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+---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- @author Julien Danjou <julien@danjou.info>
+-- @copyright 2008-2009 Julien Danjou
+-- @classmod awful.widget.launcher
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+local setmetatable = setmetatable
+local util = require("awful.util")
+local spawn = require("awful.spawn")
+local wbutton = require("awful.widget.button")
+local button = require("awful.button")
+
+local launcher = { mt = {} }
+
+--- Create a button widget which will launch a command.
+-- @param args Standard widget table arguments, plus image for the image path
+-- and command for the command to run on click, or either menu to create menu.
+-- @return A launcher widget.
+function launcher.new(args)
+    if not args.command and not args.menu then return end
+    local w = wbutton(args)
+    if not w then return end
+
+    local b
+    if args.command then
+       b = util.table.join(w:buttons(), button({}, 1, nil, function () spawn(args.command) end))
+    elseif args.menu then
+       b = util.table.join(w:buttons(), button({}, 1, nil, function () args.menu:toggle() end))
+    end
+
+    w:buttons(b)
+    return w
+end
+
+function launcher.mt:__call(...)
+    return launcher.new(...)
+end
+
+return setmetatable(launcher, launcher.mt)
+
+-- vim: filetype=lua:expandtab:shiftwidth=4:tabstop=8:softtabstop=4:textwidth=80