#!/usr/bin/env bash
 
wm="monsterwm"
ff="/tmp/monsterwm.fifo"
 
tags=('term' 'web' 'foo')
 
layouts=('[]=' '[ ]' 'TTT' '[#]')
 
conky -c $HOME/.conkyrc-monster | dzen2 -h 18 -x 320 -ta r -e -p -fn &
 
# Check if it's a pipe, otherwise create it
[[ -p $ff ]] || mkfifo -m 600 "$ff"
 
while read -t 60 -r wmout || true; do
desktops=( $(cut -d"|" -f1 <<< "$wmout") )
title="$(cut -d"|" -f2- <<< "$wmout")"
 
if [[ "${desktops[@]}" =~ ^(([[:digit:]]+:)+[[:digit:]]+ ?)+$ ]]; then
unset tmp
 
for desktop in "${desktops[@]}"; do
IFS=':' read -r d w m c u <<< "$desktop"
 
# Tags labels
label="${tags[$d]}"
 
# Is this the current desktop ? save the layout
((c)) && fg="#fefefe" bg="#204a87" && layout="${layouts[$m]}" \
|| fg="#b3b3b3" bg=""
 
# Has windows ?
((w)) && fg="#fce94f"
 
# Urgent windows ?
((u)) && fg="#ef2929"
 
tmp+="^fg($fg)^bg($bg) $label ^bg()^fg()"
done
fi
 
# Merge the clients indications, the tile and the info
echo "$tmp $layout $title"
done < "$ff" | dzen2 -w 320 -h 18 -ta l -e -p &
 
while :; do "$wm" || break; done | tee -a "$ff"