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See your laptop's charge in bb's sidebar without switching to the menu bar. A battery icon and percentage sit at the right end of the sidebar footer, filled red at 20% or less, yellow up to 50% and green above. A click opens a popup with each device's state and charge, including the phone or tablet you opened bb on when its browser reports a battery. `bb battery status` prints the same reading for terminals and agents. Reads the charge of the machine running the bb server, which must be a Mac; no account or external service.


Overview

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See your laptop's charge without leaving bb: a battery icon and percentage sit at the right end of the sidebar footer.

What you get

  • The charge of the machine running the bb server, refreshed every minute.
  • A battery fill coloured by charge: red at 20% or less, yellow up to 50%, green above.
  • A popup on click with each device's state (charging, on battery, charged) and charge.
  • When you open bb on another device, the popup also shows that device's battery, if its browser reports one (Chrome on Android does; Safari doesn't).
  • Red text at 20% or less while on battery.
  • bb battery status [--json] for terminals and agents.

Requirements

The bb server runs on macOS; the plugin reads pmset -g batt. On other systems it shows a dash.

Privacy

The reading stays on your bb server and its connected clients. Nothing is sent anywhere else.

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