diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 63d24b0..31390f9 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -109,18 +109,18 @@ checksum = "e86697c916019a8588c99b5fac3cead74ec0b4b819707a682fd4d23fa0ce1ba1"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "serde"
-version = "1.0.198"
+version = "1.0.199"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "9846a40c979031340571da2545a4e5b7c4163bdae79b301d5f86d03979451fcc"
+checksum = "0c9f6e76df036c77cd94996771fb40db98187f096dd0b9af39c6c6e452ba966a"
 dependencies = [
  "serde_derive",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "serde_derive"
-version = "1.0.198"
+version = "1.0.199"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e88edab869b01783ba905e7d0153f9fc1a6505a96e4ad3018011eedb838566d9"
+checksum = "11bd257a6541e141e42ca6d24ae26f7714887b47e89aa739099104c7e4d3b7fc"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 08fdcbd..339c697 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # A [river-status](https://codeberg.org/river/river) client
 
-## Original credit to this program goes to [snakedye / Bryan][1] at [https://gitlab.com/snakedye/ristate][2]
+## Original credit for this program goes to [snakedye / Bryan][1] at [https://gitlab.com/snakedye/ristate][2]
 
 [1]: https://gitlab.com/snakedye
 [2]: https://gitlab.com/snakedye/ristate
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 5284486..52db659 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -11,70 +11,18 @@ use wayland_client::protocol::wl_registry::WlRegistry;
 use std::collections::{BTreeMap, HashMap};
 use wayland_client::protocol::{wl_output, wl_output::WlOutput, wl_seat,
     wl_seat::WlSeat};
-use wayland_client::{Attached, DispatchData, Display, GlobalEvent, GlobalImplementor, GlobalManager, Main};
+use wayland_client::{Attached, DispatchData, Display, GlobalEvent, GlobalManager, Main};
 
-#[derive(Debug)]
+#[derive(Debug, Default)]
 struct Flags {
-    tags: bool,
-    titles: bool,
-    urgency: bool,
-    viewtags: bool,
-    layout: bool,
-    mode: bool,
-    focused: bool,
-    gtk_nums: bool,
+    once: bool,
     seat: Option<String>,
 }
 
-impl Flags {
-    fn default() -> Flags {
-        Flags {
-            tags: false,
-            titles: false,
-            urgency: false,
-            viewtags: false,
-            layout: false,
-            mode: false,
-            focused: false,
-            gtk_nums: false,
-            seat: None,
-        }
-    }
-}
 
-#[derive(Clone)]
+#[derive(Clone, Default)]
 struct Tags(u32);
 
-struct Env {
-    flags: Flags,
-    // I don't know very much about wayland, and it shows
-    output_id_map: HashMap<u32, u32>,
-    output_names: BTreeMap<u32, String>,
-    focused: Option<u32>,
-    layout: Option<String>,
-    titles: Option<HashMap<u32, String>>,
-    mode: Option<String>,
-    tags: Option<HashMap<u32, Tags>>,
-    urgency: Option<HashMap<u32, Tags>>,
-    viewtags: Option<HashMap<u32, Vec<u32>>>,
-    status_manager: Option<Main<ZriverStatusManagerV1>>,
-}
-
-impl Env {
-    fn translate_output_map<V: Clone>(
-        &self, input: &HashMap<u32, V>
-    ) -> HashMap<String, V> {
-        let mut output = HashMap::<String, V>::new();
-        output.reserve(input.len());
-        for (id, val) in input {
-            if let Some(name) = self.output_names.get(&id) {
-                output.insert(name.clone(), val.clone());
-            }
-        }
-        output
-    }
-}
-
 impl Serialize for Tags {
     fn serialize<S>(&self, serializer: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error>
     where
@@ -90,119 +38,135 @@ impl Serialize for Tags {
     }
 }
 
