X-Git-Url: https://git.madduck.net/etc/awesome.git/blobdiff_plain/b371de56f8bf19f982a4f6887f2110444b590f74..c7630b3f109e3963384ce8981fe70a1e253d38d0:/widgets/abase.lua

diff --git a/widgets/abase.lua b/widgets/abase.lua
index 075d615..fb20d76 100644
--- a/widgets/abase.lua
+++ b/widgets/abase.lua
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ local wibox        = require("wibox")
 
 local setmetatable = setmetatable
 
--- Basic template for custom widgets 
+-- Basic template for custom widgets
 -- Asynchronous version
 -- lain.widgets.abase
 
@@ -27,10 +27,12 @@ local function worker(args)
 
     function abase.update()
         async.request(cmd, function(f)
-            output = f:read("*a")
-            f:close()
-            widget = abase.widget
-            settings()
+            output = f
+            if output ~= abase.prev then
+                widget = abase.widget
+                settings()
+                abase.prev = output
+            end
         end)
     end