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#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""Own org.freedesktop.ScreenSaver and block screen locking by xautolock or xss-lock while inhibits are held.
While an inhibit is active, X screen blanking is paused (like mpv does), which also keeps xss-lock from
locking; with xautolock, it is also switched off with xautolock -disable.
"""
import argparse
import ctypes
import json
import os
import shutil
import signal
import subprocess
import sys
import time
from dataclasses import dataclass
from datetime import timedelta
from typing import Any
from gi.repository import Gio, GLib
try:
from gi.repository import GLibUnix # GLib >= 2.80
signal_add = GLibUnix.signal_add
except ImportError:
signal_add = GLib.unix_signal_add
BUS_NAME = "org.freedesktop.ScreenSaver"
OBJECT_PATHS = ("/org/freedesktop/ScreenSaver", "/ScreenSaver") # Vivaldi uses the first, Zen the second
EXIT_NAME_TAKEN = 2
ACTIVITY_QUIET = 300 # seconds without SimulateUserActivity that end a logged burst
STATE_FILE = "xidle-inhibit.json" # in $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR
STATE_HEARTBEAT = 10 # seconds between state file touches while inhibits are held
CONFIG_FILE = "xidle-inhibit/config" # in $XDG_CONFIG_HOME
BACKENDS = ("xautolock", "xss-lock")
Cookie = tuple[str, str, str, bool] # sender, application_name, reason, counts
INTROSPECTION = """
<node>
<interface name="org.freedesktop.ScreenSaver">
<method name="Inhibit">
<arg name="application_name" type="s" direction="in"/>
<arg name="reason_for_inhibit" type="s" direction="in"/>
<arg name="cookie" type="u" direction="out"/>
</method>
<method name="UnInhibit">
<arg name="cookie" type="u" direction="in"/>
</method>
<method name="SimulateUserActivity"/>
<method name="Lock"/>
<method name="GetActive">
<arg type="b" direction="out"/>
</method>
<method name="SetActive">
<arg type="b" direction="in"/>
<arg type="b" direction="out"/>
</method>
<method name="GetActiveTime">
<arg type="u" direction="out"/>
</method>
<method name="GetSessionIdleTime">
<arg type="u" direction="out"/>
</method>
</interface>
</node>
"""
def log(msg: str) -> None:
print(msg, flush=True)
def run(*cmd: str) -> None:
try:
subprocess.run(cmd, check=True, timeout=10)
log(" ".join(cmd))
except (OSError, subprocess.SubprocessError) as e:
log(f"{' '.join(cmd)} failed: {e}")
def xautolock(arg: str) -> None:
run("xautolock", arg)
def read_backend() -> str:
"""Return the backend set in the config file, else the installed locker (xautolock if both are)."""
config_home = os.environ.get("XDG_CONFIG_HOME") or os.path.expanduser("~/.config")
path = os.path.join(config_home, CONFIG_FILE)
try:
with open(path) as f:
for line in f:
key, sep, value = line.partition("=")
if not sep or key.strip() != "backend":
continue
value = value.strip().strip("\"'")
if value in BACKENDS:
return value
log(f"{path}: unknown backend '{value}' (expected {' or '.join(BACKENDS)}); detecting")
except FileNotFoundError:
pass
except OSError as e:
log(f"Cannot read {path}: {e}; detecting the backend")
if not shutil.which("xautolock") and shutil.which("xss-lock"):
return "xss-lock"
return "xautolock"
class XBlanking:
"""Pause X screen blanking with XScreenSaverSuspend (MIT-SCREEN-SAVER extension).
Unlike `xset s off -dpms` this changes no global setting: the X server ends the
pause by itself when this client releases it or its connection closes (exit, crash).
