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----------------------------------------------------------
-- Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 2
--  * Copyright (C) 2009 Adrian C. <anrxc_sysphere_org>
----------------------------------------------------------

-- {{{ Grab environment
local io = { popen = io.popen }
local setmetatable = setmetatable
local helpers = require("vicious.helpers")
-- }}}


-- Mpd: provides the currently playing song in MPD
module("vicious.mpd")


-- {{{ MPD widget type
function worker(format)
    -- This one is as simple as they come. Using sockets or expanding
    -- it is a lost cause since there are already a few MPD Lua libs
    -- written for awesome. Use them.
    --
    -- Get data from mpc
    local f = io.popen("mpc")
    local np = f:read("*line")
    f:close()

    -- Check if it's stopped, off or not installed
    if np == nil or (np:find("MPD_HOST") or np:find("volume:")) then
        return {"Stopped"}
    end

    -- Sanitize the song name
    nowplaying = helpers.escape(np)

    -- Don't abuse the wibox, truncate
    nowplaying = helpers.truncate(nowplaying, 30)

    return {nowplaying}
end
-- }}}

setmetatable(_M, { __call = function(_, ...) return worker(...) end })