Merge pull request #5013 from higorprado/fix/hyprland-lua-dispatch-protocol

fix(hyprland/workspaces): adapt dispatch commands for Lua IPC protocol

src/modules/hyprland/backend.cpp

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <cerrno>
 #include <cstring>
 #include <filesystem>
+#include <optional>
 #include <string>
 
 #include "util/scoped_fd.hpp"
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@
 namespace waybar::modules::hyprland {
 
 std::filesystem::path IPC::socketFolder_;
+std::optional<bool> IPC::s_luaProtocolDetected_;
 
 std::filesystem::path IPC::getSocketFolder(const char* instanceSig) {
   static std::mutex folderMutex;
@@ -290,4 +292,69 @@ Json::Value IPC::getSocket1JsonReply(const std::string& rq) {
   return parser_.parse(reply);
 }
 
+bool IPC::isLuaProtocol() {
+  if (s_luaProtocolDetected_.has_value()) {
+    return *s_luaProtocolDetected_;
+  }
+
+  // Probe: send a harmless old-style dispatch and check the error.
+  // In Lua-based Hyprland (>= 0.54) the error contains "hl.dispatch".
+  // In older versions it returns "ok" or a different error.
+  auto reply = getSocket1Reply("dispatch workspace __waybar_probe__");
+  bool luaProto = reply.find("hl.dispatch") != std::string::npos;
+
+  if (luaProto) {
+    spdlog::info("Hyprland IPC: detected Lua-based dispatch protocol (Hyprland >= 0.54)");
+  } else {
+    spdlog::info("Hyprland IPC: detected legacy dispatch protocol");
+  }
+
+  s_luaProtocolDetected_ = luaProto;
+  return luaProto;
+}
+
+std::string IPC::buildLuaDispatch(const std::string& dispatcher, const std::string& arg) {
+  // Map old-style dispatchers to the new Lua hl.dsp API.
+  //
+  // Old format:  dispatch workspace 1
+  // New format:  /dispatch hl.dsp.focus({ workspace = "1" })
+  //
+  // Old format:  dispatch focusworkspaceoncurrentmonitor 2
+  // New format:  /dispatch hl.dsp.focus({ workspace = "2", monitor = "current" })
+  //
+  // Old format:  dispatch togglespecialworkspace name
+  // New format:  /dispatch hl.dsp.workspace.toggle_special("name")
+
+  if (dispatcher == "workspace") {
+    return "/dispatch hl.dsp.focus({ workspace = \"" + arg + "\" })";
+  }
+  if (dispatcher == "focusworkspaceoncurrentmonitor") {
+    return "/dispatch hl.dsp.focus({ workspace = \"" + arg + "\", monitor = \"current\" })";
+  }
+  if (dispatcher == "togglespecialworkspace") {
+    if (arg.empty()) {
+      return "/dispatch hl.dsp.workspace.toggle_special()";
+    }
+    return "/dispatch hl.dsp.workspace.toggle_special(\"" + arg + "\")";
+  }
+
+  // Fallback for any other dispatcher: try the old format wrapped in dispatch().
+  // This may not work for all dispatchers, but it's a reasonable default.
+  spdlog::warn("Hyprland IPC: unknown dispatcher '{}' in Lua mode, attempting generic format",
+               dispatcher);
+  return "/dispatch hl.dsp." + dispatcher + "(\"" + arg + "\")";
+}
+
+std::string IPC::dispatch(const std::string& dispatcher, const std::string& arg) {
+  if (isLuaProtocol()) {
+    return getSocket1Reply(buildLuaDispatch(dispatcher, arg));
+  }
+  // Legacy format: "dispatch <dispatcher> <arg>"
+  std::string cmd = "dispatch " + dispatcher;
+  if (!arg.empty()) {
+    cmd += " " + arg;
+  }
+  return getSocket1Reply(cmd);
+}
+
 }  // namespace waybar::modules::hyprland

src/modules/hyprland/workspace.cpp

@@ -71,20 +71,20 @@ bool Workspace::handleClicked(GdkEventButton* bt) const {
     try {
       if (id() > 0) {  // normal
         if (m_workspaceManager.moveToMonitor()) {
-          m_ipc.getSocket1Reply("dispatch focusworkspaceoncurrentmonitor " + std::to_string(id()));
+          IPC::dispatch("focusworkspaceoncurrentmonitor", std::to_string(id()));
         } else {
-          m_ipc.getSocket1Reply("dispatch workspace " + std::to_string(id()));
+          IPC::dispatch("workspace", std::to_string(id()));
         }
       } else if (!isSpecial()) {  // named (this includes persistent)
         if (m_workspaceManager.moveToMonitor()) {
-          m_ipc.getSocket1Reply("dispatch focusworkspaceoncurrentmonitor name:" + name());
+          IPC::dispatch("focusworkspaceoncurrentmonitor", "name:" + name());
         } else {
-          m_ipc.getSocket1Reply("dispatch workspace name:" + name());
+          IPC::dispatch("workspace", "name:" + name());
         }
       } else if (id() != -99) {  // named special
-        m_ipc.getSocket1Reply("dispatch togglespecialworkspace " + name());
+        IPC::dispatch("togglespecialworkspace", name());
       } else {  // special
-        m_ipc.getSocket1Reply("dispatch togglespecialworkspace");
+        IPC::dispatch("togglespecialworkspace", "");
       }
       return true;
     } catch (const std::exception& e) {

src/modules/hyprland/workspaces.cpp

@@ -1195,15 +1195,15 @@ bool Workspaces::handleScroll(GdkEventScroll* e) {
 
   if (dir == SCROLL_DIR::DOWN || dir == SCROLL_DIR::RIGHT) {
     if (allOutputs()) {
-      m_ipc.getSocket1Reply("dispatch workspace e+1");
+      IPC::dispatch("workspace", "e+1");
     } else {
-      m_ipc.getSocket1Reply("dispatch workspace m+1");
+      IPC::dispatch("workspace", "m+1");
     }
   } else if (dir == SCROLL_DIR::UP || dir == SCROLL_DIR::LEFT) {
     if (allOutputs()) {
-      m_ipc.getSocket1Reply("dispatch workspace e-1");
+      IPC::dispatch("workspace", "e-1");
     } else {
-      m_ipc.getSocket1Reply("dispatch workspace m-1");
+      IPC::dispatch("workspace", "m-1");
     }
   }