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Keep screensaver/lock from engaging during Steam games #11083

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6 changes: 6 additions & 0 deletions default/hypr/apps/steam.lua
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Expand Up @@ -2,3 +2,9 @@ o.window("steam", { float = true, idle_inhibit = "fullscreen" })
o.window({ class = "steam", title = "Steam" }, { center = true, size = { 1100, 700 } })
o.window("steam.*", { tag = "-default-opacity", opacity = "1 1" })
o.window({ class = "steam", title = "Friends List" }, { size = { 460, 800 } })

-- A running game is a separate window from the Steam client above, and Steam
-- classes it steam_app_<appid> (both native and Proton titles). Without this,
-- the screensaver and lock still engage during play since controller/gamepad
-- input doesn't register as activity.
o.window("^steam_app_[0-9]+$", { idle_inhibit = "fullscreen" })
15 changes: 15 additions & 0 deletions test/shell.d/steam-idle-inhibit-test.sh
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#!/bin/bash

set -euo pipefail

source "$(cd -- "$(dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)/base-test.sh"

steam_rules="$ROOT/default/hypr/apps/steam.lua"

# Steam classes the running game's own window steam_app_<appid>, separate from
# the Steam client window matched above it. Without this rule the screensaver
# and lock still engage during play, since gamepad input doesn't register as
# activity.
rg -q '^o\.window\("\^steam_app_\[0-9\]\+\$", \{ idle_inhibit = "fullscreen" \}\)$' "$steam_rules" ||
fail "Steam game windows (steam_app_<appid>) inhibit idle while fullscreen"
pass "Steam game windows (steam_app_<appid>) inhibit idle while fullscreen"