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amano-kenji
For years, I used i3pystatus, but I was frustrated by the fact that it's not flexible or extensible.

I considered using i3blocks, but I didn't like the limitations of its INI-style configuration.

I wanted the flexibility of a proper scripting language.

Thus, I created https://codeberg.org/amano.kenji/j3blocks which comes with a few built-in modules.

j3blocks requires you to write a janet script. You can shoot your foot with scripting, but it is very flexible. You can easily write your own j3blocks modules after you learn j3blocks.

https://codeberg.org/amano.kenji/j3blocks-extra has extra modules. j3blocks-extra has pipewire-node and pipewire-default-node. These modules allow you to monitor and control pipewire nodes on i3bar or swaybar.

The whole system is very flexible, but it took a month to polish it to the point where development is largely finished. It is now in maintenance mode.

clircle
blast from the past for me. I used i3blocks.... 10 years ago?
amano-kenji
Do you use i3bar or swaybar? Then, j3blocks is for you.
tionis
@amano-kenji, I think that's a great use case for Janet. Didn't expect to see the project here so soon :-)
Arelius
So, I even use waybar (with a minimal config) and Janet looks nice. But I just can't figure out what J3blocks is, or what I'd use it for...
hyperhopper
People should also check out xmobar for a status bar you can script in a good language
amano-kenji
I write softwares in janet and haskell.

xmobar is written in haskell. I used xmobar with xmonad before. xmobar doesn't come with built-in status icons.

Haskell is cumbersome in small scale, but it is precise for anything non-trivial. I write compiled programs that need to be precise in haskell. I write scripts in janet.

Haskell isn't great for scripting due to its rigid but precise type system. For scripting, lisp languages feel better.

At this point, I'd want to see a window manager that can be scripted in janet or scheme, but sway is okay.