diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 2d523f0..bb6bc6e 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
 [submodule "deps/zig-wayland"]
 	path = deps/zig-wayland
 	url = https://github.com/ifreund/zig-wayland
+[submodule "deps/zig-pixman"]
+	path = deps/zig-pixman
+	url = https://github.com/ifreund/zig-pixman
+[submodule "deps/zig-xkbcommon"]
+	path = deps/zig-xkbcommon
+	url = https://github.com/ifreund/zig-xkbcommon
+[submodule "deps/zig-wlroots"]
+	path = deps/zig-wlroots
+	url = https://github.com/swaywm/zig-wlroots
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 32a096f..b64a611 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ git submodule update --init
 To compile river first ensure that you have the following dependencies
 installed:
 
-- [zig](https://ziglang.org/download/) 0.7.0
+- [zig](https://ziglang.org/download/) 0.7.1
 - wayland
 - wayland-protocols
 - [wlroots](https://github.com/swaywm/wlroots) 0.12.0
diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index 5105227..0f46824 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -1,16 +1,10 @@
 const std = @import("std");
+const zbs = std.build;
 
 const ScanProtocolsStep = @import("deps/zig-wayland/build.zig").ScanProtocolsStep;
 
-pub fn build(b: *std.build.Builder) !void {
-    // Standard target options allows the person running `zig build` to choose
-    // what target to build for. Here we do not override the defaults, which
-    // means any target is allowed, and the default is native. Other options
-    // for restricting supported target set are available.
+pub fn build(b: *zbs.Builder) !void {
     const target = b.standardTargetOptions(.{});
-
-    // Standard release options allow the person running `zig build` to select
-    // between Debug, ReleaseSafe, ReleaseFast, and ReleaseSmall.
     const mode = b.standardReleaseOptions();
 
     const xwayland = b.option(
@@ -31,17 +25,14 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.build.Builder) !void {
         break :scdoc_found true;
     };
 
-    const examples = b.option(
-        bool,
-        "examples",
-        "Set to true to build examples",
-    ) orelse false;
+    const examples = b.option(bool, "examples", "Set to true to build examples") orelse false;
 
-    // TODO: port all parts of river to zig-wayland and delete this
-    const scan_protocols = OldScanProtocolsStep.create(b);
-
-    const scanner = ScanProtocolsStep.create(b, "deps/zig-wayland/");
+    const scanner = ScanProtocolsStep.create(b);
+    scanner.addSystemProtocol("stable/xdg-shell/xdg-shell.xml");
     scanner.addProtocolPath("protocol/river-control-unstable-v1.xml");
+    scanner.addProtocolPath("protocol/river-status-unstable-v1.xml");
+    scanner.addProtocolPath("protocol/wlr-layer-shell-unstable-v1.xml");
+    scanner.addProtocolPath("protocol/wlr-output-power-management-unstable-v1.xml");
 
     {
         const river = b.addExecutable("river", "river/main.zig");
@@ -49,16 +40,9 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.build.Builder) !void {
         river.setBuildMode(mode);
         river.addBuildOption(bool, "xwayland", xwayland);
 
-        addProtocolDeps(river, &scan_protocols.step);
-        addServerDeps(river);
+        addServerDeps(river, scanner);
 
         river.install();
-
-        const run_cmd = river.run();
-        run_cmd.step.dependOn(b.getInstallStep());
-
-        const run_step = b.step("run", "Run the compositor");
-        run_step.dependOn(&run_cmd.step);
     }
 
     {
@@ -93,11 +77,13 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.build.Builder) !void {
         status.setTarget(target);
         status.setBuildMode(mode);
 
-        addProtocolDeps(status, &scan_protocols.step);
-
+        status.step.dependOn(&scanner.step);
+        status.addPackage(scanner.getPkg());
         status.linkLibC();
         status.linkSystemLibrary("wayland-client");
 
+        scanner.addCSource(status);
+
         status.install();
     }
 
@@ -107,123 +93,44 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.build.Builder) !void {
         river_test.setBuildMode(mode);
         river_test.addBuildOption(bool, "xwayland", xwayland);
 
-        addProtocolDeps(river_test, &scan_protocols.step);
-        addServerDeps(river_test);
+        addServerDeps(river_test, scanner);
 
         const test_step = b.step("test", "Run the tests");
         test_step.dependOn(&river_test.step);
     }
 }
 
-fn addServerDeps(exe: *std.build.LibExeObjStep) void {
-    exe.addCSourceFile("include/bindings.c", &[_][]const u8{"-std=c99"});
-    exe.addIncludeDir(".");
+fn addServerDeps(exe: *zbs.LibExeObjStep, scanner: *ScanProtocolsStep) void {
+    const wayland = scanner.getPkg();
+    const xkbcommon = zbs.Pkg{ .name = "xkbcommon", .path = "deps/zig-xkbcommon/src/xkbcommon.zig" };
+    const pixman = zbs.Pkg{ .name = "pixman", .path = "deps/zig-pixman/pixman.zig" };
+    const wlroots = zbs.Pkg{
+        .name = "wlroots",
+        .path = "deps/zig-wlroots/src/wlroots.zig",
+        .dependencies = &[_]zbs.Pkg{ wayland, xkbcommon, pixman },
+    };
+
+    exe.step.dependOn(&scanner.step);
 
     exe.linkLibC();
     exe.linkSystemLibrary("libevdev");
+
+    exe.addPackage(wayland);
     exe.linkSystemLibrary("wayland-server");
-    exe.linkSystemLibrary("wlroots");
+
+    exe.addPackage(xkbcommon);
     exe.linkSystemLibrary("xkbcommon");
+
+    exe.addPackage(pixman);
     exe.linkSystemLibrary("pixman-1");
+
+    exe.addPackage(wlroots);
+    exe.linkSystemLibrary("wlroots");
+
+    // TODO: remove when zig issue #131 is implemented
+    scanner.addCSource(exe);
 }
 
-fn addProtocolDeps(exe: *std.build.LibExeObjStep, protocol_step: *std.build.Step) void {
-    exe.step.dependOn(protocol_step);
-    exe.addIncludeDir("protocol");
-    exe.addCSourceFile("protocol/river-control-unstable-v1-protocol.c", &[_][]const u8{"-std=c99"});
-    exe.addCSourceFile("protocol/river-status-unstable-v1-protocol.c", &[_][]const u8{"-std=c99"});
-}
-
-const OldScanProtocolsStep = struct {
-    builder: *std.build.Builder,
-    step: std.build.Step,
-
-    fn create(builder: *std.build.Builder) *OldScanProtocolsStep {
-        const self = builder.allocator.create(OldScanProtocolsStep) catch @panic("out of memory");
-        self.* = init(builder);
-        return self;
-    }
-
-    fn init(builder: *std.build.Builder) OldScanProtocolsStep {
-        return OldScanProtocolsStep{
-            .builder = builder,
-            .step = std.build.Step.init(.Custom, "Scan Protocols", builder.allocator, make),
-        };
-    }
-
-    fn make(step: *std.build.Step) !void {
-        const self = @fieldParentPtr(OldScanProtocolsStep, "step", step);
-
-        const protocol_dir = std.mem.trim(u8, try self.builder.exec(
-            &[_][]const u8{ "pkg-config", "--variable=pkgdatadir", "wayland-protocols" },
-        ), &std.ascii.spaces);
-
-        const protocol_dir_paths = [_][]const []const u8{
-            &[_][]const u8{ protocol_dir, "stable/xdg-shell/xdg-shell.xml" },
-            &[_][]const u8{ "protocol", "wlr-layer-shell-unstable-v1.xml" },
-            &[_][]const u8{ "protocol", "wlr-output-power-management-unstable-v1.xml" },
-            &[_][]const u8{ "protocol", "river-control-unstable-v1.xml" },
-            &[_][]const u8{ "protocol", "river-status-unstable-v1.xml" },
-        };
-
-        const server_protocols = [_][]const u8{
-            "xdg-shell",
-            "wlr-layer-shell-unstable-v1",
-            "wlr-output-power-management-unstable-v1",
-            "river-control-unstable-v1",
-            "river-status-unstable-v1",
-        };
-
-        const client_protocols = [_][]const u8{
-            "river-control-unstable-v1",
-            "river-status-unstable-v1",
-        };
-
-        for (protocol_dir_paths) |dir_path| {
-            const xml_in_path = try std.fs.path.join(self.builder.allocator, dir_path);
-
-            // Extension is .xml, so slice off the last 4 characters
-            const basename = std.fs.path.basename(xml_in_path);
-            const basename_no_ext = basename[0..(basename.len - 4)];
-
-            const code_out_path = try std.mem.concat(
-                self.builder.allocator,
-                u8,
-                &[_][]const u8{ "protocol/", basename_no_ext, "-protocol.c" },
-            );
-            _ = try self.builder.exec(
-                &[_][]const u8{ "wayland-scanner", "private-code", xml_in_path, code_out_path },
-            );
-
-            for (server_protocols) |server_protocol| {
-                if (std.mem.eql(u8, basename_no_ext, server_protocol)) {
-                    const header_out_path = try std.mem.concat(
-                        self.builder.allocator,
-                        u8,
-                        &[_][]const u8{ "protocol/", basename_no_ext, "-protocol.h" },
-                    );
-                    _ = try self.builder.exec(
-                        &[_][]const u8{ "wayland-scanner", "server-header", xml_in_path, header_out_path },
-                    );
-                }
-            }
-
-            for (client_protocols) |client_protocol| {
-                if (std.mem.eql(u8, basename_no_ext, client_protocol)) {
-                    const header_out_path = try std.mem.concat(
-                        self.builder.allocator,
-                        u8,
-                        &[_][]const u8{ "protocol/", basename_no_ext, "-client-protocol.h" },
-                    );
-                    _ = try self.builder.exec(
-                        &[_][]const u8{ "wayland-scanner", "client-header", xml_in_path, header_out_path },
-                    );
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-};
-
 const ScdocStep = struct {
     const scd_paths = [_][]const u8{
         "doc/river.1.scd",
@@ -232,23 +139,23 @@ const ScdocStep = struct {
         "doc/river-layouts.7.scd",
     };
 
-    builder: *std.build.Builder,
-    step: std.build.Step,
+    builder: *zbs.Builder,
+    step: zbs.Step,
 
-    fn create(builder: *std.build.Builder) *ScdocStep {
+    fn create(builder: *zbs.Builder) *ScdocStep {
         const self = builder.allocator.create(ScdocStep) catch @panic("out of memory");
         self.* = init(builder);
         return self;
     }
 
-    fn init(builder: *std.build.Builder) ScdocStep {
+    fn init(builder: *zbs.Builder) ScdocStep {
         return ScdocStep{
             .builder = builder,
-            .step = std.build.Step.init(.Custom, "Generate man pages", builder.allocator, make),
+            .step = zbs.Step.init(.Custom, "Generate man pages", builder.allocator, make),
         };
     }
 
-    fn make(step: *std.build.Step) !void {
+    fn make(step: *zbs.Step) !void {
         const self = @fieldParentPtr(ScdocStep, "step", step);
         for (scd_paths) |path| {
             const command = try std.fmt.allocPrint(
diff --git a/deps/zig-pixman b/deps/zig-pixman
new file mode 160000
index 0000000..7847fd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deps/zig-pixman
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 7847fd1bae7021cdb572e77eac93676c551fd1eb
diff --git a/deps/zig-wayland b/deps/zig-wayland
index ba49b2b..52326e7 160000
--- a/deps/zig-wayland
+++ b/deps/zig-wayland
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit ba49b2b6f984b788aea5e752bfeb64e3381472e7
+Subproject commit 52326e7ee09d7acb6b55855f7a697af083ae973a
diff --git a/deps/zig-wlroots b/deps/zig-wlroots
new file mode 160000
index 0000000..16d9039
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deps/zig-wlroots
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 16d9039b5c345b2cc26118032261df9782e24946
diff --git a/deps/zig-xkbcommon b/deps/zig-xkbcommon
new file mode 160000
index 0000000..9e4d41f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deps/zig-xkbcommon
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 9e4d41fe9414094db31c873c2ad9cadcd8999cf6
diff --git a/example/status.zig b/example/status.zig
index 76cf3d8..07f255d 100644
--- a/example/status.zig
+++ b/example/status.zig
@@ -17,145 +17,77 @@
 
 const std = @import("std");
 
-const c = @cImport({
-    @cInclude("wayland-client.h");
-    @cInclude("river-status-unstable-v1-client-protocol.h");
-});
+const wayland = @import("wayland");
+const wl = wayland.client.wl;
+const zriver = wayland.client.zriver;
 
-const wl_registry_listener = c.wl_registry_listener{
-    .global = handleGlobal,
-    .global_remove = handleGlobalRemove,
+const SetupContext = struct {
+    status_manager: ?*zriver.StatusManagerV1 = null,
+    outputs: std.ArrayList(*wl.Output) = std.ArrayList(*wl.Output).init(std.heap.c_allocator),
+    seats: std.ArrayList(*wl.Seat) = std.ArrayList(*wl.Seat).init(std.heap.c_allocator),
 };
 
-const river_output_status_listener = c.zriver_output_status_v1_listener{
-    .focused_tags = handleFocusedTags,
-    .view_tags = handleViewTags,
-};
-
-const river_seat_status_listener = c.zriver_seat_status_v1_listener{
-    .focused_output = handleFocusedOutput,
-    .unfocused_output = handleUnfocusedOutput,
-    .focused_view = handleFocusedView,
-};
-
-var river_status_manager: ?*c.zriver_status_manager_v1 = null;
-
-var outputs = std.ArrayList(*c.wl_output).init(std.heap.c_allocator);
-var seats = std.ArrayList(*c.wl_seat).init(std.heap.c_allocator);
-
 pub fn main() !void {
-    const wl_display = c.wl_display_connect(null) orelse return error.CantConnectToDisplay;
-    const wl_registry = c.wl_display_get_registry(wl_display);
+    const display = try wl.Display.connect(null);
+    const registry = try display.getRegistry();
 
-    if (c.wl_registry_add_listener(wl_registry, &wl_registry_listener, null) < 0)
-        return error.FailedToAddListener;
-    if (c.wl_display_roundtrip(wl_display) < 0) return error.RoundtripFailed;
+    var context = SetupContext{};
 
-    if (river_status_manager == null) return error.RiverStatusManagerNotAdvertised;
+    registry.setListener(*SetupContext, registryListener, &context) catch unreachable;
+    _ = try display.roundtrip();
 
-    for (outputs.items) |wl_output| createOutputStatus(wl_output);
-    for (seats.items) |wl_seat| createSeatStatus(wl_seat);
-    outputs.deinit();
-    seats.deinit();
+    const status_manager = context.status_manager orelse return error.RiverStatusManagerNotAdvertised;
+
+    for (context.outputs.items) |output| {
+        const output_status = try status_manager.getRiverOutputStatus(output);
+        output_status.setListener(?*c_void, outputStatusListener, null) catch unreachable;
+    }
+    for (context.seats.items) |seat| {
+        const seat_status = try status_manager.getRiverSeatStatus(seat);
+        seat_status.setListener(?*c_void, seatStatusListener, null) catch unreachable;
+    }
+    context.outputs.deinit();
+    context.seats.deinit();
 
     // Loop forever, listening for new events.
-    while (true) if (c.wl_display_dispatch(wl_display) < 0) return error.DispatchFailed;
+    while (true) _ = try display.dispatch();
 }
 
-fn handleGlobal(
-    data: ?*c_void,
-    wl_registry: ?*c.wl_registry,
-    name: u32,
-    interface: ?[*:0]const u8,
-    version: u32,
-) callconv(.C) void {
-    // Global advertisement order is not defined, so save any outputs or seats
-    // advertised before the river_status_manager.
-    if (std.cstr.cmp(interface.?, @ptrCast([*:0]const u8, c.zriver_status_manager_v1_interface.name.?)) == 0) {
-        river_status_manager = @ptrCast(
-            *c.zriver_status_manager_v1,
-            c.wl_registry_bind(wl_registry, name, &c.zriver_status_manager_v1_interface, version),
-        );
-    } else if (std.cstr.cmp(interface.?, @ptrCast([*:0]const u8, c.wl_output_interface.name.?)) == 0) {
-        const wl_output = @ptrCast(
-            *c.wl_output,
-            c.wl_registry_bind(wl_registry, name, &c.wl_output_interface, version),
-        );
-        outputs.append(wl_output) catch @panic("out of memory");
-    } else if (std.cstr.cmp(interface.?, @ptrCast([*:0]const u8, c.wl_seat_interface.name.?)) == 0) {
-        const wl_seat = @ptrCast(
-            *c.wl_seat,
-            c.wl_registry_bind(wl_registry, name, &c.wl_seat_interface, version),
-        );
-        seats.append(wl_seat) catch @panic("out of memory");
+fn registryListener(registry: *wl.Registry, event: wl.Registry.Event, context: *SetupContext) void {
+    switch (event) {
+        .global => |global| {
+            if (std.cstr.cmp(global.interface, zriver.StatusManagerV1.getInterface().name) == 0) {
+                context.status_manager = registry.bind(global.name, zriver.StatusManagerV1, 1) catch return;
+            } else if (std.cstr.cmp(global.interface, wl.Seat.getInterface().name) == 0) {
+                const seat = registry.bind(global.name, wl.Seat, 1) catch return;
+                context.seats.append(seat) catch @panic("out of memory");
+            } else if (std.cstr.cmp(global.interface, wl.Output.getInterface().name) == 0) {
+                const output = registry.bind(global.name, wl.Output, 1) catch return;
+                context.outputs.append(output) catch @panic("out of memory");
+            }
+        },
+        .global_remove => {},
     }
 }
 
-fn createOutputStatus(wl_output: *c.wl_output) void {
-    const river_output_status = c.zriver_status_manager_v1_get_river_output_status(
-        river_status_manager.?,
-        wl_output,
-    );
-    _ = c.zriver_output_status_v1_add_listener(
-        river_output_status,
-        &river_output_status_listener,
-        null,
-    );
-}
-
-fn createSeatStatus(wl_seat: *c.wl_seat) void {
-    const river_seat_status = c.zriver_status_manager_v1_get_river_seat_status(
-        river_status_manager.?,
-        wl_seat,
-    );
-    _ = c.zriver_seat_status_v1_add_listener(river_seat_status, &river_seat_status_listener, null);
-}
-
-fn handleGlobalRemove(data: ?*c_void, wl_registry: ?*c.wl_registry, name: u32) callconv(.C) void {
-    // Ignore the event
-}
-
-fn handleFocusedTags(
-    data: ?*c_void,
-    output_status: ?*c.zriver_output_status_v1,
-    tags: u32,
-) callconv(.C) void {
-    std.debug.warn("Focused tags: {b:0>10}\n", .{tags});
-}
-
-fn handleViewTags(
-    data: ?*c_void,
-    output_status: ?*c.zriver_output_status_v1,
-    tags: ?*c.wl_array,
-) callconv(.C) void {
-    std.debug.warn("View tags:\n", .{});
-    var offset: usize = 0;
-    while (offset < tags.?.size) : (offset += @sizeOf(u32)) {
-        const ptr = @ptrCast([*]u8, tags.?.data) + offset;
-        std.debug.warn("{b:0>10}\n", .{std.mem.bytesToValue(u32, ptr[0..4])});
+fn outputStatusListener(output_status: *zriver.OutputStatusV1, event: zriver.OutputStatusV1.Event, data: ?*c_void) void {
+    switch (event) {
+        .focused_tags => |focused_tags| std.debug.warn("Focused tags: {b:0>10}\n", .{focused_tags.tags}),
+        .view_tags => |view_tags| {
+            std.debug.warn("View tags:\n", .{});
+            for (view_tags.tags.slice(u32)) |t| std.debug.warn("{b:0>10}\n", .{t});
+        },
     }
 }
 
-fn handleFocusedOutput(
-    data: ?*c_void,
-    seat_status: ?*c.zriver_seat_status_v1,
-    wl_output: ?*c.wl_output,
-) callconv(.C) void {
-    std.debug.warn("Output id {} focused\n", .{c.wl_proxy_get_id(@ptrCast(*c.wl_proxy, wl_output))});
-}
-
-fn handleUnfocusedOutput(
-    data: ?*c_void,
-    seat_status: ?*c.zriver_seat_status_v1,
-    wl_output: ?*c.wl_output,
-) callconv(.C) void {
-    std.debug.warn("Output id {} unfocused\n", .{c.wl_proxy_get_id(@ptrCast(*c.wl_proxy, wl_output))});
-}
-
-fn handleFocusedView(
-    data: ?*c_void,
-    seat_status: ?*c.zriver_seat_status_v1,
-    title: ?[*:0]const u8,
-) callconv(.C) void {
-    std.debug.warn("Focused view title: {}\n", .{title.?});
+fn seatStatusListener(seat_status: *zriver.SeatStatusV1, event: zriver.SeatStatusV1.Event, data: ?*c_void) void {
+    switch (event) {
+        .focused_output => |focused_output| std.debug.warn("Output id {} focused\n", .{
+            @ptrCast(*wl.Proxy, focused_output.output orelse return).getId(),
+        }),
+        .unfocused_output => |unfocused_output| std.debug.warn("Output id {} focused\n", .{
+            @ptrCast(*wl.Proxy, unfocused_output.output orelse return).getId(),
+        }),
+        .focused_view => |focused_view| std.debug.warn("Focused view title: {}\n", .{focused_view.title}),
+    }
 }
diff --git a/include/bindings.c b/include/bindings.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 8cf8651..0000000
--- a/include/bindings.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-#define WLR_USE_UNSTABLE
-#include <wlr/backend.h>
-#include <wlr/render/wlr_renderer.h>
-
-struct wlr_backend *river_wlr_backend_autocreate(struct wl_display *display) {
-    return wlr_backend_autocreate(display, NULL);
-}
-
-struct wlr_renderer *river_wlr_backend_get_renderer(struct wlr_backend *backend) {
-    return wlr_backend_get_renderer(backend);
-}
diff --git a/include/bindings.h b/include/bindings.h
deleted file mode 100644
index ce8da0b..0000000
--- a/include/bindings.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef RIVER_BINDINGS_H
-#define RIVER_BINDINGS_H
-
-#include <wlr/backend/session.h>
-
-/*
- * This header is needed since zig cannot yet translate flexible arrays.
- * See https://github.com/ziglang/zig/issues/4775
- */
-
-struct wlr_backend *river_wlr_backend_autocreate(struct wl_display *display);
-struct wlr_renderer *river_wlr_backend_get_renderer(struct wlr_backend *backend);
-
-#endif // RIVER_BINDINGS_H
diff --git a/river/Box.zig b/river/Box.zig
index 9efe073..a7094bd 100644
--- a/river/Box.zig
+++ b/river/Box.zig
@@ -17,14 +17,14 @@
 
 const Self = @This();
 
-const c = @import("c.zig");
+const wlr = @import("wlroots");
 
 x: i32,
 y: i32,
 width: u32,
 height: u32,
 
-pub fn fromWlrBox(wlr_box: c.wlr_box) Self {
+pub fn fromWlrBox(wlr_box: wlr.Box) Self {
     return Self{
         .x = @intCast(i32, wlr_box.x),
         .y = @intCast(i32, wlr_box.y),
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ pub fn fromWlrBox(wlr_box: c.wlr_box) Self {
     };
 }
 
-pub fn toWlrBox(self: Self) c.wlr_box {
-    return c.wlr_box{
+pub fn toWlrBox(self: Self) wlr.Box {
+    return wlr.Box{
         .x = @intCast(c_int, self.x),
         .y = @intCast(c_int, self.y),
         .width = @intCast(c_int, self.width),
diff --git a/river/Control.zig b/river/Control.zig
index eb78f33..eca712a 100644
--- a/river/Control.zig
+++ b/river/Control.zig
@@ -18,6 +18,13 @@
 const Self = @This();
 
 const std = @import("std");
+const mem = std.mem;
+
+const wayland = @import("wayland");
+const wl = wayland.server.wl;
+const zriver = wayland.server.zriver;
+
+const wlr = @import("wlroots");
 
 const c = @import("c.zig");
 const command = @import("command.zig");
@@ -26,141 +33,106 @@ const util = @import("util.zig");
 const Seat = @import("Seat.zig");
 const Server = @import("Server.zig");
 
-const protocol_version = 1;
-
-const implementation = c.struct_zriver_control_v1_interface{
-    .destroy = destroy,
-    .add_argument = addArgument,
-    .run_command = runCommand,
-};
-
-wl_global: *c.wl_global,
+global: *wl.Global,
 
 args_map: std.AutoHashMap(u32, std.ArrayList([]const u8)),
 
-listen_display_destroy: c.wl_listener = undefined,
+server_destroy: wl.Listener(*wl.Server) = undefined,
 
 pub fn init(self: *Self, server: *Server) !void {
     self.* = .{
-        .wl_global = c.wl_global_create(
-            server.wl_display,
-            &c.zriver_control_v1_interface,
-            protocol_version,
-            self,
-            bind,
-        ) orelse return error.OutOfMemory,
+        .global = try wl.Global.create(server.wl_server, zriver.ControlV1, 1, *Self, self, bind),
         .args_map = std.AutoHashMap(u32, std.ArrayList([]const u8)).init(util.gpa),
     };
 
-    self.listen_display_destroy.notify = handleDisplayDestroy;
-    c.wl_display_add_destroy_listener(server.wl_display, &self.listen_display_destroy);
+    self.server_destroy.setNotify(handleServerDestroy);
+    server.wl_server.addDestroyListener(&self.server_destroy);
 }
 
-fn handleDisplayDestroy(wl_listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) void {
-    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "listen_display_destroy", wl_listener.?);
-    c.wl_global_destroy(self.wl_global);
+fn handleServerDestroy(listener: *wl.Listener(*wl.Server), wl_server: *wl.Server) void {
+    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "server_destroy", listener);
+    self.global.destroy();
     self.args_map.deinit();
 }
 
 /// Called when a client binds our global
-fn bind(wl_client: ?*c.wl_client, data: ?*c_void, version: u32, id: u32) callconv(.C) void {
-    const self = util.voidCast(Self, data.?);
-    const wl_resource = c.wl_resource_create(
-        wl_client,
-        &c.zriver_control_v1_interface,
-        @intCast(c_int, version),
-        id,
-    ) orelse {
-        c.wl_client_post_no_memory(wl_client);
+fn bind(client: *wl.Client, self: *Self, version: u32, id: u32) callconv(.C) void {
+    const control = zriver.ControlV1.create(client, version, id) catch {
+        client.postNoMemory();
         return;
     };
     self.args_map.putNoClobber(id, std.ArrayList([]const u8).init(util.gpa)) catch {
-        c.wl_resource_destroy(wl_resource);
-        c.wl_client_post_no_memory(wl_client);
+        control.destroy();
+        client.postNoMemory();
         return;
     };
-    c.wl_resource_set_implementation(wl_resource, &implementation, self, handleResourceDestroy);
+    control.setHandler(*Self, handleRequest, handleDestroy, self);
+}
+
+fn handleRequest(control: *zriver.ControlV1, request: zriver.ControlV1.Request, self: *Self) void {
+    switch (request) {
+        .destroy => control.destroy(),
+        .add_argument => |add_argument| {
+            const owned_slice = mem.dupe(util.gpa, u8, mem.span(add_argument.argument)) catch {
+                control.getClient().postNoMemory();
+                return;
+            };
+
+            self.args_map.getEntry(control.getId()).?.value.append(owned_slice) catch {
+                control.getClient().postNoMemory();
+                util.gpa.free(owned_slice);
+                return;
+            };
+        },
+        .run_command => |run_command| {
+            const seat = @intToPtr(*Seat, wlr.Seat.Client.fromWlSeat(run_command.seat).?.seat.data);
+
+            const callback = zriver.CommandCallbackV1.create(
+                control.getClient(),
+                control.getVersion(),
+                run_command.callback,
+            ) catch {
+                control.getClient().postNoMemory();
+                return;
+            };
+
+            const args = self.args_map.get(control.getId()).?.items;
+
+            var out: ?[]const u8 = null;
+            defer if (out) |s| util.gpa.free(s);
+            command.run(util.gpa, seat, args, &out) catch |err| {
+                const failure_message = switch (err) {
+                    command.Error.OutOfMemory => {
+                        callback.getClient().postNoMemory();
+                        return;
+                    },
+                    command.Error.Other => std.cstr.addNullByte(util.gpa, out.?) catch {
+                        callback.getClient().postNoMemory();
+                        return;
+                    },
+                    else => command.errToMsg(err),
+                };
+                defer if (err == command.Error.Other) util.gpa.free(failure_message);
+                callback.sendFailure(failure_message);
+                return;
+            };
+
+            const success_message = if (out) |s|
+                std.cstr.addNullByte(util.gpa, s) catch {
+                    callback.getClient().postNoMemory();
+                    return;
+                }
+            else
+                "";
+            defer if (out != null) util.gpa.free(success_message);
+            callback.sendSuccess(success_message);
+        },
+    }
 }
 
 /// Remove the resource from the hash map and free all stored args
-fn handleResourceDestroy(wl_resource: ?*c.wl_resource) callconv(.C) void {
-    const self = util.voidCast(Self, c.wl_resource_get_user_data(wl_resource).?);
-    const id = c.wl_resource_get_id(wl_resource);
-    const list = self.args_map.remove(id).?.value;
+fn handleDestroy(control: *zriver.ControlV1, self: *Self) void {
+    const list = self.args_map.remove(control.getId()).?.value;
     for (list.items) |arg| list.allocator.free(arg);
     list.deinit();
 }
-
-fn destroy(wl_client: ?*c.wl_client, wl_resource: ?*c.wl_resource) callconv(.C) void {
-    c.wl_resource_destroy(wl_resource);
-}
-
-fn addArgument(wl_client: ?*c.wl_client, wl_resource: ?*c.wl_resource, arg: ?[*:0]const u8) callconv(.C) void {
-    const self = util.voidCast(Self, c.wl_resource_get_user_data(wl_resource).?);
-    const id = c.wl_resource_get_id(wl_resource);
-
-    const owned_slice = std.mem.dupe(util.gpa, u8, std.mem.span(arg.?)) catch {
-        c.wl_client_post_no_memory(wl_client);
-        return;
-    };
-
-    self.args_map.getEntry(id).?.value.append(owned_slice) catch {
-        c.wl_client_post_no_memory(wl_client);
-        util.gpa.free(owned_slice);
-        return;
-    };
-}
-
-fn runCommand(
-    wl_client: ?*c.wl_client,
-    wl_resource: ?*c.wl_resource,
-    seat_wl_resource: ?*c.wl_resource,
-    callback_id: u32,
-) callconv(.C) void {
-    const self = util.voidCast(Self, c.wl_resource_get_user_data(wl_resource).?);
-    // This can be null if the seat is inert, in which case we ignore the request
-    const wlr_seat_client = c.wlr_seat_client_from_resource(seat_wl_resource) orelse return;
-    const seat = util.voidCast(Seat, wlr_seat_client.*.seat.*.data.?);
-
-    const callback_resource = c.wl_resource_create(
-        wl_client,
-        &c.zriver_command_callback_v1_interface,
-        protocol_version,
-        callback_id,
-    ) orelse {
-        c.wl_client_post_no_memory(wl_client);
-        return;
-    };
-    c.wl_resource_set_implementation(callback_resource, null, null, null);
-
-    const args = self.args_map.get(c.wl_resource_get_id(wl_resource)).?.items;
-
-    var out: ?[]const u8 = null;
-    defer if (out) |s| util.gpa.free(s);
-    command.run(util.gpa, seat, args, &out) catch |err| {
-        const failure_message = switch (err) {
-            command.Error.OutOfMemory => {
-                c.wl_client_post_no_memory(wl_client);
-                return;
-            },
-            command.Error.Other => std.cstr.addNullByte(util.gpa, out.?) catch {
-                c.wl_client_post_no_memory(wl_client);
-                return;
-            },
-            else => command.errToMsg(err),
-        };
-        defer if (err == command.Error.Other) util.gpa.free(failure_message);
-        c.zriver_command_callback_v1_send_failure(callback_resource, failure_message);
-        return;
-    };
-
-    const success_message = if (out) |s|
-        std.cstr.addNullByte(util.gpa, s) catch {
-            c.wl_client_post_no_memory(wl_client);
-            return;
-        }
-    else
-        "";
-    defer if (out != null) util.gpa.free(success_message);
-    c.zriver_command_callback_v1_send_success(callback_resource, success_message);
-}
diff --git a/river/Cursor.zig b/river/Cursor.zig
index ae31e51..b10695b 100644
--- a/river/Cursor.zig
+++ b/river/Cursor.zig
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ const Self = @This();
 
 const build_options = @import("build_options");
 const std = @import("std");
+const wlr = @import("wlroots");
+const wayland = @import("wayland");
+const wl = wayland.server.wl;
+const zwlr = wayland.server.zwlr;
 
 const c = @import("c.zig");
 const log = @import("log.zig");
@@ -50,34 +54,34 @@ const default_size = 24;
 mode: Mode = .passthrough,
 
 seat: *Seat,
-wlr_cursor: *c.wlr_cursor,
-wlr_xcursor_manager: *c.wlr_xcursor_manager,
+wlr_cursor: *wlr.Cursor,
+xcursor_manager: *wlr.XcursorManager,
 
