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{alsa,pulse}bar: remove reset_timeout due to (timer already started) issue
[etc/awesome.git] / widgets / abase.lua
index 8ffdf0ef052fb48b4608e1ea8d47d4e5f23c3509..1214151ec3c479664a3b960eb3f904119f89c205 100644 (file)
@@ -6,37 +6,36 @@
                                                   
 --]]
 
                                                   
 --]]
 
-local newtimer     = require("lain.helpers").newtimer
-local async        = require("lain.asyncshell")
+local helpers      = require("lain.helpers")
 local wibox        = require("wibox")
 local wibox        = require("wibox")
-
 local setmetatable = setmetatable
 
 local setmetatable = setmetatable
 
--- Basic template for custom widgets
--- Asynchronous version
+-- Basic template for custom widgets (asynchronous version)
 -- 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
-
-    abase.widget = wibox.widget.textbox('')
+    local abase     = helpers.make_widget_textbox()
+    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 or ""
+    local settings  = args.settings or function() end
 
     function abase.update()
 
     function abase.update()
-        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
         end)
     end
 
         end)
     end
 
-    newtimer(cmd, timeout, abase.update)
+    abase.timer = helpers.newtimer(cmd, timeout, abase.update, nostart, stoppable)
 
 
-    return setmetatable(abase, { __index = abase.widget })
+    return abase
 end
 
 return setmetatable({}, { __call = function(_, ...) return worker(...) end })
 end
 
 return setmetatable({}, { __call = function(_, ...) return worker(...) end })