#!/bin/bash
## Author: Shaun Reed | Contact: shaunrd0@gmail.com | URL: www.shaunreed.com ##
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## A script to track system idle time within a polybar menu                  ##
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# info-idle.sh


METRIC=sec
FORMAT="   %d $METRIC"
INTERVAL=2

case "$METRIC" in
  min) DIVIDE_BY=$((1000 * 60)); ;;
  sec) DIVIDE_BY=1000; ;;
  msec) DIVIDE_BY=1 ;;
  *) echo "Unsupported metric \"$METRIC\""; exit 1; ;;
esac

while true; do
  VALUE=$(($(xprintidle)/ DIVIDE_BY))
  printf "$FORMAT\\n" "$VALUE"
  sleep $INTERVAL
done