error: Disabling module "kdeconnect" (reason: Missing parameter "module/kdeconnect.type") about polybar-kdeconnect

[haideralipunjabi]

I don't see a problem in your config. Can you post your complete config file? I will try running that.

[aslmx]

So.... apparently i don't have access to the computer that i had the problem with yesterday (i'll paste it's polybar config this evening, hopefully).

But i just tried to reproduce this at work and it is really becoming weird.

I know we should not mix defects, but as the way of reproducing this is almost equal to the above problem, i thought it might be okay, also the error still is about the module type parameter.

Reproduction:
So i git-cloned your repo, copied the script to my polybar config folder and did the exact same steps as at home to configure it. That means, copy the snippet from readme.md, paste it somewhere between the other modules and add the module to the bar.

Here is what happens when i run polybar:
` Loading config: /home/sebastian/.config/polybar/config
error: Duplicate key name "type" defined on line 138

• Waiting for spawned processes to end
• Reached end of application...`

Here the full config, notice the kdeconnect config in line ~138

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[colors]
;background = ${xrdb:color0:#222}
background = #222
background-alt = #444
;foreground = ${xrdb:color7:#222}
foreground = #dfdfdf
foreground-alt = #555
primary = #ffb52a
secondary = #e60053
alert = #bd2c40

[bar/example]
;monitor = ${env:MONITOR:HDMI-1}
width = 100%
height = 27
;offset-x = 1%
;offset-y = 1%
radius = 4.0
fixed-center = false

background = ${colors.background}
foreground = ${colors.foreground}

line-size = 5
line-color = #f00

border-size = 1
border-color = #00000000

padding-left = 0
padding-right = 0
padding-top = 0

module-margin-left = 1
module-margin-right = 2

font-0 = fixed:pixelsize=8;1
font-1 = unifont:fontformat=truetype:size=8:antialias=false;0
font-2 = siji:pixelsize=8;1
font-3 = FontAwesome:pixelsize=8;1
font-4 = 3270Medium Nerd Font
,font-5 = Noto Color Emoji:pixelsize=8;1
font-5 = Noto Color Emoji:scale=10;

modules-left = bspwm info-pingrtt1 info-pingrtt2 system-uptime-pretty kdeconnect
modules-center = mpd
modules-right = filesystem xbacklight alsa pulseaudio memory cpu wlan eth eth1 battery temperature date powermenu

tray-position = right
tray-padding = 2
;tray-background = #0063ff

;wm-restack = bspwm
;wm-restack = i3

;override-redirect = true

;scroll-up = bspwm-desknext
;scroll-down = bspwm-deskprev

;scroll-up = i3wm-wsnext
;scroll-down = i3wm-wsprev

cursor-click = pointer
cursor-scroll = ns-resize

[module/xwindow]
type = internal/xwindow
label = %title:0:30:...%

[module/xkeyboard]
type = internal/xkeyboard
blacklist-0 = num lock

format-prefix = " "
format-prefix-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}
format-prefix-underline = ${colors.secondary}

label-layout = %layout%
label-layout-underline = ${colors.secondary}

label-indicator-padding = 2
label-indicator-margin = 1
label-indicator-background = ${colors.secondary}
label-indicator-underline = ${colors.secondary}

[module/filesystem]
type = internal/fs
interval = 25

mount-0 = /

label-mounted = %{F#0a81f5}%mountpoint%%{F-}: %percentage_used%% used
label-unmounted = %mountpoint% not mounted
label-unmounted-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}

[module/bspwm]
type = internal/bspwm

label-focused = %index%
label-focused-background = ${colors.background-alt}
label-focused-underline= ${colors.primary}
label-focused-padding = 2

label-occupied = %index%
label-occupied-padding = 2

label-urgent = %index%!
label-urgent-background = ${colors.alert}
label-urgent-padding = 2

label-empty = %index%
label-empty-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}
label-empty-padding = 2

; Separator in between workspaces
; label-separator = |

[module/kdeconnect]
type = custom/script
exec = ~/.config/polybar/polybar-kdeconnect.sh -d
tail = true

[module/info-pingrtt1]
type = custom/script
exec = ~/.config/polybar/info-pingrtt2.sh 192.168.2.1
interval = 3

[module/info-pingrtt2]
type = custom/script
exec = ~/.config/polybar/info-pingrtt2.sh google.com
interval = 3

[module/system-uptime-pretty]
type = custom/script
exec = ~/.config/polybar/system-uptime-pretty.sh
interval = 2

[module/i3]
type = internal/i3
format =
index-sort = true
wrapping-scroll = false

; Only show workspaces on the same output as the bar
;pin-workspaces = true

label-mode-padding = 2
label-mode-foreground = #000
label-mode-background = ${colors.primary}

; focused = Active workspace on focused monitor
label-focused = %index%
label-focused-background = ${module/bspwm.label-focused-background}
label-focused-underline = ${module/bspwm.label-focused-underline}
label-focused-padding = ${module/bspwm.label-focused-padding}

