Is it possible to get the original statusline text?

[jZhangTk]

Some plugins write to statusline. For example, vial-http writes http response to statusline (using python).

    win.options['statusline'] = 'Response: {} {} {}ms {}ms {}'.format(
        rctx.response.status, rctx.response.reason,
        rctx.ctime, rctx.rtime, sizeof_fmt(size))

When lightline is disabled, I'm able to see the text and get it in &statusline. However, if lightline is enabled, &statusline is replaced by lightline and I can't get the text anywhere.

Is it possible to create a component (or something) to hold the original statusline text when something to the statusline so that it can be displayed in lightline?

[itchyny]

The extensibility of lightline can be achieved by the exported APIs of other plugins. It is impossible to use the original statusline text. Recommendation is to create a function component using the function (or variables) of that plugin, or if there isn't, propose the plugin author to add APIs for obtaining the information.

[jZhangTk]

That makes total sense. Funny enough, I actually created a variable in my local to work around it 😄 I'll suggest it and create a PR in vial-http.