 /// Number of distinct buttons currently pressed
 pressed_count: u32 = 0,
 
-listen_axis: c.wl_listener = undefined,
-listen_button: c.wl_listener = undefined,
-listen_frame: c.wl_listener = undefined,
-listen_motion_absolute: c.wl_listener = undefined,
-listen_motion: c.wl_listener = undefined,
-listen_request_set_cursor: c.wl_listener = undefined,
+axis: wl.Listener(*wlr.Pointer.event.Axis) = undefined,
+button: wl.Listener(*wlr.Pointer.event.Button) = undefined,
+frame: wl.Listener(*wlr.Cursor) = undefined,
+motion_absolute: wl.Listener(*wlr.Pointer.event.MotionAbsolute) = undefined,
+motion: wl.Listener(*wlr.Pointer.event.Motion) = undefined,
+request_set_cursor: wl.Listener(*wlr.Seat.event.RequestSetCursor) = undefined,
 
 pub fn init(self: *Self, seat: *Seat) !void {
-    const wlr_cursor = c.wlr_cursor_create() orelse return error.OutOfMemory;
-    errdefer c.wlr_cursor_destroy(wlr_cursor);
-    c.wlr_cursor_attach_output_layout(wlr_cursor, seat.input_manager.server.root.wlr_output_layout);
+    const wlr_cursor = try wlr.Cursor.create();
+    errdefer wlr_cursor.destroy();
+    wlr_cursor.attachOutputLayout(seat.input_manager.server.root.output_layout);
 
-    // This is here so that self.wlr_xcursor_manager doesn't need to be an
+    // This is here so that self.xcursor_manager doesn't need to be an
     // optional pointer. This isn't optimal as it does a needless allocation,
     // but this is not a hot path.
-    const wlr_xcursor_manager = c.wlr_xcursor_manager_create(null, default_size) orelse return error.OutOfMemory;
-    errdefer c.wlr_xcursor_manager_destroy(wlr_xcursor_manager);
+    const xcursor_manager = try wlr.XcursorManager.create(null, default_size);
+    errdefer xcursor_manager.destroy();
 
     self.* = .{
         .seat = seat,
         .wlr_cursor = wlr_cursor,
-        .wlr_xcursor_manager = wlr_xcursor_manager,
+        .xcursor_manager = xcursor_manager,
     };
     try self.setTheme(null, null);
 
@@ -87,28 +91,28 @@ pub fn init(self: *Self, seat: *Seat) !void {
     // can choose how we want to process them, forwarding them to clients and
     // moving the cursor around. See following post for more detail:
     // https://drewdevault.com/2018/07/17/Input-handling-in-wlroots.html
-    self.listen_axis.notify = handleAxis;
-    c.wl_signal_add(&self.wlr_cursor.events.axis, &self.listen_axis);
+    self.axis.setNotify(handleAxis);
+    self.wlr_cursor.events.axis.add(&self.axis);
 
-    self.listen_button.notify = handleButton;
-    c.wl_signal_add(&self.wlr_cursor.events.button, &self.listen_button);
+    self.button.setNotify(handleButton);
+    self.wlr_cursor.events.button.add(&self.button);
 
-    self.listen_frame.notify = handleFrame;
-    c.wl_signal_add(&self.wlr_cursor.events.frame, &self.listen_frame);
+    self.frame.setNotify(handleFrame);
+    self.wlr_cursor.events.frame.add(&self.frame);
 
-    self.listen_motion_absolute.notify = handleMotionAbsolute;
-    c.wl_signal_add(&self.wlr_cursor.events.motion_absolute, &self.listen_motion_absolute);
+    self.motion_absolute.setNotify(handleMotionAbsolute);
+    self.wlr_cursor.events.motion_absolute.add(&self.motion_absolute);
 
-    self.listen_motion.notify = handleMotion;
-    c.wl_signal_add(&self.wlr_cursor.events.motion, &self.listen_motion);
+    self.motion.setNotify(handleMotion);
+    self.wlr_cursor.events.motion.add(&self.motion);
 
-    self.listen_request_set_cursor.notify = handleRequestSetCursor;
-    c.wl_signal_add(&self.seat.wlr_seat.events.request_set_cursor, &self.listen_request_set_cursor);
+    self.request_set_cursor.setNotify(handleRequestSetCursor);
+    self.seat.wlr_seat.events.request_set_cursor.add(&self.request_set_cursor);
 }
 
 pub fn deinit(self: *Self) void {
-    c.wlr_xcursor_manager_destroy(self.wlr_xcursor_manager);
-    c.wlr_cursor_destroy(self.wlr_cursor);
+    self.xcursor_manager.destroy();
+    self.wlr_cursor.destroy();
 }
 
 /// Set the cursor theme for the given seat, as well as the xwayland theme if
@@ -118,15 +122,14 @@ pub fn setTheme(self: *Self, theme: ?[*:0]const u8, _size: ?u32) !void {
     const server = self.seat.input_manager.server;
     const size = _size orelse default_size;
 
-    c.wlr_xcursor_manager_destroy(self.wlr_xcursor_manager);
-    self.wlr_xcursor_manager = c.wlr_xcursor_manager_create(theme, size) orelse
-        return error.OutOfMemory;
+    self.xcursor_manager.destroy();
+    self.xcursor_manager = try wlr.XcursorManager.create(theme, size);
 
     // For each output, ensure a theme of the proper scale is loaded
     var it = server.root.outputs.first;
     while (it) |node| : (it = node.next) {
         const wlr_output = node.data.wlr_output;
-        if (!c.wlr_xcursor_manager_load(self.wlr_xcursor_manager, wlr_output.scale))
+        self.xcursor_manager.load(wlr_output.scale) catch
             log.err(.cursor, "failed to load xcursor theme '{}' at scale {}", .{ theme, wlr_output.scale });
     }
 
@@ -139,19 +142,20 @@ pub fn setTheme(self: *Self, theme: ?[*:0]const u8, _size: ?u32) !void {
         if (theme) |t| if (c.setenv("XCURSOR_THEME", t, 1) < 0) return error.OutOfMemory;
 
         if (build_options.xwayland) {
-            if (c.wlr_xcursor_manager_load(self.wlr_xcursor_manager, 1)) {
-                const wlr_xcursor = c.wlr_xcursor_manager_get_xcursor(self.wlr_xcursor_manager, "left_ptr", 1).?;
-                const image: *c.wlr_xcursor_image = wlr_xcursor.*.images[0];
-                c.wlr_xwayland_set_cursor(
-                    server.wlr_xwayland,
-                    image.buffer,
-                    image.width * 4,
-                    image.width,
-                    image.height,
-                    @intCast(i32, image.hotspot_x),
-                    @intCast(i32, image.hotspot_y),
-                );
-            } else log.err(.cursor, "failed to load xcursor theme '{}' at scale 1", .{theme});
+            self.xcursor_manager.load(1) catch {
+                log.err(.cursor, "failed to load xcursor theme '{}' at scale 1", .{theme});
+                return;
+            };
+            const wlr_xcursor = self.xcursor_manager.getXcursor("left_ptr", 1).?;
+            const image = wlr_xcursor.images[0];
+            server.xwayland.setCursor(
+                image.buffer,
+                image.width * 4,
+                image.width,
+                image.height,
+                @intCast(i32, image.hotspot_x),
+                @intCast(i32, image.hotspot_y),
+            );
         }
     }
 }
@@ -173,25 +177,18 @@ pub fn handleViewUnmap(self: *Self, view: *View) void {
 }
 
 fn clearFocus(self: Self) void {
-    c.wlr_xcursor_manager_set_cursor_image(
-        self.wlr_xcursor_manager,
-        "left_ptr",
-        self.wlr_cursor,
-    );
-    c.wlr_seat_pointer_clear_focus(self.seat.wlr_seat);
+    self.xcursor_manager.setCursorImage("left_ptr", self.wlr_cursor);
+    self.seat.wlr_seat.pointerNotifyClearFocus();
 }
 
-fn handleAxis(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) void {
-    // This event is forwarded by the cursor when a pointer emits an axis event,
-    // for example when you move the scroll wheel.
-    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "listen_axis", listener.?);
-    const event = util.voidCast(c.wlr_event_pointer_axis, data.?);
+/// Axis event is a scroll wheel or similiar
+fn handleAxis(listener: *wl.Listener(*wlr.Pointer.event.Axis), event: *wlr.Pointer.event.Axis) void {
+    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "axis", listener);
 
     self.seat.handleActivity();
 
     // Notify the client with pointer focus of the axis event.
-    c.wlr_seat_pointer_notify_axis(
-        self.seat.wlr_seat,
+    self.seat.wlr_seat.pointerNotifyAxis(
         event.time_msec,
         event.orientation,
         event.delta,
@@ -200,15 +197,12 @@ fn handleAxis(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) void {
     );
 }
 
-fn handleButton(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) void {
-    // This event is forwarded by the cursor when a pointer emits a button
-    // event.
-    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "listen_button", listener.?);
-    const event = util.voidCast(c.wlr_event_pointer_button, data.?);
+fn handleButton(listener: *wl.Listener(*wlr.Pointer.event.Button), event: *wlr.Pointer.event.Button) void {
+    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "button", listener);
 
     self.seat.handleActivity();
 
-    if (event.state == .WLR_BUTTON_PRESSED) {
+    if (event.state == .pressed) {
         self.pressed_count += 1;
     } else {
         std.debug.assert(self.pressed_count > 0);
@@ -221,21 +215,21 @@ fn handleButton(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) void {
 
     var sx: f64 = undefined;
     var sy: f64 = undefined;
-    if (self.surfaceAt(self.wlr_cursor.x, self.wlr_cursor.y, &sx, &sy)) |wlr_surface| {
+    if (self.surfaceAt(self.wlr_cursor.x, self.wlr_cursor.y, &sx, &sy)) |surface| {
         // If the found surface is a keyboard inteactive layer surface,
         // give it keyboard focus.
-        if (c.wlr_surface_is_layer_surface(wlr_surface)) {
-            const wlr_layer_surface = c.wlr_layer_surface_v1_from_wlr_surface(wlr_surface);
-            if (wlr_layer_surface.*.current.keyboard_interactive) {
-                const layer_surface = util.voidCast(LayerSurface, wlr_layer_surface.*.data.?);
+        if (surface.isLayerSurface()) {
+            const wlr_layer_surface = wlr.LayerSurfaceV1.fromWlrSurface(surface);
+            if (wlr_layer_surface.current.keyboard_interactive) {
+                const layer_surface = @intToPtr(*LayerSurface, wlr_layer_surface.data);
                 self.seat.setFocusRaw(.{ .layer = layer_surface });
             }
         }
 
         // If the target surface has a view, give that view keyboard focus and
         // perhaps enter move/resize mode.
-        if (View.fromWlrSurface(wlr_surface)) |view| {
-            if (event.state == .WLR_BUTTON_PRESSED and self.pressed_count == 1) {
+        if (View.fromWlrSurface(surface)) |view| {
+            if (event.state == .pressed and self.pressed_count == 1) {
                 // If there is an active mapping for this button which is
                 // handled we are done here
                 if (self.handlePointerMapping(event, view)) return;
@@ -244,26 +238,21 @@ fn handleButton(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) void {
             }
         }
 
-        _ = c.wlr_seat_pointer_notify_button(
-            self.seat.wlr_seat,
-            event.time_msec,
-            event.button,
-            event.state,
-        );
+        _ = self.seat.wlr_seat.pointerNotifyButton(event.time_msec, event.button, event.state);
     }
 }
 
 /// Handle the mapping for the passed button if any. Returns true if there
 /// was a mapping and the button was handled.
-fn handlePointerMapping(self: *Self, event: *c.wlr_event_pointer_button, view: *View) bool {
-    const wlr_keyboard = c.wlr_seat_get_keyboard(self.seat.wlr_seat);
-    const modifiers = c.wlr_keyboard_get_modifiers(wlr_keyboard);
+fn handlePointerMapping(self: *Self, event: *wlr.Pointer.event.Button, view: *View) bool {
+    const wlr_keyboard = self.seat.wlr_seat.getKeyboard() orelse return false;
+    const modifiers = wlr_keyboard.getModifiers();
 
     const fullscreen = view.current.fullscreen or view.pending.fullscreen;
 
     const config = self.seat.input_manager.server.config;
     return for (config.modes.items[self.seat.mode_id].pointer_mappings.items) |mapping| {
-        if (event.button == mapping.event_code and modifiers == mapping.modifiers) {
+        if (event.button == mapping.event_code and std.meta.eql(modifiers, mapping.modifiers)) {
             switch (mapping.action) {
                 .move => if (!fullscreen) self.enterMode(.move, view),
                 .resize => if (!fullscreen) self.enterMode(.resize, view),
@@ -273,50 +262,54 @@ fn handlePointerMapping(self: *Self, event: *c.wlr_event_pointer_button, view: *
     } else false;
 }
 
-fn handleFrame(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) void {
-    // This event is forwarded by the cursor when a pointer emits an frame
-    // event. Frame events are sent after regular pointer events to group
-    // multiple events together. For instance, two axis events may happen at the
-    // same time, in which case a frame event won't be sent in between.
-    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "listen_frame", listener.?);
-    // Notify the client with pointer focus of the frame event.
-    c.wlr_seat_pointer_notify_frame(self.seat.wlr_seat);
+/// Frame events are sent after regular pointer events to group multiple
+/// events together. For instance, two axis events may happen at the same
+/// time, in which case a frame event won't be sent in between.
+fn handleFrame(listener: *wl.Listener(*wlr.Cursor), wlr_cursor: *wlr.Cursor) void {
+    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "frame", listener);
+    self.seat.wlr_seat.pointerNotifyFrame();
 }
 
-fn handleMotionAbsolute(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) void {
-    // This event is forwarded by the cursor when a pointer emits an _absolute_
-    // motion event, from 0..1 on each axis. This happens, for example, when
-    // wlroots is running under a Wayland window rather than KMS+DRM, and you
-    // move the mouse over the window. You could enter the window from any edge,
-    // so we have to warp the mouse there. There is also some hardware which
-    // emits these events.
-    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "listen_motion_absolute", listener.?);
-    const event = util.voidCast(c.wlr_event_pointer_motion_absolute, data.?);
+/// This event is forwarded by the cursor when a pointer emits an _absolute_
+/// motion event, from 0..1 on each axis. This happens, for example, when
+/// wlroots is running under a Wayland window rather than KMS+DRM, and you
+/// move the mouse over the window. You could enter the window from any edge,
+/// so we have to warp the mouse there. There is also some hardware which
+/// emits these events.
+fn handleMotionAbsolute(
+    listener: *wl.Listener(*wlr.Pointer.event.MotionAbsolute),
+    event: *wlr.Pointer.event.MotionAbsolute,
+) void {
+    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "motion_absolute", listener);
 
     self.seat.handleActivity();
 
     var lx: f64 = undefined;
     var ly: f64 = undefined;
-    c.wlr_cursor_absolute_to_layout_coords(self.wlr_cursor, event.device, event.x, event.y, &lx, &ly);
+    self.wlr_cursor.absoluteToLayoutCoords(event.device, event.x, event.y, &lx, &ly);
 
     self.processMotion(event.device, event.time_msec, lx - self.wlr_cursor.x, ly - self.wlr_cursor.y);
 }
 
-fn handleMotion(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) void {
-    // This event is forwarded by the cursor when a pointer emits a _relative_
-    // pointer motion event (i.e. a delta)
-    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "listen_motion", listener.?);
-    const event = util.voidCast(c.wlr_event_pointer_motion, data.?);
+/// This event is forwarded by the cursor when a pointer emits a _relative_
+/// pointer motion event (i.e. a delta)
+fn handleMotion(
+    listener: *wl.Listener(*wlr.Pointer.event.Motion),
+    event: *wlr.Pointer.event.Motion,
+) void {
+    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "motion", listener);
 
     self.seat.handleActivity();
 
     self.processMotion(event.device, event.time_msec, event.delta_x, event.delta_y);
 }
 
-fn handleRequestSetCursor(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) void {
+fn handleRequestSetCursor(
+    listener: *wl.Listener(*wlr.Seat.event.RequestSetCursor),
+    event: *wlr.Seat.event.RequestSetCursor,
+) void {
     // This event is rasied by the seat when a client provides a cursor image
-    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "listen_request_set_cursor", listener.?);
-    const event = util.voidCast(c.wlr_seat_pointer_request_set_cursor_event, data.?);
+    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "request_set_cursor", listener);
     const focused_client = self.seat.wlr_seat.pointer_state.focused_client;
 
     // This can be sent by any client, so we check to make sure this one is
@@ -327,53 +320,40 @@ fn handleRequestSetCursor(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C
         // on the output that it's currently on and continue to do so as the
         // cursor moves between outputs.
         log.debug(.cursor, "focused client set cursor", .{});
-        c.wlr_cursor_set_surface(
-            self.wlr_cursor,
-            event.surface,
-            event.hotspot_x,
-            event.hotspot_y,
-        );
+        self.wlr_cursor.setSurface(event.surface, event.hotspot_x, event.hotspot_y);
     }
 }
 
 /// Find the topmost surface under the output layout coordinates lx/ly
 /// returns the surface if found and sets the sx/sy parametes to the
 /// surface coordinates.
-fn surfaceAt(self: Self, lx: f64, ly: f64, sx: *f64, sy: *f64) ?*c.wlr_surface {
+fn surfaceAt(self: Self, lx: f64, ly: f64, sx: *f64, sy: *f64) ?*wlr.Surface {
     // Find the output to check
     const root = self.seat.input_manager.server.root;
-    const wlr_output = c.wlr_output_layout_output_at(root.wlr_output_layout, lx, ly) orelse return null;
-    const output = util.voidCast(Output, wlr_output.*.data orelse return null);
+    const wlr_output = root.output_layout.outputAt(lx, ly) orelse return null;
+    const output = @intToPtr(*Output, wlr_output.data);
 
     // Get output-local coords from the layout coords
     var ox = lx;
     var oy = ly;
-    c.wlr_output_layout_output_coords(root.wlr_output_layout, wlr_output, &ox, &oy);
-
-    // Check layers and views from top to bottom
-    const layer_idxs = [_]usize{
-        c.ZWLR_LAYER_SHELL_V1_LAYER_OVERLAY,
-        c.ZWLR_LAYER_SHELL_V1_LAYER_TOP,
-        c.ZWLR_LAYER_SHELL_V1_LAYER_BOTTOM,
-        c.ZWLR_LAYER_SHELL_V1_LAYER_BACKGROUND,
-    };
+    root.output_layout.outputCoords(wlr_output, &ox, &oy);
 
     // Check overlay layer incl. popups
-    if (layerSurfaceAt(output.*, output.layers[layer_idxs[0]], ox, oy, sx, sy, false)) |s| return s;
+    if (layerSurfaceAt(output.*, output.getLayer(.overlay).*, ox, oy, sx, sy, false)) |s| return s;
 
     // Check top-background popups only
-    for (layer_idxs[1..4]) |idx|
-        if (layerSurfaceAt(output.*, output.layers[idx], ox, oy, sx, sy, true)) |s| return s;
+    for ([_]zwlr.LayerShellV1.Layer{ .top, .bottom, .background }) |layer|
+        if (layerSurfaceAt(output.*, output.getLayer(layer).*, ox, oy, sx, sy, true)) |s| return s;
 
     // Check top layer
-    if (layerSurfaceAt(output.*, output.layers[layer_idxs[1]], ox, oy, sx, sy, false)) |s| return s;
+    if (layerSurfaceAt(output.*, output.getLayer(.top).*, ox, oy, sx, sy, false)) |s| return s;
 
     // Check views
     if (viewSurfaceAt(output.*, ox, oy, sx, sy)) |s| return s;
 
     // Check the bottom-background layers
-    for (layer_idxs[2..4]) |idx|
-        if (layerSurfaceAt(output.*, output.layers[idx], ox, oy, sx, sy, false)) |s| return s;
+    for ([_]zwlr.LayerShellV1.Layer{ .bottom, .background }) |layer|
+        if (layerSurfaceAt(output.*, output.getLayer(layer).*, ox, oy, sx, sy, false)) |s| return s;
 
     return null;
 }
@@ -388,25 +368,20 @@ fn layerSurfaceAt(
     sx: *f64,
     sy: *f64,
     popups_only: bool,
-) ?*c.wlr_surface {
+) ?*wlr.Surface {
     var it = layer.first;
     while (it) |node| : (it = node.next) {
         const layer_surface = &node.data;
-        const surface = c.wlr_layer_surface_v1_surface_at(
-            layer_surface.wlr_layer_surface,
+        if (layer_surface.wlr_layer_surface.surfaceAt(
             ox - @intToFloat(f64, layer_surface.box.x),
             oy - @intToFloat(f64, layer_surface.box.y),
             sx,
             sy,
-        );
-        if (surface) |found| {
+        )) |found| {
             if (!popups_only) {
                 return found;
-            } else if (c.wlr_surface_is_xdg_surface(found)) {
-                const wlr_xdg_surface = c.wlr_xdg_surface_from_wlr_surface(found);
-                if (wlr_xdg_surface.*.role == .WLR_XDG_SURFACE_ROLE_POPUP) {
-                    return found;
-                }
+            } else if (found.isXdgSurface() and wlr.XdgSurface.fromWlrSurface(found).role == .popup) {
+                return found;
             }
         }
     }
@@ -414,7 +389,7 @@ fn layerSurfaceAt(
 }
 
 /// Find the topmost visible view surface (incl. popups) at ox,oy.
-fn viewSurfaceAt(output: Output, ox: f64, oy: f64, sx: *f64, sy: *f64) ?*c.wlr_surface {
+fn viewSurfaceAt(output: Output, ox: f64, oy: f64, sx: *f64, sy: *f64) ?*wlr.Surface {
     // Focused views are rendered on top, so look for them first.
     var it = ViewStack(View).iter(output.views.first, .forward, output.current.tags, surfaceAtFilter);
     while (it.next()) |view| {
@@ -468,10 +443,9 @@ pub fn enterMode(self: *Self, mode: @TagType(Mode), view: *View) void {
             }
 
             // Clear cursor focus, so that the surface does not receive events
-            c.wlr_seat_pointer_clear_focus(self.seat.wlr_seat);
+            self.seat.wlr_seat.pointerNotifyClearFocus();
 
-            c.wlr_xcursor_manager_set_cursor_image(
-                self.wlr_xcursor_manager,
+            self.xcursor_manager.setCursorImage(
                 if (mode == .move) "move" else "se-resize",
                 self.wlr_cursor,
             );
@@ -480,36 +454,30 @@ pub fn enterMode(self: *Self, mode: @TagType(Mode), view: *View) void {
 }
 
 /// Return from down/move/resize to passthrough
-fn leaveMode(self: *Self, event: *c.wlr_event_pointer_button) void {
+fn leaveMode(self: *Self, event: *wlr.Pointer.event.Button) void {
     std.debug.assert(self.mode != .passthrough);
 
     log.debug(.cursor, "leave {} mode", .{@tagName(self.mode)});
 
     // If we were in down mode, we need pass along the release event
     if (self.mode == .down)
-        _ = c.wlr_seat_pointer_notify_button(
-            self.seat.wlr_seat,
-            event.time_msec,
-            event.button,
-            event.state,
-        );
+        _ = self.seat.wlr_seat.pointerNotifyButton(event.time_msec, event.button, event.state);
 
     self.mode = .passthrough;
     self.passthrough(event.time_msec);
 }
 
-fn processMotion(self: *Self, device: *c.wlr_input_device, time: u32, delta_x: f64, delta_y: f64) void {
+fn processMotion(self: *Self, device: *wlr.InputDevice, time: u32, delta_x: f64, delta_y: f64) void {
     const config = self.seat.input_manager.server.config;
 
     switch (self.mode) {
         .passthrough => {
-            c.wlr_cursor_move(self.wlr_cursor, device, delta_x, delta_y);
+            self.wlr_cursor.move(device, delta_x, delta_y);
             self.passthrough(time);
         },
         .down => |view| {
-            c.wlr_cursor_move(self.wlr_cursor, device, delta_x, delta_y);
-            c.wlr_seat_pointer_notify_motion(
-                self.seat.wlr_seat,
+            self.wlr_cursor.move(device, delta_x, delta_y);
+            self.seat.wlr_seat.pointerNotifyMotion(
                 time,
                 self.wlr_cursor.x - @intToFloat(f64, view.current.box.x),
                 self.wlr_cursor.y - @intToFloat(f64, view.current.box.y),
@@ -531,8 +499,7 @@ fn processMotion(self: *Self, device: *c.wlr_input_device, time: u32, delta_x: f
                 @intCast(i32, output_resolution.height - view.pending.box.height - border_width),
             );
 
-            c.wlr_cursor_move(
-                self.wlr_cursor,
+            self.wlr_cursor.move(
                 device,
                 @intToFloat(f64, view.pending.box.x - view.current.box.x),
                 @intToFloat(f64, view.pending.box.y - view.current.box.y),
@@ -557,8 +524,7 @@ fn processMotion(self: *Self, device: *c.wlr_input_device, time: u32, delta_x: f
             data.view.applyPending();
 
             // Keep cursor locked to the original offset from the bottom right corner
-            c.wlr_cursor_warp_closest(
-                self.wlr_cursor,
+            self.wlr_cursor.warpClosest(
                 device,
                 @intToFloat(f64, box.x + @intCast(i32, box.width) - data.offset_x),
                 @intToFloat(f64, box.y + @intCast(i32, box.height) - data.offset_y),
@@ -574,20 +540,20 @@ fn passthrough(self: *Self, time: u32) void {
 
     var sx: f64 = undefined;
     var sy: f64 = undefined;
-    if (self.surfaceAt(self.wlr_cursor.x, self.wlr_cursor.y, &sx, &sy)) |wlr_surface| {
+    if (self.surfaceAt(self.wlr_cursor.x, self.wlr_cursor.y, &sx, &sy)) |surface| {
         // If input is allowed on the surface, send pointer enter and motion
         // events. Note that wlroots won't actually send an enter event if
         // the surface has already been entered.
-        if (self.seat.input_manager.inputAllowed(wlr_surface)) {
+        if (self.seat.input_manager.inputAllowed(surface)) {
             // The focus change must be checked before sending enter events
-            const focus_change = self.seat.wlr_seat.pointer_state.focused_surface != wlr_surface;
+            const focus_change = self.seat.wlr_seat.pointer_state.focused_surface != surface;
 
-            c.wlr_seat_pointer_notify_enter(self.seat.wlr_seat, wlr_surface, sx, sy);
-            c.wlr_seat_pointer_notify_motion(self.seat.wlr_seat, time, sx, sy);
+            self.seat.wlr_seat.pointerNotifyEnter(surface, sx, sy);
+            self.seat.wlr_seat.pointerNotifyMotion(time, sx, sy);
 
             const follow_mode = config.focus_follows_cursor;
             if (follow_mode == .strict or (follow_mode == .normal and focus_change)) {
-                if (View.fromWlrSurface(wlr_surface)) |view| {
+                if (View.fromWlrSurface(surface)) |view| {
                     self.seat.focus(view);
                     self.seat.focusOutput(view.output);
                     root.startTransaction();
diff --git a/river/Decoration.zig b/river/Decoration.zig
index f1d06ab..70cd138 100644
--- a/river/Decoration.zig
+++ b/river/Decoration.zig
@@ -18,53 +18,56 @@
 const Self = @This();
 
 const std = @import("std");
+const wlr = @import("wlroots");
+const wl = @import("wayland").server.wl;
 
-const c = @import("c.zig");
 const util = @import("util.zig");
 
 const Server = @import("Server.zig");
 
 server: *Server,
 
-wlr_xdg_toplevel_decoration: *c.wlr_xdg_toplevel_decoration_v1,
+xdg_toplevel_decoration: *wlr.XdgToplevelDecorationV1,
 
-listen_destroy: c.wl_listener = undefined,
-listen_request_mode: c.wl_listener = undefined,
+destroy: wl.Listener(*wlr.XdgToplevelDecorationV1) = undefined,
+request_mode: wl.Listener(*wlr.XdgToplevelDecorationV1) = undefined,
 
 pub fn init(
     self: *Self,
     server: *Server,
-    wlr_xdg_toplevel_decoration: *c.wlr_xdg_toplevel_decoration_v1,
+    xdg_toplevel_decoration: *wlr.XdgToplevelDecorationV1,
 ) void {
-    self.* = .{ .server = server, .wlr_xdg_toplevel_decoration = wlr_xdg_toplevel_decoration };
+    self.* = .{ .server = server, .xdg_toplevel_decoration = xdg_toplevel_decoration };
 
-    self.listen_destroy.notify = handleDestroy;
-    c.wl_signal_add(&self.wlr_xdg_toplevel_decoration.events.destroy, &self.listen_destroy);
+    self.destroy.setNotify(handleDestroy);
+    self.xdg_toplevel_decoration.events.destroy.add(&self.destroy);
 
-    self.listen_request_mode.notify = handleRequestMode;
-    c.wl_signal_add(&self.wlr_xdg_toplevel_decoration.events.request_mode, &self.listen_request_mode);
+    self.request_mode.setNotify(handleRequestMode);
+    self.xdg_toplevel_decoration.events.request_mode.add(&self.request_mode);
 
-    handleRequestMode(&self.listen_request_mode, self.wlr_xdg_toplevel_decoration);
+    handleRequestMode(&self.request_mode, self.xdg_toplevel_decoration);
 }
 
-fn handleDestroy(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) void {
-    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "listen_destroy", listener.?);
+fn handleDestroy(
+    listener: *wl.Listener(*wlr.XdgToplevelDecorationV1),
+    xdg_toplevel_decoration: *wlr.XdgToplevelDecorationV1,
+) void {
+    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "destroy", listener);
     util.gpa.destroy(self);
 }
 
-fn handleRequestMode(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) void {
-    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "listen_request_mode", listener.?);
+fn handleRequestMode(
+    listener: *wl.Listener(*wlr.XdgToplevelDecorationV1),
+    xdg_toplevel_decoration: *wlr.XdgToplevelDecorationV1,
+) void {
+    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "request_mode", listener);
 
