template: Bring to feature parity with the awful.widget.common implementation.

`awful.widget.common` has the ability to set "roles" and apply properties
to the entire widget tree. This was missing from the previous commit.
This commit is contained in:
Emmanuel Lepage Vallee 2022-10-16 01:30:57 -07:00
parent 495922c31c
commit 67b2b26683
7 changed files with 613 additions and 84 deletions

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@ -17,11 +17,6 @@
-- --
--@DOC_wibox_widget_template_basic_textbox_EXAMPLE@ --@DOC_wibox_widget_template_basic_textbox_EXAMPLE@
-- --
-- Alternatively, you can declare the `template` widget instance using the
-- declarative pattern (both variants are strictly equivalent):
--
--@DOC_wibox_widget_template_basic_textbox_declarative_EXAMPLE@
--
-- Usage in libraries -- Usage in libraries
-- ================== -- ==================
-- --
@ -64,36 +59,62 @@ local template = {
queued_updates = {}, queued_updates = {},
} }
local function lazy_load_child(self)
if self._private.widget then return self._private.widget end
local widget_instance = wbase.make_widget_from_value(self._private.widget_template)
if widget_instance then
wbase.check_widget(widget_instance)
end
self._private.widget = widget_instance
local rem = {}
for k, conn in ipairs(self._private.connections) do
conn.apply()
if conn.once then
if conn.src_obj then
conn.src_obj:disconnect_signal("property::"..conn.src_prop, conn.apply)
end
table.insert(rem, k)
end
end
for i = #rem, 1, -1 do
table.remove(self._private.connections, rem[i])
end
return self._private.widget
end
-- Layout this layout. -- Layout this layout.
-- @method layout -- @method layout
-- @hidden -- @hidden
function template:layout(_, width, height) function template:layout(_, width, height)
if not self._private.widget then local w = lazy_load_child(self)
return
end
return { wbase.place_widget_at(self._private.widget, 0, 0, width, height) } if not w then return end
return { wbase.place_widget_at(w, 0, 0, width, height) }
end end
-- Fit this layout into the given area. -- Fit this layout into the given area.
-- @method fit -- @method fit
-- @hidden -- @hidden
function template:fit(context, width, height) function template:fit(context, width, height)
if not self._private.widget then local w = lazy_load_child(self)
if not w then
return 0, 0 return 0, 0
end end
return wbase.fit_widget(self, context, self._private.widget, width, height) return wbase.fit_widget(self, context, w, width, height)
end end
-- Draw the widget if it's actually a widget instance function template:draw() end
-- @method draw
-- @hidden
function template:draw(...)
if type(self._private.widget.draw) == "function" then
return self._private.widget:draw(...)
end
end
-- Call the update widget method now and clean the queue for this widget -- Call the update widget method now and clean the queue for this widget
-- instance. -- instance.
@ -109,14 +130,17 @@ function template:_do_update_now()
end end
--- Update the widget. --- Update the widget.
--
-- This function will call the `update_callback` function at the end of the -- This function will call the `update_callback` function at the end of the
-- current GLib event loop. Updates are batched by event loop, it means that the -- current GLib event loop. Updates are batched by event loop, it means that the
-- widget can only be update once by event loop. If the `template:update` method -- widget can only be update once by event loop. If the `template:update` method
-- is called multiple times during the same GLib event loop, only the first call -- is called multiple times during the same GLib event loop, only the first call
-- will be run. -- will be run.
-- All arguments are passed to the queued `update_callback` call. -- All arguments are passed to the queued `update_callback` call.
-- @tparam[opt] table args A table to pass to the widget update function. --
-- @tparam[opt={}] table args A table to pass to the widget update function.
-- @method update -- @method update
-- @noreturn
function template:update(args) function template:update(args)
if type(args) == "table" then if type(args) == "table" then
self._private.update_args = gtable.crush( self._private.update_args = gtable.crush(
@ -134,36 +158,158 @@ function template:update(args)
end end
--- Change the widget template. --- Change the widget template.
