Sleep Trigger

A simple C# console application that provides quick system power management commands through an interactive command-line interface.

Features

• Sleep Mode: Put your computer into suspend/sleep mode
• Shutdown: Safely shutdown your computer
• Restart: Restart your computer
• Clear Console: Clear the terminal screen
• Interactive Interface: User-friendly command prompt with colorful ASCII art

Commands

Command	Description
sleep	Put the computer into sleep/suspend mode
off	Shutdown the computer
reboot	Restart the computer
clear	Clear the console screen
quit	Exit the application

Requirements

• Windows operating system
• .NET Framework (compatible with the project's target framework)
• Administrator privileges may be required for some power management operations

Installation

1. Clone this repository:

   git clone <repository-url>
   cd sleep_trigger

2. Open the solution in Visual Studio:

   start sleep_trigger.sln

3. Build the solution (Ctrl+Shift+B in Visual Studio)

Usage

1. Run the compiled executable or start the application from Visual Studio
2. You'll see the ASCII art banner and available commands
3. Type any of the supported commands at the prompt:
   • Type sleep to put your computer to sleep
   • Type off to shutdown your computer
   • Type reboot to restart your computer
   • Type clear to clear the console
   • Type quit to exit the application

Example

                   _                             __  __                      _       
     /\           | |                           |  \/  |     /\             (_)      
    /  \   _ __ __| | __ ___      ____ _ _ __   | \  / |    /  \   _ __ ___  _ _ __  
   / /\ \ | '__/ _` |/ _` \ \ /\ / / _` | '_ \  | |\/| |   / /\ \ | '_ ` _ \| | '_ \ 
  / ____ \| | | (_| | (_| |\ V  V / (_| | | | | | |  | |  / ____ \| | | | | | | | | |
 /_/    \_\_|  \__,_|\__,_| \_/\_/ \__,_|_| |_| |_|  |_| /_/    \_\_| |_| |_|_|_| |_|

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🔹 Available Commands:
 sleep → Suspend (Sleep Mode)
 off   → Shutdown
 reboot→ Restart
 clear → Clear console
 quit  → Exit
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Say Magic Word> sleep
Putting the laptop to sleep...

Technical Details

The application uses Windows API calls through P/Invoke:

• SetSuspendState from powrprof.dll for sleep functionality
• Process.Start with shutdown command for shutdown and restart operations

Security Note

This application requires system-level permissions to perform power management operations. Always ensure you save your work before using shutdown or restart commands.

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch
3. Make your changes
4. Submit a pull request

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Author

Created by Ardawan M Amin