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Jalali (Persian/Solar Hijri) calendar module for Waybar with holiday detection, Nowruz countdown, and monthly calendar grid

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waybar-jalali-calendar

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Jalali (Persian/Solar Hijri) calendar module for Waybar.
Works on Sway, Hyprland, and any Wayland compositor using Waybar.

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✨ Features

  • Jalali date in the bar with full Persian text (e.g., ۱۶ خرداد ۱۴۰۵)
  • Calendar grid in tooltip showing the full month with today highlighted
  • Holiday detection — both fixed Jalali holidays (Nowruz, 22 Bahman, etc.) and movable Hijri holidays (Ashura, Ramadan, Eid)
  • Nowruz countdown — shows days remaining until the Persian New Year
  • Year-end countdown — remaining days in the current year
  • Gregorian & Hijri dates in tooltip
  • Click navigation — scroll through months in the tooltip via scroll wheel; click to reset
  • Weekend styling — Friday (جمعه) gets a special CSS class
  • Persian numerals — numbers displayed in Arabic-Indic digits (۰-۹)

⚡ Quick Start

pip install waybar-jalali-calendar

Then add to your Waybar config (see Configuration below).


📦 Installation Options

Using pip (recommended)

pip install waybar-jalali-calendar

From source

git clone https://github.com/sunba91-su/waybar-jalali-calendar.git
cd waybar-jalali-calendar
pip install .

Using pipx (isolated)

git clone https://github.com/sunba91-su/waybar-jalali-calendar.git
cd waybar-jalali-calendar
pipx install .

Using Makefile

make install       # user install
# or
make install-system  # system-wide

Arch Linux (AUR)

# Coming soon — or build from dist/arch/PKGBUILD

🎨 Waybar Configuration

config (~/.config/waybar/config)
"custom/shamsi-date": {
    "exec": "waybar-jalali-calendar",
    "format": "{}",
    "interval": 3600,
    "return-type": "json",
    "signal": 1,
    "on-click": "waybar-jalali-calendar --reset && pkill -SIGRTMIN+1 waybar",
    "on-scroll-up": "waybar-jalali-calendar --next && pkill -SIGRTMIN+1 waybar",
    "on-scroll-down": "waybar-jalali-calendar --prev && pkill -SIGRTMIN+1 waybar"
}
style (~/.config/waybar/style.css)
#custom-shamsi-date {
    font-weight: bold;
    padding: 0 8px;
    margin: 2px 0;
    border-radius: 4px;
}

#custom-shamsi-date.holiday {
    color: #bf616a; /* red for holidays */
}

#custom-shamsi-date.weekend {
    color: #ebcb8b; /* yellow for Friday (Jomeh) */
}

Restart Waybar:

pkill waybar && waybar &
# or, if signals are configured:
pkill -SIGRTMIN+1 waybar

🕹 Usage

Once installed and configured, the calendar appears in your Waybar:

  • Bar text:  ۱۶ خرداد ۱۴۰۵ (current date with Persian digits) — shows a 🎉 icon on holidays
  • Tooltip (hover): Full date info, Hijri date, Nowruz countdown, and a monthly calendar grid with today highlighted
  • Scroll up/down: Navigate through months in the tooltip
  • Click: Reset back to the current month

CLI Commands

waybar-jalali-calendar          # Output Waybar JSON (called by Waybar)
waybar-jalali-calendar --reset  # Reset to current month
waybar-jalali-calendar --next   # Show next month
waybar-jalali-calendar --prev   # Show previous month

📅 Holiday Coverage

Fixed Jalali Holidays

  • Nowruz (1–4 Farvardin)
  • Islamic Republic Day (12 Farvardin)
  • Sizdah Bedar (13 Farvardin)
  • Death of Khomeini (14 Khordad)
  • 15 Khordad Uprising (15 Khordad)
  • Islamic Revolution Victory (22 Bahman)
  • Nationalization of Oil (29 Esfand)

Hijri (Lunar) Holidays

  • Tasua (9 Muharram)
  • Ashura (10 Muharram)
  • Arba'een (20 Safar)
  • Death of Prophet (28 Safar)
  • Martyrdom of Imam Reza (30 Safar)
  • Mab'ath (27 Rajab)
  • Birth of Imam Mahdi (15 Sha'ban)
  • Ramadan (1 Ramadan)
  • Eid al-Fitr (1–2 Shawwal)
  • Eid al-Adha (10 Dhu al-Hijjah)
  • Eid al-Ghadir (18 Dhu al-Hijjah)

🛠 Development

git clone https://github.com/sunba91-su/waybar-jalali-calendar.git
cd waybar-jalali-calendar
pip install -e ".[test]"
python -m pytest tests/ -v --cov

📝 Uninstall

pip uninstall waybar-jalali-calendar
rm -f ${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR:-/tmp}/waybar-jalaly-state  # clean up state file

📄 License

GNU General Public License v3.0 or later. See LICENSE.

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