modal search for awesomewm/lua

modal_search.lua

require("awful")

default_search_modes = {
    i = {prompt="IMDB", search="https://imdb.com/"},
    w = {prompt="Wikipedia", search="https://wikipedia.com/"},
    g = {prompt="Google", search="https://google.com/"},
}

local function create_wbox()
    wbox = awful.wibox({ position = "bottom", ontop = true, screen = mouse.screen })
    p = awful.widget.prompt({ layout = awful.widget.layout.horizontal.leftright })
    wbox.widgets = {p}
end

local function destroy_wbox()
    wbox = nil
end

local function local_search_table(st)
    for k, v in pairs(st) do default_search_modes[k] = v end
    return default_search_modes 
end

local function get_prompt_text(search_item)
    sip = search_item["prompt"] or search_item["search"]
    return "Search " .. sip .. ":"
end

local function grab_search_item(search_table)
    return function (m, k, e)
        -- wait ~1.5 sec
        if k then
            create_wbox()
            awful.prompt.run({ prompt = get_prompt_text(search_table[k]) },
                             p.widget,
                             function () awful.util.spawn(browser) end,
                             nil)
        -- nothing pressed then exit
        end
    end
end

local function grab_search(lsearch)
    return function (m, k, e)
        if event == "release" then
            keygrabber.run(grab_search_item(lsearch))
        end
    end
end

local function raise_search_if(search_table)
    lsearch = local_search_table(search_table)
    keygrabber.run(grab_search(lsearch))
end

modal_search = {raise_search = raise_search_if}

return modal_search

modal_search_1.lua

require("awful")

default_search_modes = {
    i = {prompt="IMDB", search="https://imdb.com/"},
    w = {prompt="Wikipedia", search="https://wikipedia.com/"},
    g = {prompt="Google", search="https://google.com/"},
}

local function local_search_table(st)
    for k, v in pairs(st) do default_search_modes[k] = v end
    return default_search_modes 
end

local function get_prompt_text(search_item)
    sip = search_item["prompt"] or search_item["search"]
    return "Search " .. sip .. ":"
end

local function grab_search_item(k, lsearch)
    wbox = awful.wibox({ position = "bottom", ontop = true, screen = mouse.screen })
    p = awful.widget.prompt({ layout = awful.widget.layout.horizontal.leftright })
    wbox.widgets = {p}
    awful.prompt.run({ prompt = get_prompt_text(lsearch[k]) },
                     p.widget,
                     function () awful.util.spawn(browser) end,
                     nil)
end

local function grab_search(lsearch)
    return function (m, k, e)
        grab_search_item(k, lsearch)
        return true
    end
end

local function raise_search(search_table)
    lsearch = local_search_table(search_table)
    keygrabber.run(grab_search(lsearch))
end

modal_search = {raise_search = raise_search}

return modal_search

~rc.lua

-- in your variable defs
search_mode = {
    a = {prompt="a_search_engine", search="https://a_search_engine.com/?="} 
}

-- in your keybinds table
awful.key({ modkey }, "s", function () modal_search.raise_search(search_mode) end),