added wifi essid

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 404977fbdb746932ace82fa8f947eeef8610fdf8..8e3002da348c155916f3f90084dcdca7168f45ff 100644 (file)
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ The following information is included:
 - ram numbers (free ram, percentage, total ram and used ram)
 - temperature
 - volume percentage (alsa)
-- wifi percentage
+- wifi percentage and essid
 
 Multiple entries per function are supported and everything can be reordered and customized via the C header file config.h (similar to DWM).
 

diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index c9da3143d4237037b05c346122e5bc9cd9865e88..5576936c7406cc71b72429d43053f94094186d5c 100644 (file)
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ static unsigned int update_interval = 1;
 - uid (uid of current user) [argument: NULL]
 - username (username of current user) [argument: NULL]
 - vol_perc (alsa volume and mute status in percent) [argument: soundcard]
-- wifi_perc (wifi signal in percent) [argument: wifi card interface name] */
+- wifi_perc (wifi signal in percent) [argument: wifi card interface name]
+- wifi_essid (wifi essid) [argument: wifi card interface name] */
 static const struct arg args[] = {
     /* function     format          argument */
     { wifi_perc,    "wifi %4s | ",  "wlp3s0" },

diff --git a/slstatus.c b/slstatus.c
index b74faa685f1c598d7e15b1643ac8fa49d3a6facf..505f25d7dab88203c36caf2505fae75e8824e246 100644 (file)
--- a/slstatus.c
+++ b/slstatus.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <ifaddrs.h>
 #include <limits.h>
+#include <linux/wireless.h>
 #include <locale.h>
 #include <netdb.h>
 #include <pwd.h>
@@ -13,10 +14,11 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
-#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/ioctl.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <sys/statvfs.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
 #include <time.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <X11/Xlib.h>
@@ -666,6 +668,45 @@ wifi_perc(const char *wificard)
     return smprintf("%d%%", strength);
 }
 
+/* wifi essid */
+char *
+wifi_essid(const char *wificard)
+{
+    char *id = malloc(IW_ESSID_MAX_SIZE+1);
+    if (id == NULL) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Cannot get ESSID.");
+        return smprintf("n/a");
+    }
+    int sockfd;
+    struct iwreq wreq;
+
+    /* prepare */
+    memset(&wreq, 0, sizeof(struct iwreq));
+    wreq.u.essid.length = IW_ESSID_MAX_SIZE+1;
+
+    /* set the interface */
+    sprintf(wreq.ifr_name, wificard);
+
+    /* check */
+    if((sockfd = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, 0)) == -1) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Cannot open socket for interface: %s\n", wificard);
+        return smprintf("n/a");
+    }
+    wreq.u.essid.pointer = id;
+    if (ioctl(sockfd,SIOCGIWESSID, &wreq) == -1) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Get ESSID ioctl failed for interface %s\n", wificard);
+        return smprintf("n/a");
+    }
+
+    /* return the essid */
+    if (strcmp((char *)wreq.u.essid.pointer, "") == 0) {
+        return smprintf("n/a");
+    }
+    else {
+        return smprintf("%s", (char *)wreq.u.essid.pointer);
+    }
+}
+
 /* main function */
 int
 main(void)

diff --git a/slstatus.h b/slstatus.h
index 6f70a7b3c9443d9b042d471fc16853303473c6aa..7d0d88748ba091709cb7b1474e67c124b71a4476 100644 (file)
--- a/slstatus.h
+++ b/slstatus.h
@@ -35,3 +35,4 @@ char *uid(const char*);
 char *username(const char*);
 char *vol_perc(const char *);
 char *wifi_perc(const char *);
+char *wifi_essid(const char *);