[NixOS] Force Brightness management to work

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2025-08-14 03:26:36 -06:00
parent 7c25d8d578
commit db7e115542
4 changed files with 178 additions and 123 deletions

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@@ -1059,8 +1059,8 @@ addKeys conf@XConfig { modMask = modm } =
, ((hyper .|. shiftMask, xK_q), spawn "toggle_mute_current_window.sh")
, ((hctrl, xK_q), spawn "toggle_mute_current_window.sh only")
, ((0, xF86XK_MonBrightnessUp), spawn "brightness.sh +5")
, ((0, xF86XK_MonBrightnessDown), spawn "brightness.sh -5")
, ((0, xF86XK_MonBrightnessUp), spawn "brightness.sh up")
, ((0, xF86XK_MonBrightnessDown), spawn "brightness.sh down")
] ++

164
dotfiles/lib/bin/brightness.hs Executable file
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@@ -0,0 +1,164 @@
#!/usr/bin/env runhaskell
import System.Environment (getArgs)
import System.Process
import System.Exit
import Data.List (isPrefixOf, isSuffixOf)
import Data.Maybe (mapMaybe, fromMaybe)
import Text.Read (readMaybe)
import Control.Monad (forM, when)
import Data.Time.Clock
import Data.Time.Format
import System.IO
-- Types
data Device = Device { deviceName :: String, deviceBrightness :: Int }
deriving (Show)
data BrightnessCommand = Absolute Int | Increase Int | Decrease Int | Query
deriving (Show)
-- Logging
logAction :: String -> IO ()
logAction arg = do
time <- getCurrentTime
let timeStr = formatTime defaultTimeLocale "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S" time
ppid <- readProcess "sh" ["-c", "ps -p $PPID -o comm= 2>/dev/null || echo unknown"] ""
pwd <- readProcess "pwd" [] ""
let logEntry = "[" ++ timeStr ++ "] Called with: '" ++ arg ++ "' | Parent: " ++
filter (/= '\n') ppid ++ " | PWD: " ++ filter (/= '\n') pwd ++ "\n"
appendFile "/tmp/brightness.log" logEntry
-- Parse command line argument
parseArg :: String -> BrightnessCommand
parseArg "" = Query
parseArg ('+':rest) = case readMaybe rest of
Just n -> Increase n
Nothing -> Query
parseArg ('-':rest) = case readMaybe rest of
Just n -> Decrease n
Nothing -> Query
parseArg s = case readMaybe s of
Just n -> Absolute n
Nothing -> Query
-- Get list of backlight devices
getBacklightDevices :: IO [String]
getBacklightDevices = do
output <- readProcess "brightnessctl" ["--list"] ""
return $ mapMaybe extractDevice (lines output)
where
extractDevice line
| "Device '" `isInfixOf` line && "class 'backlight'" `isInfixOf` line =
let afterDevice = drop (length "Device '") line
deviceName = takeWhile (/= '\'') afterDevice
in if null deviceName then Nothing else Just deviceName
| otherwise = Nothing
-- Get brightness percentage for a device
getDeviceBrightness :: String -> IO (Maybe Int)
getDeviceBrightness device = do
output <- readProcess "brightnessctl" ["-d", device] ""
return $ extractPercentage output
where
extractPercentage s = case dropWhile (/= '(') s of
('(':rest) -> readMaybe (takeWhile (/= '%') rest)
_ -> Nothing
-- Set brightness for a device
setDeviceBrightness :: String -> String -> IO ()
setDeviceBrightness device cmd = do
_ <- readProcess "brightnessctl" ["-d", device, "set", cmd] ""
return ()
-- Build brightness command string
buildCommand :: BrightnessCommand -> String
buildCommand (Absolute n) = show n ++ "%"
buildCommand (Increase n) = show n ++ "%+"
buildCommand (Decrease n) = show n ++ "%-"
buildCommand Query = ""
-- Apply brightness change to all devices
applyBrightness :: BrightnessCommand -> IO ()
applyBrightness Query = return ()
applyBrightness cmd = do
devices <- getBacklightDevices
let cmdStr = buildCommand cmd
-- Log what we're about to do
appendFile "/tmp/brightness.log" $
" Applying: " ++ cmdStr ++ " to devices: " ++ show devices ++ "\n"
-- Apply to all devices
mapM_ (\dev -> setDeviceBrightness dev cmdStr) devices
-- Sync devices if needed
when (length devices > 1) $ do
brightnesses <- forM devices $ \dev -> do
mbBright <- getDeviceBrightness dev
return (dev, mbBright)
let validBrightnesses = [(d, b) | (d, Just b) <- brightnesses]
when (not $ null validBrightnesses) $ do
let values = map snd validBrightnesses
maxBright = maximum values
minBright = minimum values
-- If devices are out of sync
when (maxBright /= minBright) $ do
-- Use minimum when brightness is low (15% or below)
let syncValue = if maxBright <= 15 then minBright else maxBright
-- Log sync decision for debugging
appendFile "/tmp/brightness.log" $
" Syncing: max=" ++ show maxBright ++ "%, min=" ++ show minBright ++
"%, using=" ++ show syncValue ++ "%\n"
mapM_ (\dev -> setDeviceBrightness dev (show syncValue ++ "%")) devices
-- Get average brightness across all devices
getAverageBrightness :: IO Int
getAverageBrightness = do
devices <- getBacklightDevices
if null devices
then return 50 -- Default fallback
else do
brightnesses <- forM devices getDeviceBrightness
let validValues = [b | Just b <- brightnesses]
if null validValues
then return 50
else return $ sum validValues `div` length validValues
-- Send notification using rumno if available
sendNotification :: Int -> IO ()
sendNotification brightness = do
rumnoExists <- (== ExitSuccess) <$>
rawSystem "sh" ["-c", "command -v rumno >/dev/null 2>&1"]
if rumnoExists
then do
_ <- readProcess "rumno" ["notify", "-b", show brightness] ""
return ()
else putStrLn (show brightness)
-- Check if a string contains another
isInfixOf :: String -> String -> Bool
isInfixOf needle haystack = any (isPrefixOf needle) (tails haystack)
where
tails [] = [[]]
tails xs@(_:xs') = xs : tails xs'
main :: IO ()
main = do
args <- getArgs
let arg = case args of
[] -> ""
(x:_) -> x
-- Log the invocation
logAction arg
-- Parse and apply command
let cmd = parseArg arg
applyBrightness cmd
-- Get current brightness and notify
brightness <- getAverageBrightness
sendNotification brightness

