shutdown_monitor.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
"""
Author: Serg Kolo <[email protected]>
Date:   Nov 29 , 2016
Purpose:Script for shutting down Ubuntu system
        if AC adapter is removed 
Written for:http://askubuntu.com/q/844193/295286  
"""
import dbus
import time
import subprocess

def get_dbus_property(bus_type, obj, path, iface, prop):
    """ utility:reads properties defined on specific dbus interface"""
    if bus_type == "session":
        bus = dbus.SessionBus()
    if bus_type == "system":
        bus = dbus.SystemBus()
    proxy = bus.get_object(obj, path)
    aux = 'org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties'
    props_iface = dbus.Interface(proxy, aux)
    props = props_iface.Get(iface, prop)
    return props

def get_dbus_method(bus_type, obj, path, interface, method, arg):
    """ utility: executes dbus method on specific interface"""
    if bus_type == "session":
        bus = dbus.SessionBus()
    if bus_type == "system":
        bus = dbus.SystemBus()
    proxy = bus.get_object(obj, path)
    method = proxy.get_dbus_method(method, interface)
    if arg:
        return method(arg)
    else:
        return method()

def on_ac_power():
    adapter = get_adapter_path()
    call = ['system','org.freedesktop.UPower',adapter,
            'org.freedesktop.UPower.Device','Online'
    ]

    if get_dbus_property(*call): return True

def get_adapter_path():
    """ Finds dbus path of the ac adapter device """
    call = ['system', 'org.freedesktop.UPower',
            '/org/freedesktop/UPower','org.freedesktop.UPower',
            'EnumerateDevices',None
    ]
    devices = get_dbus_method(*call)
    for dev in devices:
        call = ['system','org.freedesktop.UPower',dev,
                'org.freedesktop.UPower.Device','Type'
        ]
        if get_dbus_property(*call) == 1:
            return dev

def shutdown_system():
    call = ['session', 'com.canonical.Unity', 
            '/com/canonical/Unity/Session', 'com.canonical.Unity.Session', 
            'Shutdown',None
    ]
    return get_dbus_method(*call)

def main():
    while not on_ac_power():
        time.sleep(1)

    while on_ac_power():
        time.sleep(1)

    try:
        shutdown_system()
    except Exception as e:
        error_msg = 'Ooops,' + __file__ + 'failed to shutdown your system.'
        error_msg = error_msg + 'Please show Serg this error so he can fix it:'
        subprocess.call(['zenity','--error',
                         '--text', error_msg + repr(e)
        ])

if __name__ == "__main__": main()

Hi Serg, I have a quick question for you. Would it be possible to modify this file so that it exits a Minecraft server (basically just type "stop" into the console and hit enter) before shutting down the computer?