Shows the number of unread Skype conversations in the menu bar

SkypeMenuUpdater.rb

#!/usr/bin/env ruby

FSCRIPT_PATH = "/Library/Frameworks/FScript.framework"

GDB = IO.popen("gdb", "w")
def gdb(cmd)
    GDB.puts cmd
    GDB.flush
end

updaterScript = <<END_OF_FSCRIPT
SkypeMenuUpdater : NSObject
{
    statusBarItem
    timer

    - init
    {
        self := super init.
        self ~~ nil ifTrue:
        [
            statusBarItem := NSStatusBar systemStatusBar statusItemWithLength:20.

            timer := NSTimer scheduledTimerWithTimeInterval:1
                                                     target:[self updateMenu]
                                                   selector:#value
                                                   userInfo:nil
                                                    repeats:YES.
        ].
        ^ self
    }

    - updateMenu
    {
        statusBarItem setTitle:NSApplication sharedApplication dockTile badgeLabel.
    }
}.

updater := (SkypeMenuUpdater alloc) init.
END_OF_FSCRIPT

updaterScript.gsub!("\n", "\\n")

gdb "attach Skype"
gdb "p (char)[[NSBundle bundleWithPath:@\"#{FSCRIPT_PATH}\"] load]"
gdb "p (void)[[FSInterpreter interpreter] execute:@\"#{updaterScript}\"]"
gdb "detach"
gdb "quit"

GDB.close

Should this work with Skype 6?

I have used it with Skype 6 and it worked. It's just copying the dock icon's badge label (which is the number of unread conversations) to the menu bar. So long as Skype continues to use the badge label, this should work.

Tried to get this working with Skype 6 on OS X 10.8.5, but with no success. Have you tried that, hopefully, with any good results?

F-Script not supported on OSX 10.6 and above -- saw note on http://sabi.net/nriley/software/

I there the way to do it without GDB? I do't want to install it on Mavericks.

It's working just needs updated with lldb and use last version Kentzo/F-Script#12 see my fork https://gist.github.com/onemanstartup/a240051b05d4858593d7

Please excuse my ignorance, but I feel a bit lost here. I've downloaded and installed F-script (moved the files to Applications- and appropriate Library-folder?), installed Xcode and downloaded onemanstartup's version of SkypeMenuUpdater.rb. I then ran the ruby script in a Terminal window by writing "ruby SkypeMenuUpdater.rb". Nothing appeared in the terminal and I don't get any updates on the icon. I'm running Yosemite and the latest version of Skype. Is there anything I'm doing wrong?