2 # DSL - easy Display Setup for Laptops
3 # Copyright (C) 2012 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:
32 # storing what's necessary for screen setup
34 def __init__(self, relPosition, intResolution, extResolution, extIsPrimary = False):
35 '''relPosition must be one of the RelativeScreenPosition members, the resolutions must be (width, height) pairs'''
36 self.relPosition = relPosition
37 self.intResolution = intResolution # value doesn't matter if the internal screen is disabled
38 self.extResolution = extResolution
39 self.extIsPrimary = extIsPrimary or self.relPosition == RelativeScreenPosition.EXTERNAL_ONLY # external is always primary if it is the only one
41 def getInternalArgs(self):
42 if self.relPosition == RelativeScreenPosition.EXTERNAL_ONLY:
44 args = ["--mode", res2xrandr(self.intResolution)] # set internal screen to desired resolution
45 if not self.extIsPrimary:
46 args.append('--primary')
49 def getExternalArgs(self, intName):
50 args = ["--mode", res2xrandr(self.extResolution)] # set external screen to desired resolution
52 args.append('--primary')
53 if self.relPosition == RelativeScreenPosition.LEFT:
54 args += ['--left-of', intName]
55 elif self.relPosition == RelativeScreenPosition.RIGHT:
56 args += ['--right-of', intName]
59 # Load a section-less config file: maps parameter names to space-separated lists of strings (with shell quotation)
60 def loadConfigFile(file):
63 if not os.path.exists(file):
64 return result # no config file
67 with open(file) as file:
71 if not len(line) or line.startswith("#"): continue # skip empty and comment lines
74 pos = line.index("=") # will raise exception when substring is not found
75 curKey = line[:pos].strip()
76 result[curKey] = shlex.split(line[pos+1:]) # shlex.split also strips
78 raise Exception("Invalid config, line %d: Error parsing line (may be a quoting issue)." % linenr)
79 # add some convencience get functions
82 # helper function: execute a process, return output as iterator, throw exception if there was an error
83 # you *must* iterate to the end if you use this!
84 def processOutputGen(*args):
85 p = subprocess.Popen(args, stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
88 p.wait() # wait for process to exit (it closed stdout, so it can't block anymore)
90 raise Exception("Error executing "+str(args))
91 def processOutputIt(*args):
92 return list(processOutputGen(*args)) # list() iterates over the generator
94 # Run xrandr and return a dict of output names mapped to lists of available resolutions, each being a (width, height) pair.
95 # An empty list indicates that the connector is disabled.
96 def getXrandrInformation():
97 connectors = {} # map of connector names to a list of resolutions
98 connector = None # current connector
99 for line in processOutputGen("xrandr", "-q"):
101 m = re.search(r'^Screen [0-9]+: ', line)
102 if m is not None: # ignore this line
106 m = re.search(r'^([\w\-]+) (dis)?connected ', line)
108 connector = m.groups()[0]
109 assert connector not in connectors
110 connectors[connector] = []
113 m = re.search(r'^ ([\d]+)x([\d]+) +', line)
115 assert connector is not None
116 connectors[connector].append((int(m.groups()[0]), int(m.groups()[1])))
119 # not fatal as my xrandr shows strange stuff when a display is enabled, but not connected
120 #raise Exception("Unknown line in xrandr output:\n"+line)
121 print("Warning: Unknown xrandr line %s" % line)
124 # convert a (width, height) pair into a string accepted by xrandr as argument for --mode
127 return str(w)+'x'+str(h)
129 # convert a (width, height) pair into a string to be displayed to the user
133 ratio = int(round(16.0*h/w))
134 if ratio == 12: # 16:12 = 4:3
136 elif ratio == 13: # 16:12.8 = 5:4
138 else: # let's just hope this will never be 14 or more...
139 strRatio = '16:%d' % ratio
140 return '%dx%d (%s)' %(w, h, strRatio)
142 # return the first available connector from those listed in tryConnectors, skipping disabled connectors
143 def findAvailableConnector(tryConnectors, allConnectors):
144 for connector in tryConnectors:
145 if connector in allConnectors and allConnectors[connector]: # if the connector exists and is active (i.e. there is a resolution)
149 # Return a (internalConnector, externalConnectors) pair: The name of the internal connector, and a list of external connectors.
