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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <string>
+
+#include <android-base/logging.h>
+#include <android/hardware/light/2.0/ILight.h>
+
+void error(const std::string& msg) {
+    LOG(ERROR) << msg;
+    std::cerr << msg << std::endl;
+}
+
+int main() {
+    using ::android::hardware::light::V2_0::Brightness;
+    using ::android::hardware::light::V2_0::Flash;
+    using ::android::hardware::light::V2_0::ILight;
+    using ::android::hardware::light::V2_0::LightState;
+    using ::android::hardware::light::V2_0::Status;
+    using ::android::hardware::light::V2_0::Type;
+    using ::android::sp;
+
+    sp<ILight> service = ILight::getService();
+    if (service == nullptr) {
+        error("Could not retrieve light service.");
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    const static LightState off = {
+        .color = 0u, .flashMode = Flash::NONE, .brightnessMode = Brightness::USER,
+    };
+
+    Status ret = service->setLight(Type::BACKLIGHT, off).withDefault(Status::UNKNOWN);
+    if (ret != Status::SUCCESS) {
+        error("Failed to shut off screen");
+    }
+    return 0;
+}