reno/widgets/rootmenu.lua

local awmtk2 = require("awmtk2")
local wibox = require("wibox")
local gears = require("gears")
local awful = require("awful")
local beautiful = require("beautiful")
local builder = require("builder")

return function(args)
    local style = awmtk2.create_style("root_menu",awmtk2.default,{})
    local templates = awmtk2.create_template_lib("root_menu",awmtk2.templates,{})
    local t = awmtk2.build_templates(templates,style)
    local config_file = io.open(root_path.."/themes/"..global.theme.."/config/root_menu.json","r")
    local config
    if config_file then
        config = config_file:read("*a")
        config_file:close()
    else 
        config = [[{"list": [{"widget": "widgets.rootcontrols"}],"vertical": true}]]
    end
    -- TODO: Refactor this whole mess
    root_menu = awful.popup(t.popup({
        markup = "brainhurt the game",
        widget = wibox.widget.textbox
    }))
    root_menu:connect_signal("button::press",function(self,x,y,b)
        if b == 3 then
            root_menu.visible = false
        end
    end)
    root_menu._menu_private = {}
    root_menu.widget = wibox.widget(t.popup(builder(
        config,
        {
            style = style.base,
            screen = mouse.screen,
            passthrough = {
                parent = root_menu,
                _tracking_layer = root_menu._menu_private
            }
        }  
    )).widget)
    for _,layout in pairs(root_menu.widget:get_children_by_id("menu_root")) do
        print(layout)
        for _,button in pairs(layout.children) do
            button:connect_signal("cascade::kill",function()
                root_menu.visible = false
            end)
        end
    end
    root_menu:connect_signal("property::visible",function()
        local roots = root_menu.widget:get_children_by_id("menu_root")
        for k,v in pairs(roots) do
            for _,w in ipairs(v.children) do
                w:emit_signal("cascade::close")
            end
        end
    end)
    local buttons = root.buttons()
    root.buttons(gears.table.join(buttons,
        awful.button({}, 3, function()
            root_menu.visible = (not root_menu.visible)
            if root_menu.visible then
                root_menu:move_next_to(gears.table.join(mouse.coords(),{
                    width = 0,
                    height = 0
                }))
            end
        end)
    ))
    return root_menu
end