Interpolated String Not Updating
JarredOlson opened this issue · comments
I tried using your Hello World example to get something working (I would like to help build out the reading of a session environment variable if possible). Anyways, I used an interpolated string with this value: \(hello_world_coroutine(knobs: "{}")) . When I open iterm it will display a random greeting, but it never changes. Am I doing something wrong? I realize that this isn't necessarily an issue with your code, but I would greatly appreciate the assistance and would like to help you with this project as I see value in it.
Hey @JarredOlson, thanks for filing! When the status doesn't update that typically means the underlying script isn't being run in the long-running (daemon) mode. Can you verify that the script is in the AutoLaunch folder and that you selected it from the AutoLaunch menu?
Thanks for the response. I have the HelloWorld.py in ~/Library/Application Support/iTerm2/Scripts/AutoLaunch/HelloWorld.py and I believe it is "selected in the AutoLaunch menu" (see image)
. Any thoughts on why it wouldn't be auto updating?
Huh, that does seem like the right setup. I just got a new computer, so I'll give this a try on it this morning and see if I missed documenting any steps.
Hey @JarredOlson, I just tried this on my pretty fresh machine, and unfortunately I'm seeing that the hello world component works just as I'd expect, updating every 5 seconds. After re-reading the initial description you provided and looking closer at your screenshot, I see that you're making your own, new component. Is that right? If that's the case, can you provide the full content of HelloWorld.py here? I might be missing something about your interpolated string. I appreciate it 😄
Thanks for the assistance! The full contents of HelloWorld.py is copy pasted from your rempo. https://github.com/daneah/iterm-components/blob/master/hello_world.py
So you're just using the one from this repo? In that case I'm afraid I'm unable to reproduce your issue 😞 Can you elaborate on what you mean by this?
Anyways, I used an interpolated string with this value:
\(hello_world_coroutine(knobs: "{}")).
Ahhh.... I see now... I was invoking the python via an interpolated string status bar component (which runs once, but doesn't update). I didn't realized that this registered a different component that you could drag and drop in. I've got it working now. Thanks so much for you help! I look forward to being able to contribute to this repo!
Aha! This all makes a bit more sense now 😄 I'm so glad you got it working, and look forward to your contributions!