I don't really need a named pipe

moltenbar

@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@ $PROGRAM_NAME = "moltenbar"
 
 # Base worker class
 class Worker
-	def initialize(config, name)
+	def initialize(config, name, pipe)
 		@config = config
 		@name = name
+		@pipe_in = pipe
 	end
 
 	def run()
@@ -14,9 +15,6 @@ class Worker
 			$PROGRAM_NAME = "moltenbar: worker (#{@name})"
 			Signal.trap("INT") do; end
 
-			@pipe_in = File.open(@config['fifo_in'], "w")
-			@pipe_in.sync = true
-
 			mainloop()
 		end
 
@@ -73,6 +71,8 @@ def cleanup(workers)
 	for w in workers do
 		w.kill
 	end
+
+	exit(0)
 end
 
 def get_x_dims
@@ -98,15 +98,14 @@ puts config_file
 
 config = YAML.load_file(config_file)
 
-# Create a named pipe unless one exists
-File.mkfifo(config['fifo_in']) unless File.exist?(config['fifo_in'])
-
 for m in config['modules'] do
 	load("#{mod_dir}/#{m}")
 end
 
+pipe_r, pipe_w = IO.pipe
+
 Modules.get.each do |k, v|
-	m = Object.const_get(v).new(config, k)
+	m = Object.const_get(v).new(config, k, pipe_w)
 	workers << m
 
 	m.run
@@ -115,8 +114,6 @@ end
 Signal.trap("INT") do cleanup(workers); end
 Signal.trap("TERM") do cleanup(workers); end
 
-pipe_in = File.open(config['fifo_in'], "r")
-
 if config['geometry'] == nil
 	config['gap'] ||= 0
 	config['height'] ||= 14
@@ -143,13 +140,17 @@ lemonbar_cmd = [
 
 puts "Launching lemonbar as: " + lemonbar_cmd.join(" ")
 
-IO.popen(lemonbar_cmd, "w") do |pipe_out|
+IO.popen(lemonbar_cmd, "w+") do |pipe_lb|
-	pipe_out.sync = true
+	pipe_lb.sync = true
 
-	pipe_in.each do |line|
+	Signal.trap("USR1") do
+		pipe_lb.puts config['format'].erb
+	end
+
+	pipe_r.each do |line|
 		mod_name, data = line.chomp.split("\0")
 		panel_data[mod_name] = data
-		
+
-		pipe_out.puts config['format'].erb
+		pipe_lb.puts config['format'].erb
 	end
 end