X-Git-Url: https://git.madduck.net/etc/awesome.git/blobdiff_plain/b7c3cb77a1ca72ab8fb91c8618f8703e3c1e446c..7072b0805828af867fe4f22ee3360e8f9e052ea3:/widgets/base.lua diff --git a/widgets/base.lua b/widgets/base.lua index 6b808b7..642a858 100644 --- a/widgets/base.lua +++ b/widgets/base.lua @@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ --]] local newtimer = require("lain.helpers").newtimer +local read_pipe = require("lain.helpers").read_pipe local wibox = require("wibox") -local io = io local setmetatable = setmetatable --- Basic template for custom widgets +-- Basic template for custom widgets -- lain.widgets.base local function worker(args) @@ -25,11 +25,12 @@ local function worker(args) base.widget = wibox.widget.textbox('') function base.update() - local f = assert(io.popen(cmd)) - output = f:read("*a") - f:close() - widget = base.widget - settings() + output = read_pipe(cmd) + if output ~= base.prev then + widget = base.widget + settings() + base.prev = output + end end newtimer(cmd, timeout, base.update)