Fix external monitor brightness OSD

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Gabriel Brown
2026-08-18 08:15:01 -04:00
parent 7541a45e77
commit 09e5f1ad6b
2 changed files with 299 additions and 7 deletions
+139 -4
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@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
set -u set -u
readonly PANAMA_OSD_SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd -- "$(dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
strict_delivery() { strict_delivery() {
[[ ${PANAMA_OSD_STRICT:-false} == true || ${PANAMA_OSD_STRICT:-false} == 1 ]] [[ ${PANAMA_OSD_STRICT:-false} == true || ${PANAMA_OSD_STRICT:-false} == 1 ]]
} }
@@ -67,18 +69,151 @@ adjust_microphone() {
show_volume "$target" microphone show_volume "$target" microphone
} }
brightness_percent() {
local output="$1" percent
percent="$(awk -F, 'NR == 1 { value=$5; gsub(/%/, "", value); print value }' <<<"$output")"
[[ $percent =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] || return 1
printf '%s\n' "$percent"
}
brightness_error() {
local detail="$1" label="External brightness unavailable"
if [[ $detail == *udev* || $detail == *accessible* || $detail == *permission* ]]; then
label="Brightness needs permission"
fi
show_message dialog-warning-symbolic "$label" || true
if command -v notify-send >/dev/null 2>&1; then
notify-send --app-name=Panama --icon=display-brightness-symbolic \
"Brightness unavailable" "$detail" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
fi
}
discover_ddc_bus() {
local helper="$1" cache_file="$2" list_json focused selected error bus connector
command -v jq >/dev/null 2>&1 || {
brightness_error "jq is required to discover DDC/CI displays."
return 1
}
list_json="$("$helper" list 2>/dev/null)" || {
brightness_error "The external brightness helper could not inspect connected displays."
return 1
}
if ! jq -e 'type == "object" and (.displays | type == "array")' >/dev/null 2>&1 <<<"$list_json"; then
brightness_error "The external brightness helper returned invalid display information."
return 1
fi
error="$(jq -r '.error // empty' <<<"$list_json")"
if [[ -n $error ]]; then
brightness_error "$error"
return 1
fi
focused="$(hyprctl -j monitors 2>/dev/null \
| jq -r '.[] | select(.focused == true) | .name' 2>/dev/null \
| head -n1)"
selected="$(jq -r --arg connector "$focused" '
([.displays[] | select(.connector == $connector)][0] // .displays[0] // empty)
| [.bus, .connector]
| @tsv
' <<<"$list_json")"
IFS=$'\t' read -r bus connector <<<"$selected"
if [[ ! $bus =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
brightness_error "No connected monitor exposes DDC/CI brightness control."
return 1
fi
umask 077
printf '%s\t%s\n' "$bus" "$connector" >"$cache_file"
printf '%s\n' "$bus"
}
adjust_ddc_brightness() {
local action="$1" step="$2"
local helper="${PANAMA_OSD_BRIGHTNESS_HELPER:-$PANAMA_OSD_SCRIPT_DIR/panama-brightness}"
local runtime_dir="${PANAMA_OSD_RUNTIME_DIR:-${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR:-/tmp}/panama-osd-${UID}}"
local cache_file="$runtime_dir/brightness-bus" lock_file="$runtime_dir/brightness.lock"
local bus="" connector="" current target lock_fd
[[ -x $helper ]] || {
brightness_error "The external brightness helper is not installed."
return 0
}
mkdir -p "$runtime_dir" || return 0
chmod 700 "$runtime_dir" 2>/dev/null || true
exec {lock_fd}>"$lock_file" || return 0
# DDC transactions on one I2C bus cannot safely overlap. A short wait also
# sheds an excessive key-repeat backlog instead of replaying it seconds later.
flock -w 2 "$lock_fd" || return 0
if [[ -r $cache_file ]]; then
IFS=$'\t' read -r bus connector <"$cache_file" || true
[[ $bus =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] || bus=""
fi
if [[ -n $bus ]]; then
current="$("$helper" get "$bus" 2>/dev/null)" || current=""
if [[ ! $current =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
: >"$cache_file"
bus=""
fi
fi
if [[ -z $bus ]]; then
bus="$(discover_ddc_bus "$helper" "$cache_file")" || return 0
current="$("$helper" get "$bus" 2>/dev/null)" || current=""
fi
if [[ ! $current =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
brightness_error "The selected monitor stopped responding over DDC/CI."
