2 # DSL - easy Display Setup for Laptops
3 # Copyright (C) 2012-2014 Ralf Jung <post@ralfj.de>
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19 import argparse, sys, os, re, subprocess
20 from gui import getFrontend
21 frontend = getFrontend("cli") # the fallback, until we got a proper frontend. This is guaranteed to be available.
23 # for auto-config: common names of internal connectors
24 commonInternalConnectorNames = ['LVDS', 'LVDS0', 'LVDS1', 'LVDS-0', 'LVDS-1']
26 # this is as close as one can get to an enum in Python
27 class RelativeScreenPosition:
36 'external-only': EXTERNAL_ONLY,
40 # storing what's necessary for screen setup
42 def __init__(self, relPosition, intResolution, extResolution, extIsPrimary = False):
43 '''relPosition must be one of the RelativeScreenPosition members, the resolutions must be (width, height) pairs'''
44 self.relPosition = relPosition
45 self.intResolution = intResolution # value doesn't matter if the internal screen is disabled
46 self.extResolution = extResolution
47 self.extIsPrimary = extIsPrimary or self.relPosition == RelativeScreenPosition.EXTERNAL_ONLY # external is always primary if it is the only one
49 def getInternalArgs(self):
50 if self.relPosition == RelativeScreenPosition.EXTERNAL_ONLY:
52 args = ["--mode", res2xrandr(self.intResolution)] # set internal screen to desired resolution
53 if not self.extIsPrimary:
54 args.append('--primary')
57 def getExternalArgs(self, intName):
58 args = ["--mode", res2xrandr(self.extResolution)] # set external screen to desired resolution
60 args.append('--primary')
62 if self.relPosition == RelativeScreenPosition.LEFT:
63 args += ['--left-of', intName]
64 elif self.relPosition == RelativeScreenPosition.RIGHT:
65 args += ['--right-of', intName]
66 elif self.relPosition == RelativeScreenPosition.MIRROR:
67 args += ['--same-as', intName]
69 assert self.relPosition == RelativeScreenPosition.EXTERNAL_ONLY
72 # Load a section-less config file: maps parameter names to space-separated lists of strings (with shell quotation)
73 def loadConfigFile(filename):
76 if not os.path.exists(filename):
77 return result # no config file
80 with open(filename) as f:
84 if not len(line) or line.startswith("#"): continue # skip empty and comment lines
87 pos = line.index("=") # will raise exception when substring is not found
88 curKey = line[:pos].strip()
89 result[curKey] = shlex.split(line[pos+1:]) # shlex.split also strips
91 raise Exception("Invalid config, line %d: Error parsing line (may be a quoting issue)." % linenr)
92 # add some convencience get functions
95 # helper function: execute a process, return output as iterator, throw exception if there was an error
96 # you *must* iterate to the end if you use this!
97 def processOutputGen(*args):
98 with subprocess.Popen(args, stdout=subprocess.PIPE) as p:
100 yield line.decode("utf-8")
101 if p.returncode != 0:
102 raise Exception("Error executing "+str(args))
103 def processOutputIt(*args):
104 return list(processOutputGen(*args)) # list() iterates over the generator
106 # Run xrandr and return a dict of output names mapped to lists of available resolutions, each being a (width, height) pair.
107 # An empty list indicates that the connector is disabled.
108 def getXrandrInformation():
109 connectors = {} # map of connector names to a list of resolutions
110 connector = None # current connector
111 for line in processOutputGen("xrandr", "-q"):
113 m = re.search(r'^Screen [0-9]+: ', line)
114 if m is not None: # ignore this line
118 m = re.search(r'^([\w\-]+) (dis)?connected ', line)
120 connector = m.groups()[0]
121 assert connector not in connectors
122 connectors[connector] = []
125 m = re.search(r'^ ([\d]+)x([\d]+) +', line)
127 assert connector is not None
128 connectors[connector].append((int(m.groups()[0]), int(m.groups()[1])))
131 # not fatal as my xrandr shows strange stuff when a display is enabled, but not connected
132 #raise Exception("Unknown line in xrandr output:\n"+line)
133 print("Warning: Unknown xrandr line %s" % line)
136 # convert a (width, height) pair into a string accepted by xrandr as argument for --mode
139 return str(w)+'x'+str(h)
141 # convert a (width, height) pair into a string to be displayed to the user
145 ratio = int(round(16.0*h/w))
146 if ratio == 12: # 16:12 = 4:3
148 elif ratio == 13: # 16:12.8 = 5:4
150 else: # let's just hope this will never be 14 or more...
