Implement BenthicBloom GNOME 50 wallpaper extension

Adds a complete GNOME Shell 50 extension with folder-based wallpaper
auto-rotation (shuffle/sequential, crossfade transitions, lock screen
sync), GStreamer-backed live/video wallpapers rendered onto the shell's
own Clutter stage, and OLED burn-in protection (pixel shifting, idle
dimming, forced periodic rotation). Includes a top-bar quick-access
indicator, a libadwaita preferences window, GSettings schema, and a
Makefile for install/packaging.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_019RDqbdjsiisSU7CbQke4g8

.gitignore

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+schemas/gschemas.compiled
+dist/
+*.zip

Makefile

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+UUID = benthicbloom@quinta0.github.io
+EXTENSIONS_DIR = $(HOME)/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions
+INSTALL_DIR = $(EXTENSIONS_DIR)/$(UUID)
+SCHEMA_DIR = schemas
+
+.PHONY: all schemas build install uninstall pack clean
+
+all: build
+
+schemas:
+	glib-compile-schemas $(SCHEMA_DIR)
+
+build: schemas
+
+install: build
+	mkdir -p $(INSTALL_DIR)/lib $(INSTALL_DIR)/schemas
+	cp extension.js prefs.js metadata.json stylesheet.css $(INSTALL_DIR)/
+	cp lib/*.js $(INSTALL_DIR)/lib/
+	cp $(SCHEMA_DIR)/*.xml $(SCHEMA_DIR)/gschemas.compiled $(INSTALL_DIR)/schemas/
+	@echo "Installed to $(INSTALL_DIR)"
+	@echo "Reload GNOME Shell (Alt+F2, r, Enter on X11; log out/in on Wayland), then run:"
+	@echo "  gnome-extensions enable $(UUID)"
+
+uninstall:
+	rm -rf $(INSTALL_DIR)
+
+pack: schemas
+	gnome-extensions pack --force --extra-source=lib -o dist .
+
+clean:
+	rm -f $(SCHEMA_DIR)/gschemas.compiled
+	rm -rf dist

README.md

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-# benthicbloom
+# BenthicBloom
+
+A GNOME Shell 50 extension that automatically rotates your wallpaper,
+supports looping video (live) wallpapers, and includes built-in
+protection against OLED burn-in.
+
+## Features
+
+- **Auto rotation** — pick one or more folders and BenthicBloom cycles
+  through the images inside them on a timer, in sequential or shuffled
+  order, with an optional crossfade between changes. The chosen wallpaper
+  can also be applied to the lock screen.
+- **Live wallpapers** — play a looping video file as your desktop
+  background. Frames are decoded with GStreamer and rendered directly by
+  GNOME Shell's own Clutter stage (no external, incompatible Clutter
+  build involved). Playback can automatically pause on battery power or
+  while a window is fullscreen.
+- **OLED burn-in protection** — three independent, individually toggled
+  techniques:
+  - *Pixel shifting*: nudges the background a few pixels on a slow drift
+    cycle so the same subpixels aren't lit continuously.
+  - *Idle dimming*: fades the background to a configurable lower
+    brightness after the system has been idle for a while, and restores
+    it the moment you're back.
+  - *Forced rotation*: guarantees the wallpaper changes after a maximum
+    static duration, even if automatic rotation is otherwise switched
+    off.
+- A top-bar indicator for quick access to rotation, live wallpaper, and
+  OLED protection toggles, plus a "Next Wallpaper" action, and a full
+  libadwaita preferences window.
+
+## Requirements
+
+- GNOME Shell 50.
+- For live wallpapers: GStreamer with its `good` and `base` plugin sets
+  (e.g. `gstreamer1.0-plugins-good` and `gstreamer1.0-plugins-base`, or
+  your distribution's equivalent). If these aren't installed, the live
+  wallpaper toggle stays disabled and BenthicBloom's other features work
+  normally.
+
+## Installation
+
+### From source
+
+```sh
+git clone https://github.com/quinta0/benthicbloom.git
+cd benthicbloom
+make install
+```
+
+Then reload GNOME Shell — press <kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>F2</kbd>, type `r`,
+press <kbd>Enter</kbd> on X11, or log out and back in on Wayland — and
+enable the extension:
+
+```sh
+gnome-extensions enable benthicbloom@quinta0.github.io
+```
+
+### Packaging a zip
+
+```sh
+make pack
+```
+
+produces `dist/benthicbloom@quinta0.github.io.shell-extension.zip`,
+installable via `gnome-extensions install <file>` or the Extensions app.
+
+## Configuration
+
+Open preferences from the panel indicator's "Wallpaper Settings…" entry,
+or run:
+
+```sh
+gnome-extensions prefs benthicbloom@quinta0.github.io
+```
+
+- **General** — panel indicator visibility, lock screen syncing, debug
+  logging, and the folders scanned for wallpapers.
+- **Rotation** — enable/disable, interval, shuffle vs. sequential order,
+  and crossfade transition settings.
+- **Live Wallpaper** — enable/disable, video file, mute, playback speed,
+  and power-saving pause behavior.
+- **OLED Protection** — master switch plus independent controls for
+  pixel shifting, idle dimming, and forced periodic rotation.
+
+## Architecture
+
+```
+extension.js            Entry point: wires up the three managers + indicator
+prefs.js                 libadwaita preferences window
+lib/settingsKeys.js       GSettings key name constants
+lib/logger.js             Small logging wrapper gated by the debug-logging setting
+lib/wallpaperSource.js    Async folder scanning for image files
+lib/shuffleBag.js         No-immediate-repeat random ordering for shuffle mode
+lib/rotationManager.js    Timer-driven wallpaper rotation + crossfade overlay
+lib/liveWallpaper.js      GStreamer video playback rendered onto a Clutter actor
+lib/oledProtection.js     Pixel shifting, idle dimming, forced rotation
+lib/indicator.js          Top-bar quick-access menu
+schemas/                  GSettings schema
+```
+
+## Known limitations
+
+- The live wallpaper currently renders across the full stage as a single
+  layer, so on multi-monitor setups the video spans across all monitors
+  as one canvas rather than being tiled per-monitor.
+- Pixel shifting and idle dimming rely on GNOME Shell's private
+  `Main.layoutManager._backgroundGroup` and `Meta.IdleMonitor` APIs, which
+  are not part of the stable extension API and could change in future
+  shell versions.
+
+## Testing
+
+This was developed and validated (JSON, GSettings schema compilation,
+and JavaScript syntax) without a live GNOME Shell 50 session available in
+the development environment. Before relying on it, test in a nested
+session:
+
+```sh
+dbus-run-session -- gnome-shell --nested --wayland
+```
+
+or on a real GNOME 50 desktop, and please file an issue with any problems
+you hit.
+
+## License
+
+GPL-3.0-or-later — see [LICENSE](LICENSE).

extension.js

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+import * as Main from 'resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/main.js';
+import {Extension} from 'resource:///org/gnome/shell/extensions/extension.js';
+
+import {SettingsKey} from './lib/settingsKeys.js';
+import {Logger} from './lib/logger.js';
+import {RotationManager} from './lib/rotationManager.js';
+import {LiveWallpaperManager} from './lib/liveWallpaper.js';
+import {OledProtectionManager} from './lib/oledProtection.js';
+import {BenthicBloomIndicator} from './lib/indicator.js';
+
+export default class BenthicBloomExtension extends Extension {
+    enable() {
+        this._settings = this.getSettings();
+        this._logger = new Logger(this._settings, this.metadata.name);
+
+        this._rotationManager = new RotationManager(this._settings, this._logger);
+        this._liveWallpaperManager = new LiveWallpaperManager(this._settings, this._logger);
+        this._oledProtectionManager = new OledProtectionManager(this._settings, this._logger, {
+            forceNextWallpaper: maxSeconds => {
+                if (this._rotationManager.secondsSinceLastChange >= maxSeconds) {
+                    this._rotationManager.next({forced: true})
+                        .catch(e => this._logger.error(e, 'Forced OLED rotation failed'));
+                }
+            },
+        });
+
+        this._rotationManager.enable();
+        this._liveWallpaperManager.enable()
+            .catch(e => this._logger.error(e, 'Live wallpaper failed to initialize'));
+        this._oledProtectionManager.enable();
+
+        this._indicator = null;
+        this._showIndicatorSignalId = this._settings.connect(
+            `changed::${SettingsKey.SHOW_INDICATOR}`, () => this._syncIndicator());
+        this._syncIndicator();
+    }
+
+    disable() {
+        if (this._showIndicatorSignalId) {
+            this._settings.disconnect(this._showIndicatorSignalId);
+            this._showIndicatorSignalId = 0;
+        }
+
+        this._indicator?.destroy();
+        this._indicator = null;
+
+        this._oledProtectionManager?.disable();
+        this._oledProtectionManager = null;
+
+        this._liveWallpaperManager?.disable();
+        this._liveWallpaperManager = null;
+
+        this._rotationManager?.disable();
+        this._rotationManager = null;
+
+        this._logger = null;
+        this._settings = null;
+    }
+
+    _syncIndicator() {
+        const shouldShow = this._settings.get_boolean(SettingsKey.SHOW_INDICATOR);
+
+        if (shouldShow && !this._indicator) {
+            this._indicator = new BenthicBloomIndicator(this._settings, {
+                rotationManager: this._rotationManager,
+                liveWallpaperManager: this._liveWallpaperManager,
+                oledProtectionManager: this._oledProtectionManager,
+                openPreferences: () => this.openPreferences(),
+            });
+            Main.panel.addToStatusArea(this.uuid, this._indicator);
+        } else if (!shouldShow && this._indicator) {
+            this._indicator.destroy();
+            this._indicator = null;
+        }
+    }
+}

