dotfiles/awesome/main/menu.lua

--- awesome stdlib
local awful         = require("awful")
local hotkeys_popup = require("awful.hotkeys_popup").widget
--- theme lib
local beautiful     = require("beautiful") --- for awesome.icon

local M  = {}
local _M = {}
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--- import preferred programs
local terminal     = RC.vars.terminal
local file_manager = RC.vars.file_manager

--- import editor variable from OS environment
local editor     = os.getenv("EDITOR") or "nano"
local editor_cmd = terminal .. " -e " .. editor

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--- make it harder to quit awesome accidentally
M.quitmenu =
  {{ "i mean it!",
      function()
        awesome.quit()
      end }}

--- "awesome" menu
M.awesome = {
  { "hotkeys",
      function()
        hotkeys_popup.show_help(nil,awful.screen.focused())
      end },

  { "manual",
      terminal .. " -e man awesome" },

  { "edit config",
      editor_cmd .. " " .. awesome.conffile  },

  { "terminal",  terminal },

  { "restart",  awesome.restart },

  { "quit",  M.quitmenu }
}

--- browsers and other network-oriented software
M.network = {
  { "firefox",  "firefox" },

  { "discord",
      "flatpak run com.discordapp.Discord" },

  { "thunderbird",  "thunderbird" },

  { "steam",  "steam" },

  { "hyperbeam",
      "/opt/AppImages/Hyperbeam-0.21.0.AppImage" },

  { "qbittorrent",  "qbittorrent" },

  { "keepassxc",  "keepassxc" },
}

--- DEVELOPERS, DEVELOPERS, DEVELOPERS, DEVELOPERS
M.develop = {
  { "vs code",  "code" },

  { "bless",  "bless" },

  { "sqlite browser",  "sqlitebrowser" }
}

--- emulators
M.emulators = {
  { "citra",
      "flatpak run org.citra_emu.citra" },

  { "dolphin",
      "flatpak run org.DolphinEmu.dolphin-emu" },

  { "yuzu",
      "flatpak run org.yuzu_emu.yuzu" },

  { "duckstation",
      "flatpak run org.duckstation.DuckStation" },

  { "PPSSPP",
      "flatpak run org.ppsspp.PPSSPP" }
}

--- vintage story [different versions of VS for mods]
M.vtgstry = {
  { "latest",  "vintagestory" },

  { "flatpak",
      "flatpak run at.vintagestory.VintageStory" }
}

--- videogames
M.games = {
  { "emulators",  M.emulators },

  { "vintage story",  M.vtgstry},

  { "team fortress 2",
      "steam steam://rungameid/440" },

  { "ballisticNG",
      "steam steam://rungameid/473770" },

  { "them's fightin' herds",
      "steam steam://rungameid/574980" },

  { "doom",  "gzdoom" },

  { "osu!",
      "flatpak run sh.ppy.osu" },

  { "minecraft",
      "flatpak run org.prismlauncher.PrismLauncher" },

  { "solitaire",  "pysol" }
}

--- utilities [kind of a misc category]
M.utils = {
  { "catfish",  "catfish" },

  { "xed",  "xed" },

  { "xarchiver",  "xarchiver" },

  { "flatseal",
      "flatpak run com.github.tchx84.Flatseal" },

  { "text pieces",
      "flatpak run com.github.liferooter.textpieces" },

  { "alacarte",  "alacarte" },

  { "piper",  "piper" }, --- mouse config

  { "wally",  "wally" } --- keyboard fw flasher
}

--- "media" programs [image viewers, video players, etc]
M.media = {
  { "hydrus",
      "flatpak run io.github.hydrusnetwork.hydrus" },

  { "vlc",  "vlc" },

  { "youtube",
      "/usr/lib64/chromium-browser/chromium-browser.sh\
          --profile-directory=Default\
          --app-id=agimnkijcaahngcdmfeangaknmldooml" },

  { "spotify",
      "flatpak run com.spotify.Client" },

  { "mkvtoolnix",
      "mkvtoolnix-gui" },

  { "nomacs",  "nomacs" }
}

--- educationf
M.edu = {
  { "anki",
      "flatpak run net.ankiweb.Anki" },
  { "zotero",
      "flatpak run org.zotero.Zotero" }
}

--- "visual arts" stuff
M.vis = {
  { "blender",
      "steam steam://rungameid/365670" },

  { "krita",  "krita" },
  { "GIMP",  "gimp-2.10" },
  { "beeref",
      "flatpak run org.beeref.BeeRef" }
}
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function _M.get()

--- main menu
local menu_items = {
  { "awesome",
      M.awesome, beautiful.awesome_subicon   },
  { "terminal",  terminal                    },
  { "files"   ,  file_manager                },
  { "www"     ,  M.network                   },
  { "media"   ,  M.media                     },
  { "dev"     ,  M.develop                   },
  { "edu"     ,  M.edu                       },
  { "art"     ,  M.vis                       },
  { "games"   ,  M.games                     },
  { "utils"   ,  M.utils                     }
}
  return menu_items
end
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return setmetatable({}, { __call = function(_, ...) return _M.get(...) end })