1 files changed, 20 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/pkgs/astal/src/lib.lua b/pkgs/astal/src/lib.lua
index 992c0af..71a6c65 100644
--- a/pkgs/astal/src/lib.lua
+++ b/pkgs/astal/src/lib.lua
@@ -127,10 +127,27 @@ lib = {
 		return Astal.Icon.lookup_icon(icon) ~= nil
 	end,
 
+	--- applies one object onto another
+	apply = function(l, r)
+		for k,v in pairs(r) do
+			l[k] = v
+		end
+		return l
+	end,
+
+	--- returns current unix epoch
+	unix = function()
+		return os.time(os.date("!*t"))
+	end,
+
 	--- formats a time
-	time = function(time, format)
-		format = format or "%H:%M"
-		return GLib.DateTime.new_from_unix_local(time):format(format)
+	time = function(t)
+		-- default args
+		t = lib.apply({
+			time = lib.unix(),
+			format = "%H:%M"
+		}, t or {})
+		return GLib.DateTime.new_from_unix_local(t.time):format(t.format)
 	end,
 }