X-Git-Url: https://git.madduck.net/etc/awesome.git/blobdiff_plain/b7c3cb77a1ca72ab8fb91c8618f8703e3c1e446c..7de62e4d9fe0d3a7521fc72a66c905d6f343c27b:/widgets/base.lua

diff --git a/widgets/base.lua b/widgets/base.lua
index 6b808b7..88478b0 100644
--- a/widgets/base.lua
+++ b/widgets/base.lua
@@ -6,33 +6,35 @@
                                                   
 --]]
 
-local newtimer     = require("lain.helpers").newtimer
+local helpers      = require("lain.helpers")
 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)
     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("*a")
-        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