-    const wlr_xdg_surface: *c.wlr_xdg_surface = self.wlr_xdg_toplevel_decoration.surface;
-    const wlr_xdg_toplevel: *c.wlr_xdg_toplevel = @field(wlr_xdg_surface, c.wlr_xdg_surface_union).toplevel;
-    const app_id: [*:0]const u8 = if (wlr_xdg_toplevel.app_id) |id| id else "NULL";
+    const toplevel = self.xdg_toplevel_decoration.surface.role_data.toplevel;
+    const app_id: [*:0]const u8 = if (toplevel.app_id) |id| id else "NULL";
 
-    _ = c.wlr_xdg_toplevel_decoration_v1_set_mode(
-        self.wlr_xdg_toplevel_decoration,
+    _ = self.xdg_toplevel_decoration.setMode(
         for (self.server.config.csd_filter.items) |filter_app_id| {
-            if (std.mem.eql(u8, std.mem.span(app_id), filter_app_id)) {
-                break .WLR_XDG_TOPLEVEL_DECORATION_V1_MODE_CLIENT_SIDE;
-            }
-        } else .WLR_XDG_TOPLEVEL_DECORATION_V1_MODE_SERVER_SIDE,
+            if (std.mem.eql(u8, std.mem.span(app_id), filter_app_id)) break .client_side;
+        } else .server_side,
     );
 }
diff --git a/river/DecorationManager.zig b/river/DecorationManager.zig
index 22998b5..b4d6383 100644
--- a/river/DecorationManager.zig
+++ b/river/DecorationManager.zig
@@ -18,8 +18,9 @@
 const Self = @This();
 
 const std = @import("std");
+const wlr = @import("wlroots");
+const wl = @import("wayland").server.wl;
 
-const c = @import("c.zig");
 const util = @import("util.zig");
 
 const Decoration = @import("Decoration.zig");
@@ -27,31 +28,28 @@ const Server = @import("Server.zig");
 
 server: *Server,
 
-wlr_xdg_decoration_manager: *c.wlr_xdg_decoration_manager_v1,
+xdg_decoration_manager: *wlr.XdgDecorationManagerV1,
 
-listen_new_toplevel_decoration: c.wl_listener = undefined,
+new_toplevel_decoration: wl.Listener(*wlr.XdgToplevelDecorationV1) = undefined,
 
 pub fn init(self: *Self, server: *Server) !void {
     self.* = .{
         .server = server,
-        .wlr_xdg_decoration_manager = c.wlr_xdg_decoration_manager_v1_create(server.wl_display) orelse
-            return error.OutOfMemory,
+        .xdg_decoration_manager = try wlr.XdgDecorationManagerV1.create(server.wl_server),
     };
 
-    self.listen_new_toplevel_decoration.notify = handleNewToplevelDecoration;
-    c.wl_signal_add(
-        &self.wlr_xdg_decoration_manager.events.new_toplevel_decoration,
-        &self.listen_new_toplevel_decoration,
-    );
+    self.new_toplevel_decoration.setNotify(handleNewToplevelDecoration);
+    self.xdg_decoration_manager.events.new_toplevel_decoration.add(&self.new_toplevel_decoration);
 }
 
-fn handleNewToplevelDecoration(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) void {
-    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "listen_new_toplevel_decoration", listener.?);
-    const wlr_xdg_toplevel_decoration = util.voidCast(c.wlr_xdg_toplevel_decoration_v1, data.?);
-
+fn handleNewToplevelDecoration(
+    listener: *wl.Listener(*wlr.XdgToplevelDecorationV1),
+    xdg_toplevel_decoration: *wlr.XdgToplevelDecorationV1,
+) void {
+    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "new_toplevel_decoration", listener);
     const decoration = util.gpa.create(Decoration) catch {
-        c.wl_resource_post_no_memory(wlr_xdg_toplevel_decoration.resource);
+        xdg_toplevel_decoration.resource.postNoMemory();
         return;
     };
-    decoration.init(self.server, wlr_xdg_toplevel_decoration);
+    decoration.init(self.server, xdg_toplevel_decoration);
 }
diff --git a/river/DragIcon.zig b/river/DragIcon.zig
index 22b9d19..7c77ff2 100644
--- a/river/DragIcon.zig
+++ b/river/DragIcon.zig
@@ -18,29 +18,27 @@
 const Self = @This();
 
 const std = @import("std");
+const wlr = @import("wlroots");
+const wl = @import("wayland").server.wl;
 
-const c = @import("c.zig");
 const util = @import("util.zig");
 
 const Seat = @import("Seat.zig");
 
 seat: *Seat,
-wlr_drag_icon: *c.wlr_drag_icon,
+wlr_drag_icon: *wlr.Drag.Icon,
 
-listen_destroy: c.wl_listener = undefined,
+destroy: wl.Listener(*wlr.Drag.Icon) = undefined,
 
-pub fn init(self: *Self, seat: *Seat, wlr_drag_icon: *c.wlr_drag_icon) void {
-    self.* = .{
-        .seat = seat,
-        .wlr_drag_icon = wlr_drag_icon,
-    };
+pub fn init(self: *Self, seat: *Seat, wlr_drag_icon: *wlr.Drag.Icon) void {
+    self.* = .{ .seat = seat, .wlr_drag_icon = wlr_drag_icon };
 
-    self.listen_destroy.notify = handleDestroy;
-    c.wl_signal_add(&wlr_drag_icon.events.destroy, &self.listen_destroy);
+    self.destroy.setNotify(handleDestroy);
+    wlr_drag_icon.events.destroy.add(&self.destroy);
 }
 
-fn handleDestroy(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) void {
-    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "listen_destroy", listener.?);
+fn handleDestroy(listener: *wl.Listener(*wlr.Drag.Icon), wlr_drag_icon: *wlr.Drag.Icon) void {
+    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "destroy", listener);
     const root = &self.seat.input_manager.server.root;
     const node = @fieldParentPtr(std.SinglyLinkedList(Self).Node, "data", self);
     root.drag_icons.remove(node);
diff --git a/river/InputManager.zig b/river/InputManager.zig
index 026732c..a67f07d 100644
--- a/river/InputManager.zig
+++ b/river/InputManager.zig
@@ -19,8 +19,9 @@ const Self = @This();
 
 const build_options = @import("build_options");
 const std = @import("std");
+const wlr = @import("wlroots");
+const wl = @import("wayland").server.wl;
 
-const c = @import("c.zig");
 const log = @import("log.zig");
 const util = @import("util.zig");
 
@@ -32,56 +33,53 @@ const default_seat_name = "default";
 
 server: *Server,
 
-wlr_idle: *c.wlr_idle,
-wlr_input_inhibit_manager: *c.wlr_input_inhibit_manager,
-wlr_virtual_pointer_manager: *c.wlr_virtual_pointer_manager_v1,
-wlr_virtual_keyboard_manager: *c.wlr_virtual_keyboard_manager_v1,
+idle: *wlr.Idle,
+input_inhibit_manager: *wlr.InputInhibitManager,
+virtual_pointer_manager: *wlr.VirtualPointerManagerV1,
+virtual_keyboard_manager: *wlr.VirtualKeyboardManagerV1,
 
 seats: std.TailQueue(Seat) = .{},
 
-exclusive_client: ?*c.wl_client = null,
+exclusive_client: ?*wl.Client = null,
 
-listen_inhibit_activate: c.wl_listener = undefined,
-listen_inhibit_deactivate: c.wl_listener = undefined,
-listen_new_input: c.wl_listener = undefined,
-listen_new_virtual_pointer: c.wl_listener = undefined,
-listen_new_virtual_keyboard: c.wl_listener = undefined,
+inhibit_activate: wl.Listener(*wlr.InputInhibitManager) = undefined,
+inhibit_deactivate: wl.Listener(*wlr.InputInhibitManager) = undefined,
+new_input: wl.Listener(*wlr.InputDevice) = undefined,
+new_virtual_pointer: wl.Listener(*wlr.VirtualPointerManagerV1.event.NewPointer) = undefined,
+new_virtual_keyboard: wl.Listener(*wlr.VirtualKeyboardV1) = undefined,
 
 pub fn init(self: *Self, server: *Server) !void {
     const seat_node = try util.gpa.create(std.TailQueue(Seat).Node);
+    errdefer util.gpa.destroy(seat_node);
 
     self.* = .{
         .server = server,
         // These are automatically freed when the display is destroyed
-        .wlr_idle = c.wlr_idle_create(server.wl_display) orelse return error.OutOfMemory,
-        .wlr_input_inhibit_manager = c.wlr_input_inhibit_manager_create(server.wl_display) orelse
-            return error.OutOfMemory,
-        .wlr_virtual_pointer_manager = c.wlr_virtual_pointer_manager_v1_create(server.wl_display) orelse
-            return error.OutOfMemory,
-        .wlr_virtual_keyboard_manager = c.wlr_virtual_keyboard_manager_v1_create(server.wl_display) orelse
-            return error.OutOfMemory,
+        .idle = try wlr.Idle.create(server.wl_server),
+        .input_inhibit_manager = try wlr.InputInhibitManager.create(server.wl_server),
+        .virtual_pointer_manager = try wlr.VirtualPointerManagerV1.create(server.wl_server),
+        .virtual_keyboard_manager = try wlr.VirtualKeyboardManagerV1.create(server.wl_server),
     };
 
     self.seats.prepend(seat_node);
     try seat_node.data.init(self, default_seat_name);
 
-    if (build_options.xwayland) c.wlr_xwayland_set_seat(server.wlr_xwayland, self.defaultSeat().wlr_seat);
+    if (build_options.xwayland) server.xwayland.setSeat(self.defaultSeat().wlr_seat);
 
-    // Set up all listeners
-    self.listen_inhibit_activate.notify = handleInhibitActivate;
-    c.wl_signal_add(&self.wlr_input_inhibit_manager.events.activate, &self.listen_inhibit_activate);
+    self.inhibit_activate.setNotify(handleInhibitActivate);
+    self.input_inhibit_manager.events.activate.add(&self.inhibit_activate);
 
-    self.listen_inhibit_deactivate.notify = handleInhibitDeactivate;
-    c.wl_signal_add(&self.wlr_input_inhibit_manager.events.deactivate, &self.listen_inhibit_deactivate);
+    self.inhibit_deactivate.setNotify(handleInhibitDeactivate);
+    self.input_inhibit_manager.events.deactivate.add(&self.inhibit_deactivate);
 
-    self.listen_new_input.notify = handleNewInput;
-    c.wl_signal_add(&self.server.wlr_backend.events.new_input, &self.listen_new_input);
+    self.new_input.setNotify(handleNewInput);
+    self.server.backend.events.new_input.add(&self.new_input);
 
-    self.listen_new_virtual_pointer.notify = handleNewVirtualPointer;
-    c.wl_signal_add(&self.wlr_virtual_pointer_manager.events.new_virtual_pointer, &self.listen_new_virtual_pointer);
+    self.new_virtual_pointer.setNotify(handleNewVirtualPointer);
+    self.virtual_pointer_manager.events.new_virtual_pointer.add(&self.new_virtual_pointer);
 
-    self.listen_new_virtual_keyboard.notify = handleNewVirtualKeyboard;
-    c.wl_signal_add(&self.wlr_virtual_keyboard_manager.events.new_virtual_keyboard, &self.listen_new_virtual_keyboard);
+    self.new_virtual_keyboard.setNotify(handleNewVirtualKeyboard);
+    self.virtual_keyboard_manager.events.new_virtual_keyboard.add(&self.new_virtual_keyboard);
 }
 
 pub fn deinit(self: *Self) void {
@@ -105,9 +103,9 @@ pub fn handleViewUnmap(self: Self, view: *View) void {
 }
 
 /// Returns true if input is currently allowed on the passed surface.
-pub fn inputAllowed(self: Self, wlr_surface: *c.wlr_surface) bool {
+pub fn inputAllowed(self: Self, wlr_surface: *wlr.Surface) bool {
     return if (self.exclusive_client) |exclusive_client|
-        exclusive_client == c.wl_resource_get_client(wlr_surface.resource)
+        exclusive_client == wlr_surface.resource.getClient()
     else
         true;
 }
@@ -119,8 +117,11 @@ pub fn isCursorActionTarget(self: Self, view: *View) bool {
     } else false;
 }
 
-fn handleInhibitActivate(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) void {
-    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "listen_inhibit_activate", listener.?);
+fn handleInhibitActivate(
+    listener: *wl.Listener(*wlr.InputInhibitManager),
+    input_inhibit_manager: *wlr.InputInhibitManager,
+) void {
+    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "inhibit_activate", listener);
 
     log.debug(.input_manager, "input inhibitor activated", .{});
 
@@ -134,11 +135,14 @@ fn handleInhibitActivate(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C)
         seat_node.data.mode_id = 1;
     }
 
-    self.exclusive_client = self.wlr_input_inhibit_manager.active_client;
+    self.exclusive_client = self.input_inhibit_manager.active_client;
 }
 
-fn handleInhibitDeactivate(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) void {
-    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "listen_inhibit_deactivate", listener.?);
+fn handleInhibitDeactivate(
+    listener: *wl.Listener(*wlr.InputInhibitManager),
+    input_inhibit_manager: *wlr.InputInhibitManager,
+) void {
+    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "inhibit_deactivate", listener);
 
     log.debug(.input_manager, "input inhibitor deactivated", .{});
 
@@ -163,17 +167,17 @@ fn handleInhibitDeactivate(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.
 }
 
 /// This event is raised by the backend when a new input device becomes available.
-fn handleNewInput(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) void {
-    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "listen_new_input", listener.?);
-    const device = util.voidCast(c.wlr_input_device, data.?);
-
+fn handleNewInput(listener: *wl.Listener(*wlr.InputDevice), device: *wlr.InputDevice) void {
+    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "new_input", listener);
     // TODO: suport multiple seats
     self.defaultSeat().addDevice(device);
 }
 
-fn handleNewVirtualPointer(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) void {
-    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "listen_new_virtual_pointer", listener.?);
-    const event = util.voidCast(c.wlr_virtual_pointer_v1_new_pointer_event, data.?);
+fn handleNewVirtualPointer(
+    listener: *wl.Listener(*wlr.VirtualPointerManagerV1.event.NewPointer),
+    event: *wlr.VirtualPointerManagerV1.event.NewPointer,
+) void {
+    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "new_virtual_pointer", listener);
 
     // TODO Support multiple seats and don't ignore
     if (event.suggested_seat != null) {
@@ -184,14 +188,14 @@ fn handleNewVirtualPointer(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.
         log.debug(.input_manager, "Ignoring output suggestion from virtual pointer", .{});
     }
 
-    const new_pointer: *c.wlr_virtual_pointer_v1 = event.new_pointer;
-    self.defaultSeat().addDevice(&new_pointer.input_device);
+    self.defaultSeat().addDevice(&event.new_pointer.input_device);
 }
 
-fn handleNewVirtualKeyboard(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) void {
-    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "listen_new_virtual_keyboard", listener.?);
-    const virtual_keyboard = util.voidCast(c.wlr_virtual_keyboard_v1, data.?);
-    const seat = util.voidCast(Seat, @as(*c.wlr_seat, virtual_keyboard.seat).data.?);
-
+fn handleNewVirtualKeyboard(
+    listener: *wl.Listener(*wlr.VirtualKeyboardV1),
+    virtual_keyboard: *wlr.VirtualKeyboardV1,
+) void {
+    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "new_virtual_keyboard", listener);
+    const seat = @intToPtr(*Seat, virtual_keyboard.seat.data);
     seat.addDevice(&virtual_keyboard.input_device);
 }
diff --git a/river/Keyboard.zig b/river/Keyboard.zig
index 9fe876d..2c3c4d5 100644
--- a/river/Keyboard.zig
+++ b/river/Keyboard.zig
@@ -18,122 +18,102 @@
 const Self = @This();
 
 const std = @import("std");
+const wlr = @import("wlroots");
+const wl = @import("wayland").server.wl;
+const xkb = @import("xkbcommon");
 
-const c = @import("c.zig");
 const log = @import("log.zig");
 const util = @import("util.zig");
 
 const Seat = @import("Seat.zig");
 
 seat: *Seat,
-wlr_input_device: *c.wlr_input_device,
-wlr_keyboard: *c.wlr_keyboard,
+input_device: *wlr.InputDevice,
 
-listen_key: c.wl_listener = undefined,
-listen_modifiers: c.wl_listener = undefined,
-listen_destroy: c.wl_listener = undefined,
+key: wl.Listener(*wlr.Keyboard.event.Key) = undefined,
+modifiers: wl.Listener(*wlr.Keyboard) = undefined,
+destroy: wl.Listener(*wlr.Keyboard) = undefined,
 
-pub fn init(self: *Self, seat: *Seat, wlr_input_device: *c.wlr_input_device) !void {
+pub fn init(self: *Self, seat: *Seat, input_device: *wlr.InputDevice) !void {
     self.* = .{
         .seat = seat,
-        .wlr_input_device = wlr_input_device,
-        .wlr_keyboard = @field(wlr_input_device, c.wlr_input_device_union).keyboard,
+        .input_device = input_device,
     };
 
     // We need to prepare an XKB keymap and assign it to the keyboard. This
     // assumes the defaults (e.g. layout = "us").
-    const rules = c.xkb_rule_names{
+    const rules = xkb.RuleNames{
         .rules = null,
         .model = null,
         .layout = null,
         .variant = null,
         .options = null,
     };
-    const context = c.xkb_context_new(.XKB_CONTEXT_NO_FLAGS) orelse return error.XkbContextFailed;
-    defer c.xkb_context_unref(context);
+    const context = xkb.Context.new(.no_flags) orelse return error.XkbContextFailed;
+    defer context.unref();
 
-    const keymap = c.xkb_keymap_new_from_names(
-        context,
-        &rules,
-        .XKB_KEYMAP_COMPILE_NO_FLAGS,
-    ) orelse return error.XkbKeymapFailed;
-    defer c.xkb_keymap_unref(keymap);
+    const keymap = xkb.Keymap.newFromNames(context, &rules, .no_flags) orelse return error.XkbKeymapFailed;
+    defer keymap.unref();
 
-    if (!c.wlr_keyboard_set_keymap(self.wlr_keyboard, keymap)) return error.SetKeymapFailed;
-    c.wlr_keyboard_set_repeat_info(self.wlr_keyboard, 25, 600);
+    const wlr_keyboard = self.input_device.device.keyboard;
 
-    // Setup listeners for keyboard events
-    self.listen_key.notify = handleKey;
-    c.wl_signal_add(&self.wlr_keyboard.events.key, &self.listen_key);
+    if (!wlr_keyboard.setKeymap(keymap)) return error.SetKeymapFailed;
+    wlr_keyboard.setRepeatInfo(25, 600);
 
-    self.listen_modifiers.notify = handleModifiers;
-    c.wl_signal_add(&self.wlr_keyboard.events.modifiers, &self.listen_modifiers);
+    self.key.setNotify(handleKey);
+    wlr_keyboard.events.key.add(&self.key);
 
-    self.listen_destroy.notify = handleDestroy;
-    c.wl_signal_add(&self.wlr_keyboard.events.destroy, &self.listen_destroy);
+    self.modifiers.setNotify(handleModifiers);
+    wlr_keyboard.events.modifiers.add(&self.modifiers);
+
+    self.destroy.setNotify(handleDestroy);
+    wlr_keyboard.events.destroy.add(&self.destroy);
 }
 
 pub fn deinit(self: *Self) void {
-    c.wl_list_remove(&self.listen_key.link);
-    c.wl_list_remove(&self.listen_modifiers.link);
-    c.wl_list_remove(&self.listen_destroy.link);
+    self.key.link.remove();
+    self.modifiers.link.remove();
+    self.destroy.link.remove();
 }
 
-fn handleKey(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) void {
+fn handleKey(listener: *wl.Listener(*wlr.Keyboard.event.Key), event: *wlr.Keyboard.event.Key) void {
     // This event is raised when a key is pressed or released.
-    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "listen_key", listener.?);
-    const event = util.voidCast(c.wlr_event_keyboard_key, data.?);
-    const wlr_keyboard = self.wlr_keyboard;
+    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "key", listener);
+    const wlr_keyboard = self.input_device.device.keyboard;
 
     self.seat.handleActivity();
 
     // Translate libinput keycode -> xkbcommon
     const keycode = event.keycode + 8;
 
-    // Get a list of keysyms as xkb reports them
-    var translated_keysyms: ?[*]c.xkb_keysym_t = undefined;
-    const translated_keysyms_len = c.xkb_state_key_get_syms(
-        wlr_keyboard.xkb_state,
-        keycode,
-        &translated_keysyms,
-    );
-
-    // Get a list of keysyms ignoring modifiers (e.g. 1 instead of !)
-    // Important for mappings like Mod+Shift+1
-    var raw_keysyms: ?[*]c.xkb_keysym_t = undefined;
-    const layout_index = c.xkb_state_key_get_layout(wlr_keyboard.xkb_state, keycode);
-    const raw_keysyms_len = c.xkb_keymap_key_get_syms_by_level(
-        wlr_keyboard.keymap,
-        keycode,
-        layout_index,
-        0,
-        &raw_keysyms,
-    );
+    // TODO: These modifiers aren't properly handled, see sway's code
+    const modifiers = wlr_keyboard.getModifiers();
+    const released = event.state == .released;
 
     var handled = false;
-    // TODO: These modifiers aren't properly handled, see sway's code
-    const modifiers = c.wlr_keyboard_get_modifiers(wlr_keyboard);
-    const released = event.state == .WLR_KEY_RELEASED;
 
-    var i: usize = 0;
-    while (i < translated_keysyms_len) : (i += 1) {
+    // First check translated keysyms as xkb reports them
+    for (wlr_keyboard.xkb_state.?.keyGetSyms(keycode)) |sym| {
         // Handle builtin mapping only when keys are pressed
-        if (!released and self.handleBuiltinMapping(translated_keysyms.?[i])) {
+        if (!released and self.handleBuiltinMapping(sym)) {
             handled = true;
             break;
-        } else if (self.seat.handleMapping(translated_keysyms.?[i], modifiers, released)) {
+        } else if (self.seat.handleMapping(sym, modifiers, released)) {
             handled = true;
             break;
         }
     }
+
+    // If not yet handled, check keysyms ignoring modifiers (e.g. 1 instead of !)
+    // Important for mappings like Mod+Shift+1
     if (!handled) {
-        i = 0;
-        while (i < raw_keysyms_len) : (i += 1) {
+        const layout_index = wlr_keyboard.xkb_state.?.keyGetLayout(keycode);
+        for (wlr_keyboard.keymap.?.keyGetSymsByLevel(keycode, layout_index, 0)) |sym| {
             // Handle builtin mapping only when keys are pressed
-            if (!released and self.handleBuiltinMapping(raw_keysyms.?[i])) {
+            if (!released and self.handleBuiltinMapping(sym)) {
                 handled = true;
                 break;
-            } else if (self.seat.handleMapping(raw_keysyms.?[i], modifiers, released)) {
+            } else if (self.seat.handleMapping(sym, modifiers, released)) {
                 handled = true;
                 break;
             }
@@ -143,52 +123,44 @@ fn handleKey(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) void {
     if (!handled) {
         // Otherwise, we pass it along to the client.
         const wlr_seat = self.seat.wlr_seat;
-        c.wlr_seat_set_keyboard(wlr_seat, self.wlr_input_device);
-        c.wlr_seat_keyboard_notify_key(
-            wlr_seat,
-            event.time_msec,
-            event.keycode,
-            @intCast(u32, @enumToInt(event.state)),
-        );
+        wlr_seat.setKeyboard(self.input_device);
+        wlr_seat.keyboardNotifyKey(event.time_msec, event.keycode, event.state);
     }
 }
 
-fn handleModifiers(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) void {
-    // This event is raised when a modifier key, such as shift or alt, is
-    // pressed. We simply communicate this to the client. */
-    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "listen_modifiers", listener.?);
+/// Simply pass modifiers along to the client
+fn handleModifiers(listener: *wl.Listener(*wlr.Keyboard), wlr_keyboard: *wlr.Keyboard) void {
+    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "modifiers", listener);
 
-    // A seat can only have one keyboard, but this is a limitation of the
-    // Wayland protocol - not wlroots. We assign all connected keyboards to the
-    // same seat. You can swap out the underlying wlr_keyboard like this and
-    // wlr_seat handles this transparently.
-    c.wlr_seat_set_keyboard(self.seat.wlr_seat, self.wlr_input_device);
-
-    // Send modifiers to the client.
-    c.wlr_seat_keyboard_notify_modifiers(self.seat.wlr_seat, &self.wlr_keyboard.modifiers);
+    self.seat.wlr_seat.setKeyboard(self.input_device);
+    self.seat.wlr_seat.keyboardNotifyModifiers(&self.input_device.device.keyboard.modifiers);
 }
-fn handleDestroy(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) void {
-    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "listen_destroy", listener.?);
-    self.deinit();
+
+fn handleDestroy(listener: *wl.Listener(*wlr.Keyboard), wlr_keyboard: *wlr.Keyboard) void {
+    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "destroy", listener);
     const node = @fieldParentPtr(std.TailQueue(Self).Node, "data", self);
+
     self.seat.keyboards.remove(node);
+    self.deinit();
     util.gpa.destroy(node);
 }
 
 /// Handle any builtin, harcoded compsitor mappings such as VT switching.
 /// Returns true if the keysym was handled.
-fn handleBuiltinMapping(self: Self, keysym: c.xkb_keysym_t) bool {
-    if (keysym >= c.XKB_KEY_XF86Switch_VT_1 and keysym <= c.XKB_KEY_XF86Switch_VT_12) {
-        log.debug(.keyboard, "switch VT keysym received", .{});
-        const wlr_backend = self.seat.input_manager.server.wlr_backend;
-        if (c.wlr_backend_is_multi(wlr_backend)) {
-            if (c.wlr_backend_get_session(wlr_backend)) |session| {
-                const vt = keysym - c.XKB_KEY_XF86Switch_VT_1 + 1;
-                log.notice(.server, "switching to VT {}", .{vt});
-                _ = c.wlr_session_change_vt(session, vt);
+fn handleBuiltinMapping(self: Self, keysym: xkb.Keysym) bool {
+    switch (@enumToInt(keysym)) {
+        @enumToInt(xkb.Keysym.XF86Switch_VT_1)...@enumToInt(xkb.Keysym.XF86Switch_VT_12) => {
+            log.debug(.keyboard, "switch VT keysym received", .{});
+            const backend = self.seat.input_manager.server.backend;
+            if (backend.isMulti()) {
+                if (backend.getSession()) |session| {
+                    const vt = @enumToInt(keysym) - @enumToInt(xkb.Keysym.XF86Switch_VT_1) + 1;
+                    log.notice(.server, "switching to VT {}", .{vt});
+                    session.changeVt(vt) catch log.err(.server, "changing VT failed", .{});
+                }
             }
-        }
-        return true;
+            return true;
+        },
+        else => return false,
     }
-    return false;
 }
diff --git a/river/LayerSurface.zig b/river/LayerSurface.zig
index d2af692..341a060 100644
--- a/river/LayerSurface.zig
+++ b/river/LayerSurface.zig
@@ -18,8 +18,9 @@
 const Self = @This();
 
 const std = @import("std");
+const wlr = @import("wlroots");
+const wl = @import("wayland").server.wl;
 
-const c = @import("c.zig");
 const log = @import("log.zig");
 const util = @import("util.zig");
 
@@ -28,27 +29,27 @@ const Output = @import("Output.zig");
 const XdgPopup = @import("XdgPopup.zig");
 
 output: *Output,
-wlr_layer_surface: *c.wlr_layer_surface_v1,
+wlr_layer_surface: *wlr.LayerSurfaceV1,
 
 box: Box = undefined,
-state: c.wlr_layer_surface_v1_state,
+state: wlr.LayerSurfaceV1.State,
 
 // Listeners active the entire lifetime of the layser surface
-listen_destroy: c.wl_listener = undefined,
-listen_map: c.wl_listener = undefined,
-listen_unmap: c.wl_listener = undefined,
+destroy: wl.Listener(*wlr.LayerSurfaceV1) = undefined,
+map: wl.Listener(*wlr.LayerSurfaceV1) = undefined,
+unmap: wl.Listener(*wlr.LayerSurfaceV1) = undefined,
 
 // Listeners only active while the layer surface is mapped
-listen_commit: c.wl_listener = undefined,
-listen_new_popup: c.wl_listener = undefined,
+commit: wl.Listener(*wlr.Surface) = undefined,
+new_popup: wl.Listener(*wlr.XdgPopup) = undefined,
 
-pub fn init(self: *Self, output: *Output, wlr_layer_surface: *c.wlr_layer_surface_v1) void {
+pub fn init(self: *Self, output: *Output, wlr_layer_surface: *wlr.LayerSurfaceV1) void {
     self.* = .{
         .output = output,
         .wlr_layer_surface = wlr_layer_surface,
         .state = wlr_layer_surface.current,
     };
-    wlr_layer_surface.data = self;
+    wlr_layer_surface.data = @ptrToInt(self);
 
     // Temporarily add to the output's list to allow for inital arrangement
     // which sends the first configure.
@@ -59,61 +60,56 @@ pub fn init(self: *Self, output: *Output, wlr_layer_surface: *c.wlr_layer_surfac
     list.remove(node);
 
     // Set up listeners that are active for the entire lifetime of the layer surface
-    self.listen_destroy.notify = handleDestroy;
-    c.wl_signal_add(&self.wlr_layer_surface.events.destroy, &self.listen_destroy);
+    self.destroy.setNotify(handleDestroy);
+    self.wlr_layer_surface.events.destroy.add(&self.destroy);
 
-    self.listen_map.notify = handleMap;
-    c.wl_signal_add(&self.wlr_layer_surface.events.map, &self.listen_map);
+    self.map.setNotify(handleMap);
+    self.wlr_layer_surface.events.map.add(&self.map);
 
-    self.listen_unmap.notify = handleUnmap;
-    c.wl_signal_add(&self.wlr_layer_surface.events.unmap, &self.listen_unmap);
+    self.unmap.setNotify(handleUnmap);
+    self.wlr_layer_surface.events.unmap.add(&self.unmap);
 }
 
-fn handleDestroy(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) void {
-    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "listen_destroy", listener.?);
-    const output = self.output;
+fn handleDestroy(listener: *wl.Listener(*wlr.LayerSurfaceV1), wlr_layer_surface: *wlr.LayerSurfaceV1) void {
+    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "destroy", listener);
 
     log.debug(.layer_shell, "layer surface '{}' destroyed", .{self.wlr_layer_surface.namespace});
 
     // Remove listeners active the entire lifetime of the layer surface
-    c.wl_list_remove(&self.listen_destroy.link);
-    c.wl_list_remove(&self.listen_map.link);
-    c.wl_list_remove(&self.listen_unmap.link);
+    self.destroy.link.remove();
+    self.map.link.remove();
+    self.unmap.link.remove();
 
     const node = @fieldParentPtr(std.TailQueue(Self).Node, "data", self);
     util.gpa.destroy(node);
 }
 
-fn handleMap(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) void {
-    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "listen_map", listener.?);
-    const wlr_layer_surface = self.wlr_layer_surface;
+fn handleMap(listener: *wl.Listener(*wlr.LayerSurfaceV1), wlr_layer_surface: *wlr.LayerSurfaceV1) void {
+    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "map", listener);
 
     log.debug(.layer_shell, "layer surface '{}' mapped", .{wlr_layer_surface.namespace});
 
