#!/usr/bin/env python3 ''' brightness.py Usage: brightness.py [show] brightness.py set [--] ''' import re import sys import docopt backlight_prefix_path = '/sys/class/backlight/intel_backlight' def read_brightness(): ''' Return the current brightness value as reported by the driver. ''' # We can use either the `brightness' file or `actual_brightness'. # The differences are documented in the linux kernel tree at # Documentation/sysfs-class-backlight.txt # Briefly speaking, reading the `brigthness' file returns the # brightness as reported by the driver whereas reading # `actual_brigthess` returns the value queried directly from the # hardware. with open(backlight_prefix_path + '/brightness') as fd: return int(fd.read()) def read_max_brightness(): ''' Return the maximum brightness value that is supported. ''' with open(backlight_prefix_path + '/max_brightness') as fd: return int(fd.read()) def print_current_brightness(): ''' Output the current brightness first as a value over the maximum value, then as a percentage. ''' max_brightness = read_max_brightness() cur_brightness = read_brightness() percentage_brightness = cur_brightness * 100 / max_brightness output = 'Current brightness: {cur}/{max} ({percentage:.2f}%)'.format( cur=cur_brightness, max=max_brightness, percentage=percentage_brightness) print(output) def set_current_brightness(value): ''' Set the current brightness value according to the parameter. The parameter can take multiple forms: 1) a number (e.g. 650); 2) a number followed by the '%' sign (e.g. 70%); 3) a number preceded by a '+' or '-' sign (e.g. +30); 4) a number number preceded by a '+' or '-' sign and followed by a '%' sign (e.g. +10%). ''' matches = re.fullmatch('([+-])?(\d+)(%)?', value) if matches is None: raise ValueError() groups = matches.groups() # The first group is either '+', '-' or None. # The second group is a number. # The third group is either '%' or None. max_brightness = None cur_brightness = None new_brightness = None # If we are going to increment / decrement the the value, we need to know # what the current value is. if groups[0] is not None: cur_brightness = read_brightness() # If we want to play around with percentage values, we need to know what # the maximum value is. if groups[2] is not None: max_brightness = read_max_brightness() # option 1) if groups[0] is None and groups[2] is None: new_brightness = int(groups[1]) # option 2) elif groups[0] is None and groups[2] is not None: new_brightness = round(int(groups[1]) * max_brightness / 100) # option 3) elif groups[0] is not None and groups[2] is None: if groups[0] == '+': new_brightness = cur_brightness + int(groups[1]) else: new_brightness = cur_brightness - int(groups[1]) # option 4) else: delta = round(int(groups[1]) * max_brightness / 100) if groups[0] == '+': new_brightness = cur_brightness + delta else: new_brightness = cur_brightness - delta with open(backlight_prefix_path + '/brightness', mode='w') as fd: print(new_brightness, file=fd) def main(argv=None): args = docopt.docopt(__doc__, version='1', argv=argv) try: if args['set']: set_current_brightness(args['']) else: print_current_brightness() except ValueError as e: raise docopt.DocoptExit(str(e)) if __name__ == '__main__': main()