Current Battery Level

[CalixtheGreat]

Good day!
Just want to ask if it's possible to show the current battery level of your PC/phone in the game? I also want to include the current date but I don't know how. I already have the real time clock shown on my game.

Sorry for my English Hahah. Thanks in advance!

[IrinaLazareva]

a)current date:
viewtopic.php?f=8&t=37939&p=410599#p410599

b)current battery:

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init python:
    import pygame_sdl2
    bat = pygame_sdl2.power.get_power_info().percent
    
label start:
    '[bat] %%'

[Imperf3kt]

b)current battery:

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init python:
    import pygame_sdl2
    bat = pygame_sdl2.power.get_power_info().percent
    
label start:
    '[bat] %%'

That won't work as expected if placed in a screen, the charge level will never update.

I did something extremely similar not too long ago:

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screen ancilliary():
    python:
        import pygame_sdl2
        battery_level = pygame_sdl2.power.get_power_info().percent
    zorder 1000
    vbox:
        xalign 0.99
        yalign 0.01
        text "{color=#000}{size=18}Battery:[battery_level]%{/size}{/color}"
        

[IrinaLazareva]

Well, using a python block (especially, the import $ block) inside a screen is not the really good idea... Don't ask, I can't explain because of language barrier.

https://www.renpy.org/doc/html/screens.html#python
https://www.renpy.org/doc/html/screens.html#default
https://www.renpy.org/doc/html/screen_a ... l#Function

Anyway, I have answered the question posed, no more

[PyTom]

A python block is fine, import is bad.

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init python:
        import pygame_sdl2

screen ancilliary():
    python:
        battery_level = pygame_sdl2.power.get_power_info().percent

    zorder 1000

    vbox:
        xalign 0.99
        yalign 0.01
        text "Battery:[battery_level]% color "#000" size 18

Is how I'd do it.

[CalixtheGreat]

Thanks for the response guys.
Is there a way to show the battery in a bar form instead of numbers? Thank you again!

[Imperf3kt]

Appreciate the explanation, Pytom, IrinaLazareva. I'll remember it from now on.

CalixtheGreat, you could use a bar, I forget it's exact name.

I'm working on this too, so I'll share whatever I come up with tonight.

[Remix]

StaticValue would be the bar you want...

On an aside; you could pull pygame_sdl2 from the alias within display.behavior rather than import...

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screen power_status():

    $ pwr = renpy.display.behavior.pygame.power.get_power_info()

    fixed:

        area (0.85, 0.0, 0.15, 0.1)

        fixed:

            pos (0,0)

            bar value StaticValue(value=float(pwr.percent)/100.0, range=1.0)

        if pwr.state == 4: ## you could test the other numbers for 'unplugged', 'low battery' etc

            text "charging" pos (0,0)
            # add "on_charge.png" pos (20,0)

        if pwr.seconds > 0:

            text "[pwr.seconds] seconds until fully charged" pos (0,30)

[Alex]

This should be in a cookbook...

[Imperf3kt]

StaticValue would be the bar you want...

On an aside; you could pull pygame_sdl2 from the alias within display.behavior rather than import...

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screen power_status():

    $ pwr = renpy.display.behavior.pygame.power.get_power_info()

    fixed:

        area (0.85, 0.0, 0.15, 0.1)

        fixed:

            pos (0,0)

            bar value StaticValue(value=float(pwr.percent)/100.0, range=1.0)

        if pwr.state == 4: ## you could test the other numbers for 'unplugged', 'low battery' etc

            text "charging" pos (0,0)
            # add "on_charge.png" pos (20,0)

        if pwr.seconds > 0:

            text "[pwr.seconds] seconds until fully charged" pos (0,30)

Thank you for pointing out StaticValue, it helped a lot.
I came up with something before you posted, but it wasn't working right using Value, do I substituted StaticValue in its place and now it works perfect!

I am curious about your comment in this line though:

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if pwr.state == 4: ## you could test the other numbers for 'unplugged', 'low battery' etc

I am unable to find these numbers you speak of.
I'm tempted to substitute random numbers and see what happens, but it'd be easier with documentation.

Edit:
I think I found it:
https://wiki.libsdl.org/SDL_GetPowerInfo