X-Git-Url: https://git.madduck.net/etc/awesome.git/blobdiff_plain/a00417d8011690d977cbdab1f1378ec369e5f355..49a4df385e953156e6d1e2ee0bcfd07d8501d0f4:/helpers.lua

diff --git a/helpers.lua b/helpers.lua
index 7c44648..b1a195c 100644
--- a/helpers.lua
+++ b/helpers.lua
@@ -185,6 +185,21 @@ function helpers.make_widget_textbox()
     return t
 end
 
+-- shallow copy a table
+function helpers.table_shallowcopy(orig)
+    local orig_type = type(orig)
+    local copy
+    if orig_type == 'table' then
+        copy = {}
+        for orig_key, orig_value in pairs(orig) do
+            copy[orig_key] = orig_value
+        end
+    else -- number, string, boolean, etc
+        copy = orig
+    end
+    return copy
+end
+
 -- }}}
 
 return helpers