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https://github.com/phdenzel/xmobar_wttr

A command-line tool for xmobar to fetch info from wttr.in
https://github.com/phdenzel/xmobar_wttr

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A command-line tool for xmobar to fetch info from wttr.in

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`xmobar_wttr` is a command-line program which fetches weather info
from [wttr.in](https://wttr.in) and applies direct formatting to be used by xmobar.
Different from already available plugins, it can easily be configured
to use any kind of combination of numbers, icons, and colors. It
implements a custom syntax with which a single line in the
`xmobar_wttr.yml` configuration file translates to an xmobar field entry.

In the `commands` list of your `xmobarrc`, add something along the lines
of

Run Com "xmobar_wttr" ["-c", "~/.config/xmobar/xmobar_wttr.yml"] "wttr" 9000

# Prerequisites

This program mainly uses following python3 modules

- requests
- pyyaml

Furthermore, the program uses weather icons from
[https://github.com/erikflowers/weather-icons](https://github.com/erikflowers/weather-icons). Install them
directly from the website, using an AUR helper such as

yay -S ttf-weather-icons

or by other means.

# Install

pip install xmobar-wttr

For installing from source, clone the repository, and run

cd xmobar_wttr
python setup.py install --user

or create a virtual environment with

pipenv install
pipenv install -e .

To activate the virtual environment run

pipenv shell

or start every command with `pipenv run`.

# Usage

usage: xmobar_wttr [-h] [-c ] [-l ] [-f ] [-o ] [-s ] [-p [ ...]] [-v]

optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-c , --config
Path to the config file
-l , --location
Location for which to pull information.
-f , --format
Format template for xmobarrc
-o , --output
Path to the output file
-s , --section
Section in the yaml file to be parsed
-p [ ...], --pars [ ...]
Select parameters to be fetched from wttr.in
excluded parameters are not available in xmobar template format
-v, --verbose Run program in verbose mode

# Configuration

`xmobar_wttr` works with both command-line arguments as well as YAML
configuration files (the first takes precedence over the latter). To
set your desired defaults edit the configuration file
`xmobar_wttr.yml` and place it in either

- `~/.config/xmobar_wttr/xmobar_wttr.yml`
- `~/.config/xmobar/xmobar_wttr.yml`
- `~/.xmobar_wttr/xmobar_wttr.yml`
- `~/.xmobar_wttr.yml`

# Notation

- Fields are separated by `%`.
- Each field should have a parameter entry prefixed by an exclamation
mark `!`, e.g. `!h`.
- Units can be placed using `.u`
- Fonts can be selected using `` where `N` is the xmobar font
index, e.g. `<2:weather condition>` formats to `weather
condition`
- Analogously colors can be used using `{#dedede:...}`.

Notation
*Description

%[!par]
parameter value

%g[!par]
render parameter only as icon

%G[!par]
prefix icon to parameter value

.u
append units of previous parameter

Format map
Result

<2:…>
<fn=2>…</fn>

{#dedede:…}
<fc=#dedede>…</fc>

\…
\x…

## Example:

`'%g!x %!t(%!f)<1: >.u {#46d9ff:%G}<1: >!h'`
could format to something like
` 3(1) °C  81`
and renders in xmobar as

![img](./imgs/screenshot_example.png)