     // Add listeners that are only active while mapped
-    self.listen_commit.notify = handleCommit;
-    c.wl_signal_add(&wlr_layer_surface.surface.*.events.commit, &self.listen_commit);
+    self.commit.setNotify(handleCommit);
+    wlr_layer_surface.surface.events.commit.add(&self.commit);
 
-    self.listen_new_popup.notify = handleNewPopup;
-    c.wl_signal_add(&wlr_layer_surface.events.new_popup, &self.listen_new_popup);
+    self.new_popup.setNotify(handleNewPopup);
+    wlr_layer_surface.events.new_popup.add(&self.new_popup);
 
-    c.wlr_surface_send_enter(
-        wlr_layer_surface.surface,
-        wlr_layer_surface.output,
-    );
+    wlr_layer_surface.surface.sendEnter(wlr_layer_surface.output.?);
 
     const node = @fieldParentPtr(std.TailQueue(Self).Node, "data", self);
     self.output.layers[@intCast(usize, @enumToInt(self.state.layer))].append(node);
 }
 
-fn handleUnmap(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) void {
-    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "listen_unmap", listener.?);
+fn handleUnmap(listener: *wl.Listener(*wlr.LayerSurfaceV1), wlr_layer_surface: *wlr.LayerSurfaceV1) void {
+    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "unmap", listener);
 
     log.debug(.layer_shell, "layer surface '{}' unmapped", .{self.wlr_layer_surface.namespace});
 
     // remove listeners only active while the layer surface is mapped
-    c.wl_list_remove(&self.listen_commit.link);
-    c.wl_list_remove(&self.listen_new_popup.link);
+    self.commit.link.remove();
+    self.new_popup.link.remove();
 
     // Remove from the output's list of layer surfaces
     const self_node = @fieldParentPtr(std.TailQueue(Self).Node, "data", self);
@@ -142,8 +138,8 @@ fn handleUnmap(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) void {
     self.output.root.startTransaction();
 }
 
-fn handleCommit(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) void {
-    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "listen_commit", listener.?);
+fn handleCommit(listener: *wl.Listener(*wlr.Surface), wlr_surface: *wlr.Surface) void {
+    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "commit", listener);
 
     if (self.wlr_layer_surface.output == null) {
         log.err(.layer_shell, "layer surface committed with null output", .{});
@@ -166,13 +162,12 @@ fn handleCommit(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) void {
     }
 }
 
-fn handleNewPopup(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) void {
-    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "listen_new_popup", listener.?);
-    const wlr_xdg_popup = util.voidCast(c.wlr_xdg_popup, data.?);
+fn handleNewPopup(listener: *wl.Listener(*wlr.XdgPopup), wlr_xdg_popup: *wlr.XdgPopup) void {
+    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "new_popup", listener);
 
     // This will free itself on destroy
-    var xdg_popup = util.gpa.create(XdgPopup) catch {
-        c.wl_resource_post_no_memory(wlr_xdg_popup.resource);
+    const xdg_popup = util.gpa.create(XdgPopup) catch {
+        wlr_xdg_popup.resource.postNoMemory();
         return;
     };
     xdg_popup.init(self.output, &self.box, wlr_xdg_popup);
diff --git a/river/Mapping.zig b/river/Mapping.zig
index 1518f85..03a9b45 100644
--- a/river/Mapping.zig
+++ b/river/Mapping.zig
@@ -18,20 +18,21 @@
 const Self = @This();
 
 const std = @import("std");
+const wlr = @import("wlroots");
+const xkb = @import("xkbcommon");
 
-const c = @import("c.zig");
 const util = @import("util.zig");
 
-keysym: c.xkb_keysym_t,
-modifiers: u32,
+keysym: xkb.Keysym,
+modifiers: wlr.Keyboard.ModifierMask,
 command_args: []const []const u8,
 
 /// When set to true the mapping will be executed on key release rather than on press
 release: bool,
 
 pub fn init(
-    keysym: c.xkb_keysym_t,
-    modifiers: u32,
+    keysym: xkb.Keysym,
+    modifiers: wlr.Keyboard.ModifierMask,
     release: bool,
     command_args: []const []const u8,
 ) !Self {
diff --git a/river/Output.zig b/river/Output.zig
index 244c1a5..94501db 100644
--- a/river/Output.zig
+++ b/river/Output.zig
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@
 const Self = @This();
 
 const std = @import("std");
+const wlr = @import("wlroots");
+const wayland = @import("wayland");
+const wl = wayland.server.wl;
+const zwlr = wayland.server.zwlr;
 
 const c = @import("c.zig");
 const log = @import("log.zig");
@@ -38,7 +42,7 @@ const State = struct {
 };
 
 root: *Root,
-wlr_output: *c.wlr_output,
+wlr_output: *wlr.Output,
 
 /// All layer surfaces on the output, indexed by the layer enum.
 layers: [4]std.TailQueue(LayerSurface) = [1]std.TailQueue(LayerSurface){.{}} ** 4,
@@ -76,22 +80,21 @@ status_trackers: std.SinglyLinkedList(OutputStatus) = .{},
 /// An active output can have focus (e.g. an output turned off by dpms is active)
 active: bool = false,
 
-// All listeners for this output, in alphabetical order
-listen_destroy: c.wl_listener = undefined,
-listen_enable: c.wl_listener = undefined,
-listen_frame: c.wl_listener = undefined,
-listen_mode: c.wl_listener = undefined,
+destroy: wl.Listener(*wlr.Output) = undefined,
+enable: wl.Listener(*wlr.Output) = undefined,
+frame: wl.Listener(*wlr.Output) = undefined,
+mode: wl.Listener(*wlr.Output) = undefined,
 
-pub fn init(self: *Self, root: *Root, wlr_output: *c.wlr_output) !void {
+pub fn init(self: *Self, root: *Root, wlr_output: *wlr.Output) !void {
     // Some backends don't have modes. DRM+KMS does, and we need to set a mode
     // before we can use the output. The mode is a tuple of (width, height,
     // refresh rate), and each monitor supports only a specific set of modes. We
     // just pick the monitor's preferred mode, a more sophisticated compositor
     // would let the user configure it.
-    if (c.wlr_output_preferred_mode(wlr_output)) |mode| {
-        c.wlr_output_set_mode(wlr_output, mode);
-        c.wlr_output_enable(wlr_output, true);
-        if (!c.wlr_output_commit(wlr_output)) return error.OutputCommitFailed;
+    if (wlr_output.preferredMode()) |mode| {
+        wlr_output.setMode(mode);
+        wlr_output.enable(true);
+        try wlr_output.commit();
     }
 
     const layout = try std.mem.dupe(util.gpa, u8, "full");
@@ -103,22 +106,21 @@ pub fn init(self: *Self, root: *Root, wlr_output: *c.wlr_output) !void {
         .layout = layout,
         .usable_box = undefined,
     };
-    wlr_output.data = self;
+    wlr_output.data = @ptrToInt(self);
 
-    // Set up listeners
-    self.listen_destroy.notify = handleDestroy;
-    c.wl_signal_add(&wlr_output.events.destroy, &self.listen_destroy);
+    self.destroy.setNotify(handleDestroy);
+    wlr_output.events.destroy.add(&self.destroy);
 
-    self.listen_enable.notify = handleEnable;
-    c.wl_signal_add(&wlr_output.events.enable, &self.listen_enable);
+    self.enable.setNotify(handleEnable);
+    wlr_output.events.enable.add(&self.enable);
 
-    self.listen_frame.notify = handleFrame;
-    c.wl_signal_add(&wlr_output.events.frame, &self.listen_frame);
+    self.frame.setNotify(handleFrame);
+    wlr_output.events.frame.add(&self.frame);
 
-    self.listen_mode.notify = handleMode;
-    c.wl_signal_add(&wlr_output.events.mode, &self.listen_mode);
+    self.mode.setNotify(handleMode);
+    wlr_output.events.mode.add(&self.mode);
 
-    if (c.wlr_output_is_noop(wlr_output)) {
+    if (wlr_output.isNoop()) {
         // A noop output is always 0 x 0
         self.usable_box = .{
             .x = 0,
@@ -132,7 +134,7 @@ pub fn init(self: *Self, root: *Root, wlr_output: *c.wlr_output) !void {
         var it = root.server.input_manager.seats.first;
         while (it) |node| : (it = node.next) {
             const seat = &node.data;
-            if (!c.wlr_xcursor_manager_load(seat.cursor.wlr_xcursor_manager, wlr_output.scale))
+            seat.cursor.xcursor_manager.load(wlr_output.scale) catch
                 log.err(.cursor, "failed to load xcursor theme at scale {}", .{wlr_output.scale});
         }
 
@@ -146,8 +148,8 @@ pub fn init(self: *Self, root: *Root, wlr_output: *c.wlr_output) !void {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn getRenderer(self: Self) *c.wlr_renderer {
-    return c.wlr_backend_get_renderer(self.wlr_output.backend);
+pub fn getLayer(self: *Self, layer: zwlr.LayerShellV1.Layer) *std.TailQueue(LayerSurface) {
+    return &self.layers[@intCast(usize, @enumToInt(layer))];
 }
 
 pub fn sendViewTags(self: Self) void {
@@ -321,16 +323,11 @@ pub fn arrangeLayers(self: *Self) void {
     // This box is modified as exclusive zones are applied
     var usable_box = full_box;
 
-    const layer_idxs = [_]usize{
-        c.ZWLR_LAYER_SHELL_V1_LAYER_OVERLAY,
-        c.ZWLR_LAYER_SHELL_V1_LAYER_TOP,
-        c.ZWLR_LAYER_SHELL_V1_LAYER_BOTTOM,
-        c.ZWLR_LAYER_SHELL_V1_LAYER_BACKGROUND,
-    };
+    const layers = [_]zwlr.LayerShellV1.Layer{ .overlay, .top, .bottom, .background };
 
     // Arrange all layer surfaces with exclusive zones, applying them to the
     // usable box along the way.
-    for (layer_idxs) |layer| self.arrangeLayer(self.layers[layer], full_box, &usable_box, true);
+    for (layers) |layer| self.arrangeLayer(self.getLayer(layer).*, full_box, &usable_box, true);
 
     // If the the usable_box has changed, we need to rearrange the output
     if (!std.meta.eql(self.usable_box, usable_box)) {
@@ -339,13 +336,13 @@ pub fn arrangeLayers(self: *Self) void {
     }
 
     // Arrange the layers without exclusive zones
-    for (layer_idxs) |layer| self.arrangeLayer(self.layers[layer], full_box, &usable_box, false);
+    for (layers) |layer| self.arrangeLayer(self.getLayer(layer).*, full_box, &usable_box, false);
 
     // Find the topmost layer surface in the top or overlay layers which
     // requests keyboard interactivity if any.
-    const topmost_surface = outer: for (layer_idxs[0..2]) |layer| {
+    const topmost_surface = outer: for (layers[0..2]) |layer| {
         // Iterate in reverse order since the last layer is rendered on top
-        var it = self.layers[layer].last;
+        var it = self.getLayer(layer).last;
         while (it) |node| : (it = node.prev) {
             const layer_surface = &node.data;
             if (layer_surface.wlr_layer_surface.current.keyboard_interactive) {
@@ -400,19 +397,14 @@ fn arrangeLayer(
         var new_box: Box = undefined;
 
         // Horizontal alignment
-        const anchor_left = @as(u32, c.ZWLR_LAYER_SURFACE_V1_ANCHOR_LEFT);
-        const anchor_right = @as(u32, c.ZWLR_LAYER_SURFACE_V1_ANCHOR_RIGHT);
         if (current_state.desired_width == 0) {
-            const anchor_left_right = anchor_left | anchor_right;
-            if (current_state.anchor & anchor_left_right == anchor_left_right) {
-                new_box.x = bounds.x + @intCast(i32, current_state.margin.left);
-                new_box.width = bounds.width -
-                    (current_state.margin.left + current_state.margin.right);
-            }
-        } else if (current_state.anchor & anchor_left != 0) {
+            std.debug.assert(current_state.anchor.right and current_state.anchor.left);
+            new_box.x = bounds.x + @intCast(i32, current_state.margin.left);
+            new_box.width = bounds.width - (current_state.margin.left + current_state.margin.right);
+        } else if (current_state.anchor.left) {
             new_box.x = bounds.x + @intCast(i32, current_state.margin.left);
             new_box.width = current_state.desired_width;
-        } else if (current_state.anchor & anchor_right != 0) {
+        } else if (current_state.anchor.right) {
             new_box.x = bounds.x + @intCast(i32, bounds.width - current_state.desired_width -
                 current_state.margin.right);
             new_box.width = current_state.desired_width;
@@ -422,19 +414,14 @@ fn arrangeLayer(
         }
 
         // Vertical alignment
-        const anchor_top = @as(u32, c.ZWLR_LAYER_SURFACE_V1_ANCHOR_TOP);
-        const anchor_bottom = @as(u32, c.ZWLR_LAYER_SURFACE_V1_ANCHOR_BOTTOM);
         if (current_state.desired_height == 0) {
-            const anchor_top_bottom = anchor_top | anchor_bottom;
-            if (current_state.anchor & anchor_top_bottom == anchor_top_bottom) {
-                new_box.y = bounds.y + @intCast(i32, current_state.margin.top);
-                new_box.height = bounds.height -
-                    (current_state.margin.top + current_state.margin.bottom);
-            }
-        } else if (current_state.anchor & anchor_top != 0) {
+            std.debug.assert(current_state.anchor.top and current_state.anchor.bottom);
+            new_box.y = bounds.y + @intCast(i32, current_state.margin.top);
+            new_box.height = bounds.height - (current_state.margin.top + current_state.margin.bottom);
+        } else if (current_state.anchor.top) {
             new_box.y = bounds.y + @intCast(i32, current_state.margin.top);
             new_box.height = current_state.desired_height;
-        } else if (current_state.anchor & anchor_bottom != 0) {
+        } else if (current_state.anchor.bottom) {
             new_box.y = bounds.y + @intCast(i32, bounds.height - current_state.desired_height -
                 current_state.margin.bottom);
             new_box.height = current_state.desired_height;
@@ -447,36 +434,36 @@ fn arrangeLayer(
 
         // Apply the exclusive zone to the current bounds
         const edges = [4]struct {
-            single: u32,
-            triple: u32,
+            single: zwlr.LayerSurfaceV1.Anchor,
+            triple: zwlr.LayerSurfaceV1.Anchor,
             to_increase: ?*i32,
             to_decrease: *u32,
             margin: u32,
         }{
             .{
-                .single = anchor_top,
-                .triple = anchor_top | anchor_left | anchor_right,
+                .single = .{ .top = true },
+                .triple = .{ .top = true, .left = true, .right = true },
                 .to_increase = &usable_box.y,
                 .to_decrease = &usable_box.height,
                 .margin = current_state.margin.top,
             },
             .{
-                .single = anchor_bottom,
-                .triple = anchor_bottom | anchor_left | anchor_right,
+                .single = .{ .bottom = true },
+                .triple = .{ .bottom = true, .left = true, .right = true },
                 .to_increase = null,
                 .to_decrease = &usable_box.height,
                 .margin = current_state.margin.bottom,
             },
             .{
-                .single = anchor_left,
-                .triple = anchor_left | anchor_top | anchor_bottom,
+                .single = .{ .left = true },
+                .triple = .{ .left = true, .top = true, .bottom = true },
                 .to_increase = &usable_box.x,
                 .to_decrease = &usable_box.width,
                 .margin = current_state.margin.left,
             },
             .{
-                .single = anchor_right,
-                .triple = anchor_right | anchor_top | anchor_bottom,
+                .single = .{ .right = true },
+                .triple = .{ .right = true, .top = true, .bottom = true },
                 .to_increase = null,
                 .to_decrease = &usable_box.width,
                 .margin = current_state.margin.right,
@@ -484,7 +471,7 @@ fn arrangeLayer(
         };
 
         for (edges) |edge| {
-            if ((current_state.anchor == edge.single or current_state.anchor == edge.triple) and
+            if ((std.meta.eql(current_state.anchor, edge.single) or std.meta.eql(current_state.anchor, edge.triple)) and
                 current_state.exclusive_zone + @intCast(i32, edge.margin) > 0)
             {
                 const delta = current_state.exclusive_zone + @intCast(i32, edge.margin);
@@ -496,21 +483,18 @@ fn arrangeLayer(
 
         // Tell the client to assume the new size
         log.debug(.layer_shell, "send configure, {} x {}", .{ layer_surface.box.width, layer_surface.box.height });
-        c.wlr_layer_surface_v1_configure(
-            layer_surface.wlr_layer_surface,
-            layer_surface.box.width,
-            layer_surface.box.height,
-        );
+        layer_surface.wlr_layer_surface.configure(layer_surface.box.width, layer_surface.box.height);
     }
 }
 
 /// Called when the output is destroyed. Evacuate all views from the output
 /// and then remove it from the list of outputs.
-fn handleDestroy(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) void {
-    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "listen_destroy", listener.?);
+fn handleDestroy(listener: *wl.Listener(*wlr.Output), wlr_output: *wlr.Output) void {
+    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "destroy", listener);
     const root = self.root;
 
     log.debug(.server, "output '{}' destroyed", .{self.wlr_output.name});
+
     // Remove the destroyed output from root if it wasn't already removed
     const node = @fieldParentPtr(std.TailQueue(Self).Node, "data", self);
     if (self.active) {
@@ -526,37 +510,35 @@ fn handleDestroy(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) void {
     }
 
     // Remove all listeners
-    c.wl_list_remove(&self.listen_destroy.link);
-    c.wl_list_remove(&self.listen_enable.link);
-    c.wl_list_remove(&self.listen_frame.link);
-    c.wl_list_remove(&self.listen_mode.link);
+    self.destroy.link.remove();
+    self.enable.link.remove();
+    self.frame.link.remove();
+    self.mode.link.remove();
 
-    // Free the layout command
+    // Free all memory and clean up the wlr.Output
+    self.wlr_output.data = undefined;
     util.gpa.free(self.layout);
-
-    // Clean up the wlr_output
-    self.wlr_output.data = null;
     util.gpa.destroy(node);
 }
 
-fn handleEnable(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) void {
-    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "listen_enable", listener.?);
+fn handleEnable(listener: *wl.Listener(*wlr.Output), wlr_output: *wlr.Output) void {
+    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "enable", listener);
 
-    if (self.wlr_output.enabled and !self.active) {
+    if (wlr_output.enabled and !self.active) {
         const node = @fieldParentPtr(std.TailQueue(Self).Node, "data", self);
         self.root.addOutput(node);
     }
 }
 
-fn handleFrame(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) void {
+fn handleFrame(listener: *wl.Listener(*wlr.Output), wlr_output: *wlr.Output) void {
     // This function is called every time an output is ready to display a frame,
     // generally at the output's refresh rate (e.g. 60Hz).
-    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "listen_frame", listener.?);
+    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "frame", listener);
     render.renderOutput(self);
 }
 
-fn handleMode(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) void {
-    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "listen_mode", listener.?);
+fn handleMode(listener: *wl.Listener(*wlr.Output), wlr_output: *wlr.Output) void {
+    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "mode", listener);
     self.arrangeLayers();
     self.arrangeViews();
     self.root.startTransaction();
@@ -565,7 +547,7 @@ fn handleMode(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) void {
 pub fn getEffectiveResolution(self: *Self) struct { width: u32, height: u32 } {
     var width: c_int = undefined;
     var height: c_int = undefined;
-    c.wlr_output_effective_resolution(self.wlr_output, &width, &height);
+    self.wlr_output.effectiveResolution(&width, &height);
     return .{
         .width = @intCast(u32, width),
         .height = @intCast(u32, height),
diff --git a/river/OutputManager.zig b/river/OutputManager.zig
index 3500547..352b631 100644
--- a/river/OutputManager.zig
+++ b/river/OutputManager.zig
@@ -19,8 +19,9 @@ const Self = @This();
 
 const build_options = @import("build_options");
 const std = @import("std");
+const wlr = @import("wlroots");
+const wl = @import("wayland").server.wl;
 
-const c = @import("c.zig");
 const log = @import("log.zig");
 const util = @import("util.zig");
 
@@ -38,65 +39,60 @@ const min_size = 50;
 
 root: *Root,
 
-listen_new_output: c.wl_listener = undefined,
-listen_output_layout_change: c.wl_listener = undefined,
+new_output: wl.Listener(*wlr.Output) = undefined,
 
-wlr_output_manager: *c.wlr_output_manager_v1,
-listen_output_manager_apply: c.wl_listener = undefined,
-listen_output_manager_test: c.wl_listener = undefined,
+wlr_output_manager: *wlr.OutputManagerV1,
+manager_apply: wl.Listener(*wlr.OutputConfigurationV1) = undefined,
+manager_test: wl.Listener(*wlr.OutputConfigurationV1) = undefined,
+layout_change: wl.Listener(*wlr.OutputLayout) = undefined,
 
-wlr_output_power_manager: *c.wlr_output_power_manager_v1,
-listen_output_power_manager_set_mode: c.wl_listener = undefined,
+power_manager: *wlr.OutputPowerManagerV1,
+power_manager_set_mode: wl.Listener(*wlr.OutputPowerManagerV1.event.SetMode) = undefined,
 
 /// True if and only if we are currently applying an output config
 output_config_pending: bool = false,
 
 pub fn init(self: *Self, server: *Server) !void {
     self.* = .{
-        .wlr_output_manager = c.wlr_output_manager_v1_create(server.wl_display) orelse
-            return error.OutOfMemory,
-        .wlr_output_power_manager = c.wlr_output_power_manager_v1_create(server.wl_display) orelse
-            return error.OutOfMemory,
         .root = &server.root,
+        .wlr_output_manager = try wlr.OutputManagerV1.create(server.wl_server),
+        .power_manager = try wlr.OutputPowerManagerV1.create(server.wl_server),
     };
 
-    self.listen_new_output.notify = handleNewOutput;
-    c.wl_signal_add(&server.wlr_backend.events.new_output, &self.listen_new_output);
+    self.new_output.setNotify(handleNewOutput);
+    server.backend.events.new_output.add(&self.new_output);
 
-    // Set up wlr_output_management
-    self.listen_output_manager_apply.notify = handleOutputManagerApply;
-    c.wl_signal_add(&self.wlr_output_manager.events.apply, &self.listen_output_manager_apply);
-    self.listen_output_manager_test.notify = handleOutputManagerTest;
-    c.wl_signal_add(&self.wlr_output_manager.events.@"test", &self.listen_output_manager_test);
+    self.manager_apply.setNotify(handleOutputManagerApply);
+    self.wlr_output_manager.events.apply.add(&self.manager_apply);
 
-    // Listen for changes in the output layout to send them to the clients of wlr_output_manager
-    self.listen_output_layout_change.notify = handleOutputLayoutChange;
-    c.wl_signal_add(&self.root.wlr_output_layout.events.change, &self.listen_output_layout_change);
+    self.manager_test.setNotify(handleOutputManagerTest);
+    self.wlr_output_manager.events.@"test".add(&self.manager_test);
 
-    // Set up output power manager
-    self.listen_output_power_manager_set_mode.notify = handleOutputPowerManagementSetMode;
-    c.wl_signal_add(&self.wlr_output_power_manager.events.set_mode, &self.listen_output_power_manager_set_mode);
+    self.layout_change.setNotify(handleOutputLayoutChange);
+    self.root.output_layout.events.change.add(&self.layout_change);
 
-    _ = c.wlr_xdg_output_manager_v1_create(server.wl_display, server.root.wlr_output_layout) orelse
-        return error.OutOfMemory;
+    self.power_manager_set_mode.setNotify(handleOutputPowerManagementSetMode);
+    self.power_manager.events.set_mode.add(&self.power_manager_set_mode);
+
+    _ = try wlr.XdgOutputManagerV1.create(server.wl_server, self.root.output_layout);
 }
 
-fn handleNewOutput(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) void {
-    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "listen_new_output", listener.?);
-    const wlr_output = util.voidCast(c.wlr_output, data.?);
+fn handleNewOutput(listener: *wl.Listener(*wlr.Output), wlr_output: *wlr.Output) void {
+    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "new_output", listener);
     log.debug(.output_manager, "new output {}", .{wlr_output.name});
 
     const node = util.gpa.create(std.TailQueue(Output).Node) catch {
-        c.wlr_output_destroy(wlr_output);
+        wlr_output.destroy();
         return;
     };
     node.data.init(self.root, wlr_output) catch {
-        c.wlr_output_destroy(wlr_output);
+        wlr_output.destroy();
+        util.gpa.destroy(node);
         return;
     };
     const ptr_node = util.gpa.create(std.TailQueue(*Output).Node) catch {
+        wlr_output.destroy();
         util.gpa.destroy(node);
-        c.wlr_output_destroy(wlr_output);
         return;
     };
     ptr_node.data = &node.data;
@@ -105,107 +101,108 @@ fn handleNewOutput(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) void
     self.root.addOutput(node);
 }
 
-/// Sends the new output configuration to all clients of wlr_output_manager
-fn handleOutputLayoutChange(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) void {
-    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "listen_output_layout_change", listener.?);
-    // Dont do anything if the layout change is coming from applying a config
+/// Send the new output configuration to all wlr-output-manager clients
+fn handleOutputLayoutChange(
+    listener: *wl.Listener(*wlr.OutputLayout),
+    output_layout: *wlr.OutputLayout,
+) void {
+    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "layout_change", listener);
+    // Ignore if the layout change is from applying a config
     if (self.output_config_pending) return;
 
-    const config = self.createOutputConfigurationFromCurrent() catch {
-        log.err(.output_manager, "Could not create output configuration", .{});
+    const config = self.ouputConfigFromCurrent() catch {
+        log.crit(.output_manager, "out of memory", .{});
         return;
     };
-    c.wlr_output_manager_v1_set_configuration(self.wlr_output_manager, config);
+    self.wlr_output_manager.setConfiguration(config);
 }
 
-fn handleOutputManagerApply(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) void {
-    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "listen_output_manager_apply", listener.?);
-    const config = util.voidCast(c.wlr_output_configuration_v1, data.?);
-    defer c.wlr_output_configuration_v1_destroy(config);
+fn handleOutputManagerApply(
+    listener: *wl.Listener(*wlr.OutputConfigurationV1),
+    config: *wlr.OutputConfigurationV1,
+) void {
+    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "manager_apply", listener);
+    defer config.destroy();
 
     if (self.applyOutputConfig(config)) {
-        c.wlr_output_configuration_v1_send_succeeded(config);
+        config.sendSucceeded();
     } else {
-        c.wlr_output_configuration_v1_send_failed(config);
+        config.sendFailed();
     }
 
-    // Now send the config that actually was applied
-    const actualConfig = self.createOutputConfigurationFromCurrent() catch {
-        log.err(.output_manager, "Could not create output configuration", .{});
+    // Send the config that was actually applied
+    const applied_config = self.ouputConfigFromCurrent() catch {
+        log.crit(.output_manager, "out of memory", .{});
         return;
     };
-    c.wlr_output_manager_v1_set_configuration(self.wlr_output_manager, actualConfig);
+    self.wlr_output_manager.setConfiguration(applied_config);
 }
 
-fn handleOutputManagerTest(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) void {
-    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "listen_output_manager_test", listener.?);
-    const config = util.voidCast(c.wlr_output_configuration_v1, data.?);
-    defer c.wlr_output_configuration_v1_destroy(config);
+fn handleOutputManagerTest(
+    listener: *wl.Listener(*wlr.OutputConfigurationV1),
+    config: *wlr.OutputConfigurationV1,
+) void {
+    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "manager_test", listener);
+    defer config.destroy();
 
     if (testOutputConfig(config, true)) {
-        c.wlr_output_configuration_v1_send_succeeded(config);
+        config.sendSucceeded();
     } else {
-        c.wlr_output_configuration_v1_send_failed(config);
+        config.sendFailed();
     }
 }
 
-fn handleOutputPowerManagementSetMode(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) void {
-    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "listen_output_power_manager_set_mode", listener.?);
-    const mode_event = util.voidCast(c.wlr_output_power_v1_set_mode_event, data.?);
-    const wlr_output: *c.wlr_output = mode_event.output;
+fn handleOutputPowerManagementSetMode(
+    listener: *wl.Listener(*wlr.OutputPowerManagerV1.event.SetMode),
+    event: *wlr.OutputPowerManagerV1.event.SetMode,
+) void {
+    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "power_manager_set_mode", listener);
 
-    const enable = mode_event.mode == .ZWLR_OUTPUT_POWER_V1_MODE_ON;
+    const enable = event.mode == .on;
 
     const log_text = if (enable) "Enabling" else "Disabling";
     log.debug(
         .output_manager,
         "{} dpms for output {}",
-        .{ log_text, wlr_output.name },
+        .{ log_text, event.output.name },
     );
 
-    c.wlr_output_enable(wlr_output, enable);
-    if (!c.wlr_output_commit(wlr_output)) {
-        log.err(
-            .output_manager,
-            "wlr_output_commit failed for {}",
-            .{wlr_output.name},
-        );
-    }
+    event.output.enable(enable);
+    event.output.commit() catch
+        log.err(.server, "output commit failed for {}", .{event.output.name});
 }
 
-/// Applies an output config
-fn applyOutputConfig(self: *Self, config: *c.wlr_output_configuration_v1) bool {
-    // We need to store whether a config is pending because we listen to wlr_output_layout.change
-    // and this event can be triggered by applying the config
+/// Apply the given config, return false on faliure
+fn applyOutputConfig(self: *Self, config: *wlr.OutputConfigurationV1) bool {
+    // Store whether a config is pending so we can tell if the
+    // wlr_output_layout.change event was triggered by applying the config
     self.output_config_pending = true;
     defer self.output_config_pending = false;
 
     // Test if the config should apply cleanly
     if (!testOutputConfig(config, false)) return false;
 
-    const list_head: *c.wl_list = &config.heads;
-    var it: *c.wl_list = list_head.next;
-    while (it != list_head) : (it = it.next) {
-        const head = @fieldParentPtr(c.wlr_output_configuration_head_v1, "link", it);
-        const output = util.voidCast(Output, @as(*c.wlr_output, head.state.output).data.?);
+    var it = config.heads.iterator(.forward);
+    while (it.next()) |head| {
+        const output = @intToPtr(*Output, head.state.output.data);
         const disable = output.wlr_output.enabled and !head.state.enabled;
 
-        // This commit will only fail due to runtime errors.
-        // We choose to ignore this error
-        if (!c.wlr_output_commit(output.wlr_output)) {
-            log.err(.output_manager, "wlr_output_commit failed for {}", .{output.wlr_output.name});
-        }
+        // Since we have done a successful test commit, this will only fail
+        // due to error in the output's backend implementation.
+        output.wlr_output.commit() catch
+            log.err(.output_manager, "output commit failed for {}", .{output.wlr_output.name});
 
         if (output.wlr_output.enabled) {
             // Moves the output if it is already in the layout
-            c.wlr_output_layout_add(self.root.wlr_output_layout, output.wlr_output, head.state.x, head.state.y);
+            self.root.output_layout.add(output.wlr_output, head.state.x, head.state.y);
         }
 
         if (disable) {
             const node = @fieldParentPtr(std.TailQueue(Output).Node, "data", output);
             self.root.removeOutput(node);
-            c.wlr_output_layout_remove(self.root.wlr_output_layout, output.wlr_output);
+            self.root.output_layout.remove(output.wlr_output);
         }
+
         // Arrange layers to adjust the usable_box
         // We dont need to call arrangeViews() since arrangeLayers() will call
         // it for us because the usable_box changed
@@ -218,16 +215,14 @@ fn applyOutputConfig(self: *Self, config: *c.wlr_output_configuration_v1) bool {
 
