Status Bar Integration Troubleshooting

General Issues

No Status Showing

Problem

The status bar does not display any tomat status.

Solution

1. Ensure daemon is running:

   tomat daemon status
   # Should show "Daemon is running"
   

2. Check that the PATH includes the directory where tomat is installed. See https://github.com/jolars/tomat/issues/21 for instance.

Waybar Integration Issues

Status Not Updating

Problem

Waybar shows outdated or no tomat status.

Solution

1. Check daemon status:

   tomat daemon status
   # Should show "Daemon is running"
   

2. Test status command directly:

   tomat status
   # Should return JSON with current status
   

3. Check waybar configuration:

   {
     "custom/tomat": {
       "exec": "tomat status",
       "interval": 1, // Update every second
       "return-type": "json" // Required for proper parsing
     }
   }
   

4. Restart waybar:

   killall waybar && waybar &
   

JSON Parsing Errors

Problem

Waybar shows parsing errors for tomat output.

Solution

1. Verify JSON output:

   tomat status | jq .
   # Should show properly formatted JSON
   

2. Check for daemon errors:

   tomat daemon stop
   tomat daemon run  # Run in foreground to see errors
   

3. Update waybar config:

   {
     "custom/tomat": {
       "exec": "tomat status 2>/dev/null || echo '{\"text\":\"🍅 Error\"}'",
       "return-type": "json"
     }
   }
   

Styling Not Applied

Problem

Waybar shows tomat status but CSS styling doesn’t work.

Solution

1. Check CSS class names:

   tomat status | jq .class
   # Should return: "work", "work-paused", "break", etc.
   

2. Verify CSS selectors in waybar style:

   #custom-tomat.work {
     background-color: #ff6b6b;
   }
   
   #custom-tomat.work-paused {
     background-color: #ff9999;
   }
   

3. Test with simple styling:

   #custom-tomat {
     background-color: red; /* Should always apply */
   }