lib/indicator.js

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+import GObject from 'gi://GObject';
+import St from 'gi://St';
+import * as PanelMenu from 'resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/panelMenu.js';
+import * as PopupMenu from 'resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/popupMenu.js';
+
+import {SettingsKey} from './settingsKeys.js';
+
+export const BenthicBloomIndicator = GObject.registerClass(
+class BenthicBloomIndicator extends PanelMenu.Button {
+    _init(settings, {rotationManager, liveWallpaperManager, openPreferences}) {
+        super._init(0.0, 'BenthicBloom');
+
+        this._rotationManager = rotationManager;
+
+        this.add_child(new St.Icon({
+            icon_name: 'preferences-desktop-wallpaper-symbolic',
+            style_class: 'system-status-icon benthicbloom-indicator-icon',
+        }));
+
+        const rotationToggle = new PopupMenu.PopupSwitchMenuItem(
+            'Auto Rotation', settings.get_boolean(SettingsKey.ROTATION_ENABLED));
+        rotationToggle.connect('toggled', (_item, state) => {
+            settings.set_boolean(SettingsKey.ROTATION_ENABLED, state);
+        });
+        this.menu.addMenuItem(rotationToggle);
+
+        const nextItem = new PopupMenu.PopupMenuItem('Next Wallpaper');
+        nextItem.connect('activate', () => {
+            rotationManager.next().catch(e => console.error(`[BenthicBloom] ${e.message ?? e}`));
+        });
+        this.menu.addMenuItem(nextItem);
+
+        const liveToggle = new PopupMenu.PopupSwitchMenuItem(
+            'Live Wallpaper', settings.get_boolean(SettingsKey.LIVE_WALLPAPER_ENABLED));
+        liveToggle.connect('toggled', (_item, state) => {
+            settings.set_boolean(SettingsKey.LIVE_WALLPAPER_ENABLED, state);
+        });
+        liveToggle.reactive = liveWallpaperManager.isAvailable;
+        if (!liveWallpaperManager.isAvailable)
+            liveToggle.label.text = 'Live Wallpaper (GStreamer not found)';
+        this.menu.addMenuItem(liveToggle);
+
+        const oledToggle = new PopupMenu.PopupSwitchMenuItem(
+            'OLED Protection', settings.get_boolean(SettingsKey.OLED_PROTECTION_ENABLED));
+        oledToggle.connect('toggled', (_item, state) => {
+            settings.set_boolean(SettingsKey.OLED_PROTECTION_ENABLED, state);
+        });
+        this.menu.addMenuItem(oledToggle);
+
+        this.menu.addMenuItem(new PopupMenu.PopupSeparatorMenuItem());
+
+        const settingsItem = new PopupMenu.PopupMenuItem('Wallpaper Settings…');
+        settingsItem.connect('activate', () => openPreferences());
+        this.menu.addMenuItem(settingsItem);
+
+        const signalIds = [
+            settings.connect(`changed::${SettingsKey.ROTATION_ENABLED}`, () => {
+                rotationToggle.setToggleState(settings.get_boolean(SettingsKey.ROTATION_ENABLED));
+            }),
+            settings.connect(`changed::${SettingsKey.LIVE_WALLPAPER_ENABLED}`, () => {
+                liveToggle.setToggleState(settings.get_boolean(SettingsKey.LIVE_WALLPAPER_ENABLED));
+            }),
+            settings.connect(`changed::${SettingsKey.OLED_PROTECTION_ENABLED}`, () => {
+                oledToggle.setToggleState(settings.get_boolean(SettingsKey.OLED_PROTECTION_ENABLED));
+            }),
+        ];
+
+        this.connect('destroy', () => {
+            for (const id of signalIds)
+                settings.disconnect(id);
+        });
+    }
+});

