status_script.sh

#!/bin/sh
# shell script to prepend i3status with more stuff

if [[ ! -p "/tmp/i3statusP" ]]; then
	mkfifo "/tmp/i3statusP"
fi
i3status --config ~/.config/i3/i3status > /tmp/i3statusP &
cpref="[{\"name\":\"keyboard layout\",\"markup\":\"none\",\"full_text\":\""

getlo(){
	lo=$(xkblayout-state print %s/%v)
	lol=${#lo}-1
	if [ ${lo:$lol} = "/" ]; then
		lo=${lo:0:$lol}
	fi
#	  soviet boost:
	if [ "$lo" == "ru" ]; then
		lo="CCCP"
	fi
#	  boosted!
}

setrm(){
  tf="$(sed -n 's/^.*ram: \([.0-9]*\).*$/\1/p' <<<$postf)"
  rl=$((7-${#tf}))
  ijs="    "
  ijs="${ijs:0:rl}"
  postf="$(sed "s/ram:/${ijs}ram:/" <<<$postf)"
}

(while :; do
  read line
  if [ "$line" = "" ]; then
    break
  elif [ "$line" = U ]; then
    getlo
    echo $pref$cpref$lo"\"},""$postf"
  else
    poc=${line:0:2}
    if [ "$poc" = "[{" ]; then
      pref=""
      postf="${line:1}"
      getlo
      setrm
      echo $pref$cpref$lo"\"},""$postf"
    elif [ "$poc" = ",[" ]; then
      pref=","
      postf="${line:2}"
      getlo
      setrm
      echo $pref$cpref$lo"\"},""$postf"
    else
      echo $line
    fi
  fi
done) < /tmp/i3statusP