 /// Tests the output configuration.
 /// If rollback is false all changes are applied to the pending state of the affected outputs.
-fn testOutputConfig(config: *c.wlr_output_configuration_v1, rollback: bool) bool {
+fn testOutputConfig(config: *wlr.OutputConfigurationV1, rollback: bool) bool {
     var ok = true;
-    const list_head: *c.wl_list = &config.heads;
-    var it: *c.wl_list = list_head.next;
-    while (it != list_head) : (it = it.next) {
-        const head = @fieldParentPtr(c.wlr_output_configuration_head_v1, "link", it);
-        const wlr_output = @as(*c.wlr_output, head.state.output);
+    var it = config.heads.iterator(.forward);
+    while (it.next()) |head| {
+        const wlr_output = head.state.output;
 
-        const width = if (@as(?*c.wlr_output_mode, head.state.mode)) |m| m.width else head.state.custom_mode.width;
-        const height = if (@as(?*c.wlr_output_mode, head.state.mode)) |m| m.height else head.state.custom_mode.height;
+        const width = if (head.state.mode) |m| m.width else head.state.custom_mode.width;
+        const height = if (head.state.mode) |m| m.height else head.state.custom_mode.height;
         const scale = head.state.scale;
 
         const too_small = (@intToFloat(f32, width) / scale < min_size) or
@@ -242,24 +237,20 @@ fn testOutputConfig(config: *c.wlr_output_configuration_v1, rollback: bool) bool
         }
 
         applyHeadToOutput(head, wlr_output);
-        ok = ok and !too_small and c.wlr_output_test(wlr_output);
+        ok = ok and !too_small and wlr_output.testCommit();
     }
 
     if (rollback or !ok) {
         // Rollback all changes
-        it = list_head.next;
-        while (it != list_head) : (it = it.next) {
-            const head = @fieldParentPtr(c.wlr_output_configuration_head_v1, "link", it);
-            const wlr_output = @as(*c.wlr_output, head.state.output);
-            c.wlr_output_rollback(wlr_output);
-        }
+        it = config.heads.iterator(.forward);
+        while (it.next()) |head| head.state.output.rollback();
     }
 
     return ok;
 }
 
-fn applyHeadToOutput(head: *c.wlr_output_configuration_head_v1, wlr_output: *c.wlr_output) void {
-    c.wlr_output_enable(wlr_output, head.state.enabled);
+fn applyHeadToOutput(head: *wlr.OutputConfigurationV1.Head, wlr_output: *wlr.Output) void {
+    wlr_output.enable(head.state.enabled);
     // The output must be enabled for the following properties to apply
     if (head.state.enabled) {
         // TODO(wlroots) Somehow on the drm backend setting the mode causes
@@ -268,43 +259,41 @@ fn applyHeadToOutput(head: *c.wlr_output_configuration_head_v1, wlr_output: *c.w
         // We can just ignore this because nothing bad happens but it
         // should be fixed in the future
         // See https://github.com/swaywm/wlroots/issues/2492
-        if (head.state.mode != null) {
-            c.wlr_output_set_mode(wlr_output, head.state.mode);
+        if (head.state.mode) |mode| {
+            wlr_output.setMode(mode);
         } else {
             log.info(.output_manager, "custom modes are not supported until the next wlroots release: ignoring", .{});
             // TODO(wlroots) uncomment the following lines when wlroots 0.13.0 is released
             // See https://github.com/swaywm/wlroots/pull/2517
             //const custom_mode = &head.state.custom_mode;
-            //c.wlr_output_set_custom_mode(wlr_output, custom_mode.width, custom_mode.height, custom_mode.refresh);
+            //wlr_output.setCustomMode(custom_mode.width, custom_mode.height, custom_mode.refresh);
         }
         // TODO(wlroots) Figure out if this conversion is needed or if that is a bug in wlroots
-        c.wlr_output_set_scale(wlr_output, @floatCast(f32, head.state.scale));
-        c.wlr_output_set_transform(wlr_output, head.state.transform);
+        wlr_output.setScale(@floatCast(f32, head.state.scale));
+        wlr_output.setTransform(head.state.transform);
     }
 }
 
-/// Creates an wlr_output_configuration from the current configuration
-fn createOutputConfigurationFromCurrent(self: *Self) !*c.wlr_output_configuration_v1 {
-    var config = c.wlr_output_configuration_v1_create() orelse return error.OutOfMemory;
-    errdefer c.wlr_output_configuration_v1_destroy(config);
+/// Create the config describing the current configuration
+fn ouputConfigFromCurrent(self: *Self) !*wlr.OutputConfigurationV1 {
+    const config = try wlr.OutputConfigurationV1.create();
+    // this destroys all associated config heads as well
+    errdefer config.destroy();
 
     var it = self.root.all_outputs.first;
-    while (it) |node| : (it = node.next) {
-        try self.createHead(node.data, config);
-    }
+    while (it) |node| : (it = node.next) try self.createHead(node.data, config);
 
     return config;
 }
 
-fn createHead(self: *Self, output: *Output, config: *c.wlr_output_configuration_v1) !void {
+fn createHead(self: *Self, output: *Output, config: *wlr.OutputConfigurationV1) !void {
     const wlr_output = output.wlr_output;
-    const head: *c.wlr_output_configuration_head_v1 = c.wlr_output_configuration_head_v1_create(config, wlr_output) orelse
-        return error.OutOfMemory;
+    const head = try wlr.OutputConfigurationV1.Head.create(config, wlr_output);
 
-    // If the output is not part of the layout (and thus disabled) we dont care about the position
-    const box = @as(?*c.wlr_box, c.wlr_output_layout_get_box(self.root.wlr_output_layout, wlr_output));
-    if (box) |b| {
-        head.state.x = b.x;
-        head.state.y = b.y;
+    // If the output is not part of the layout (and thus disabled) we dont care
+    // about the position
+    if (output.root.output_layout.getBox(wlr_output)) |box| {
+        head.state.x = box.x;
+        head.state.y = box.y;
     }
 }
diff --git a/river/OutputStatus.zig b/river/OutputStatus.zig
index 298a9d1..4b8e22c 100644
--- a/river/OutputStatus.zig
+++ b/river/OutputStatus.zig
@@ -18,8 +18,10 @@
 const Self = @This();
 
 const std = @import("std");
+const wayland = @import("wayland");
+const wl = wayland.server.wl;
+const zriver = wayland.server.zriver;
 
-const c = @import("c.zig");
 const log = @import("log.zig");
 const util = @import("util.zig");
 
@@ -27,29 +29,28 @@ const Output = @import("Output.zig");
 const View = @import("View.zig");
 const ViewStack = @import("view_stack.zig").ViewStack;
 
-const implementation = c.struct_zriver_output_status_v1_interface{ .destroy = destroy };
-
 output: *Output,
-wl_resource: *c.wl_resource,
+output_status: *zriver.OutputStatusV1,
 
-pub fn init(self: *Self, output: *Output, wl_resource: *c.wl_resource) void {
-    self.* = .{ .output = output, .wl_resource = wl_resource };
+pub fn init(self: *Self, output: *Output, output_status: *zriver.OutputStatusV1) void {
+    self.* = .{ .output = output, .output_status = output_status };
 
-    c.wl_resource_set_implementation(wl_resource, &implementation, self, handleResourceDestroy);
+    output_status.setHandler(*Self, handleRequest, handleDestroy, self);
 
     // Send view/focused tags once on bind.
     self.sendViewTags();
     self.sendFocusedTags();
 }
 
-fn handleResourceDestroy(wl_resource: ?*c.wl_resource) callconv(.C) void {
-    const self = util.voidCast(Self, @ptrCast(*c_void, c.wl_resource_get_user_data(wl_resource)));
-    const node = @fieldParentPtr(std.SinglyLinkedList(Self).Node, "data", self);
-    self.output.status_trackers.remove(node);
+fn handleRequest(output_status: *zriver.OutputStatusV1, request: zriver.OutputStatusV1.Request, self: *Self) void {
+    switch (request) {
+        .destroy => output_status.destroy(),
+    }
 }
 
-fn destroy(wl_client: ?*c.wl_client, wl_resource: ?*c.wl_resource) callconv(.C) void {
-    c.wl_resource_destroy(wl_resource);
+fn handleDestroy(output_status: *zriver.OutputStatusV1, self: *Self) void {
+    const node = @fieldParentPtr(std.SinglyLinkedList(Self).Node, "data", self);
+    self.output.status_trackers.remove(node);
 }
 
 /// Send the current tags of each view on the output to the client.
@@ -61,21 +62,17 @@ pub fn sendViewTags(self: Self) void {
     while (it) |node| : (it = node.next) {
         if (node.view.destroying) continue;
         view_tags.append(node.view.current.tags) catch {
-            c.wl_resource_post_no_memory(self.wl_resource);
+            self.output_status.postNoMemory();
             log.crit(.river_status, "out of memory", .{});
             return;
         };
     }
 
-    var wl_array = c.wl_array{
-        .size = view_tags.items.len * @sizeOf(u32),
-        .alloc = view_tags.capacity * @sizeOf(u32),
-        .data = view_tags.items.ptr,
-    };
-    c.zriver_output_status_v1_send_view_tags(self.wl_resource, &wl_array);
+    var wl_array = wl.Array.fromArrayList(u32, view_tags);
+    self.output_status.sendViewTags(&wl_array);
 }
 
 /// Send the currently focused tags of the output to the client.
 pub fn sendFocusedTags(self: Self) void {
-    c.zriver_output_status_v1_send_focused_tags(self.wl_resource, self.output.current.tags);
+    self.output_status.sendFocusedTags(self.output.current.tags);
 }
diff --git a/river/PointerMapping.zig b/river/PointerMapping.zig
index cc41cc9..270e3a8 100644
--- a/river/PointerMapping.zig
+++ b/river/PointerMapping.zig
@@ -15,11 +15,13 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 // along with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
+const wlr = @import("wlroots");
+
 pub const Action = enum {
     move,
     resize,
 };
 
 event_code: u32,
-modifiers: u32,
+modifiers: wlr.Keyboard.ModifierMask,
 action: Action,
diff --git a/river/Root.zig b/river/Root.zig
index b707143..4218276 100644
--- a/river/Root.zig
+++ b/river/Root.zig
@@ -17,10 +17,11 @@
 
 const Self = @This();
 
-const std = @import("std");
 const build_options = @import("build_options");
+const std = @import("std");
+const wlr = @import("wlroots");
+const wl = @import("wayland").server.wl;
 
-const c = @import("c.zig");
 const log = @import("log.zig");
 const util = @import("util.zig");
 
@@ -31,10 +32,9 @@ const ViewStack = @import("view_stack.zig").ViewStack;
 const XwaylandUnmanaged = @import("XwaylandUnmanaged.zig");
 const DragIcon = @import("DragIcon.zig");
 
-/// Responsible for all windowing operations
 server: *Server,
 
-wlr_output_layout: *c.wlr_output_layout,
+output_layout: *wlr.OutputLayout,
 
 /// A list of all outputs
 all_outputs: std.TailQueue(*Output) = .{},
@@ -60,24 +60,20 @@ else
 pending_configures: u32 = 0,
 
 /// Handles timeout of transactions
-transaction_timer: *c.wl_event_source,
+transaction_timer: *wl.EventSource,
 
 pub fn init(self: *Self, server: *Server) !void {
-    // Create an output layout, which a wlroots utility for working with an
-    // arrangement of screens in a physical layout.
-    errdefer c.wlr_output_layout_destroy(self.wlr_output_layout);
+    const output_layout = try wlr.OutputLayout.create();
+    errdefer output_layout.destroy();
+
     self.* = .{
         .server = server,
-        .wlr_output_layout = c.wlr_output_layout_create() orelse return error.OutOfMemory,
-        .transaction_timer = c.wl_event_loop_add_timer(
-            c.wl_display_get_event_loop(self.server.wl_display),
-            handleTimeout,
-            self,
-        ) orelse return error.AddTimerError,
+        .output_layout = output_layout,
+        .transaction_timer = try self.server.wl_server.getEventLoop().addTimer(*Self, handleTimeout, self),
         .noop_output = undefined,
     };
 
-    const noop_wlr_output = c.wlr_noop_add_output(server.noop_backend) orelse return error.OutOfMemory;
+    const noop_wlr_output = try server.noop_backend.noopAddOutput();
     try self.noop_output.init(self, noop_wlr_output);
 }
 
@@ -86,14 +82,12 @@ pub fn deinit(self: *Self) void {
     // the noop backend triggering the destroy event. However,
     // Output.handleDestroy is not intended to handle the noop output being
     // destroyed.
-    c.wl_list_remove(&self.noop_output.listen_destroy.link);
-    c.wl_list_remove(&self.noop_output.listen_frame.link);
-    c.wl_list_remove(&self.noop_output.listen_mode.link);
+    self.noop_output.destroy.link.remove();
+    self.noop_output.frame.link.remove();
+    self.noop_output.mode.link.remove();
 
-    c.wlr_output_layout_destroy(self.wlr_output_layout);
-
-    // This literally cannot fail, but for some reason returns 0
-    if (c.wl_event_source_remove(self.transaction_timer) < 0) unreachable;
+    self.output_layout.destroy();
+    self.transaction_timer.remove();
 }
 
 /// Removes the output in node.data from self.outputs
@@ -124,7 +118,7 @@ pub fn removeOutput(self: *Self, node: *std.TailQueue(Output).Node) void {
             // handle them.
             self.noop_output.layers[layer_idx].prepend(layer_node);
             layer_surface.output = &self.noop_output;
-            c.wlr_layer_surface_v1_close(layer_surface.wlr_layer_surface);
+            layer_surface.wlr_layer_surface.close();
         }
     }
 
@@ -153,7 +147,7 @@ pub fn addOutput(self: *Self, node: *std.TailQueue(Output).Node) void {
     // from left-to-right in the order they appear. A more sophisticated
     // compositor would let the user configure the arrangement of outputs in the
     // layout. This automatically creates an output global on the wl_display.
-    c.wlr_output_layout_add_auto(self.wlr_output_layout, node.data.wlr_output);
+    self.output_layout.addAuto(node.data.wlr_output);
 
     // if we previously had no real outputs, move focus from the noop output
     // to the new one.
@@ -222,26 +216,22 @@ pub fn startTransaction(self: *Self) void {
         );
 
         // Set timeout to 200ms
-        if (c.wl_event_source_timer_update(self.transaction_timer, 200) < 0) {
+        self.transaction_timer.timerUpdate(200) catch {
             log.err(.transaction, "failed to update timer", .{});
             self.commitTransaction();
-        }
+        };
     } else {
         // No views need configures, clear the current timer in case we are
         // interrupting another transaction and commit.
-        if (c.wl_event_source_timer_update(self.transaction_timer, 0) < 0)
-            log.err(.transaction, "error disarming timer", .{});
+        self.transaction_timer.timerUpdate(0) catch log.err(.transaction, "error disarming timer", .{});
         self.commitTransaction();
     }
 }
 
-fn handleTimeout(data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) c_int {
-    const self = util.voidCast(Self, data.?);
-
+fn handleTimeout(self: *Self) callconv(.C) c_int {
     log.err(.transaction, "timeout occurred, some imperfect frames may be shown", .{});
 
     self.pending_configures = 0;
-
     self.commitTransaction();
 
     return 0;
@@ -251,8 +241,7 @@ pub fn notifyConfigured(self: *Self) void {
     self.pending_configures -= 1;
     if (self.pending_configures == 0) {
         // Disarm the timer, as we didn't timeout
-        if (c.wl_event_source_timer_update(self.transaction_timer, 0) == -1)
-            log.err(.transaction, "error disarming timer", .{});
+        self.transaction_timer.timerUpdate(0) catch log.err(.transaction, "error disarming timer", .{});
         self.commitTransaction();
     }
 }
diff --git a/river/Seat.zig b/river/Seat.zig
index d2184d9..4a00d1a 100644
--- a/river/Seat.zig
+++ b/river/Seat.zig
@@ -19,8 +19,10 @@ const Self = @This();
 
 const build_options = @import("build_options");
 const std = @import("std");
+const wlr = @import("wlroots");
+const wl = @import("wayland").server.wl;
+const xkb = @import("xkbcommon");
 
-const c = @import("c.zig");
 const command = @import("command.zig");
 const log = @import("log.zig");
 const util = @import("util.zig");
@@ -42,7 +44,7 @@ const FocusTarget = union(enum) {
 };
 
 input_manager: *InputManager,
-wlr_seat: *c.wlr_seat,
+wlr_seat: *wlr.Seat,
 
 /// Multiple mice are handled by the same Cursor
 cursor: Cursor = undefined,
@@ -56,7 +58,8 @@ mode_id: usize = 0,
 /// ID of previous keymap mode, used when returning from "locked" mode
 prev_mode_id: usize = 0,
 
-/// Currently focused output, may be the noop output if no
+/// Currently focused output, may be the noop output if no real output
+/// is currently available for focus.
 focused_output: *Output,
 
 /// Currently focused view/layer surface if any
@@ -69,33 +72,33 @@ focus_stack: ViewStack(*View) = .{},
 /// List of status tracking objects relaying changes to this seat to clients.
 status_trackers: std.SinglyLinkedList(SeatStatus) = .{},
 
-listen_request_set_selection: c.wl_listener = undefined,
-listen_request_start_drag: c.wl_listener = undefined,
-listen_start_drag: c.wl_listener = undefined,
-listen_request_set_primary_selection: c.wl_listener = undefined,
+request_set_selection: wl.Listener(*wlr.Seat.event.RequestSetSelection) = undefined,
+request_start_drag: wl.Listener(*wlr.Seat.event.RequestStartDrag) = undefined,
+start_drag: wl.Listener(*wlr.Drag) = undefined,
+request_set_primary_selection: wl.Listener(*wlr.Seat.event.RequestSetPrimarySelection) = undefined,
 
 pub fn init(self: *Self, input_manager: *InputManager, name: [*:0]const u8) !void {
     self.* = .{
         .input_manager = input_manager,
         // This will be automatically destroyed when the display is destroyed
-        .wlr_seat = c.wlr_seat_create(input_manager.server.wl_display, name) orelse return error.OutOfMemory,
+        .wlr_seat = try wlr.Seat.create(input_manager.server.wl_server, name),
         .focused_output = &self.input_manager.server.root.noop_output,
     };
-    self.wlr_seat.data = self;
+    self.wlr_seat.data = @ptrToInt(self);
 
     try self.cursor.init(self);
 
-    self.listen_request_set_selection.notify = handleRequestSetSelection;
-    c.wl_signal_add(&self.wlr_seat.events.request_set_selection, &self.listen_request_set_selection);
+    self.request_set_selection.setNotify(handleRequestSetSelection);
+    self.wlr_seat.events.request_set_selection.add(&self.request_set_selection);
 
-    self.listen_request_start_drag.notify = handleRequestStartDrag;
-    c.wl_signal_add(&self.wlr_seat.events.request_start_drag, &self.listen_request_start_drag);
+    self.request_start_drag.setNotify(handleRequestStartDrag);
+    self.wlr_seat.events.request_start_drag.add(&self.request_start_drag);
 
-    self.listen_start_drag.notify = handleStartDrag;
-    c.wl_signal_add(&self.wlr_seat.events.start_drag, &self.listen_start_drag);
+    self.start_drag.setNotify(handleStartDrag);
+    self.wlr_seat.events.start_drag.add(&self.start_drag);
 
-    self.listen_request_set_primary_selection.notify = handleRequestPrimarySelection;
-    c.wl_signal_add(&self.wlr_seat.events.request_set_primary_selection, &self.listen_request_set_primary_selection);
+    self.request_set_primary_selection.setNotify(handleRequestPrimarySelection);
+    self.wlr_seat.events.request_set_primary_selection.add(&self.request_set_primary_selection);
 }
 
 pub fn deinit(self: *Self) void {
@@ -180,29 +183,28 @@ pub fn setFocusRaw(self: *Self, new_focus: FocusTarget) void {
     // If the target is already focused, do nothing
     if (std.meta.eql(new_focus, self.focused)) return;
 
-    // Obtain the target wlr_surface
-    const target_wlr_surface = switch (new_focus) {
-        .view => |target_view| target_view.wlr_surface.?,
-        .layer => |target_layer| target_layer.wlr_layer_surface.surface.?,
+    // Obtain the target surface
+    const target_surface = switch (new_focus) {
+        .view => |target_view| target_view.surface.?,
+        .layer => |target_layer| target_layer.wlr_layer_surface.surface,
         .none => null,
     };
 
     // If input is not allowed on the target surface (e.g. due to an active
     // input inhibitor) do not set focus. If there is no target surface we
     // still clear the focus.
-    if (if (target_wlr_surface) |wlr_surface| self.input_manager.inputAllowed(wlr_surface) else true) {
+    if (if (target_surface) |wlr_surface| self.input_manager.inputAllowed(wlr_surface) else true) {
         // First clear the current focus
         if (self.focused == .view) {
             self.focused.view.pending.focus -= 1;
             // This is needed because xwayland views don't double buffer
             // activated state.
             if (build_options.xwayland and self.focused.view.impl == .xwayland_view)
-                c.wlr_xwayland_surface_activate(self.focused.view.impl.xwayland_view.wlr_xwayland_surface, false);
+                self.focused.view.impl.xwayland_view.xwayland_surface.activate(false);
             if (self.focused.view.pending.focus == 0 and !self.focused.view.pending.fullscreen) {
                 self.focused.view.pending.target_opacity = self.input_manager.server.config.view_opacity_unfocused;
             }
         }
-        c.wlr_seat_keyboard_clear_focus(self.wlr_seat);
 
         // Set the new focus
         switch (new_focus) {
@@ -212,7 +214,7 @@ pub fn setFocusRaw(self: *Self, new_focus: FocusTarget) void {
                 // This is needed because xwayland views don't double buffer
                 // activated state.
                 if (build_options.xwayland and target_view.impl == .xwayland_view)
-                    c.wlr_xwayland_surface_activate(target_view.impl.xwayland_view.wlr_xwayland_surface, true);
+                    target_view.impl.xwayland_view.xwayland_surface.activate(true);
                 if (!target_view.pending.fullscreen) {
                     target_view.pending.target_opacity = self.input_manager.server.config.view_opacity_focused;
                 }
@@ -222,16 +224,20 @@ pub fn setFocusRaw(self: *Self, new_focus: FocusTarget) void {
         }
         self.focused = new_focus;
 
-        // Tell wlroots to send the new keyboard focus if we have a target
-        if (target_wlr_surface) |wlr_surface| {
-            const keyboard: *c.wlr_keyboard = c.wlr_seat_get_keyboard(self.wlr_seat);
-            c.wlr_seat_keyboard_notify_enter(
-                self.wlr_seat,
-                wlr_surface,
-                &keyboard.keycodes,
-                keyboard.num_keycodes,
-                &keyboard.modifiers,
-            );
+        // Send surface enter/leave events
+        if (target_surface) |wlr_surface| {
+            if (self.wlr_seat.getKeyboard()) |keyboard| {
+                self.wlr_seat.keyboardNotifyEnter(
+                    wlr_surface,
+                    &keyboard.keycodes,
+                    keyboard.num_keycodes,
+                    &keyboard.modifiers,
+                );
+            } else {
+                self.wlr_seat.keyboardNotifyEnter(wlr_surface, null, 0, null);
+            }
+        } else {
+            self.wlr_seat.keyboardClearFocus();
         }
     }
 
@@ -256,7 +262,7 @@ pub fn focusOutput(self: *Self, output: *Output) void {
 }
 
 pub fn handleActivity(self: Self) void {
-    c.wlr_idle_notify_activity(self.input_manager.wlr_idle, self.wlr_seat);
+    self.input_manager.idle.notifyActivity(self.wlr_seat);
 }
 
 /// Handle the unmapping of a view, removing it from the focus stack and
@@ -280,10 +286,15 @@ pub fn handleViewUnmap(self: *Self, view: *View) void {
 
 /// Handle any user-defined mapping for the passed keysym and modifiers
 /// Returns true if the key was handled
-pub fn handleMapping(self: *Self, keysym: c.xkb_keysym_t, modifiers: u32, released: bool) bool {
+pub fn handleMapping(
+    self: *Self,
+    keysym: xkb.Keysym,
+    modifiers: wlr.Keyboard.ModifierMask,
+    released: bool,
+) bool {
     const modes = &self.input_manager.server.config.modes;
     for (modes.items[self.mode_id].mappings.items) |mapping| {
-        if (modifiers == mapping.modifiers and keysym == mapping.keysym and released == mapping.release) {
+        if (std.meta.eql(modifiers, mapping.modifiers) and keysym == mapping.keysym and released == mapping.release) {
             // Execute the bound command
             const args = mapping.command_args;
             var out: ?[]const u8 = null;
@@ -309,22 +320,23 @@ pub fn handleMapping(self: *Self, keysym: c.xkb_keysym_t, modifiers: u32, releas
 
 /// Add a newly created input device to the seat and update the reported
 /// capabilities.
-pub fn addDevice(self: *Self, device: *c.wlr_input_device) void {
+pub fn addDevice(self: *Self, device: *wlr.InputDevice) void {
     switch (device.type) {
-        .WLR_INPUT_DEVICE_KEYBOARD => self.addKeyboard(device) catch return,
-        .WLR_INPUT_DEVICE_POINTER => self.addPointer(device),
+        .keyboard => self.addKeyboard(device) catch return,
+        .pointer => self.addPointer(device),
         else => return,
     }
 
     // We need to let the wlr_seat know what our capabilities are, which is
     // communiciated to the client. We always have a cursor, even if
     // there are no pointer devices, so we always include that capability.
-    var caps = @intCast(u32, c.WL_SEAT_CAPABILITY_POINTER);
-    if (self.keyboards.len > 0) caps |= @intCast(u32, c.WL_SEAT_CAPABILITY_KEYBOARD);
-    c.wlr_seat_set_capabilities(self.wlr_seat, caps);
+    self.wlr_seat.setCapabilities(.{
+        .pointer = true,
+        .keyboard = self.keyboards.len > 0,
+    });
 }
 
-fn addKeyboard(self: *Self, device: *c.wlr_input_device) !void {
+fn addKeyboard(self: *Self, device: *wlr.InputDevice) !void {
     const node = try util.gpa.create(std.TailQueue(Keyboard).Node);
     node.data.init(self, device) catch |err| {
         switch (err) {
@@ -335,40 +347,46 @@ fn addKeyboard(self: *Self, device: *c.wlr_input_device) !void {
         return;
     };
     self.keyboards.append(node);
-    c.wlr_seat_set_keyboard(self.wlr_seat, device);
+    self.wlr_seat.setKeyboard(device);
 }
 
-fn addPointer(self: Self, device: *c.struct_wlr_input_device) void {
+fn addPointer(self: Self, device: *wlr.InputDevice) void {
     // We don't do anything special with pointers. All of our pointer handling
     // is proxied through wlr_cursor. On another compositor, you might take this
     // opportunity to do libinput configuration on the device to set
     // acceleration, etc.
-    c.wlr_cursor_attach_input_device(self.cursor.wlr_cursor, device);
+    self.cursor.wlr_cursor.attachInputDevice(device);
 }
 
-fn handleRequestSetSelection(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) void {
-    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "listen_request_set_selection", listener.?);
-    const event = util.voidCast(c.wlr_seat_request_set_selection_event, data.?);
-    c.wlr_seat_set_selection(self.wlr_seat, event.source, event.serial);
+fn handleRequestSetSelection(
+    listener: *wl.Listener(*wlr.Seat.event.RequestSetSelection),
+    event: *wlr.Seat.event.RequestSetSelection,
+) void {
+    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "request_set_selection", listener);
+    self.wlr_seat.setSelection(event.source, event.serial);
 }
 
-fn handleRequestStartDrag(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) void {
-    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "listen_request_start_drag", listener.?);
-    const event = util.voidCast(c.wlr_seat_request_start_drag_event, data.?);
+fn handleRequestStartDrag(
+    listener: *wl.Listener(*wlr.Seat.event.RequestStartDrag),
+    event: *wlr.Seat.event.RequestStartDrag,
+) void {
+    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "request_start_drag", listener);
 
-    if (c.wlr_seat_validate_pointer_grab_serial(self.wlr_seat, event.origin, event.serial)) {
-        log.debug(.seat, "starting pointer drag", .{});
-        c.wlr_seat_start_pointer_drag(self.wlr_seat, event.drag, event.serial);
+    if (!self.wlr_seat.validatePointerGrabSerial(event.origin, event.serial)) {
+        log.debug(.seat, "ignoring request to start drag, failed to validate serial {}", .{event.serial});
+        if (event.drag.source) |source| source.destroy();
         return;
     }
 
-    log.debug(.seat, "ignoring request to start drag, failed to validate serial {}", .{event.serial});
-    c.wlr_data_source_destroy(event.drag.*.source);
+    log.debug(.seat, "starting pointer drag", .{});
+    self.wlr_seat.startPointerDrag(event.drag, event.serial);
 }
 
-fn handleStartDrag(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) void {
-    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "listen_start_drag", listener.?);
-    const wlr_drag = util.voidCast(c.wlr_drag, data.?);
+fn handleStartDrag(
+    listener: *wl.Listener(*wlr.Drag),
+    wlr_drag: *wlr.Drag,
+) void {
+    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "start_drag", listener);
 
     if (wlr_drag.icon) |wlr_drag_icon| {
         const node = util.gpa.create(std.SinglyLinkedList(DragIcon).Node) catch {
@@ -381,8 +399,10 @@ fn handleStartDrag(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) void
     self.cursor.mode = .passthrough;
 }
 
-fn handleRequestPrimarySelection(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) void {
-    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "listen_request_set_primary_selection", listener.?);
-    const event = util.voidCast(c.wlr_seat_request_set_primary_selection_event, data.?);
-    c.wlr_seat_set_primary_selection(self.wlr_seat, event.source, event.serial);
+fn handleRequestPrimarySelection(
+    listener: *wl.Listener(*wlr.Seat.event.RequestSetPrimarySelection),
+    event: *wlr.Seat.event.RequestSetPrimarySelection,
+) void {
+    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "request_set_primary_selection", listener);
+    self.wlr_seat.setPrimarySelection(event.source, event.serial);
 }
diff --git a/river/SeatStatus.zig b/river/SeatStatus.zig
index 44f3ae3..a6c0d46 100644
--- a/river/SeatStatus.zig
+++ b/river/SeatStatus.zig
@@ -18,55 +18,53 @@
 const Self = @This();
 
 const std = @import("std");
+const wayland = @import("wayland");
+const wl = wayland.server.wl;
+const zriver = wayland.server.zriver;
 
-const c = @import("c.zig");
 const util = @import("util.zig");
 
 const Seat = @import("Seat.zig");
 const Output = @import("Output.zig");
 const View = @import("View.zig");
 
-const implementation = c.struct_zriver_seat_status_v1_interface{ .destroy = destroy };
-
 seat: *Seat,
-wl_resource: *c.wl_resource,
+seat_status: *zriver.SeatStatusV1,
 
-pub fn init(self: *Self, seat: *Seat, wl_resource: *c.wl_resource) void {
-    self.* = .{ .seat = seat, .wl_resource = wl_resource };
+pub fn init(self: *Self, seat: *Seat, seat_status: *zriver.SeatStatusV1) void {
+    self.* = .{ .seat = seat, .seat_status = seat_status };
 
-    c.wl_resource_set_implementation(wl_resource, &implementation, self, handleResourceDestroy);
+    seat_status.setHandler(*Self, handleRequest, handleDestroy, self);
 
     // Send focused output/view once on bind
     self.sendOutput(.focused);
     self.sendFocusedView();
 }
 