lib/liveWallpaper.js

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+import GLib from 'gi://GLib';
+import Gio from 'gi://Gio';
+import Clutter from 'gi://Clutter';
+import * as Main from 'resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/main.js';
+
+import {SettingsKey} from './settingsKeys.js';
+
+/**
+ * Plays a video file as a looping animated background.
+ *
+ * Mutter embeds its own private copy of Clutter, so GStreamer video sinks
+ * that hand back a Clutter actor from a *different* Clutter instance (e.g.
+ * clutterglsink / ClutterGst) cannot be attached to the shell's stage. To
+ * stay inside gnome-shell's own Clutter, this decodes frames with a plain
+ * GStreamer `appsink` (raw pixels only cross that boundary) and uploads
+ * each frame into a `Clutter.Image` set as the content of a normal actor
+ * that belongs to gnome-shell itself.
+ */
+export class LiveWallpaperManager {
+    constructor(settings, logger) {
+        this._settings = settings;
+        this._logger = logger;
+
+        this._available = false;
+        this._active = false;
+        this._paused = false;
+        this._onBattery = false;
+        this._fullscreenActive = false;
+
+        this._Gst = null;
+        this._Cogl = null;
+
+        this._playbin = null;
+        this._appsink = null;
+        this._actor = null;
+        this._image = null;
+        this._videoWidth = 0;
+        this._videoHeight = 0;
+
+        this._settingsSignals = [];
+        this._busWatchId = 0;
+        this._monitorsChangedId = 0;
+        this._fullscreenChangedId = 0;
+        this._upowerProxy = null;
+        this._upowerSignalId = 0;
+    }
+
+    get isAvailable() {
+        return this._available;
+    }
+
+    get isActive() {
+        return this._active;
+    }
+
+    async enable() {
+        await this._loadGstreamer();
+
+        this._settingsSignals.push(
+            this._settings.connect(`changed::${SettingsKey.LIVE_WALLPAPER_ENABLED}`, () => this._sync()),
+            this._settings.connect(`changed::${SettingsKey.LIVE_WALLPAPER_PATH}`, () => this._sync()),
+            this._settings.connect(`changed::${SettingsKey.LIVE_WALLPAPER_MUTED}`, () => this._applyMute()),
+            this._settings.connect(`changed::${SettingsKey.LIVE_WALLPAPER_PLAYBACK_RATE}`, () => this._applyPlaybackRate()),
+            this._settings.connect(`changed::${SettingsKey.LIVE_WALLPAPER_PAUSE_ON_BATTERY}`, () => this._updatePauseState()),
+            this._settings.connect(`changed::${SettingsKey.LIVE_WALLPAPER_PAUSE_WHEN_FULLSCREEN}`, () => this._updatePauseState())
+        );
+
+        this._monitorsChangedId = Main.layoutManager.connect('monitors-changed', () => this._layoutActor());
+
+        this._sync();
+    }
+
+    disable() {
+        for (const id of this._settingsSignals)
+            this._settings.disconnect(id);
+        this._settingsSignals = [];
+
+        if (this._monitorsChangedId) {
+            Main.layoutManager.disconnect(this._monitorsChangedId);
+            this._monitorsChangedId = 0;
+        }
+
+        this._stop();
+    }
+
+    async _loadGstreamer() {
+        try {
+            // GstApp's binding itself is unused, but importing it registers
+            // GstApp.AppSink with GJS so appsink elements expose 'new-sample'
+            // and the 'pull-sample' action signal instead of being wrapped
+            // as a generic, capability-less Gst.Element.
+            const [{default: Gst}, , {default: Cogl}] = await Promise.all([
+                import('gi://Gst?version=1.0'),
+                import('gi://GstApp?version=1.0'),
+                import('gi://Cogl'),
+            ]);
+
+            this._Gst = Gst;
+            this._Cogl = Cogl;
+
+            if (!Gst.is_initialized())
+                Gst.init(null);
+
+            this._available = true;
+        } catch (e) {
+            this._available = false;
+            this._logger.warn(
+                'Live wallpaper unavailable: GStreamer/Cogl introspection bindings could not be loaded ' +
+                `(${e.message ?? e}). Install GStreamer with its "good"/"base" plugin sets to enable this feature.`);
+        }
+    }
+
+    _sync() {
+        const shouldRun = this._available &&
+            this._settings.get_boolean(SettingsKey.LIVE_WALLPAPER_ENABLED) &&
+            this._settings.get_string(SettingsKey.LIVE_WALLPAPER_PATH) !== '';
+
+        if (shouldRun)
+            this._active ? this._restart() : this._start();
+        else if (this._active)
+            this._stop();
+    }
+
+    _restart() {
+        this._stop();
+        this._start();
+    }
+
+    _start() {
+        const path = this._settings.get_string(SettingsKey.LIVE_WALLPAPER_PATH);
+        if (!this._available || !path)
+            return;
+
+        const Gst = this._Gst;
+
+        try {
+            this._actor = new Clutter.Actor({
+                content_gravity: Clutter.ContentGravity.RESIZE_ASPECT,
+                reactive: false,
+            });
+            Main.layoutManager._backgroundGroup.add_child(this._actor);
+            this._layoutActor();
+
+            const sinkBin = Gst.parse_bin_from_description(
+                'videoconvert ! videoscale ! video/x-raw,format=RGBA ! ' +
+                'appsink name=benthicbloom_sink emit-signals=true max-buffers=2 drop=true sync=true',
+                true);
+            this._appsink = sinkBin.get_by_name('benthicbloom_sink');
+            this._appsink.connect('new-sample', sink => this._onNewSample(sink));
+
+            this._playbin = Gst.ElementFactory.make('playbin', 'benthicbloom-live-wallpaper');
+            this._playbin.set_property('video-sink', sinkBin);
+            this._playbin.set_property('uri', GLib.filename_to_uri(path, null));
+
+            const bus = this._playbin.get_bus();
+            bus.add_signal_watch();
+            this._busWatchId = bus.connect('message', (_bus, message) => this._onBusMessage(message));
+
+            this._applyMute();
+            this._playbin.set_state(Gst.State.PLAYING);
+
+            this._active = true;
+            this._paused = false;
+            this._connectPowerWatches();
+            this._logger.debug(`Live wallpaper started: ${path}`);
+        } catch (e) {
+            this._logger.error(e, 'Failed to start live wallpaper');
+            this._stop();
+        }
+    }
+
+    _onNewSample(sink) {
+        const Gst = this._Gst;
+        const sample = sink.emit('pull-sample');
+        if (!sample)
+            return Gst.FlowReturn.OK;
+
+        try {
+            const buffer = sample.get_buffer();
+            const structure = sample.get_caps().get_structure(0);
+            const [, width] = structure.get_int('width');
+            const [, height] = structure.get_int('height');
+
+            const [ok, mapInfo] = buffer.map(Gst.MapFlags.READ);
+            if (!ok)
+                return Gst.FlowReturn.OK;
+
+            try {
+                this._updateFrame(mapInfo.data, width, height);
+            } finally {
+                buffer.unmap(mapInfo);
+            }
+        } catch (e) {
+            this._logger.error(e, 'Failed to process live wallpaper frame');
+        }
+
+        return Gst.FlowReturn.OK;
+    }
+
+    _updateFrame(data, width, height) {
+        if (!this._actor)
+            return;
+
+        if (!this._image || this._videoWidth !== width || this._videoHeight !== height) {
+            this._image = new Clutter.Image();
+            this._videoWidth = width;
+            this._videoHeight = height;
+        }
+
+        try {
+            this._image.set_data(data, this._Cogl.PixelFormat.RGBA_8888, width, height, width * 4);
+            this._actor.set_content(this._image);
+        } catch (e) {
+            this._logger.error(e, 'Failed to upload live wallpaper frame');
+        }
+    }
+
+    _onBusMessage(message) {
+        const Gst = this._Gst;
+        switch (message.type) {
+        case Gst.MessageType.EOS:
+            this._playbin.seek_simple(
+                Gst.Format.TIME, Gst.SeekFlags.FLUSH | Gst.SeekFlags.KEY_UNIT, 0);
+            break;
+        case Gst.MessageType.ERROR: {
+            const [error] = message.parse_error();
+            this._logger.error(error, 'Live wallpaper playback error');
+            this._stop();
+            break;
+        }
+        }
+    }
+
+    _applyMute() {
+        if (this._playbin)
+            this._playbin.set_property('mute', this._settings.get_boolean(SettingsKey.LIVE_WALLPAPER_MUTED));
+    }
+
+    _applyPlaybackRate() {
+        if (!this._playbin || !this._active)
+            return;
+
+        const Gst = this._Gst;
+        const rate = this._settings.get_double(SettingsKey.LIVE_WALLPAPER_PLAYBACK_RATE);
+        const [ok, position] = this._playbin.query_position(Gst.Format.TIME);
+        if (!ok)
+            return;
+
+        this._playbin.seek(
+            rate, Gst.Format.TIME, Gst.SeekFlags.FLUSH | Gst.SeekFlags.ACCURATE,
+            Gst.SeekType.SET, position, Gst.SeekType.NONE, -1);
+    }
+
+    _layoutActor() {
+        if (!this._actor)
+            return;
+        this._actor.set_position(0, 0);
+        this._actor.set_size(global.stage.width, global.stage.height);
+    }
+
+    _connectPowerWatches() {
+        this._disconnectPowerWatches();
+
+        try {
+            this._fullscreenChangedId = global.display.connect('in-fullscreen-changed', () => this._checkFullscreen());
+            this._checkFullscreen();
+        } catch (e) {
+            this._logger.debug(`Fullscreen tracking unavailable, pause-when-fullscreen disabled (${e.message ?? e})`);
+        }
+
+        try {
+            this._upowerProxy = Gio.DBusProxy.new_for_bus_sync(
+                Gio.BusType.SYSTEM, Gio.DBusProxyFlags.NONE, null,
+                'org.freedesktop.UPower', '/org/freedesktop/UPower', 'org.freedesktop.UPower', null);
+            this._upowerSignalId = this._upowerProxy.connect(
+                'g-properties-changed', () => this._checkBattery());
+            this._checkBattery();
+        } catch (e) {
+            this._logger.debug(`UPower unavailable, pause-on-battery disabled (${e.message ?? e})`);
+        }
+    }
+
+    _disconnectPowerWatches() {
+        if (this._fullscreenChangedId) {
+            global.display.disconnect(this._fullscreenChangedId);
+            this._fullscreenChangedId = 0;
+        }
+        if (this._upowerProxy && this._upowerSignalId) {
+            this._upowerProxy.disconnect(this._upowerSignalId);
+            this._upowerSignalId = 0;
+        }
+        this._upowerProxy = null;
+        this._onBattery = false;
+        this._fullscreenActive = false;
+    }
+
+    _checkFullscreen() {
+        try {
+            const nMonitors = global.display.get_n_monitors();
+            this._fullscreenActive = Array.from({length: nMonitors}, (_, i) => i)
+                .some(i => global.display.get_monitor_in_fullscreen(i));
+        } catch (e) {
+            this._fullscreenActive = false;
+        }
+        this._updatePauseState();
+    }
+
+    _checkBattery() {
+        const value = this._upowerProxy?.get_cached_property('OnBattery');
+        this._onBattery = value ? value.get_boolean() : false;
+        this._updatePauseState();
+    }
+
+    _updatePauseState() {
+        const shouldPause =
+            (this._settings.get_boolean(SettingsKey.LIVE_WALLPAPER_PAUSE_ON_BATTERY) && this._onBattery) ||
+            (this._settings.get_boolean(SettingsKey.LIVE_WALLPAPER_PAUSE_WHEN_FULLSCREEN) && this._fullscreenActive);
+        this._setPaused(shouldPause);
+    }
+
+    _setPaused(paused) {
+        if (!this._playbin || this._paused === paused)
+            return;
+        this._paused = paused;
+        this._playbin.set_state(paused ? this._Gst.State.PAUSED : this._Gst.State.PLAYING);
+    }
+
+    _stop() {
+        this._disconnectPowerWatches();
+
+        if (this._playbin) {
+            const bus = this._playbin.get_bus();
+            if (this._busWatchId) {
+                bus.disconnect(this._busWatchId);
+                this._busWatchId = 0;
+            }
+            bus.remove_signal_watch();
+            this._playbin.set_state(this._Gst.State.NULL);
+            this._playbin = null;
+            this._appsink = null;
+        }
+
+        this._actor?.destroy();
+        this._actor = null;
+        this._image = null;
+        this._videoWidth = 0;
+        this._videoHeight = 0;
+
+        this._active = false;
+        this._paused = false;
+    }
+}

lib/logger.js

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+import {SettingsKey} from './settingsKeys.js';
+
+export class Logger {
+    constructor(settings, prefix) {
+        this._settings = settings;
+        this._prefix = prefix ?? 'BenthicBloom';
+    }
+
+    debug(message) {
+        if (this._settings.get_boolean(SettingsKey.DEBUG_LOGGING))
+            console.log(`[${this._prefix}] ${message}`);
+    }
+
+    info(message) {
+        console.log(`[${this._prefix}] ${message}`);
+    }
+
+    warn(message) {
+        console.warn(`[${this._prefix}] ${message}`);
+    }
+
+    error(error, context) {
+        const detail = error?.message ?? String(error);
+        console.error(`[${this._prefix}] ${context ? `${context}: ${detail}` : detail}`);
+    }
+}

