----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- | -- Module : XMonad.Hooks.DynamicLog -- Copyright : (c) Don Stewart -- License : BSD3-style (see LICENSE) -- -- Maintainer : Don Stewart -- Stability : unstable -- Portability : unportable -- -- xmonad calls the logHook with every internal state update, which is -- useful for (among other things) outputting status information to an -- external status bar program such as xmobar or dzen. DynamicLog -- provides several drop-in logHooks for this purpose, as well as -- flexible tools for specifying your own formatting. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- module XMonad.Hooks.DynamicLog ( -- * Usage -- $usage -- * Drop-in loggers dzen, xmobar, dynamicLog, dynamicLogDzen, dynamicLogXmobar, dynamicLogXinerama, -- * Build your own formatter dynamicLogWithPP, dynamicLogString, PP(..), defaultPP, dzenPP, xmobarPP, sjanssenPP, byorgeyPP, -- * Formatting utilities wrap, pad, shorten, xmobarColor, dzenColor, dzenEscape, -- * Internal formatting functions pprWindowSet, pprWindowSetXinerama -- * To Do -- $todo ) where -- -- Useful imports -- import XMonad import Data.Maybe ( isJust, catMaybes ) import Data.List import qualified Data.Map as M import Data.Ord ( comparing ) import qualified XMonad.StackSet as S import System.IO import XMonad.Util.WorkspaceCompare import XMonad.Util.NamedWindows import XMonad.Util.Run import XMonad.Layout.LayoutModifier import XMonad.Util.Font import XMonad.Hooks.UrgencyHook import XMonad.Hooks.ManageDocks -- $usage -- You can use this module with the following in your @~\/.xmonad\/xmonad.hs@: -- -- > import XMonad -- > import XMonad.Hooks.DynamicLog -- -- If you just want a quick-and-dirty status bar with zero effort, try -- the 'dzen' function, which sets up a dzen status bar with a default -- format: -- -- > main = dzen xmonad -- -- or, to use this with your own custom xmonad configuration, -- -- > main = dzen $ \conf -> xmonad $ conf { } -- -- Also you can use 'xmobar' function instead of 'dzen' in the examples above, -- if you have xmobar installed. -- -- Alternatively, you can choose among several default status bar -- formats ('dynamicLog', 'dynamicLogDzen', 'dynamicLogXmobar', or -- 'dynamicLogXinerama') by simply setting your logHook to the -- appropriate function, for instance: -- -- > main = xmonad $ defaultConfig { -- > ... -- > logHook = dynamicLog -- > ... -- > } -- -- For more flexibility, you can also use 'dynamicLogWithPP' and supply -- your own pretty-printing format (by either defining one from scratch, -- or customizing one of the provided examples). -- For example: -- -- > -- use sjanssen's pretty-printer format, but with the sections -- > -- in reverse -- > logHook = dynamicLogWithPP $ sjanssenPP { ppOrder = reverse } -- -- Note that setting the @logHook@ only sets up xmonad's output; you -- are responsible for starting your own status bar program (e.g. dzen -- or xmobar) and making sure xmonad's output is piped into it -- appropriately, either by putting it in your @.xsession@ or similar -- file, or by using @spawnPipe@ in your @main@ function, for example: -- -- > import XMonad.Util.Run -- for spawnPipe and hPutStrLn -- > -- > main = do -- > h <- spawnPipe "xmobar -options -foo -bar" -- > xmonad $ defaultConfig { -- > ... -- > logHook = dynamicLogWithPP $ defaultPP { ppOutput = hPutStrLn h } -- -- If you use @spawnPipe@, be sure to redefine the 'ppOutput' field of -- your pretty-printer as in the example above; by default the status -- will be printed to stdout rather than the pipe you create. -- -- Even if you don't use a statusbar, you can still use -- 'dynamicLogString' to show on-screen notifications in response to -- some events. For example, to show the current layout when it -- changes, you could make a keybinding to cycle the