add workspace monitor to bottom bar and remove waybar

programs/bar-ws-monitor/Cargo.toml

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+[package]
+name = "bar-ws-monitor"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+[dependencies]
+serde = { version = "1.0.209", features = [ "derive" ] }
+serde_json = "1.0.127"
+swayipc = "3.0.2"

programs/bar-ws-monitor/src/main.rs

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+use core::panic;
+
+use serde::Serialize;
+use swayipc::{Connection, Event, EventType, Fallible, Workspace, WorkspaceChange};
+
+fn main() -> Fallible<()> {
+    let mut con = Connection::new()?;
+    let mut workspaces: Vec<WsData> = con
+        .get_workspaces()?
+        .into_iter()
+        .map(|ws| ws.into())
+        .collect();
+    println!("{}", serde_json::ser::to_string(&workspaces).unwrap());
+
+    for ev in con.subscribe([EventType::Workspace])? {
+        // the lazy/ugly solution!
+        // we create a new connection and request workspaces again and again and again
+        // TODO: properly handle events one by one
+        let mut con = Connection::new()?;
+        workspaces = con
+            .get_workspaces()?
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|ws| ws.into())
+            .collect();
+        println!("{}", serde_json::ser::to_string(&workspaces).unwrap());
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize)]
+struct WsData {
+    name: String,
+    focused: bool,
+    urgent: bool,
+}
+
+impl From<Workspace> for WsData {
+    fn from(
+        Workspace {
+            name,
+            focused,
+            urgent,
+            ..
+        }: Workspace,
+    ) -> Self {
+        WsData {
+            name,
+            focused,
+            urgent,
+        }
+    }
+}