-fn handleResourceDestroy(wl_resource: ?*c.wl_resource) callconv(.C) void {
-    const self = util.voidCast(Self, c.wl_resource_get_user_data(wl_resource).?);
+fn handleRequest(seat_status: *zriver.SeatStatusV1, request: zriver.SeatStatusV1.Request, self: *Self) void {
+    switch (request) {
+        .destroy => seat_status.destroy(),
+    }
+}
+
+fn handleDestroy(seat_status: *zriver.SeatStatusV1, self: *Self) void {
     const node = @fieldParentPtr(std.SinglyLinkedList(Self).Node, "data", self);
     self.seat.status_trackers.remove(node);
     util.gpa.destroy(node);
 }
 
-fn destroy(wl_client: ?*c.wl_client, wl_resource: ?*c.wl_resource) callconv(.C) void {
-    c.wl_resource_destroy(wl_resource);
-}
-
 pub fn sendOutput(self: Self, state: enum { focused, unfocused }) void {
-    const wl_client = c.wl_resource_get_client(self.wl_resource);
-    const output_resources = &self.seat.focused_output.wlr_output.resources;
-    var output_resource = c.wl_resource_from_link(output_resources.next);
-    while (c.wl_resource_get_link(output_resource) != output_resources) : (output_resource =
-        c.wl_resource_from_link(c.wl_resource_get_link(output_resource).*.next))
-    {
-        if (c.wl_resource_get_client(output_resource) == wl_client) switch (state) {
-            .focused => c.zriver_seat_status_v1_send_focused_output(self.wl_resource, output_resource),
-            .unfocused => c.zriver_seat_status_v1_send_unfocused_output(self.wl_resource, output_resource),
+    const client = self.seat_status.getClient();
+    var it = self.seat.focused_output.wlr_output.resources.iterator(.forward);
+    while (it.next()) |wl_output| {
+        if (wl_output.getClient() == client) switch (state) {
+            .focused => self.seat_status.sendFocusedOutput(wl_output),
+            .unfocused => self.seat_status.sendUnfocusedOutput(wl_output),
         };
     }
 }
 
 pub fn sendFocusedView(self: Self) void {
     const title: [*:0]const u8 = if (self.seat.focused == .view) self.seat.focused.view.getTitle() else "";
-    c.zriver_seat_status_v1_send_focused_view(self.wl_resource, title);
+    self.seat_status.sendFocusedView(title);
 }
diff --git a/river/Server.zig b/river/Server.zig
index b9b88b8..1d91061 100644
--- a/river/Server.zig
+++ b/river/Server.zig
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ const Self = @This();
 
 const build_options = @import("build_options");
 const std = @import("std");
+const wlr = @import("wlroots");
+const wl = @import("wayland").server.wl;
 
 const c = @import("c.zig");
 const log = @import("log.zig");
@@ -37,22 +39,22 @@ const View = @import("View.zig");
 const ViewStack = @import("view_stack.zig").ViewStack;
 const XwaylandUnmanaged = @import("XwaylandUnmanaged.zig");
 
-wl_display: *c.wl_display,
+wl_server: *wl.Server,
 
-sigint_source: *c.wl_event_source,
-sigterm_source: *c.wl_event_source,
+sigint_source: *wl.EventSource,
+sigterm_source: *wl.EventSource,
 
-wlr_backend: *c.wlr_backend,
-noop_backend: *c.wlr_backend,
+backend: *wlr.Backend,
+noop_backend: *wlr.Backend,
 
-wlr_xdg_shell: *c.wlr_xdg_shell,
-listen_new_xdg_surface: c.wl_listener,
+xdg_shell: *wlr.XdgShell,
+new_xdg_surface: wl.Listener(*wlr.XdgSurface),
 
-wlr_layer_shell: *c.wlr_layer_shell_v1,
-listen_new_layer_surface: c.wl_listener,
+layer_shell: *wlr.LayerShellV1,
+new_layer_surface: wl.Listener(*wlr.LayerSurfaceV1),
 
-wlr_xwayland: if (build_options.xwayland) *c.wlr_xwayland else void,
-listen_new_xwayland_surface: if (build_options.xwayland) c.wl_listener else void,
+xwayland: if (build_options.xwayland) *wlr.Xwayland else void,
+new_xwayland_surface: if (build_options.xwayland) wl.Listener(*wlr.XwaylandSurface) else void,
 
 decoration_manager: DecorationManager,
 input_manager: InputManager,
@@ -63,61 +65,46 @@ control: Control,
 status_manager: StatusManager,
 
 pub fn init(self: *Self) !void {
-    // The Wayland display is managed by libwayland. It handles accepting
-    // clients from the Unix socket, managing Wayland globals, and so on.
-    self.wl_display = c.wl_display_create() orelse return error.CreateDisplayError;
-    errdefer c.wl_display_destroy(self.wl_display);
+    self.wl_server = try wl.Server.create();
+    errdefer self.wl_server.destroy();
 
-    // Never returns null if the display was created successfully
-    const wl_event_loop = c.wl_display_get_event_loop(self.wl_display);
-    self.sigint_source = c.wl_event_loop_add_signal(wl_event_loop, std.os.SIGINT, terminate, self.wl_display) orelse
-        return error.AddEventSourceFailed;
-    errdefer _ = c.wl_event_source_remove(self.sigint_source);
-    self.sigterm_source = c.wl_event_loop_add_signal(wl_event_loop, std.os.SIGTERM, terminate, self.wl_display) orelse
-        return error.AddEventSourceFailed;
-    errdefer _ = c.wl_event_source_remove(self.sigterm_source);
+    const loop = self.wl_server.getEventLoop();
+    self.sigint_source = try loop.addSignal(*wl.Server, std.os.SIGINT, terminate, self.wl_server);
+    errdefer self.sigint_source.remove();
+    self.sigterm_source = try loop.addSignal(*wl.Server, std.os.SIGTERM, terminate, self.wl_server);
+    errdefer self.sigterm_source.remove();
 
-    // The wlr_backend abstracts the input/output hardware. Autocreate chooses
-    // the best option based on the environment, for example DRM when run from
-    // a tty or wayland if WAYLAND_DISPLAY is set. This frees itself when the
-    // wl_display is destroyed.
-    self.wlr_backend = c.river_wlr_backend_autocreate(self.wl_display) orelse
-        return error.CreateBackendError;
+    // This frees itself when the wl.Server is destroyed
+    self.backend = try wlr.Backend.autocreate(self.wl_server, null);
 
     // This backend is used to create a noop output for use when no actual
-    // outputs are available. This frees itself when the wl_display is destroyed.
-    self.noop_backend = c.wlr_noop_backend_create(self.wl_display) orelse
-        return error.OutOfMemory;
+    // outputs are available. This frees itself when the wl.Server is destroyed.
+    self.noop_backend = try wlr.Backend.createNoop(self.wl_server);
 
-    // If we don't provide a renderer, autocreate makes a GLES2 renderer for us.
-    // The renderer is responsible for defining the various pixel formats it
-    // supports for shared memory, this configures that for clients.
-    const wlr_renderer = c.wlr_backend_get_renderer(self.wlr_backend).?;
-    if (!c.wlr_renderer_init_wl_display(wlr_renderer, self.wl_display)) return error.DisplayInitFailed;
+    // This will never be null for the non-custom backends in wlroots
+    const renderer = self.backend.getRenderer().?;
+    try renderer.initServer(self.wl_server);
 
-    const wlr_compositor = c.wlr_compositor_create(self.wl_display, wlr_renderer) orelse
-        return error.OutOfMemory;
+    const compositor = try wlr.Compositor.create(self.wl_server, renderer);
 
     // Set up xdg shell
-    self.wlr_xdg_shell = c.wlr_xdg_shell_create(self.wl_display) orelse return error.OutOfMemory;
-    self.listen_new_xdg_surface.notify = handleNewXdgSurface;
-    c.wl_signal_add(&self.wlr_xdg_shell.events.new_surface, &self.listen_new_xdg_surface);
+    self.xdg_shell = try wlr.XdgShell.create(self.wl_server);
+    self.new_xdg_surface.setNotify(handleNewXdgSurface);
+    self.xdg_shell.events.new_surface.add(&self.new_xdg_surface);
 
     // Set up layer shell
-    self.wlr_layer_shell = c.wlr_layer_shell_v1_create(self.wl_display) orelse return error.OutOfMemory;
-    self.listen_new_layer_surface.notify = handleNewLayerSurface;
-    c.wl_signal_add(&self.wlr_layer_shell.events.new_surface, &self.listen_new_layer_surface);
+    self.layer_shell = try wlr.LayerShellV1.create(self.wl_server);
+    self.new_layer_surface.setNotify(handleNewLayerSurface);
+    self.layer_shell.events.new_surface.add(&self.new_layer_surface);
 
     // Set up xwayland if built with support
     if (build_options.xwayland) {
-        self.wlr_xwayland = c.wlr_xwayland_create(self.wl_display, wlr_compositor, false) orelse
-            return error.CreateXwaylandError;
-        self.listen_new_xwayland_surface.notify = handleNewXwaylandSurface;
-        c.wl_signal_add(&self.wlr_xwayland.events.new_surface, &self.listen_new_xwayland_surface);
+        self.xwayland = try wlr.Xwayland.create(self.wl_server, compositor, false);
+        self.new_xwayland_surface.setNotify(handleNewXwaylandSurface);
+        self.xwayland.events.new_surface.add(&self.new_xwayland_surface);
     }
 
-    // Set up primary selection
-    _ = c.wlr_primary_selection_v1_device_manager_create(self.wl_display);
+    _ = try wlr.PrimarySelectionDeviceManagerV1.create(self.wl_server);
 
     self.config = try Config.init();
     try self.decoration_manager.init(self);
@@ -128,31 +115,28 @@ pub fn init(self: *Self) !void {
     try self.status_manager.init(self);
     try self.output_manager.init(self);
 
-    // These all free themselves when the wl_display is destroyed
-    _ = c.wlr_data_device_manager_create(self.wl_display) orelse return error.OutOfMemory;
-    _ = c.wlr_data_control_manager_v1_create(self.wl_display) orelse return error.OutOfMemory;
-    _ = c.wlr_export_dmabuf_manager_v1_create(self.wl_display) orelse return error.OutOfMemory;
-    _ = c.wlr_gamma_control_manager_v1_create(self.wl_display) orelse return error.OutOfMemory;
-    _ = c.wlr_screencopy_manager_v1_create(self.wl_display) orelse return error.OutOfMemory;
-    _ = c.wlr_viewporter_create(self.wl_display) orelse return error.OutOfMemory;
-    _ = c.wlr_xdg_output_manager_v1_create(self.wl_display, self.root.wlr_output_layout) orelse
-        return error.OutOfMemory;
+    // These all free themselves when the wl_server is destroyed
+    _ = try wlr.DataDeviceManager.create(self.wl_server);
+    _ = try wlr.DataControlManagerV1.create(self.wl_server);
+    _ = try wlr.ExportDmabufManagerV1.create(self.wl_server);
+    _ = try wlr.GammaControlManagerV1.create(self.wl_server);
+    _ = try wlr.ScreencopyManagerV1.create(self.wl_server);
+    _ = try wlr.Viewporter.create(self.wl_server);
 }
 
-/// Free allocated memory and clean up
+/// Free allocated memory and clean up. Note: order is important here
 pub fn deinit(self: *Self) void {
-    // Note: order is important here
-    _ = c.wl_event_source_remove(self.sigint_source);
-    _ = c.wl_event_source_remove(self.sigterm_source);
+    self.sigint_source.remove();
+    self.sigterm_source.remove();
 
-    if (build_options.xwayland) c.wlr_xwayland_destroy(self.wlr_xwayland);
+    if (build_options.xwayland) self.xwayland.destroy();
 
-    c.wl_display_destroy_clients(self.wl_display);
+    self.wl_server.destroyClients();
 
     self.root.deinit();
 
-    c.wl_display_destroy(self.wl_display);
-    c.wlr_backend_destroy(self.noop_backend);
+    self.wl_server.destroy();
+    self.noop_backend.destroy();
 
     self.input_manager.deinit();
     self.config.deinit();
@@ -160,33 +144,26 @@ pub fn deinit(self: *Self) void {
 
 /// Create the socket, start the backend, and setup the environment
 pub fn start(self: Self) !void {
-    const socket = c.wl_display_add_socket_auto(self.wl_display) orelse return error.AddSocketError;
-    if (!c.wlr_backend_start(self.wlr_backend)) return error.StartBackendError;
+    var buf: [11]u8 = undefined;
+    const socket = try self.wl_server.addSocketAuto(&buf);
+    try self.backend.start();
+    // TODO: don't use libc's setenv
     if (c.setenv("WAYLAND_DISPLAY", socket, 1) < 0) return error.SetenvError;
     if (build_options.xwayland) {
-        if (c.setenv("DISPLAY", self.wlr_xwayland.display_name, 1) < 0) return error.SetenvError;
+        if (c.setenv("DISPLAY", self.xwayland.display_name, 1) < 0) return error.SetenvError;
     }
 }
 
-/// Enter the wayland event loop and block until the compositor is exited
-pub fn run(self: Self) void {
-    c.wl_display_run(self.wl_display);
-}
-
 /// Handle SIGINT and SIGTERM by gracefully stopping the server
-fn terminate(signal: c_int, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) c_int {
-    const wl_display = util.voidCast(c.wl_display, data.?);
-    c.wl_display_terminate(wl_display);
+fn terminate(signal: c_int, wl_server: *wl.Server) callconv(.C) c_int {
+    wl_server.terminate();
     return 0;
 }
 
-fn handleNewXdgSurface(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) void {
-    // This event is raised when wlr_xdg_shell receives a new xdg surface from a
-    // client, either a toplevel (application window) or popup.
-    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "listen_new_xdg_surface", listener.?);
-    const wlr_xdg_surface = util.voidCast(c.wlr_xdg_surface, data.?);
+fn handleNewXdgSurface(listener: *wl.Listener(*wlr.XdgSurface), xdg_surface: *wlr.XdgSurface) void {
+    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "new_xdg_surface", listener);
 
-    if (wlr_xdg_surface.role == .WLR_XDG_SURFACE_ROLE_POPUP) {
+    if (xdg_surface.role == .popup) {
         log.debug(.server, "new xdg_popup", .{});
         return;
     }
@@ -196,16 +173,15 @@ fn handleNewXdgSurface(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) v
     // The View will add itself to the output's view stack on map
     const output = self.input_manager.defaultSeat().focused_output;
     const node = util.gpa.create(ViewStack(View).Node) catch {
-        c.wl_resource_post_no_memory(wlr_xdg_surface.resource);
+        xdg_surface.resource.postNoMemory();
         return;
     };
-    node.view.init(output, output.current.tags, wlr_xdg_surface);
+    node.view.init(output, output.current.tags, xdg_surface);
 }
 
 /// This event is raised when the layer_shell recieves a new surface from a client.
-fn handleNewLayerSurface(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) void {
-    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "listen_new_layer_surface", listener.?);
-    const wlr_layer_surface = util.voidCast(c.wlr_layer_surface_v1, data.?);
+fn handleNewLayerSurface(listener: *wl.Listener(*wlr.LayerSurfaceV1), wlr_layer_surface: *wlr.LayerSurfaceV1) void {
+    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "new_layer_surface", listener);
 
     log.debug(
         .server,
@@ -229,31 +205,28 @@ fn handleNewLayerSurface(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C)
     if (wlr_layer_surface.output == null) {
         const output = self.input_manager.defaultSeat().focused_output;
         if (output == &self.root.noop_output) {
-            log.err(.server, "no output available for layer surface '{s}'", .{wlr_layer_surface.namespace});
-            c.wlr_layer_surface_v1_close(wlr_layer_surface);
+            log.err(.server, "no output available for layer surface '{}'", .{wlr_layer_surface.namespace});
+            wlr_layer_surface.close();
             return;
         }
 
-        log.debug(
-            .server,
-            "new layer surface had null output, assigning it to output '{s}'",
-            .{output.wlr_output.name},
-        );
+        log.debug(.server, "new layer surface had null output, assigning it to output '{}'", .{
+            output.wlr_output.name,
+        });
         wlr_layer_surface.output = output.wlr_output;
     }
 
     // The layer surface will add itself to the proper list of the output on map
-    const output = util.voidCast(Output, wlr_layer_surface.output.*.data.?);
+    const output = @intToPtr(*Output, wlr_layer_surface.output.?.data);
     const node = util.gpa.create(std.TailQueue(LayerSurface).Node) catch {
-        c.wl_resource_post_no_memory(wlr_layer_surface.resource);
+        wlr_layer_surface.resource.postNoMemory();
         return;
     };
     node.data.init(output, wlr_layer_surface);
 }
 
-fn handleNewXwaylandSurface(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) void {
-    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "listen_new_xwayland_surface", listener.?);
-    const wlr_xwayland_surface = util.voidCast(c.wlr_xwayland_surface, data.?);
+fn handleNewXwaylandSurface(listener: *wl.Listener(*wlr.XwaylandSurface), wlr_xwayland_surface: *wlr.XwaylandSurface) void {
+    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "new_xwayland_surface", listener);
 
     if (wlr_xwayland_surface.override_redirect) {
         log.debug(.server, "new unmanaged xwayland surface", .{});
diff --git a/river/StatusManager.zig b/river/StatusManager.zig
index bd4d48b..f630dde 100644
--- a/river/StatusManager.zig
+++ b/river/StatusManager.zig
@@ -18,8 +18,11 @@
 const Self = @This();
 
 const std = @import("std");
+const wlr = @import("wlroots");
+const wayland = @import("wayland");
+const wl = wayland.server.wl;
+const zriver = wayland.server.zriver;
 
-const c = @import("c.zig");
 const log = @import("log.zig");
 const util = @import("util.zig");
 
@@ -29,120 +32,89 @@ const Seat = @import("Seat.zig");
 const SeatStatus = @import("SeatStatus.zig");
 const Server = @import("Server.zig");
 
-const protocol_version = 1;
+global: *wl.Global,
 
-const implementation = c.struct_zriver_status_manager_v1_interface{
-    .destroy = destroy,
-    .get_river_output_status = getRiverOutputStatus,
-    .get_river_seat_status = getRiverSeatStatus,
-};
-
-wl_global: *c.wl_global,
-
-listen_display_destroy: c.wl_listener = undefined,
+server_destroy: wl.Listener(*wl.Server) = undefined,
 
 pub fn init(self: *Self, server: *Server) !void {
     self.* = .{
-        .wl_global = c.wl_global_create(
-            server.wl_display,
-            &c.zriver_status_manager_v1_interface,
-            protocol_version,
-            self,
-            bind,
-        ) orelse return error.OutOfMemory,
+        .global = try wl.Global.create(server.wl_server, zriver.StatusManagerV1, 1, *Self, self, bind),
     };
 
-    self.listen_display_destroy.notify = handleDisplayDestroy;
-    c.wl_display_add_destroy_listener(server.wl_display, &self.listen_display_destroy);
+    self.server_destroy.setNotify(handleServerDestroy);
+    server.wl_server.addDestroyListener(&self.server_destroy);
 }
 
-fn handleDisplayDestroy(wl_listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) void {
-    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "listen_display_destroy", wl_listener.?);
-    c.wl_global_destroy(self.wl_global);
+fn handleServerDestroy(listener: *wl.Listener(*wl.Server), wl_server: *wl.Server) void {
+    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "server_destroy", listener);
+    self.global.destroy();
 }
 
-/// Called when a client binds our global
-fn bind(wl_client: ?*c.wl_client, data: ?*c_void, version: u32, id: u32) callconv(.C) void {
-    const self = util.voidCast(Self, data.?);
-    const wl_resource = c.wl_resource_create(
-        wl_client,
-        &c.zriver_status_manager_v1_interface,
-        @intCast(c_int, version),
-        id,
-    ) orelse {
-        c.wl_client_post_no_memory(wl_client);
+fn bind(client: *wl.Client, self: *Self, version: u32, id: u32) callconv(.C) void {
+    const status_manager = zriver.StatusManagerV1.create(client, version, id) catch {
+        client.postNoMemory();
         log.crit(.river_status, "out of memory", .{});
         return;
     };
-    c.wl_resource_set_implementation(wl_resource, &implementation, self, null);
+    status_manager.setHandler(*Self, handleRequest, null, self);
 }
 
-fn destroy(wl_client: ?*c.wl_client, wl_resource: ?*c.wl_resource) callconv(.C) void {
-    c.wl_resource_destroy(wl_resource);
-}
-
-fn getRiverOutputStatus(
-    wl_client: ?*c.wl_client,
-    wl_resource: ?*c.wl_resource,
-    new_id: u32,
-    output_wl_resource: ?*c.wl_resource,
-) callconv(.C) void {
-    const self = util.voidCast(Self, c.wl_resource_get_user_data(wl_resource).?);
-    // This can be null if the output is inert, in which case we ignore the request
-    const wlr_output = c.wlr_output_from_resource(output_wl_resource) orelse return;
-    const output = util.voidCast(Output, wlr_output.*.data.?);
-
-    const node = util.gpa.create(std.SinglyLinkedList(OutputStatus).Node) catch {
-        c.wl_client_post_no_memory(wl_client);
-        log.crit(.river_status, "out of memory", .{});
-        return;
-    };
-
-    const output_status_resource = c.wl_resource_create(
-        wl_client,
-        &c.zriver_output_status_v1_interface,
-        protocol_version,
-        new_id,
-    ) orelse {
-        c.wl_client_post_no_memory(wl_client);
-        util.gpa.destroy(node);
-        log.crit(.river_status, "out of memory", .{});
-        return;
-    };
-
-    node.data.init(output, output_status_resource);
-    output.status_trackers.prepend(node);
-}
-
-fn getRiverSeatStatus(
-    wl_client: ?*c.wl_client,
-    wl_resource: ?*c.wl_resource,
-    new_id: u32,
-    seat_wl_resource: ?*c.wl_resource,
-) callconv(.C) void {
-    const self = util.voidCast(Self, c.wl_resource_get_user_data(wl_resource).?);
-    // This can be null if the seat is inert, in which case we ignore the request
-    const wlr_seat_client = c.wlr_seat_client_from_resource(seat_wl_resource) orelse return;
-    const seat = util.voidCast(Seat, wlr_seat_client.*.seat.*.data.?);
-
-    const node = util.gpa.create(std.SinglyLinkedList(SeatStatus).Node) catch {
-        c.wl_client_post_no_memory(wl_client);
-        log.crit(.river_status, "out of memory", .{});
-        return;
-    };
-
-    const seat_status_resource = c.wl_resource_create(
-        wl_client,
-        &c.zriver_seat_status_v1_interface,
-        protocol_version,
-        new_id,
-    ) orelse {
-        c.wl_client_post_no_memory(wl_client);
-        util.gpa.destroy(node);
-        log.crit(.river_status, "out of memory", .{});
-        return;
-    };
-
-    node.data.init(seat, seat_status_resource);
-    seat.status_trackers.prepend(node);
+fn handleRequest(
+    status_manager: *zriver.StatusManagerV1,
+    request: zriver.StatusManagerV1.Request,
+    self: *Self,
+) void {
+    switch (request) {
+        .destroy => status_manager.destroy(),
+        .get_river_output_status => |req| {
+            // ignore if the output is inert
+            const wlr_output = wlr.Output.fromWlOutput(req.output) orelse return;
+            const output = @intToPtr(*Output, wlr_output.data);
+
+            const node = util.gpa.create(std.SinglyLinkedList(OutputStatus).Node) catch {
+                status_manager.getClient().postNoMemory();
+                log.crit(.river_status, "out of memory", .{});
+                return;
+            };
+
+            const output_status = zriver.OutputStatusV1.create(
+                status_manager.getClient(),
+                status_manager.getVersion(),
+                req.id,
+            ) catch {
+                status_manager.getClient().postNoMemory();
+                util.gpa.destroy(node);
+                log.crit(.river_status, "out of memory", .{});
+                return;
+            };
+
+            node.data.init(output, output_status);
+            output.status_trackers.prepend(node);
+        },
+        .get_river_seat_status => |req| {
+            // ignore if the seat is inert
+            const wlr_seat = wlr.Seat.Client.fromWlSeat(req.seat) orelse return;
+            const seat = @intToPtr(*Seat, wlr_seat.seat.data);
+
+            const node = util.gpa.create(std.SinglyLinkedList(SeatStatus).Node) catch {
+                status_manager.getClient().postNoMemory();
+                log.crit(.river_status, "out of memory", .{});
+                return;
+            };
+
+            const seat_status = zriver.SeatStatusV1.create(
+                status_manager.getClient(),
+                status_manager.getVersion(),
+                req.id,
+            ) catch {
+                status_manager.getClient().postNoMemory();
+                util.gpa.destroy(node);
+                log.crit(.river_status, "out of memory", .{});
+                return;
+            };
+
+            node.data.init(seat, seat_status);
+            seat.status_trackers.prepend(node);
+        },
+    }
 }
diff --git a/river/View.zig b/river/View.zig
index f049895..ddde6a4 100644
--- a/river/View.zig
+++ b/river/View.zig
@@ -19,8 +19,10 @@ const Self = @This();
 
 const build_options = @import("build_options");
 const std = @import("std");
+const os = std.os;
+const wlr = @import("wlroots");
+const wl = @import("wayland").server.wl;
 
-const c = @import("c.zig");
 const log = @import("log.zig");
 const util = @import("util.zig");
 
@@ -71,9 +73,9 @@ const State = struct {
 };
 
 const SavedBuffer = struct {
-    wlr_client_buffer: *c.wlr_client_buffer,
+    client_buffer: *wlr.ClientBuffer,
     box: Box,
-    transform: c.wl_output_transform,
+    transform: wl.Output.Transform,
 };
 
 /// The implementation of this view
@@ -84,10 +86,10 @@ output: *Output,
 
 /// This is from the point where the view is mapped until the surface
 /// is destroyed by wlroots.
-wlr_surface: ?*c.wlr_surface = null,
+surface: ?*wlr.Surface = null,
 
 /// This View struct outlasts the wlroots object it wraps. This bool is set to
-/// true when the backing wlr_xdg_toplevel or equivalent has been destroyed.
+/// true when the backing wlr.XdgToplevel or equivalent has been destroyed.
 destroying: bool = false,
 
 /// The double-buffered state of the view
@@ -116,7 +118,7 @@ float_box: Box = undefined,
 opacity: f32,
 
 /// Opacity change timer event source
-opacity_timer: ?*c.wl_event_source = null,
+opacity_timer: ?*wl.EventSource = null,
 
 draw_borders: bool = true,
 
@@ -135,10 +137,10 @@ pub fn init(self: *Self, output: *Output, tags: u32, surface: anytype) void {
         .opacity = output.root.server.config.view_opacity_initial,
     };
 
-    if (@TypeOf(surface) == *c.wlr_xdg_surface) {
+    if (@TypeOf(surface) == *wlr.XdgSurface) {
         self.impl = .{ .xdg_toplevel = undefined };
         self.impl.xdg_toplevel.init(self, surface);
-    } else if (build_options.xwayland and @TypeOf(surface) == *c.wlr_xwayland_surface) {
+    } else if (build_options.xwayland and @TypeOf(surface) == *wlr.XwaylandSurface) {
         self.impl = .{ .xwayland_view = undefined };
         self.impl.xwayland_view.init(self, surface);
     } else unreachable;
@@ -146,7 +148,7 @@ pub fn init(self: *Self, output: *Output, tags: u32, surface: anytype) void {
 
 /// Deinit the view, remove it from the view stack and free the memory.
 pub fn destroy(self: *Self) void {
-    for (self.saved_buffers.items) |buffer| c.wlr_buffer_unlock(&buffer.wlr_client_buffer.*.base);
+    self.dropSavedBuffers();
     self.saved_buffers.deinit();
     switch (self.impl) {
         .xdg_toplevel => |*xdg_toplevel| xdg_toplevel.deinit(),
@@ -183,12 +185,12 @@ pub fn applyPending(self: *Self) void {
     // and turn the view fully opaque
     if (!self.current.fullscreen and self.pending.fullscreen) {
         self.pending.target_opacity = 1.0;
-        const layout_box = c.wlr_output_layout_get_box(self.output.root.wlr_output_layout, self.output.wlr_output);
+        const layout_box = self.output.root.output_layout.getBox(self.output.wlr_output).?;
         self.pending.box = .{
             .x = 0,
             .y = 0,
-            .width = @intCast(u32, layout_box.*.width),
-            .height = @intCast(u32, layout_box.*.height),
+            .width = @intCast(u32, layout_box.width),
+            .height = @intCast(u32, layout_box.height),
         };
     }
 
@@ -225,20 +227,20 @@ pub fn configure(self: Self) void {
 }
 
 pub fn sendFrameDone(self: Self) void {
-    var now: c.timespec = undefined;
-    _ = c.clock_gettime(c.CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &now);
-    c.wlr_surface_send_frame_done(self.wlr_surface.?, &now);
+    var now: os.timespec = undefined;
+    os.clock_gettime(os.CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &now) catch @panic("CLOCK_MONOTONIC not supported");
+    self.surface.?.sendFrameDone(&now);
 }
 
 pub fn dropSavedBuffers(self: *Self) void {
-    for (self.saved_buffers.items) |buffer| c.wlr_buffer_unlock(&buffer.wlr_client_buffer.*.base);
+    for (self.saved_buffers.items) |buffer| buffer.client_buffer.base.unlock();
     self.saved_buffers.items.len = 0;
 }
 
 pub fn saveBuffers(self: *Self) void {
     std.debug.assert(self.saved_buffers.items.len == 0);
     self.saved_surface_box = self.surface_box;
-    self.forEachSurface(saveBuffersIterator, &self.saved_buffers);
+    self.forEachSurface(*std.ArrayList(SavedBuffer), saveBuffersIterator, &self.saved_buffers);
 }
 
 /// If this commit is in response to our configure and the
@@ -257,26 +259,23 @@ pub fn notifyConfiguredOrApplyPending(self: *Self) void {
 }
 
 fn saveBuffersIterator(
-    wlr_surface: ?*c.wlr_surface,
+    surface: *wlr.Surface,
     surface_x: c_int,
     surface_y: c_int,
-    data: ?*c_void,
+    saved_buffers: *std.ArrayList(SavedBuffer),
 ) callconv(.C) void {
-    const saved_buffers = util.voidCast(std.ArrayList(SavedBuffer), data.?);
-    if (wlr_surface) |surface| {
-        if (c.wlr_surface_has_buffer(surface)) {
-            saved_buffers.append(.{
-                .wlr_client_buffer = surface.buffer,
-                .box = Box{
-                    .x = surface_x,
-                    .y = surface_y,
-                    .width = @intCast(u32, surface.current.width),
-                    .height = @intCast(u32, surface.current.height),
-                },
-                .transform = surface.current.transform,
-            }) catch return;
-            _ = c.wlr_buffer_lock(&surface.buffer.*.base);
-        }
+    if (surface.buffer) |buffer| {
+        saved_buffers.append(.{
+            .client_buffer = buffer,
+            .box = Box{
+                .x = surface_x,
+                .y = surface_y,
+                .width = @intCast(u32, surface.current.width),
+                .height = @intCast(u32, surface.current.height),
+            },
+            .transform = surface.current.transform,
+        }) catch return;
+        _ = buffer.base.lock();
     }
 }
 
@@ -291,8 +290,8 @@ pub fn sendToOutput(self: *Self, destination_output: *Output) void {
     self.output.sendViewTags();
     destination_output.sendViewTags();
 
