#289 fix attempt

[etc/awesome.git] / widgets / base.lua

diff --git a/widgets/base.lua b/widgets/base.lua
index cd84e361220f79f2d24c98d3a1e5fe198437ddce..2a8f507692f1c7daed7668037c31ed7e80e28b84 100644 (file)
--- a/widgets/base.lua
+++ b/widgets/base.lua
@@ -6,27 +6,24 @@
                                                   
 --]]
 
                                                   
 --]]
 

-local newtimer     = require("lain.helpers").newtimer
-local read_pipe    = require("lain.helpers").read_pipe
-
+local helpers      = require("lain.helpers")

 local wibox        = require("wibox")
 local wibox        = require("wibox")

-

 local setmetatable = setmetatable
 
 -- Basic template for custom widgets
 -- lain.widgets.base
 
 local function worker(args)
 local setmetatable = setmetatable
 
 -- Basic template for custom widgets
 -- lain.widgets.base
 
 local function worker(args)

-    local base     = {}
-    local args     = args or {}
-    local timeout  = args.timeout or 5
-    local cmd      = args.cmd or ""
-    local settings = args.settings or function() end
-
-    base.widget = wibox.widget.textbox('')
+    local base      = { widget = wibox.widget.textbox() }
+    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() end

 
     function base.update()
 
     function base.update()

-        output = read_pipe(cmd)
+        output = helpers.read_pipe(cmd)

         if output ~= base.prev then
             widget = base.widget
             settings()
         if output ~= base.prev then
             widget = base.widget
             settings()


@@ -34,9 +31,9 @@ local function worker(args)
         end
     end
 
         end
     end
 

-    newtimer(cmd, timeout, base.update)
+    base.timer = helpers.newtimer(cmd, timeout, base.update, nostart, stoppable)

 
 

-    return setmetatable(base, { __index = base.widget })
+    return base

 end
 
 return setmetatable({}, { __call = function(_, ...) return worker(...) end })
 end
 
 return setmetatable({}, { __call = function(_, ...) return worker(...) end })