i3status + awesome wm

.i3status.conf

general {
    output_format = none
    interval = 0
}

order += "run_watch DHCP"
order += "wireless _first_"
order += "ethernet _first_"
order += "battery 1"
order += "battery 0"

wireless _first_ {
        format_up = "W: (%quality at %essid) %ip"
        format_down = "W: down"
}

ethernet _first_ {
        format_up = "E: %ip (%speed)"
        format_down = "E: down"
}

battery 0 {
        last_full_capacity = true
        integer_battery_capacity = true
        format_down = "No battery"
        status_chr = "⚇"
        status_bat = "⚡"
        status_full = "☻"
        hide_seconds = true
        format = "B1: %status %percentage %remaining"
}

battery 1 {
        last_full_capacity = true
        integer_battery_capacity = true
        format_down = "No battery"
        status_chr = "⚇"
        status_bat = "⚡"
        status_full = "☻"
        hide_seconds = true
        format = "B0: %status %percentage %remaining"
}

run_watch DHCP {
        pidfile = "/var/run/dhcpcd*.pid"
}

i3status.lua

local setmetatable = setmetatable
local io = require("io")
local textbox = require("wibox.widget.textbox")
local capi = { timer = timer }

local i3status = { mt = {} }

function read_status()
    local p = io.popen("i3status")
    local status = p:read()
    p:close()
    return " " .. status .. " |"
end

function i3status.new(format, timeout)
    local timeout = timeout or 60

    local w = textbox()
    local timer = capi.timer { timeout = timeout }
    timer:connect_signal("timeout", function() w:set_markup(read_status()) end)
    timer:start()
    timer:emit_signal("timeout")
    return w
end

function i3status.mt:__call(...)
    return i3status.new(...)
end

return setmetatable(i3status, i3status.mt)

Nice solution!

@chr1swallace:
Save i3status.lua to ~/.config/awesome/i3status.lua
Add to ~/.config/awesome/rc.lua something like this

local i3status = require("i3status")
...
right_layout:add(i3status())