mpd_prompt with modular bindings added

bindings.lua

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ awful.button({ }, 5, awful.tag.viewprev)
 ))
 -- }}}
 
+
 -- {{{ Key bindings
 globalkeys = awful.util.table.join(
 --{{{ Focus and Tags
@@ -88,16 +89,13 @@ globalkeys = awful.util.table.join(
     awful.key({ }, "XF86AudioLowerVolume",  function () awful.util.spawn("amixer set Master 2%-")end ),
     awful.key({ }, "XF86AudioRaiseVolume",  function () awful.util.spawn("amixer set Master 2%+")end ),
     awful.key({ }, "XF86AudioMute",         function () awful.util.spawn("amixer set Master toggle") end),
-    awful.key({ modkey , "Shift" },   "m",  function () awful.util.spawn("mpdmenu -a") end),
-    awful.key({ modkey , "Control" }, "m",  function () awful.util.spawn("mpdmenu -t") end),
     awful.key({ modkey },             "m",  function () awful.util.spawn("mpc toggle") end),
-    awful.key({ modkey },             "n",  function () awful.util.spawn("mpc next") end),
+    awful.key({ modkey },             ">",  function () awful.util.spawn("mpc next") end),
-    awful.key({ modkey , "Shift"},    "n",  function () awful.util.spawn("mpc prev") end),
+    awful.key({ modkey },             "<",  function () awful.util.spawn("mpc prev") end),
+    awful.key({ modkey , "Shift" },   "m",  mpd_prompt.grabber),
     awful.key({ },        "XF86AudioPlay",  function () awful.util.spawn("mpc toggle") end),
     awful.key({ },        "XF86AudioNext",  function () awful.util.spawn("mpc next") end),
     awful.key({ },        "XF86AudioPrev",  function () awful.util.spawn("mpc prev") end),
-    awful.key({ },        "XF86AudioStop",  function () awful.util.spawn("mpdmenu -a") end),
-    awful.key({ modkey , "Control" }, "n",  function () awful.util.spawn("mpdmenu -j") end),
     awful.key({ modkey }, "`",  function () teardrop("urxvtc -e ncmpcpp","bottom","center", 0.99, 0.4)end ),
 
     --}}}

mpd_prompt.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+local awful     = awful
+local obvious   = obvious
+local naughty   = naughty
+local keygrabber = keygrabber
+local io = io
+local pairs = pairs
+
+local M = {}
+
+local type = ""
+local clear_before = true
+
+local keymap = {}
+
+local show,
+	mpc_play_search
+
+M.grabber = function()
+	keygrabber.run(function(mod, key, event)
+		if event == "release" then return true end
+		keygrabber.stop()
+		if keymap[key] then keymap[key]() end
+		return true
+	end)
+end
+
+M.artist = function()
+	type = "artist"
+	show()
+end
+
+M.album = function()
+	type = "album"
+	show()
+end
+
+
+M.title = function()
+	type = "title"
+	show()
+end
+M.title = title
+
+M.replace_on_search = function(bool)
+	clear_before = bool
+end
+
+M.toggle_replace_on_search = function()
+	clear_before = not clear_before
+	if not (naughty == nil) then
+		naughty.notify({
+			text="MPD prompts now " ..(
+			clear_before and "replace" or "add to"
+			).. " the playlist"
+		})
+	end
+end
+
+function show()
+	obvious.popup_run_prompt.set_prompt_string("Play ".. type .. ":")
+	obvious.popup_run_prompt.set_run_function(mpc_play_search)
+	obvious.popup_run_prompt.run_prompt()
+end
+
+function mpc_play_search(s)
+	if clear_before then awful.util.spawn("mpc clear") end
+	awful.util.spawn_with_shell("mpc search ".. type .." '" .. s .. "' | mpc add")
+	awful.util.spawn("mpc play");
+end
+
+keymap = {
+    a = M.artist,
+    A = M.album,
+    t = M.title,
+    r = M.toggle_replace_on_search
+}
+
+return M

rc.lua

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ require("obvious.popup_run_prompt")
 require("vicious")
 require("rodentbane.rodentbane")
 require("aweswt")
+mpd_prompt = require("mpd_prompt")
 
 MY_PATH  = os.getenv("HOME") .. "/.config/awesome/"
 WALLPATH = MY_PATH .. "walls/"