swayidle-ctrl

This Go application allows you to manage a swayidle process for screen and display timeout on Sway desktops.

Features

• Starts a swayidle process in the background with configurable timeouts.
• Terminates any existing swayidle process before starting a new one.
• Provides a flag to disable screen and display timeout functionalities.

Usage

This application can be run from the command line. Here's how:

swayidle-ctrl -t1 <timeout1> -t2 <timeout2> [-off]

Arguments:
  -t1 (default: 300): Sets the timeout in seconds for screen lock activation.
  -t2 (default: 600): Sets the timeout in seconds for display power off.
  -off (default: false): Disables screen lock and display timeout functionalities.

Example:

Start swayidle with 5 minutes screen lock timeout and 10 minutes display power off timeout:

swayidle-ctrl -t1 300 -t2 600

Disable screen lock and display timeout:

swayidle-ctrl -off

Installation

1. Download the source code or clone the repository (if applicable).
2. Run go build to create the executable file (swayidle-manager).
3. Place the executable in a directory accessible from your PATH environment variable.

Alternatively, you can run the application directly from the source code using go run main.go.

Dependencies

This application requires the following Go package:

• github.com/shirou/gopsutil/process - for process management functionalities.

Make sure you have these dependencies installed before running the application.

Additional Notes

• This application uses sh -c to execute the swayidle command. You might need to adjust this based on your specific setup.
• The application terminates any existing swayidle process before starting a new one. This ensures you don't have multiple instances running concurrently.
• Consider adding support for additional swayidle functionalities or configuration options in future versions.

This readme provides a basic overview of the application. You can customize it further by adding information about:

• Contributing guidelines
• License information
• Troubleshooting tips