-- @tparam table|widget widget_template The new widget to use as a --
-- Note that this will discard the existing widget instance. Thus, any
-- `set_property` will no longer be honored. `bind_property`, on the other hand,
-- will still be honored.
--
-- @property template
-- @tparam[opt=nil] template|nil template The new widget to use as a
-- template. -- template.
-- @method set_template
-- @emits widget::redraw_needed -- @emits widget::redraw_needed
-- @hidden -- @emits widget::layout_changed
-- @propemits true false
function template:set_template(widget_template) function template:set_template(widget_template)
local widget = widget_template or wbase.empty_widget() if widget_template == self._private.widget_template then return end
local widget_instance = wbase.make_widget_from_value(widget) self._private.widget = nil
self._private.widget_template = widget_template
if widget_instance then
wbase.check_widget(widget_instance)
end
self._private.template = widget
self._private.widget = widget_instance
-- We need to connect to these signals to actually redraw the template
-- widget when its child needs to.
local signals = {
"widget::redraw_needed",
"widget::layout_changed",
}
for _, signal in pairs(signals) do
self._private.widget:connect_signal(signal, function(...)
self:emit_signal(signal, ...)
end)
end
self:emit_signal("widget::redraw_needed") self:emit_signal("widget::redraw_needed")
self:emit_signal("widget::layout_changed")
self:emit_signal("property::template", widget_template)
end
--- Set a property on one or more template sub-widget instances.
--
-- This method allows to set a value at any time on any of the sub widget of
-- the template. To use this, you can set, or document a set of `ids` which
-- your template support. These are usually referred as "roles" across the
-- other APIs.
--
--@DOC_wibox_widget_template_set_property_existing_EXAMPLE@
--
-- It is also possible to take this one step further and apply a property
-- to the entire sub-widget tree. This allows users to implement their own
-- template even if it doesn't use the same "roles" as the default one:
--
--@DOC_wibox_widget_template_set_property_custom_EXAMPLE@
--
-- @method set_property
-- @tparam string property The property name.
-- @param value The property value.
-- @tparam[opt=nil] nil|string|table ids A sub-widget `id` or list of `id`s. Use
-- `nil` for "all sub widgets".
-- @noreturn
-- @see bind_property
function template:set_property(property, value, ids)
local widgets
local target = self._private.widget
-- Lazy load later.
if not target then
table.insert(self._private.connections, {
src_obj = nil,
src_prop = nil,
once = true,
apply = function()
self:set_property(property, value, ids)
end,
})
return
end
if ids then
widgets = {}
for _, id in ipairs(type(ids) == "string" and {ids} or ids) do
for _, widget in ipairs(target:get_children_by_id(id)) do
table.insert(widgets, widget)
end
end
end
widgets = widgets or {target}
for _, widget in ipairs(widgets) do
if widget["set_"..property] then
widget["set_"..property](widget, value)
end
end
end
-- Do not use, backward compatibility only.
function template:_set_property_on_tree(w, property, value)
local apply_property
apply_property = function(wdgs)
for _, widget in ipairs(wdgs) do
if widget["set_"..property] then
widget["set_"..property](widget, value)
end
if widget.get_children then
apply_property(widget:get_children())
end
end
end
apply_property({w})
end
--- Monitor the value of a property on a source object and apply it on a target.
--
-- This is the equivalent of:
--
-- src_obj:connect_signal(
-- "property::"..src_prop,
-- function(v)
-- self:set_property(dest_prop, v, dest_ids)
-- end
-- )
-- self:set_property(dest_prop, v, dest_ids)
--
-- @DOC_sequences_widget_tmpl_bind_property_EXAMPLE@
--
-- @method bind_property
-- @tparam object src_obj The source object (must be derived from `gears.object`).
-- @tparam string src_prop The source object property name.
-- @tparam string dest_prop The destination widget property name.