lib/oledProtection.js

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+import GLib from 'gi://GLib';
+import Meta from 'gi://Meta';
+import Clutter from 'gi://Clutter';
+import * as Main from 'resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/main.js';
+
+import {SettingsKey} from './settingsKeys.js';
+
+// A slow, small drift pattern rather than a simple back-and-forth, so the
+// same pixels aren't re-lit on a short, predictable cycle.
+const SHIFT_PATTERN = [
+    [0, 0], [1, 0], [1, 1], [0, 1], [-1, 1], [-1, 0], [-1, -1], [0, -1],
+];
+
+const FORCE_ROTATION_CHECK_SECONDS = 60;
+
+/**
+ * Reduces OLED burn-in risk through three independent techniques:
+ *  - pixel shifting: nudges the background actors a few px on a slow cycle
+ *  - idle dimming: fades in a black overlay after prolonged inactivity
+ *  - forced rotation: guarantees the wallpaper changes periodically even if
+ *    automatic rotation is otherwise switched off
+ */
+export class OledProtectionManager {
+    constructor(settings, logger, {forceNextWallpaper} = {}) {
+        this._settings = settings;
+        this._logger = logger;
+        this._forceNextWallpaper = forceNextWallpaper ?? (() => {});
+
+        this._settingsSignals = [];
+
+        this._shiftTimeoutId = 0;
+        this._shiftStep = 0;
+
+        this._forceRotationTimeoutId = 0;
+
+        this._idleMonitor = null;
+        this._idleWatchId = 0;
+        this._activeWatchId = 0;
+        this._dimOverlays = [];
+        this._dimmed = false;
+    }
+
+    enable() {
+        this._settingsSignals.push(
+            this._settings.connect(`changed::${SettingsKey.OLED_PROTECTION_ENABLED}`, () => this._syncAll()),
+            this._settings.connect(`changed::${SettingsKey.OLED_PIXEL_SHIFT_ENABLED}`, () => this._syncPixelShift()),
+            this._settings.connect(`changed::${SettingsKey.OLED_PIXEL_SHIFT_INTERVAL_SECONDS}`, () => this._syncPixelShift()),
+            this._settings.connect(`changed::${SettingsKey.OLED_DIM_ON_IDLE_ENABLED}`, () => this._syncIdleWatch()),
+            this._settings.connect(`changed::${SettingsKey.OLED_DIM_IDLE_DELAY_SECONDS}`, () => this._syncIdleWatch()),
+            this._settings.connect(`changed::${SettingsKey.OLED_FORCE_ROTATION_ENABLED}`, () => this._syncForceRotation())
+        );
+
+        this._syncAll();
+    }
+
+    disable() {
+        for (const id of this._settingsSignals)
+            this._settings.disconnect(id);
+        this._settingsSignals = [];
+
+        this._stopPixelShift();
+        this._stopForceRotation();
+        this._stopIdleWatch();
+        this._clearDimOverlays();
+    }
+
+    get isEnabled() {
+        return this._settings.get_boolean(SettingsKey.OLED_PROTECTION_ENABLED);
+    }
+
+    _syncAll() {
+        this._syncPixelShift();
+        this._syncIdleWatch();
+        this._syncForceRotation();
+    }
+
+    // --- Pixel shifting --------------------------------------------------
+
+    _syncPixelShift() {
+        this._stopPixelShift();
+        if (this.isEnabled && this._settings.get_boolean(SettingsKey.OLED_PIXEL_SHIFT_ENABLED))
+            this._startPixelShift();
+        else
+            this._resetShift();
+    }
+
+    _startPixelShift() {
+        const interval = Math.max(5, this._settings.get_uint(SettingsKey.OLED_PIXEL_SHIFT_INTERVAL_SECONDS));
+        this._shiftTimeoutId = GLib.timeout_add_seconds(GLib.PRIORITY_DEFAULT, interval, () => {
+            this._applyPixelShiftStep();
+            return GLib.SOURCE_CONTINUE;
+        });
+    }
+
+    _stopPixelShift() {
+        if (this._shiftTimeoutId) {
+            GLib.source_remove(this._shiftTimeoutId);
+            this._shiftTimeoutId = 0;
+        }
+    }
+
+    _applyPixelShiftStep() {
+        const amount = this._settings.get_uint(SettingsKey.OLED_PIXEL_SHIFT_AMOUNT_PX);
+        this._shiftStep = (this._shiftStep + 1) % SHIFT_PATTERN.length;
+        const [dx, dy] = SHIFT_PATTERN[this._shiftStep];
+
+        for (const actor of this._backgroundActors()) {
+            actor.ease({
+                translation_x: dx * amount,
+                translation_y: dy * amount,
+                duration: 2000,
+                mode: Clutter.AnimationMode.EASE_IN_OUT_SINE,
+            });
+        }
+    }
+
+    _resetShift() {
+        this._shiftStep = 0;
+        for (const actor of this._backgroundActors()) {
+            actor.ease({
+                translation_x: 0,
+                translation_y: 0,
+                duration: 500,
+                mode: Clutter.AnimationMode.EASE_OUT_QUAD,
+            });
+        }
+    }
+
+    _backgroundActors() {
+        // Private API: the group holding each monitor's background actor
+        // (and our own live-wallpaper/crossfade actors, which harmlessly
+        // shift along with it).
+        try {
+            return Main.layoutManager._backgroundGroup.get_children();
+        } catch (e) {
+            return [];
+        }
+    }
+
+    // --- Idle dimming ------------------------------------------------------
+
+    _syncIdleWatch() {
+        this._stopIdleWatch();
+        if (this.isEnabled && this._settings.get_boolean(SettingsKey.OLED_DIM_ON_IDLE_ENABLED))
+            this._startIdleWatch();
+        else
+            this._undim();
+    }
+
+    _startIdleWatch() {
+        try {
+            this._idleMonitor = global.backend?.get_core_idle_monitor
+                ? global.backend.get_core_idle_monitor()
+                : Meta.IdleMonitor.get_core();
+        } catch (e) {
+            this._logger.debug(`Idle monitor unavailable, idle dimming disabled (${e.message ?? e})`);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        this._armIdleWatch();
+    }
+
+    _armIdleWatch() {
+        if (!this._idleMonitor)
+            return;
+
+        const delayMs = Math.max(5, this._settings.get_uint(SettingsKey.OLED_DIM_IDLE_DELAY_SECONDS)) * 1000;
+        this._idleWatchId = this._idleMonitor.add_idle_watch(delayMs, () => {
+            this._dim();
+            this._activeWatchId = this._idleMonitor.add_user_active_watch(() => {
+                this._undim();
+                this._activeWatchId = 0;
+                this._armIdleWatch();
+            });
+        });
+    }
+
+    _stopIdleWatch() {
+        if (this._idleMonitor) {
+            if (this._idleWatchId)
+                this._idleMonitor.remove_watch(this._idleWatchId);
+            if (this._activeWatchId)
+                this._idleMonitor.remove_watch(this._activeWatchId);
+        }
+        this._idleWatchId = 0;
+        this._activeWatchId = 0;
+        this._idleMonitor = null;
+    }
+
+    _dim() {
+        if (this._dimmed)
+            return;
+        this._dimmed = true;
+
+        const brightness = this._settings.get_double(SettingsKey.OLED_DIM_BRIGHTNESS);
+        const targetOpacity = Math.round((1 - brightness) * 255);
+
+        this._clearDimOverlays();
+        for (const monitor of Main.layoutManager.monitors) {
+            const overlay = new Clutter.Actor({
+                x: monitor.x,
+                y: monitor.y,
+                width: monitor.width,
+                height: monitor.height,
+                background_color: new Clutter.Color({red: 0, green: 0, blue: 0, alpha: 255}),
+                opacity: 0,
+                reactive: false,
+            });
+            Main.layoutManager._backgroundGroup.add_child(overlay);
+            this._dimOverlays.push(overlay);
+            overlay.ease({
+                opacity: targetOpacity,
+                duration: 4000,
+                mode: Clutter.AnimationMode.EASE_OUT_QUAD,
+            });
+        }
+
+        this._logger.debug('Background dimmed for OLED protection (idle)');
+    }
+
+    _undim() {
+        if (!this._dimmed)
+            return;
+        this._dimmed = false;
+
+        for (const overlay of this._dimOverlays) {
+            overlay.ease({
+                opacity: 0,
+                duration: 800,
+                mode: Clutter.AnimationMode.EASE_OUT_QUAD,
+                onComplete: () => overlay.destroy(),
+            });
+        }
+        this._dimOverlays = [];
+
+        this._logger.debug('Background dim removed');
+    }
+
+    _clearDimOverlays() {
+        for (const overlay of this._dimOverlays)
+            overlay.destroy();
+        this._dimOverlays = [];
+        this._dimmed = false;
+    }
+
+    // --- Forced rotation -----------------------------------------------
+
+    _syncForceRotation() {
+        this._stopForceRotation();
+        if (this.isEnabled && this._settings.get_boolean(SettingsKey.OLED_FORCE_ROTATION_ENABLED))
+            this._startForceRotation();
+    }
+
+    _startForceRotation() {
+        this._forceRotationTimeoutId = GLib.timeout_add_seconds(
+            GLib.PRIORITY_DEFAULT, FORCE_ROTATION_CHECK_SECONDS, () => {
+                const maxSeconds = this._settings.get_uint(SettingsKey.OLED_MAX_STATIC_DURATION_SECONDS);
+                this._forceNextWallpaper(maxSeconds);
+                return GLib.SOURCE_CONTINUE;
+            });
+    }
+
+    _stopForceRotation() {
+        if (this._forceRotationTimeoutId) {
+            GLib.source_remove(this._forceRotationTimeoutId);
+            this._forceRotationTimeoutId = 0;
+        }
+    }
+}

