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yambar-modules-script(5)
# NAME
script - This module executes a user-provided script (or binary!)
# DESCRIPTION
This module executes a user-provided script (or binary!) that writes
tags on its stdout.
The script can either exit immediately after writing a set of tags, in
which case yambar will display those tags until yambar is
terminated. Or, the script can continue executing and update yambar
with new tag sets, either periodically, or when there is new data to
feed to yambar.
Tag sets, or _transactions_, are separated by an empty line
(e.g. *echo ""*). The empty line is required to commit (update) the
tag even for only one transaction.
Each _tag_ is a single line on the format:
```
name|type|value
```
Where _name_ is what you also use to refer to the tag in the yambar
configuration, _type_ is one of the tag types defined in
*yambar-tags*(5), and _value_ is the tags value.
Example:
```
var1|string|hello
var2|int|13
<empty>
var1|string|world
var2|int|37
<empty>
```
The example above consists of two transactions. Each transaction has
two tags: one string tag and one integer tag. The second transaction
replaces the tags from the first transaction. Note that **both**
transactions need to be terminated with an empty line.
Supported _types_ are:
- string
- int
- bool
- float
- range:n-m (e.g. *var|range:0-100|57*)
# TAGS
User defined.
# CONFIGURATION
[[ *Name*
:[ *Type*
:[ *Req*
:[ *Description*
| path
: string
: yes
: Path to script/binary to execute. Must be an absolute path.
| args
: list of strings
: no
: Arguments to pass to the script/binary.
# EXAMPLES
Here is an "hello world" example script:
```
#!/bin/sh
while true; do
echo "test|string|hello"
echo ""
sleep 3
echo "test|string|world"
echo ""
sleep 3
done
```
This script will emit a single string tag, _test_, and alternate its
value between *hello* and *world* every three seconds.
A corresponding yambar configuration could look like this:
```
bar:
left:
- script:
path: /path/to/script.sh
args: []
content: {string: {text: "{test}"}}
```
# SEE ALSO
*yambar-modules*(5), *yambar-particles*(5), *yambar-tags*(5), *yambar-decorations*(5)