Use local requires

autobeautiful.lua

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 local beautiful = require("beautiful")
 local gears     = require("gears")
+local awful     = require("awful")
 
 beautiful.init(awful.util.getdir("config") .. "/theme.lua")
 

bindings.lua

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 -- key bindings
-local awful = awful
+local awful = require("awful")
 local conf = conf
 local mpd = require("mpd")
 local scratch = require("scratch")
 
 local modkey = conf.modkey or "Mod4"
 local mb = require("modalbind")
-local calendar = calendar
+local calendar = require("calendar")
 
 local bindings = {modalbind = mb}
 

calendar.lua

@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-local beautiful = beautiful
-local wibox = wibox
+local beautiful = require("beautiful")
+local wibox = require("wibox")
 local conf = conf
 local modkey = conf.modkey or "Mod4"
 local mb = require("modalbind")
+local awful = require("awful")
 
 local log = log
 local calendar = {}

layouts.lua

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-local awful = awful
+local awful = require("awful")
 local conf = conf
 local modkey = conf.modkey or "Mod4"
 

rules.lua

@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 local rules = { mt={} }
-local awful = awful
-local conf = conf
+local awful = require("awful")
 local tags = tags
-local beautiful = beautiful
+local beautiful = require("beautiful")
 local inspect=require("inspect")
 
-local rule_screen = conf.rule_screen or 1
+local rule_screen = 1
 
 local function popup_urgent(message)
 	return function(client)

tags.lua

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- tags
-local awful = awful
+local awful = require("awful")
 local conf = conf
 local modkey = conf.modkey or "Mod4"
 

widgets.lua

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 local wibox = require("wibox")
 local vicious = require("vicious")
 local modkey = conf.modkey or "Mod4"
+local awful = require("awful")
 
 local widgets = { add = {} }