app_group.lua

-- This module contains functions related to 'groups' of applications that are ultimately shown
-- in window manager menus. Example groups might be "Games", "FileManagers", "Terminals" etc

function NewGroup(name)
local group, id

		id=string.lower(name)

		if group_configs[id] == nil
		then
    group={}
		group.type="group"
		group.name=id
		group.title=name
	  group.ignore=false
		group.icons=""
		group.items={}
	  group_configs[id]=group

		end
	

	  return group_configs[id]
end


function FindGroup(name)
local id

if name == nil then return nil end

		id=string.lower(name)
		return(group_configs[id])
end



function CopyGroupItems(in_group, out_group)
local name, item

for i,item in pairs(in_group.items)
do
	if item.type ~= nil
	then
		out_group.items[item.name]=item
	end
end

end


function GroupCountItems(group)
local count=0

if group == nil then return 0 end

for name, item in pairs(group.items)
do
count=count+1
end

return count
end