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al-skel/home/.config/awesome/freedesktop/menu.lua

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Lua

-- Grab environment
local utils = require("freedesktop.utils")
local io = io
local string = string
local table = table
local os = os
local ipairs = ipairs
local pairs = pairs
module("freedesktop.menu")
all_menu_dirs = {
'/usr/share/applications/',
'/usr/local/share/applications/',
'~/.local/share/applications/'
}
show_generic_name = false
--- Create menus for applications
-- @param menu_dirs A list of application directories (optional).
-- @return A prepared menu w/ categories
function new(arg)
-- the categories and their synonyms where shamelessly copied from lxpanel
-- source code.
local programs = {}
local config = arg or {}
programs['AudioVideo'] = {}
programs['Development'] = {}
programs['Education'] = {}
programs['Game'] = {}
programs['Graphics'] = {}
programs['Network'] = {}
programs['Office'] = {}
programs['Settings'] = {}
programs['System'] = {}
programs['Utility'] = {}
programs['Other'] = {}
for i, dir in ipairs(config.menu_dirs or all_menu_dirs) do
local entries = utils.parse_desktop_files({dir = dir})
for j, program in ipairs(entries) do
-- check whether to include in the menu
if program.show and program.Name and program.cmdline then
if show_generic_name and program.GenericName then
program.Name = program.Name .. ' (' .. program.GenericName .. ')'
end
local target_category = nil
if program.categories then
for _, category in ipairs(program.categories) do
if programs[category] then
target_category = category
break
end
end
end
if not target_category then
target_category = 'Other'
end
if target_category then
table.insert(programs[target_category], { program.Name, program.cmdline, program.icon_path })
end
end
end
end
-- sort each submenu alphabetically case insensitive
for k, v in pairs(programs) do
table.sort(v, function(a, b) return a[1]:lower() < b[1]:lower() end)
end
local menu = {
{ "Accessories", programs["Utility"], utils.lookup_icon({ icon = 'applications-accessories.png' }) },
{ "Development", programs["Development"], utils.lookup_icon({ icon = 'applications-development.png' }) },
{ "Education", programs["Education"], utils.lookup_icon({ icon = 'applications-science.png' }) },
{ "Games", programs["Game"], utils.lookup_icon({ icon = 'applications-games.png' }) },
{ "Graphics", programs["Graphics"], utils.lookup_icon({ icon = 'applications-graphics.png' }) },
{ "Internet", programs["Network"], utils.lookup_icon({ icon = 'applications-internet.png' }) },
{ "Multimedia", programs["AudioVideo"], utils.lookup_icon({ icon = 'applications-multimedia.png' }) },
{ "Office", programs["Office"], utils.lookup_icon({ icon = 'applications-office.png' }) },
{ "Other", programs["Other"], utils.lookup_icon({ icon = 'applications-other.png' }) },
{ "Settings", programs["Settings"], utils.lookup_icon({ icon = 'preferences-desktop.png' }) },
{ "System Tools", programs["System"], utils.lookup_icon({ icon = 'applications-system.png' }) },
}
-- Removing empty entries from menu
local cleanedMenu = {}
for index, item in ipairs(menu) do
itemTester = item[2]
if itemTester[1] then
table.insert(cleanedMenu, item)
end
end
return cleanedMenu
end