AutoPower

AutoPower is a cross-platform scheduled power-operation utility. Set a specific time or countdown, and let it automatically shut down, reboot, hibernate, sleep, or turn off your display — all from a clean Qt‑based GUI. It runs quietly in the system tray and works natively on macOS, Windows, and Linux.

✨ Features

⚡ Five Power Operations

Operation	Description
Shutdown	Turn off the computer completely
Reboot	Restart the system
Hibernate	Save current state to disk and power off
Sleep	Suspend to RAM for quick resume
Close Monitor	Turn off the display only

⏱️ Two Timer Modes

• Scheduled Time – Pick an exact date and time from the built‑in calendar widget (with lunar calendar support)
• Countdown – Set a delay in hours and minutes from the current moment

🔧 Cross‑Platform, Native Implementation

All five operations are implemented natively on each platform — no external dependencies beyond Qt:

Platform	Mechanism
Windows	WinAPI (ExitWindowsEx, SetSuspendState, SendMessage) with AdjustTokenPrivileges for shutdown rights
macOS	osascript with administrator privileges (shutdown, pmset sleepnow, pmset displaysleepnow)
Linux	systemd‑logind D‑Bus (PowerOff / Reboot / Suspend / Hibernate) and xset dpms force off

• Permission probing on Linux: CanXxx methods detect whether the current session allows each operation; unavailable options are hidden in the UI
• Background scheduling via systemd-run --on-active= on Linux and osascript on macOS

🖥️ System Tray

Minimise to the system tray and let AutoPower run silently in the background. The tray icon gives quick access to restore the window or exit.

🌍 Internationalization

Built‑in translation support via Qt Linguist; automatically follows the system locale.

🖥️ Supported Platforms

Platform	Package Format	Minimum System
macOS	.dmg	macOS 13.0+
Windows	NSIS installer (.exe) + .zip	Windows 10/11 (64‑bit)
Linux	DEB, RPM, .tar.gz	systemd‑based distros

🚀 Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Qt 5.15+ or Qt 6 (Widgets module; DBus module on Linux)
• CMake 3.16+
• C++17 compiler (MSVC / GCC / Clang)
• Optional for packaging: NSIS (Windows), dpkg‑deb & rpmbuild (Linux)

Build from Source

# Configure
cmake -S . -B build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release

# Compile
cmake --build build --config Release --parallel

Package for Distribution

# Single command — CPack auto‑detects the host platform
cmake --build build --config Release --target package

Generated packages by platform:

Platform	Packages
macOS	.dmg
Windows	.exe (NSIS) + .zip
Linux	.deb + .rpm + .tar.gz

CMake Options

Option	Default	Description
AUTOPOWER_APP_ID	com.santa.autopower	Reverse-DNS application identifier
AUTOPOWER_DEPLOY_QT	ON	Automatically deploy Qt runtime libraries at install/package time

Direct Install on Linux

# Install to /usr/local
PREFIX=/usr/local BUILD_DIR=build deploy/linux/install.sh

# Uninstall
PREFIX=/usr/local deploy/linux/uninstall.sh

📸 Screenshots

🏗️ Project Structure

AutoPower/
├── CMakeLists.txt                # Root CMake + CPack configuration
├── LICENSE                       # MIT License
├── README.md                     # This file
├── main.cpp                      # Entry point (High‑DPI, translation)
├── mainwindow.h / .cpp / .ui     # Main window — UI + logic
├── powerop.h / .cpp              # Power operation core (#ifdef per platform)
├── worker.h / .cpp               # Timer thread (QThread, 1‑second polling)
├── trayicon.h / .cpp             # System tray icon
├── src.qrc                       # Qt resource file
├── schedule/                     # Calendar / scheduling widgets
│   ├── customdateedit.h / .cpp   # Custom date‑edit control
│   ├── lunarcalendarinfo.h / .cpp# Lunar calendar data
│   ├── minicalendaritem.h / .cpp # Mini‑calendar item
│   └── minicalendarwidget.h / .cpp # Mini‑calendar widget
└── deploy/                       # Platform‑specific deployment assets
    ├── mac/Info.plist.in         # macOS Bundle plist
    ├── win/app.rc.in             # Windows resource template
    └── linux/                    # Desktop entry, AppStream metadata, icon, install/uninstall scripts

📥 Downloads

Pre‑built binaries are available on the Releases page.

📄 License

AutoPower is licensed under the MIT License — see the LICENSE file for details.

🤝 Contributing

Pull Requests are welcome.

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing‑feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing‑feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

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AutoPower — set it, forget it, and let your computer turn itself off.