utility-charge-notifier/README.md

# utility-charge-notifier

Utility script to poll battery state and show a message outside configured thresholds.

The script is configurable and uses an interval and lower/upper threshold for battery.

The script utilizes libnotify to send a system message when outside the limits - thus ensuring you don't forget to plug or unplug your laptop charger.

## Script

Create the local bin folder

```
mkdir ~/.local/bin
```

Copy the main script to your local bin folder and ensure it is executable

```
chmod +x ~/.local/bin/charge-notify.sh
```

## Usage
The battery levels are example levels.

Modern batteries is usually best when kept above 10% and below 60%.

Edit the battery levels according to your system and preference. 

## Run script as a user service
Create user service to to execute the script after startup

Create the folder ~/.config/systemd/user
```
mkdir ~/.config/systemd/user
```
Copy the service definition `charge-notifier.service` the new folder

```
systemctl --user enable --now charge-notifier.service
```