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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+# This is an example module to be used as a template.
+# See https://github.com/ultrabug/py3status/wiki/Write-your-own-modules
+# for more details.
+#
+# NOTE: py3status will NOT execute:
+#     - methods starting with '_'
+#     - methods decorated by @property and @staticmethod
+#
+# NOTE: reserved method names:
+#     - 'kill' method for py3status exit notification
+#     - 'on_click' method for click events from i3bar (read below please)
+#
+# WARNING:
+#
+# Do NOT use print on your modules: py3status will catch any output and discard
+# it silently because this would break your i3bar (see issue #20 for details).
+# Make sure you catch any output from any external program you may call
+# from your module. Any output from an external program cannot be caught and
+# silenced by py3status and will break your i3bar so please, redirect any
+# stdout/stderr to /dev/null for example (see issue #20 for details).
+#
+# CONTRIBUTORS:
+#
+# Contributors are kindly requested to agree to contribute their code under
+# the BSD license to match py3status' one.
+#
+# Any contributor to this module should add his/her name to the @author
+# line, comma separated.
+#
+# DOCSTRING:
+#
+# Fill in the following docstring: it will be parsed by py3status to document
+# your module from the CLI.
+"""
+One-line summary followed by an empty line.
+
+Multi-line description followed by an empty line.
+
+@author <your full name> <your email address>
+@license BSD
+"""
+
+# import your useful libs here
+from time import time
+
+
+class Py3status:
+    """
+    The Py3status class name is mendatory.
+
+    Below you list all the available configuration parameters and their
+    default value for your module which can be overwritten by users
+    directly from their i3status config.
+
+    This examples features only one parameter which is 'cache_timeout'
+    and is set to 10 seconds (0 would mean no cache).
+    """
+
+    # available configuration parameters
+    cache_timeout = 10
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        """
+        This is the class constructor which will be executed once.
+        """
+        pass
+
+    def kill(self, i3s_output_list, i3s_config):
+        """
+        This method will be called upon py3status exit.
+        """
+        pass
+
+    def on_click(self, i3s_output_list, i3s_config, event):
+        """
+        This method should only be used for ADVANCED and very specific usages.
+
+        Read the 'Handle click events directly from your i3status config'
+        article from the py3status wiki:
+            https://github.com/ultrabug/py3status/wiki/
+
+        This method will be called when a click event occurs on this module's
+        output on the i3bar.
+
+        Example 'event' json object:
+        {'y': 13, 'x': 17, 'button': 1, 'name': 'example', 'instance': 'first'}
+        """
+        pass
+
+    def example_method(self, i3s_output_list, i3s_config):
+        """
+        This method will return an empty text message
+        so it will NOT be displayed on your i3bar.
+
+        If you want something displayed you should write something
+        in the 'full_text' key of your response.
+
+        See the i3bar protocol spec for more information:
+        http://i3wm.org/docs/i3bar-protocol.html
+        """
+        response = {
+            'cached_until': time() + self.cache_timeout,
+            'full_text': ''
+        }
+        return response
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    """
+    Test this module by calling it directly.
+    This SHOULD work before contributing your module please.
+    """
+    from time import sleep
+    x = Py3status()
+    config = {
+        'color_bad': '#FF0000',
+        'color_degraded': '#FFFF00',
+        'color_good': '#00FF00'
+    }
+    while True:
+        print(x.empty([], config))
+        sleep(1)