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# xmonad-log
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xmonad-log is a DBus monitoring solution that can easily be used to display
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xmonad in a statusbar like [polybar](https://github.com/jaagr/polybar),
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[lemonbar](https://github.com/LemonBoy/bar) and similar.
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## Installation
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xmonad-log is written in Go with one dependency:
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[dbus](https://github.com/godbus/dbus). [Binary
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packages](https://github.com/xintron/xmonad-log/releases) are available.
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### Building from source
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This package has been tested with Go 1.7 and above.
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To build from source:
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1. Clone this repository into `$GOPATH/src/github.com/xintron/xmonad-log`.
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2. Build it within the directory with `go build`.
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This should leave a `xmonad-log` binary in the directory. Move this to an
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appropriate directory in your `$PATH`.
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## Configure xmonad
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To configure xmonad to send log events over DBus the haskell
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[dbus](http://hackage.haskell.org/package/dbus) package is required. Once
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installed the following can be added to your `.xmonad/xmonad.hs` configuration
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to add DBus support.
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```haskell
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import XMonad
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import XMonad.Hooks.DynamicLog
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import qualified DBus as D
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import qualified DBus.Client as D
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main :: IO ()
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main = do
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dbus <- D.connectSession
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-- Request access to the DBus name
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D.requestName dbus (D.busName_ "org.xmonad.Log")
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[D.nameAllowReplacement, D.nameReplaceExisting, D.nameDoNotQueue]
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xmonad $ def { logHook = dynamicLogWithPP (myLogHook dbus) }
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-- Override the PP values as you would otherwise, adding colors etc depending
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-- on the statusbar used
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myLogHook :: D.Client -> PP
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myLogHook dbus = def { ppOutput = dbusOutput dbus }
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-- Emit a DBus signal on log updates
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dbusOutput :: D.Client -> String -> IO ()
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dbusOutput dbus str = do
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let signal = (D.signal objectPath interfaceName memberName) {
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D.signalBody = [D.toVariant $ UTF8.decodeString str]
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}
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D.emit dbus signal
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where
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objectPath = D.objectPath_ "/org/xmonad/Log"
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interfaceName = D.interfaceName_ "org.xmonad.Log"
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memberName = D.memberName_ "Update"
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```
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View [this
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xmonad-config](https://github.com/xintron/configs/blob/22a33b41587c180172392f80318883921c543053/.xmonad/lib/Config.hs#L199)
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for a fully working polybar example using statusbar coloring.
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