wiki updated; closes #236

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

diff --git a/widgets/base.lua b/widgets/base.lua
index 2a7bf1027545bcc32a1be73dbb7ebaa502a292ba..cd84e361220f79f2d24c98d3a1e5fe198437ddce 100644 (file)
--- a/widgets/base.lua
+++ b/widgets/base.lua
@@ -7,9 +7,10 @@
 --]]
 
 local newtimer     = require("lain.helpers").newtimer
 --]]
 
 local newtimer     = require("lain.helpers").newtimer

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

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

-local io           = { popen = io.popen }

 local setmetatable = setmetatable
 
 -- Basic template for custom widgets
 local setmetatable = setmetatable
 
 -- Basic template for custom widgets


@@ -25,11 +26,12 @@ local function worker(args)
     base.widget = wibox.widget.textbox('')
 
     function base.update()
     base.widget = wibox.widget.textbox('')
 
     function base.update()

-        local f = assert(io.popen(cmd))
-        output = f:read("*all")
-        f:close()
-        widget = base.widget
-        settings()
+        output = read_pipe(cmd)
+        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)