confs/i3/i3/status/i3status/ping.py

import subprocess

from i3pystatus import IntervalModule


class Ping(IntervalModule):
    interval = 2

    settings = (
        ("host", "host to ping"),
        ("format", "format string"),
        ("format_down", "format down string"),
        ("color", "color"),
        ("color_down", "color down")
    )
    host = "8.8.8.8"
    format = "{ping} ms"
    format_down = "down"
    color = "#FFFFFF"
    color_down = "#FF0000"

    def ping_host(self):
        p = subprocess.Popen(["ping", "-c1", "-w%d" % self.interval,
                              self.host], stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
                             stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL)
        out, _ = p.communicate()
        if p.returncode == 0:
            return out.decode().split("\n")[1].split("time=")[1].split()[0]
        else:
            return ""

    def run(self):
        ping = self.ping_host()
        if not ping:
            self.output = {
                "full_text": self.format_down,
                "color": self.color_down
            }
            return

        ping = float(ping)
        self.output = {
            "full_text": self.format.format(ping=ping),
            "color": self.color
        }


if __name__ == "__main__":
    print(Ping().ping_host())