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+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <X11/extensions/scrnsaver.h>
+
+/* Based on getIdleTime.c by falconindy on ArchLinux BBS thread ID
+   121863.  This function connects to the display in the DISPLAY
+   environment variable and returns the idle time.  So the Haskell
+   code is responsible for determining and setting DISPLAY if
+   e.g. running from cron. */
+
+int GetXIdleTime ()
+{
+    Display *dpy = XOpenDisplay(NULL);
+
+    if (!dpy)
+    {
+        return(-1);
+    }
+
+    XScreenSaverInfo *info = XScreenSaverAllocInfo();
+    XScreenSaverQueryInfo(dpy, DefaultRootWindow(dpy), info);
+
+    return (info->idle);
+}
+
+/* int main (void)
+{
+    int idletime;
+
+    idletime = GetXIdleTime();
+    printf("%u", idletime);
+    return 0;
+} */