Ticket #492: watch_PrepareForSleep.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

from datetime import datetime
import dbus
import gobject
from dbus.mainloop.glib import DBusGMainLoop

def handle_sleep(*args):
    print "%s    PrepareForSleep%s" % (datetime.now().ctime(), args)

DBusGMainLoop(set_as_default=True)     # integrate into gobject main loop
bus = dbus.SystemBus()                 # connect to system wide dbus
bus.add_signal_receiver(               # define the signal to listen to
    handle_sleep,                      # callback function
    'PrepareForSleep',                 # signal name
    'org.freedesktop.login1.Manager',  # interface
    'org.freedesktop.login1'           # bus name
)

loop = gobject.MainLoop()
loop.run()