X-Git-Url: https://git.madduck.net/etc/awesome.git/blobdiff_plain/293091d2674bb5b37d461b7989a39b7048800794..7de62e4d9fe0d3a7521fc72a66c905d6f343c27b:/widgets/base.lua

diff --git a/widgets/base.lua b/widgets/base.lua
index 2a7bf10..88478b0 100644
--- a/widgets/base.lua
+++ b/widgets/base.lua
@@ -6,10 +6,9 @@
                                                   
 --]]
 
-local newtimer     = require("lain.helpers").newtimer
+local helpers      = require("lain.helpers")
 local wibox        = require("wibox")
 
-local io           = { popen = io.popen }
 local setmetatable = setmetatable
 
 -- Basic template for custom widgets
@@ -18,21 +17,24 @@ local setmetatable = setmetatable
 local function worker(args)
     local base     = {}
     local args     = args or {}
-    local timeout  = args.timeout or 5
+    local timeout  = args.timeout or 1
     local cmd      = args.cmd or ""
     local settings = args.settings or function() end
 
     base.widget = wibox.widget.textbox('')
+    helpers.set_map(cmd, '')
 
     function base.update()
-        local f = assert(io.popen(cmd))
-        output = f:read("*all")
-        f:close()
-        widget = base.widget
-        settings()
+        output = helpers.read_pipe(cmd)
+
+        if helpers.get_map(cmd) ~= output then
+            widget = base.widget
+            settings()
+            helpers.set_map(cmd, output)
+        end
     end
 
-    newtimer(cmd, timeout, base.update)
+    helpers.newtimer(cmd, timeout, base.update)
 
     return setmetatable(base, { __index = base.widget })
 end