wmtools/i3bar_pingclock.nim

import std/os
import std/osproc
import std/re
import strutils
import i3bar_base
import std/math

const host: string = "web.wilde.cloud"
const cmd: string = "ping -4 -c 1 " & host
const time_secs: int = 4

let ping_re = re(r"time=[0-9.]+")

proc get_ping(): float =
  var ping: float = -1
  let cmdOut = execCmdEx(cmd)
  let lines = splitLines(cmdOut.output) 
  let ping_line = lines[1]
  let bounds = findBounds(ping_line, ping_re)
  if bounds.first > 0:
    let png = ping_line[bounds.first+5..bounds.last]
    ping = parseFloat(png)
  return ping

proc getObject(ping: float): i3barData =
  let niceping = $round(ping,1)
  var text = "🏓 " & niceping & " ms"
  var col = foreground
  if ping < 0:
    text = "❌ No Pong"
    col = yellow
  else:
    case ping:
      of 0..100:
        col = foreground
      of 101..400:
        col = yellow
      of 401..1000:
        col = alert
      else:
        col = red

  let data = i3barData(
    full_text: text,
    color: col,
    border: blue,
    background: black
  )
  return data


proc main() =
  var last_ping: float = 0
  while true:
    let ping = get_ping()
    if ping != last_ping:
      let data = getObject(ping)
      outputJSON(data)
      last_ping = ping

    sleep(time_secs * 1000)

main()