Default variable value not being honoured on first run

[Joshfindit]

When modifying the Network/bandwidth_primary.1s.sh plugin (matryer/xbar-plugins#1566)

I set the variable as documented:
<xbar.var>string(VAR_NETWORK_INTERFACE="en0"): The interface to track (Usual interface for MacOS wifi is en0)</xbar.var>

Then closed and reopened xbar, and browsed to to Plugin Browser.
It did show successfully:

However, 001-bandwidth.1s.sh.vars.json was not created and the variable was not passed in to the plugin.
(Verified by echoing ${VAR_NETWORK_INTERFACE})

I had to change the value in xbar before it created 001-bandwidth.1s.sh.vars.json then change it back to en0 to track the proper interface.

[matryer]

Hey @Joshfindit thanks for reporting this, I think you found a bug where default values weren't being used unless you explicitly change them. Will look now.

[matryer]

@Joshfindit I think I've fixed it, could you please confirm by trying the latest release?

• Note: to test this, open the plugin folder and delete the sidecar .vars.json file for the plugin you want to test

[Joshfindit]

Awesome, I do confirm that the bug is resolved in v2.0.35-beta.
It loads defaults without issue, and displays the variable in the Plugin Browser.

Thank you