layout and -- display the current status: -- -- > , ((mod1Mask, xK_a ), sendMessage NextLayout >> (dynamicLogString myPP >>= \d->spawn $"xmessage "++d)) -- -- $todo -- -- * incorporate dynamicLogXinerama into the PP framework somehow -- -- * add an xmobarEscape function ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- | Run xmonad with a dzen status bar set to some nice defaults. Output -- is taken from the dynamicLogWithPP hook. -- -- > main = dzen xmonad -- -- The intent is that the above config file should provide a nice -- status bar with minimal effort. If you want to customize your xmonad -- configuration while using this, you'll have to do something like -- -- > main = dzen $ \conf -> xmonad $ conf { } -- -- If you wish to customize the status bar format at all, you'll have to -- use something like 'dynamicLogWithPP' instead. -- -- The binding uses the XMonad.Hooks.ManageDocks module to automatically -- handle screen placement for dzen, and enables 'mod-b' for toggling -- the menu bar. -- dzen :: (XConfig (ModifiedLayout AvoidStruts (Choose Tall (Choose (Mirror Tall) Full))) -> IO t) -> IO t dzen f = do h <- spawnPipe ("dzen2" ++ " " ++ flags) f $ defaultConfig { logHook = dynamicLogWithPP dzenPP { ppOutput = hPutStrLn h } ,layoutHook = avoidStrutsOn [U] (layoutHook defaultConfig) ,keys = \c -> toggleStrutsKey c `M.union` keys defaultConfig c ,manageHook = manageHook defaultConfig <+> manageDocks } where fg = "'#a8a3f7'" -- n.b quoting bg = "'#3f3c6d'" flags = "-e 'onstart=lower' -w 400 -ta l -fg " ++ fg ++ " -bg " ++ bg -- | Run xmonad with a xmobar status bar set to some nice defaults. Output -- is taken from the dynamicLogWithPP hook. -- -- > main = xmobar xmonad -- -- This works pretty much the same as 'dzen' function above -- xmobar :: (XConfig (ModifiedLayout AvoidStruts (Choose Tall (Choose (Mirror Tall) Full))) -> IO t) -> IO t xmobar f = do h <- spawnPipe "xmobar" f $ defaultConfig { logHook = dynamicLogWithPP xmobarPP { ppOutput = hPutStrLn h } , layoutHook = avoidStruts $ layoutHook defaultConfig , keys = \c -> toggleStrutsKey c `M.union` keys defaultConfig c , manageHook = manageHook defaultConfig <+> manageDocks } -- | -- Helper function which provides ToggleStruts keybinding -- toggleStrutsKey :: XConfig t -> M.Map (KeyMask, KeySym) (X ()) toggleStrutsKey XConfig{modMask = modm} = M.fromList [ ((modm, xK_b ), sendMessage ToggleStruts) ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- | An example log hook, which prints status information to stdout in -- the default format: -- -- > 1 2 [3] 4 7 : full : title -- -- That is, the currently populated workspaces, the current -- workspace layout, and the title of the focused window. -- -- To customize the output format, see 'dynamicLogWithPP'. -- dynamicLog :: X () dynamicLog = dynamicLogWithPP defaultPP -- | An example log hook that emulates dwm's status bar, using colour -- codes printed to dzen. Requires dzen. Workspaces, xinerama, -- layouts and the window title are handled. dynamicLogDzen :: X () dynamicLogDzen = dynamicLogWithPP dzenPP -- | These are good defaults to be used with the xmobar status bar. dynamicLogXmobar :: X () dynamicLogXmobar = dynamicLogWithPP xmobarPP -- | Format the current status using the supplied pretty-printing format, -- and write it to stdout. dynamicLogWithPP :: PP -> X () dynamicLogWithPP pp = dynamicLogString pp >>= io . ppOutput pp -- | The same as 'dynamicLogWithPP', except it simply returns the status -- as a formatted string without actually printing it to stdout, to -- allow for further processing, or use in some application other than -- a status bar. dynamicLogString :: PP -> X String dynamicLogString pp = do winset <- gets windowset urgents <- readUrgents sort' <- ppSort pp -- layout description let ld = description . S.layout . S.workspace . S.current $ winset -- workspace list let ws = pprWindowSet sort' urgents pp winset -- window title wt <- maybe (return "") (fmap show . getName) . S.peek $ winset -- run extra loggers, ignoring any that generate errors. extras <- sequence $ map (flip catchX (return Nothing)) $ ppExtras pp return $ encodeOutput . sepBy (ppSep pp) . ppOrder pp $ [ ws , ppLayout pp ld , ppTitle pp wt ] ++ catMaybes extras -- | Format the workspace information, given a workspace sorting function, -- a list of urgent windows, a pretty-printer format, and the current -- WindowSet. pprWindowSet :: WorkspaceSort -> [Window] -> PP -> WindowSet -> String pprWindowSet sort' urgents pp s = sepBy (ppWsSep pp) . map fmt . sort' $ map S.workspace (S.current s : S.visible s) ++ S.hidden s where this = S.tag (S.workspace (S.current s)) visibles = map (S.tag . S.workspace) (S.visible s) fmt w = printer pp (S.tag w) where printer | S.tag w == this = ppCurrent | S.tag w `elem` visibles = ppVisible | any (\x -> maybe False (== S.tag w) (S.findTag x s)) urgents = \ppC -> ppUrgent ppC . ppHidden ppC | isJust (S.stack w) = ppHidden | otherwise = ppHiddenNoWindows -- | -- Workspace logger with a format designed for Xinerama: -- -- > [1 9 3] 2 7 -- -- where 1, 9, and 3 are the workspaces on screens 1, 2 and 3, respectively, -- and 2 and 7 are non-visible, non-empty workspaces. -- -- Unfortunately, at the present time, the current layout and window title -- are not shown, and there is no way to incorporate the xinerama -- workspace format shown above with 'dynamicLogWithPP'. Hopefully this -- will change soon. dynamicLogXinerama :: X () dynamicLogXinerama = withWindowSet $ io . putStrLn . pprWindowSetXinerama pprWindowSetXinerama :: WindowSet -> String pprWindowSetXinerama ws = "[" ++ unwords onscreen ++ "] " ++ unwords offscreen where onscreen = map (S.tag . S.workspace) . sortBy (comparing S.screen) $ S.current ws : S.visible ws offscreen = map S.tag . filter (isJust . S.stack) . sortBy (comparing S.tag) $ S.hidden ws -- | Wrap a string in delimiters, unless it is empty. wrap :: String -- ^ left delimiter -> String -- ^ right delimiter -> String -- ^ output string -> String wrap _ _ "" = "" wrap l r m = l ++ m ++ r -- | Pad a string with a leading and trailing space. pad :: String -> String pad = wrap " " " " -- | Limit a string to a certain length, adding "..." if truncated. shorten :: Int -> String -> String shorten n xs | length xs < n = xs | otherwise = (take (n - length end) xs) ++ end where end = "..." -- | Output a list of strings, ignoring empty ones and separating the -- rest with the given separator. sepBy :: String -- ^ separator -> [String] -- ^ fields to output -> String sepBy sep = concat . intersperse sep . filter (not . null) -- | Use dzen escape codes to output a string with given foreground -- and background colors. dzenColor :: String -- ^ foreground color: a color name, or #rrggbb format -> String -- ^ background color -> String -- ^ output string -> String dzenColor fg bg = wrap (fg1++bg1) (fg2++bg2) where (fg1,fg2) | null fg = ("","") | otherwise = ("^fg(" ++ fg ++ ")","^fg()") (bg1,bg2) | null bg = ("","") | otherwise = ("^bg(" ++ bg ++ ")","^bg()") -- | Escape any dzen metacharacters. dzenEscape :: String -> String dzenEscape = concatMap (\x -> if x == '^' then "^^" else [x]) -- | Use xmobar escape codes to output a string with given foreground -- and background colors. xmobarColor :: String -- ^ foreground color: a color name, or #rrggbb format -> String -- ^ background color -> String -- ^ output string -> String xmobarColor fg bg = wrap t "" where t = concat [""] -- ??? add an xmobarEscape function? -- | The 'PP' type allows the user to customize the formatting of -- status information. data PP = PP { ppCurrent :: WorkspaceId -> String -- ^ how to