https://github.com/gildesmarais/gil_beats

⌚ A command-line tool (and library) for the rusty Swatch Internet Time. Comes with XBar/Swiftbar support.
https://github.com/gildesmarais/gil_beats

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⌚ A command-line tool (and library) for the rusty Swatch Internet Time. Comes with XBar/Swiftbar support.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/gildesmarais/gil_beats
• Owner: gildesmarais
• Archived: true
• Created: 2021-11-01T20:47:38.000Z (over 2 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2023-09-25T09:45:10.000Z (9 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-05-01T21:14:39.055Z (about 2 months ago)
• Topics: bitbar-plugins, internet-time, learning-rust, swatch, swatch-internet-time, swiftbar-plugins, xbar-plugins
• Language: Rust
• Homepage:
• Size: 48.8 KB
• Stars: 5
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md

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• awesome-internettime - gil_beats by Gil Desmarais
• awesome-stars - gildesmarais/gil_beats - ⌚ A command-line tool (and library) for the rusty Swatch Internet Time. Comes with XBar/Swiftbar support. (Rust)

README

        
# gil_beats

This command-line program deals with the [Swatch Internet Time](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swatch_Internet_Time).

Features:

- calculates the current _@beats_

- supports _@beats_ to `H:m:s` time format

- outputs in several formats:

  - Bitbar/Xbar/Swiftbar

  - JSON

  - raw text

It's also usable in other Rust programs as a library.

## CLI examples

Supports several output formats:

```

$ gil_beats

@469

$ gil_beats --format=json

{"beats":469,"time":"11:15:21"}

$ gil_beats --format=swiftbar

@469

---

11:15:21 | href=https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?day=6&month=11&year=2021&beats=469&p1=0

```

Beats to time:

```

$ gil_beats --beats 500 --format json

{"beats":500,"time":"12:00:00"}

```

## History

One day, after we had been given an hour (change from summer time to winter time, daylight saving time (DST)), there was a small discussion on Twitter about when the European Union would finally implement its plans to abolish daylight saving time.

Someone mentioned Swatch Internet Time, a time-zone-less time format from 1998. The idea was unsuccessful.

Unimpressed by all this, I thought a program that will help me deal with the Internet Time could be a nice little project to invest the hour well and learn some Rust. Here it is.

Since I have no intention of making it a full-fledged crate, and due to lack of name-finding creativity, I have prefixed the obvious name `beats` with my first name and hence called it `gil_beats`.

## Usage & Development

1. Install Rust (e.g. rustup, via your version manager or `brew install rust` or which method you prefer)

2. `git clone https://github.com/gildesmarais/gil_beats.git` and `cd` into it

3. To run: `cargo run -- --help`

4. To install: `cargo install --path .`, check for warnings and act, eventually run it: `gil_beats`

### Use with Bitbar/XBar/Swiftbar...

To have the current _@beats_ displayed in your menu bar, use:

-  or

- 

and install gil_beats (see instructions above). Then, create this script in your

\*bar plugins folder, called e.g. `gil_beats.87s.sh`:

```sh

#!/bin/sh

"$HOME/.cargo/bin/gil_beats" --format=swiftbar

# or:

# gil_beats --format=swiftbar

```

Finally, `chmod +x gil_beats.87s.sh` and a new item on your menu bar should appear.