As noted in the file itself, this is adapted from MPV script that deactivates XScreensaver when video playback is active, and it was officially listed at User Scripts · mpv-player/mpv Wiki#lua-scripts
files/2024/listings/xscreensaver.lua (Source)
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-- Ripped from https://gist.github.com/elenril/f8ff9475a7882b7a16cdd723c7dce150 and configured by bgstack15
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-- linked at https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv/wiki/User-Scripts
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-- this script periodically deactivates xscreensaver
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-- when video playback is active
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local function heartbeat()
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if mp.get_property_native("pause") or
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mp.get_property_native("idle") or
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not mp.get_property_native("vo-configured") then
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return
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end
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mp.command_native_async(
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{
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name = "subprocess",
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args = { "xscreensaver-command", "-deactivate" },
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capture_stdout = true,
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},
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function () end)
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end
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mp.add_periodic_timer(10, heartbeat)
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for _, prop in ipairs({"pause", "idle", "vo-configured"}) do
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mp.observe_property(prop, nil, heartbeat)
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end
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Tells mpv to keep running command xscreensaver-command -deactivate which simulates user activity. Ergo, it is designed actually for this use case.
You can place this file as ~/.config/mpv/scripts/xscreensaver.lua.
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