#!/usr/bin/env python3
import subprocess
import json
import sys
from pathlib import Path
def get_current_profile():
"""Get the current power profile"""
try:
result = subprocess.run(
["powerprofilesctl", "get"],
capture_output=True,
text=True,
timeout=5
)
if result.returncode == 0:
return result.stdout.strip()
except Exception as e:
print(f"Error getting profile: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
return "unknown"
def get_available_profiles():
"""Get list of available power profiles"""
try:
result = subprocess.run(
["powerprofilesctl", "list"],
capture_output=True,
text=True,
timeout=5
)
if result.returncode == 0:
profiles = []
for line in result.stdout.split('\n'):
line = line.strip()
if line and ':' in line and not line.startswith('Cpu') and not line.startswith('Platform') and not line.startswith('Degraded'):
profile_name = line.split(':')[0].strip()
if profile_name and not profile_name.startswith('*'):
profiles.append(profile_name)
elif profile_name.startswith('*'):
profiles.append(profile_name[1:].strip())
return profiles
except Exception as e:
print(f"Error getting profiles: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
return []
def set_profile(profile):
"""Set the power profile"""
try:
subprocess.run(
["powerprofilesctl", "set", profile],
capture_output=True,
timeout=5
)
except Exception as e:
print(f"Error setting profile: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
def write_menu_file(menu_path, profiles, current):
"""Write a GTK menu XML file for Waybar."""
items = []
if not profiles:
items.append(
" \n"
" \n"
" \n"
)
else:
for profile in profiles:
label = profile
if profile == current:
label = f"{profile} (current)"
items.append(
" \n"
f" \n"
" \n"
)
content = (
"\n"
"\n"
" \n"
"\n"
)
try:
menu_path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
menu_path.write_text(content)
except Exception as e:
print(f"Error writing menu file: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
def format_output(profile):
"""Format output for waybar"""
# Icons for each profile
icons = {
"performance": "⚡",
"balanced": "⚖",
"power-saver": "🔋"
}
icon = icons.get(profile, "⚡")
output = {
"text": f"{icon}",
"alt": profile,
"class": f"power-profile-{profile}",
"tooltip": f"Current: {profile}"
}
return json.dumps(output)
def main():
menu_path = Path("~/.config/waybar/modules/power_profiles_menu.xml").expanduser()
if len(sys.argv) > 2 and sys.argv[1] == "--set":
target = sys.argv[2]
set_profile(target)
current = get_current_profile()
available = get_available_profiles()
write_menu_file(menu_path, available, current)
print(format_output(current))
return
if len(sys.argv) > 1 and sys.argv[1] == "--next":
# Cycle to next profile
current = get_current_profile()
available = get_available_profiles()
write_menu_file(menu_path, available, current)
if current in available and available:
idx = available.index(current)
next_profile = available[(idx + 1) % len(available)]
set_profile(next_profile)
print(format_output(next_profile))
else:
print(format_output(current))
return
# Just display current profile
current = get_current_profile()
available = get_available_profiles()
write_menu_file(menu_path, available, current)
print(format_output(current))
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()