Add script for counting pacman updates in polybar

bootstrap.sh

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ fi
 # Create symlinks
 ln -s $PWD/i3_config $HOME/.config/i3/config
 ln -s $PWD/alacritty.yml $HOME/.config/alacritty/alacritty.yml
+sudo ln -s $PWD/polybar/pacman-updates-module.sh /usr/bin/count-pacman-updates
 ln -s $PWD/polybar/config.ini $HOME/.config/polybar/config
 ln -s $PWD/polybar/launch.sh $HOME/.config/polybar/launch.sh
 ln -s $PWD/rofi_config.rasi $HOME/.config/rofi/config.rasi

polybar/config.ini

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ font-2 = FontAwesome5FreeSolid:size=11
 
 modules-left = workspaces active-window
 modules-center = date
-modules-right = keyboard-layout volume-control network power-menu
+modules-right = pacman-updates keyboard-layout volume-control network power-menu
 
 module-margin = 1
 
@@ -70,6 +70,17 @@ label = %time% %date%
 ; RIGHT MODULES
 ;
 
+[module/pacman-updates]
+type = custom/script
+
+exec = count-pacman-updates
+interval = 300
+
+format = <label>
+format-prefix = " "
+
+label = %output% updates
+
 [module/keyboard-layout]
 type = internal/xkeyboard
 

polybar/pacman-updates-module.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#! /bin/bash
+
+updates=$(pacman -Qu | wc -l)
+
+echo $updates