Interface
GioPowerProfileMonitor
since: 2.70
Description
interface Gio.PowerProfileMonitor : Gio.InitableGPowerProfileMonitor makes it possible for applications as well as OS components
to monitor system power profiles and act upon them. It currently only exports
whether the system is in “Power Saver” mode (known as “Low Power” mode on
some systems).
When in “Low Power” mode, it is recommended that applications: - disable automatic downloads; - reduce the rate of refresh from online sources such as calendar or email synchronisation; - reduce the use of expensive visual effects.
It is also likely that OS components providing services to applications will lower their own background activity, for the sake of the system.
There are a variety of tools that exist for power consumption analysis, but those
usually depend on the OS and hardware used. On Linux, one could use upower to
monitor the battery discharge rate, powertop to check on the background activity
or activity at all), sysprof to inspect CPU usage, and intel_gpu_time to
profile GPU usage.
Don’t forget to disconnect the GPowerProfileMonitor::notify::power-saver-enabled
signal, and unref the GPowerProfileMonitor itself when exiting.
Available since: 2.70
Prerequisite
In order to implement PowerProfileMonitor, your type must inherit fromGInitable.
Functions
g_power_profile_monitor_dup_default
Gets a reference to the default GPowerProfileMonitor for the system.
since: 2.70
Instance methods
g_power_profile_monitor_get_power_saver_enabled
Gets whether the system is in “Power Saver” mode.
since: 2.70
Properties
Gio.PowerProfileMonitor:power-saver-enabled
Whether “Power Saver” mode is enabled on the system.
since: 2.70