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upower

Provides a client to connect to UPower - the service that does power management on Linux.

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Install package

flutter pub add upower

Package Overview

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The upower package provides a Dart client for connecting to UPower, a Linux system service responsible for power management. It enables Flutter applications running on Linux to access battery status, power supply information, and device charging states. This integration allows developers to build desktop apps that monitor and respond to power-related events in real time. The package is maintained by Canonical and is specifically designed for Linux environments, offering a lightweight way to interact with system-level power data through the D-Bus interface.

Use cases

Monitoring battery levels in Linux desktop apps
Detecting power supply changes (AC/DC)
Building energy-efficient applications
Displaying real-time charge status
Integrating with system power management tools

Key features

Linux-only platform support
D-Bus integration via UPower service
Real-time power state updates
Simple API for battery and charger info
Maintained by Canonical

Suitable for

Linux desktop app developers
Power-aware application creators
System monitoring tools
Battery status display utilities
Dart-based Linux utilities

Considerations

Limited to Linux platforms
Requires UPower service to be running
No support for Windows or macOS
Depends on D-Bus availability
May need elevated permissions for full access

Original README

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Provides a client to connect to UPower - the service that does power management on Linux.

import 'package:upower/upower.dart';

var client = UPowerClient();
await client.connect();
print('Running UPower ${client.daemonVersion}');
print('System state: ${client.displayDevice.state}');
print('Devices:');
for (var device in client.devices) {
  print('  ${device.type} ${device.percentage}%');
}
await client.close();