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alsabar: forgot callback
[etc/awesome.git] / helpers.lua
index b681cb0f510a37bb10aae57030859f71f41cc19c..9755dc0405e072980b6e937d8e47acb8206c0432 100644 (file)
@@ -6,15 +6,17 @@
                                                   
 --]]
 
                                                   
 --]]
 
-local debug  = require("debug")
 
 
-local assert = assert
-local capi   = { timer = (type(timer) == 'table' and timer or require ("gears.timer")) }
-local io     = { open  = io.open,
-                 lines = io.lines,
-                 popen = io.popen }
-local rawget = rawget
-local table  = { sort   = table.sort }
+local debug      = require("debug")
+local io         = { lines = io.lines,
+                     open  = io.open,
+                     popen = io.popen }
+local rawget     = rawget
+local table      = { sort  = table.sort }
+
+local easy_async = require("awful.spawn").easy_async
+local timer      = require("gears.timer")
+local wibox      = require("wibox")
 
 -- Lain helper functions for internal use
 -- lain.helpers
 
 -- Lain helper functions for internal use
 -- lain.helpers
@@ -93,7 +95,7 @@ helpers.timer_table = {}
 function helpers.newtimer(_name, timeout, fun, nostart)
     local name = timeout
     if not helpers.timer_table[name] then
 function helpers.newtimer(_name, timeout, fun, nostart)
     local name = timeout
     if not helpers.timer_table[name] then
-        helpers.timer_table[name] = capi.timer({ timeout = timeout })
+        helpers.timer_table[name] = timer({ timeout = timeout })
         helpers.timer_table[name]:start()
     end
     helpers.timer_table[name]:connect_signal("timeout", fun)
         helpers.timer_table[name]:start()
     end
     helpers.timer_table[name]:connect_signal("timeout", fun)
@@ -106,14 +108,27 @@ end
 
 -- {{{ Pipe operations
 
 
 -- {{{ Pipe operations
 
--- read the full output of a pipe (command)
+-- return the full output of an input command (synchronous pipe)
+-- @param cmd the input command
+-- @return command output (string)
 function helpers.read_pipe(cmd)
 function helpers.read_pipe(cmd)
-   local f = assert(io.popen(cmd))
+   local f = io.popen(cmd)
    local output = f:read("*all")
    f:close()
    return output
 end
 
    local output = f:read("*all")
    f:close()
    return output
 end
 
+-- run a command and execute a function on its output (asynchronous pipe)
+-- @param cmd the input command
+-- @param callback function to execute on cmd output
+-- @return cmd PID
+function helpers.async(cmd, callback)
+    return easy_async(cmd,
+    function (stdout, stderr, reason, exit_code)
+        callback(stdout)
+    end)
+end
+
 -- }}}
 
 -- {{{ A map utility
 -- }}}
 
 -- {{{ A map utility
@@ -130,7 +145,19 @@ end
 
 -- }}}
 
 
 -- }}}
 
---{{{ Iterate over table of records sorted by keys
+-- {{{ Misc
+
+-- check if an element exist on a table
+function helpers.element_in_table(element, tbl)
+    for _, i in pairs(tbl) do
+        if i == element then
+            return true
+        end
+    end
+    return false
+end
+
+-- 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 +174,15 @@ 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