+
+#[derive(Clone, serde::Serialize, Default)]
+struct OutputGeometry {
+    x: i32,
+    y: i32,
+    width: i32,
+    height: i32,
+    scale: i32,
+    refresh: f32,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Default, serde::Serialize)]
+struct Output {
+    #[serde(skip_serializing)]
+    name: String,
+    title: String,
+    geometry: OutputGeometry,
+    focused_tags: Tags,
+    urgent_tags: Tags,
+    populated_tags: Vec<u32>,
+    // for serde serialization
+    focused: bool,
+    gdk_id: u32,
+}
+
+#[derive(Default)]
+struct ReadStatus {
+    wl_output: bool,
+    wl_seat: bool,
+    river_seat: bool,
+    river_output: bool,
+}
+
+struct Env {
+    status_manager: Option<Main<ZriverStatusManagerV1>>,
+    flags: Flags,
+    read_status: ReadStatus,
+    // I don't know very much about wayland, and it shows
+    output_id_map: HashMap<u32, u32>,
+    layout: Option<String>,
+    mode: Option<String>,
+    focused_output: Option<u32>,
+    outputs: BTreeMap<u32, Output>,
+}
+
+impl Env {
+    fn new() -> Env {
+        Env {
+            status_manager: None,
+            flags: configuration(),
+            read_status: Default::default(),
+            output_id_map: Default::default(),
+            layout: None,
+            mode: None,
+            focused_output: None,
+            outputs: Default::default(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn fmt(&self) {
+        println!("{}", serde_json::to_string(self).unwrap());
+    }
+
+    fn get_output(&mut self, id: u32) -> &mut Output {
+        if !self.outputs.contains_key(&id) {
+            self.outputs.insert(id, Default::default());
+        }
+        self.outputs.get_mut(&id).unwrap()
+    }
+
+    fn is_empty(&self) -> bool {
+        self.layout.is_none() && self.mode.is_none() && self.outputs.len() == 0
+    }
+
+    fn is_first_read_done(&self) -> bool{
+        self.read_status.wl_output && self.read_status.wl_seat &&
+            self.read_status.river_seat && self.read_status.river_output
+    }
+}
+
 impl Serialize for Env {
     fn serialize<S>(&self, serializer: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error>
     where S: Serializer {
-        let mut state = serializer.serialize_struct("Env", 8)?;
+        let mut state = serializer.serialize_struct("Env", 9)?;
         if let Some(layout) = self.layout.as_ref() {
             state.serialize_field("layout", layout)?;
         } else {
             state.skip_field("layout")?;
         }
-        if let Some(titles) = self.titles.as_ref() {
-            state.serialize_field("titles", &self.translate_output_map(titles))?;
-        } else {
-            state.skip_field("titles")?;
-        }
         if let Some(mode) = self.mode.as_ref() {
             state.serialize_field("mode", mode)?;
         } else {
             state.skip_field("mode")?;
         }
-        // kind of inelegant
-        if self.flags.focused && self.focused.is_some() &&
-            self.output_names.contains_key(&self.focused.unwrap()) {
-                state.serialize_field(
-                    "focused", &self.output_names[&self.focused.unwrap()])?;
+        let mut outputs: HashMap<String, Output> = HashMap::new();
+        let mut gdk_id = 0;
+        for (output_id, output) in &self.outputs {
+            let mut new = output.clone();
+            new.focused = if let Some(focused_id) = self.focused_output {
+                *output_id == focused_id
             } else {
-                state.skip_field("focused")?;
-            }
-        if let Some(tags) = self.tags.as_ref() {
-            state.serialize_field("tags", &self.translate_output_map(tags))?;
-        } else {
-            state.skip_field("tags")?;
-        }
-        if let Some(urgency) = self.urgency.as_ref() {
-            state.serialize_field("urgency", &self.translate_output_map(urgency))?;
-        } else {
-            state.skip_field("urgency")?;
-        }
-        if let Some(viewtags) = self.viewtags.as_ref() {
-            state.serialize_field("viewtags", &self.translate_output_map(viewtags))?;
-        } else {
-            state.skip_field("viewtags")?;
-        }
-        if self.flags.gtk_nums {
-            let mut name_id_map = HashMap::<&str, u32>::new();
-            name_id_map.reserve(self.output_names.len());
-            let mut id = 0;
-            for (key, value) in &self.output_names {
-                name_id_map.insert(value, id);
-                id += 1;
-            }
-            state.serialize_field("gtk_ids", &name_id_map)?;
-        } else {
-            state.skip_field("gtk_ids")?;
+                false
+            };
+            new.gdk_id = gdk_id;
+            outputs.insert(new.name.clone(), new);
+            gdk_id += 1;
         }
+        state.serialize_field("outputs", &outputs)?;
         state.end()
     }
 }
 
