dotfiles/configlinux/awesome/signal/brightness.lua
2022-12-20 09:41:39 -06:00

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Lua
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--- Provides:
--- signal::brightness
--- percentage (integer)
local awful = require("awful")
--- Subscribe to backlight changes
--- Requires inotify-tools
local brightness_subscribe_script = [[
bash -c "
while (inotifywait -e modify /sys/class/backlight/?**/brightness -qq) do echo; done
"]]
local brightness_script = [[
sh -c "
brightnessctl g
"]]
local brightness_max = [[
sh -c "
brightnessctl m
"]]
local emit_brightness_info = function()
awful.spawn.with_line_callback(brightness_script, {
stdout = function(value)
awful.spawn.with_line_callback(brightness_max, {
stdout = function(max)
local percentage = tonumber(value) / tonumber(max) * 100
awesome.emit_signal("signal::brightness", math.floor(percentage + 0.5))
end,
})
end,
})
end
--- Run once to initialize widgets
emit_brightness_info()
--- Kill old inotifywait process
awful.spawn.easy_async_with_shell(
"ps x | grep \"inotifywait -e modify /sys/class/backlight\" | grep -v grep | awk '{print $1}' | xargs kill",
function()
-- Update brightness status with each line printed
awful.spawn.with_line_callback(brightness_subscribe_script, {
stdout = function(_)
emit_brightness_info()
end,
})
end
)