# Power Profiles
Library and CLI tool for monitoring [upowerd](https://upower.freedesktop.org/) powerprofiles.
## Installation
1. install dependencies
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```sh [ Arch]
sudo pacman -Syu meson vala json-glib gobject-introspection
```
```sh [ Fedora]
sudo dnf install meson vala valadoc json-glib-devel gobject-introspection-devel
```
```sh [ Ubuntu]
sudo apt install meson valac libjson-glib-dev gobject-introspection
```
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::: info
Although UPower is not a direct build dependency,
it should be self-explanatory that the daemon is required to be available at runtime.
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2. clone repo
```sh
git clone https://github.com/aylur/astal.git
cd astal/lib/powerprofiles
```
3. install
```sh
meson setup --prefix /usr build
meson install -C build
```
## Usage
You can browse the [PowerProfiles reference](https://aylur.github.io/libastal/powerprofiles).
### CLI
```sh
astal-power-profiles --help
```
### Library
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```js [ JavaScript]
import PowerProfiles from "gi://AstalPowerProfiles"
const powerprofiles = PowerProfiles.get_default()
print(powerprofiles.activeProfile)
```
```py [ Python]
from gi.repository import AstalPowerProfiles as PowerProfiles
powerprofiles = PowerProfiles.get_default()
print(powerprofiles.get_active_profile())
```
```lua [ Lua]
local PowerProfiles = require("lgi").require("AstalPowerProfiles")
local powerprofiles = PowerProfiles.get_default()
print(powerprofiles.active_profile)
```
```vala [ Vala]
// Not yet documented
```
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