Syncs the latest two entries from Nightscout to a file the can be consumed by your command line prompt (a.k.a. $PS1).
Preferred installation is by downloading a pre-compiled binary for your platform:
If there is no binary for your platform, or you would simply like to install
from source, you may install from the npm registry:
$ npm install -g nightscout-ps1The flags for usage of nightscout-ps1 are listed here, however it is highly
recommended that you set up the daemon as a "service" for your operating system.
$ nightscout-ps1 -n "my-nightscout-url.com" -c ~/.nightscout-ps1.envReplace my-nightscout-url.com with the actual URL to your own Nightscout
deployment.
| Flag | Description |
|---|---|
--cache-file/-c |
Path to write the latest reading file. Must end in .env or .json, and may be specified more than once.Defaults to ~/.nightscout-ps1.env. |
--nightscout/-n |
URL of your Nightscout deployment. |
cp service/io.n8.nightscout-ps1.plist ~/Library/LaunchAgents/
launchctl load ~/Library/LaunchAgents/io.n8.nightscout-ps1.plistThen see Configuring your PS1 below.
cp service/nightscout-ps1.service /etc/systemd/system/
sudo systemd start nightscout-ps1
sudo systemd enable nightscout-ps1Then see Configuring your PS1 below.
Check out this blog post by Scott Hanselman to setup as a Windows Service:
Visualizing your real-time blood sugar values AND a Git Prompt on Windows PowerShell and Linux Bash
First, install import.
Second, add the following to your .bashrc file:
. "$(which import)"
import "tootallnate/nightscout-ps1@3.1.0"
export PS1="\$(nightscout_ps1) \$ "Be sure to add further customizations to your PS1 to your liking!
The --cache-file/-c flag determines how to format the output file based on the
file extension. These are the supported format types:
Formatted with key=value pairs that may be source or eval'd in a shell
script (i.e. your .bashrc file). Example.
Formatted as a JSON file, which may consumed by jq or other related tools.
Example.