3.11: Add test command, invoke like this: i3pystatus test

i3pystatus/__init__.py

@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@
 
 import sys
 import threading
+import os
 
 from .core import util, io
 from .core.modules import Module, AsyncModule, IntervalModule, START_HOOKS
 from .core.settings import SettingsBase
 from .core.config import ConfigFinder
+from .core.render import render_json
 
 __all__ = [
     "SettingsBase",
@@ -14,9 +16,6 @@ __all__ = [
     "Status", "I3statusHandler",
 ]
 
-def main():
-    ConfigFinder().run_config()
-
 class Status:
     def __init__(self, standalone=False, interval=1, input_stream=sys.stdin):
         self.standalone = standalone
@@ -37,11 +36,11 @@ class Status:
             self.modules.append(module, *args, **kwargs)
 
     def run_command_endpoint(self):
-        for j in io.JSONIO(io=io.IOHandler(sys.stdin, io.DevNull()), skiplines=1).read():
-            if j["command"] == "block_clicked":
-                module = self.modules.get_by_id(j["instance"])
+        for command in io.JSONIO(io=io.IOHandler(sys.stdin, open(os.devnull,"w")), skiplines=1).read():
+            if command["command"] == "block_clicked":
+                module = self.modules.get_by_id(command["instance"])
                 if module:
-                    module.on_click(j["button"])
+                    module.on_click(command["button"])
 
     def call_start_hooks(self):
         for hook in START_HOOKS:
@@ -53,3 +52,34 @@ class Status:
             for module in self.modules:
                 module.inject(j)
 I3statusHandler = Status
+
+def run_config():
+    ConfigFinder().run_config()
+
+def test_setup():
+    import i3pystatus
+    class TestStatus(Status):
+        def run(self):
+            self.call_start_hooks()
+            for module in self.modules:
+
+                sys.stdout.write("{module}: ".format(module=module.__name__))
+                sys.stdout.flush()
+                module.run()
+                output = module.output or {"full_text": "(no output)"}
+                print(render_json(output))
+
+    i3pystatus.Status = TestStatus
+
+def test_config():
+    test_setup()
+    cf = ConfigFinder()
+    print("Using configuration file {file}".format(file=cf.get_config_path()[1]))
+    print("Output, would be displayed right to left in i3bar")
+    cf.run_config()
+
+def main():
+    if len(sys.argv) == 2 and sys.argv[1] == "test":
+        test_config()
+    else:
+        run_config()

i3pystatus/core/io.py

@@ -4,11 +4,6 @@ import json
 import sys
 import threading
 from contextlib import contextmanager
-import io
-
-class DevNull(io.TextIOBase):
-    def write(self, string):
-        pass
 
 class IOHandler:
     def __init__(self, inp=sys.stdin, out=sys.stdout):
@@ -56,7 +51,7 @@ class StandaloneIO(IOHandler):
     """
 
     n = -1
-    proto = ('{"version":1,"bidirectional":1}', "[", "[]", ",[]", )
+    proto = ('{"version":1,"bidirectional":true}', "[", "[]", ",[]", )
 
     def __init__(self, interval=1):
         super().__init__()

i3pystatus/core/render.py

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+
+def render_json(json):
+    if not json.get("full_text", ""):
+        return ""
+
+    return json["full_text"]

setup.py

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from setuptools import setup
 
 setup(name="i3pystatus",
-      version="3.10",
+      version="3.11",
       description="Like i3status, this generates status line for i3bar / i3wm",
       url="http://github.com/enkore/i3pystatus",
       license="MIT",