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@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
# Get the brightness argument (default to empty string to just show current)
ARG="${1:-}"
# Log the incoming arguments for debugging
echo "[$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')] brightness.sh called with: '$ARG' (all args: $@)" >> /tmp/brightness_bash.log
# Function to get current brightness percentage
get_brightness_percentage() {
# Get list of display backlight devices only (filter by class 'backlight')
@@ -45,7 +48,13 @@ get_brightness_percentage() {
# Apply brightness change if argument provided
if [ -n "$ARG" ]; then
# Determine if it's absolute or relative
if [[ "$ARG" == +* ]]; then
if [[ "$ARG" == "up" ]]; then
# Increase by 5%
BRIGHTNESS_CMD="5%+"
elif [[ "$ARG" == "down" ]]; then
# Decrease by 5%
BRIGHTNESS_CMD="5%-"
elif [[ "$ARG" == +* ]]; then
# Relative increase (e.g., +5)
BRIGHTNESS_CMD="${ARG:1}%+"
elif [[ "$ARG" == -* ]]; then
@@ -61,40 +70,11 @@ if [ -n "$ARG" ]; then
DEVICES=$(brightnessctl --list 2>/dev/null | grep 'class.*backlight' | cut -d' ' -f2 | cut -d"'" -f2)
if [ -n "$DEVICES" ]; then
# Apply to each device
# Apply to each device independently without syncing
# This allows each device to maintain its own brightness range
for device in $DEVICES; do
brightnessctl -d "$device" set "$BRIGHTNESS_CMD" >/dev/null 2>&1
done
# Check if devices have different brightness values and sync them
device_count=$(echo "$DEVICES" | wc -w)
if [ "$device_count" -gt 1 ]; then
# Get all brightness values
max_brightness=0
all_same=true
first_brightness=""
for device in $DEVICES; do
brightness=$(brightnessctl -d "$device" 2>/dev/null | grep -oP '\d+%' | head -1 | tr -d '%')
if [ -n "$brightness" ]; then
if [ -z "$first_brightness" ]; then
first_brightness=$brightness
elif [ "$brightness" != "$first_brightness" ]; then
all_same=false
fi
if [ "$brightness" -gt "$max_brightness" ]; then
max_brightness=$brightness
fi
fi
done
# If not all the same, set them all to the maximum
if [ "$all_same" = false ] && [ "$max_brightness" -gt 0 ]; then
for device in $DEVICES; do
brightnessctl -d "$device" set "${max_brightness}%" >/dev/null 2>&1
done
fi
fi
else
# Fallback: just run brightnessctl without specifying device
brightnessctl set "$BRIGHTNESS_CMD" >/dev/null 2>&1