-- @tparam[opt=nil] table|string|nil dest_ids A sub-widget `id` or list of `id`s.
-- Use `nil` for "all sub widgets".
-- @noreturn
-- @see clear_bindings
-- @see set_property
function template:bind_property(src_obj, src_prop, dest_prop, dest_ids)
local function apply()
self:set_property(dest_prop, src_obj[src_prop], dest_ids)
end
table.insert(self._private.connections, {
src_obj = src_obj,
src_prop = src_prop,
apply = apply,
})
src_obj:connect_signal("property::"..src_prop, apply)
apply()
end
--- Disconnect all signals created in `bind_property`.
-- @method clear_bindings
-- @tparam[opt=nil] widget|nil src_obj Disconnect only for this specific object.
-- @noreturn
-- @see bind_property
function template:clear_bindings(src_obj)
for _, conn in ipairs(self._private.connections) do
if conn.src_obj and (conn.src_obj == src_obj or not src_obj) then
conn.src_obj:disconnect_signal("property::"..conn.src_prop, conn.apply)
end
end
self._private.connections = {}
end end
--- Give the internal widget instance. --- Give the internal widget instance.
@ -171,7 +317,7 @@ end
-- @method get_widget -- @method get_widget
-- @hidden -- @hidden
function template:get_widget() function template:get_widget()
return self._private.widget return lazy_load_child(self)
end end
--- Set the update_callback property. --- Set the update_callback property.
@ -200,6 +346,27 @@ function template:set_update_now(update_now)
end end
end end
--- Create a new `wibox.widget.template` instance using the same template.
--
-- This copy will be blank. Note that `set_property`, `bind_property` or
-- `update_callback` from `self` will **NOT** be transferred over to the copy.
--
-- The following example is a new widget to list a bunch of colors. It uses
-- `wibox.widget.template` to let the module user define their own color
-- widget. It does so by cloning the original template into new instances. This
-- example doesn't handle removing or updating them to keep the size small.
--
--@DOC_wibox_widget_template_clone1_EXAMPLE@
--
-- @method clone
-- @treturn wibox.widget.template The copy.
function template:clone()
return template {
template = self._private.widget_template
}
end
--- Create a new `wibox.widget.template` instance. --- Create a new `wibox.widget.template` instance.
-- @tparam[opt] table args -- @tparam[opt] table args
-- @tparam[opt] table|widget args.template The widget template to use. -- @tparam[opt] table|widget args.template The widget template to use.
@ -215,6 +382,7 @@ function template.new(args)
local ret = wbase.make_widget(nil, nil, { enable_properties = true }) local ret = wbase.make_widget(nil, nil, { enable_properties = true })
gtable.crush(ret, template, true) gtable.crush(ret, template, true)
ret._private.connections = {}
ret:set_template(args.template) ret:set_template(args.template)
ret:set_update_callback(args.update_callback) ret:set_update_callback(args.update_callback)
@ -223,9 +391,32 @@ function template.new(args)
-- Apply the received buttons, visible, forced_width and so on -- Apply the received buttons, visible, forced_width and so on
gtable.crush(ret, args) gtable.crush(ret, args)
rawset(ret, "_is_template", true)
return ret return ret
end end
--- Create a `wibox.widget.template` from a table.
--
-- @staticfct wibox.widget.template.make_from_value
-- @tparam[opt=nil] table|wibox.widget.template|nil value A template declaration.
-- @treturn wibox.widget.template The template object.
function template.make_from_value(value)
if not value then return nil end
assert(
not rawget(value, "is_widget"),
"This property requires a widget template, not a widget object.\n"..
