Windows Away-Mode not supported #2
Description
Moved from Pulse-Eight/libcec#243
Latest libcec still doesn't support Windows Away-Mode, which has been a part of Windows since XP MCE. This breaks CEC functionality and makes CEC adapter basically useless on Windows machines:
When Windows tries to wake up system in Away-Mode (to perform a schedules Windows Update or tv recording for example), libcec doesn't recognize away-mode call and overwrites it.
Instead of system remaining "silent", libcec sends out CEC command and wakes up connected tv and avr.
Problem applies to official libcec tray application as well as to 3rd party application like Kodi that rely on libcec library.
Unofficial CEC Tray application by CIR21 properly supports Windows Away-Mode, so implementation is possible.
OpenPHT needs to register to receive away-mode status:
RegisterPowerSettingNotification(m_hWnd, &GUID_SYSTEM_AWAYMODE, DEVICE_NOTIFY_WINDOW_HANDLE);
The powermanager then needs to check for the Away-Mode call like this:
case PBT_POWERSETTINGCHANGE:
{
POWERBROADCAST_SETTING* s = (POWERBROADCAST_SETTING*)nEventData;
if( s != NULL && IsEqualGUID( s->PowerSetting, GUID_SYSTEM_AWAYMODE ) )
// The computer is entering "away" mode.
Further technical documentation is available in the attached documents or over on MSDN:
Microsoft documentation