batt

Laptop battery log generator and warning. Script to check battery and notify all terminals and KDE notifcation if battery goes below 15%. Will shutdown system with 1 min notice if below 7%.

There are two versions, Bash and Python. The Bash version requires acpi to be installed, while the Python version requires the batinfo, datetime and os modules.

For Bash:

sudo apt install acpi

or

dnf install acpi

For Python:

pip install batinfo datetime os

batt.log file is created. Modify location of log in script.

Use crontab to set up scheduled task. My configuration is set to run every 3 mins.

*/3 * * * *     /home/jared/bin/batt.sh

*/3 * * * *     python3 /home/jared/bin/batt.py

Pull request welcome.

To-do

1. Have script identify setuid for the /sbin/shutdown and show message and log. Possibly have script prompt to change for you.
2. Have script support other desktop environments.
3. Add startup to add cronjob.
4. Provide settings for batt level percentage for prompt and shutdown.
5. Stop Shutdown if plugged in.