Add the date unit and fix the init-fn order

noether-units.el

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
   (defvar line-unit)
   (defvar buffer-name-unit)
   (defvar time-unit)
+  (defvar date-unit)
   (defvar mode-name-unit)
   (defvar projectile-project-unit)
   (declare-function projectile-project-name "projectile-project-name" ()))
@@ -105,7 +106,7 @@ Emacs knowing."
 (defvar noether--timer nil)
 (defun noether--set-time ()
   "Set the current time to the internal var which is being watched."
-  (setq noether--time (format-time-string "%m-%d %H:%M")))
+  (setq noether--time (format-time-string "%H:%M")))
 
 (defun noether--time-format (_ v _ _)
   "Just return the current time V."
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@ Emacs knowing."
 (noether-defunit time-unit
   "just the time for your bar."
   :label "T:"
-  :len 8
+  :len 5
   :init  (lambda ()
            (setq noether--timer
                  (run-with-timer 1 1 #'noether--set-time)))
@@ -126,6 +127,35 @@ Emacs knowing."
   :var 'noether--time
   :fn #'noether--time-format)
 
+;; ============================================================================
+;; Daet indicator
+;; ============================================================================
+(defvar noether--date "")
+(defvar noether--date-timer nil)
+(defun noether--set-date ()
+  "Set the current date to the internal var which is being watched."
+  (setq noether--date (format-time-string "%m-%d")))
+
+(defun noether--date-format (_ v _ _)
+  "Just return the current date V."
+  v)
+
+
+(noether-defunit date-unit
+  "just the date for your bar."
+  :label "D:"
+  :len 5
+  :init  (lambda ()
+           (noether--set-date)
+           (setq noether--date-timer
+                 (run-with-timer 3600 1 #'noether--set-date)))
+  :deinit (lambda ()
+            (when noether--date-timer
+              (cancel-timer noether--date-timer)))
+
+  :var 'noether--date
+  :fn #'noether--date-format)
+
 ;; ============================================================================
 ;; Mode name
 ;; ============================================================================

noether.el

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 ;;; Code:
 (require 'seq)
 (require 'posframe)
+(require 'subr-x)
 
 (defgroup noether nil
   "The customization group for the noether-mode."
@@ -255,9 +256,6 @@ side BUF and F to it.  It's simple trick to make small a closure."
     (when (null f)
       (error (format "No `fn' in %s" unit)))
 
-    (when init-fn
-      (funcall init-fn))
-
     (when var
       ;; Setup the watcher and the watcher remover
       (add-variable-watcher var updater)
@@ -268,6 +266,10 @@ side BUF and F to it.  It's simple trick to make small a closure."
                    (remove-variable-watcher var updater))
                  (get view-name :watcher-removers))))
 
+    (when init-fn
+      (funcall init-fn))
+    
+
     (put view-name :updaters
          (cons updater (get view-name :updaters)))
 

test-noether.el

@@ -43,8 +43,7 @@
   "A simple and minimalist mode-line like status bar"
   :managed? t
   :buffer "*modeline*"
-  ;;:binding (kbd "C-c 1")
+  :binding (kbd "C-c 1")
-  :timeout 0
   :separator "|"
   :visible? t
   :frame
@@ -53,6 +52,7 @@
    ;;                 (- (frame-outer-height) 40))
    :poshandler #'noether--bottom-right
    :border-width 0
+   ;;:timeout 5
 
    :border-color "#bd93f9")
 
@@ -60,7 +60,9 @@
   (list
    (line-unit :label "")
    (buffer-name-unit :label "B: ")
-   (mode-name-unit :label "M: ")))
+   (mode-name-unit :label "M: ")
+   (time-unit)
+   (date-unit)))
 
 
 (setq noether-views (list mode-line))