lib/rotationManager.js

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+import GLib from 'gi://GLib';
+import Gio from 'gi://Gio';
+import St from 'gi://St';
+import Clutter from 'gi://Clutter';
+import * as Main from 'resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/main.js';
+
+import {SettingsKey} from './settingsKeys.js';
+import {listImagesInFolders} from './wallpaperSource.js';
+import {ShuffleBag} from './shuffleBag.js';
+
+const BACKGROUND_SCHEMA = 'org.gnome.desktop.background';
+const SCREENSAVER_SCHEMA = 'org.gnome.desktop.screensaver';
+const MIN_INTERVAL_SECONDS = 5;
+
+/**
+ * Owns the wallpaper image list, the rotation timer, and applying the
+ * chosen image to both the desktop and (optionally) the lock screen via
+ * their standard GSettings schemas, with an optional crossfade overlay
+ * played on top while the change happens underneath.
+ */
+export class RotationManager {
+    constructor(settings, logger) {
+        this._settings = settings;
+        this._logger = logger;
+        this._backgroundSettings = new Gio.Settings({schema_id: BACKGROUND_SCHEMA});
+        this._screensaverSettings = new Gio.Settings({schema_id: SCREENSAVER_SCHEMA});
+
+        this._images = [];
+        this._sequentialIndex = -1;
+        this._shuffleBag = new ShuffleBag();
+        this._timeoutId = 0;
+        this._settingsSignals = [];
+        this._paused = false;
+        this._lastChangeTime = GLib.get_monotonic_time();
+        this._currentPath = null;
+        this._transitionOverlays = [];
+    }
+
+    enable() {
+        this._settingsSignals.push(
+            this._settings.connect(`changed::${SettingsKey.WALLPAPER_FOLDERS}`, () => this._reloadImages()),
+            this._settings.connect(`changed::${SettingsKey.ROTATION_ENABLED}`, () => this._restartTimer()),
+            this._settings.connect(`changed::${SettingsKey.ROTATION_INTERVAL_SECONDS}`, () => this._restartTimer()),
+            this._settings.connect(`changed::${SettingsKey.ROTATION_MODE}`, () => this._onModeChanged())
+        );
+
+        this._reloadImages().catch(e => this._logger.error(e, 'Failed to load wallpaper folders'));
+        this._restartTimer();
+    }
+
+    disable() {
+        for (const id of this._settingsSignals)
+            this._settings.disconnect(id);
+        this._settingsSignals = [];
+
+        this._clearTimer();
+        this._clearTransitionOverlays();
+    }
+
+    get currentPath() {
+        return this._currentPath;
+    }
+
+    get hasImages() {
+        return this._images.length > 0;
+    }
+
+    get isPaused() {
+        return this._paused;
+    }
+
+    get secondsSinceLastChange() {
+        return (GLib.get_monotonic_time() - this._lastChangeTime) / GLib.USEC_PER_SEC;
+    }
+
+    async _reloadImages() {
+        const folders = this._settings.get_strv(SettingsKey.WALLPAPER_FOLDERS);
+        this._images = folders.length > 0 ? await listImagesInFolders(folders) : [];
+        this._shuffleBag.setItems(this._images);
+        this._sequentialIndex = -1;
+        this._logger.debug(`Loaded ${this._images.length} wallpaper(s) from ${folders.length} folder(s)`);
+    }
+
+    _onModeChanged() {
+        this._sequentialIndex = -1;
+        this._shuffleBag.setItems(this._images);
+    }
+
+    _restartTimer() {
+        this._clearTimer();
+
+        if (this._paused || !this._settings.get_boolean(SettingsKey.ROTATION_ENABLED))
+            return;
+
+        const interval = Math.max(
+            MIN_INTERVAL_SECONDS, this._settings.get_uint(SettingsKey.ROTATION_INTERVAL_SECONDS));
+
+        this._timeoutId = GLib.timeout_add_seconds(GLib.PRIORITY_DEFAULT, interval, () => {
+            this.next().catch(e => this._logger.error(e, 'Automatic rotation failed'));
+            return GLib.SOURCE_CONTINUE;
+        });
+    }
+
+    _clearTimer() {
+        if (this._timeoutId) {
+            GLib.source_remove(this._timeoutId);
+            this._timeoutId = 0;
+        }
+    }
+
+    pause() {
+        this._paused = true;
+        this._clearTimer();
+    }
+
+    resume() {
+        this._paused = false;
+        this._restartTimer();
+    }
+
+    async next({forced = false} = {}) {
+        if (this._images.length === 0)
+            await this._reloadImages();
+
+        if (this._images.length === 0) {
+            this._logger.debug('No wallpapers available to rotate to');
+            return;
+        }
+
+        const mode = this._settings.get_string(SettingsKey.ROTATION_MODE);
+        let path;
+        if (mode === 'sequential') {
+            this._sequentialIndex = (this._sequentialIndex + 1) % this._images.length;
+            path = this._images[this._sequentialIndex];
+        } else {
+            path = this._shuffleBag.next();
+        }
+
+        if (path)
+            await this._applyWallpaper(path);
+
+        if (forced)
+            this._logger.debug('Wallpaper change forced (OLED protection)');
+    }
+
+    async previous() {
+        if (this._images.length === 0)
+            return;
+
+        const mode = this._settings.get_string(SettingsKey.ROTATION_MODE);
+        if (mode === 'sequential') {
+            this._sequentialIndex = (this._sequentialIndex - 1 + this._images.length) % this._images.length;
+            await this._applyWallpaper(this._images[this._sequentialIndex]);
+        } else {
+            await this.next();
+        }
+    }
+
+    async _applyWallpaper(path) {
+        const previousPath = this._currentPath;
+        const uri = GLib.filename_to_uri(path, null);
+
+        if (this._settings.get_boolean(SettingsKey.TRANSITION_ENABLED) && previousPath)
+            this._playCrossfade(previousPath);
+
+        this._backgroundSettings.set_string('picture-uri', uri);
+        if (this._backgroundSettings.settings_schema.has_key('picture-uri-dark'))
+            this._backgroundSettings.set_string('picture-uri-dark', uri);
+
+        if (this._settings.get_boolean(SettingsKey.APPLY_TO_LOCK_SCREEN))
+            this._screensaverSettings.set_string('picture-uri', uri);
+
+        this._currentPath = path;
+        this._lastChangeTime = GLib.get_monotonic_time();
+        this._logger.debug(`Wallpaper changed to ${path}`);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * The real background actor doesn't crossfade on its own, so we paint the
+     * *old* image full-screen on a throwaway overlay right as the new image
+     * is set underneath, then fade the overlay out to reveal it.
+     */
+    _playCrossfade(previousPath) {
+        this._clearTransitionOverlays();
+
+        const durationMs = this._settings.get_uint(SettingsKey.TRANSITION_DURATION_MS);
+        const uri = GLib.filename_to_uri(previousPath, null).replace(/"/g, '%22');
+
+        for (const monitor of Main.layoutManager.monitors) {
+            const overlay = new St.Widget({
+                reactive: false,
+                x: monitor.x,
+                y: monitor.y,
+                width: monitor.width,
+                height: monitor.height,
+                style: `background-image: url("${uri}"); background-size: cover; background-position: center;`,
+                opacity: 255,
+            });
+            Main.layoutManager._backgroundGroup.add_child(overlay);
+            this._transitionOverlays.push(overlay);
+
+            overlay.ease({
+                opacity: 0,
+                duration: durationMs,
+                mode: Clutter.AnimationMode.EASE_OUT_QUAD,
+                onComplete: () => {
+                    overlay.destroy();
+                    const idx = this._transitionOverlays.indexOf(overlay);
+                    if (idx >= 0)
+                        this._transitionOverlays.splice(idx, 1);
+                },
+            });
+        }
+    }
+
+    _clearTransitionOverlays() {
+        for (const overlay of this._transitionOverlays)
+            overlay.destroy();
+        this._transitionOverlays = [];
+    }
+}

lib/settingsKeys.js

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+export const SettingsKey = Object.freeze({
+    SHOW_INDICATOR: 'show-indicator',
+    DEBUG_LOGGING: 'debug-logging',
+    WALLPAPER_FOLDERS: 'wallpaper-folders',
+    APPLY_TO_LOCK_SCREEN: 'apply-to-lock-screen',
+
+    ROTATION_ENABLED: 'rotation-enabled',
+    ROTATION_INTERVAL_SECONDS: 'rotation-interval-seconds',
+    ROTATION_MODE: 'rotation-mode',
+    CURRENT_INDEX: 'current-index',
+    TRANSITION_ENABLED: 'transition-enabled',
+    TRANSITION_DURATION_MS: 'transition-duration-ms',
+
+    LIVE_WALLPAPER_ENABLED: 'live-wallpaper-enabled',
+    LIVE_WALLPAPER_PATH: 'live-wallpaper-path',
+    LIVE_WALLPAPER_MUTED: 'live-wallpaper-muted',
+    LIVE_WALLPAPER_PLAYBACK_RATE: 'live-wallpaper-playback-rate',
+    LIVE_WALLPAPER_PAUSE_ON_BATTERY: 'live-wallpaper-pause-on-battery',
+    LIVE_WALLPAPER_PAUSE_WHEN_FULLSCREEN: 'live-wallpaper-pause-when-fullscreen',
+
+    OLED_PROTECTION_ENABLED: 'oled-protection-enabled',
+    OLED_PIXEL_SHIFT_ENABLED: 'oled-pixel-shift-enabled',
+    OLED_PIXEL_SHIFT_INTERVAL_SECONDS: 'oled-pixel-shift-interval-seconds',
+    OLED_PIXEL_SHIFT_AMOUNT_PX: 'oled-pixel-shift-amount-px',
+    OLED_DIM_ON_IDLE_ENABLED: 'oled-dim-on-idle-enabled',
+    OLED_DIM_IDLE_DELAY_SECONDS: 'oled-dim-idle-delay-seconds',
+    OLED_DIM_BRIGHTNESS: 'oled-dim-brightness',
+    OLED_FORCE_ROTATION_ENABLED: 'oled-force-rotation-enabled',
+    OLED_MAX_STATIC_DURATION_SECONDS: 'oled-max-static-duration-seconds',
+});
+
+export const IMAGE_EXTENSIONS = Object.freeze([
+    '.jpg', '.jpeg', '.png', '.webp', '.bmp', '.tiff', '.tif', '.gif',
+]);