; unfocused = Inactive workspace on any monitor
label-unfocused = %index%
label-unfocused-padding = ${module/bspwm.label-occupied-padding}

; visible = Active workspace on unfocused monitor
label-visible = %index%
label-visible-background = ${self.label-focused-background}
label-visible-underline = ${self.label-focused-underline}
label-visible-padding = ${self.label-focused-padding}

; urgent = Workspace with urgency hint set
label-urgent = %index%
label-urgent-background = ${module/bspwm.label-urgent-background}
label-urgent-padding = ${module/bspwm.label-urgent-padding}

; Separator in between workspaces
; label-separator = |

[module/mpd]
type = internal/mpd
format-online =

icon-prev = 
icon-stop = 
icon-play = 
icon-pause = 
icon-next = 

label-song-maxlen = 25
label-song-ellipsis = true

[module/xbacklight]
type = internal/xbacklight

format =
label = BL

bar-width = 10
bar-indicator = |
bar-indicator-foreground = #fff
bar-indicator-font = 2
bar-fill = ─
bar-fill-font = 2
bar-fill-foreground = #9f78e1
bar-empty = ─
bar-empty-font = 2
bar-empty-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}

[module/backlight-acpi]
inherit = module/xbacklight
type = internal/backlight
card = intel_backlight

[module/cpu]
type = internal/cpu
interval = 2
format-prefix = " "
format-prefix-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}
format-underline = #f90000
label = CPU %percentage:2%%

[module/memory]
type = internal/memory
interval = 2
format-prefix = " "
format-prefix-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}
format-underline = #4bffdc
label = MEM %percentage_used%%

[module/wlan]
type = internal/network
interface = net1
interval = 3.0

format-connected =
format-connected-underline = #9f78e1
label-connected = %essid%

format-disconnected =
;format-disconnected =
;format-disconnected-underline = ${self.format-connected-underline}
;label-disconnected = %ifname% disconnected
;label-disconnected-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}

ramp-signal-0 = 
ramp-signal-1 = 
ramp-signal-2 = 
ramp-signal-3 = 
ramp-signal-4 = 
ramp-signal-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}

[module/eth]
type = internal/network
interface = enp0s8
interval = 3.0

format-connected-underline = #55aa55
format-connected-prefix = "enp0s8  "
format-connected-prefix-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}
label-connected = %local_ip%

format-disconnected =
;format-disconnected =
;format-disconnected-underline = ${self.format-connected-underline}
;label-disconnected = %ifname% disconnected
;label-disconnected-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}

[module/eth1]
type = internal/network
interface = enp0s9
interval = 3.0

format-connected-underline = #55aa55
format-connected-prefix = "enp0s9  "
format-connected-prefix-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}
label-connected = %local_ip%

;format-disconnected =
format-disconnected =
format-disconnected-underline = ${self.format-connected-underline}
;label-disconnected = %ifname% disconnected
;label-disconnected-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}

[module/date]
type = internal/date
interval = 1

date = "%Y-%m-%d"
date-alt = " %Y-%m-%d"

time = %H:%M
time-alt = %H:%M:%S

format-prefix = 
format-prefix-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}
format-underline = #0a6cf5

label = %date% %time%

[module/pulseaudio]
type = internal/pulseaudio

format-volume =
label-volume = VOL %percentage%%
label-volume-foreground = ${root.foreground}

label-muted = 🔇 muted
label-muted-foreground = #666

bar-volume-width = 10
bar-volume-foreground-0 = #55aa55
bar-volume-foreground-1 = #55aa55
bar-volume-foreground-2 = #55aa55
bar-volume-foreground-3 = #55aa55
bar-volume-foreground-4 = #55aa55
bar-volume-foreground-5 = #f5a70a
bar-volume-foreground-6 = #ff5555
bar-volume-gradient = false
bar-volume-indicator = |
bar-volume-indicator-font = 2
bar-volume-fill = ─
bar-volume-fill-font = 2
bar-volume-empty = ─
bar-volume-empty-font = 2
bar-volume-empty-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}

[module/alsa]
type = internal/alsa

format-volume =
label-volume = VOL
label-volume-foreground = ${root.foreground}

format-muted-prefix = " "
format-muted-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}
label-muted = sound muted

bar-volume-width = 10
bar-volume-foreground-0 = #55aa55
bar-volume-foreground-1 = #55aa55
bar-volume-foreground-2 = #55aa55
bar-volume-foreground-3 = #55aa55
bar-volume-foreground-4 = #55aa55
bar-volume-foreground-5 = #f5a70a
bar-volume-foreground-6 = #ff5555
bar-volume-gradient = false
bar-volume-indicator = |
bar-volume-indicator-font = 2
bar-volume-fill = ─
bar-volume-fill-font = 2
bar-volume-empty = ─
bar-volume-empty-font = 2
bar-volume-empty-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}

