#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

import sys
import os
from time import sleep

_awesome_client_path = "%s/bin/awesome-client" % os.environ.get('HOME')
_status_file = "/tmp/sbar-mcabber.msg"
_widgetName = 'mcabber'

def getmsg():
	if os.path.exists(_status_file):
		f = open(_status_file);
		msg = f.read()
		f.close()
		if int(msg) > 0:
			return '[ mcabber: %s ]' % str(msg)
		else:
			return ''
	else:
		return ''


if __name__ == "__main__":
	if len(sys.argv) > 1:
		_widgetName = sys.argv[1]

	while 1:
		try:
			pipe = os.popen(_awesome_client_path, 'w')
			msg = getmsg()
			if msg == '':
				pipe.write('0 widget_tell %s\n' % _widgetName)
			else:
				pipe.write('0 widget_tell %s %s    \n' % (_widgetName, msg))
			pipe.close()
		except:
			pass
		sleep(1)