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Merge pull request #255 from wimstefan/master
[etc/awesome.git] / widgets / base.lua
index 2f377f78bb4ccd552bf01f5299476719f21e2d53..642a858b7109d91bfc73e7c1cfdbfe1d02d1aac0 100644 (file)
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 
 local newtimer     = require("lain.helpers").newtimer
 local read_pipe    = require("lain.helpers").read_pipe
 
 local newtimer     = require("lain.helpers").newtimer
 local read_pipe    = require("lain.helpers").read_pipe
-
 local wibox        = require("wibox")
 
 local setmetatable = setmetatable
 local wibox        = require("wibox")
 
 local setmetatable = setmetatable
@@ -27,8 +26,11 @@ local function worker(args)
 
     function base.update()
         output = read_pipe(cmd)
 
     function base.update()
         output = read_pipe(cmd)
-        widget = base.widget
-        settings()
+        if output ~= base.prev then
+            widget = base.widget
+            settings()
+            base.prev = output
+        end
     end
 
     newtimer(cmd, timeout, base.update)
     end
 
     newtimer(cmd, timeout, base.update)