Documentation for the BufferedPipeReader plugin (+ sample script)

The sample script is quite generic. It works for demo purposes and can
be used as a template for users to write their own scripts.

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+#!/bin/sh
+
+
+STATUSPIPE="/tmp/xmobar_status_jrk"
+NORMAL='#eee8d5'
+MUTED='#cb4b16'
+FGCOLOR="#657b83"
+
+function isMuted () {
+    # retrieve mute status
+    # return an arbitrary string for true or nothing at all
+    echo
+}
+
+function getPercent () {
+    # somehow retrieve the percent value as plain int (e.g. "66")
+    echo "66"
+}
+
+
+function percentBar () {
+    local res= i=1
+    local percent=$( getPercent )
+
+    if [ -n "$( isMuted )" ]; then
+        res="<fc=$MUTED>"
+    else
+        res="<fc=$NORMAL>"
+    fi
+
+    while [ $i -lt $percent ]; do
+        res+='#'
+        i=$((i+1))
+    done
+
+    res+="</fc><fc=$FGCOLOR>"
+
+    while [ $i -lt 100 ]; do
+        res+='-'
+        i=$((i+1))
+    done
+
+    echo "$res</fc>"
+}
+
+
+echo "$( percentBar )" > "$STATUSPIPE"