lib/shuffleBag.js

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+/**
+ * Random-order iterator that guarantees every item is seen once before any
+ * item repeats, and never immediately repeats the previous pick across bag
+ * refills. Used for "shuffle" rotation mode instead of naive Math.random()
+ * indexing, which tends to repeat images and skip others over time.
+ */
+export class ShuffleBag {
+    constructor(items = []) {
+        this.setItems(items);
+    }
+
+    setItems(items) {
+        this._items = [...items];
+        this._bag = [];
+        this._lastItem = null;
+    }
+
+    get size() {
+        return this._items.length;
+    }
+
+    next() {
+        if (this._items.length === 0)
+            return null;
+        if (this._items.length === 1)
+            return this._items[0];
+
+        if (this._bag.length === 0)
+            this._refill();
+
+        const item = this._bag.pop();
+        this._lastItem = item;
+        return item;
+    }
+
+    _refill() {
+        this._bag = [...this._items];
+        for (let i = this._bag.length - 1; i > 0; i--) {
+            const j = Math.floor(Math.random() * (i + 1));
+            [this._bag[i], this._bag[j]] = [this._bag[j], this._bag[i]];
+        }
+
+        if (this._bag[this._bag.length - 1] === this._lastItem && this._bag.length > 1) {
+            const swapIndex = Math.floor(Math.random() * (this._bag.length - 1));
+            const lastIndex = this._bag.length - 1;
+            [this._bag[lastIndex], this._bag[swapIndex]] = [this._bag[swapIndex], this._bag[lastIndex]];
+        }
+    }
+}

lib/wallpaperSource.js

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+import Gio from 'gi://Gio';
+import GLib from 'gi://GLib';
+
+import {IMAGE_EXTENSIONS} from './settingsKeys.js';
+
+Gio._promisify(Gio.File.prototype, 'enumerate_children_async', 'enumerate_children_finish');
+Gio._promisify(Gio.FileEnumerator.prototype, 'next_files_async', 'next_files_finish');
+Gio._promisify(Gio.FileEnumerator.prototype, 'close_async', 'close_finish');
+
+function hasImageExtension(name) {
+    const lower = name.toLowerCase();
+    return IMAGE_EXTENSIONS.some(ext => lower.endsWith(ext));
+}
+
+/** Non-recursively lists image files directly inside a single folder. */
+export async function listImagesInFolder(folderPath) {
+    const results = [];
+    const dir = folderPath.startsWith('file://')
+        ? Gio.File.new_for_uri(folderPath)
+        : Gio.File.new_for_path(folderPath);
+
+    let enumerator;
+    try {
+        enumerator = await dir.enumerate_children_async(
+            'standard::name,standard::type',
+            Gio.FileQueryInfoFlags.NONE,
+            GLib.PRIORITY_DEFAULT,
+            null);
+    } catch (e) {
+        return results;
+    }
+
+    for (;;) {
+        const infos = await enumerator.next_files_async(50, GLib.PRIORITY_DEFAULT, null);
+        if (infos.length === 0)
+            break;
+
+        for (const info of infos) {
+            if (info.get_file_type() !== Gio.FileType.REGULAR)
+                continue;
+            if (!hasImageExtension(info.get_name()))
+                continue;
+            results.push(enumerator.get_child(info).get_path());
+        }
+    }
+
+    try {
+        await enumerator.close_async(GLib.PRIORITY_DEFAULT, null);
+    } catch (e) {
+        // Enumerator already exhausted; nothing to clean up.
+    }
+
+    return results;
+}
+
+/** Merges and de-duplicates images found across several folders. */
+export async function listImagesInFolders(folderPaths) {
+    const lists = await Promise.all(
+        folderPaths.map(folder => listImagesInFolder(folder).catch(() => [])));
+
+    const seen = new Set();
+    const merged = [];
+    for (const list of lists) {
+        for (const path of list) {
+            if (!seen.has(path)) {
+                seen.add(path);
+                merged.push(path);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    merged.sort();
+    return merged;
+}

metadata.json

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+{
+    "uuid": "benthicbloom@quinta0.github.io",
+    "name": "BenthicBloom",
+    "description": "Automatically rotates your wallpaper from folders you choose, supports looping video live wallpapers, and includes built-in pixel-shifting and idle-dimming to protect OLED displays from burn-in.",
+    "shell-version": ["50"],
+    "url": "https://github.com/quinta0/benthicbloom",
+    "settings-schema": "org.gnome.shell.extensions.benthicbloom",
+    "gettext-domain": "benthicbloom",
+    "version": 1,
+    "version-name": "1.0.0"
+}

