lain/widget/contrib/redshift.lua

--[[

     Licensed under GNU General Public License v2
      * (c) 2014, blueluke <http://github.com/blueluke>

--]]

local async   = require("lain.helpers").async
local awful   = require("awful")
local execute = os.execute
local type    = type

-- Redshift
-- lain.widget.contrib.redshift
local redshift = { active = false, pid = nil }

function redshift:start()
    execute("pkill redshift")
    awful.spawn.with_shell("redshift -x") -- clear adjustments
    redshift.pid = awful.spawn.with_shell("redshift")
    redshift.active = true
    if type(redshift.update_fun) == "function" then
        redshift.update_fun(redshift.active)
    end
end

function redshift:toggle()
    async({ awful.util.shell, "-c", string.format("ps -p %d -o pid=", redshift.pid) }, function(f)
        if f and #f > 0 then -- redshift is running
            -- Sending -USR1 toggles redshift (See project website)
            execute("pkill -USR1 redshift")
            redshift.active = not redshift.active
        else -- not started or killed, (re)start it
            redshift:start()
        end
        redshift.update_fun(redshift.active)
    end)
end

-- Attach to a widget
-- Provides a button which toggles redshift on/off on click
-- @param widget:  Widget to attach to.
-- @param fun:     Function to be run each time redshift is toggled (optional).
--                 Use it to update widget text or icons on status change.
function redshift:attach(widget, fun)
    redshift.update_fun = fun or function() end
    if not redshift.pid then redshift:start() end
    if widget then
        widget:buttons(awful.util.table.join(awful.button({}, 1, function () redshift:toggle() end)))
    end
end

return redshift