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1 [<- widgets](https://github.com/copycat-killer/lain/wiki/Widgets)
2
3 Shows MPD status in a textbox.
4
5         mpdwidget = lain.widgets.mpd()
6
7 Now playing songs are notified like this:
8
9         +--------------------------------------------------------+
10         | +-------+                                              |
11         | |/^\_/^\| Now playing                                  |
12     | |\ O O /| Cannibal Corpse (Hammer Smashed Face) - 1993 |
13     | | '.o.' | Hammer Smashed Face (Radio Disney Version)   |
14         | +-------+                                              |
15         +--------------------------------------------------------+
16
17 ### input table
18
19 Variable | Meaning | Type | Default
20 --- | --- | --- | ---
21 `timeout` | Refresh timeout seconds | int | 1
22 `password` | MPD password | string | ""
23 `host` | MPD server | string | "127.0.0.1"
24 `port` | MPD port | string | "6600"
25 `music_dir` | Music directory | string | "~/Music"
26 `settings` | User settings | function | empty function
27
28 `settings` can use `mpd_now` table, which contains the following string values:
29
30 - state (possible values: "play", "pause", "stop")
31 - file
32 - artist
33 - title
34 - album
35 - date
36
37 and can modify `mpd_notification_preset` table, which will be the preset for the naughty notifications. Check [here](http://awesome.naquadah.org/doc/api/modules/naughty.html#notify) for the list of variables it can contain. Default definition:
38
39     mpd_notification _preset = {
40        title   = "Now playing",
41        timeout = 6,
42        text    = string.format("%s (%s) - %s\n%s", mpd_now.artist,
43                  mpd_now.album, mpd_now.date, mpd_now.title)
44     }
45
46 ### output table
47
48 Variable | Meaning | Type
49 --- | --- | ---
50 `widget` | The textbox | `wibox.widget.textbox`
51 `update` | The notification | function
52
53 You can control the widget with key bindings like these:
54
55     -- MPD control
56     awful.key({ altkey, "Control" }, "Up",
57         function ()
58             awful.util.spawn_with_shell("mpc toggle || ncmpcpp toggle || ncmpc toggle || pms toggle")
59             mpdwidget.update()
60         end),
61     awful.key({ altkey, "Control" }, "Down",
62         function ()
63             awful.util.spawn_with_shell("mpc stop || ncmpcpp stop || ncmpc stop || pms stop")
64             mpdwidget.update()
65         end),
66     awful.key({ altkey, "Control" }, "Left",
67         function ()
68             awful.util.spawn_with_shell("mpc prev || ncmpcpp prev || ncmpc prev || pms prev")
69             mpdwidget.update()
70         end),
71     awful.key({ altkey, "Control" }, "Right",
72         function ()
73             awful.util.spawn_with_shell("mpc next || ncmpcpp next || ncmpc next || pms next")
74             mpdwidget.update()
75         end),
76
77 where `altkey = "Mod1"`.