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+# pylint: disable=C0111,R0903
+
+"""
+Displays the message that's received via unix socket.
+
+Parameteres:
+    * messagereceiver   : Unix socket address (e.g: /tmp/bumblebee_messagereceiver.sock)
+
+Example:
+    The following examples assume that /tmp/bumblebee_messagereceiver.sock is used as unix socket address.
+    
+    In order to send the string "I  bumblebee-status" to your status bar, use the following command: 
+        echo -e '{"message":"I  bumblebee-status", "state": ""}' | socat unix-connect:/tmp/bumblebee_messagereceiver.sock STDIO
+
+    In order to highlight the text, the state variable can be used: 
+        echo -e '{"message":"I  bumblebee-status", "state": "warning"}' | socat unix-connect:/tmp/bumblebee_messagereceiver.sock STDIO
+
+
+"""
+
+import core.module
+import core.widget
+import core.input
+
+import socket
+import threading
+import logging
+import os
+import queue
+import json
+
+
+class Worker(threading.Thread):
+    def __init__(self, unix_socket_address, queue):
+        threading.Thread.__init__(self)
+        self.__unix_socket_address = unix_socket_address
+        self.__queue = queue
+
+    def run(self):
+        while True:
+            try:
+                os.unlink(self.__unix_socket_address)
+            except OSError as e:
+                if os.path.exists(self.__unix_socket_address):
+                    logging.exception(
+                        "Couldn't bind to unix socket %s", self.__unix_socket_address
+                    )
+                    raise
+
+            with socket.socket(socket.AF_UNIX, socket.SOCK_STREAM) as s:
+                s.bind(self.__unix_socket_address)
+                s.listen()
+
+                conn, _ = s.accept()
+                with conn:
+                    while True:
+                        data = conn.recv(1024)
+                        if not data:
+                            break
+                        self.__queue.put(data.decode("utf-8"))
+
+
+class Module(core.module.Module):
+    @core.decorators.every(seconds=1)
+    def __init__(self, config, theme):
+        super().__init__(config, theme, core.widget.Widget(self.message))
+
+        self.__unix_socket_address = self.parameter("address", "")
+
+        self.__message = ""
+        self.__state = []
+
+        self.__queue = queue.Queue()
+        self.__worker = Worker(self.__unix_socket_address, self.__queue)
+        self.__worker.daemon = True
+        self.__worker.start()
+
+    def message(self, widget):
+        return self.__message
+
+    def update(self):
+        try:
+            received_data = self.__queue.get(block=False)
+            parsed_data = json.loads(received_data)
+            self.__message = parsed_data["message"]
+            self.__state = parsed_data["state"]
+        except json.JSONDecodeError as e:
+            logging.exception("Couldn't parse message")
+        except queue.Empty as e:
+            pass
+
+    def state(self, widget):
+        return self.__state
+
+
+# vim: tabstop=8 expandtab shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4