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Can text in the bar be updated by command line or Applescripts? #373

Closed MonKong closed 1 year ago

MonKong commented 1 year ago

Can text in the bar be updated by command line or Applescripts?

melonamin commented 1 year ago

Hi @MonKong,

in the latest released version there is no built in way to do that, but you can easily achive it like this:

write a simple plugin that outputs contents of a file to menubar
update this file from command line or Apple Script (independently from SwiftBar)
tell SwiftBar to reload plugin using URL scheme

In upcoming version this will become much easier with Ephemeral Plugins #357