Added debug tools

core/binds/globalkeys.lua

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 local awful = require("awful")
 local gears = require("gears")
+local debug = require("libs.debug")
 
 local globalkeys = gears.table.join(
     awful.key({ global.modkey,           }, "Left",   awful.tag.viewprev,
@@ -76,7 +77,21 @@ local globalkeys = gears.table.join(
                     )
                   end
               end,
-              {description = "restore minimized", group = "client"})
+              {description = "restore minimized", group = "client"}),
+    awful.key({global.modkey,"Control" }, "s", function()
+        debug.print_awesome_memory_stats("Precollect")
+        collectgarbage("collect")
+        collectgarbage("collect")
+        gears.timer {
+            callback = function()
+                debug.print_awesome_memory_stats("Postcollect")
+                return false
+            end,
+            timeout = 5,
+            autostart = true,
+            single_shot = true
+        }
+    end, {description = "print awesome wm memory statistics", group="awesome"})
 )
 
 -- Bind all key numbers to tags.
@@ -127,6 +142,7 @@ for i = 1, 9 do
                   end,
                   {description = "toggle focused client on tag #" .. i, group = "tag"})
     )
+
 end
 
 return globalkeys

libs/debug.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+local naughty = require("naughty")
+local debug = {}
+-- Thanks, u/skhil
+-- (https://www.reddit.com/r/awesomewm/comments/te49nb/why_does_awesomes_ram_consumption_get_higher_and/)
+function debug.print_awesome_memory_stats(message)
+    print(os.date(), "\nLua memory usage:", collectgarbage("count"))
+    out_string = tostring(os.date()) .. "\nLua memory usage:"..tostring(collectgarbage("count")).."\n"
+    out_string = out_string .. "Objects alive:"
+    print("Objects alive:")
+    for name, obj in pairs{ button = button, client = client, drawable = drawable, drawin = drawin, key = key, screen = screen, tag = tag } do
+        out_string =out_string .. "\n" .. tostring(name) .. " = " ..tostring(obj.instances())
+        print(name, obj.instances())
+    end
+    naughty.notify({title = "Awesome WM memory statistics " .. message, text = out_string, timeout=20,hover_timeout=20})
+end
+
+return debug