diff --git a/src/smapi.c b/src/smapi.c
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+/* smapi.c:  conky support for IBM Thinkpad smapi
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2007 Phil Sutter <Phil@nwl.cc>
+ * 
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301
+ * USA.
+ *
+ */
+#include "conky.h"
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+#define SYS_SMAPI_PATH "/sys/devices/platform/smapi"
+
+int smapi_bat_installed(int idx)
+{
+	char path[128];
+	struct stat sb;
+	char *str;
+
+	snprintf(path, 127, SYS_SMAPI_PATH "/BAT%i", idx);
+	if (!stat(path, &sb) && (sb.st_mode & S_IFMT) == S_IFDIR) {
+		snprintf(path, 127, SYS_SMAPI_PATH "/BAT%i/installed", idx);
+		str = smapi_read_str(path);
+		if(str && ! strcmp(str, "1"))
+			return 1;
+	}
+	return 0;
+
+}
+
+char *smapi_read_str(char *path)
+{
+	FILE *fp;
+	char *str;
+	if ((fp = fopen(path, "r")) == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+	if (fscanf(fp, "%as\n", &str) != 1) {
+		fclose(fp);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	fclose(fp);
+	return str;
+}
+
+int smapi_read_int(char *path)
+{
+	FILE *fp;
+	int i;
+	if ((fp = fopen(path, "r")) == NULL)
+		return 0;
+	if (fscanf(fp, "%i\n", &i) != 1) {
+		fclose(fp);
+		return 0;
+	}
+	fclose(fp);
+	return i;
+}
+
+char *smapi_get_str(char *fname)
+{
+	char path[128];
+	if(snprintf(path, 127, SYS_SMAPI_PATH "/%s", fname) < 0)
+		return NULL;
+
+	return smapi_read_str(path);
+}
+
+char *smapi_get_bat_str(int idx, char *fname)
+{
+	char path[128];
+	if(snprintf(path, 127, SYS_SMAPI_PATH "/BAT%i/%s", idx, fname) < 0)
+		return NULL;
+	return smapi_read_str(path);
+}
+
+int smapi_get_bat_int(int idx, char *fname)
+{
+	char path[128];
+	if(snprintf(path, 127, SYS_SMAPI_PATH "/BAT%i/%s", idx, fname) < 0)
+		return 0;
+	return smapi_read_int(path);
+}
+
+char *smapi_get_bat_val(char *args)
+{
+	char *fname;
+	int idx, cnt;
+
+	if(sscanf(args, "%i %n", &idx, &cnt) <= 0 ||
+	   !(fname = strdup(args + cnt))) {
+		ERR("smapi: wrong arguments, should be 'bat,<int>,<str>'");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	if(!smapi_bat_installed(idx))
+		return NULL;
+
+	return smapi_get_bat_str(idx, fname);
+}
+
+char *smapi_get_val(char *args)
+{
+	char *str;
+
+	if(!args || sscanf(args, "%as", &str) <= 0)
+		return NULL;
+
+	if(!strcmp(str, "bat"))
+		return smapi_get_bat_val(args + 4);
+
+	return smapi_get_str(str);
+}
diff --git a/src/smapi.h b/src/smapi.h
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index 00000000..40fcbbda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/smapi.h
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+/* smapi.h:  conky support for IBM Thinkpad smapi
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2007 Phil Sutter <Phil@nwl.cc>
+ * 
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301
+ * USA.
+ *
+ */
+
+int smapi_bat_installed(int);
+
+char *smapi_read_str(char *);
+int smapi_read_int(char *);
+
+char *smapi_get_str(char *);
+char *smapi_get_val(char *);
+
+char *smapi_get_bat_str(int, char *);
+int smapi_get_bat_int(int, char *);
+char *smapi_get_bat_val(char *);