Merge pull request #7 from steel99xl/System-Service

System service support

AB.service

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Mac like automatic brightness  as service
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+Restart=no
+RestartSec=1
+
+ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/AutomaticBrightness.sh
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=default.target

AutomaticBrightness.sh

@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ AnimationDelay=0.016
 
 
 # Read the variable names
-MaxScreenBrightness=96000
-
 MinimumBrightness=001
 
 
@@ -34,14 +32,17 @@ do
            num=${OPTARG};;
     esac
 done
-if [[ -f /tmp/AB.offset ]]
+
+if [[ -f /dev/shm/AB.offset ]]
 then
-  OffSet=$(cat /tmp/AB.offset)
+  OffSet=$(cat /dev/shm/AB.offset)
 else
   OffSet=0
-  $(echo $OffSet > /tmp/AB.offset)
+  $(echo $OffSet > /dev/shm/AB.offset)
+  $(chmod 666 /dev/shm/AB.offset)
 fi
 
+
 OffSet=$((OffSet < 0 ? 0 : OffSet))
 
 
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ then
 
   OffSet=$((OffSet < 0 ? 0 : OffSet))
 
-  $(echo $OffSet > /tmp/AB.offset)
+  $(echo $OffSet > /dev/shm/AB.offset)
   
   exit
 
@@ -68,36 +69,28 @@ priority=19 # Priority level , 0 = regular app , 19 = very much background app
 # Set the priority of the current script, Thank you  Theluga.
 renice "$priority" "$$"
 
+MaxScreenBrightness=$(find -L /sys/class/backlight -maxdepth 2 -name "max_brightness" 2>/dev/null | grep "max_brightness" | xargs cat)
+
+BLightPath=$(find -L /sys/class/backlight -maxdepth 2 -name "brightness" 2>/dev/null | grep "brightness")
+
+LSensorPath=$(find -L /sys/bus/iio/devices -maxdepth 2  -name "in_illuminance_raw" 2>/dev/null | grep "in_illuminance_raw")
 
 
-touch '/tmp/AB.running'
 
-OldLight=$(cat /sys/bus/iio/devices/iio\:device0/in_illuminance_raw)
+OldLight=$(cat $LSensorPath)
 
-until [ -f /tmp/AB.kill ]
+while true
 do
-	if [[ -f /tmp/AB.stop ]]
+    if [[ -f /dev/shm/AB.offset ]]
     then
-		rm '/tmp/AB.stop'
+      OffSet=$(cat /dev/shm/AB.offset)
-		rm '/tmp/AB.running'
-
-		until [[ -f /tmp/AB.start ]]
-		do
-			sleep 10
-		done
-		rm '/tmp/AB.start'
-		touch '/tmp/AB.running'
-	else
-
-    if [[ -f /tmp/AB.offset ]]
-    then
-      OffSet=$(cat /tmp/AB.offset)
     else
       OffSet=0
-      $(echo $OffSet > /tmp/AB.offset)
+      $(echo $OffSet > /dev/shm/AB.offset)
+      $(chmod 666 /dev/shm/AB.offset)
     fi
 
-		Light=$(cat /sys/bus/iio/devices/iio\:device0/in_illuminance_raw)
+		Light=$(cat $LSensorPath)
     Light=$((Light + OffSet))
 
     if [[ $Light -lt $LightChange ]] 
@@ -113,7 +106,7 @@ do
     then
 
 
-		  CurrentBrightness=$(cat /sys/class/backlight/intel_backlight/brightness)
+		  CurrentBrightness=$(cat $BLightPath)
 
 
 		  Light=$(( $Light + $MinimumBrightness ))
@@ -152,13 +145,7 @@ do
     fi
    
 		sleep $SensorDelay
-  fi
-
 done
 
 
-rm '/tmp/AB.running'
-rm '/tmp/AB.kill'
-
-
 

README.md

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # Mac-like-automatic-brightness
-A simple script to provide a "Mac" like automatic brightness adjustemnt/ animation
+A simple script to provide a "Mac" like automatic brightness adjustemnt/ animation. 
+## Now as a system service 
+Run ```setup.sh``` to make it a service
 
 made for the FrameWork laptop
 
@@ -26,15 +28,8 @@ Your sensor has a diffrent range thant the 12th Gen Intel Framework laptop senso
 
 ```./AutomaticBrightness.sh -d [NUMBER] | Decrease the offset your brightness sensors raw reading ```
 
-```/tmp/AB.offset | Stores current offset for the sensor```
+```/dev/shm/AB.offset | Stores current offset for the sensor```
 
-```/tmp/AB.stop  | Stops AutomaticBrightness.sh```
-
-```/tmp/AB.start | Starts stopped AutomaticBrightness.sh``` 
-
-```/tmp/AB.kill  | Kills AutomaticBrightness.sh```
-
-when running you will see a ```AB.running``` file and ```AB.offset``` in ```/tmp```
 
 
 ## Configuring

setup.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+echo "Setting up AutomaticBrightness.sh as a service..."
+
+echo "Cloning AutomaticBrighness.sh..."
+sudo cp AutomaticBrightness.sh /usr/local/bin/
+
+echo "Cloning AB.service for systemD"
+sudo cp AB.service /etc/systemd/system/
+
+
+echo "Startin Service..."
+sudo systemctl enable AB
+sudo systemctl start AB
+
+
+