noidle
Prevent a system running macOS from going to sleep indefinitely, on behalf of a utility or for a specified amount of time. Uses pmset noidle
.
usage
const noidle = // prevent sleep indefinitely // prevent sleep for as long as pid 435 exists // prevent sleep for 10 seconds
api
noidle([options])
Returns a Promise
which resolves with the pid
of the underlying pmset
instance.
other
In older versions of macOS pmset noidle
was the way to go if you wanted to force your computer to stay awake. In later versions, Apple shipped a new tool: caffeinate
which came with a tracking functionality. To run that instead, have a look at: caffeinate.
If you prefer a more high level module which automatically selects the preferred method depending on system version: vaka