4 files changed, 36 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/dotfiles/.config/waybar/config b/dotfiles/.config/waybar/config
index a0f95ba..a708bb1 100644
--- a/dotfiles/.config/waybar/config
+++ b/dotfiles/.config/waybar/config
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
         "custom/ds4battery",
         "backlight",
         "custom/pac-status",
+        "custom/news-status",
         "custom/vpn-status",
         "network",
         "battery#bat0",
@@ -180,7 +181,15 @@
         "format": "<span color=\"#5b8277\"></span> {}",
         "signal": 7,
         "interval": "once",
-        "exec": "barpacstatus"
+        "exec": "barpacstatus",
+        "tooltip": false
+    },
+    "custom/news-status": {
+        "format": "<span color=\"#5b8277\"></span> {}",
+        "signal": 8,
+        "interval": "once",
+        "exec": "barnewsstatus",
+        "tooltip": false
     },
     "custom/weather": {
         "format": "{}",
diff --git a/dotfiles/.config/waybar/style.css b/dotfiles/.config/waybar/style.css
index ce29c25..75f63a3 100644
--- a/dotfiles/.config/waybar/style.css
+++ b/dotfiles/.config/waybar/style.css
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ window#waybar {
 #custom-rec-status,
 #custom-vpn-status,
 #custom-pac-status,
+#custom-news-status,
 #custom-swaykbd {
     padding: 0 6px;
 }
diff --git a/dotfiles/.local/bin/barnewsstatus b/dotfiles/.local/bin/barnewsstatus
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..77457aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dotfiles/.local/bin/barnewsstatus
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+if [ -f ~/.cache/newssynclive ]; then
+  echo "syncing"
+  exit
+fi
+
+unreadno=$(newsboat -x print-unread | cut -f1 -d' ')
+
+if [ $unreadno -gt 0 ]; then
+  echo $unreadno
+fi
diff --git a/dotfiles/.local/bin/newssync b/dotfiles/.local/bin/newssync
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..0c0e866
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dotfiles/.local/bin/newssync
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+ping -q -c 1 1.1.1.1 > /dev/null || exit
+
+. ~/.cache/sessionenv
+
+touch ~/.cache/newssynclive
+killall -42 waybar
+
+newsboat -x reload || true
+
+rm -f ~/.cache/newssynclive
+killall -42 waybar