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+{-# LANGUAGE CPP #-}
+
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- |
+-- Module      :  Plugins.Monitors.ArchUpdates
+-- Copyright   :  (c) 2024 Enrico Maria De Angelis
+-- License     :  BSD-style (see LICENSE)
+--
+-- Maintainer  :  Enrico Maria De Angelis <enricomaria.dean6elis@gmail.com>
+-- Stability   :  unstable
+-- Portability :  unportable
+--
+-- An ArchLinux updates availablility plugin for Xmobar
+--
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+module Xmobar.Plugins.ArchUpdates (ArchUpdates(..)) where
+
+import System.Exit (ExitCode(..))
+import System.Process (readProcessWithExitCode)
+import Xmobar.Run.Exec
+import Xmobar.Plugins.Command (Rate)
+
+data ArchUpdates = ArchUpdates Rate
+                 | ArchUpdates' (String, String, String) Rate
+  deriving (Read, Show)
+
+instance Exec ArchUpdates where
+    alias (ArchUpdates _) = "arch"
+    alias (ArchUpdates' _ _) = "arch"
+    rate (ArchUpdates r) = r
+    rate (ArchUpdates' _ r) = r
+    run (ArchUpdates r) = run (ArchUpdates' ("up to date",
+                                             "1 update available",
+                                             "? updates available") r)
+    run (ArchUpdates' (z, o, m) _) = do
+      (exit, stdout, _) <- readProcessWithExitCode "checkupdates" [] ""
+      return $ case exit of
+        ExitFailure 2 -> z--ero updates
+        ExitFailure 1 -> "pacman: Unknown cause of failure."
+        ExitSuccess -> case length $ lines stdout of
+          0 -> impossible
+          1 -> o
+          n -> m >>= \c -> if c == '?' then show n else pure c
+        _ -> impossible
+        where
+          impossible = error "This is impossible based on pacman manpage"