statusd_mybatt.lua

-- statusd_mybatt.lua
-- 
-- Author
-- Joel Kaasinen

if not statusd_mybatt then
  statusd_uptime={
    interval=60*1000,
  }
end

local timer = nil   -- the timer

--
-- update the uptime monitor
--
local function get_mybatt_info()
    local f=io.popen('acpi -b', 'r')
    timer:set(statusd_uptime.interval, get_mybatt_info)
    if not f then
        statusd.inform("mybatt", "oops")
        return
    end
    local s=f:read('*line')
    f:close()

    s = string.gsub(s, " remaining", "") 
    s = string.gsub(s, "Battery .: ", "")

    statusd.inform("mybatt", s)
end

--
-- start the timer
-- 
local function init_uptime_monitor()
    timer = statusd.create_timer()
    statusd.inform("mybatt_template",
		   "Discharging, xx%, xx:xx:xx foobar")
    get_mybatt_info()
end

init_uptime_monitor()