prefs.js

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+import Adw from 'gi://Adw';
+import Gtk from 'gi://Gtk';
+import Gio from 'gi://Gio';
+import Gdk from 'gi://Gdk';
+
+import {ExtensionPreferences, gettext as _} from 'resource:///org/gnome/Shell/Extensions/js/extensions/prefs.js';
+
+import {SettingsKey} from './lib/settingsKeys.js';
+
+export default class BenthicBloomPreferences extends ExtensionPreferences {
+    fillPreferencesWindow(window) {
+        const settings = this.getSettings();
+
+        window.set_default_size(640, 720);
+        window.add(this._buildGeneralPage(settings));
+        window.add(this._buildRotationPage(settings));
+        window.add(this._buildLiveWallpaperPage(settings));
+        window.add(this._buildOledPage(settings));
+        window.add(this._buildAboutPage());
+    }
+
+    _switchRow(settings, key, title, subtitle) {
+        const row = new Adw.SwitchRow({title, subtitle});
+        settings.bind(key, row, 'active', Gio.SettingsBindFlags.DEFAULT);
+        return row;
+    }
+
+    _spinRow({title, subtitle, lower, upper, step, page, digits = 0}, getValue, setValue) {
+        const row = new Adw.SpinRow({
+            title,
+            subtitle,
+            digits,
+            adjustment: new Gtk.Adjustment({lower, upper, step_increment: step, page_increment: page ?? step}),
+        });
+        row.value = getValue();
+        row.connect('notify::value', () => setValue(row.value));
+        return row;
+    }
+
+    // --- General page ------------------------------------------------
+
+    _buildGeneralPage(settings) {
+        const page = new Adw.PreferencesPage({title: _('General'), icon_name: 'preferences-system-symbolic'});
+
+        const behaviorGroup = new Adw.PreferencesGroup({title: _('Behavior')});
+        page.add(behaviorGroup);
+        behaviorGroup.add(this._switchRow(
+            settings, SettingsKey.SHOW_INDICATOR,
+            _('Show Panel Indicator'), _('Display a quick-access icon in the top bar')));
+        behaviorGroup.add(this._switchRow(
+            settings, SettingsKey.APPLY_TO_LOCK_SCREEN,
+            _('Apply to Lock Screen'), _('Also use the current wallpaper as the lock screen background')));
+        behaviorGroup.add(this._switchRow(
+            settings, SettingsKey.DEBUG_LOGGING,
+            _('Debug Logging'), _('Print verbose diagnostics to the system log (journalctl -f)')));
+
+        const foldersGroup = new Adw.PreferencesGroup({
+            title: _('Wallpaper Folders'),
+            description: _('Images found directly inside these folders are used for rotation'),
+        });
+        page.add(foldersGroup);
+
+        this._folderList = new Gtk.ListBox({
+            selection_mode: Gtk.SelectionMode.NONE,
+            css_classes: ['boxed-list'],
+        });
+        foldersGroup.add(this._folderList);
+        this._refreshFolderList(settings);
+
+        const addButton = new Gtk.Button({
+            label: _('Add Folder…'),
+            halign: Gtk.Align.START,
+            margin_top: 6,
+            css_classes: ['flat'],
+        });
+        addButton.connect('clicked', () => this._pickFolder(settings));
+        foldersGroup.add(addButton);
+
+        return page;
+    }
+
+    _refreshFolderList(settings) {
+        let child = this._folderList.get_first_child();
+        while (child) {
+            const next = child.get_next_sibling();
+            this._folderList.remove(child);
+            child = next;
+        }
+
+        const folders = settings.get_strv(SettingsKey.WALLPAPER_FOLDERS);
+        if (folders.length === 0) {
+            this._folderList.append(new Adw.ActionRow({title: _('No folders added yet')}));
+            return;
+        }
+
+        for (const folder of folders) {
+            const row = new Adw.ActionRow({title: folder});
+            const removeButton = new Gtk.Button({
+                icon_name: 'user-trash-symbolic',
+                valign: Gtk.Align.CENTER,
+                css_classes: ['flat'],
+            });
+            removeButton.connect('clicked', () => {
+                const current = settings.get_strv(SettingsKey.WALLPAPER_FOLDERS);
+                settings.set_strv(SettingsKey.WALLPAPER_FOLDERS, current.filter(f => f !== folder));
+                this._refreshFolderList(settings);
+            });
+            row.add_suffix(removeButton);
+            this._folderList.append(row);
+        }
+    }
+
+    _pickFolder(settings) {
+        const dialog = new Gtk.FileDialog({title: _('Select Wallpaper Folder')});
+        dialog.select_folder(this._folderList.get_root(), null, (source, result) => {
+            try {
+                const folder = dialog.select_folder_finish(result);
+                const path = folder.get_path();
+                if (!path)
+                    return;
+                const current = settings.get_strv(SettingsKey.WALLPAPER_FOLDERS);
+                if (!current.includes(path)) {
+                    settings.set_strv(SettingsKey.WALLPAPER_FOLDERS, [...current, path]);
+                    this._refreshFolderList(settings);
+                }
+            } catch (e) {
+                // Dialog was dismissed; nothing to do.
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    // --- Rotation page -------------------------------------------------
+
+    _buildRotationPage(settings) {
+        const page = new Adw.PreferencesPage({title: _('Rotation'), icon_name: 'media-playlist-shuffle-symbolic'});
+
+        const group = new Adw.PreferencesGroup({title: _('Automatic Rotation')});
+        page.add(group);
+        group.add(this._switchRow(
+            settings, SettingsKey.ROTATION_ENABLED,
+            _('Enable Rotation'), _('Automatically change the wallpaper on a timer')));
+
+        group.add(this._spinRow(
+            {title: _('Interval'), subtitle: _('Minutes between wallpaper changes'), lower: 1, upper: 1440, step: 1, page: 10},
+            () => settings.get_uint(SettingsKey.ROTATION_INTERVAL_SECONDS) / 60,
+            value => settings.set_uint(SettingsKey.ROTATION_INTERVAL_SECONDS, Math.round(value) * 60)));
+
+        const modeRow = new Adw.ComboRow({
+            title: _('Order'),
+            model: new Gtk.StringList({strings: [_('Shuffle'), _('Sequential')]}),
+        });
+        modeRow.selected = settings.get_string(SettingsKey.ROTATION_MODE) === 'sequential' ? 1 : 0;
+        modeRow.connect('notify::selected', () => {
+            settings.set_string(SettingsKey.ROTATION_MODE, modeRow.selected === 1 ? 'sequential' : 'shuffle');
+        });
+        group.add(modeRow);
+
+        const transitionGroup = new Adw.PreferencesGroup({title: _('Transitions')});
+        page.add(transitionGroup);
+        transitionGroup.add(this._switchRow(
+            settings, SettingsKey.TRANSITION_ENABLED,
+            _('Crossfade'), _('Smoothly fade between wallpapers instead of switching instantly')));
+        transitionGroup.add(this._spinRow(
+            {title: _('Fade Duration'), subtitle: _('Milliseconds'), lower: 200, upper: 5000, step: 100, page: 500},
+            () => settings.get_uint(SettingsKey.TRANSITION_DURATION_MS),
+            value => settings.set_uint(SettingsKey.TRANSITION_DURATION_MS, Math.round(value))));
+
+        return page;
+    }
+
+    // --- Live wallpaper page --------------------------------------------
+
+    _buildLiveWallpaperPage(settings) {
+        const page = new Adw.PreferencesPage({title: _('Live Wallpaper'), icon_name: 'video-x-generic-symbolic'});
+
+        const group = new Adw.PreferencesGroup({
+            title: _('Video Wallpaper'),
+            description: _(
+                'Play a looping video as your desktop background instead of a static image. ' +
+                'Requires GStreamer (with its "good" and "base" plugin sets) to be installed on your system.'),
+        });
+        page.add(group);
+        group.add(this._switchRow(
+            settings, SettingsKey.LIVE_WALLPAPER_ENABLED,
+            _('Enable Live Wallpaper'), _('Overrides the static wallpaper while active')));
+
+        const fileRow = new Adw.ActionRow({
+            title: _('Video File'),
+            subtitle: settings.get_string(SettingsKey.LIVE_WALLPAPER_PATH) || _('None selected'),
+        });
+        const chooseButton = new Gtk.Button({label: _('Choose…'), valign: Gtk.Align.CENTER, css_classes: ['flat']});
+        chooseButton.connect('clicked', () => {
+            const dialog = new Gtk.FileDialog({title: _('Select Wallpaper Video')});
+            const filter = new Gtk.FileFilter();
+            filter.add_mime_type('video/*');
+            const filterList = new Gio.ListStore({item_type: Gtk.FileFilter});
+            filterList.append(filter);
+            dialog.filters = filterList;
+
+            dialog.open(fileRow.get_root(), null, (source, result) => {
+                try {
+                    const file = dialog.open_finish(result);
+                    const path = file.get_path();
+                    settings.set_string(SettingsKey.LIVE_WALLPAPER_PATH, path);
+                    fileRow.subtitle = path;
+                } catch (e) {
+                    // Dialog was dismissed; nothing to do.
+                }
+            });
+        });
+        fileRow.add_suffix(chooseButton);
+        group.add(fileRow);
+
+        group.add(this._switchRow(
+            settings, SettingsKey.LIVE_WALLPAPER_MUTED,
+            _('Mute Audio'), _('Play video wallpapers without sound')));
+        group.add(this._spinRow(
+            {
+                title: _('Playback Speed'),
+                subtitle: _('Multiplier, e.g. 0.5 for half speed, 2.0 for double speed'),
+                lower: 0.1, upper: 4.0, step: 0.1, page: 0.5, digits: 1,
+            },
+            () => settings.get_double(SettingsKey.LIVE_WALLPAPER_PLAYBACK_RATE),
+            value => settings.set_double(SettingsKey.LIVE_WALLPAPER_PLAYBACK_RATE, value)));
+
+        const powerGroup = new Adw.PreferencesGroup({title: _('Power Saving')});
+        page.add(powerGroup);
+        powerGroup.add(this._switchRow(
+            settings, SettingsKey.LIVE_WALLPAPER_PAUSE_ON_BATTERY,
+            _('Pause on Battery'), _('Stop video playback while running on battery power')));
+        powerGroup.add(this._switchRow(
+            settings, SettingsKey.LIVE_WALLPAPER_PAUSE_WHEN_FULLSCREEN,
+            _('Pause When Fullscreen'), _('Stop video playback while a window is fullscreen')));
+
+        return page;
+    }
+
+    // --- OLED protection page --------------------------------------------
+
+    _buildOledPage(settings) {
+        const page = new Adw.PreferencesPage({title: _('OLED Protection'), icon_name: 'weather-clear-night-symbolic'});
+
+        const group = new Adw.PreferencesGroup({
+            title: _('Burn-in Protection'),
+            description: _('Reduces the risk of permanent image retention on OLED displays'),
+        });
+        page.add(group);
+        group.add(this._switchRow(
+            settings, SettingsKey.OLED_PROTECTION_ENABLED,
+            _('Enable OLED Protection'), _('Master switch for all burn-in protection features')));
+
+        const shiftGroup = new Adw.PreferencesGroup({title: _('Pixel Shifting')});
+        page.add(shiftGroup);
+        shiftGroup.add(this._switchRow(
+            settings, SettingsKey.OLED_PIXEL_SHIFT_ENABLED,
+            _('Enable Pixel Shifting'), _('Periodically nudge the background by a few pixels')));
+        shiftGroup.add(this._spinRow(
+            {title: _('Shift Interval'), subtitle: _('Seconds between each shift step'), lower: 10, upper: 600, step: 5, page: 30},
+            () => settings.get_uint(SettingsKey.OLED_PIXEL_SHIFT_INTERVAL_SECONDS),
+            value => settings.set_uint(SettingsKey.OLED_PIXEL_SHIFT_INTERVAL_SECONDS, Math.round(value))));
+        shiftGroup.add(this._spinRow(
+            {title: _('Shift Amount'), subtitle: _('Pixels'), lower: 1, upper: 10, step: 1, page: 1},
+            () => settings.get_uint(SettingsKey.OLED_PIXEL_SHIFT_AMOUNT_PX),
+            value => settings.set_uint(SettingsKey.OLED_PIXEL_SHIFT_AMOUNT_PX, Math.round(value))));
+
+        const dimGroup = new Adw.PreferencesGroup({title: _('Idle Dimming')});
+        page.add(dimGroup);
+        dimGroup.add(this._switchRow(
+            settings, SettingsKey.OLED_DIM_ON_IDLE_ENABLED,
+            _('Dim When Idle'), _('Lower brightness after a period of inactivity')));
+        dimGroup.add(this._spinRow(
+            {title: _('Idle Delay'), subtitle: _('Seconds of inactivity before dimming'), lower: 10, upper: 3600, step: 10, page: 60},
+            () => settings.get_uint(SettingsKey.OLED_DIM_IDLE_DELAY_SECONDS),
+            value => settings.set_uint(SettingsKey.OLED_DIM_IDLE_DELAY_SECONDS, Math.round(value))));
+        dimGroup.add(this._spinRow(
+            {
+                title: _('Dimmed Brightness'), subtitle: _('0.0 = black, 0.9 = barely dimmed'),
+                lower: 0.0, upper: 0.9, step: 0.05, page: 0.1, digits: 2,
+            },
+            () => settings.get_double(SettingsKey.OLED_DIM_BRIGHTNESS),
+            value => settings.set_double(SettingsKey.OLED_DIM_BRIGHTNESS, value)));
+
+        const forceGroup = new Adw.PreferencesGroup({title: _('Forced Rotation')});
+        page.add(forceGroup);
+        forceGroup.add(this._switchRow(
+            settings, SettingsKey.OLED_FORCE_ROTATION_ENABLED,
+            _('Force Periodic Change'),
+            _('Change the wallpaper even if automatic rotation is off, to avoid prolonged static images')));
+        forceGroup.add(this._spinRow(
+            {title: _('Maximum Static Duration'), subtitle: _('Hours before a change is forced'), lower: 1, upper: 48, step: 1, page: 4},
+            () => settings.get_uint(SettingsKey.OLED_MAX_STATIC_DURATION_SECONDS) / 3600,
+            value => settings.set_uint(SettingsKey.OLED_MAX_STATIC_DURATION_SECONDS, Math.round(value) * 3600)));
+
+        return page;
+    }
+
+    // --- About page -----------------------------------------------------
+
+    _buildAboutPage() {
+        const page = new Adw.PreferencesPage({title: _('About'), icon_name: 'help-about-symbolic'});
+        const group = new Adw.PreferencesGroup();
+        page.add(group);
+
+        group.add(new Adw.ActionRow({title: this.metadata.name, subtitle: this.metadata.description}));
+        group.add(new Adw.ActionRow({
+            title: _('Version'),
+            subtitle: this.metadata['version-name'] ?? String(this.metadata.version ?? ''),
+        }));
+
+        if (this.metadata.url) {
+            const linkRow = new Adw.ActionRow({title: _('Source Code'), subtitle: this.metadata.url, activatable: true});
+            linkRow.connect('activated', () => Gtk.show_uri(null, this.metadata.url, Gdk.CURRENT_TIME));
+            group.add(linkRow);
+        }
+
+        return page;
+    }
+}