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@@ -1,89 +0,0 @@
#!/usr/bin/env python
import argparse
import os
import sys
import logging
logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
class BrightnessManager(object):
@classmethod
def find_brightness(cls):
items_in_backlight_directory = os.listdir("/sys/class/backlight")
if len(items_in_backlight_directory) > 1:
logger.warning(f"More than one entry in the backlight directory {items_in_backlight_directory}")
return cls.from_path(
os.path.join("/sys/class/backlight", items_in_backlight_directory[0])
)
@classmethod
def from_path(cls, path):
logger.warning(f"Using path {path}")
return cls(
set_brightness_filepath=os.path.join(path, "brightness"),
actual_brightness_filepath=os.path.join(path, "actual_brightness"),
max_brightness_filepath=os.path.join(path, "max_brightness"),
)
def __init__(
self, set_brightness_filepath, max_brightness_filepath, actual_brightness_filepath
):
self.set_brightness_filepath = set_brightness_filepath
self.max_brightness_filepath = max_brightness_filepath
self.actual_brightness_filepath = actual_brightness_filepath
@property
def current_brightness(self):
with open(self.actual_brightness_filepath) as fd:
return int(fd.read())
@property
def max_brightness(self):
with open(self.max_brightness_filepath) as fd:
return int(fd.read())
@current_brightness.setter
def current_brightness(self, brightness):
with open(self.set_brightness_filepath, 'w') as fd:
fd.write(str(brightness))
def increment_by_proportion(self, proportion):
new_brightness = self.current_brightness + int(self.max_brightness * proportion)
new_brightness = min(new_brightness, self.max_brightness)
self.current_brightness = new_brightness
@property
def current_proportion(self):
return float(self.current_brightness) / self.max_brightness
def build_parser():
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
description='Interact with macbook brightness',
)
parser.add_argument(
"--change", "-c",
help="Change volume by the given percentage",
default=0
)
parser.add_argument(
"--print", "-p", dest="do_print",
action='store_true',
default=False
)
return parser
if __name__ == '__main__':
args = build_parser().parse_args()
symlink_path = os.path.expanduser("~/.config/brightness_manager/symlink")
if os.path.exists(symlink_path):
symlink_path = os.readlink(symlink_path)
manager = BrightnessManager.from_path(symlink_path)
else:
manager = BrightnessManager.find_brightness()
manager.increment_by_proportion(float(args.change) / 100)
if args.do_print:
print(int(manager.current_proportion * 100))