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insteadOf = madduck:
-local newtimer = require("lain.helpers").newtimer
-local async = require("lain.asyncshell")
-local wibox = require("wibox")
-
+local helpers = require("lain.helpers")
+local textbox = require("wibox.widget.textbox")
local setmetatable = setmetatable
local setmetatable = setmetatable
--- Basic template for custom widgets
--- Asynchronous version
+-- Template for custom asynchronous widgets
-- lain.widgets.abase
local function worker(args)
-- lain.widgets.abase
local function worker(args)
- local abase = {}
- local args = args or {}
- local timeout = args.timeout or 5
- local cmd = args.cmd or ""
- local settings = args.settings or function() end
+ local abase = {}
+ 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() widget:set_text(output) end
- abase.widget = wibox.widget.textbox('' )
+ abase.widget = args.widget or textbox( )
- async.request(cmd, function(f)
- output = f:read("*a")
- f:close()
- widget = abase.widget
- settings()
+ helpers.async(cmd, function(f)
+ output = f
+ if output ~= abase.prev then
+ widget = abase.widget
+ settings()
+ abase.prev = output
+ end
- newtimer(cmd, timeout, abase.updat e)
+ abase.timer = helpers.newtimer(cmd, timeout, abase.update, nostart, stoppabl e)
- return setmetatable(abase, { __index = abase.widget })
end
return setmetatable({}, { __call = function(_, ...) return worker(...) end })
end
return setmetatable({}, { __call = function(_, ...) return worker(...) end })