quake: uncomment client.border

[etc/awesome.git] / helpers.lua

diff --git a/helpers.lua b/helpers.lua
index b681cb0f510a37bb10aae57030859f71f41cc19c..6a47738e56ded7fb130a5f2bf33a8692dbc6b271 100644 (file)
--- a/helpers.lua
+++ b/helpers.lua
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ local io     = { open  = io.open,
 local rawget = rawget
 local table  = { sort   = table.sort }
 
 local rawget = rawget
 local table  = { sort   = table.sort }
 

+local wibox  = require("wibox")
+

 -- Lain helper functions for internal use
 -- lain.helpers
 local helpers = {}
 -- Lain helper functions for internal use
 -- lain.helpers
 local helpers = {}


@@ -106,7 +108,7 @@ end
 
 -- {{{ Pipe operations
 
 
 -- {{{ Pipe operations
 

--- read the full output of a pipe (command)
+-- read the full output of a command output

 function helpers.read_pipe(cmd)
    local f = assert(io.popen(cmd))
    local output = f:read("*all")
 function helpers.read_pipe(cmd)
    local f = assert(io.popen(cmd))
    local output = f:read("*all")


@@ -114,6 +116,16 @@ function helpers.read_pipe(cmd)
    return output
 end
 
    return output
 end
 

+-- return line iterator of a command output
+function helpers.pipelines(...)
+    local f = assert(io.popen(...))
+    return function () -- iterator
+        local data = f:read()
+        if data == nil then f:close() end
+        return data
+    end
+end
+

 -- }}}
 
 -- {{{ A map utility
 -- }}}
 
 -- {{{ A map utility


@@ -130,7 +142,9 @@ end
 
 -- }}}
 
 
 -- }}}
 

---{{{ Iterate over table of records sorted by keys
+-- {{{ Misc
+
+-- iterate over table of records sorted by keys

 function helpers.spairs(t)
     -- collect the keys
     local keys = {}
 function helpers.spairs(t)
     -- collect the keys
     local keys = {}


@@ -147,6 +161,15 @@ function helpers.spairs(t)
         end
     end
 end
         end
     end
 end

---}}}
+
+-- create a lain textbox widget
+function helpers.make_widget_textbox()
+    local w = wibox.widget.textbox('')
+    local t = wibox.widget.base.make_widget(w)
+    t.widget = w
+    return t
+end
+
+-- }}}

 
 return helpers
 
 return helpers