ambientd/ambient.py
2024-10-06 12:47:51 +02:00

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#!/usr/bin/python
# Simple daemon to change brightness based on luminance
# TODO: add a config
# TODO: add debug option
# TODO: add dry-run
# TODO automatically find the right brightness path and do not assume intel_backlight
import time
# Open the luminance sensor device file
try:
luminance_file = open('/sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:device0/in_illuminance_raw', 'r')
except OSError as err:
print(err)
exit(1)
# max luminance of the screen - 100 (maybe)
max_luminance = 350
# get luminance value, on fail return the max
def get_luminance():
try:
l = int(luminance_file.read())
luminance_file.seek(0)
except:
l = max_luminance
return l
# Get the max brightness
max_brightness = 100
with open('/sys/class/backlight/intel_backlight/max_brightness', 'r') as f:
max_brightness = int(f.read())
min_brightness = int(max_brightness * 0.05)
lum = [get_luminance()]*4
user_offset = 0
while True:
lum.append(lum.pop(0))
lum[0] = get_luminance()
luminance = sum(lum)/len(lum)
luminance_percent = min(luminance/max_luminance, 1.0)
brightness_target = max(int(luminance_percent * max_brightness), min_brightness)
brightness_adjusted = min(max(brightness_target+user_offset, min_brightness), max_brightness)
b = open('/sys/class/backlight/intel_backlight/brightness', 'w')
b.write(str(brightness_adjusted))
b.close()
time.sleep(3)
# if the value of the brightness changed then update the user offset
# TODO: if the brightness remains stable within a range then apply the full
# offset, else ease out the offset back to zero.
# example: full brightness but the user chooses to tune it down, when
# full brightness is no longer needed tune the offset down
a = open('/sys/class/backlight/intel_backlight/actual_brightness')
x = int(a.read()) - brightness_target
a.close()
if brightness_target != max_brightness or x < 0:
user_offset = x
print("brightness target: ", brightness_target, "user offset: ", user_offset, "brightness adjusted: ", brightness_adjusted)
#print(luminance, luminance_percent, brightness)