feat(newsboat): add key for syncing, add indicator to bar

configs/i3.nix

@@ -217,6 +217,11 @@ in {
         "${modifier}+r" = "mode resize";
         "${modifier}+v" = "split v";
         "${modifier}+w" = "layout tabbed";
+        "${modifier}+q" = "exec ${pkgs.writers.writeDash "newsboat-sync" ''
+          notify-send --app-name="newsboat" "Updating ..."
+          newsboat -x reload
+          notify-send --app-name="newsboat" "Finished updating."
+        ''}";
 
         # "${modifier}+Shift+y" = "exec ${pkgs.qutebrowser}/bin/qutebrowser";
         "${modifier}+Return" = "exec ${(defaultApplications pkgs).terminal}";

configs/newsboat.nix

@@ -75,6 +75,14 @@ in {
 
   environment.systemPackages = [
     pkgs.newsboat
+    (pkgs.writers.writeDashBin "newsboat-unread-count" ''
+      printf "🆕"
+      if [ -f ${newsboat-home}/cache.db.lock ]; then
+        echo ↻
+      else
+        ${pkgs.sqlite}/bin/sqlite3 ${newsboat-home}/cache.db "SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT id) FROM rss_item WHERE unread=1"
+      fi
+    '')
     (pkgs.writers.writeDashBin "mpv-watch-later" ''
       ${pkgs.sqlite}/bin/sqlite3 ${newsboat-home}/cache.db "SELECT url FROM rss_item WHERE flags='e' AND deleted=0 ORDER BY pubDate DESC" \
         | ${pkgs.findutils}/bin/xargs ${pkgs.mpv}/bin/mpv

lib/i3status-rust.nix

@@ -85,6 +85,11 @@ in {
     };
   };
   block = [
+    {
+      block = "custom";
+      interval = 5;
+      command = "newsboat-unread-count";
+    }
     {
       block = "weather";
       autolocate = true;