scrolllock-led-daemon 1.0.1

Daemon that synchronizes the Scroll Lock key with the keyboard LED on Linux.

Scroll Lock LED Daemon

Daemon for Linux that synchronizes a key press with the keyboard LED.

Features

• Auto-detects keyboard and Scroll Lock LED
• Listens for key presses and toggles the LED
• Runs as a systemd service (Type=notify)
• Auto-reconnects if the keyboard is disconnected
• One-shot mode: --set on/off and --toggle for scripts
• Configurable key (--key) and LED (--led)
• Configuration file support
• Very low CPU usage (event driven, not polling)
• --doctor for system diagnostics

Requirements

• Linux
• Python 3.10+
• python3-evdev

Installation

Pacote .deb (Debian/Ubuntu — recomendado)

Baixe o .deb da página de releases:

sudo apt install ./scrolllock-led-daemon_*.deb

Instala automaticamente como serviço systemd com start imediato.

PyPI (pip)

pip install scrolllock-led-daemon

Apenas o binário — você precisa configurar o systemd e udev manualmente.

Script manual (desenvolvimento)

git clone https://github.com/alan-n7x/scrolllock-led-daemon.git
cd scrolllock-led-daemon
./scripts/install.sh

Instala em /usr/local/:

• /usr/local/bin/scrolllock-led-daemon
• /etc/systemd/system/scrolllock-led-daemon.service
• /usr/local/share/man/man8/scrolllock-led-daemon.8
• /etc/udev/rules.d/99-scrolllock-led-daemon.rules
• /usr/share/bash-completion/completions/scrolllock-led-daemon.bash
• /etc/scrolllock-led-daemon.conf

Dependências

sudo apt install python3-evdev

Usage

Usage: scrolllock-led-daemon [OPTIONS]

Options:
  --device PATH     Keyboard device path (overrides auto-detection)
  --led PATH|NAME   LED brightness file or name (scrolllock, capslock, numlock)
  --key NAME        Key to listen for (default: KEY_SCROLLLOCK)
  --set on|off      Set LED state and exit (one-shot mode)
  --toggle          Toggle LED state and exit (one-shot mode)
  --list            List available input devices and exit
  --doctor          Run system diagnostics
  --config PATH     Path to configuration file
  --verbose         Enable debug logs
  --version         Show version
  --help            Show help

Daemon mode (default)

sudo systemctl start scrolllock-led-daemon

One-shot mode

scrolllock-led-daemon --set on
scrolllock-led-daemon --set off
scrolllock-led-daemon --toggle

List devices

scrolllock-led-daemon --list

Diagnostics

Run a system health check:

scrolllock-led-daemon --doctor

Custom device

scrolllock-led-daemon --device /dev/input/event9 --led scrolllock

Custom key

scrolllock-led-daemon --key KEY_F12 --led capslock

Configuration

Settings can be persisted in /etc/scrolllock-led-daemon.conf or ~/.config/scrolllock-led-daemon/scrolllock-led-daemon.conf:

[daemon]
device = /dev/input/event4
led = scrolllock
key = KEY_SCROLLLOCK
verbose = false

CLI arguments override config file values.

Troubleshooting

Permission denied

If you see:

Permission denied while accessing /dev/input/event*

Run with sudo or install the udev rules:

sudo ./scripts/install.sh

The udev rules give your user access to input devices without root.

No keyboard found

If auto-detection fails, list available devices:

scrolllock-led-daemon --list

Then use the exact path:

scrolllock-led-daemon --device /dev/input/event4

Development

Dependencies

pip install ".[test]"

Tests

make test          # or: python -m pytest tests/ -v

Syntax check

make lint          # or: python -m py_compile src/scrolllock_led_daemon.py

Uninstall

Via .deb

sudo apt remove scrolllock-led-daemon

Via script manual

./scripts/uninstall.sh

License

GNU General Public License v3.0