[module/battery]
type = internal/battery
battery = BAT0
adapter = AC
full-at = 98

format-charging =
format-charging-underline = #ffb52a

format-discharging =
format-discharging-underline = ${self.format-charging-underline}

format-full-prefix = " "
format-full-prefix-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}
format-full-underline = ${self.format-charging-underline}

ramp-capacity-0 = 
ramp-capacity-1 = 
ramp-capacity-2 = 
ramp-capacity-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}

animation-charging-0 = 
animation-charging-1 = 
animation-charging-2 = 
animation-charging-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}
animation-charging-framerate = 750

animation-discharging-0 = 
animation-discharging-1 = 
animation-discharging-2 = 
animation-discharging-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}
animation-discharging-framerate = 750

[module/temperature]
type = internal/temperature
thermal-zone = 0
warn-temperature = 60

format =
format-underline = #f50a4d
format-warn =
format-warn-underline = ${self.format-underline}

label = %temperature-c%
label-warn = %temperature-c%
label-warn-foreground = ${colors.secondary}

ramp-0 = 
ramp-1 = 
ramp-2 = 
ramp-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}

[module/powermenu]
type = custom/menu

expand-right = true

format-spacing = 1

label-open = 
label-open-foreground = ${colors.secondary}
label-close =  cancel
label-close-foreground = ${colors.secondary}
label-separator = |
label-separator-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}

menu-0-0 = reboot
menu-0-0-exec = menu-open-1
menu-0-1 = power off
menu-0-1-exec = menu-open-2

menu-1-0 = cancel
menu-1-0-exec = menu-open-0
menu-1-1 = reboot
menu-1-1-exec = sudo reboot

menu-2-0 = power off
menu-2-0-exec = sudo poweroff
menu-2-1 = cancel
menu-2-1-exec = menu-open-0

[settings]
screenchange-reload = true
;compositing-background = xor
;compositing-background = screen
;compositing-foreground = source
;compositing-border = over
;pseudo-transparency = false

[global/wm]
margin-top = 0
margin-bottom = 0

; vim:ft=dosini`

I appreciate your offer to have a look. Would be really cool to have kdeconnect in polybar.

(I just want to mention i discovered polybar more yesterday and build everything around the example bar ;). I have changed the ping-rtt script from the scripts repo to allow to be passed the hostnames via parameter, so that i can have more than one host easily, the rest is pretty much standard I'd say)

[haideralipunjabi]

I tried the script and the module worked fine for me.
I just needed to add the following line below the other fonts
font-6 = "Iosevka Nerd Font:pixelsize=13;3"

Btw, I am running Polybar 3.3.0 , what version are you running?

[aslmx]

$ polybar --version
polybar 3.3.0-92-g7724c4d
Features: +alsa +curl -i3 +mpd +network(wireless-tools) +pulseaudio +xkeyboard

[haideralipunjabi]

Can you try this script? This is the bare minimum from example with only my module.

[colors]
;background = ${xrdb:color0:#222}
background = #222
background-alt = #444
;foreground = ${xrdb:color7:#222}
foreground = #dfdfdf
foreground-alt = #555
primary = #ffb52a
secondary = #e60053
alert = #bd2c40

[bar/example]
;monitor = ${env:MONITOR:HDMI-1}
width = 100%
height = 27
;offset-x = 1%
;offset-y = 1%
radius = 6.0
fixed-center = false

background = ${colors.background}
foreground = ${colors.foreground}

line-size = 3
line-color = #f00

border-size = 4
border-color = #00000000

padding-left = 0
padding-right = 2

module-margin-left = 1
module-margin-right = 2


font-0 = "Iosevka Nerd Font:pixelsize=13;3"

modules-center = kdeconnect
 
[module/kdeconnect]
type = custom/script
exec =  ~/.config/polybar/polybar-kdeconnect.sh -d
label-font = 3
format-background=#fff
format-padding= 2
tail = true

This will tell if its my module or some other thing that is creating the issue.
This script works fine for me.

[aslmx]

Hi,

well it loads fine now, without any error. Thanks so far...

So, I'm gonna spend some time gradually changing my config and see where it breaks...

But what is it actually supposed to do? it just shows a white rectangular area...

polybar output is:

warn: Dropping unmatched character  (U+f61f)
and
No matching input area found (btn=1)
when i click it.

[haideralipunjabi]

You are missing the font Iosevka Nerd Font

[aslmx]

Thanks for the hint. Sorry to bother some more...
I have installed a version i found and it is loaded and now shows the smartphone icon. But still no menu :(

[haideralipunjabi]

What color is the icon? Can you use KDE Connect with the KDE Connect Settings app?

[aslmx]

Can't remeber on the icon color, but kdeconnect itself was working fine at the same time.

[haideralipunjabi]

No menu indicated that the phone is paired but not reachable.

[mahedi-p]

~/.config/polybar/cuts/polybar-kdeconnect.sh: line 56: -1: substring expression < 0 i am faching the error

[valkur5]

~/.config/polybar/cuts/polybar-kdeconnect.sh: line 56: -1: substring expression < 0 i am faching the error

I solved it installing qdbus-qt5 in debian 12

[haideralipunjabi]

I solved it installing qdbus-qt5 in debian 12

Yes, I have that as a requirement in README