Game controler battery status script added. This works with PS4 controlers by default, and probably other batteries if you set the path in the script itself.

i38.sh

@@ -373,6 +373,7 @@ bindsym e exec $textEditor, mode "default"
 bindsym f exec $fileBrowser, mode "default"
 # Web browser bound to w
 bindsym w exec $webBrowser, mode "default"
+bindsym g exec ${i3Path}/scripts/game_controler.sh -s, mode "default"
 $(if command -v mumble &> /dev/null ; then
     echo "bindsym m exec $(command -v mumble), mode \"default\""
 fi)
@@ -425,6 +426,7 @@ bindsym \$mod+e exec $textEditor
 bindsym \$mod+f exec $fileBrowser
 # Web browser bound to $mod+w
 bindsym \$mod+w exec $webBrowser
+bindsym \$mod+g exec ${i3Path}/scripts/game_controler.sh -s, mode "default"
 $(if command -v mumble &> /dev/null ; then
     echo "bindsym \$mod+m exec $(command -v mumble)"
 fi)

scripts/game_controler.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Add this to your crontab to have battery status automatically reported when it starts getting low
+# */10 * * * * XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/1000 /home/user/.config/i3/scripts/game_controler.sh
+
+# Set the name to your battery here.
+# If not set, it will be automatically detected.
+batteryName=""
+
+if [[ "$batteryName" == "" ]]; then
+    batteryName="$(find /sys/class/power_supply -name 'sony_controller_battery_*' | cut -d/ -f5)"
+fi
+
+# If there's no file, we don't check it.
+if [[ ! -f "/sys/class/power_supply/${batteryName}/capacity" ]]; then
+    spd-say -P important -Cw "Battery not found."
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+oldPercent="$(tail -1 "$0" | tr -cd '[:digit:]')"
+oldPercent="${oldPercent:-0}"
+
+percent=$(cat "/sys/class/power_supply/${batteryName}/capacity" | tr -cd '[:digit:]')
+status="$(cat "/sys/class/power_supply/${batteryName}/status")"
+
+# If status is requested, give it and exit.
+if [[ "$1" == "-s" || "$1" == "--status" ]]; then
+    spd-say -P important -Cw "Battery ${percent} percent, ${status,,}."
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+if [[ $percent -ne $oldPercent && $percent -gt 10 ]]; then
+    spd-say "Battery $(</sys/class/power_supply/${batteryName}/capacity) percent."
+fi
+
+if [[ $percent -le 10 ]]; then
+    spd-say "Battery $(</sys/class/power_supply/${batteryName}/capacity) percent."
+fi
+
+if [[ "$status" == "Full" ]]; then
+    spd-say "Battery $(</sys/class/power_supply/${batteryName}/capacity) percent, ${status,,}."
+fi
+
+# remove the last line of the file and update it with the new percentage.
+lastLine="$(grep -n '^exit 0' $0)"
+# Convert lastLine to a number andd increment it by 1.
+lastLine=${lastLine%%:*}
+lastLine=$((lastLine + 1))
+sed -i "${lastLine}"',$d' $0
+echo "$percent" >> "$0"
+
+exit 0
+50