reno/libs/asckey.lua

--   This file is part of Reno desktop.
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-- library for constructing bindable keys
local asckey = {
    keymap = {}
}
local awful = require("awful")

asckey.set_keymap = function(keymap)
    for k,v in pairs(keymap) do
        asckey.keymap[v] = k
    end
end

asckey.get_keycomb = function(name)
    local modifiers = {}
    name = name:gsub("[^%s%+]+%+",function(v)
        if v == "modkey+" then v = global.modkey.."+" end
        table.insert(modifiers,v:sub(1,-2))
        return ""
    end)
    return modifiers,name
end

asckey.k = function(name,callback,description)
    if not asckey.keymap[name] then
        return {}
    end
    local modifiers,key = asckey.get_keycomb(asckey.keymap[name])
    return awful.key(modifiers,key,
        callback,
    description)
end

asckey.custom_binds = function()
    local custom_keys = {}

    for comm,bind in pairs(asckey.keymap) do
        if not comm:match("^:.*") then
            table.insert(custom_keys,asckey.k(comm,function()
                awful.spawn(comm)
            end,{description = comm, group = "custom"}))
        end
    end
    return custom_keys
end

return asckey