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")
local gears = require("gears")
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,release)
    if not asckey.keymap[name] then
        return {}
    end
    local modifiers,key = asckey.get_keycomb(asckey.keymap[name])
    if key:match("^Mouse(%d+)$") then
        -- After several experiments, the best solution to making the extra mouse buttons bindable
        -- was this. The drawback is that all bindings for these are global, and they do not return
        -- the button object itself. Crappy hack, but it will suffice for now.
        local callback_wrap = function(...)
            callback(...)
            -- For some ungodly reason binding to mouse drops all keybindings 
            gears.timer.delayed_call(function()
                mousegrabber.run(function() return false end,"bogosity")
                mousegrabber.stop()
            end)
        end
        local new_button = awful.button(modifiers, tonumber(key:match("^Mouse(%d+)$")),
        callback_wrap,release)
        awful.rules.rules[1].properties.buttons = gears.table.join(
            awful.rules.rules[1].properties.buttons,
            new_button
        )
        root.buttons(gears.table.join(
            root.buttons(),
            new_button
        ))
        return {}
    else
        local callback_wrap = (description.release_pre and function(...)
            root.fake_input("key_release",key)
            callback(...)
        end) or callback
        if release then
            return awful.key(modifiers,key,
                callback_wrap,
            description)
        else
            return awful.key(modifiers,key,
                callback_wrap,
            release, description)
        end
    end
end

asckey.custom_binds = function()
    local custom_keys = {}
    for comm,_ 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

asckey.context = function(keys)
    local context = {keys = keys, key_lookup = {},active = false}
    for _,v in pairs(keys) do
        context.key_lookup[v] = true
    end
    function context:activate()
        context.active = true
        root.keys(gears.table.join(
            root.keys(),
            self.keys
        ))
    end
    function context:deactivate()
        context.active = false
        local root_keys = root.keys()
        for i = #root_keys,1,-1 do
            if self.key_lookup[root_keys[i]] then
                table.remove(root_keys,i)
            end
        end
        root.keys(root_keys)
    end 
    return context
end

return asckey