X-Git-Url: https://git.madduck.net/etc/awesome.git/blobdiff_plain/0279482eeb5867f49b4efc83d591393f9c3d0adb..ae4b9b272802c0690b711644508d63a538a3e1cd:/helpers.lua

diff --git a/helpers.lua b/helpers.lua
index 9755dc0..f32c4ad 100644
--- a/helpers.lua
+++ b/helpers.lua
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 --]]
 
 
+local easy_async = require("awful.spawn").easy_async
+local timer      = require("gears.timer")
 local debug      = require("debug")
 local io         = { lines = io.lines,
                      open  = io.open,
@@ -14,10 +16,6 @@ local io         = { lines = io.lines,
 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
 local helpers = {}
@@ -92,8 +90,9 @@ end
 
 helpers.timer_table = {}
 
-function helpers.newtimer(_name, timeout, fun, nostart)
-    local name = timeout
+function helpers.newtimer(name, timeout, fun, nostart, stoppable)
+    if not name or #name == 0 then return end
+    name = (stoppable and name) or timeout
     if not helpers.timer_table[name] then
         helpers.timer_table[name] = timer({ timeout = timeout })
         helpers.timer_table[name]:start()
@@ -102,6 +101,7 @@ function helpers.newtimer(_name, timeout, fun, nostart)
     if not nostart then
         helpers.timer_table[name]:emit_signal("timeout")
     end
+    return stoppable and helpers.timer_table[name]
 end
 
 -- }}}
@@ -175,14 +175,6 @@ function helpers.spairs(t)
     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