1 files changed, 27 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/data.lua b/lib/data.lua
index 96fc172..28dce1e 100644
--- a/lib/data.lua
+++ b/lib/data.lua
@@ -72,4 +72,31 @@ function M.hwmon_dir(name)
   return hit:match('^(.*)/name$')
 end
 
+-- A stateful CPU-load counter.
+--
+-- Load is work done between two samples, so a single reading cannot produce a
+-- percentage. Each counter keeps its own previous sample, which also means a
+-- per-core counter is just another instance.
+function M.new_cpu_counter()
+  return {
+    prev_total = nil,
+    prev_idle = nil,
+    -- Returns busy percent since the previous sample, or nil when there is no
+    -- usable delta (first call, or the counters did not advance).
+    sample = function(self, total, idle)
+      if not (total and idle) then return nil end
+      local pt, pi = self.prev_total, self.prev_idle
+      self.prev_total, self.prev_idle = total, idle
+      if not pt then return nil end
+      local dt = total - pt
+      if dt <= 0 then return nil end
+      local busy = (dt - (idle - pi)) / dt * 100
+      -- Clamp: a counter reset or a suspend/resume can produce a nonsense
+      -- delta, and a bar drawn at -12% or 340% is worse than a clamped one.
+      if busy < 0 then busy = 0 elseif busy > 100 then busy = 100 end
+      return busy
+    end,
+  }
+end
+
 return M