-    c.wlr_surface_send_leave(self.wlr_surface, self.output.wlr_output);
-    c.wlr_surface_send_enter(self.wlr_surface, destination_output.wlr_output);
+    self.surface.?.sendLeave(self.output.wlr_output);
+    self.surface.?.sendEnter(destination_output.wlr_output);
 
     self.output = destination_output;
 }
@@ -304,20 +303,21 @@ pub fn close(self: Self) void {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn forEachSurface(
+pub inline fn forEachSurface(
     self: Self,
-    iterator: c.wlr_surface_iterator_func_t,
-    user_data: ?*c_void,
+    comptime T: type,
+    iterator: fn (surface: *wlr.Surface, sx: c_int, sy: c_int, data: T) callconv(.C) void,
+    user_data: T,
 ) void {
     switch (self.impl) {
-        .xdg_toplevel => |xdg_toplevel| xdg_toplevel.forEachSurface(iterator, user_data),
-        .xwayland_view => |xwayland_view| xwayland_view.forEachSurface(iterator, user_data),
+        .xdg_toplevel => |xdg_toplevel| xdg_toplevel.forEachSurface(T, iterator, user_data),
+        .xwayland_view => |xwayland_view| xwayland_view.forEachSurface(T, iterator, user_data),
     }
 }
 
 /// Return the surface at output coordinates ox, oy and set sx, sy to the
 /// corresponding surface-relative coordinates, if there is a surface.
-pub fn surfaceAt(self: Self, ox: f64, oy: f64, sx: *f64, sy: *f64) ?*c.wlr_surface {
+pub fn surfaceAt(self: Self, ox: f64, oy: f64, sx: *f64, sy: *f64) ?*wlr.Surface {
     return switch (self.impl) {
         .xdg_toplevel => |xdg_toplevel| xdg_toplevel.surfaceAt(ox, oy, sx, sy),
         .xwayland_view => |xwayland_view| xwayland_view.surfaceAt(ox, oy, sx, sy),
@@ -348,18 +348,18 @@ pub fn getConstraints(self: Self) Constraints {
     };
 }
 
-/// Find and return the view corresponding to a given wlr_surface, if any
-pub fn fromWlrSurface(wlr_surface: *c.wlr_surface) ?*Self {
-    if (c.wlr_surface_is_xdg_surface(wlr_surface)) {
-        const wlr_xdg_surface = c.wlr_xdg_surface_from_wlr_surface(wlr_surface);
-        if (wlr_xdg_surface.*.role == .WLR_XDG_SURFACE_ROLE_TOPLEVEL) {
-            return util.voidCast(Self, wlr_xdg_surface.*.data.?);
+/// Find and return the view corresponding to a given surface, if any
+pub fn fromWlrSurface(surface: *wlr.Surface) ?*Self {
+    if (surface.isXdgSurface()) {
+        const xdg_surface = wlr.XdgSurface.fromWlrSurface(surface);
+        if (xdg_surface.role == .toplevel) {
+            return @intToPtr(*Self, xdg_surface.data);
         }
     }
     if (build_options.xwayland) {
-        if (c.wlr_surface_is_xwayland_surface(wlr_surface)) {
-            const wlr_xwayland_surface = c.wlr_xwayland_surface_from_wlr_surface(wlr_surface);
-            return util.voidCast(Self, wlr_xwayland_surface.*.data.?);
+        if (surface.isXWaylandSurface()) {
+            const xwayland_surface = wlr.XwaylandSurface.fromWlrSurface(surface);
+            return @intToPtr(*Self, xwayland_surface.data);
         }
     }
     return null;
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ pub fn map(self: *Self) void {
     var it = root.server.input_manager.seats.first;
     while (it) |seat_node| : (it = seat_node.next) seat_node.data.focus(self);
 
-    c.wlr_surface_send_enter(self.wlr_surface.?, self.output.wlr_output);
+    self.surface.?.sendEnter(self.output.wlr_output);
 
     self.output.sendViewTags();
 
@@ -446,22 +446,21 @@ fn incrementOpacity(self: *Self) bool {
 
 /// Destroy a views opacity timer
 fn killOpacityTimer(self: *Self) void {
-    if (c.wl_event_source_remove(self.opacity_timer) < 0) unreachable;
+    self.opacity_timer.?.remove();
     self.opacity_timer = null;
 }
 
 /// Set the timeout on a views opacity timer
 fn armOpacityTimer(self: *Self) void {
     const delta_t = self.output.root.server.config.view_opacity_delta_t;
-    if (c.wl_event_source_timer_update(self.opacity_timer, delta_t) < 0) {
-        log.err(.view, "failed to update opacity timer", .{});
+    self.opacity_timer.?.timerUpdate(delta_t) catch |err| {
+        log.err(.view, "failed to update opacity timer: {}", .{err});
         self.killOpacityTimer();
-    }
+    };
 }
 
 /// Called by the opacity timer
-fn handleOpacityTimer(data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) c_int {
-    const self = util.voidCast(Self, data.?);
+fn handleOpacityTimer(self: *Self) callconv(.C) c_int {
     if (self.incrementOpacity()) {
         self.killOpacityTimer();
     } else {
@@ -472,12 +471,8 @@ fn handleOpacityTimer(data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) c_int {
 
 /// Create an opacity timer for a view and arm it
 fn attachOpacityTimer(self: *Self) void {
-    const server = self.output.root.server;
-    self.opacity_timer = c.wl_event_loop_add_timer(
-        c.wl_display_get_event_loop(server.wl_display),
-        handleOpacityTimer,
-        self,
-    ) orelse {
+    const event_loop = self.output.root.server.wl_server.getEventLoop();
+    self.opacity_timer = event_loop.addTimer(*Self, handleOpacityTimer, self) catch {
         log.err(.view, "failed to create opacity timer for view '{}'", .{self.getTitle()});
         return;
     };
diff --git a/river/VoidView.zig b/river/VoidView.zig
index 033286d..ff29d99 100644
--- a/river/VoidView.zig
+++ b/river/VoidView.zig
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@
 const Self = @This();
 
 const std = @import("std");
-
-const c = @import("c.zig");
+const wlr = @import("wlroots");
 
 const Box = @import("Box.zig");
 const View = @import("View.zig");
@@ -42,13 +41,14 @@ pub fn close(self: Self) void {
 
 pub fn forEachSurface(
     self: Self,
-    iterator: c.wlr_surface_iterator_func_t,
-    user_data: ?*c_void,
+    comptime T: type,
+    iterator: fn (surface: *wlr.Surface, sx: c_int, sy: c_int, data: T) callconv(.C) void,
+    user_data: T,
 ) void {
     unreachable;
 }
 
-pub fn surfaceAt(self: Self, ox: f64, oy: f64, sx: *f64, sy: *f64) ?*c.wlr_surface {
+pub fn surfaceAt(self: Self, ox: f64, oy: f64, sx: *f64, sy: *f64) ?*wlr.Surface {
     unreachable;
 }
 
diff --git a/river/XdgPopup.zig b/river/XdgPopup.zig
index 7f73582..abdced9 100644
--- a/river/XdgPopup.zig
+++ b/river/XdgPopup.zig
@@ -18,8 +18,10 @@
 const Self = @This();
 
 const std = @import("std");
+const wlr = @import("wlroots");
+const wl = @import("wayland").server.wl;
 
-const c = @import("c.zig");
+const log = @import("log.zig");
 const util = @import("util.zig");
 
 const Box = @import("Box.zig");
@@ -32,12 +34,12 @@ output: *Output,
 parent_box: *const Box,
 
 /// The corresponding wlroots object
-wlr_xdg_popup: *c.wlr_xdg_popup,
+wlr_xdg_popup: *wlr.XdgPopup,
 
-listen_destroy: c.wl_listener = undefined,
-listen_new_popup: c.wl_listener = undefined,
+destroy: wl.Listener(*wlr.XdgSurface) = undefined,
+new_popup: wl.Listener(*wlr.XdgPopup) = undefined,
 
-pub fn init(self: *Self, output: *Output, parent_box: *const Box, wlr_xdg_popup: *c.wlr_xdg_popup) void {
+pub fn init(self: *Self, output: *Output, parent_box: *const Box, wlr_xdg_popup: *wlr.XdgPopup) void {
     self.* = .{
         .output = output,
         .parent_box = parent_box,
@@ -45,36 +47,35 @@ pub fn init(self: *Self, output: *Output, parent_box: *const Box, wlr_xdg_popup:
     };
 
     // The output box relative to the parent of the popup
-    var box = c.wlr_output_layout_get_box(output.root.wlr_output_layout, output.wlr_output).*;
+    var box = output.root.output_layout.getBox(output.wlr_output).?.*;
     box.x -= parent_box.x;
     box.y -= parent_box.y;
-    c.wlr_xdg_popup_unconstrain_from_box(wlr_xdg_popup, &box);
+    wlr_xdg_popup.unconstrainFromBox(&box);
 
-    // Setup listeners
-    self.listen_destroy.notify = handleDestroy;
-    c.wl_signal_add(&wlr_xdg_popup.base.*.events.destroy, &self.listen_destroy);
+    self.destroy.setNotify(handleDestroy);
+    wlr_xdg_popup.base.events.destroy.add(&self.destroy);
 
-    self.listen_new_popup.notify = handleNewPopup;
-    c.wl_signal_add(&wlr_xdg_popup.base.*.events.new_popup, &self.listen_new_popup);
+    self.new_popup.setNotify(handleNewPopup);
+    wlr_xdg_popup.base.events.new_popup.add(&self.new_popup);
 }
 
-fn handleDestroy(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) void {
-    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "listen_destroy", listener.?);
+fn handleDestroy(listener: *wl.Listener(*wlr.XdgSurface), wlr_xdg_surface: *wlr.XdgSurface) void {
+    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "destroy", listener);
 
-    c.wl_list_remove(&self.listen_destroy.link);
-    c.wl_list_remove(&self.listen_new_popup.link);
+    self.destroy.link.remove();
+    self.new_popup.link.remove();
 
     util.gpa.destroy(self);
 }
 
 /// Called when a new xdg popup is requested by the client
-fn handleNewPopup(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) void {
-    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "listen_new_popup", listener.?);
-    const wlr_xdg_popup = util.voidCast(c.wlr_xdg_popup, data.?);
+fn handleNewPopup(listener: *wl.Listener(*wlr.XdgPopup), wlr_xdg_popup: *wlr.XdgPopup) void {
+    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "new_popup", listener);
 
     // This will free itself on destroy
-    var xdg_popup = util.gpa.create(Self) catch {
-        c.wl_resource_post_no_memory(wlr_xdg_popup.resource);
+    const xdg_popup = util.gpa.create(Self) catch {
+        wlr_xdg_popup.resource.postNoMemory();
+        log.crit(.server, "out of memory", .{});
         return;
     };
     xdg_popup.init(self.output, self.parent_box, wlr_xdg_popup);
diff --git a/river/XdgToplevel.zig b/river/XdgToplevel.zig
index 6f28874..8017be9 100644
--- a/river/XdgToplevel.zig
+++ b/river/XdgToplevel.zig
@@ -18,8 +18,9 @@
 const Self = @This();
 
 const std = @import("std");
+const wlr = @import("wlroots");
+const wl = @import("wayland").server.wl;
 
-const c = @import("c.zig");
 const log = @import("log.zig");
 const util = @import("util.zig");
 
@@ -33,52 +34,49 @@ const XdgPopup = @import("XdgPopup.zig");
 view: *View,
 
 /// The corresponding wlroots object
-wlr_xdg_surface: *c.wlr_xdg_surface,
+xdg_surface: *wlr.XdgSurface,
 
 // Listeners that are always active over the view's lifetime
-listen_destroy: c.wl_listener = undefined,
-listen_map: c.wl_listener = undefined,
-listen_unmap: c.wl_listener = undefined,
+destroy: wl.Listener(*wlr.XdgSurface) = undefined,
+map: wl.Listener(*wlr.XdgSurface) = undefined,
+unmap: wl.Listener(*wlr.XdgSurface) = undefined,
 
 // Listeners that are only active while the view is mapped
-listen_commit: c.wl_listener = undefined,
-listen_new_popup: c.wl_listener = undefined,
-listen_request_fullscreen: c.wl_listener = undefined,
-listen_request_move: c.wl_listener = undefined,
-listen_request_resize: c.wl_listener = undefined,
-listen_set_title: c.wl_listener = undefined,
+commit: wl.Listener(*wlr.Surface) = undefined,
+new_popup: wl.Listener(*wlr.XdgPopup) = undefined,
+request_fullscreen: wl.Listener(*wlr.XdgToplevel.event.SetFullscreen) = undefined,
+request_move: wl.Listener(*wlr.XdgToplevel.event.Move) = undefined,
+request_resize: wl.Listener(*wlr.XdgToplevel.event.Resize) = undefined,
+set_title: wl.Listener(*wlr.XdgSurface) = undefined,
 
-pub fn init(self: *Self, view: *View, wlr_xdg_surface: *c.wlr_xdg_surface) void {
-    self.* = .{ .view = view, .wlr_xdg_surface = wlr_xdg_surface };
-    wlr_xdg_surface.data = self;
+pub fn init(self: *Self, view: *View, xdg_surface: *wlr.XdgSurface) void {
+    self.* = .{ .view = view, .xdg_surface = xdg_surface };
+    xdg_surface.data = @ptrToInt(self);
 
     // Add listeners that are active over the view's entire lifetime
-    self.listen_destroy.notify = handleDestroy;
-    c.wl_signal_add(&self.wlr_xdg_surface.events.destroy, &self.listen_destroy);
+    self.destroy.setNotify(handleDestroy);
+    self.xdg_surface.events.destroy.add(&self.destroy);
 
-    self.listen_map.notify = handleMap;
-    c.wl_signal_add(&self.wlr_xdg_surface.events.map, &self.listen_map);
+    self.map.setNotify(handleMap);
+    self.xdg_surface.events.map.add(&self.map);
 
-    self.listen_unmap.notify = handleUnmap;
-    c.wl_signal_add(&self.wlr_xdg_surface.events.unmap, &self.listen_unmap);
+    self.unmap.setNotify(handleUnmap);
+    self.xdg_surface.events.unmap.add(&self.unmap);
 }
 
 pub fn deinit(self: *Self) void {
-    if (self.view.wlr_surface != null) {
+    if (self.view.surface != null) {
         // Remove listeners that are active for the entire lifetime of the view
-        c.wl_list_remove(&self.listen_destroy.link);
-        c.wl_list_remove(&self.listen_map.link);
-        c.wl_list_remove(&self.listen_unmap.link);
+        self.destroy.link.remove();
+        self.map.link.remove();
+        self.unmap.link.remove();
     }
 }
 
 /// Returns true if a configure must be sent to ensure the dimensions of the
 /// pending_box are applied.
 pub fn needsConfigure(self: Self) bool {
-    const server_pending = &@field(
-        self.wlr_xdg_surface,
-        c.wlr_xdg_surface_union,
-    ).toplevel.*.server_pending;
+    const server_pending = &self.xdg_surface.role_data.toplevel.server_pending;
     const state = &self.view.pending;
 
     // Checking server_pending is sufficient here since it will be either in
@@ -92,35 +90,32 @@ pub fn needsConfigure(self: Self) bool {
 
 /// Send a configure event, applying the pending state of the view.
 pub fn configure(self: Self) void {
+    const toplevel = self.xdg_surface.role_data.toplevel;
     const state = &self.view.pending;
-    _ = c.wlr_xdg_toplevel_set_activated(self.wlr_xdg_surface, state.focus != 0);
-    _ = c.wlr_xdg_toplevel_set_fullscreen(self.wlr_xdg_surface, state.fullscreen);
-    self.view.pending_serial = c.wlr_xdg_toplevel_set_size(
-        self.wlr_xdg_surface,
-        state.box.width,
-        state.box.height,
-    );
+    _ = toplevel.setActivated(state.focus != 0);
+    _ = toplevel.setFullscreen(state.fullscreen);
+    self.view.pending_serial = toplevel.setSize(state.box.width, state.box.height);
 }
 
 /// Close the view. This will lead to the unmap and destroy events being sent
 pub fn close(self: Self) void {
-    c.wlr_xdg_toplevel_send_close(self.wlr_xdg_surface);
+    self.xdg_surface.role_data.toplevel.sendClose();
 }
 
-pub fn forEachSurface(
+pub inline fn forEachSurface(
     self: Self,
-    iterator: c.wlr_surface_iterator_func_t,
-    user_data: ?*c_void,
+    comptime T: type,
+    iterator: fn (surface: *wlr.Surface, sx: c_int, sy: c_int, data: T) callconv(.C) void,
+    user_data: T,
 ) void {
-    c.wlr_xdg_surface_for_each_surface(self.wlr_xdg_surface, iterator, user_data);
+    self.xdg_surface.forEachSurface(T, iterator, user_data);
 }
 
 /// Return the surface at output coordinates ox, oy and set sx, sy to the
 /// corresponding surface-relative coordinates, if there is a surface.
-pub fn surfaceAt(self: Self, ox: f64, oy: f64, sx: *f64, sy: *f64) ?*c.wlr_surface {
+pub fn surfaceAt(self: Self, ox: f64, oy: f64, sx: *f64, sy: *f64) ?*wlr.Surface {
     const view = self.view;
-    return c.wlr_xdg_surface_surface_at(
-        self.wlr_xdg_surface,
+    return self.xdg_surface.surfaceAt(
         ox - @intToFloat(f64, view.current.box.x - view.surface_box.x),
         oy - @intToFloat(f64, view.current.box.y - view.surface_box.y),
         sx,
@@ -130,16 +125,12 @@ pub fn surfaceAt(self: Self, ox: f64, oy: f64, sx: *f64, sy: *f64) ?*c.wlr_surfa
 
 /// Return the current title of the toplevel. May be an empty string.
 pub fn getTitle(self: Self) [*:0]const u8 {
-    const wlr_xdg_toplevel: *c.wlr_xdg_toplevel = @field(
-        self.wlr_xdg_surface,
-        c.wlr_xdg_surface_union,
-    ).toplevel;
-    return wlr_xdg_toplevel.title orelse "NULL";
+    return self.xdg_surface.role_data.toplevel.title orelse "NULL";
 }
 
 /// Return bounds on the dimensions of the toplevel.
 pub fn getConstraints(self: Self) View.Constraints {
-    const state = @field(self.wlr_xdg_surface, c.wlr_xdg_surface_union).toplevel.*.current;
+    const state = &self.xdg_surface.role_data.toplevel.current;
     return .{
         .min_width = std.math.max(state.min_width, View.min_size),
         .max_width = if (state.max_width > 0) state.max_width else std.math.maxInt(u32),
@@ -149,55 +140,55 @@ pub fn getConstraints(self: Self) View.Constraints {
 }
 
 /// Called when the xdg surface is destroyed
-fn handleDestroy(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) void {
-    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "listen_destroy", listener.?);
+fn handleDestroy(listener: *wl.Listener(*wlr.XdgSurface), xdg_surface: *wlr.XdgSurface) void {
+    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "destroy", listener);
     self.deinit();
-    self.view.wlr_surface = null;
+    self.view.surface = null;
 }
 
 /// Called when the xdg surface is mapped, or ready to display on-screen.
-fn handleMap(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) void {
-    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "listen_map", listener.?);
+fn handleMap(listener: *wl.Listener(*wlr.XdgSurface), xdg_surface: *wlr.XdgSurface) void {
+    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "map", listener);
     const view = self.view;
     const root = view.output.root;
-    const wlr_xdg_toplevel: *c.wlr_xdg_toplevel = @field(self.wlr_xdg_surface, c.wlr_xdg_surface_union).toplevel;
+    const toplevel = self.xdg_surface.role_data.toplevel;
 
     // Add listeners that are only active while mapped
-    self.listen_commit.notify = handleCommit;
-    c.wl_signal_add(&self.wlr_xdg_surface.surface.*.events.commit, &self.listen_commit);
+    self.commit.setNotify(handleCommit);
+    self.xdg_surface.surface.events.commit.add(&self.commit);
 
-    self.listen_new_popup.notify = handleNewPopup;
-    c.wl_signal_add(&self.wlr_xdg_surface.events.new_popup, &self.listen_new_popup);
+    self.new_popup.setNotify(handleNewPopup);
+    self.xdg_surface.events.new_popup.add(&self.new_popup);
 
-    self.listen_request_fullscreen.notify = handleRequestFullscreen;
-    c.wl_signal_add(&wlr_xdg_toplevel.events.request_fullscreen, &self.listen_request_fullscreen);
+    self.request_fullscreen.setNotify(handleRequestFullscreen);
+    toplevel.events.request_fullscreen.add(&self.request_fullscreen);
 
-    self.listen_request_move.notify = handleRequestMove;
-    c.wl_signal_add(&wlr_xdg_toplevel.events.request_move, &self.listen_request_move);
+    self.request_move.setNotify(handleRequestMove);
+    toplevel.events.request_move.add(&self.request_move);
 
-    self.listen_request_resize.notify = handleRequestResize;
-    c.wl_signal_add(&wlr_xdg_toplevel.events.request_resize, &self.listen_request_resize);
+    self.request_resize.setNotify(handleRequestResize);
+    toplevel.events.request_resize.add(&self.request_resize);
 
-    self.listen_set_title.notify = handleSetTitle;
-    c.wl_signal_add(&wlr_xdg_toplevel.events.set_title, &self.listen_set_title);
+    self.set_title.setNotify(handleSetTitle);
+    toplevel.events.set_title.add(&self.set_title);
 
-    view.wlr_surface = self.wlr_xdg_surface.surface;
+    view.surface = self.xdg_surface.surface;
 
     // Use the view's "natural" size centered on the output as the default
     // floating dimensions
-    view.float_box.width = @intCast(u32, self.wlr_xdg_surface.geometry.width);
-    view.float_box.height = @intCast(u32, self.wlr_xdg_surface.geometry.height);
+    view.float_box.width = @intCast(u32, self.xdg_surface.geometry.width);
+    view.float_box.height = @intCast(u32, self.xdg_surface.geometry.height);
     view.float_box.x = std.math.max(0, @divTrunc(@intCast(i32, view.output.usable_box.width) -
         @intCast(i32, view.float_box.width), 2));
     view.float_box.y = std.math.max(0, @divTrunc(@intCast(i32, view.output.usable_box.height) -
         @intCast(i32, view.float_box.height), 2));
 
-    const state = &wlr_xdg_toplevel.current;
+    const state = &toplevel.current;
     const has_fixed_size = state.min_width != 0 and state.min_height != 0 and
         (state.min_width == state.max_width or state.min_height == state.max_height);
-    const app_id: [*:0]const u8 = if (wlr_xdg_toplevel.app_id) |id| id else "NULL";
+    const app_id: [*:0]const u8 = if (toplevel.app_id) |id| id else "NULL";
 
-    if (wlr_xdg_toplevel.parent != null or has_fixed_size) {
+    if (toplevel.parent != null or has_fixed_size) {
         // If the toplevel has a parent or has a fixed size make it float
         view.current.float = true;
         view.pending.float = true;
@@ -222,38 +213,35 @@ fn handleMap(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) void {
             break;
         }
     } else {
-        _ = c.wlr_xdg_toplevel_set_tiled(
-            self.wlr_xdg_surface,
-            c.WLR_EDGE_LEFT | c.WLR_EDGE_RIGHT | c.WLR_EDGE_TOP | c.WLR_EDGE_BOTTOM,
-        );
+        _ = toplevel.setTiled(.{ .top = true, .bottom = true, .left = true, .right = true });
     }
 
     view.map();
 }
 
 /// Called when the surface is unmapped and will no longer be displayed.
-fn handleUnmap(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) void {
-    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "listen_unmap", listener.?);
+fn handleUnmap(listener: *wl.Listener(*wlr.XdgSurface), xdg_surface: *wlr.XdgSurface) void {
+    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "unmap", listener);
     const root = self.view.output.root;
 
     self.view.unmap();
 
     // Remove listeners that are only active while mapped
-    c.wl_list_remove(&self.listen_commit.link);
-    c.wl_list_remove(&self.listen_new_popup.link);
-    c.wl_list_remove(&self.listen_request_fullscreen.link);
-    c.wl_list_remove(&self.listen_request_move.link);
-    c.wl_list_remove(&self.listen_request_resize.link);
-    c.wl_list_remove(&self.listen_set_title.link);
+    self.commit.link.remove();
+    self.new_popup.link.remove();
+    self.request_fullscreen.link.remove();
+    self.request_move.link.remove();
+    self.request_resize.link.remove();
+    self.set_title.link.remove();
 }
 
 /// Called when the surface is comitted
-fn handleCommit(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) void {
-    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "listen_commit", listener.?);
+fn handleCommit(listener: *wl.Listener(*wlr.Surface), surface: *wlr.Surface) void {
+    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "commit", listener);
     const view = self.view;
 
-    var wlr_box: c.wlr_box = undefined;
-    c.wlr_xdg_surface_get_geometry(self.wlr_xdg_surface, &wlr_box);
+    var wlr_box: wlr.Box = undefined;
+    self.xdg_surface.getGeometry(&wlr_box);
     const new_box = Box.fromWlrBox(wlr_box);
 
     // If we have sent a configure changing the size
@@ -261,7 +249,7 @@ fn handleCommit(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) void {
         // Update the stored dimensions of the surface
         view.surface_box = new_box;
 
-        if (s == self.wlr_xdg_surface.configure_serial) {
+        if (s == self.xdg_surface.configure_serial) {
             view.notifyConfiguredOrApplyPending();
         } else {
             // If the client has not yet acked our configure, we need to send a
@@ -279,13 +267,12 @@ fn handleCommit(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) void {
 }
 
 /// Called when a new xdg popup is requested by the client
-fn handleNewPopup(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) void {
-    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "listen_new_popup", listener.?);
-    const wlr_xdg_popup = util.voidCast(c.wlr_xdg_popup, data.?);
+fn handleNewPopup(listener: *wl.Listener(*wlr.XdgPopup), wlr_xdg_popup: *wlr.XdgPopup) void {
+    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "new_popup", listener);
 
     // This will free itself on destroy
-    var xdg_popup = util.gpa.create(XdgPopup) catch {
-        c.wl_resource_post_no_memory(wlr_xdg_popup.resource);
+    const xdg_popup = util.gpa.create(XdgPopup) catch {
+        wlr_xdg_popup.resource.postNoMemory();
         return;
     };
     xdg_popup.init(self.view.output, &self.view.current.box, wlr_xdg_popup);
@@ -293,33 +280,36 @@ fn handleNewPopup(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) void {
 
 /// Called when the client asks to be fullscreened. We always honor the request
 /// for now, perhaps it should be denied in some cases in the future.
-fn handleRequestFullscreen(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) void {
-    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "listen_request_fullscreen", listener.?);
-    const event = util.voidCast(c.wlr_xdg_toplevel_set_fullscreen_event, data.?);
+fn handleRequestFullscreen(
+    listener: *wl.Listener(*wlr.XdgToplevel.event.SetFullscreen),
+    event: *wlr.XdgToplevel.event.SetFullscreen,
+) void {
+    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "request_fullscreen", listener);
     self.view.pending.fullscreen = event.fullscreen;
     self.view.applyPending();
 }
 
 /// Called when the client asks to be moved via the cursor, for example when the
 /// user drags CSD titlebars.
-fn handleRequestMove(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) void {
-    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "listen_request_move", listener.?);
-    const event = util.voidCast(c.wlr_xdg_toplevel_move_event, data.?);
-    const seat = util.voidCast(Seat, event.seat.*.seat.*.data.?);
+fn handleRequestMove(
+    listener: *wl.Listener(*wlr.XdgToplevel.event.Move),
+    event: *wlr.XdgToplevel.event.Move,
+) void {
+    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "request_move", listener);
+    const seat = @intToPtr(*Seat, event.seat.seat.data);
     seat.cursor.enterMode(.move, self.view);
 }
 
 /// Called when the client asks to be resized via the cursor.
-fn handleRequestResize(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) void {
-    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "listen_request_resize", listener.?);
-    const event = util.voidCast(c.wlr_xdg_toplevel_resize_event, data.?);
-    const seat = util.voidCast(Seat, event.seat.*.seat.*.data.?);
+fn handleRequestResize(listener: *wl.Listener(*wlr.XdgToplevel.event.Resize), event: *wlr.XdgToplevel.event.Resize) void {
+    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "request_resize", listener);
+    const seat = @intToPtr(*Seat, event.seat.seat.data);
     seat.cursor.enterMode(.resize, self.view);
 }
 
 /// Called when the client sets / updates its title
-fn handleSetTitle(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) void {
-    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "listen_set_title", listener.?);
+fn handleSetTitle(listener: *wl.Listener(*wlr.XdgSurface), xdg_surface: *wlr.XdgSurface) void {
+    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "set_title", listener);
 
     // Send title to all status listeners attached to a seat which focuses this view
     var seat_it = self.view.output.root.server.input_manager.seats.first;
diff --git a/river/XwaylandUnmanaged.zig b/river/XwaylandUnmanaged.zig
index 746e962..003693d 100644
--- a/river/XwaylandUnmanaged.zig
+++ b/river/XwaylandUnmanaged.zig
@@ -18,8 +18,9 @@
 const Self = @This();
 
 const std = @import("std");
+const wlr = @import("wlroots");
+const wl = @import("wayland").server.wl;
 
-const c = @import("c.zig");
 const util = @import("util.zig");
 
 const Box = @import("Box.zig");
@@ -28,39 +29,38 @@ const Root = @import("Root.zig");
 root: *Root,
 
 /// The corresponding wlroots object
-wlr_xwayland_surface: *c.wlr_xwayland_surface,
+xwayland_surface: *wlr.XwaylandSurface,
 
 // Listeners that are always active over the view's lifetime
-liseten_request_configure: c.wl_listener = undefined,
-listen_destroy: c.wl_listener = undefined,
-listen_map: c.wl_listener = undefined,
-listen_unmap: c.wl_listener = undefined,
+request_configure: wl.Listener(*wlr.XwaylandSurface.event.Configure) = undefined,
+destroy: wl.Listener(*wlr.XwaylandSurface) = undefined,
+map: wl.Listener(*wlr.XwaylandSurface) = undefined,
+unmap: wl.Listener(*wlr.XwaylandSurface) = undefined,
 
 // Listeners that are only active while the view is mapped
-listen_commit: c.wl_listener = undefined,
+commit: wl.Listener(*wlr.Surface) = undefined,
 
-pub fn init(self: *Self, root: *Root, wlr_xwayland_surface: *c.wlr_xwayland_surface) void {
-    self.* = .{ .root = root, .wlr_xwayland_surface = wlr_xwayland_surface };
+pub fn init(self: *Self, root: *Root, xwayland_surface: *wlr.XwaylandSurface) void {
+    self.* = .{ .root = root, .xwayland_surface = xwayland_surface };
 
     // Add listeners that are active over the view's entire lifetime
-    self.liseten_request_configure.notify = handleRequestConfigure;
-    c.wl_signal_add(&wlr_xwayland_surface.events.request_configure, &self.liseten_request_configure);
+    self.request_configure.setNotify(handleRequestConfigure);
+    xwayland_surface.events.request_configure.add(&self.request_configure);
 
-    self.listen_destroy.notify = handleDestroy;
-    c.wl_signal_add(&wlr_xwayland_surface.events.destroy, &self.listen_destroy);
+    self.destroy.setNotify(handleDestroy);
+    xwayland_surface.events.destroy.add(&self.destroy);
 
-    self.listen_map.notify = handleMap;
-    c.wl_signal_add(&wlr_xwayland_surface.events.map, &self.listen_map);
+    self.map.setNotify(handleMap);
+    xwayland_surface.events.map.add(&self.map);
 
-    self.listen_unmap.notify = handleUnmap;
-    c.wl_signal_add(&wlr_xwayland_surface.events.unmap, &self.listen_unmap);
+    self.unmap.setNotify(handleUnmap);
+    xwayland_surface.events.unmap.add(&self.unmap);
 }
 
