' font='%s' size='%s'>:%d%%</span>",
+		Conf.SimpleVolumePa.Color,
+		Conf.SimpleVolumePa.Background,
 		Conf.SimpleVolumePa.Font,
 		Conf.SimpleVolumePa.FontSize,
 		int64(vol*100),
@@ -57,7 +71,7 @@ func UpdateVolumeInfo() {
 			return
 		}
 
-		// Rake update events
+		// Rake update events.
 		for range pulseUpdate {
 			vol, err = pa.Volume()
 
@@ -68,10 +82,18 @@ func UpdateVolumeInfo() {
 			}
 
 			SoundVolume = fmt.Sprintf(
-				"<span font='%s' size='%s'>%s</span><span font='%s' size='%s'>:%d%%</span>",
+				"<span color='%s' background='%s' font='%s' size='%s'>%s</span>",
+				Conf.SimpleVolumePa.Color,
+				Conf.SimpleVolumePa.Background,
 				Conf.SimpleVolumePa.SymbolFont,
 				Conf.SimpleVolumePa.SymbolFontSize,
 				Conf.SimpleVolumePa.Symbol,
+			)
+
+			SoundVolume += fmt.Sprintf(
+				"<span color='%s' background='%s' font='%s' size='%s'>:%d%%</span>",
+				Conf.SimpleVolumePa.Color,
+				Conf.SimpleVolumePa.Background,
 				Conf.SimpleVolumePa.Font,
 				Conf.SimpleVolumePa.FontSize,
 				int64(vol*100),
@@ -99,10 +121,49 @@ func PaReinit() error {
 	cmd := exec.Command("pulseaudio", "--check")
 
 	if err := cmd.Run(); err == nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("pulseaudio is already running, but we have troubles contacting it: %w", err)
+		log.Printf("pulseaudio already running, but seems not responding, try gracefully kill it")
+
+		cmd = exec.Command("pulseaudio", "--kill")
+
+		if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("unable to kill pulseaudio: %w", err)
+		}
+
+		cnt := 0
+
+		for {
+			cmd := exec.Command("pulseaudio", "--check")
+
+			// PA not running. Breakout of loop.
+			if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
+				break
+			}
+
+			if cnt >= 5 {
+				return errors.New("timeout waiting pulseaudio to exit") //nolint: goerr113
+			}
+
+			log.Print("Waiting for pulseaudio to exit")
+
+			cnt++
+
+			time.Sleep(300 * time.Millisecond)
+		}
 	}
 
-	cmd = exec.Command("pulseaudio", "--start")
+	// PA has annoying feature: socket activation. Sound system must be persistent and available to all users regardless
+	// of init or other things. They just fail to understand that. Or they fucked up pulseaudio just because they scary
+	// of security something responsibility. Anyway this is grand design flaw, but we still have to bear with it.
+	// This setting defines if pulseaudio will be run in manner that allows it to exit is other login detected (how
+	// they guess it - I do not know). In general case we do not want to allow pa to exit and leave our session without
+	// audio.
+	if Conf.SimpleVolumePa.DontExitOnLogin {
+		// Do not exit on any kind of login/logout events.
+		cmd = exec.Command("pulseaudio", "--exit-idle-time=-1", "--start")
+	} else {
+		// Exit immediately on logout(?).
+		cmd = exec.Command("pulseaudio", "--exit-idle-time=0", "--start")
+	}
 
 	if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("unable to initialize pulseaudio server instance: %w", err)
@@ -116,3 +177,51 @@ func PaReinit() error {
 
 	return err
 }
+
+func SVPAHandler() {
+	for e := range SVPAHandlerChan {
+		if e.Button == 3 {
+			RunChan <- Conf.SimpleVolumePa.RightClickCmd
+
+			continue
+		}
+
+		vol, err := pa.Volume()
+
+		if err != nil {
+			if err := PaReinit(); err != nil {
+				log.Printf("Unable to get pulseaudio volume: %s", err)
+			} else {
+				vol, err = pa.Volume()
+
+				if err != nil {
+					log.Printf("Unable to get volume pulseaudio server behaves weirdly: %s", err)
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		switch e.Button {
+		case Conf.SimpleVolumePa.WheelUp:
+			vol += float32(Conf.SimpleVolumePa.Step) / 100
+
+			if vol > (float32(Conf.SimpleVolumePa.MaxVolumeLimit) / 100) {
+				vol = float32(Conf.SimpleVolumePa.MaxVolumeLimit) / 100
+			}
+
+			if err := pa.SetVolume(vol); err != nil {
+				log.Printf("Unable to set pulseaudio volume: %s", err)
+			}
+
+		case Conf.SimpleVolumePa.WheelDown:
+			vol -= float32(Conf.SimpleVolumePa.Step) / 100
+
+			if vol < 0 {
+				vol = 0
+			}
+
+			if err := pa.SetVolume(vol); err != nil {
+				log.Printf("Unable to set pulseaudio volume: %s", err)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}

stdin.go

@@ -95,49 +95,7 @@ func ParseStdin() {
 
 		if e.Name == "simple-volume-pa" {
 			if Conf.SimpleVolumePa.Enabled {
-				if e.Button == 3 {
-					RunChan <- Conf.SimpleVolumePa.RightClickCmd
-
-					continue
-				}
-
-				vol, err := pa.Volume()
-
-				if err != nil {
-					if err := PaReinit(); err != nil {
-						log.Printf("Unable to get pulseaudio volume: %s", err)
-					} else {
-						vol, err = pa.Volume()
-
-						if err != nil {
-							log.Printf("Unable to get volume pulseaudio server behaves weirdly: %s", err)
-						}
-					}
-				}
-
-				switch e.Button {
-				case Conf.SimpleVolumePa.WheelUp:
-					vol += float32(Conf.SimpleVolumePa.Step) / 100
-
-					if vol > (float32(Conf.SimpleVolumePa.MaxVolumeLimit) / 100) {
-						vol = float32(Conf.SimpleVolumePa.MaxVolumeLimit) / 100
-					}
-
-					if err := pa.SetVolume(vol); err != nil {
-						log.Printf("Unable to set pulseaudio volume: %s", err)
-					}
-
-				case Conf.SimpleVolumePa.WheelDown:
-					vol -= float32(Conf.SimpleVolumePa.Step) / 100
-
-					if vol < 0 {
-						vol = 0
-					}
-
-					if err := pa.SetVolume(vol); err != nil {
-						log.Printf("Unable to set pulseaudio volume: %s", err)
-					}
-				}
+				SVPAHandlerChan <- e
 			}
 
 			continue