Custom module update interval

[lucky7xz]

Hi. The .sh module below works fine, except that I cannot figure out how to have it update itself.

show_mem() {
local index=$1

local icon="$(get_tmux_option "@catppuccin_test_icon" "")"
local color="$(get_tmux_option "@catppuccin_test_color" "$thm_blue")"
var=$(free --giga | awk '/^Mem:/ {print $3 "/" $7 "/" $2 "GB"}')
local text="$(get_tmux_option "@catppuccin_test_text" $var)"

local module=$( build_status_module "$index" "$icon" "$color" "$text" )

echo "$module"
}

I also have the battery module which is updated frequently. My guess is that custom modules work a little different in this regard. I appreciate your time. Thank you.

[peterkracik]

is there a way to refresh it when the window changes?
I created a module to show the current branch, but it shows the same value for all windows

[89iuv]

Currently you can not set a specific refresh interval per module.

The interval is set globally using:

set -g status-interval 1

Where "1" means 1 second.

[lucky7xz]

@89iuv

Currently you can not set a specific refresh interval per module.

The interval is set globally using:

-g status-interval was set to 2. The problem is the the variable apparently.

local text="$(get_tmux_option "@catppuccin_test_text" "#(date +%s)")" works fine - updated every two seconds.

I am now trying to figure out how to pass the command directly into local text. Thank you.

@peterkracik You could maybe try to re-source the conf when you switch windows via key-bindings. There's like a 0.3-0.5 delay when re-sourcing on my machine. Could you share it if you make it work? :)

[Myzel394]

I am now trying to figure out how to pass the command directly into local text. Thank you.

@lucky7xz did you find a solution? I'm facing the same issue

[qadzek]

I am now trying to figure out how to pass the command directly into local text. Thank you.

When building my own module, I also often encountered the issue of a "stale" value: the module wouldn't update automatically.

I would recommend to create a small companion script to take care of the var=$(free --giga | awk '/^Mem:/ {print $3 "/" $7 "/" $2 "GB"}') part. In the expert section of this guide you can find out more.

[sgoudham]

Closing as original question seems to have been answered.