Worker: prevent machine from going to sleep #99441

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On Windows it is possible to call SetThreadExecutionState on a regular interval with the ES_SYSTEM_REQUIRED value to prevent sleep.
For MacOS, the Technical Q&A QA1340 under Listing 2, shows how to use I/O Kit to prevent sleep. For usage within Go, MacDriver could work, otherwise cgo can be used to interact with I/O Kit natively.
With Linux, systemd-inhibit can be used to acquire a sleep lock while the program is running.
exec.Command("/bin/bash", "systemd-inhibit program").

Alternatively, commands like Powercfg on Windows, can disable/enable sleep without elevated permissions, there might be similar ones for the other two platforms.

Here is some research of my findings to fix this issue: - On Windows it is [possible](https://stackoverflow.com/a/45615169) to call [SetThreadExecutionState](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa373208(v=vs.85).aspx) on a regular interval with the `ES_SYSTEM_REQUIRED` value to prevent sleep. - For MacOS, the [Technical Q&A QA1340](https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/qa/qa1340/_index.html) under Listing 2, shows how to use [I/O Kit](https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/DeviceDrivers/Conceptual/IOKitFundamentals/Features/Features.html) to prevent sleep. For usage within Go, [MacDriver](https://github.com/progrium/macdriver) could work, otherwise [cgo](https://go.dev/blog/cgo) can be used to interact with I/O Kit [natively](https://gist.github.com/nicolai86/fd720c9a660188fe29d7ac7a810f96f3). - With Linux, [systemd-inhibit](https://www.linux.org/docs/man1/systemd-inhibit.html) can be used to acquire a sleep lock while the program is running. `exec.Command("/bin/bash", "systemd-inhibit program")`. Alternatively, commands like [Powercfg](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/device-experiences/powercfg-command-line-options) on Windows, can [disable/enable](https://superuser.com/a/90418) sleep without elevated permissions, there might be similar ones for the other two platforms.

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