Conky Pidgin Python Script

**markp1989** · January 5th, 2009

Originally Posted by kaivalagi

New Intrepid based package only

Intro

This is a simple script to display buddy info from Pidgin. The script talks to Pidgin using dbus and allows templates...

There is a README with the install and attached here, I suggest you give it atleast a quick once over!

Basic Install

Method 1: Using apt

Edit your sources.list file by running this:

Code:

gksudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

And add the following line on the end of the file, then save.

Code:

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/m-buck/ubuntu intrepid main

Now that is done simply run the following to install (answering yes to the verification question)

Code:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install conkypidgin

Method 2: Using deb file

Download and run the attached .deb file

Warning, this will not ensure you are kept up-to-date. Only method 1 will do that

Method 3: Using tar.gz file

Extract all the contents of the attached tar.gz file to an appropriate folder, and edit the conkyDeluge script to point to the correct location where conkyDeluge.py is.

Unless you are using a non-Debian based OS I don't suggest this. Users of Debian/Ubuntu flavour OS's should ideally use method 1.

Again will will not receive updates using this method. ONLY method 1 can do this for you

All further details on setup are orientated around the deb package based install, so may differ from what you choose your setup to be, if done using the tarball.

Usage Help

To use the script in conky in it's simplist form, you'll need an exec statement like this:

Code:

${execi 60 conkyPidgin}

To use a template for custom output, I suggest you read the README attached, and take a look at the example conkyrc and template files that are installed to "/usr/share/conkypidgin/example".

You can get the current help options at any time by running:

Code:

conkyPidgin -h

or

Code:

conkyPidgin --help

Code:

Usage: conkyPidgin [options]
Options:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -t FILE, --template=FILE
                        Template file determining the format for each buddy's
                        data. Use the following placeholders: [name], [alias],
                        [group], [status], [status_message].
  -o, --onlineonly      Only show online buddies
  -a, --availableonly   Only show available buddies
  -i LIST, --ignorelist=LIST
                        A comma delimited list of groups to ignore. Partial
                        text matches on group will be ignored if found
  -I LIST, --includelist=LIST
                        A comma delimited list of groups to include. Partial
                        text matches on group will be included if found. The
                        ignorelist, if used, takes precedence. if this list is
                        omitted all groups will be included unless ignored.
  -C TEXT, --chattingtext=TEXT
                        [default: Chatting] Text to use for chatting status
                        output
  -A TEXT, --availabletext=TEXT
                        [default: Available] Text to use for available status
                        output
  -U TEXT, --unavailabletext=TEXT
                        [default: Unavailable] Text to use for unavailable
                        status output
  -N TEXT, --invisibletext=TEXT
                        [default: Invisible] Text to use for invisible status
                        output
  -W TEXT, --awaytext=TEXT
                        [default: Away] Text to use for away status output
  -M TEXT, --mobiletext=TEXT
                        [default: Mobile] Text to use for mobile status output
  -F TEXT, --offlinetext=TEXT
                        [default: Offline] Text to use for offline status
                        output
  -v, --verbose         Request verbose output, not a good idea when running
                        through conky!
  -V, --version         Displays the version of the script.
  --errorlogfile=FILE   If a filepath is set, the script appends errors to the
                        filepath.
  --infologfile=FILE    If a filepath is set, the script appends info to the
                        filepath.

Development History

Development history going forwards can be seen here https://code.launchpad.net/~m-buck/+junk/conkypidgin

And details on the packages available from me can be found here https://launchpad.net/~m-buck/+archive

I have also created a new website, for now it is relatively sparse, but it does details my conky scripts to a certain degree. You can find it here: http://www.kaivalagi.com

thanks for all your usefull work, i use the forecast script constantly.

would love to use this , but i dont use pidgin. have you considered doing one for emesene?

**kaivalagi** · January 5th, 2009

Originally Posted by markp1989

thanks for all your usefull work, i use the forecast script constantly.

would love to use this , but i dont use pidgin. have you considered doing one for emesene?

I had a quick look at the source code for emesene and there doesn't seem to be a way to interrogate the app from outside of itself via dbus, it only seems to support plugins.

To be honest, I dont like the idea of implementing a script for a messenger app which only handles one protocol anyway.

Maybe when Empathy makes it's proper appearance it will attract the likes of yourself. I'll no doubt create a script to that at that time too, cause I'll be using it by then as well. http://live.gnome.org/Empathy

**markp1989** · January 6th, 2009

Originally Posted by kaivalagi

I had a quick look at the source code for emesene and there doesn't seem to be a way to interrogate the app from outside of itself via dbus, it only seems to support plugins.

To be honest, I dont like the idea of implementing a script for a messenger app which only handles one protocol anyway.

Maybe when Empathy makes it's proper appearance it will attract the likes of yourself. I'll no doubt create a script to that at that time too, cause I'll be using it by then as well. http://live.gnome.org/Empathy

i understand, im thinking i may have to convert to pidgin now lol.

btw, thankyou for your conky python scripts, i appriciate the efort you have put in to them.

**kaivalagi** · January 7th, 2009

UPDATE

The following updates have been made:

Fixed buddy status handling
Updated to sort based on activity in logs initially, falling back to groups then names after that in case no logging is switched on
Added --limit option to restrict the number of buddies output, works in conjunction with new sort method to produce a usefully sorted short list

@laurielegit - for the sorting of the list I went off log time stamp rather than size, so the order will be by who most recently chatted with you. Hope that makes sense.

The first post has been updated and the apt package will be available shortly

Chimo!

**plueschi** · January 8th, 2009

Originally Posted by kaivalagi

[SIZE="4"][*]Updated to sort based on activity in logs initially, falling back to groups then names after that in case no logging is switched on