return 0
fi
if [[ $action == up ]]; then
target=$(( current + step ))
else
target=$(( current - step ))
fi
(( target > 100 )) && target=100
(( target < 0 )) && target=0
if ! "$helper" set "$bus" "$target" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
brightness_error "The selected monitor did not accept the brightness change."
return 0
fi
show_progress brightness "$target" "${target}%"
}
adjust_brightness() { adjust_brightness() {
local action="${1:-}" step="${2:-5}" output percent local action="${1:-}" step="${2:-5}" output percent
[[ $step =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] || {
printf 'Usage: panama-osd brightness up|down [step]\n' >&2
return 2
}
case "$action" in case "$action" in
up) brightnessctl -e4 -n2 set "${step}%+" >/dev/null || return ;; up|down) ;;
down) brightnessctl -e4 -n2 set "${step}%-" >/dev/null || return ;;
*) printf 'Usage: panama-osd brightness up|down [step]\n' >&2; return 2 ;; *) printf 'Usage: panama-osd brightness up|down [step]\n' >&2; return 2 ;;
esac esac
# Laptop panels expose a kernel backlight class and remain the fastest,
# most reliable path. Desktops fall through to DDC/CI monitor control.
output="$(brightnessctl -m -c backlight 2>/dev/null)" || output=""
if percent="$(brightness_percent "$output")"; then
if [[ $action == up ]]; then
brightnessctl -e4 -n2 -c backlight set "${step}%+" >/dev/null || return 0
else
brightnessctl -e4 -n2 -c backlight set "${step}%-" >/dev/null || return 0
fi
output="$(brightnessctl -m -c backlight 2>/dev/null)" || return 0 output="$(brightnessctl -m -c backlight 2>/dev/null)" || return 0
percent="$(awk -F, 'NR == 1 { value=$5; gsub(/%/, "", value); print value }' <<<"$output")" percent="$(brightness_percent "$output")" || return 0
[[ $percent =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] || return 0
show_progress brightness "$percent" "${percent}%" show_progress brightness "$percent" "${percent}%"
return
fi
adjust_ddc_brightness "$action" "$step"
} }
media_action() { media_action() {
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@@ -26,10 +26,62 @@ printf 'brightnessctl' >>"$OSD_TEST_LOG"
printf ' <%s>' "$@" >>"$OSD_TEST_LOG" printf ' <%s>' "$@" >>"$OSD_TEST_LOG"
printf '\n' >>"$OSD_TEST_LOG" printf '\n' >>"$OSD_TEST_LOG"
if [[ " $* " == *" -m "* && " $* " != *" set "* ]]; then if [[ " $* " == *" -m "* && " $* " != *" set "* ]]; then
[[ ${BACKLIGHT_AVAILABLE:-true} == true ]] || exit 1
printf '%s\n' "${BRIGHTNESS_OUTPUT:-intel_backlight,backlight,500,1000,50%}" printf '%s\n' "${BRIGHTNESS_OUTPUT:-intel_backlight,backlight,500,1000,50%}"
fi fi
SH SH
cat >"$scratch/bin/panama-brightness" <<'SH'
#!/bin/bash
printf 'panama-brightness' >>"$OSD_TEST_LOG"
printf ' <%s>' "$@" >>"$OSD_TEST_LOG"
printf '\n' >>"$OSD_TEST_LOG"
case "${1:-}" in
list)
if [[ -n ${DDC_LIST_JSON:-} ]]; then
printf '%s\n' "$DDC_LIST_JSON"
else
printf '%s\n' '{"displays":[],"error":"No displays"}'
fi
;;
get)
[[ ${DDC_FAIL_GET_BUS:-} != "${2:-}" ]] || exit 1
if [[ -s $OSD_DDC_STATE ]]; then