"Use `wibox.template` instead of `wibox.widget`"
)
if rawget(value, "_is_template") then return value:clone() end
return template.new {
template = value
}
end
function template.mt:__call(...) function template.mt:__call(...)
return template.new(...) return template.new(...)
end end

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@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
--DOC_GEN_IMAGE --DOC_HIDE_START --DOC_NO_USAGE
local module = ...
local wibox = require("wibox")
local beautiful = require("beautiful")
local gears = {surface = require("gears.surface")}
client.focus = client.gen_fake{
class = "client",
name = "A client!",
icon = beautiful.awesome_icon,
}
--DOC_HIDE_END
local my_template_widget = wibox.widget.template {
template = {
{
{
set_icon = function(self, icon)
self.image = gears.surface(icon)
end,
id = "icon_role",
widget = wibox.widget.imagebox
},
{
id = "title_role",
widget = wibox.widget.textbox
},
widget = wibox.layout.fixed.horizontal,
},
widget = wibox.container.background,
id = "background_role",
set_urgent = function(self, status)
self.bg = status and "#ff0000" or nil
end,
forced_width = 200, --DOC_HIDE
forced_height = 24, --DOC_HIDE
}
}
--DOC_NEWLINE
--DOC_HIDE_START
module.display_widget(my_template_widget, 200, 24)
module.add_event("Original state", function()
--DOC_HIDE_END
-- Use the normal widget properties.
my_template_widget:bind_property(client.focus, "name", "text", "title_role")
my_template_widget:bind_property(client.focus, "icon", "icon", "icon_role")
--DOC_NEWLINE
-- This one uses an inline setter method.
my_template_widget:bind_property(client.focus, "urgent", "urgent", "background_role")
--DOC_HIDE_START
end)
--DOC_NEWLINE
module.display_widget(my_template_widget, 200, 24)
module.add_event("Change the client name.", function()
--DOC_HIDE_END
--DOC_NEWLINE
-- Change the client name.
client.focus.name = "New name!"
--DOC_HIDE_START
end)
--DOC_NEWLINE
module.display_widget(my_template_widget, 200, 24)
module.add_event("Make urgent", function()
--DOC_HIDE_END
--DOC_NEWLINE
-- Make urgent.
client.focus.urgent = true
--DOC_HIDE_START
end)
module.display_widget(my_template_widget, 200, 24)
module.add_event("Make not urgent", function()
--DOC_HIDE_END
--DOC_NEWLINE
-- "Make not urgent.
client.focus.urgent = false
--DOC_HIDE_START
end)
module.display_widget(my_template_widget, 200, 24)
module.execute { display_screen = false, display_clients = true,
display_label = false, display_client_name = true,
display_mouse = true ,
}

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@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
--DOC_NO_USAGE
--DOC_HIDE_START
local wibox = require("wibox")
--DOC_HIDE_END
local my_template_widget = {
id = "mytemplatewidget",
template = wibox.widget.textbox,
update_callback = function(template_widget, args)
local text = args.text or "???"
template_widget.widget.text = text
end,
widget = wibox.widget.template,
}
--DOC_HIDE_START
-- Generate the widget to use the update method in the example.
-- A better approch would have been to use an ID and the `get_children_by_id`
-- on the parent.
local widget = wibox.widget(my_template_widget)
widget:update { text = "Cool text to update the template!" }
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@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
--DOC_GEN_IMAGE --DOC_NO_USAGE
--DOC_HIDE_START
local parent = ...
local wibox = require("wibox")
local gears = {
shape = require("gears.shape"),
surface = require("gears.surface"),
color = require("gears.color"),
table = require("gears.table"),
}
local beautiful = require("beautiful")
client.focus = client.gen_fake{
class = "client",
name = "A client!",
icon = beautiful.awesome_icon,
}
--DOC_HIDE_END
-- Put this in a Lua file
local module = {}
--DOC_NEWLINE
local default_template = wibox.widget.template {
template = {
{
{
{
forced_height = 16,
forced_width = 16,
shape = gears.shape.circle,
widget = wibox.widget.separator
},
margins = 3,
widget = wibox.container.margin
},
{
set_color = function(self, color)
self.text = color
end,
text = "N/A",
widget = wibox.widget.textbox
},
spacing = 5,
widget = wibox.layout.fixed.horizontal,
},
set_color = function(self, color)
self.border_color = gears.color.to_rgba_string(color):sub(1,7).."44"
self.fg = color
end,
border_width = 1,
shape = gears.shape.octogon,
widget = wibox.container.background,
forced_width = 100, --DOC_HIDE
}
}
--DOC_NEWLINE
--- Set the widget template.
