[i3status] Check vpn

Have to use read_file because path_exists does not work with path
expansion.

2 files changed, 20 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/misc/.config/i3status/config b/misc/.config/i3status/config
index a276e19..4b7725a 100644
--- a/misc/.config/i3status/config
+++ b/misc/.config/i3status/config
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ general {
 
 order += "read_file emms"
 order += "wireless _first_"
+order += "read_file VPN"
 order += "battery all"
 order += "disk /"
 order += "disk /home"
@@ -38,6 +39,13 @@ ethernet _first_ {
         format_down = "E: down"
 }
 
+# in collaboration with check-ovpn.sh
+read_file VPN {
+  format = "VPN: %content"
+  format_bad = "VPN: NO"
+  path = "~/.local/ovpn-up"
+}
+
 battery all {
         format = "%status %percentage %remaining"
 }
diff --git a/misc/bin/check-ovpn.sh b/misc/bin/check-ovpn.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..fe5d576
--- /dev/null
+++ b/misc/bin/check-ovpn.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Check that the vpn is up. Check every 5 seconds for 11 times - for
+# use as a minutely cron task
+for i in $(seq 1 11); do
+  if ifconfig tun0 | grep -q "00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00"; then
+    echo YES > ~/.local/ovpn-up
+  else
+    rm -f ~/.local/ovpn-up
+  fi
+  sleep 5
+done