Battery status API in macOS?

Question

How can I read the status of the battery on my MacBookPro from my own application?

Googling has so far only revealed APIs for device drivers to handle power events -

Answer 1

Maybe help extracted text into script app

pmset -g batt | head -n 1 | cut -c19- | rev | cut -c 2- | rev

output

Battery Power
AC Power