newsboat unread statusbar

.config/i3blocks/config

@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ separator_block_width=15
 markup=pango
 
 [news]
-command=cat ~/.newsup
+label=📰
+command=i3news
 interval=once
 signal=6
 

.scripts/cron/newsup

@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 # Set as a cron job to check for new RSS entries for newsboat.
-# Note that newsbot cannot be opened during the sync and this
+# Note that newsboat cannot be opened during the sync and this
 # sync cannot run while another instance of newsboat is open.
 
 ping -q -t 1 -c 1 `ip r | grep -m 1 default | cut -d ' ' -f 3` >/dev/null || exit
-echo "📰 🔃" > ~/.newsup
+
+echo 🔃 > ~/.config/newsboat/.update
 pkill -RTMIN+6 i3blocks
-printf "Loading new RSS entries for newsboat...\\n"
-/usr/bin/newsboat -x reload &&
-	printf "Done.\\n"
-echo "" > ~/.newsup
+
+/usr/bin/newsboat -x reload
+rm -f ~/.config/newsboat/.update
 pkill -RTMIN+6 i3blocks

.scripts/statusbar/i3news

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# i3blocks newsboat module.
+# Displays number of unread news items and an loading icon if updating.
+# When clicked, brings up `newsboat`.
+
+case $BLOCK_BUTTON in
+        1) "$TERMINAL" -e newsboat ;;
+        3) pgrep -x dunst >/dev/null && notify-send "<b>📰 News module:</b>
+- Shows unread news items
+- Left click opens newsboat" ;;
+esac
+
+echo " $(newsboat -x print-unread | awk '{ print $1}' | sed s/^0$//g)$(cat ~/.config/newsboat/.update 2>/dev/null)"