Implement forceOff: for keeping stubborn switches off

README.md

@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ In interactive mode, it also asks the user whether they want to download and ins
 ```
 #DC#
 
-configVerCode=202206200
+configVerCode=202207030
 
 capacity=(-1 60 70 75 false false)
 
@@ -281,6 +281,8 @@ dischargePolarity=
 
 offMid=true
 
+forceOff=
+
 : one-line script sample; echo nothing >/dev/null
 
 
@@ -370,6 +372,8 @@ offMid=true
 
 # offMid=off_mid=boolean
 
+# forceOff=force_off=int
+
 
 # ALIASES/SHORTCUTS
 
@@ -422,6 +426,7 @@ offMid=true
 # rr reboot_resume
 # dp discharge_polarity
 # om off_mid
+# fo force_off
 
 
 # FINE, BUT WHAT DOES EACH OF THESE VARIABLES ACTUALLY MEAN?
@@ -615,6 +620,11 @@ offMid=true
 # off_mid (om) #
 # Whether to turn off charging after rebooting or restarting accd, if capacity is within resume_capacity and pause_capacity (default: true).
 
+# force_off (fo) #
+# Repeatedly call "flip_sw off" after disabling charging, until enable_charging is called.
+# This is needed when the set charging switch is stubbornly reset by the system.
+# The value (integer == enabled, null == disabled) dictates the number of seconds to wait between "flip_sw off" calls. While decimals are supported, anything less than 1 is overkill. Probably the optimal value is somewhere between 2 and 5.
+
 #/DC#
 ```
 

install/accd.sh

@@ -248,6 +248,15 @@ if ! $init; then
             echo "chargingSwitch=(${chargingSwitch[@]-})" > $TMPDIR/.sw)
           else
             disable_charging
+            [ -z "${forceOff-}" ] || {
+              touch $TMPDIR/.forceoff
+              set +x
+              while [ -f $TMPDIR/.forceoff ]; do
+                flip_sw off
+                sleep $forceOff
+              done &
+              set -x
+            }
           fi
           ! ${resetBattStats[0]} || {
             # reset battery stats on pause

install/default-config.txt

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-configVerCode=202206200
+configVerCode=202207030
 
 capacity=(-1 60 70 75 false false)
 
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ dischargePolarity=
 
 offMid=true
 
+forceOff=
+
 : one-line script sample; echo nothing >/dev/null
 
 
@@ -132,6 +134,8 @@ offMid=true
 
 # offMid=off_mid=boolean
 
+# forceOff=force_off=int
+
 
 # ALIASES/SHORTCUTS
 
@@ -184,6 +188,7 @@ offMid=true
 # rr reboot_resume
 # dp discharge_polarity
 # om off_mid
+# fo force_off
 
 
 # FINE, BUT WHAT DOES EACH OF THESE VARIABLES ACTUALLY MEAN?
@@ -376,3 +381,8 @@ offMid=true
 
 # off_mid (om) #
 # Whether to turn off charging after rebooting or restarting accd, if capacity is within resume_capacity and pause_capacity (default: true).
+
+# force_off (fo) #
+# Repeatedly call "flip_sw off" after disabling charging, until enable_charging is called.
+# This is needed when the set charging switch is stubbornly reset by the system.
+# The value (integer == enabled, null == disabled) dictates the number of seconds to wait between "flip_sw off" calls. While decimals are supported, anything less than 1 is overkill. Probably the optimal value is somewhere between 2 and 5.

install/misc-functions.sh

@@ -178,6 +178,8 @@ dumpsys() { /system/bin/dumpsys "$@" || :; }
 
 enable_charging() {
 
+  rm $TMPDIR/.forceoff 2>/dev/null || :
+
   ! not_charging || {
 
     [ ! -f $TMPDIR/.sw ] || (. $TMPDIR/.sw; rm $TMPDIR/.sw; flip_sw on) 2>/dev/null || :

install/print-config.sh

@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ reboot_resume=$rebootResume
 discharge_polarity=$dischargePolarity
 
 off_mid=$offMid
+
+force_off=$forceOff
 "
 
 sed -n '/^: /p' $config

install/write-config.sh

@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ dp="${discharge_polarity-${dp-$dischargePolarity}}"
 
 om="${off_mid-${om-$offMid}}"
 
+fo="${force_off-${fo-$forceOff}}"
+
 
 # schedule -- append/delete
 case "$sd" in
@@ -128,6 +130,8 @@ dischargePolarity=$dp
 
 offMid=${om:-true}
 
+forceOff=$fo
+
 : one-line script sample; echo nothing >/dev/null
 " > $config