cat "$OSD_DDC_STATE"
else
printf '%s\n' "${DDC_GET_VALUE:-40}"
fi
;;
set)
if [[ -n ${DDC_SET_DELAY:-} ]]; then
if ! mkdir "$OSD_DDC_PROBE" 2>/dev/null; then
printf 'ddc-overlap\n' >>"$OSD_TEST_LOG"
fi
sleep "$DDC_SET_DELAY"
rmdir "$OSD_DDC_PROBE" 2>/dev/null || true
fi
printf '%s\n' "${3:-0}" >"$OSD_DDC_STATE"
;;
*) exit 2 ;;
esac
SH
cat >"$scratch/bin/hyprctl" <<'SH'
#!/bin/bash
printf 'hyprctl' >>"$OSD_TEST_LOG"
printf ' <%s>' "$@" >>"$OSD_TEST_LOG"
printf '\n' >>"$OSD_TEST_LOG"
printf '[{"name":"%s","focused":true}]\n' "${FOCUSED_MONITOR:-DP-2}"
SH
cat >"$scratch/bin/notify-send" <<'SH'
#!/bin/bash
printf 'notify-send' >>"$OSD_TEST_LOG"
printf ' <%s>' "$@" >>"$OSD_TEST_LOG"
printf '\n' >>"$OSD_TEST_LOG"
SH
cat >"$scratch/bin/playerctl" <<'SH' cat >"$scratch/bin/playerctl" <<'SH'
#!/bin/bash #!/bin/bash
printf 'playerctl' >>"$OSD_TEST_LOG" printf 'playerctl' >>"$OSD_TEST_LOG"
@@ -53,9 +105,21 @@ SH
chmod +x "$scratch/bin/"* chmod +x "$scratch/bin/"*
run_helper() { run_helper() {
local runtime="${OSD_RUNTIME_DIR:-$scratch/runtime-default}"
mkdir -p "$runtime"
PATH="$scratch/bin:$PATH" OSD_TEST_LOG="$log" \ PATH="$scratch/bin:$PATH" OSD_TEST_LOG="$log" \
OSD_TEST_FAIL_QS="${OSD_TEST_FAIL_QS:-false}" \ OSD_TEST_FAIL_QS="${OSD_TEST_FAIL_QS:-false}" \
PANAMA_OSD_STRICT="${PANAMA_OSD_STRICT:-false}" \ PANAMA_OSD_STRICT="${PANAMA_OSD_STRICT:-false}" \
PANAMA_OSD_BRIGHTNESS_HELPER="$scratch/bin/panama-brightness" \
PANAMA_OSD_RUNTIME_DIR="$runtime" \
OSD_DDC_STATE="$runtime/ddc-state" \
OSD_DDC_PROBE="$runtime/ddc-probe" \
BACKLIGHT_AVAILABLE="${BACKLIGHT_AVAILABLE:-true}" \
DDC_LIST_JSON="${DDC_LIST_JSON:-}" \
DDC_GET_VALUE="${DDC_GET_VALUE:-40}" \
DDC_FAIL_GET_BUS="${DDC_FAIL_GET_BUS:-}" \
DDC_SET_DELAY="${DDC_SET_DELAY:-}" \
FOCUSED_MONITOR="${FOCUSED_MONITOR:-DP-2}" \
"$helper" "$@" "$helper" "$@"
} }
@@ -86,9 +150,102 @@ assert_line 'qs <ipc> <call> <osd> <progress> <microphone-muted> <72> <100> <Mut
: >"$log" : >"$log"
run_helper brightness up 5 run_helper brightness up 5
assert_line 'brightnessctl <-e4> <-n2> <set> <5%+>'
assert_line 'brightnessctl <-m> <-c> <backlight>' assert_line 'brightnessctl <-m> <-c> <backlight>'
assert_line 'brightnessctl <-e4> <-n2> <-c> <backlight> <set> <5%+>'
assert_line 'qs <ipc> <call> <osd> <progress> <brightness> <50> <100> <50%>' assert_line 'qs <ipc> <call> <osd> <progress> <brightness> <50> <100> <50%>'
if grep -Fq 'panama-brightness' "$log"; then
printf 'osd helper contract: DDC fallback ran despite a native backlight\n' >&2
exit 1
fi
: >"$log"
OSD_RUNTIME_DIR="$scratch/runtime-ddc" \
BACKLIGHT_AVAILABLE=false \
DDC_LIST_JSON='{"displays":[{"bus":3,"connector":"HDMI-A-1","value":35},{"bus":5,"connector":"DP-2","value":40}],"error":""}' \
run_helper brightness up 5
assert_line 'hyprctl <-j> <monitors>'
assert_line 'panama-brightness <list>'
assert_line 'panama-brightness <get> <5>'
assert_line 'panama-brightness <set> <5> <45>'
assert_line 'qs <ipc> <call> <osd> <progress> <brightness> <45> <100> <45%>'
