2 files changed, 29 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/utils/brightness.rs b/src/utils/brightness.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b340907
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/brightness.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+use crate::config::CONFIG;
+use crate::types::ThreadsData;
+use std::fs::read_to_string;
+use std::path::Path;
+
+// getting brightness
+pub async fn get_brightness() -> ThreadsData {
+    let brightness_path = Path::new(&CONFIG.brightness.path);
+    if !brightness_path.exists() {
+        return ThreadsData::Brightness(String::from("brightness path not found"));
+    };
+    let current_brightness = match read_to_string(Path::new(brightness_path).join("brightness")) {
+        Ok(brightness) => brightness.trim().to_owned().parse::<f32>().unwrap(),
+        _ => return ThreadsData::Brightness(String::from("error reading current brightness")),
+    };
+    let max_brightness = match read_to_string(Path::new(brightness_path).join("max_brightness")) {
+        Ok(brightness) => brightness.trim().to_owned().parse::<f32>().unwrap(),
+        _ => return ThreadsData::Brightness(String::from("error reading max brightness")),
+    };
+
+    let value = (current_brightness / max_brightness) * 100.0;
+
+    let result = format!(
+        "  {}  {:.0}%  {}",
+        CONFIG.brightness.icon, value, CONFIG.seperator
+    );
+    ThreadsData::Brightness(result)
+}
diff --git a/src/utils/mod.rs b/src/utils/mod.rs
index cf9ea0d..c565434 100644
--- a/src/utils/mod.rs
+++ b/src/utils/mod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 pub mod battery;
 pub mod bitcoins;
+pub mod brightness;
 pub mod cpu;
 pub mod disk;
 pub mod load_average;