iam-arnab / batterybeep

BatteryBeep is a C++ project that helps you avoid overcharging your laptop battery.

BatteryBeep

BatteryBeep is a C++ project that helps you avoid overcharging your laptop battery. It notifies you when your battery is above or equal to 85% every two minutes and only stops after you unplug the charger.

Dependencies

BatteryBeep depends on the following libraries and tools:

• upower
• notify-send
• paplay

How to Use

To use BatteryBeep, follow these steps:

1. Clone the repository: git clone https://github.com/iam-arnab/BatteryBeep.git
2. Install the dependencies listed above.
3. Build the project using cmake: cd BatteryBeep && mkdir build && cd build && cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release .. && make
4. Run the executable: ./BatteryBeep

BatteryBeep will start monitoring your battery level and will notify you every two minutes if your battery is above or equal to 85%. The notifications will stop only after you unplug the charger. There are many ways of running it in background but the most preferrable will be using a desktop file and putting it in ~/.config/autostart.

[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Name=BatteryBeep
Comment=Plays a sound every 2 minutes if the battery level is 85% or higher
Exec=<path to executable>
Terminal=false

License

BatteryBeep is released under the MIT License. See LICENSE for more information.