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Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/trap000d/lain into trap000d-master
[etc/awesome.git] / widgets / abase.lua
index a176cf1fed7d9296ab194361816c4062a9d7a361..300cc1b54d6832274fcfe8e87aca04d05843951c 100644 (file)
@@ -7,20 +7,22 @@
 --]]
 
 local helpers      = require("lain.helpers")
 --]]
 
 local helpers      = require("lain.helpers")
-local wibox        = require("wibox")
+local textbox      = require("wibox.widget.textbox")
 local setmetatable = setmetatable
 
 local setmetatable = setmetatable
 
--- Basic template for custom widgets (asynchronous version)
+-- Template for custom asynchronous widgets
 -- lain.widgets.abase
 
 local function worker(args)
 -- lain.widgets.abase
 
 local function worker(args)
-    local abase    = {}
-    local args     = args or {}
-    local timeout  = args.timeout or 5
-    local cmd      = args.cmd or ""
-    local settings = args.settings or function() end
+    local abase     = {}
+    local args      = args or {}
+    local timeout   = args.timeout or 5
+    local nostart   = args.nostart or false
+    local stoppable = args.stoppable or false
+    local cmd       = args.cmd
+    local settings  = args.settings or function() widget:set_text(output) end
 
 
-    abase.widget = wibox.widget.textbox()
+    abase.widget = args.widget or textbox()
 
     function abase.update()
         helpers.async(cmd, function(f)
 
     function abase.update()
         helpers.async(cmd, function(f)
@@ -33,9 +35,9 @@ local function worker(args)
         end)
     end
 
         end)
     end
 
-    helpers.newtimer(cmd, timeout, abase.update)
+    abase.timer = helpers.newtimer(cmd, timeout, abase.update, nostart, stoppable)
 
 
-    return setmetatable(abase, { __index = abase.widget })
+    return abase
 end
 
 return setmetatable({}, { __call = function(_, ...) return worker(...) end })
 end
 
 return setmetatable({}, { __call = function(_, ...) return worker(...) end })