Module: Image

The image module displays an image from a path.

Config

Addressed by image

option	typeof	default	description
path	string		The absolute path to the image
exec	string		The path to the script, which should return image path file. It will only execute if the path is not set
size	integer		The width/height to render the image
interval	integer		The interval (in seconds) in which the information gets polled
signal	integer		The signal number used to update the module. The number is valid between 1 and N, where SIGRTMIN+N = SIGRTMAX.
on-click	string		Command to execute when clicked on the module.
on-click-middle	string		Command to execute when you middle clicked on the module using mousewheel.
on-click-right	string		Command to execute when you right clicked on the module.
on-update	string		Command to execute when the module is updated.
on-scroll-up	string		Command to execute when scrolling up on the module.
on-scroll-down	string		Command to execute when scrolling down on the module.
smooth-scrolling-threshold	double		Threshold to be used when scrolling.
tooltip	bool	true	Option to enable tooltip on hover.

Script Output

Similar to the custom module, output values of the script is newline separated. The following is the output format:

$path\n$tooltip

Examples:

"image#album-art": {
	"path": "/tmp/mpd_art",
	"size": 32,
	"interval": 5,
	"on-click": "mpc toggle"
}

Example with exec

"image/album-art": {
     "exec":"~/.config/waybar/custom/spotify/album_art.sh",
     "size": 32,
     "interval": 30,  
}

Script album_art.sh

#!/bin/bash
album_art=$(playerctl -p spotify metadata mpris:artUrl)
if [[ -z $album_art ]] 
then
   # spotify is dead, we should die too.
   exit
fi
curl -s  "${album_art}" --output "/tmp/cover.jpeg"
echo "/tmp/cover.jpeg"

Style

• #image
• #image.empty