helpers.newtimer: added stoppable option

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

diff --git a/widgets/alsa.lua b/widgets/alsa.lua
index 670765acf826e21ffd8a2454fbb08e1657464186..c86db3340bbf3350d85bb6c57075e15414dd7136 100644 (file)
--- a/widgets/alsa.lua
+++ b/widgets/alsa.lua
@@ -8,13 +8,10 @@
 --]]
 
 local helpers      = require("lain.helpers")
-local read_pipe    = require("lain.helpers").read_pipe
-
+local shell        = require("awful.util").shell
 local wibox        = require("wibox")
-
 local string       = { match  = string.match,
                        format = string.format }
-
 local setmetatable = setmetatable
 
 -- ALSA volume
@@ -29,29 +26,28 @@ local function worker(args)
     alsa.cmd           = args.cmd or "amixer"
     alsa.channel       = args.channel or "Master"
     alsa.togglechannel = args.togglechannel
-    alsa.last_level    = "0"
-    alsa.last_status   = ""
+
+    if alsa.togglechannel then
+        alsa.cmd = { shell, "-c", string.format("%s get %s; %s get %s",
+        alsa.cmd, alsa.channel, alsa.cmd, alsa.togglechannel) }
+    end
+
+    alsa.last = {}
 
     function alsa.update()
-        mixer = read_pipe(string.format("%s get %s", alsa.cmd, alsa.channel))
-        l, s  = string.match(mixer, "([%d]+)%%.*%[([%l]*)")
-
-        -- HDMIs can have a channel different from Master for toggling mute
-        if alsa.togglechannel then
-            s = string.match(read_pipe(string.format("%s get %s", alsa.cmd, alsa.togglechannel)), "%[(%a+)%]")
-        end
-
-        if alsa.last_level ~= l or alsa.last_status ~= s then
-            volume_now = { level = l, status = s }
-            alsa.last_level  = l
-            alsa.last_status = s
-
-            widget = alsa.widget
-            settings()
-        end
+        helpers.async(alsa.cmd, function(mixer)
+            local l,s = string.match(mixer, "([%d]+)%%.*%[([%l]*)")
+            if alsa.last.level ~= l or alsa.last.status ~= s then
+                volume_now = { level = l, status = s }
+                widget = alsa.widget
+                settings()
+                alsa.last = volume_now
+            end
+        end)
     end
 
     timer_id = string.format("alsa-%s-%s", alsa.cmd, alsa.channel)
+
     helpers.newtimer(timer_id, timeout, alsa.update)
 
     return alsa