-- @property widget_template
-- @tparam[opt=nil] wibox.template|nil
function module:set_widget_template(t)
self._private.widget_template = wibox.widget.template.make_from_value(t)
end
--DOC_NEWLINE
function module:get_widget_template()
return self._private.widget_template or default_template
end
--DOC_NEWLINE
--- Add a color to the list.
function module:add_color(color_name)
local instance = self.widget_template:clone()
instance:set_property("color", color_name, nil, true)
self._private.base_layout:add(instance)
end
--DOC_NEWLINE
--- my_module_name constructor.
--
-- @constructorfct my_module_name
-- @tparam[opt={}] table args
-- @tparam wibox.template args.widget_template A widget template.
-- @tparam wibox.layout args.base_layout A layout to use instead of
-- `wibox.layout.fixed.vertical`.
local function new(_, args)
args = args or {}
--DOC_NEWLINE
-- Create the base_layout instance.
local l = wibox.widget.base.make_widget_from_value(
args.base_layout or wibox.widget {
spacing = 5,
widget = wibox.layout.fixed.vertical
}
)
--DOC_NEWLINE
-- Create the base widget as a proxy widget.
local ret = wibox.widget.base.make_widget(l, "my_module_name", {
enable_properties = true,
})
--DOC_NEWLINE
-- Set the default (fallback) template
ret._private.base_layout = l
--DOC_NEWLINE
-- Add the methods and apply set the initial properties.
gears.table.crush(ret, module, true)
gears.table.crush(ret, args)
--DOC_NEWLINE
return ret
end
--[[ --DOC_HIDE
return setmetatable(module, {__call = new})
]]--DOC_HIDE
--[[ --DOC_HIDE
--DOC_NEWLINE
Now, lets use this module to list some colors:
--DOC_NEWLINE
local my_module_name = require("my_module_name")
--DOC_NEWLINE
]] --DOC_HIDE
local my_module_name = new --DOC_HIDE
--DOC_NEWLINE
local my_color_list = my_module_name {}
--DOC_NEWLINE
my_color_list:add_color("#ff0000")
my_color_list:add_color("#00ff00")
my_color_list:add_color("#0000ff")
my_color_list:add_color("#ff00ff")
my_color_list:add_color("#ffff00")
my_color_list:add_color("#00ffff")
--DOC_HIDE_START
parent:add(my_color_list)
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@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
--DOC_NO_USAGE --DOC_NO_USAGE --DOC_GEN_IMAGE
--DOC_HIDE_START --DOC_HIDE_START
local parent = ... local parent = ...
@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ local parent = ...
local gears = require("gears") local gears = require("gears")
local wibox = require("wibox") local wibox = require("wibox")
local concrete_widget_template_builder
--DOC_HIDE_END --DOC_HIDE_END
-- Build the default widget used as a fallback if user doesn't provide a template -- Build the default widget used as a fallback if user doesn't provide a template
local default_widget = { local default_widget = {
template = wibox.widget.textclock, template = wibox.widget.textbox,
text = "N/A",
update_callback = function(widget_template, args) update_callback = function(widget_template, args)
local text = args and args.text or "???" local text = args and args.text or "???"