"""
def __init__(self) -> None:
self.dpy: int | None = None
try:
self.x11 = ctypes.CDLL("libX11.so.6")
self.xss = ctypes.CDLL("libXss.so.1")
except OSError as e:
log(f"Cannot load X11 libraries ({e}); X blanking will not be paused")
return
self.x11.XOpenDisplay.argtypes = [ctypes.c_char_p]
self.x11.XOpenDisplay.restype = ctypes.c_void_p
self.x11.XFlush.argtypes = [ctypes.c_void_p]
self.xss.XScreenSaverQueryExtension.argtypes = [
ctypes.c_void_p, ctypes.POINTER(ctypes.c_int), ctypes.POINTER(ctypes.c_int)]
self.xss.XScreenSaverSuspend.argtypes = [ctypes.c_void_p, ctypes.c_int]
dpy = self.x11.XOpenDisplay(None)
if not dpy:
log("Cannot open the X display; X blanking will not be paused")
return
event_base, error_base = ctypes.c_int(), ctypes.c_int()
if not self.xss.XScreenSaverQueryExtension(dpy, ctypes.byref(event_base), ctypes.byref(error_base)):
log("X server lacks the MIT-SCREEN-SAVER extension; X blanking will not be paused")
return
self.dpy = dpy
def suspend(self, on: bool) -> None:
if self.dpy:
self.xss.XScreenSaverSuspend(self.dpy, int(on))
self.x11.XFlush(self.dpy)
log(f"X blanking {'paused' if on else 'resumed'}")
@dataclass
class ActivityBurst:
first: float
last: float
calls: int = 0
timer: int = 0
class Inhibitor:
def __init__(
self, backend: str, ignored_reasons: set[str], release_delay: int, blanking: XBlanking,
state_path: str | None, restore_window: int,
) -> None:
self.xautolock = backend == "xautolock" # else xss-lock: pausing X blanking is enough
self.ignored_reasons = ignored_reasons
self.blanking = blanking
self.release_delay = release_delay
self.state_path = state_path
self.restore_window = restore_window
self.state_ready = False # set once this instance owns the name and may write the state file
self.heartbeat_timer = 0
self.cookies: dict[int, Cookie] = {}
self.last_cookie = 0
self.proc_names: dict[str, str] = {} # sender -> "comm[pid]", for logging only
self.activity: dict[str, ActivityBurst] = {} # sender -> SimulateUserActivity burst
self.disabled = False
self.release_timer = 0
self.conn: Gio.DBusConnection | None = None
# --- lock state -------------------------------------------------------
def active_count(self) -> int:
return sum(1 for *_, counts in self.cookies.values() if counts)
def update(self) -> None:
"""Block or unblock only on 0->1 and 1->0 transitions; delay unblocking."""
active = self.active_count()
if active and self.release_timer:
GLib.source_remove(self.release_timer)
self.release_timer = 0
if active and not self.disabled:
self.block()
elif not active and self.disabled and not self.release_timer:
# Browsers send quick Inhibit/UnInhibit bursts when a video starts.
self.release_timer = GLib.timeout_add_seconds(self.release_delay, self.on_release_timeout)
def on_release_timeout(self) -> bool:
self.release_timer = 0
if not self.active_count() and self.disabled:
self.unblock()
return GLib.SOURCE_REMOVE
def block(self) -> None:
if self.xautolock:
xautolock("-disable")
self.blanking.suspend(True)
self.disabled = True
def unblock(self) -> None:
if self.xautolock:
xautolock("-enable")
self.blanking.suspend(False)
self.disabled = False
def shutdown(self) -> None:
for sender in list(self.activity):
self.end_activity(sender)
if self.release_timer:
GLib.source_remove(self.release_timer)
self.release_timer = 0
self.save(stopped=True)
if self.disabled:
self.unblock()
# --- state file -------------------------------------------------------
def start(self) -> None:
"""Take over inhibits saved by a previous instance, then set the locker to match."""
self.restore()
self.state_ready = True
self.save()
if self.active_count():
self.block()
elif self.xautolock:
# Start from a known state, in case a previous instance died while disabled.
xautolock("-enable")
def restore(self) -> None:
if not self.state_path:
log("XDG_RUNTIME_DIR is not set; inhibits will not survive a restart")
return
assert self.conn is not None
path = self.state_path
try:
with open(path) as f:
state = json.load(f)
age = time.time() - (state["stopped_at"] or os.stat(path).st_mtime)
bus_id = state["bus_id"]
last_cookie = int(state["last_cookie"])
saved = [(int(c), s, a, r) for c, s, a, r in state["cookies"]]
except FileNotFoundError:
return
except (OSError, ValueError, KeyError, TypeError) as e:
log(f"Ignoring unreadable state file {path}: {e}")
return
if bus_id != self.conn.get_guid():
# Unique names like :1.42 are reused by a new bus, so they would mean other clients.
if saved:
log(f"Not restoring {len(saved)} inhibit(s): saved on another session bus")
return
# Keep numbering after old cookies, so a late UnInhibit can't hit a new one.
self.last_cookie = last_cookie
if not saved:
return
if age > self.restore_window:
# An UnInhibit sent while no instance ran is lost; don't trust an old file.
log(f"Not restoring {len(saved)} inhibit(s): saved {age:.0f}s ago, "
f"over the {self.restore_window}s window")
return
for cookie, sender, app, reason in saved:
if not self.has_owner(sender):
log(f"Not restoring {cookie}: '{app}' '{reason}' ({sender} left the bus)")
continue
counts = reason not in self.ignored_reasons
self.cookies[cookie] = (sender, app, reason, counts)
note = "" if counts else " (reason ignored, does not block locking)"
log(f"Restored {cookie}: '{app}' '{reason}' from {self.proc_name(sender)}{note}")
def save(self, stopped: bool = False) -> None:
"""Write the held inhibits atomically; while any are held, touch the file regularly.
