dotfiles/awesome/lain/wiki/net.md
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## Usage
[Read here.](https://github.com/lcpz/lain/wiki/Widgets#usage)
### Description
Monitors network interfaces and shows current traffic.
```lua
local mynet = lain.widget.net()
```
## Input table
Variable | Meaning | Type | Default
--- | --- | --- | ---
`timeout` | Refresh timeout (in seconds) | integer | 2
`iface` | Network device(s) | string (single interface) or table of strings (multiple interfaces) | autodetected
`units` | Units | integer | 1024 (kilobytes)
`notify` | Display "no carrier" notifications | string | "on"
`wifi_state` | Get wifi connection status | string | "off"
`eth_state` | Get ethernet connection status | string | "off"
`screen` | Notifications screen | integer | 1
`settings` | User settings | function | empty function
`iface` can be a string or an table of the form `{ "eth0", "eth1", ... }` containing a list of the devices to collect data on.
If more than one device is included, `net_now.sent` and `net_now.received` will contain cumulative values over all given devices.
Use `net_now.devices["eth0"]` to access `sent`, `received`, `state` or `carrier` per device.
Possible alternative values for `units` are 1 (byte) or multiple of 1024: 1024^2 (mb), 1024^3 (gb), and so on.
If `notify = "off"` is set, the widget won't display a notification when there's no carrier.
`settings` can use the following `iface` related strings:
- `net_now.carrier` ("0", "1");
- `net_now.state` ("up", "down");
- `net_now.sent` and `net_now.received` (numbers) will be the sum across all specified interfaces;
- `net_now.devices["interface"]` contains the same attributes as the old api for each interface. More on this in the "Multiple devices" section below.
If `wifi_state = "on"` is set, `settings` can use the following extra strings attached to `net_now.devices["wireless interface"]`:
- `wifi` (true, false) indicates if the interface is connected to a network;
- `signal` (number) is the connection signal strength in dBm;
If `eth_state = "on"` is set, `settings` can use the following extra string: `net_now.devices["ethernet interface"].ethernet`, which is a boolean indicating if an ethernet connection's active.
For compatibility reasons, if multiple devices are given, `net_now.carrier` and `net_now.state` correspond to the last interface in the iface table and should not be relied upon (deprecated).
## Output table
Variable | Meaning | Type
--- | --- | ---
`widget` | The widget | `wibox.widget.textbox`
`update` | Update `widget` | function
## Notes
### Setting `iface` manually
If the widget [spawns a "no carrier" notification and you are sure to have an active network device](https://github.com/lcpz/lain/issues/102), then autodetection is probably not working. This may due to [your user privileges](https://github.com/lcpz/lain/issues/102#issuecomment-246470526). In this case you can set `iface` manually. You can see which device is **UP,LOWER_UP** with the following command:
```shell
ip link show
```
## Usage examples
### Two widgets for upload/download rates from the same `iface`
```lua
local mynetdown = wibox.widget.textbox()
local mynetup = lain.widget.net {
settings = function()
widget:set_markup(net_now.sent)
netdowninfo:set_markup(net_now.received)
end
}
```
### Wifi connection + signal strength indicator and ethernet connection indicator
```lua
local wifi_icon = wibox.widget.imagebox()
local eth_icon = wibox.widget.imagebox()
local net = lain.widget.net {
notify = "off",
wifi_state = "on",
eth_state = "on",
settings = function()
local eth0 = net_now.devices.eth0
if eth0 then
if eth0.ethernet then
eth_icon:set_image(ethernet_icon_filename)
else
eth_icon:set_image()
end
end
local wlan0 = net_now.devices.wlan0
if wlan0 then
if wlan0.wifi then
local signal = wlan0.signal
if signal < -83 then
wifi_icon:set_image(wifi_weak_filename)
elseif signal < -70 then
wifi_icon:set_image(wifi_mid_filename)
elseif signal < -53 then
wifi_icon:set_image(wifi_good_filename)
elseif signal >= -53 then
wifi_icon:set_image(wifi_great_filename)
end
else
wifi_icon:set_image()
end
end
end
}
```