-impl Env {
-    fn new() -> Env {
-        let flags = configuration();
-        Env {
-            layout: None,
-            mode: None,
-            focused: None,
-            titles: flags.titles.then(Default::default),
-            tags: flags.tags.then(Default::default),
-            urgency: flags.urgency.then(Default::default),
-            viewtags: flags.viewtags.then(Default::default),
-            status_manager: None,
-            flags,
-            output_id_map: Default::default(),
-            output_names: Default::default(),
-        }
-    }
-
-    fn fmt(&self) {
-        if self.titles.is_some()
-            || self.tags.is_some()
-            || self.mode.is_some()
-            || self.urgency.is_some()
-            || self.viewtags.is_some()
-            || self.layout.is_some()
-            || self.focused.is_some()
-            || self.flags.gtk_nums
-        {
-            println!("{}", serde_json::to_string(self).unwrap());
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 fn handle_river_seat_status(
     _status: Main<ZriverSeatStatusV1>, event: zriver_seat_status_v1::Event,
     mut env: DispatchData
 ) {
     if let Some(env) = env.get::<Env>() {
+        env.read_status.river_seat = true;
         match event {
             zriver_seat_status_v1::Event::FocusedOutput { output } => {
-                if env.flags.focused || env.flags.titles {
-                    env.focused = Some(output.as_ref().id());
-                }
+                env.focused_output = Some(output.as_ref().id());
             },
             zriver_seat_status_v1::Event::FocusedView { title } => {
-                if env.flags.titles && env.focused.is_some() {
-                    if let Some(titles) = &mut env.titles {
-                        titles.insert(env.focused.unwrap(), title);
-                    }
+                if let Some(focused_output) = env.focused_output {
+                    env.get_output(focused_output).title = title;
                 }
             },
             zriver_seat_status_v1::Event::Mode { name } => {
-                if env.flags.mode {
-                    env.mode = Some(name);
-                }
+                env.mode = Some(name);
             },
             _ => {},
         }
@@ -212,22 +176,21 @@ fn handle_river_seat_status(
 fn handle_seat_event(
     seat: Main<WlSeat>, event: wl_seat::Event, mut env: DispatchData
 ) {
-    match event {
-        wl_seat::Event::Name { name } => {
-            if let Some(env) = env.get::<Env>() {
-                if (env.flags.titles || env.flags.mode || env.flags.focused)
-                    && (env.flags.seat.is_none()
-                        || name.eq(env.flags.seat.as_ref().unwrap()))
-                {
-                    if let Some(status_manager) = &env.status_manager {
-                        let seat_status =
-                            status_manager.get_river_seat_status(&seat);
-                        seat_status.quick_assign(handle_river_seat_status);
+    if let Some(env) = env.get::<Env>() {
+        env.read_status.wl_seat = true;
+        match event {
+            wl_seat::Event::Name { name } => {
+                if env.flags.seat.is_none()
+                    || name == *env.flags.seat.as_ref().unwrap() {
+                        if let Some(status_manager) = &env.status_manager {
+                            let seat_status =
+                                status_manager.get_river_seat_status(&seat);
+                            seat_status.quick_assign(handle_river_seat_status);
+                        }
                     }
-                }
-            }
+            },
+            _ => {},
         }
-        _ => {}
     }
 }
 
@@ -236,50 +199,33 @@ fn handle_river_output_status(
     mut env: DispatchData
 ) {
     if let Some(env) = env.get::<Env>() {
+        env.read_status.river_output = true;
         let output_id = output.as_ref().id();
         match event {
             zriver_output_status_v1::Event::FocusedTags {
                 tags: focused_tags,
-            } => {
-                if let Some(tags) = &mut env.tags {
-                    tags.insert(output_id, Tags(focused_tags));
-                }
-            }
+            } => env.get_output(output_id).focused_tags = Tags(focused_tags),
             zriver_output_status_v1::Event::ViewTags {
                 tags,
-            } => {
-                if let Some(viewtags) = &mut env.viewtags {
-                    let tags: Vec<u32> = tags[0..]
-                        .chunks(4)
-                        .map(|s| {
-                            let buf = [s[0], s[1], s[2], s[3]];
-                            let tagmask = u32::from_le_bytes(buf);
-                            for i in 0..32 {
-                                if 1 << i == tagmask {
-                                    return 1 + i;
-                                }
-                            }
-                            0
-                        })
-                        .collect();
-                    viewtags.insert(output_id, tags);
-                }
-            }
+            } => env.get_output(output_id).populated_tags = tags[0..]
+                .chunks(4)
+                .map(|s| {
+                    let buf = [s[0], s[1], s[2], s[3]];
+                    let tagmask = u32::from_le_bytes(buf);
+                    for i in 0..32 {
+                        if 1 << i == tagmask {
+                            return 1 + i;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    0
+                }).collect(),
             zriver_output_status_v1::Event::UrgentTags {
                 tags,
-            } => {
-                if let Some(urgency) = &mut env.urgency {
-                    urgency.insert(output_id, Tags(tags));
-                }
-            }
+            } => env.get_output(output_id).urgent_tags = Tags(tags),
             zriver_output_status_v1::Event::LayoutName {
                 name,
-            } => {
-                if env.flags.layout {
-                    env.layout = Some(name);
-                }
-            }
-            _ => {}
+            } => env.layout = Some(name),
+            _ => {},
         }
     }
     