The touches keep the mtime recent, so after a crash the next instance can tell how
long ago it happened. A clean stop records the time in `stopped_at` instead.
"""
if not self.state_ready or not self.state_path:
return
assert self.conn is not None
state = {
"bus_id": self.conn.get_guid(),
"last_cookie": self.last_cookie,
"stopped_at": time.time() if stopped else None,
"cookies": [[c, s, a, r] for c, (s, a, r, _) in self.cookies.items()],
}
tmp = f"{self.state_path}.tmp"
try:
with open(tmp, "w") as f:
json.dump(state, f)
os.replace(tmp, self.state_path)
except OSError as e:
log(f"Cannot write state file {self.state_path}: {e}")
if self.cookies and not stopped:
if not self.heartbeat_timer:
self.heartbeat_timer = GLib.timeout_add_seconds(STATE_HEARTBEAT, self.on_heartbeat)
elif self.heartbeat_timer:
GLib.source_remove(self.heartbeat_timer)
self.heartbeat_timer = 0
def on_heartbeat(self) -> bool:
assert self.state_path is not None
try:
os.utime(self.state_path)
except OSError as e:
log(f"Cannot touch state file {self.state_path}: {e}")
return GLib.SOURCE_CONTINUE
# --- D-Bus ------------------------------------------------------------
def bus_call(self, method: str, name: str, reply_type: str) -> Any:
"""Call an org.freedesktop.DBus method that takes a bus name; return its single result."""
assert self.conn is not None # set in on_bus_acquired, before any method call
return self.conn.call_sync(
"org.freedesktop.DBus", "/org/freedesktop/DBus", "org.freedesktop.DBus",
method, GLib.Variant("(s)", (name,)),
GLib.VariantType(reply_type), Gio.DBusCallFlags.NONE, 1000, None,
).unpack()[0]
def has_owner(self, name: str) -> bool:
try:
return bool(self.bus_call("NameHasOwner", name, "(b)"))
except GLib.Error:
return False
def proc_name(self, sender: str) -> str:
if sender not in self.proc_names:
try:
pid = self.bus_call("GetConnectionUnixProcessID", sender, "(u)")
with open(f"/proc/{pid}/comm") as f:
self.proc_names[sender] = f"{f.read().strip()}[{pid}]"
except (GLib.Error, OSError):
self.proc_names[sender] = "?"
return f"{sender} {self.proc_names[sender]}"
def inhibit(self, sender: str, app: str, reason: str) -> int:
self.last_cookie += 1
cookie = self.last_cookie
counts = reason not in self.ignored_reasons
self.cookies[cookie] = (sender, app, reason, counts)
note = "" if counts else " (reason ignored, does not block locking)"
log(f"Inhibit {cookie}: '{app}' '{reason}' from {self.proc_name(sender)}{note}")
self.save()
self.update()
return cookie
def uninhibit(self, sender: str, cookie: int) -> None:
entry = self.cookies.get(cookie)
if entry is None or entry[0] != sender:
log(f"UnInhibit {cookie} from {self.proc_name(sender)}: unknown cookie, ignored")
return
del self.cookies[cookie]
_, app, reason, _ = entry
log(f"UnInhibit {cookie}: '{app}' '{reason}'")
self.save()
self.update()
def simulate_activity(self, sender: str) -> None:
"""Log a sender's calls once per burst: Steam sends thousands per hour."""
now = time.monotonic()
burst = self.activity.get(sender)
if burst is None:
log(f"SimulateUserActivity from {self.proc_name(sender)} (not implemented)")
burst = self.activity[sender] = ActivityBurst(first=now, last=now)
else:
GLib.source_remove(burst.timer)
burst.calls += 1
burst.last = now
burst.timer = GLib.timeout_add_seconds(ACTIVITY_QUIET, self.on_activity_quiet, sender)
def on_activity_quiet(self, sender: str) -> bool:
self.activity[sender].timer = 0
self.end_activity(sender)
return GLib.SOURCE_REMOVE
def end_activity(self, sender: str) -> None:
burst = self.activity.pop(sender, None)
if burst is None:
return
if burst.timer:
GLib.source_remove(burst.timer)
if burst.calls == 1:
return
span = timedelta(seconds=round(burst.last - burst.first))
log(f"SimulateUserActivity from {self.proc_name(sender)}: {burst.calls} calls over {span}")
def release_sender(self, sender: str) -> None:
gone = [c for c, (s, *_) in self.cookies.items() if s == sender]
for c in gone:
_, app, reason, _ = self.cookies.pop(c)
log(f"Released {c}: '{app}' '{reason}' ({sender} left the bus)")
self.end_activity(sender)
self.proc_names.pop(sender, None)
if gone:
self.save()
self.update()
def on_method_call(
self, conn: Gio.DBusConnection, sender: str, path: str, iface: str, method: str,
