Create custom ping module to detect internet

defaults/main.yml

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ sway__waybar_modules_right:
   - "custom/weather"
   - "pulseaudio"
   - "network"
+  - "custom/ping"
   - "cpu"
   - "memory"
   - "disk"

tasks/waybar.yml

@@ -27,6 +27,16 @@
     group: "{{ swayusr.user }}"
     backup: true
 
+- name: Deploy ping script
+  become: true
+  ansible.builtin.template:
+    src: 'templates/ping.py.j2'
+    dest: "{{ swayusr.home }}/.config/waybar/ping.py"
+    mode: '0750'
+    owner: "{{ swayusr.user }}"
+    group: "{{ swayusr.user }}"
+    backup: true
+
 - name: Deploy waybar stylesheet
   become: true
   ansible.builtin.template:

templates/ping.py.j2

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+"""
+ping waybar widget
+{{ ansible_managed }}
+"""
+import subprocess
+import json
+import sys
+
+def check_internet():
+    """
+    Try to ping a host in the internet,
+    then return true or false
+    """
+    try:
+        subprocess.check_call(['ping', '-c', '2', 'c3woc.de'],
+            stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL)
+        return True
+    except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
+        return False
+
+def main():
+    """
+    parsing internet status and create output
+    """
+    internet_status = check_internet()
+    if internet_status:
+        status = {
+            "text": "Online",
+            "tooltip": "Internet connection is active",
+            "class": "online"
+        }
+    else:
+        status = {
+            "text": "Offline",
+            "tooltip": "No internet connection",
+            "class": "offline"
+        }
+    print(json.dumps(status))
+    sys.stdout.flush()
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()

templates/waybar.css.j2

@@ -280,3 +280,11 @@ label:focus {
 #scratchpad.empty {
     background-color: transparent;
 }
+
+#custom-ping.connected {
+    color: #00FF00; /* Grün für verbunden */
+}
+
+#custom-ping.disconnected {
+    color: #FF0000; /* Rot für nicht verbunden */
+}

templates/waybar.json.j2

@@ -166,6 +166,12 @@
          "format": "",
          "on-click": "wlogout",
          "tooltip": false
+    },
+    "custom/ping": {
+         "format": "{}",
+          "exec": "{{ swayusr.home }}/.config/waybar/ping.py",
+          "interval": 60,
+          "return-type": "json"
     }
 }