From: copycat-killer <dada@archlinux.info>
Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2016 12:48:55 +0000 (+0100)
Subject: using timer sharing; #114
X-Git-Url: https://git.madduck.net/etc/awesome.git/commitdiff_plain/5f902517ffea8033605752f4755d81d4a9ba4aec?ds=inline;hp=bceaadb433b82fe31f3d9608fd01ea4021ddffe6

using timer sharing; #114
---

diff --git a/helpers.lua b/helpers.lua
index 5e958c3..137bd6a 100644
--- a/helpers.lua
+++ b/helpers.lua
@@ -77,8 +77,11 @@ end
 
 helpers.timer_table = {}
 
-function helpers.newtimer(name, timeout, fun, nostart)
-    helpers.timer_table[name] = capi.timer({ timeout = timeout })
+function helpers.newtimer(_name, timeout, fun, nostart)
+    local name = timeout
+    if not helpers.timer_table[name] then
+        helpers.timer_table[name] = capi.timer({ timeout = timeout })
+    end
     helpers.timer_table[name]:connect_signal("timeout", fun)
     helpers.timer_table[name]:start()
     if not nostart then