acpi-backlight/acpi_backlight/__init__.py

# pylint: disable=missing-docstring

import os

_ACPI_BACKLIGHT_ROOT_DIR_PATH = '/sys/class/backlight'


class Backlight:

    def __init__(self, name='intel_backlight'):
        self._acpi_dir_path = os.path.join(_ACPI_BACKLIGHT_ROOT_DIR_PATH, name)

    @property
    def _brightness_path(self):
        return os.path.join(self._acpi_dir_path, 'brightness')

    @property
    def _max_brightness_path(self):
        return os.path.join(self._acpi_dir_path, 'max_brightness')

    @property
    def _brightness_absolute(self):
        with open(self._brightness_path, 'r') as brightness_file:
            return int(brightness_file.read())

    @_brightness_absolute.setter
    def _brightness_absolute(self, brightness_absolute):
        with open(self._brightness_path, 'w') as brightness_file:
            return brightness_file.write(str(round(brightness_absolute)))

    @property
    def _max_brightness_absolute(self):
        with open(self._max_brightness_path, 'r') as max_brightness_file:
            return int(max_brightness_file.read())

    @property
    def brightness_relative(self):
        return self._brightness_absolute / self._max_brightness_absolute

    @brightness_relative.setter
    def brightness_relative(self, brightness_relative):
        self._brightness_absolute = max(0, min(1, brightness_relative)) \
                                    * self._max_brightness_absolute