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https://github.com/crabvk/bar-gmail
A Polybar module to show unread messages from Gmail
https://github.com/crabvk/bar-gmail
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A Polybar module to show unread messages from Gmail
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/crabvk/bar-gmail
- Owner: crabvk
- License: mit
- Created: 2017-08-19T16:38:46.000Z (about 7 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2023-12-02T09:07:39.000Z (10 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-07-28T23:26:37.784Z (about 2 months ago)
- Topics: gmail, polybar
- Language: Python
- Homepage:
- Size: 81.1 KB
- Stars: 90
- Watchers: 2
- Forks: 12
- Open Issues: 1
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# Bar Gmail
Get notifications and unread messages count from Gmail (Waybar/Polybar module).
## Requirements
* Font Awesome: default badge
* Libcanberra: notification sound (optional).
To display notifications you must have a [notification daemon](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Desktop_notifications#Notification_servers) running on your system.
## Installation
Use one of the following methods.
### AUR package on ArchLinux and derivatives
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/bar-gmail/
### With pip from pypi.org
```sh
pip install --user bar-gmail
~/.local/bin/bar-gmail
```
Depending on your system you may also need to add the `--break-system-packages` flag.
### With pip from git repo
```sh
git clone https://github.com/crabvk/bar-gmail.git
cd bar-gmail
git describe --abbrev=0 --tags # Get latest tag.
git checkoug LATEST_TAG
pip install -e .
~/.local/bin/bar-gmail
```
## Usage
First, you need to authenticate the client:
```sh
bar-gmail auth
```
Then just run `bar-gmail` or `bar-gmail --format polybar` periodically to get unread messages count and new message notifications.
Credentials and session are stored in *~/.cache/bar-gmail*.
## Waybar config example
*~/.config/waybar/config*
```json
"modules-right": {
"custom/gmail"
}
"custom/gmail": {
"exec": "bar-gmail",
"return-type": "json",
"interval": 10,
"tooltip": false,
"on-click": "xdg-open https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox"
}
```
*~/.config/waybar/style.css*
```css
#custom-gmail.unread {
color: white;
}
#custom-gmail.inaccurate {
color: darkorange;
}
#custom-gmail.error {
color: darkred;
}
```
## Polybar config example
```ini
modules-right = gmail
...
[module/gmail]
type = custom/script
exec = bar-gmail -f polybar
interval = 10
click-left = xdg-open https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox
```
## Script arguments
See `bar-gmail --help` for the full list of available subcommands and command arguments.
Possible values for `-s`, `--sound` is obtained with:
```shell
ls /usr/share/sounds/freedesktop/stereo/ | cut -d. -f1
```
for example `bar-gmail --sound message-new-instant`.
If you have several mails you can specify the `credentials.json` file with the `--credentials ` flag.