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+#ifndef LIBBACKLIGHT_H
+#define LIBBACKLIGHT_H
+#include <libudev.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+enum backlight_type {
+ BACKLIGHT_RAW,
+ BACKLIGHT_PLATFORM,
+ BACKLIGHT_FIRMWARE
+};
+
+struct backlight {
+ char *path;
+ int max_brightness;
+ int brightness;
+ enum backlight_type type;
+};
+
+/*
+ * Find and set up a backlight for a valid udev connector device, i.e. one
+ * matching drm subsytem and with status of connected.
+ */
+struct backlight *backlight_init(struct udev_device *drm_device,
+ uint32_t connector_type);
+
+/* Free backlight resources */
+void backlight_destroy(struct backlight *backlight);
+
+/* Provide the maximum backlight value */
+long backlight_get_max_brightness(struct backlight *backlight);
+
+/* Provide the cached backlight value */
+long backlight_get_brightness(struct backlight *backlight);
+
+/* Provide the hardware backlight value */
+long backlight_get_actual_brightness(struct backlight *backlight);
+
+/* Set the backlight to a value between 0 and max */
+long backlight_set_brightness(struct backlight *backlight, long brightness);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* LIBBACKLIGHT_H */