get rid of vdstatus.py as a module since we will not have to write separate scripts

vdstatus

@@ -1,7 +1,15 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python3 -u
 from sys import argv
 import argparse
-import vdstatus
+import configparser
+import importlib
+import json
+import os
+import plugins
+import time
+
+
+DEFAULT_CONFIG = os.path.join(os.environ['HOME'], '.config/vdstatus/conf.ini')
 
 
 def parse_arguments(arguments=argv[1:]):
@@ -13,9 +21,59 @@ def parse_arguments(arguments=argv[1:]):
     return p.parse_args(arguments)
 
 
+def load_plugins(config):
+    plugins_loaded = list()
+    config.remove_section('main')
+    for section in config.sections():
+        plugin_name = config.get(section, 'plugin')
+        plugin_id = len(plugins_loaded)
+        module = importlib.import_module('.' + plugin_name, 'plugins')
+        thread_object = module.PluginThread(section, config, plugin_id)
+        plugins_loaded.append(thread_object)
+    return plugins_loaded
+
+
+def format_i3wm(inputs):
+    return json.dumps(inputs) + ','
+
+
+def format_term(inputs):
+    return_info = list()
+    for item in inputs:
+        return_info.append(item['full_text'])
+    return ' \033[1m|\033[0m '.join(return_info)
+
+
+def run_plugins(config_file=DEFAULT_CONFIG):
+    configuration = configparser.ConfigParser()
+    configuration.read(config_file)
+    output_format = configuration.get('main', 'format', fallback='term')
+
+    if output_format == 'i3':
+        print('{"version":1}\n[')
+        format_outputs = format_i3wm
+    # default to terminal output
+    else:
+        format_outputs = format_term
+
+    plugins_l = load_plugins(configuration)
+    for plugin in plugins_l:
+        plugin.start()
+
+    # give plugins some time to fill the outputs
+    time.sleep(0.1)
+
+    while True:
+        outputs = list()
+        for plugin in plugins_l:
+            outputs.append(plugin.status)
+        print(format_outputs(outputs))
+        time.sleep(1)
+
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     args = parse_arguments()
     if args.config is not None:
-        vdstatus.run_plugins(args.config)
+        run_plugins(args.config)
     else:
-        vdstatus.run_plugins()
+        run_plugins()

vdstatus.py

@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-import json
-import os
-import configparser
-import importlib
-import plugins
-import time
-
-
-DEFAULT_CONFIG = os.path.join(os.environ['HOME'], '.config/vdstatus/conf.ini')
-
-
-def load_plugins(config):
-    plugins_loaded = list()
-    config.remove_section('main')
-    for section in config.sections():
-        plugin_name = config.get(section, 'plugin')
-        plugin_id = len(plugins_loaded)
-        module = importlib.import_module('.' + plugin_name, 'plugins')
-        thread_object = module.PluginThread(section, config, plugin_id)
-        plugins_loaded.append(thread_object)
-    return plugins_loaded
-
-
-def format_i3wm(inputs):
-    return json.dumps(inputs) + ','
-
-
-def format_term(inputs):
-    return_info = list()
-    for item in inputs:
-        return_info.append(item['full_text'])
-    return ' \033[1m|\033[0m '.join(return_info)
-
-
-def run_plugins(config_file=DEFAULT_CONFIG):
-    configuration = configparser.ConfigParser()
-    configuration.read(config_file)
-    output_format = configuration.get('main', 'format', fallback='term')
-
-    if output_format == 'i3':
-        print('{"version":1}\n[')
-        format_outputs = format_i3wm
-    # default to terminal output
-    else:
-        format_outputs = format_term
-
-    plugins_l = load_plugins(configuration)
-    for plugin in plugins_l:
-        plugin.start()
-
-    while True:
-        outputs = list()
-        for plugin in plugins_l:
-            outputs.append(plugin.status)
-        print(format_outputs(outputs))
-        time.sleep(1)