BitBar is a great way to add your own widgets into OSX bar. Only need is to create a script that writes some info into standard output (in NodeJS this is console.log()).
This repo contains my set of scripts. Most of them are written in NodeJS and this repo looks like typical npm project.
First install BitBar and make sure that you have NodeJS and git.
Next go to terminal, clone this repo, navigate into it and install dependencies:
git clone https://github.com/Kyczan/bitbar-plugins.git
cd bitbar-plugins
npm iThis command also automatically makes executable (chmod +x) scripts that will be used by BitBar (it is required by BitBar).
There is .env.example file in the root of this repo. Copy it to .env file. Some scripts get data from external services and they require api keys. To get them you need to create accounts in these services. Once obtained api keys should be placed into .env file.
Next go to BitBar, select Change Plugin Folder and select ./plugins folder in this repo.
Then refresh BitBar widgets.
Checks quality of air and shows CAQI index (if >50 this means air is bad and you should stay home).
Data is gathered from https://airly.eu/
As mentioned in previous section you need to create account to obtain api key, and select installation id (id of sensor nearest to your home location). Then add them into .env:
AIRLY_API_KEY="yourApiKey"
AIRLY_INSTALLATION_ID="yourInstallationId"
This is bash script. It allows to turn on/off caffeinate - build in program that prevents your Mac from sleep or turning off screen.
Allows to control your smart lights in home directly from your Mac. More explanation - soon.
Shows current weather and temperature for defined location.
Data is gathered from https://openweathermap.org/api
As mentioned in previous section you need to create account to obtain api key, and select city id. Then add them into .env:
WEATHER_API_KEY="yourApiKey"
WEATHER_CITY_ID="yourCityId"