start making a proper module from vdstatus.py, also properly use configparser

conf.ini

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 [main]
-plugins = day,time
 
 [day]
 plugin = date
+color = red
 format = %%A %%d
 
 [time]

plugins/date.py

@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 import time
 
 
-def run(conf):
+def run(config, section):
-    fmt = conf['format']
+    fmt = config.get(section, 'format')
-    return time.strftime(fmt)
+    result = dict()
+    if config.has_option(section, 'color'):
+        result['color'] = config.get(section, 'color')
+    result['full_text'] = time.strftime(fmt)
+    return result

vdstatus.py

@@ -1,23 +1,22 @@
+import json
 import os
 import configparser
 import importlib
 import plugins
 
 
-def get_plugins(config):
-    result = list()
-    for element in config['main']['plugins'].split(','):
-        result.append(config[element])
-    return result
-
 DEFAULT_CONFIG = os.path.join(os.environ['HOME'], 'IdeaProjects/vdstatus/conf.ini')
 
 configuration = configparser.ConfigParser()
 configuration.read(DEFAULT_CONFIG)
 
-plugin_list = get_plugins(configuration)
 
-for plugin in plugin_list:
+def run_plugins():
-    plugin_name = '.' + plugin['plugin']
+    outputs = list()
+    for section in configuration.sections():
+        if section == 'main':
+            continue
+        plugin_name = '.' + configuration.get(section, 'plugin')
         plugin_module = importlib.import_module(plugin_name, 'plugins')
-    print(plugin_module.run(plugin))
+        outputs.append(plugin_module.run(configuration, section))
+    print(json.dumps(outputs) + ',')

vdstatus_i3

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3 -u