qubes-i3status - json invalid

[neowutran]

Qubes OS release

R4.2, testing repositories, latest update

Brief summary

after a dom0 update today, "qubes-i3status" started to generate invalid json causing issue with the i3 bar
The result of amixer sget Master in dom0 has changed.
The AWK command doesn't retrieve the correct thing now https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-desktop-linux-i3-settings-qubes/blob/main/qubes-i3status#L138 (and it match multiple line, so it add control character in the json, making it invalid.

Didn't had time to check what got modified

[BetoHydroxyButyrate]

I usually have to make a local copy and edit it. Currently, I have:

    local volume=$(echo "$volcmd" | awk '/%/ {gsub(/[\[\]]/,""); print $4; exit; }')
    local playback=$(echo "$volcmd" | awk '/%/ {gsub(/[\[\]]/,""); print $7; exit; }')

Been that way for years.

I also have some tweaks so that the volume change feedback is more responsive. Once the volume changes, it goes to polling volume once per second, so you can hit UP and wait for it to register, then you can hit UP each subsequent second.

[BetoHydroxyButyrate]

Here's the main loop. you still have to wait up to 5 seconds for the first volume change to register, but then it becomes more responsive.

main() {
    echo '{"version":1}'
    echo '['
    echo '[]'
    local n
    local vol_mod=1
    local last_vol=''

    for ((n=0; ; ++n)); do
        if (( n % 10 == 0 )); then
            local qubes=$(status_qubes)
            # network status disabled by default as it's dangerous to run a
            # command on a qube from dom0
            # local net=$(status_net)
            local disk=$(status_disk)
            local bat=$(status_bat)
            local load=$(status_load)
        fi
        if (( n % ${vol_mod} == 0 )); then
            local volume=$(status_volume)
            if [[ ${volume} == ${last_vol} ]]; then
                if (( ${vol_mod} < 5 )); then
                    let vol_mod+=1
                fi
            else
                last_vol=${volume}
                vol_mod=1
            fi
        fi
        # echo "n: $n vol_mod: $vol_mod last_vol: $last_vol vol: $volume"
        local time=$(status_time)
        echo ",[$qubes$disk$bat$load$volume$time]"
        sleep 1
    done
}

[daktak]

In my i3 config i changed status_command to "qubes-i3status 2> /dev/null"

[pshMsGsAZL2n07ohWBCAGX9cC]

@daktak @neowutran @BetoHydroxyButyrate - Thank you for testing i3 on Qubes and offering potential solutions. Your work and knowledge helped me fix this issue and increased my knowledge in several areas.

[daktak]

Ok, my errors stem from the 4.2 update causing issues with my sound

[daktak]

Updated qubes-i3status with below

volcmd=$(pactl list sinks)
local volume=$(echo "$volcmd" | grep Volume | awk '/%/ {gsub(/[\[\]]/,""); print $5; exit; }')
local playback=$(echo "$volcmd" | grep Mute | cut -f 2 -d \ )
if [[ $playback == yes ]]; then

[mpas97]

@andrewdavidwong Any updates here? I hope that will get fixed soon. I never used testing releases but instead of important information (like date, time, battery, volume etc) my whole status bar just shows this big red json format error and that already since this issue exists (so over two months).

[fepitre]

@andrewdavidwong Any updates here? I hope that will get fixed soon. I never used testing releases but instead of important information (like date, time, battery, volume etc) my whole status bar just shows this big red json format error and that already since this issue exists (so over two months).

This is absolutely not a priority. Feel free to fix it and open a PR.

[mpas97]

I leave that to @daktak @BetoHydroxyButyrate as they are familiar with the code and already proposed some solutions.

[fepitre]

I took some extra time for reworking the whole in Python. Feel free to test it, give me some feedback before we merge it please.

[neowutran]

Tested qubes-i3status.py on my side, work fine.
For a future update probably need to find a way on how to handle "audiovm" once it is officially supported

[andrewdavidwong]

For a future update probably need to find a way on how to handle "audiovm" once it is officially supported

Please open a separate issue for that.

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