Graphics-Switcher

#!/bin/bash
# -------------------------------------------------------
# A shell script that fixes screen tearing on intel video cards and switches between nvidia and intel graphic cards
# Written by: Bruno Assis
# Created on: 25/03/2017
# -------------------------------------------------------

#asks for sudo if the user uid != 0 then calls the script again with the current user name
(( EUID != 0 )) && exec sudo -- "$0" "$@$USER"

#-----------------
#----Settings-----
#-----------------

PREVIOUS_USER=$1
SCRIPT_NAME="20-intel.conf"
CONF_BASE_PATH="/etc/X11/"
CONF_BASE_DIR="xorg.conf.d"
CONF_PATH="/etc/X11/$CONF_BASE_DIR/"
CONF_FILE_PATH="$CONF_PATH$SCRIPT_NAME"
CURRENT_VIDEO_CARD=""

#-----------------
#----Functions----
#-----------------

#creates the config file.
function CreateTearingFreeFile {
	echo 'Section "Device"' >> $1
	echo '   Identifier  "Intel Graphics"' >> $1
	echo '   Driver      "intel"' >> $1
	echo '   Option      "TearFree"    "true"' >> $1
	echo "EndSection" >> $1
}

#switches the environment to use nvidia graphics card
function SwitchToNvdia {
	echo -e "\n Switching to nvidia."
	rm $CONF_FILE_PATH
	prime-select nvidia
}

#switches the environment to use intel's graphics card
function SwitchToIntel {
	echo -e "\n Switching to Intel."
	cd $CONF_PATH
	CreateTearingFreeFile $SCRIPT_NAME
	prime-select intel
}

function LogoutFromCurrentSession {
	echo -e "\n You'll need to logout in order to changes take effect."
	echo -e "\n Do you wish to logout now? (y | n)"	
	read -n 1 option
	if [[ "$option" = "y" || "$option" = "Y" ]]; then
		#log out from the current session for the current user
		su -c "kill -9 -1" "$PREVIOUS_USER"
	fi
}

function SetupEnvironment {

	if [ ! -d "$CONF_BASE_PATH" ]; then 
		echo -e "\n error: could not find $CONF_BASE_PATH."
		exit 1
	else
		if [ ! -d "$CONF_PATH" ]; then 
			echo -e "\n could not find $CONF_BASE_DIR."
			echo -e "\n trying to create it."
			cd $CONF_BASE_PATH
			mkdir $CONF_BASE_DIR
			if [ ! -d "$CONF_PATH" ]; then
				echo -e "\n could not create $CONF_BASE_DIR folder."
				exit 1
			else
				echo -e "\n $CONF_BASE_DIR folder created successfully."
			fi
		fi
	fi
}

function CheckForCurrentVideoCardInUse {
	local _VIDEO_CARD=`glxinfo|egrep "OpenGL vendor|OpenGL renderer*"`
	if [[ $_VIDEO_CARD == *"NVIDIA"* && $_VIDEO_CARD == *"GeForce"* ]]; then
		CURRENT_VIDEO_CARD="NVIDIA"
	elif [[ $_VIDEO_CARD == *"Intel"* ]]; then
		CURRENT_VIDEO_CARD="INTEL"
	else
		ErrorHandler
	fi
}

function ErrorHandler {
		echo -e "\n Could not find your video card"
		echo -e "\n Please use glxinfo to check if the name is correct or if you are using NVIDIA's or Intel's card"
		exit 1
}

#------------------
#--Program Flow ---
#------------------

#Setups the environment if it hasn't already been set.

CheckForCurrentVideoCardInUse
SetupEnvironment

echo -e " current video card in use: $CURRENT_VIDEO_CARD"

#If the file exists then we should delete it and start nvidia

if [ $CURRENT_VIDEO_CARD == "INTEL" ]; then
	echo -e "\n Switch graphics card to NVIDIA? (y | n)"
	read -n 1 option
	if [[ "$option" == "y" || "$option" == "Y" ]]; then
		SwitchToNvdia
		LogoutFromCurrentSession
	fi
elif [ $CURRENT_VIDEO_CARD == "NVIDIA" ]; then
	echo -e "\n Switch graphics card to INTEL? (y | n)"
	read -n 1 option
	if [[ "$option" == "y" || "$option" == "Y" ]]; then
		SwitchToIntel
		LogoutFromCurrentSession
	fi
else
	ErrorHandler
fi