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

diff --git a/widgets/base.lua b/widgets/base.lua
index 198b6f71c124c0d141709f61e11bc1d5c3ac2f5c..2f377f78bb4ccd552bf01f5299476719f21e2d53 100644 (file)
--- a/widgets/base.lua
+++ b/widgets/base.lua
@@ -7,16 +7,17 @@
 --]]
 
 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           = io

 local setmetatable = setmetatable
 
 local setmetatable = setmetatable
 

--- Basic template for custom widgets 
+-- Basic template for custom widgets

 -- lain.widgets.base
 -- lain.widgets.base

-local base = {}

 
 local function worker(args)
 
 local function worker(args)

+    local base     = {}

     local args     = args or {}
     local timeout  = args.timeout or 5
     local cmd      = args.cmd or ""
     local args     = args or {}
     local timeout  = args.timeout or 5
     local cmd      = args.cmd or ""


@@ -25,16 +26,14 @@ 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()
+        output = read_pipe(cmd)

         widget = base.widget
         settings()
     end
 
         widget = base.widget
         settings()
     end
 

-    newtimer(cmd, timeout, update)
+    newtimer(cmd, timeout, base.update)

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

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