lain/widgets/alsa.lua

--[[
                                                  
     Licensed under GNU General Public License v2 
      * (c) 2013, Luke Bonham                     
      * (c) 2010, Adrian C. <anrxc@sysphere.org>  
                                                  
--]]

local newtimer     = require("lain.helpers").newtimer
local read_pipe    = require("lain.helpers").read_pipe

local wibox        = require("wibox")

local string       = { match  = string.match,
                       format = string.format }

local setmetatable = setmetatable

-- ALSA volume
-- lain.widgets.alsa
local alsa = { last_level = "0", last_status = "" }

local function worker(args)
    local args     = args or {}
    local timeout  = args.timeout or 5
    local settings = args.settings or function() end

    alsa.cmd     = args.cmd or "amixer"
    alsa.channel = args.channel or "Master"
    alsa.widget  = wibox.widget.textbox('')

    function alsa.update()
        mixer = read_pipe(string.format("%s get %s", alsa.cmd, alsa.channel))
        l,s   = string.match(mixer, "([%d]+)%%.*%[([%l]*)")

        if alsa.last_level ~= l or alsa.last_status ~= s then
            volume_now = { level = l, status = s }
            alsa.last_level  = l
            alsa.last_status = s

            widget = alsa.widget
            settings()
        end
    end

    timer_id = string.format("alsa-%s-%s", alsa.cmd, alsa.channel)
    newtimer(timer_id, timeout, alsa.update)

    return setmetatable(alsa, { __index = alsa.widget })
end

return setmetatable(alsa, { __call = function(_, ...) return worker(...) end })