151 strRatio = '16:%d' % ratio
152 return '%dx%d (%s)' %(w, h, strRatio)
154 # return the first available connector from those listed in tryConnectors, skipping disabled connectors
155 def findAvailableConnector(tryConnectors, allConnectors):
156 for connector in tryConnectors:
157 if connector in allConnectors and allConnectors[connector]: # if the connector exists and is active (i.e. there is a resolution)
161 # Return a (internalConnector, externalConnectors) pair: The name of the internal connector, and a list of external connectors.
162 # Use the config file at ~/.dsl.conf and fall back to auto-detection
163 def classifyConnectors(allConnectors):
164 config = loadConfigFile(os.getenv('HOME') + '/.dsl.conf')
165 # find internal connector
166 if 'internalConnector' in config:
167 if len(config['internalConnector']) != 1:
168 raise Exception("You must specify exactly one internal connector.")
169 internalConnector = config['internalConnector'][0]
170 if not internalConnector in allConnectors:
171 raise Exception("Connector %s does not exist, there is an error in your config file." % internalConnector)
174 internalConnector = findAvailableConnector(commonInternalConnectorNames, allConnectors)
175 if internalConnector is None:
176 raise Exception("Could not automatically find internal connector, please use ~/.dsl.conf to specify it manually.")
177 # all the rest is external then, obviously - unless the user wants to do that manually
178 if 'externalConnectors' in config:
179 externalConnectors = config['externalConnectors']
180 for connector in externalConnectors:
181 if not connector in allConnectors:
182 raise Exception("Connector %s does not exist, there is an error in your config file." % connector)
183 if connector == internalConnector:
184 raise Exception("%s is both internal and external, that doesn't make sense." % connector)
186 externalConnectors = list(allConnectors.keys())
187 externalConnectors.remove(internalConnector)
188 if not externalConnectors:
189 raise Exception("No external connector found - either your config is wrong, or your machine has only one connector.")
191 return (internalConnector, externalConnectors)
193 # if we run top-level
194 if __name__ == "__main__":
195 # parse command-line arguments
196 parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='easy Display Setup for Laptops')
197 parser.add_argument("-f", "--frontend",
199 help="The frontend to be used for user interaction")
200 parser.add_argument("-r", "--relative-position",
201 dest="rel_position", choices=RelativeScreenPosition.__names__.keys(),
202 help="Position of external screen relative to internal one")
203 parser.add_argument("-i", "--internal-only",
204 dest="internal_only", action='store_true',
205 help="Enable internal screen, disable all the others (as if no external screen was connected")
206 cmdArgs = parser.parse_args()
209 frontend = getFrontend(cmdArgs.frontend)
211 # load connectors and classify them
212 connectors = getXrandrInformation()
213 (internalConnector, externalConnectors) = classifyConnectors(connectors)
215 # default: screen off
216 connectorArgs = {} # maps connector names to xrand arguments
217 for c in externalConnectors+[internalConnector]:
218 connectorArgs[c] = ["--off"]
220 # check whether we got an external screen or not
222 usedExternalConnector = findAvailableConnector(externalConnectors, connectors) # *the* external connector which is actually used
223 hasExternal = not cmdArgs.internal_only and usedExternalConnector is not None
225 # compute the list of resolutons available on both
226 commonRes = [res for res in connectors[usedExternalConnector] if res in connectors[internalConnector]]
227 # there's an external screen connected, we need to get a setup
228 if cmdArgs.rel_position is not None:
229 # use command-line arguments
230 relPosition = RelativeScreenPosition.__names__[cmdArgs.rel_position]
231 if relPosition == RelativeScreenPosition.MIRROR:
232 setup = ScreenSetup(relPosition, commonRes[0], commonRes[0]) # use default resolutions
234 setup = ScreenSetup(relPosition, connectors[internalConnector][0], connectors[usedExternalConnector][0]) # use default resolutions
237 setup = frontend.setup(connectors[internalConnector], connectors[usedExternalConnector], commonRes)
238 if setup is None: sys.exit(1) # the user canceled
240 connectorArgs[internalConnector] = setup.getInternalArgs()
241 connectorArgs[usedExternalConnector] = setup.getExternalArgs(internalConnector)
243 # use first resolution of internal connector
244 connectorArgs[internalConnector] = ["--mode", res2xrandr(connectors[internalConnector][0]), "--primary"]
248 for name in connectorArgs:
249 call += ["--output", name] + connectorArgs[name]
250 print("Call that will be made:",call)
251 subprocess.check_call(call)
253 # make sure the internal screen is really, *really* turned on if there is no external screen
256 backlight = float(subprocess.check_output(["xbacklight", "-get"]).strip())
257 if backlight == 0: # it's completely turned off, we better enable it
258 subprocess.check_call(["xbacklight", "-set", "100"])
259 except FileNotFoundError:
260 print("xbacklight has not been found, unable to turn your laptop backlight on.")
261 except Exception as e:
262 frontend.error(str(e))