From af0ad340e2e4d50ee40c9880b7d4ae7752239c9c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Thomas FORGIONE <thomas.forgione@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2017 14:13:57 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Added launchbar

---
 awesome/launchbar.lua | 61 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 awesome/rc.lua        |  3 +++
 2 files changed, 64 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 awesome/launchbar.lua

diff --git a/awesome/launchbar.lua b/awesome/launchbar.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..99b5178
--- /dev/null
+++ b/awesome/launchbar.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+-- Quick launchbar widget for Awesome WM
+-- http://awesome.naquadah.org/wiki/Quick_launch_bar_widget/3.5
+-- Put into your awesome/ folder and add the following to rc.lua:
+--   local launchbar = require('launchbar')
+--   local mylb = launchbar("/path/to/directory/with/shortcuts/")
+-- Then add mylb to the wibox.
+
+local naughty = require('naughty')
+local layout = require("wibox.layout")
+local util = require("awful.util")
+local launcher = require("awful.widget.launcher")
+
+local launchbar = {}
+
+local function getValue(t, key)
+    local _, _, res = string.find(t, key .. " *= *([^%c]+)%c")
+    return res
+end
+
+local function find_icon(icon_name)
+    if string.sub(icon_name, 1, 1) == '/' then
+        if util.file_readable(icon_name) then
+            return icon_name
+        else
+            return nil
+        end
+    end
+
+    if launchbar.icon_dirs then
+        for _, v in ipairs(launchbar.icon_dirs) do
+            if util.file_readable(v .. "/" .. icon_name) then
+                return v .. '/' .. icon_name
+            end
+        end
+    end
+    return nil
+end
+
+function launchbar.new(filedir)
+    if not filedir then
+        error("Launchbar: filedir was not specified")
+    end
+    local items = {}
+    local widget = layout.fixed.horizontal()
+    local files = io.popen("ls " .. filedir .. "*.desktop")
+    for f in files:lines() do
+        local t = io.open(f):read("*all")
+        table.insert(items, { image = find_icon(getValue(t,"Icon")),
+        command = getValue(t,"Exec"),
+        position = tonumber(getValue(t,"Position")) or 255 })
+    end
+    table.sort(items, function(a,b) return a.position < b.position end)
+    for _, v in ipairs(items) do
+        if v.image then
+            widget:add(launcher(v))
+        end
+    end
+    return widget
+end
+
+return setmetatable(launchbar, { __call = function(_, ...) return launchbar.new(...) end })
diff --git a/awesome/rc.lua b/awesome/rc.lua
index b85bcbe..e3665f3 100644
--- a/awesome/rc.lua
+++ b/awesome/rc.lua
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ local tasklist_buttons = awful.util.table.join(
 local battery = require('battery')
 local volume = require('volume')
 local calendar = require('calendar')
+local launchbar = require('launchbar')
 local delimiter = wibox.widget.textbox(" | ")
 
 local function set_wallpaper(s)
@@ -229,6 +230,8 @@ awful.screen.connect_for_each_screen(function(s)
             layout = wibox.layout.fixed.horizontal,
             mylauncher,
             s.mytaglist,
+            launchbar("~/Desktop/"),
+            delimiter,
             s.mypromptbox,
         },
         s.mytasklist, -- Middle widget