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#!/usr/bin/env bash
# Script to adjust dpms settings when running certain programs,
# that don't use fullscreen, but should not be "blanked" in between.

export DISPLAY=:0.0

blankoff=0
programs=( ${programs} )
# loop all programs and check for running instances
for i in "${programs[@]}"
do
  pid=$(pidof -x $i)
  re='^[0-9]+$'
  if  [[ $pid =~ $re ]]; then
    echo "$i running ($pid)"
    blankoff=1
  fi
done

# if valuable programs are running, don't use screen blanking
if [ $blankoff -gt 0 ]; then
  echo "Some program requires screensaver to be off."
  # print currently set values for screensaver timeout to tmp file
  echo "s $(xset q|grep timeout|awk '{print $2}') $(xset q|grep timeout|awk '{print $4}')" > $adjust_dpms
  echo "dpms $(xset q|grep Standby|awk '{print $2}') $(xset q|grep Standby|awk '{print $4}') $(xset q|grep Standby|awk '{print $6}')" >> $adjust_dpms
  # disable screensaver and dpms
  xset s off
  xset -dpms
else
  xsetq=$(xset q|grep timeout|awk '{print $2}')
  # if the timeout is still 0, set it to its former value, or just switch on screensaver/dpms again
  if [[ $xsetq -eq 0 ]];then
    if [[ -f "$adjust_dpms" ]];then
      xset $(head -n1 $adjust_dpms)
      xset $(tail -n1 $adjust_dpms)
      rm -rf $adjust_dpms
    else
      xset +dpms
      xset s on
    fi
  fi
fi