print the tag of the currently focused -- workspace , ppVisible :: WorkspaceId -> String -- ^ how to print tags of visible but not focused -- workspaces (xinerama only) , ppHidden :: WorkspaceId -> String -- ^ how to print tags of hidden workspaces which -- contain windows , ppHiddenNoWindows :: WorkspaceId -> String -- ^ how to print tags of empty hidden workspaces , ppUrgent :: WorkspaceId -> String -- ^ format to be applied to tags of urgent workspaces. -- NOTE that 'ppUrgent' is applied /in addition to/ -- 'ppHidden'! , ppSep :: String -- ^ separator to use between different log sections -- (window name, layout, workspaces) , ppWsSep :: String -- ^ separator to use between workspace tags , ppTitle :: String -> String -- ^ window title format , ppLayout :: String -> String -- ^ layout name format , ppOrder :: [String] -> [String] -- ^ how to order the different log sections. By -- default, this function receives a list with three -- formatted strings, representing the workspaces, -- the layout, and the current window title, -- respectively. If you have specified any extra -- loggers in 'ppExtras', their output will also be -- appended to the list. To get them in the reverse -- order, you can just use @ppOrder = reverse@. If -- you don't want to display the current layout, you -- could use something like @ppOrder = \\(ws:_:t:_) -> -- [ws,t]@, and so on. , ppSort :: X ([WindowSpace] -> [WindowSpace]) -- ^ how to sort the workspaces. See -- "XMonad.Util.WorkspaceCompare" for some useful -- sorts. , ppExtras :: [X (Maybe String)] -- ^ loggers for generating extra information such as -- time and date, system load, battery status, and so -- on. See "XMonad.Util.Loggers" for examples, or create -- your own! , ppOutput :: String -> IO () -- ^ applied to the entire formatted string in order to -- output it. Can be used to specify an alternative -- output method (e.g. write to a pipe instead of -- stdout), and\/or to perform some last-minute -- formatting. } -- | The default pretty printing options, as seen in 'dynamicLog'. defaultPP :: PP defaultPP = PP { ppCurrent = wrap "[" "]" , ppVisible = wrap "<" ">" , ppHidden = id , ppHiddenNoWindows = const "" , ppUrgent = id , ppSep = " : " , ppWsSep = " " , ppTitle = shorten 80 , ppLayout = id , ppOrder = id , ppOutput = putStrLn , ppSort = getSortByIndex , ppExtras = [] } -- | Settings to emulate dwm's statusbar, dzen only. dzenPP :: PP dzenPP = defaultPP { ppCurrent = dzenColor "white" "#2b4f98" . pad , ppVisible = dzenColor "black" "#999999" . pad , ppHidden = dzenColor "black" "#cccccc" . pad , ppHiddenNoWindows = const "" , ppUrgent = dzenColor "red" "yellow" , ppWsSep = "" , ppSep = "" , ppLayout = dzenColor "black" "#cccccc" . (\ x -> case x of "TilePrime Horizontal" -> " TTT " "TilePrime Vertical" -> " []= " "Hinted Full" -> " [ ] " _ -> pad x ) , ppTitle = ("^bg(#324c80) " ++) . dzenEscape } -- | Some nice xmobar defaults. xmobarPP :: PP xmobarPP = defaultPP { ppCurrent = xmobarColor "yellow" "" . wrap "[" "]" , ppTitle = xmobarColor "green" "" . shorten 40 , ppVisible = wrap "(" ")" } -- | The options that sjanssen likes to use with xmobar, as an -- example. Note the use of 'xmobarColor' and the record update on -- 'defaultPP'. sjanssenPP :: PP sjanssenPP = defaultPP { ppCurrent = xmobarColor "white" "black" , ppTitle = xmobarColor "#00ee00" "" . shorten 120 } -- | The options that byorgey likes to use with dzen, as another example. byorgeyPP :: PP byorgeyPP = defaultPP { ppHiddenNoWindows = showNamedWorkspaces , ppHidden = dzenColor "black" "#a8a3f7" . pad , ppCurrent = dzenColor "yellow" "#a8a3f7" . pad , ppUrgent = dzenColor "red" "yellow" , ppSep = " | " , ppWsSep = "" , ppTitle = shorten 70 , ppOrder = reverse } where showNamedWorkspaces wsId = if any (`elem` wsId) ['a'..'z'] then pad wsId else ""