From 3d2b31bbb99282a12bd79e97b434bcf35a316bdd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Emmanuel Lepage Vallee <elv1313@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2016 22:05:24 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] util: Add awful.util.table.crush

Allow to replace copy pasted code used to apply class heritage in
much of wibox.widget
---
 lib/awful/util.lua | 12 ++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)

diff --git a/lib/awful/util.lua b/lib/awful/util.lua
index 1caf9cd44..327c5f15a 100644
--- a/lib/awful/util.lua
+++ b/lib/awful/util.lua
@@ -399,6 +399,18 @@ function util.table.join(...)
     return ret
 end
 
+--- Override elements in the first table by the one in the second
+-- @tparam table t the table to be overriden
+-- @tparam table set the table used to override members of `t`
+-- @treturn table t (for convenience)
+function util.table.crush(t, set)
+    for k, v in pairs(set) do
+        t[k] = v
+    end
+
+    return t
+end
+
 --- Check if a table has an item and return its key.
 -- @param t The table.
 -- @param item The item to look for in values of the table.