widget_template.widget.text = text widget_template.widget.text = text
@ -19,29 +19,28 @@ local concrete_widget_template_builder
} }
--DOC_NEWLINE --DOC_NEWLINE
function concrete_widget_template_builder(args) local function concrete_widget_template_builder(args)
args = args or {} args = args or {}
--DOC_NEWLINE --DOC_NEWLINE
-- Build an instance of the template widget with either, the -- Build an instance of the template widget with either, the
-- user provided parameters or the default -- user provided parameters or the default
local ret = wibox.widget.template( local ret = wibox.widget.template {
args.widget_template and args.widget_template or template = args.widget_template or default_widget
default_widget }
)
--DOC_NEWLINE --DOC_NEWLINE
-- Patch the methods and fields the widget instance should have -- Patch the methods and fields the widget instance should have
--DOC_NEWLINE --DOC_NEWLINE
-- e.g. Apply the received buttons, visible, forced_width and so on -- e.g. Apply the received buttons, visible, forced_width and so on
gears.table.crush(ret, args) gears.table.crush(ret, args)
--DOC_NEWLINE --DOC_NEWLINE
-- Optionally, call update once with parameters to prepare the widget -- Optionally, call update once with parameters to prepare the widget
ret:update { ret:update {
text = "default text", text = "default text",
} }
--DOC_NEWLINE --DOC_NEWLINE
return ret return ret

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@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
--DOC_GEN_IMAGE --DOC_NO_USAGE
--DOC_HIDE_START
local parent = ...
local wibox = require("wibox")
local gears = {share = require("gears.shape"), surface = require("gears.surface")}
local beautiful = require("beautiful")
client.focus = client.gen_fake{
class = "client",
name = "A client!",
icon = beautiful.awesome_icon,
}
--DOC_HIDE_END
local my_template_widget = wibox.widget.template {
template = {
{
{
id = "client_role",
set_client = function(self, c)
self.image = gears.surface(c.icon)
end,
widget = wibox.widget.imagebox
},
{
id = "client_role",
set_client = function(self, c)
-- If the value can change, don't forget to connect
-- some signals:
local function update()
local txt = "<b>Name: </b>"..c.name
if c.minimized then
txt = txt .. "<i> (minimized)</i>"
end
self.markup = txt
end
update()
c:connect_signal("property::name", update)
c:connect_signal("property::minimized", update)
end,
widget = wibox.widget.textbox
},
widget = wibox.layout.fixed.horizontal,
},
bg = "#0000ff",
fg = "#ffffff",
shape = gears.share.rounded_rect,
widget = wibox.container.background,
forced_width = 200, --DOC_HIDE
forced_height = 24, --DOC_HIDE
}
}
--DOC_NEWLINE
-- Later in the code
local c = client.focus
my_template_widget:set_property("client", c, "client_role")
c.minimized = true
--DOC_HIDE_START
parent:add(my_template_widget)
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@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
--DOC_GEN_IMAGE --DOC_NO_USAGE
--DOC_HIDE_START
local parent = ...
local wibox = require("wibox")
local gears = {share = require("gears.shape"), surface = require("gears.surface")}
local beautiful = require("beautiful")
client.focus = client.gen_fake{
class = "client",
name = "A client!",
icon = beautiful.awesome_icon,
}
--DOC_HIDE_END
local my_template_widget = wibox.widget.template {
template = {
{
{
id = "icon_role",
widget = wibox.widget.imagebox
},
{
id = "title_role",
widget = wibox.widget.textbox
},
widget = wibox.layout.fixed.horizontal,
},
id = "background_role",
widget = wibox.container.background,
forced_width = 200, --DOC_HIDE
forced_height = 24, --DOC_HIDE
}
}
--DOC_NEWLINE
-- Later in the code
local c = client.focus
my_template_widget:set_property("image", gears.surface(c.icon),"icon_role")
my_template_widget:set_property("text", c.name, "title_role")
my_template_widget:set_property("bg", "#0000ff", "background_role")
my_template_widget:set_property("fg", "#ffffff", "background_role")
my_template_widget:set_property(
"shape", gears.share.rounded_rect, "background_role"
)
--DOC_HIDE_START
parent:add(my_template_widget)
-- vim: filetype=lua:expandtab:shiftwidth=4:tabstop=8:softtabstop=4:textwidth=80