From 003c28548cbd867f45cc5ac7d94b97fcd5706fe3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Cyril Levis <levis.cyril@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 8 Jul 2018 15:38:33 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] wip

---
 py3status/core.py   | 33 +++++++++++++++++++--------------
 py3status/module.py |  6 ++++--
 2 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)

diff --git a/py3status/core.py b/py3status/core.py
index a66b6ecd8a..04929b9387 100644
--- a/py3status/core.py
+++ b/py3status/core.py
@@ -950,21 +950,26 @@ def process_module_output(self, module):
                 if 'color' not in output:
                     output['color'] = color
 
-            if 'short_text' not in output:
-                if not short_format and output['full_text']:
+            if 'short_text' not in output and short_format:
+                if 'full_text' in output:
                     full_text = output['full_text']
-                    if max_size and int(max_size) >= 1:
-                        short = full_text[:max_size] if len(full_text) > int(max_size) else full_text
-                        short = short + '..' if len(short + '..') < len(full_text) else short
-                        output['short_text'] = short
-                    elif max_size and isinstance(max_size, str):
-                        size = int((len(full_text) + 1) / 2)
-                        short = full_text[:size]
-                        short = short + '..' if len(short + '..') < len(full_text) else short
-                        output['short_text'] = short
-
-        # Create the json string output.
-        return ','.join([dumps(x) for x in outputs])
+                    if max_size:
+                        if isinstance(max_size, bool):
+                            max_size = int((len(full_text) + 1) / 2)
+                            self.log(max_size)
+                            short = full_text[:int(max_size)]
+                            self.log(short)
+                            short = short + '..' if len(short + '..') < len(full_text) else short
+                            self.log(short)
+                            output['short_text'] = short
+                        elif isinstance(max_size, int):
+                            short = full_text[:max_size] if len(full_text) > int(max_size) else full_text
+                            short = short + '..' if len(short + '..') < len(full_text) else short
+                            output['short_text'] = short
+
+        ret = ','.join([dumps(x) for x in outputs])
+        self.log(ret)
+        return ret
 
     def i3bar_stop(self, signum, frame):
         self.i3bar_running = False
diff --git a/py3status/module.py b/py3status/module.py
index dc64363f9d..76c6265148 100644
--- a/py3status/module.py
+++ b/py3status/module.py
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ def error_output(self, message, method_affected=None):
 
         error = {
             'full_text': message,
+            'short_text': message,
             'color': color,
             'instance': self.module_inst,
             'name': self.module_name,
@@ -282,7 +283,7 @@ def set_updated(self):
                 output.extend(data)
             else:
                 # if the output is not 'valid' then don't add it.
-                if data.get('full_text') or 'separator' in data:
+                if data.get('full_text') or data.get('short_text') or 'separator' in data:
                     if self.testing:
                         data['cached_until'] = method.get('cached_until')
                     output.append(data)
@@ -688,7 +689,8 @@ def deprecation_log(item):
                                 'instance': None,
                                 'last_output': {
                                     'name': method,
-                                    'full_text': ''
+                                    'full_text': '',
+                                    'short_text': ''
                                 },
                                 'method': method,
                                 'name': None