150 # Use the config file at ~/.dsl.conf and fall back to auto-detection
151 def classifyConnectors(allConnectors):
152 config = loadConfigFile(os.getenv('HOME') + '/.dsl.conf')
153 # find internal connector
154 if 'internalConnector' in config:
155 if len(config['internalConnector']) != 1:
156 raise Exception("You must specify exactly one internal connector.")
157 internalConnector = config['internalConnector'][0]
158 if not internalConnector in allConnectors:
159 raise Exception("Connector %s does not exist, there is an error in your config file." % internalConnector)
162 internalConnector = findAvailableConnector(commonInternalConnectorNames, allConnectors)
163 if internalConnector is None:
164 raise Exception("Could not automatically find internal connector, please use ~/.dsl.conf to specify it manually.")
165 # all the rest is external then, obviously - unless the user wants to do that manually
166 if 'externalConnectors' in config:
167 externalConnectors = config['externalConnectors']
168 for connector in externalConnectors:
169 if not connector in allConnectors:
170 raise Exception("Connector %s does not exist, there is an error in your config file." % connector)
171 if connector == internalConnector:
172 raise Exception("%s is both internal and external, that doesn't make sense." % connector)
174 externalConnectors = list(allConnectors.keys())
175 externalConnectors.remove(internalConnector)
176 if not externalConnectors:
177 raise Exception("No external connector found - either your config is wrong, or your machine has only one connector.")
179 return (internalConnector, externalConnectors)
181 # if we run top-level
182 if __name__ == "__main__":
184 # parse command-line arguments
185 parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='easy Display Setup for Laptops')
186 parser.add_argument("-f, --frontend",
188 help="The frontend to be used for user interaction")
189 parser.add_argument("-r, --relative-position",
190 dest="rel_position", choices=('left', 'right', 'external-only'),
191 help="Position of external screen relative to internal one")
192 cmdArgs = parser.parse_args()
195 frontend = getFrontend(cmdArgs.frontend)
197 # load connectors and classify them
198 connectors = getXrandrInformation()
199 (internalConnector, externalConnectors) = classifyConnectors(connectors)
201 # default: screen off
202 connectorArgs = {} # maps connector names to xrand arguments
203 for c in externalConnectors+[internalConnector]:
204 connectorArgs[c] = ["--off"]
206 # check whether we got an external screen or not
208 usedExternalConnector = findAvailableConnector(externalConnectors, connectors) # *the* external connector which is actually used
209 if usedExternalConnector is not None:
210 # there's an external screen connected, we need to get a setup
211 if cmdArgs.rel_position is not None:
212 # use command-line arguments (can we do this relPosition stuff more elegant?)
213 if cmdArgs.rel_position == 'left':
214 relPosition = RelativeScreenPosition.LEFT
215 elif cmdArgs.rel_position == 'right':
216 relPosition = RelativeScreenPosition.RIGHT
218 relPosition = RelativeScreenPosition.EXTERNAL_ONLY
219 setup = ScreenSetup(relPosition, connectors[internalConnector][0], connectors[usedExternalConnector][0]) # use default resolutions
222 setup = frontend.setup(connectors[internalConnector], connectors[usedExternalConnector])
223 if setup is None: sys.exit(1) # the user canceled
225 connectorArgs[internalConnector] = setup.getInternalArgs()
226 connectorArgs[usedExternalConnector] = setup.getExternalArgs(internalConnector)
228 # use first resolution of internal connector
229 connectorArgs[internalConnector] = ["--mode", res2xrandr(connectors[internalConnector][0]), "--primary"]
233 for name in connectorArgs:
234 call += ["--output", name] + connectorArgs[name]
235 print("Call that will be made:",call)
236 subprocess.check_call(call)
237 except Exception as e:
238 frontend.error(str(e))