stumpwm.stumpwm-contrib/modeline/ticker/README.org
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* Ticker
This module prints off values from stocks. It is developed with
cryptocurrencies in mind, so the default API target is the [[https://kraken.com/][Kraken]]
servers.
[[./screenshot.png]]
** Dependencies
It gets actual price through API, so needs =dexador= and =yason=.
Also, the price getter is asynchronous with the =bordeaux-threads= machinery.
#+begin_src lisp
(ql:quickload '("dexador" "yason" "bordeaux-threads"))
#+end_src
** Usage
Place the following in your =~/.stumpwmrc= file:
#+begin_src lisp
(load-module "ticker")
#+end_src
Use =%T= in your mode line format, for example:
#+begin_src lisp
(setf *screen-mode-line-format*
(list "[%n]" ; Groups
"%v" ; Windows
"^>" ; Push right
" | %T" ; Ticker <<<--- this module
" | %d")) ; Clock
#+end_src
And define some tickers with its parameters. This line defines one
ticker that defaults to the Bitcoin/USD pair:
#+begin_src lisp
(ticker:define-ticker) ; Bitcoin as default
#+end_src
You can define more tickers and parameterize as desired, see the [[Notes]]:
#+begin_src lisp
(ticker:define-ticker
:symbol "XBT" ;;"₿" ; Bitcoin
:threshold 0.01)
(ticker:define-ticker
:pair "XETHZUSD" ; Ethereum
:symbol "ETH")
(ticker:define-ticker
:pair "ADAUSD" ; Cardano
:symbol "ADA" ;;"₳"
:threshold 0.0001
:delay 60
:decimals 3
:gauge-width 9)
#+end_src
** Notes
The parameters that can be customized when defining a ticker and its
default values are:
#+begin_src lisp
:pair "XXBTZUSD" ; pair to get from API
:symbol "BTC" ; label the ticker
:colors t ; use colors
:threshold 0.001 ; 0.1% deviation from average to colorize
:delay 30 ; seconds between updates
:decimals 0 ; number of decimal digits
:localization 2 ; formatting number
:gauge-width 7 ; width of the gauge bar in characters
#+end_src
The minimum parameters to define are the =:pair= to get the value from
the API, and the =:symbol= to label the ticker in the modeline. The
=:pair= is one of the listed at:
+ [[https://api.kraken.com/0/public/Ticker]]
The =:symbol= is a string and can be blank.
Price format is colorized depending on the =:colors= flag. You can
customize setting it to =t= or =nil= when defining the ticker.
Colors depends on a comparison between actual value and the last
values average:
| Color | Code | Description |
|---------------+---------+-----------------------------------|
| Bright yellow | =^B^3*= | Price is higher than average |
| Red | =^1*= | Price is below average |
| White | =^7*= | Price is similar to average |
| Default color | =^**= | When *modeline-use-colors* is nil |
There is a threshold around average, so the increasing or decreasing
color is only applied if =:threshold= is passed.
Last values average is calculated over a 3 hours values list, where
values are stored on every modeline refresh in a FIFO fashion.
Connection to the API price server is limited by a =:delay= interval,
in seconds. So connection attempts between interval time are blocked.
The number of decimal places is set by =:decimals=, when =0= there is
no decimals.
The localization format is set by =:localization= code, when =0= there
is no thousand separator, gives =1234.56= and the =:decimals=
parameter does not work, when =1= the thousand separator is =comma=
and gives =1,234.56=, when =2= the thousand separator is =period= and
gives =1.234,56=, and when =3= the thousand separator is =space= and
gives =1 234,56=.
It is possible to add a gauge bar with the tendency of the actual
value between the low and high in the last 24 hours with
=:gauge-width=. Value must be greater than =1= to be shown.
There is an exported parameter =*tickers-separator*= that defines the
string to put between tickers, as a separator. Can be customized, but
be aware not to use tilde "~" or other combinations because it is
interpreted by the =format= function:
#+begin_src lisp
(setf ticker:*tickers-separator* " | ")
#+end_src
** Issues
Try to use conditions' =handler-case= machinery to avoid the internet
timeouts or the computer sleeping process, to stuck the modeline.
The =truncate= function is used when formatting the values, so some
precission loss is expected.
There is an internal function =ticker::reset-all-tickers= that closes
all threads tasks and resets the =*tickers*= list. Also the
=ticker::purge-all-tickers= function that closes all threads tasks and
purges the =*tickers*= list.