import tkinter as tk
from tkinter import ttk

class StatusBar(ttk.Frame):
    """Status bar component for displaying application status."""
    
    def __init__(self, parent, **kwargs):
        """
        Initialize the Status Bar.

        Args:
            parent: The parent widget.
            **kwargs: Additional arguments for ttk.Frame.
        """
        super().__init__(parent, **kwargs)
        self.status_var = tk.StringVar()
        self._create_widgets()

    def _create_widgets(self):
        """Create the widgets for the status bar."""
        self.status_label = ttk.Label(
            self,
            textvariable=self.status_var,
            anchor=tk.W,
            padding=(5, 2)
        )
        self.status_label.pack(side=tk.LEFT, fill=tk.X, expand=True)

    def set_status(self, message):
        """Set the status message.
        
        Args:
            message (str): The status message to display.
        """
        self.status_var.set(message)

    def clear_status(self):
        """Clear the status message."""
        self.status_var.set("")

# Example usage (for testing)
if __name__ == '__main__':
    root = tk.Tk()
    root.title("Status Bar Test")
    root.geometry("400x100")

    # Style for testing
    style = ttk.Style()
    style.theme_use('clam')
    style.configure('TFrame', background='#f0f0f0')
    style.configure('TLabel', background='#f0f0f0')

    # Create and pack the status bar
    status_bar = StatusBar(root)
    status_bar.pack(side=tk.BOTTOM, fill=tk.X)

    # Test buttons
    def set_status():
        status_bar.set_status("Test status message")
    
    def clear_status():
        status_bar.clear_status()

    ttk.Button(root, text="Set Status", command=set_status).pack(pady=5)
    ttk.Button(root, text="Clear Status", command=clear_status).pack(pady=5)

    root.mainloop()