status_widgets.py

from libqtile.widgets.base import _TextBox
from libqtile import hook, bar, manager

class _StatusWidget(_TextBox):
    ''' Status Widget Base Class
    '''

    defaults = manager.Defaults(
        ## Required defaults
        ('font', 'Arial', 'Font'),
        ('fontsize', None, 'Pixel size, calculated if None.'),
        ('padding', None, 'Padding, calculated if None.'),
        ('background', '000000', 'Background colour'),
        ('foreground', 'ffffff', 'Foreground colour'),

        ## Additional config options here
        ('update_interval', 600, 'Update interval in seconds'),
    )

    def __init__(self, **config):
        base._TextBox.__init__(self, 'N/A', width=bar.CALCULATED, **config)

    def _configure(self, qtile, bar):
        ## Configure and set the timer
        base._TextBox._configure(self, qtile, bar)
        self.timeout_add(self.update_interval, self.update)

    def click(self, x, y, button):
        ## Manually update the widget by clicking it
        self.update()

    def update(self):
        raise NotImplemented


class TopBarStatus(_StatusWidget):
    def update(self):
        ## Do stuff to update the widget text.
        self.text = 'this is the top bar'
        self.bar.draw()
        return True


class BottomBarStatus(_StatusWidget):
    def update(self):
        ## Do stuff to update the widget text.
        self.text = 'this is the bottom bar'
        self.bar.draw()
        return True