Quite a lot of changes

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Scott C. MacCallum 2024-11-25 14:38:57 -05:00
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#/bin/bash #/bin/bash
# battery-monitor.sh # battery-monitor.sh
# This program lets the user know when the battery needs to be charged.
# This program lets the user know when the battery needs to be charged, and
# suspends the computer once a user defined minimum is reached. It has been
# tested to work on a Debian 12 GNU/Linux x86_64 default console
# installation. The installation of bc is required.
# Copyright (c) 2024, Scott C. MacCallum (scott@scm-guru.live). # Copyright (c) 2024, Scott C. MacCallum (scott@scm-guru.live).
# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify # This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
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# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License # You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
# along with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. # along with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
# To do. Add code to verify that the user is root, or has run the script with # To do. Add code to verify that the user is root or has run the script with
# sudo. Add code to verify that the bc program is installed. # sudo. Add code to verify that the bc program is installed.
# Change this variable to the group that should be informed of a need to # Change this variable to the group that should be informed of a need to
# charge the battery. On GNU/Linux distributions users are often part of # charge the battery. On GNU/Linux distributions users are often part of
# a group that is the same as their login name, which works well if you only # a group that is the same as their login name, which works well if you only
# want your user to be informed. # want your user to be informed in the console.
group="" group="scm"
# Change the battery variable to your batteries identification e.g. BAT0. # Change the battery variable to your batteries identification.
battery="" battery="BAT0"
# If the battery is fully charged.
if (( minutes == 0 )); then
exit 0
fi
charge=$(cat /sys/class/power_supply/$battery/charge_now) charge=$(cat /sys/class/power_supply/$battery/charge_now)
discharge=$(cat /sys/class/power_supply/$battery/current_now) discharge=$(cat /sys/class/power_supply/$battery/current_now)
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minutes=$(echo "scale=2; $hours * 60" | bc -l) minutes=$(echo "scale=2; $hours * 60" | bc -l)
# Change the minimum variable to the minimum amount of minutes that a battery # Change the minimum variable to the minimum amount of minutes that a battery
# has left before the group is informed to recharge it e.g. 40.00. When I # is estimated to have left before the group is informed to recharge it. When
# tested this and the battery-suspend.sh script, I was surprised to discover # I tested this and the battery-suspend.sh script, I was surprised to
# that the computer turned off despite having reported that there was 10 # discover that the computer turned off despite having reported that there
# minutes left! I created the battery-status.sh script to aid in my # was 10 minutes left! I created the battery-status.sh script to aid in my
# understanding of what was going on, and I discovered a variance of about 10 # understanding of what was going on, and I discovered a variance of about 10
# minutes plus/minus each time that I ran it. Keep the minus 10 minutes in # minutes plus/minus each time that I ran it, so the system is clearly making
# mind when setting the minimum value. # an estimate. Keep the minus 10 minutes in mind when setting the minimum
# value.
# YOU'VE BEEN WARNED! # Change this variable to you liking, but less than 40.00 is likely a bad
# idea. YOU'VE BEEN WARNED!
minimum= minimum=40.00
If the minutes of charge are less that the minimum.
if (( $(echo "$minutes < $minimum" | bc -l) )); then if (( $(echo "$minutes < $minimum" | bc -l) )); then
echo "Suspending the computer! Battery charge is needed!" | wall -g $group echo "Suspending the computer! Battery charge is needed!" | wall -g $group