@@ -288,11 +234,13 @@ fn handle_river_output_status(
 fn handle_output_event(
     output: Main<WlOutput>, event: wl_output::Event, mut env: DispatchData
 ) {
+    let output_id = output.as_ref().id();
     if let Some(env) = env.get::<Env>() {
+        env.read_status.wl_output = true;
         match event {
             wl_output::Event::Geometry {
-                x: _,
-                y: _,
+                x,
+                y,
                 physical_width: _,
                 physical_height: _,
                 subpixel: _,
@@ -307,13 +255,23 @@ fn handle_output_event(
                         handle_river_output_status(&output, event, env);
                     });
                 }
-            }
+                let entry = env.get_output(output_id);
+                entry.geometry.x = x;
+                entry.geometry.y = y;
+            },
+            wl_output::Event::Mode { flags: _, width, height, refresh } => {
+                let entry = env.get_output(output_id);
+                entry.geometry.width = width;
+                entry.geometry.height = height;
+                entry.geometry.refresh = refresh as f32 / 1000.0f32;
+            },
             wl_output::Event::Name {
                 name,
-            } => {
-                env.output_names.insert(output.as_ref().id(), name);
-            }
-            _ => {}
+            } => env.get_output(output_id).name = name,
+            wl_output::Event::Scale {
+                factor
+            } => env.get_output(output_id).geometry.scale = factor,
+            _ => {},
         }
     }
 }
@@ -347,19 +305,7 @@ fn global_manager_callback(
         GlobalEvent::Removed { id, interface: _ } => {
             if let Some(env) = env.get::<Env>() {
                 if let Some(oid) = env.output_id_map.remove(&id) {
-                    env.output_names.remove(&oid);
-                    if let Some(titles) = &mut env.titles {
-                        titles.remove(&oid);
-                    }
-                    if let Some(tags) = &mut env.tags {
-                        tags.remove(&oid);
-                    }
-                    if let Some(urgency) = &mut env.urgency {
-                        urgency.remove(&oid);
-                    }
-                    if let Some(viewtags) = &mut env.viewtags {
-                        viewtags.remove(&oid);
-                    }
+                    env.outputs.remove(&oid);
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -374,25 +320,12 @@ fn configuration() -> Flags {
         match args.next() {
             Some(flag) => match flag.as_str() {
                 "--seat" | "-s" => default.seat = args.next(),
-                "--urgency" | "-u" => default.urgency = true,
-                "--title" | "-w" => default.titles = true,
-                "--mode" | "-m" => default.mode = true,
-                "--focused" | "-f" => default.focused = true,
-                "--tags" | "-t" => default.tags = true,
-                "--layout" | "-l" => default.layout = true,
-                "--view-tags" | "-vt" => default.viewtags = true,
-                "--gtk-ids" | "-g" => default.gtk_nums = true,
+                "--once" | "-o" => default.once = true,
                 "--help" | "-h" => {
-                    print!("Usage: ristate [option]\n\n");
-                    print!("  --tag | -t                the focused tag of each output\n");
-                    print!("  --titles | -w             the titles of focused views\n");
-                    print!("  --mode | -m               the current input mode\n");
-                    print!("  --layout | -l             display the name of the layout\n");
-                    print!("  --focused | -f            the name of the focused output\n");
-                    print!("  --urgency | -u            tags with urgent views on them\n");
-                    print!("  --view-tags | -vt         the tags with views on them\n");
-                    print!("  --gtk-ids | -g            attempt to map output names to their gtk id\n");
-                    print!("  --seat | -s <string>      select the seat\n");
+                    println!("Usage: ristate [option]\n");
+                    println!("  --help | -h            print this message and exit");
+                    println!("  --once | -o            print the current status and exit");
+                    println!("  --seat | -s <string>   select the seat");
                     std::process::exit(0);
                 }
                 _ => {}
@@ -400,11 +333,6 @@ fn configuration() -> Flags {
             None => break,
         }
     }
-    if !default.urgency && !default.titles && !default.mode && !default.focused
-        && !default.tags && !default.layout && !default.viewtags && !default.gtk_nums {
-            println!("error: You must specify at least one thing to listen for!");
-            std::process::exit(1);
-        }
     default
 }
 
@@ -431,6 +359,11 @@ fn main() {
                 );
             })
             .unwrap();
-        env.fmt();
+        if !env.is_empty() && env.is_first_read_done() {
+            env.fmt();
+            if env.flags.once {
+                std::process::exit(0);
+            }
+        }
     }
 }