schemas/org.gnome.shell.extensions.benthicbloom.gschema.xml

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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<schemalist gettext-domain="benthicbloom">
+
+  <schema id="org.gnome.shell.extensions.benthicbloom" path="/org/gnome/shell/extensions/benthicbloom/">
+
+    <key name="show-indicator" type="b">
+      <default>true</default>
+      <summary>Show panel indicator</summary>
+      <description>Whether to show the BenthicBloom icon in the top panel.</description>
+    </key>
+
+    <key name="debug-logging" type="b">
+      <default>false</default>
+      <summary>Enable debug logging</summary>
+      <description>Print verbose debug information to the GNOME Shell log (journalctl).</description>
+    </key>
+
+    <key name="wallpaper-folders" type="as">
+      <default>[]</default>
+      <summary>Wallpaper source folders</summary>
+      <description>List of folder paths scanned for wallpaper images.</description>
+    </key>
+
+    <key name="apply-to-lock-screen" type="b">
+      <default>true</default>
+      <summary>Apply wallpaper to lock screen</summary>
+      <description>Whether the rotated wallpaper is also applied to the lock screen background.</description>
+    </key>
+
+    <key name="rotation-enabled" type="b">
+      <default>false</default>
+      <summary>Enable automatic rotation</summary>
+      <description>Whether wallpapers are automatically rotated on a timer.</description>
+    </key>
+
+    <key name="rotation-interval-seconds" type="u">
+      <default>600</default>
+      <summary>Rotation interval</summary>
+      <description>Number of seconds between automatic wallpaper changes.</description>
+    </key>
+
+    <key name="rotation-mode" type="s">
+      <choices>
+        <choice value="sequential"/>
+        <choice value="shuffle"/>
+      </choices>
+      <default>"shuffle"</default>
+      <summary>Rotation order</summary>
+      <description>Whether wallpapers are shown sequentially or in random (shuffle) order.</description>
+    </key>
+
+    <key name="current-index" type="i">
+      <default>-1</default>
+      <summary>Current wallpaper index</summary>
+      <description>Internal state tracking the currently displayed wallpaper in sequential mode.</description>
+    </key>
+
+    <key name="transition-enabled" type="b">
+      <default>true</default>
+      <summary>Enable crossfade transition</summary>
+      <description>Whether wallpaper changes fade smoothly instead of switching instantly.</description>
+    </key>
+
+    <key name="transition-duration-ms" type="u">
+      <default>1200</default>
+      <summary>Transition duration</summary>
+      <description>Duration, in milliseconds, of the crossfade animation between wallpapers.</description>
+    </key>
+
+    <key name="live-wallpaper-enabled" type="b">
+      <default>false</default>
+      <summary>Enable live wallpaper</summary>
+      <description>Whether a video is played as an animated desktop background instead of a static image.</description>
+    </key>
+
+    <key name="live-wallpaper-path" type="s">
+      <default>""</default>
+      <summary>Live wallpaper video file</summary>
+      <description>Path to the video file used as the live wallpaper.</description>
+    </key>
+
+    <key name="live-wallpaper-muted" type="b">
+      <default>true</default>
+      <summary>Mute live wallpaper audio</summary>
+      <description>Whether audio playback is muted for the live wallpaper video.</description>
+    </key>
+
+    <key name="live-wallpaper-playback-rate" type="d">
+      <default>1.0</default>
+      <range min="0.1" max="4.0"/>
+      <summary>Live wallpaper playback speed</summary>
+      <description>Playback rate multiplier applied to the live wallpaper video.</description>
+    </key>
+
+    <key name="live-wallpaper-pause-on-battery" type="b">
+      <default>true</default>
+      <summary>Pause live wallpaper on battery</summary>
+      <description>Automatically pause video playback while the system is unplugged to save power.</description>
+    </key>
+
+    <key name="live-wallpaper-pause-when-fullscreen" type="b">
+      <default>true</default>
+      <summary>Pause live wallpaper when a window is fullscreen</summary>
+      <description>Automatically pause video playback while a window is fullscreen, since it would be hidden anyway.</description>
+    </key>
+
+    <key name="oled-protection-enabled" type="b">
+      <default>false</default>
+      <summary>Enable OLED burn-in protection</summary>
+      <description>Master switch for all OLED burn-in protection features.</description>
+    </key>
+
+    <key name="oled-pixel-shift-enabled" type="b">
+      <default>true</default>
+      <summary>Enable pixel shifting</summary>
+      <description>Periodically nudge the rendered background by a few pixels to avoid static burn-in.</description>
+    </key>
+
+    <key name="oled-pixel-shift-interval-seconds" type="u">
+      <default>60</default>
+      <summary>Pixel shift interval</summary>
+      <description>Number of seconds between each pixel-shift step.</description>
+    </key>
+
+    <key name="oled-pixel-shift-amount-px" type="u">
+      <default>3</default>
+      <range min="1" max="10"/>
+      <summary>Pixel shift amount</summary>
+      <description>Maximum distance, in pixels, the background is offset during pixel shifting.</description>
+    </key>
+
+    <key name="oled-dim-on-idle-enabled" type="b">
+      <default>true</default>
+      <summary>Dim background when idle</summary>
+      <description>Reduce background brightness after the system has been idle for a while.</description>
+    </key>
+
+    <key name="oled-dim-idle-delay-seconds" type="u">
+      <default>300</default>
+      <summary>Idle delay before dimming</summary>
+      <description>Number of seconds of inactivity before the background is dimmed.</description>
+    </key>
+
+    <key name="oled-dim-brightness" type="d">
+      <default>0.4</default>
+      <range min="0.0" max="0.9"/>
+      <summary>Dimmed brightness level</summary>
+      <description>Brightness multiplier applied to the background while dimmed (0 = black, 1 = full brightness).</description>
+    </key>
+
+    <key name="oled-force-rotation-enabled" type="b">
+      <default>true</default>
+      <summary>Force periodic wallpaper change</summary>
+      <description>Force a wallpaper change after the maximum static duration even if automatic rotation is otherwise disabled.</description>
+    </key>
+
+    <key name="oled-max-static-duration-seconds" type="u">
+      <default>14400</default>
+      <summary>Maximum static duration</summary>
+      <description>Maximum number of seconds a single wallpaper may remain on screen before OLED protection forces a change.</description>
+    </key>
+
+  </schema>
+</schemalist>

stylesheet.css

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+/* BenthicBloom panel indicator */
+.benthicbloom-indicator-icon {
+    -st-icon-style: symbolic;
+}