app no longer needs root to start, only asks when needed

Author: shadeyg56

auto_cpufreq/gui/app.py

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 HBOX_PADDING = 20
 
-class MyWindow(Gtk.Window):
+class ToolWindow(Gtk.Window):
     def __init__(self):
         super().__init__(title="auto-cpufreq")
         self.set_default_size(600, 480)
@@ -80,8 +80,7 @@ def refresh(self):
         return True
 
 
-
-win = MyWindow()
+win = ToolWindow()
 win.connect("destroy", Gtk.main_quit)
 win.show_all()
 GLib.set_application_name("auto-cpufreq")

auto_cpufreq/gui/objects.py

@@ -9,11 +9,13 @@
 import platform as pl
 
 sys.path.append("../../")
-from subprocess import getoutput, call
+from subprocess import getoutput, run, PIPE
 from auto_cpufreq.core import sysinfo, distro_info, set_override, get_override, get_formatted_version, dist_name, deploy_daemon, remove_daemon
 
 from io import StringIO
 
+PKEXEC_ERROR = "Error executing command as another user: Not authorized\n\nThis incident has been reported.\n"
+
 if os.getenv("PKG_MARKER") == "SNAP":
     auto_cpufreq_stats_path = "/var/snap/auto-cpufreq/current/auto-cpufreq.stats"
 else:
@@ -32,7 +34,7 @@ def get_version():
         return getoutput("echo \(Snap\) $SNAP_VERSION")
     # aur package
     elif dist_name in ["arch", "manjaro", "garuda"]:
-        aur_pkg_check = call("pacman -Qs auto-cpufreq > /dev/null", shell=True)
+        aur_pkg_check = run("pacman -Qs auto-cpufreq > /dev/null", shell=True)
         if aur_pkg_check == 1:
             return get_formatted_version()
         else:
@@ -77,7 +79,10 @@ def __init__(self):
 
     def on_button_toggled(self, button, override):
         if button.get_active():
-            set_override(override)
+            result = run(f"pkexec auto-cpufreq --force={override}", shell=True, stdout=PIPE, stderr=PIPE)
+            if result.stderr.decode() == PKEXEC_ERROR:
+                self.set_selected()
+                
 
     def set_selected(self):
         override = get_override()
@@ -170,7 +175,9 @@ def _remove_daemon(self, MenuItem, parent):
         confirm.destroy()
         if response == Gtk.ResponseType.YES:
             try:
-                remove_daemon()
+                result = run("pkexec auto-cpufreq --remove", shell=True, stdout=PIPE, stderr=PIPE)
+                if result.stderr.decode() == PKEXEC_ERROR:
+                    raise Exception("Authorization was cancelled")
                 dialog = Gtk.MessageDialog(
                     transient_for=parent,
                     message_type=Gtk.MessageType.INFO,
@@ -250,7 +257,9 @@ def __init__(self, parent):
 
     def install_daemon(self, button, parent):
         try:
-            deploy_daemon()
+            result = run("pkexec auto-cpufreq --install", shell=True, stdout=PIPE, stderr=PIPE)
+            if result.stderr.decode() == PKEXEC_ERROR:
+                raise Exception("Authorization was cancelled")
             dialog = Gtk.MessageDialog(
                 transient_for=parent,
                 message_type=Gtk.MessageType.INFO,

scripts/org.auto-cpufreq.pkexec.policy

@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
         <allow_inactive>auth_admin</allow_inactive>
         <allow_active>auth_admin</allow_active>
     </defaults>
-    <annotate key="org.freedesktop.policykit.exec.path">/opt/auto-cpufreq/venv/bin/python</annotate>
-    <annotate key="org.freedesktop.policykit.exec.argv1">/opt/auto-cpufreq/venv/bin/app.py</annotate> 
-    <annotate key="org.freedesktop.policykit.exec.allow_gui">true</annotate>
+    <annotate key="org.freedesktop.policykit.exec.path">/opt/auto-cpufreq/venv/bin/auto-cpufreq</annotate>
+    <!-- <annotate key="org.freedesktop.policykit.exec.argv1">/opt/auto-cpufreq/venv/bin/auto-cpufreq</annotate>  -->
+    <!-- <annotate key="org.freedesktop.policykit.exec.allow_gui">true</annotate> -->
     </action>
 </policyconfig>

scripts/start_app

@@ -5,12 +5,14 @@ venv_dir=/opt/auto-cpufreq/venv
 . "${venv_dir}/bin/activate"
 python_command="${venv_dir}/bin/python ${venv_dir}/bin/app.py"
 
-if [ "$XDG_SESSION_TYPE" = "wayland" ] ; then
-    # necessary for running on wayland
-    xhost +SI:localuser:root
-    pkexec ${python_command}
-    xhost -SI:localuser:root
-    xhost
-else
-    pkexec ${python_command}
-fi
+# if [ "$XDG_SESSION_TYPE" = "wayland" ] ; then
+#     # necessary for running on wayland
+#     xhost +SI:localuser:root
+#     pkexec ${python_command}
+#     xhost -SI:localuser:root
+#     xhost
+# else
+#     pkexec ${python_command}
+# fi
+
+${python_command}