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In this ecosystem

Section titled “In this ecosystem”
  • SystemNix — the NixOS fleet this module was extracted from (gen 904 ran it first).
  • Quickshell — the QML shell runtime the banner renders in.

Consumers

Section titled “Consumers”
  • contrib/offline-banner-waybar — a reference waybar widget reading the banner’s JSON state file with fail-closed freshness semantics (see Observability).

Alternatives, honestly compared

Section titled “Alternatives, honestly compared”
  • NetworkManager applets/widgets — read NM’s connectivity state, which is wrong on NM-unmanaged uplinks (static-IP ethernet, bridges). offline-banner probes the kernel and the internet directly.
  • Full network monitors (conky, nastat-style panels) — graphs and history; different job. offline-banner is one boolean, honestly displayed.