https://github.com/eonpatapon/gnome-shell-extension-caffeine

Disable screensaver and auto suspend
https://github.com/eonpatapon/gnome-shell-extension-caffeine

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Disable screensaver and auto suspend

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/eonpatapon/gnome-shell-extension-caffeine
• Owner: eonpatapon
• License: gpl-2.0
• Created: 2012-06-07T18:19:08.000Z (over 12 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-12-24T13:34:32.000Z (18 days ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-01-03T13:06:02.109Z (8 days ago)
• Language: JavaScript
• Size: 2.26 MB
• Stars: 599
• Watchers: 19
• Forks: 108
• Open Issues: 35
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: COPYING

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README

        
# gnome-shell-extension-caffeine

[](https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/517/caffeine/)

[![License](https://img.shields.io/github/license/eonpatapon/gnome-shell-extension-caffeine)](https://github.com/eonpatapon/gnome-shell-extension-caffeine/blob/master/LICENSE)

[![GitHub release (latest by date)](https://img.shields.io/github/v/tag/eonpatapon/gnome-shell-extension-caffeine)](https://github.com/eonpatapon/gnome-shell-extension-caffeine/releases/latest)

Enable / disable auto suspend with quick setting toggle.

![Quick Toggle Caffeine](screenshots/screenshot.png)

## Version

This extension supports GNOME Shell `3.4` -> `45`

|Branch                   |Version|Compatible GNOME version|

|-------------------------|:-----:|------------------------|

| master                  |    53 | GNOME 45 -> 46         |

| gnome-shell-43-44       |    51 | GNOME 43 -> 44         |

| gnome-shell-40-42       |    42 | GNOME 40 -> 42         |

| gnome-shell-3.36-3.38   |    37 | GNOME 3.36 -> 3.38     |

| gnome-shell-3.32-3.34   |    33 | GNOME 3.32 -> 3.34     |

| gnome-shell-3.10-3.30   |     - | GNOME 3.10 -> 3.30     |

| gnome-shell-before-3.10 |     - | GNOME 3.4 -> 3.8       |

## Installation From source

```bash

make build

make install

```

- Restart the shell

- Enable the extension

## Screenshots & features

### Scroll Indicator Icon

![Screenshot](screenshots/screenshot-scroll-up.png)![Screenshot](screenshots/screenshot-scroll-down.png)

You can scroll on the indicator icon to enable / disable auto suspend:

- Scroll up -> Filled cup: Caffeine enabled

- Scroll down -> Empty cup: Caffeine disabled

__Note__: the option "Show status indicator" must be set on "always" (see below).

### Notifications

![Screenshot](screenshots/screenshot-notification-enable.png)

![Screenshot](screenshots/screenshot-notification-disable.png)

### Timer option

This option enable Caffeine for a given amount of time (similar to Caffeine in LineageOS).

![Screenshot](screenshots/screenshot-timer-off.png)![Screenshot](screenshots/screenshot-timer-on.png)

### Preferences

![Preferences](screenshots/screenshot-prefs.png)

## CLI

- Get current state:

  ```sh

  gsettings --schemadir ~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/[email protected]/schemas/ get org.gnome.shell.extensions.caffeine toggle-state

  ```

- Enable Caffeine:

  ```sh

  gsettings --schemadir ~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/[email protected]/schemas/ set org.gnome.shell.extensions.caffeine toggle-state true

  ```

- Disable Caffeine:

  ```sh

  gsettings --schemadir ~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/[email protected]/schemas/ set org.gnome.shell.extensions.caffeine toggle-state false

  ```

`--schemadir` — path to the extension schemas directory. It may be different on your system.