params: GLib.Variant, invocation: Gio.DBusMethodInvocation,
) -> None:
if method == "Inhibit":
app, reason = params.unpack()
invocation.return_value(GLib.Variant("(u)", (self.inhibit(sender, app, reason),)))
elif method == "UnInhibit":
self.uninhibit(sender, params.unpack()[0])
invocation.return_value(None)
elif method == "SimulateUserActivity":
self.simulate_activity(sender)
invocation.return_value(None)
elif method == "Lock":
log(f"Lock from {self.proc_name(sender)}")
if self.xautolock:
xautolock("-locknow")
else:
run("loginctl", "lock-session")
invocation.return_value(None)
elif method in ("GetActive", "SetActive"):
invocation.return_value(GLib.Variant("(b)", (False,)))
elif method in ("GetActiveTime", "GetSessionIdleTime"):
invocation.return_value(GLib.Variant("(u)", (0,)))
def on_name_owner_changed(
self, conn: Gio.DBusConnection, sender: str | None, path: str, iface: str, signal_name: str,
params: GLib.Variant,
) -> None:
name, _old, new = params.unpack()
if not new and name.startswith(":"):
self.release_sender(name)
def on_bus_acquired(self, conn: Gio.DBusConnection, name: str) -> None:
self.conn = conn
iface = Gio.DBusNodeInfo.new_for_xml(INTROSPECTION).interfaces[0]
for path in OBJECT_PATHS:
conn.register_object(path, iface, self.on_method_call, None, None)
conn.signal_subscribe(
"org.freedesktop.DBus", "org.freedesktop.DBus", "NameOwnerChanged",
"/org/freedesktop/DBus", None, Gio.DBusSignalFlags.NONE, self.on_name_owner_changed,
)
def main() -> None:
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=__doc__)
parser.add_argument(
"-i", "--ignore-reason", action="append", metavar="REASON",
help="inhibit reason that does not block locking (repeatable; default: 'Playing audio')",
)
parser.add_argument(
"--count-all", action="store_true",
help="let every inhibit block locking, ignoring no reasons",
)
parser.add_argument(
"-d", "--release-delay", type=int, default=5, metavar="SECONDS",
help="wait this long after the last release before unblocking locking (default: 5)",
)
parser.add_argument(
"--restore-window", type=int, default=30, metavar="SECONDS",
help="take over inhibits from a previous instance that stopped at most this long ago "
"(default: 30; 0 disables)",
)
parser.add_argument(
"--cleanup", action="store_true",
help="re-enable xautolock if it is the backend, then exit (for the unit's ExecStopPost)",
)
args = parser.parse_args()
backend = read_backend()
if args.cleanup:
if backend == "xautolock":
xautolock("-enable")
return
ignored: set[str]
if args.count_all:
ignored = set()
else:
ignored = set(args.ignore_reason or ["Playing audio"])
runtime_dir = os.environ.get("XDG_RUNTIME_DIR")
state_path = os.path.join(runtime_dir, STATE_FILE) if runtime_dir else None
blanking = XBlanking()
if backend == "xss-lock" and not blanking.dpy:
log("Warning: with xss-lock, inhibits block locking only through X blanking, which is unavailable")
inhibitor = Inhibitor(
backend, ignored, max(args.release_delay, 0), blanking, state_path, max(args.restore_window, 0),
)
loop = GLib.MainLoop()
exit_code = 0
acquired = False
def on_name_acquired(conn: Gio.DBusConnection, name: str) -> None:
nonlocal acquired
acquired = True
log(f"Owning {name}; backend: {backend}; ignored reasons: {sorted(ignored) or 'none'}")
# Only after owning the name, so a second instance can't undo an active inhibit
# or overwrite the state file.
inhibitor.start()
def on_name_lost(conn: Gio.DBusConnection | None, name: str) -> None:
nonlocal exit_code
if conn is None:
log("Could not connect to the session bus")
exit_code = 1
elif acquired:
log(f"Lost {name} (bus connection closed?)")
exit_code = 1
else:
log(f"{name} is owned by another process (a desktop environment?); exiting")
exit_code = EXIT_NAME_TAKEN
loop.quit()
def on_signal() -> bool:
log("Signal received, exiting")
loop.quit()
return GLib.SOURCE_REMOVE
for sig in (signal.SIGTERM, signal.SIGINT, signal.SIGHUP):
signal_add(GLib.PRIORITY_HIGH, sig, on_signal)
owner_id = Gio.bus_own_name(
Gio.BusType.SESSION, BUS_NAME, Gio.BusNameOwnerFlags.DO_NOT_QUEUE,
inhibitor.on_bus_acquired, on_name_acquired, on_name_lost,
)
try:
loop.run()
finally:
inhibitor.shutdown()
Gio.bus_unown_name(owner_id)
sys.exit(exit_code)
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()