# A cached bus avoids the expensive display scan on subsequent key presses.
: >"$log"
OSD_RUNTIME_DIR="$scratch/runtime-ddc" \
BACKLIGHT_AVAILABLE=false \
DDC_LIST_JSON='{"displays":[{"bus":3,"connector":"HDMI-A-1","value":35},{"bus":5,"connector":"DP-2","value":45}],"error":""}' \
run_helper brightness down 5
assert_line 'panama-brightness <get> <5>'
assert_line 'panama-brightness <set> <5> <40>'
assert_line 'qs <ipc> <call> <osd> <progress> <brightness> <40> <100> <40%>'
if grep -Fq 'panama-brightness <list>' "$log"; then
printf 'osd helper contract: cached DDC bus triggered another display scan\n' >&2
exit 1
fi
# A disconnected cached monitor is discarded and rediscovered once.
mkdir -p "$scratch/runtime-ddc-stale"
printf '9\tDP-9\n' >"$scratch/runtime-ddc-stale/brightness-bus"
: >"$log"
OSD_RUNTIME_DIR="$scratch/runtime-ddc-stale" \
BACKLIGHT_AVAILABLE=false \
DDC_FAIL_GET_BUS=9 \
DDC_LIST_JSON='{"displays":[{"bus":5,"connector":"DP-2","value":40}],"error":""}' \
run_helper brightness up 5
assert_line 'panama-brightness <get> <9>'
assert_line 'panama-brightness <list>'
assert_line 'panama-brightness <get> <5>'
assert_line 'panama-brightness <set> <5> <45>'
# If the focused output is not DDC-capable, use the first discovered display.
: >"$log"
OSD_RUNTIME_DIR="$scratch/runtime-ddc-first" \
BACKLIGHT_AVAILABLE=false \
FOCUSED_MONITOR='eDP-1' \
DDC_GET_VALUE=35 \
DDC_LIST_JSON='{"displays":[{"bus":3,"connector":"HDMI-A-1","value":35},{"bus":5,"connector":"DP-2","value":40}],"error":""}' \
run_helper brightness down 10
assert_line 'panama-brightness <get> <3>'
assert_line 'panama-brightness <set> <3> <25>'
assert_line 'qs <ipc> <call> <osd> <progress> <brightness> <25> <100> <25%>'
# Permission and discovery errors must be visible, never masquerade as 0%.
: >"$log"
OSD_RUNTIME_DIR="$scratch/runtime-ddc-error" \
BACKLIGHT_AVAILABLE=false \
DDC_LIST_JSON='{"displays":[],"error":"Run sudo udevadm control --reload-rules && sudo udevadm trigger --subsystem-match=i2c-dev --subsystem-match=drm"}' \
run_helper brightness up 5
assert_line 'qs <ipc> <call> <osd> <message> <dialog-warning-symbolic> <Brightness needs permission>'
assert_line 'notify-send <--app-name=Panama> <--icon=display-brightness-symbolic> <Brightness unavailable> <Run sudo udevadm control --reload-rules && sudo udevadm trigger --subsystem-match=i2c-dev --subsystem-match=drm>'
if grep -Fq 'osd> <progress> <brightness>' "$log"; then
printf 'osd helper contract: unavailable brightness rendered a false percentage\n' >&2
exit 1
fi
# Separate key-repeat processes must not overlap their DDC transactions.
: >"$log"
OSD_RUNTIME_DIR="$scratch/runtime-ddc-lock" \
BACKLIGHT_AVAILABLE=false \
DDC_SET_DELAY=0.15 \
DDC_LIST_JSON='{"displays":[{"bus":5,"connector":"DP-2","value":40}],"error":""}' \
run_helper brightness up 5 &
first_pid=$!
OSD_RUNTIME_DIR="$scratch/runtime-ddc-lock" \
BACKLIGHT_AVAILABLE=false \
DDC_SET_DELAY=0.15 \
DDC_LIST_JSON='{"displays":[{"bus":5,"connector":"DP-2","value":40}],"error":""}' \
run_helper brightness up 5 &
second_pid=$!
wait "$first_pid"
wait "$second_pid"
if grep -Fqx 'ddc-overlap' "$log"; then
printf 'osd helper contract: concurrent DDC transactions overlapped\n' >&2
exit 1
fi
if [[ $(<"$scratch/runtime-ddc-lock/ddc-state") != 50 ]]; then
printf 'osd helper contract: serialized key repeats did not both apply\n' >&2
exit 1
fi
: >"$log" : >"$log"
run_helper media next run_helper media next