Disable laptop panel when the lid is closed

niri-config/src/lib.rs

@@ -1533,6 +1533,8 @@ pub struct DebugConfig {
     pub disable_resize_throttling: bool,
     #[knuffel(child)]
     pub disable_transactions: bool,
+    #[knuffel(child)]
+    pub keep_laptop_panel_on_when_lid_is_closed: bool,
 }
 
 #[derive(knuffel::DecodeScalar, Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]

src/backend/tty.rs

@@ -783,6 +783,10 @@ impl Tty {
             debug!("output is disabled in the config");
             return Ok(());
         }
+        if !niri.should_enable_laptop_panel(&output_name.connector) {
+            debug!("output is disabled because it is a laptop panel and the lid is closed");
+            return Ok(());
+        }
 
         for m in connector.modes() {
             trace!("{m:?}");
@@ -1723,7 +1727,7 @@ impl Tty {
                     .find(&surface.name)
                     .cloned()
                     .unwrap_or_default();
-                if config.off {
+                if config.off || !niri.should_enable_laptop_panel(&surface.name.connector) {
                     to_disconnect.push((node, crtc));
                     continue;
                 }
@@ -1833,7 +1837,7 @@ impl Tty {
                     .cloned()
                     .unwrap_or_default();
 
-                if !config.off {
+                if !config.off && niri.should_enable_laptop_panel(&output_name.connector) {
                     to_connect.push((node, connector.clone(), crtc));
                 }
             }

src/input/mod.rs

@@ -2434,6 +2434,13 @@ impl State {
             return;
         };
 
+        if switch == Switch::Lid {
+            let is_closed = evt.state() == SwitchState::On;
+            debug!("lid switch {}", if is_closed { "closed" } else { "opened" });
+            self.niri.is_lid_closed = is_closed;
+            self.reload_output_config();
+        }
+
         let action = {
             let bindings = &self.niri.config.borrow().switch_events;
             find_configured_switch_action(bindings, switch, evt.state())

src/niri.rs

@@ -143,8 +143,9 @@ use crate::ui::screenshot_ui::{OutputScreenshot, ScreenshotUi, ScreenshotUiRende
 use crate::utils::scale::{closest_representable_scale, guess_monitor_scale};
 use crate::utils::spawning::CHILD_ENV;
 use crate::utils::{
-    center, center_f64, get_monotonic_time, ipc_transform_to_smithay, logical_output,
-    make_screenshot_path, output_matches_name, output_size, send_scale_transform, write_png_rgba8,
+    center, center_f64, get_monotonic_time, ipc_transform_to_smithay, is_laptop_panel,
+    logical_output, make_screenshot_path, output_matches_name, output_size, send_scale_transform,
+    write_png_rgba8,
 };
 use crate::window::{InitialConfigureState, Mapped, ResolvedWindowRules, Unmapped, WindowRef};
 use crate::{animation, niri_render_elements};
@@ -207,6 +208,12 @@ pub struct Niri {
     // When false, we're idling with monitors powered off.
     pub monitors_active: bool,
 
+    /// Whether the laptop lid is closed.
+    ///
+    /// Libinput guarantees that the lid switch starts in open state, and if it was closed during
+    /// startup, libinput will immediately send a closed event.
+    pub is_lid_closed: bool,
+
     pub devices: HashSet<input::Device>,
     pub tablets: HashMap<input::Device, TabletData>,
     pub touch: HashSet<input::Device>,
@@ -1101,6 +1108,12 @@ impl State {
 
         if config.debug != old_config.debug {
             debug_config_changed = true;
+
+            if config.debug.keep_laptop_panel_on_when_lid_is_closed
+                != old_config.debug.keep_laptop_panel_on_when_lid_is_closed
+            {
+                output_config_changed = true;
+            }
         }
 
         *old_config = config;
@@ -1831,6 +1844,7 @@ impl Niri {
             blocker_cleared_tx,
             blocker_cleared_rx,
             monitors_active: true,
+            is_lid_closed: false,
 
             devices: HashSet::new(),
             tablets: HashMap::new(),
@@ -4797,6 +4811,22 @@ impl Niri {
             .unwrap();
         self.pointer_inactivity_timer = Some(token);
     }
+
+    pub fn should_enable_laptop_panel(&self, connector: &str) -> bool {
+        // Make sure the output config is reloaded when any of the conditions in this function
+        // change.
+
+        let config = self.config.borrow();
+
+        // We reload the output config when this flag changes.
+        if config.debug.keep_laptop_panel_on_when_lid_is_closed {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        // We reload the output config when the lid switch is toggled, and the connector name is
+        // static.
+        !(self.is_lid_closed && is_laptop_panel(connector))
+    }
 }
 
 pub struct ClientState {

wiki/Configuration:-Debug-Options.md

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ debug {
     emulate-zero-presentation-time
     disable-resize-throttling
     disable-transactions
+    keep-laptop-panel-on-when-lid-is-closed
 }
 
 binds {
@@ -165,6 +166,19 @@ debug {
 }
 ```
 
+### `keep-laptop-panel-on-when-lid-is-closed`
+
+<sup>Since: 0.1.10</sup>
+
+By default, niri will disable the internal laptop monitor when the laptop lid is closed.
+This flag turns off this behavior and will leave the internal laptop monitor on.
+
+```kdl
+debug {
+    keep-laptop-panel-on-when-lid-is-closed
+}
+```
+
 ### Key Bindings
 
 These are not debug options, but rather key bindings.

wiki/Configuration:-Switch-Events.md

@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ Here are all the events that you can bind at a glance:
 
 ```kdl
 switch-events {
-    lid-close { spawn "bash" "-c" "niri msg output \"eDP-1\" off"; }
-    lid-open { spawn "bash" "-c" "niri msg output \"eDP-1\" on"; }
+    lid-close { spawn "notify-send" "The laptop lid is closed!"; }
+    lid-open { spawn "notify-send" "The laptop lid is open!"; }
     tablet-mode-on { spawn "bash" "-c" "gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.a11y.applications screen-keyboard-enabled true"; }
     tablet-mode-off { spawn "bash" "-c" "gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.a11y.applications screen-keyboard-enabled false"; }
 }
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@ Currently, only the `spawn` action are supported.
 
 These events correspond to closing and opening of the laptop lid.
 
-You could use them to turn the laptop internal monitor off and on (until niri gets this functionality built-in).
+Note that niri will already automatically turn the internal laptop monitor on and off in accordance with the laptop lid.
 
 ```kdl
 switch-events {
-    lid-close { spawn "bash" "-c" "niri msg output \"eDP-1\" off"; }
-    lid-open { spawn "bash" "-c" "niri msg output \"eDP-1\" on"; }
+    lid-close { spawn "notify-send" "The laptop lid is closed!"; }
+    lid-open { spawn "notify-send" "The laptop lid is open!"; }
 }
 ```