 /// Return the surface at output coordinates ox, oy and set sx, sy to the
 /// corresponding surface-relative coordinates, if there is a surface.
-pub fn surfaceAt(self: Self, ox: f64, oy: f64, sx: *f64, sy: *f64) ?*c.wlr_surface {
-    return c.wlr_surface_surface_at(
-        self.wlr_xwayland_surface.surface,
+pub fn surfaceAt(self: Self, ox: f64, oy: f64, sx: *f64, sy: *f64) ?*wlr.Surface {
+    return self.xwayland_surface.surface.?.surfaceAt(
         ox - @intToFloat(f64, self.view.current_box.x),
         oy - @intToFloat(f64, self.view.current_box.y),
         sx,
@@ -68,26 +68,22 @@ pub fn surfaceAt(self: Self, ox: f64, oy: f64, sx: *f64, sy: *f64) ?*c.wlr_surfa
     );
 }
 
-fn handleRequestConfigure(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) void {
-    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "liseten_request_configure", listener.?);
-    const wlr_xwayland_surface_configure_event = util.voidCast(c.wlr_xwayland_surface_configure_event, data.?);
-    c.wlr_xwayland_surface_configure(
-        self.wlr_xwayland_surface,
-        wlr_xwayland_surface_configure_event.x,
-        wlr_xwayland_surface_configure_event.y,
-        wlr_xwayland_surface_configure_event.width,
-        wlr_xwayland_surface_configure_event.height,
-    );
+fn handleRequestConfigure(
+    listener: *wl.Listener(*wlr.XwaylandSurface.event.Configure),
+    event: *wlr.XwaylandSurface.event.Configure,
+) void {
+    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "request_configure", listener);
+    self.xwayland_surface.configure(event.x, event.y, event.width, event.height);
 }
 
 /// Called when the xwayland surface is destroyed
-fn handleDestroy(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) void {
-    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "listen_destroy", listener.?);
+fn handleDestroy(listener: *wl.Listener(*wlr.XwaylandSurface), xwayland_surface: *wlr.XwaylandSurface) void {
+    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "destroy", listener);
 
     // Remove listeners that are active for the entire lifetime of the view
-    c.wl_list_remove(&self.listen_destroy.link);
-    c.wl_list_remove(&self.listen_map.link);
-    c.wl_list_remove(&self.listen_unmap.link);
+    self.destroy.link.remove();
+    self.map.link.remove();
+    self.unmap.link.remove();
 
     // Deallocate the node
     const node = @fieldParentPtr(std.TailQueue(Self).Node, "data", self);
@@ -95,8 +91,8 @@ fn handleDestroy(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) void {
 }
 
 /// Called when the xwayland surface is mapped, or ready to display on-screen.
-fn handleMap(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) void {
-    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "listen_map", listener.?);
+fn handleMap(listener: *wl.Listener(*wlr.XwaylandSurface), xwayland_surface: *wlr.XwaylandSurface) void {
+    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "map", listener);
     const root = self.root;
 
     // Add self to the list of unmanaged views in the root
@@ -104,29 +100,29 @@ fn handleMap(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) void {
     root.xwayland_unmanaged_views.prepend(node);
 
     // Add listeners that are only active while mapped
-    self.listen_commit.notify = handleCommit;
-    c.wl_signal_add(&self.wlr_xwayland_surface.surface.*.events.commit, &self.listen_commit);
+    self.commit.setNotify(handleCommit);
+    xwayland_surface.surface.?.events.commit.add(&self.commit);
 
     // TODO: handle keyboard focus
-    // if (wlr_xwayland_or_surface_wants_focus(self.wlr_xwayland_surface)) { ...
+    // if (wlr_xwayland_or_surface_wants_focus(self.xwayland_surface)) { ...
 }
 
 /// Called when the surface is unmapped and will no longer be displayed.
-fn handleUnmap(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) void {
-    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "listen_unmap", listener.?);
+fn handleUnmap(listener: *wl.Listener(*wlr.XwaylandSurface), xwayland_surface: *wlr.XwaylandSurface) void {
+    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "unmap", listener);
 
     // Remove self from the list of unmanged views in the root
     const node = @fieldParentPtr(std.TailQueue(Self).Node, "data", self);
     self.root.xwayland_unmanaged_views.remove(node);
 
     // Remove listeners that are only active while mapped
-    c.wl_list_remove(&self.listen_commit.link);
+    self.commit.link.remove();
 
     // TODO: return focus
 }
 
 /// Called when the surface is comitted
-fn handleCommit(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) void {
-    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "listen_commit", listener.?);
+fn handleCommit(listener: *wl.Listener(*wlr.Surface), surface: *wlr.Surface) void {
+    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "commit", listener);
     // TODO: check if the surface has moved for damage tracking
 }
diff --git a/river/XwaylandView.zig b/river/XwaylandView.zig
index 04a6b60..ab665a8 100644
--- a/river/XwaylandView.zig
+++ b/river/XwaylandView.zig
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
 const Self = @This();
 
 const std = @import("std");
-
-const c = @import("c.zig");
+const wlr = @import("wlroots");
+const wl = @import("wayland").server.wl;
 
 const Box = @import("Box.zig");
 const View = @import("View.zig");
@@ -30,58 +30,57 @@ const XdgPopup = @import("XdgPopup.zig");
 view: *View,
 
 /// The corresponding wlroots object
-wlr_xwayland_surface: *c.wlr_xwayland_surface,
+xwayland_surface: *wlr.XwaylandSurface,
 
 // Listeners that are always active over the view's lifetime
-listen_destroy: c.wl_listener = undefined,
-listen_map: c.wl_listener = undefined,
-listen_unmap: c.wl_listener = undefined,
-listen_title: c.wl_listener = undefined,
+destroy: wl.Listener(*wlr.XwaylandSurface) = undefined,
+map: wl.Listener(*wlr.XwaylandSurface) = undefined,
+unmap: wl.Listener(*wlr.XwaylandSurface) = undefined,
+title: wl.Listener(*wlr.XwaylandSurface) = undefined,
 
 // Listeners that are only active while the view is mapped
-listen_commit: c.wl_listener = undefined,
+commit: wl.Listener(*wlr.Surface) = undefined,
 
-pub fn init(self: *Self, view: *View, wlr_xwayland_surface: *c.wlr_xwayland_surface) void {
-    self.* = .{ .view = view, .wlr_xwayland_surface = wlr_xwayland_surface };
-    wlr_xwayland_surface.data = self;
+pub fn init(self: *Self, view: *View, xwayland_surface: *wlr.XwaylandSurface) void {
+    self.* = .{ .view = view, .xwayland_surface = xwayland_surface };
+    xwayland_surface.data = @ptrToInt(self);
 
     // Add listeners that are active over the view's entire lifetime
-    self.listen_destroy.notify = handleDestroy;
-    c.wl_signal_add(&self.wlr_xwayland_surface.events.destroy, &self.listen_destroy);
+    self.destroy.setNotify(handleDestroy);
+    self.xwayland_surface.events.destroy.add(&self.destroy);
 
-    self.listen_map.notify = handleMap;
-    c.wl_signal_add(&self.wlr_xwayland_surface.events.map, &self.listen_map);
+    self.map.setNotify(handleMap);
+    self.xwayland_surface.events.map.add(&self.map);
 
-    self.listen_unmap.notify = handleUnmap;
-    c.wl_signal_add(&self.wlr_xwayland_surface.events.unmap, &self.listen_unmap);
+    self.unmap.setNotify(handleUnmap);
+    self.xwayland_surface.events.unmap.add(&self.unmap);
 
-    self.listen_title.notify = handleTitle;
-    c.wl_signal_add(&self.wlr_xwayland_surface.events.set_title, &self.listen_title);
+    self.title.setNotify(handleTitle);
+    self.xwayland_surface.events.set_title.add(&self.title);
 }
 
 pub fn deinit(self: *Self) void {
-    if (self.view.wlr_surface != null) {
+    if (self.view.surface != null) {
         // Remove listeners that are active for the entire lifetime of the view
-        c.wl_list_remove(&self.listen_destroy.link);
-        c.wl_list_remove(&self.listen_map.link);
-        c.wl_list_remove(&self.listen_unmap.link);
-        c.wl_list_remove(&self.listen_title.link);
+        self.destroy.link.remove();
+        self.map.link.remove();
+        self.unmap.link.remove();
+        self.title.link.remove();
     }
 }
 
 pub fn needsConfigure(self: Self) bool {
-    return self.wlr_xwayland_surface.x != self.view.pending.box.x or
-        self.wlr_xwayland_surface.y != self.view.pending.box.y or
-        self.wlr_xwayland_surface.width != self.view.pending.box.width or
-        self.wlr_xwayland_surface.height != self.view.pending.box.height;
+    return self.xwayland_surface.x != self.view.pending.box.x or
+        self.xwayland_surface.y != self.view.pending.box.y or
+        self.xwayland_surface.width != self.view.pending.box.width or
+        self.xwayland_surface.height != self.view.pending.box.height;
 }
 
 /// Apply pending state
 pub fn configure(self: Self) void {
     const state = &self.view.pending;
-    c.wlr_xwayland_surface_set_fullscreen(self.wlr_xwayland_surface, state.fullscreen);
-    c.wlr_xwayland_surface_configure(
-        self.wlr_xwayland_surface,
+    self.xwayland_surface.setFullscreen(state.fullscreen);
+    self.xwayland_surface.configure(
         @intCast(i16, state.box.x),
         @intCast(i16, state.box.y),
         @intCast(u16, state.box.width),
@@ -97,23 +96,23 @@ pub fn configure(self: Self) void {
 
 /// Close the view. This will lead to the unmap and destroy events being sent
 pub fn close(self: Self) void {
-    c.wlr_xwayland_surface_close(self.wlr_xwayland_surface);
+    self.xwayland_surface.close();
 }
 
 /// Iterate over all surfaces of the xwayland view.
 pub fn forEachSurface(
     self: Self,
-    iterator: c.wlr_surface_iterator_func_t,
-    user_data: ?*c_void,
+    comptime T: type,
+    iterator: fn (surface: *wlr.Surface, sx: c_int, sy: c_int, data: T) callconv(.C) void,
+    data: T,
 ) void {
-    c.wlr_surface_for_each_surface(self.wlr_xwayland_surface.surface, iterator, user_data);
+    self.xwayland_surface.surface.?.forEachSurface(T, iterator, data);
 }
 
 /// Return the surface at output coordinates ox, oy and set sx, sy to the
 /// corresponding surface-relative coordinates, if there is a surface.
-pub fn surfaceAt(self: Self, ox: f64, oy: f64, sx: *f64, sy: *f64) ?*c.wlr_surface {
-    return c.wlr_surface_surface_at(
-        self.wlr_xwayland_surface.surface,
+pub fn surfaceAt(self: Self, ox: f64, oy: f64, sx: *f64, sy: *f64) ?*wlr.Surface {
+    return self.xwayland_surface.surface.?.surfaceAt(
         ox - @intToFloat(f64, self.view.current.box.x),
         oy - @intToFloat(f64, self.view.current.box.y),
         sx,
@@ -123,12 +122,12 @@ pub fn surfaceAt(self: Self, ox: f64, oy: f64, sx: *f64, sy: *f64) ?*c.wlr_surfa
 
 /// Get the current title of the xwayland surface. May be an empty string
 pub fn getTitle(self: Self) [*:0]const u8 {
-    return self.wlr_xwayland_surface.title orelse "";
+    return self.xwayland_surface.title orelse "";
 }
 
 /// Return bounds on the dimensions of the view
 pub fn getConstraints(self: Self) View.Constraints {
-    const hints: *c.wlr_xwayland_surface_size_hints = self.wlr_xwayland_surface.size_hints orelse return .{
+    const hints = self.xwayland_surface.size_hints orelse return .{
         .min_width = View.min_size,
         .max_width = std.math.maxInt(u32),
         .min_height = View.min_size,
@@ -143,39 +142,42 @@ pub fn getConstraints(self: Self) View.Constraints {
 }
 
 /// Called when the xwayland surface is destroyed
-fn handleDestroy(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) void {
-    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "listen_destroy", listener.?);
+fn handleDestroy(listener: *wl.Listener(*wlr.XwaylandSurface), xwayland_surface: *wlr.XwaylandSurface) void {
+    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "destroy", listener);
     self.deinit();
-    self.view.wlr_surface = null;
+    self.view.surface = null;
 }
 
 /// Called when the xwayland surface is mapped, or ready to display on-screen.
-fn handleMap(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) void {
-    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "listen_map", listener.?);
+fn handleMap(listener: *wl.Listener(*wlr.XwaylandSurface), xwayland_surface: *wlr.XwaylandSurface) void {
+    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "map", listener);
     const view = self.view;
     const root = view.output.root;
 
     // Add listeners that are only active while mapped
-    self.listen_commit.notify = handleCommit;
-    c.wl_signal_add(&self.wlr_xwayland_surface.surface.*.events.commit, &self.listen_commit);
+    self.commit.setNotify(handleCommit);
+    self.xwayland_surface.surface.?.events.commit.add(&self.commit);
 
-    view.wlr_surface = self.wlr_xwayland_surface.surface;
+    view.surface = self.xwayland_surface.surface;
 
     // Use the view's "natural" size centered on the output as the default
     // floating dimensions
-    view.float_box.width = self.wlr_xwayland_surface.width;
-    view.float_box.height = self.wlr_xwayland_surface.height;
+    view.float_box.width = self.xwayland_surface.width;
+    view.float_box.height = self.xwayland_surface.height;
     view.float_box.x = std.math.max(0, @divTrunc(@intCast(i32, view.output.usable_box.width) -
         @intCast(i32, view.float_box.width), 2));
     view.float_box.y = std.math.max(0, @divTrunc(@intCast(i32, view.output.usable_box.height) -
         @intCast(i32, view.float_box.height), 2));
 
-    const size_hints = self.wlr_xwayland_surface.size_hints;
-    const has_fixed_size = size_hints.*.min_width != 0 and size_hints.*.min_height != 0 and
-        (size_hints.*.min_width == size_hints.*.max_width or size_hints.*.min_height == size_hints.*.max_height);
-    const app_id: [*:0]const u8 = if (self.wlr_xwayland_surface.class) |id| id else "NULL";
+    const has_fixed_size = if (self.xwayland_surface.size_hints) |size_hints|
+        size_hints.min_width != 0 and size_hints.min_height != 0 and
+            (size_hints.min_width == size_hints.max_width or size_hints.min_height == size_hints.max_height)
+    else
+        false;
 
-    if (self.wlr_xwayland_surface.parent != null or has_fixed_size) {
+    const app_id: [*:0]const u8 = if (self.xwayland_surface.class) |id| id else "NULL";
+
+    if (self.xwayland_surface.parent != null or has_fixed_size) {
         // If the toplevel has a parent or has a fixed size make it float
         view.current.float = true;
         view.pending.float = true;
@@ -196,26 +198,26 @@ fn handleMap(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) void {
 }
 
 /// Called when the surface is unmapped and will no longer be displayed.
-fn handleUnmap(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) void {
-    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "listen_unmap", listener.?);
+fn handleUnmap(listener: *wl.Listener(*wlr.XwaylandSurface), xwayland_surface: *wlr.XwaylandSurface) void {
+    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "unmap", listener);
 
     self.view.unmap();
 
     // Remove listeners that are only active while mapped
-    c.wl_list_remove(&self.listen_commit.link);
+    self.commit.link.remove();
 }
 
 /// Called when the surface is comitted
 /// TODO: check for unexpected change in size and react as needed
-fn handleCommit(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) void {
-    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "listen_commit", listener.?);
+fn handleCommit(listener: *wl.Listener(*wlr.Surface), surface: *wlr.Surface) void {
+    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "commit", listener);
     const view = self.view;
 
     view.surface_box = Box{
         .x = 0,
         .y = 0,
-        .width = @intCast(u32, self.wlr_xwayland_surface.surface.*.current.width),
-        .height = @intCast(u32, self.wlr_xwayland_surface.surface.*.current.height),
+        .width = @intCast(u32, surface.current.width),
+        .height = @intCast(u32, surface.current.height),
     };
 
     // See comment in XwaylandView.configure()
@@ -225,8 +227,8 @@ fn handleCommit(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) void {
 }
 
 /// Called then the window updates its title
-fn handleTitle(listener: ?*c.wl_listener, data: ?*c_void) callconv(.C) void {
-    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "listen_title", listener.?);
+fn handleTitle(listener: *wl.Listener(*wlr.XwaylandSurface), xwayland_surface: *wlr.XwaylandSurface) void {
+    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "title", listener);
 
     // Send title to all status listeners attached to a seat which focuses this view
     var seat_it = self.view.output.root.server.input_manager.seats.first;
diff --git a/river/c.zig b/river/c.zig
index 306ae25..76b97e2 100644
--- a/river/c.zig
+++ b/river/c.zig
@@ -17,63 +17,10 @@
 
 pub usingnamespace @cImport({
     @cDefine("_POSIX_C_SOURCE", "200809L");
-    @cDefine("WLR_USE_UNSTABLE", {});
 
     @cInclude("stdlib.h");
-    @cInclude("time.h");
     @cInclude("unistd.h");
 
     @cInclude("linux/input-event-codes.h");
     @cInclude("libevdev/libevdev.h");
-
-    @cInclude("wayland-server-core.h");
-    @cInclude("wlr/backend.h");
-    @cInclude("wlr/backend/multi.h");
-    @cInclude("wlr/backend/noop.h");
-    //@cInclude("wlr/render/wlr_renderer.h");
-    @cInclude("wlr/types/wlr_buffer.h");
-    @cInclude("wlr/types/wlr_compositor.h");
-    @cInclude("wlr/types/wlr_cursor.h");
-    @cInclude("wlr/types/wlr_data_control_v1.h");
-    @cInclude("wlr/types/wlr_data_device.h");
-    @cInclude("wlr/types/wlr_export_dmabuf_v1.h");
-    @cInclude("wlr/types/wlr_gamma_control_v1.h");
-    @cInclude("wlr/types/wlr_idle.h");
-    @cInclude("wlr/types/wlr_input_device.h");
-    @cInclude("wlr/types/wlr_input_inhibitor.h");
-    @cInclude("wlr/types/wlr_keyboard.h");
-    @cInclude("wlr/types/wlr_layer_shell_v1.h");
-    @cInclude("wlr/types/wlr_matrix.h");
-    @cInclude("wlr/types/wlr_output.h");
-    @cInclude("wlr/types/wlr_output_layout.h");
-    @cInclude("wlr/types/wlr_output_management_v1.h");
-    @cInclude("wlr/types/wlr_output_power_management_v1.h");
-    @cInclude("wlr/types/wlr_pointer.h");
-    @cInclude("wlr/types/wlr_primary_selection.h");
-    @cInclude("wlr/types/wlr_primary_selection_v1.h");
-    @cInclude("wlr/types/wlr_screencopy_v1.h");
-    @cInclude("wlr/types/wlr_seat.h");
-    @cInclude("wlr/types/wlr_viewporter.h");
-    @cInclude("wlr/types/wlr_virtual_pointer_v1.h");
-    @cInclude("wlr/types/wlr_virtual_keyboard_v1.h");
-    @cInclude("wlr/types/wlr_xcursor_manager.h");
-    @cInclude("wlr/types/wlr_xdg_decoration_v1.h");
-    @cInclude("wlr/types/wlr_xdg_output_v1.h");
-    @cInclude("wlr/types/wlr_xdg_shell.h");
-    if (@import("build_options").xwayland) @cInclude("wlr/xwayland.h");
-    @cInclude("wlr/util/log.h");
-    @cInclude("xkbcommon/xkbcommon.h");
-
-    // Contains a subset of functions from wlr/backend.h and wlr/render/wlr_renderer.h
-    // that can be automatically imported
-    @cInclude("include/bindings.h");
-
-    @cInclude("river-control-unstable-v1-protocol.h");
-    @cInclude("river-status-unstable-v1-protocol.h");
 });
-
-// These are needed because zig currently names translated anonymous unions
-// with a global counter, which makes code unportable.
-// See https://github.com/ifreund/river/issues/17
-pub const wlr_xdg_surface_union = @typeInfo(wlr_xdg_surface).Struct.fields[5].name;
-pub const wlr_input_device_union = @typeInfo(wlr_input_device).Struct.fields[8].name;
diff --git a/river/command/exit.zig b/river/command/exit.zig
index db378fc..129a247 100644
--- a/river/command/exit.zig
+++ b/river/command/exit.zig
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@
 
 const std = @import("std");
 
-const c = @import("../c.zig");
-
 const Error = @import("../command.zig").Error;
 const Seat = @import("../Seat.zig");
 
@@ -30,5 +28,5 @@ pub fn exit(
     out: *?[]const u8,
 ) Error!void {
     if (args.len > 1) return Error.TooManyArguments;
-    c.wl_display_terminate(seat.input_manager.server.wl_display);
+    seat.input_manager.server.wl_server.terminate();
 }
diff --git a/river/command/map.zig b/river/command/map.zig
index a7b95f9..b2ee3c2 100644
--- a/river/command/map.zig
+++ b/river/command/map.zig
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@
 // along with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 const std = @import("std");
+const mem = std.mem;
+const wlr = @import("wlroots");
+const xkb = @import("xkbcommon");
 
 const c = @import("../c.zig");
 const util = @import("../util.zig");
@@ -25,21 +28,6 @@ const Mapping = @import("../Mapping.zig");
 const PointerMapping = @import("../PointerMapping.zig");
 const Seat = @import("../Seat.zig");
 
-const modifier_names = [_]struct {
-    name: []const u8,
-    modifier: u32,
-}{
-    .{ .name = "None", .modifier = 0 },
-    .{ .name = "Shift", .modifier = c.WLR_MODIFIER_SHIFT },
-    .{ .name = "Lock", .modifier = c.WLR_MODIFIER_CAPS },
-    .{ .name = "Control", .modifier = c.WLR_MODIFIER_CTRL },
-    .{ .name = "Mod1", .modifier = c.WLR_MODIFIER_ALT },
-    .{ .name = "Mod2", .modifier = c.WLR_MODIFIER_MOD2 },
-    .{ .name = "Mod3", .modifier = c.WLR_MODIFIER_MOD3 },
-    .{ .name = "Mod4", .modifier = c.WLR_MODIFIER_LOGO },
-    .{ .name = "Mod5", .modifier = c.WLR_MODIFIER_MOD5 },
-};
-
 /// Create a new mapping for a given mode
 ///
 /// Example:
@@ -133,9 +121,14 @@ fn modeNameToId(allocator: *std.mem.Allocator, seat: *Seat, mode_name: []const u
 }
 
 /// Returns the index of the Mapping with matching modifiers, keysym and release, if any.
-fn mappingExists(mappings: *std.ArrayList(Mapping), modifiers: u32, keysym: u32, release: bool) ?usize {
+fn mappingExists(
+    mappings: *std.ArrayList(Mapping),
+    modifiers: wlr.Keyboard.ModifierMask,
+    keysym: xkb.Keysym,
+    release: bool,
+) ?usize {
     for (mappings.items) |mapping, i| {
-        if (mapping.modifiers == modifiers and mapping.keysym == keysym and mapping.release == release) {
+        if (std.meta.eql(mapping.modifiers, modifiers) and mapping.keysym == keysym and mapping.release == release) {
             return i;
         }
     }
@@ -144,9 +137,13 @@ fn mappingExists(mappings: *std.ArrayList(Mapping), modifiers: u32, keysym: u32,
 }
 
 /// Returns the index of the PointerMapping with matching modifiers and event code, if any.
-fn pointerMappingExists(pointer_mappings: *std.ArrayList(PointerMapping), modifiers: u32, event_code: u32) ?usize {
+fn pointerMappingExists(
+    pointer_mappings: *std.ArrayList(PointerMapping),
+    modifiers: wlr.Keyboard.ModifierMask,
+    event_code: u32,
+) ?usize {
     for (pointer_mappings.items) |mapping, i| {
-        if (mapping.modifiers == modifiers and mapping.event_code == event_code) {
+        if (std.meta.eql(mapping.modifiers, modifiers) and mapping.event_code == event_code) {
             return i;
         }
     }
@@ -166,39 +163,47 @@ fn parseEventCode(allocator: *std.mem.Allocator, event_code_str: []const u8, out
     return @intCast(u32, ret);
 }
 
-fn parseKeysym(allocator: *std.mem.Allocator, keysym_str: []const u8, out: *?[]const u8) !u32 {
+fn parseKeysym(allocator: *std.mem.Allocator, keysym_str: []const u8, out: *?[]const u8) !xkb.Keysym {
     const keysym_name = try std.cstr.addNullByte(allocator, keysym_str);
     defer allocator.free(keysym_name);
-    const keysym = c.xkb_keysym_from_name(keysym_name, .XKB_KEYSYM_CASE_INSENSITIVE);
-    if (keysym == c.XKB_KEY_NoSymbol) {
-        out.* = try std.fmt.allocPrint(
-            allocator,
-            "invalid keysym '{}'",
-            .{keysym_str},
-        );
+    const keysym = xkb.Keysym.fromName(keysym_name, .case_insensitive);
+    if (keysym == .NoSymbol) {
+        out.* = try std.fmt.allocPrint(allocator, "invalid keysym '{}'", .{keysym_str});
         return Error.Other;
     }
-
     return keysym;
 }
 
-fn parseModifiers(allocator: *std.mem.Allocator, modifiers_str: []const u8, out: *?[]const u8) !u32 {
+fn parseModifiers(
+    allocator: *std.mem.Allocator,
+    modifiers_str: []const u8,
+    out: *?[]const u8,
+) !wlr.Keyboard.ModifierMask {
     var it = std.mem.split(modifiers_str, "+");
-    var modifiers: u32 = 0;
-    while (it.next()) |mod_name| {
-        for (modifier_names) |def| {
+    var modifiers = wlr.Keyboard.ModifierMask{};
+    outer: while (it.next()) |mod_name| {
+        if (mem.eql(u8, mod_name, "None")) continue;
+        inline for ([_]struct { name: []const u8, field_name: []const u8 }{
+            .{ .name = "Shift", .field_name = "shift" },
+            .{ .name = "Lock", .field_name = "caps" },
+            .{ .name = "Control", .field_name = "ctrl" },
+            .{ .name = "Mod1", .field_name = "alt" },
+            .{ .name = "Mod2", .field_name = "mod2" },
+            .{ .name = "Mod3", .field_name = "mod3" },
+            .{ .name = "Mod4", .field_name = "logo" },
+            .{ .name = "Mod5", .field_name = "mod5" },
+        }) |def| {
             if (std.mem.eql(u8, def.name, mod_name)) {
-                modifiers |= def.modifier;
-                break;
+                @field(modifiers, def.field_name) = true;
+                continue :outer;
             }
-        } else {
-            out.* = try std.fmt.allocPrint(
-                allocator,
-                "invalid modifier '{}'",
-                .{mod_name},
-            );
-            return Error.Other;
         }
+        out.* = try std.fmt.allocPrint(
+            allocator,
+            "invalid modifier '{}'",
+            .{mod_name},
+        );
+        return Error.Other;
     }
     return modifiers;
 }
diff --git a/river/command/set_repeat.zig b/river/command/set_repeat.zig
index 32b9f78..8dec594 100644
--- a/river/command/set_repeat.zig
+++ b/river/command/set_repeat.zig
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@
 
 const std = @import("std");
 
-const c = @import("../c.zig");
-
 const Error = @import("../command.zig").Error;
 const Seat = @import("../Seat.zig");
 
@@ -37,6 +35,6 @@ pub fn setRepeat(
 
     var it = seat.keyboards.first;
     while (it) |node| : (it = node.next) {
-        c.wlr_keyboard_set_repeat_info(node.data.wlr_keyboard, rate, delay);
+        node.data.input_device.device.keyboard.setRepeatInfo(rate, delay);
     }
 }
diff --git a/river/main.zig b/river/main.zig
index df03b54..d576bb2 100644
--- a/river/main.zig
+++ b/river/main.zig
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 // along with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 const std = @import("std");
+const wlr = @import("wlroots");
 
 const c = @import("c.zig");
 const log = @import("log.zig");
@@ -93,14 +94,11 @@ pub fn main() anyerror!void {
         }
     }
 
-    c.wlr_log_init(
-        switch (log.level) {
-            .debug => .WLR_DEBUG,
-            .notice, .info => .WLR_INFO,
-            .warn, .err, .crit, .alert, .emerg => .WLR_ERROR,
-        },
-        null,
-    );
+    wlr.log.init(switch (log.level) {
+        .debug => .debug,
+        .notice, .info => .info,
+        .warn, .err, .crit, .alert, .emerg => .err,
+    });
 
     log.info(.server, "initializing", .{});
 
@@ -136,7 +134,7 @@ pub fn main() anyerror!void {
 
     log.info(.server, "running...", .{});
 
-    server.run();
+    server.wl_server.run();
 
     log.info(.server, "shutting down", .{});
 }
diff --git a/river/render.zig b/river/render.zig
index 0bb65ab..15cc005 100644
--- a/river/render.zig
+++ b/river/render.zig
@@ -17,8 +17,11 @@
 
 const build_options = @import("build_options");
 const std = @import("std");
+const os = std.os;
+const wlr = @import("wlroots");
+const wl = @import("wayland").server.wl;
+const pixman = @import("pixman");
 
-const c = @import("c.zig");
 const log = @import("log.zig");
 const util = @import("util.zig");
 
@@ -36,24 +39,21 @@ const SurfaceRenderData = struct {
     output_x: i32,
     output_y: i32,
 
-    when: *c.timespec,
+    when: *os.timespec,
 
     opacity: f32,
 };
 
 pub fn renderOutput(output: *Output) void {
     const config = &output.root.server.config;
-    const wlr_renderer = output.getRenderer();
+    const renderer = output.wlr_output.backend.getRenderer().?;
 
-    var now: c.timespec = undefined;
-    _ = c.clock_gettime(c.CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &now);
+    var now: os.timespec = undefined;
+    os.clock_gettime(os.CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &now) catch unreachable;
 
-    // wlr_output_attach_render makes the OpenGL context current.
-    if (!c.wlr_output_attach_render(output.wlr_output, null)) return;
+    output.wlr_output.attachRender(null) catch return;
 
-    // Begin the renderer (calls glViewport and some other GL sanity checks)
-    // Here we don't want the output_effective_resolution since we want to render the whole output
-    c.wlr_renderer_begin(wlr_renderer, output.wlr_output.width, output.wlr_output.height);
+    renderer.begin(output.wlr_output.width, output.wlr_output.height);
 
     // Find the first visible fullscreen view in the stack if there is one
     var it = ViewStack(View).iter(output.views.first, .forward, output.current.tags, renderFilter);
@@ -64,15 +64,15 @@ pub fn renderOutput(output: *Output) void {
     // If we have a fullscreen view to render, render it.
     if (fullscreen_view) |view| {
         // Always clear with solid black for fullscreen
-        c.wlr_renderer_clear(wlr_renderer, &[_]f32{ 0, 0, 0, 1 });
+        renderer.clear(&[_]f32{ 0, 0, 0, 1 });
         renderView(output.*, view, &now);
         if (build_options.xwayland) renderXwaylandUnmanaged(output.*, &now);
     } else {
         // No fullscreen view, so render normal layers/views
-        c.wlr_renderer_clear(wlr_renderer, &config.background_color);
+        renderer.clear(&config.background_color);
 
-        renderLayer(output.*, output.layers[c.ZWLR_LAYER_SHELL_V1_LAYER_BACKGROUND], &now, .toplevels);
-        renderLayer(output.*, output.layers[c.ZWLR_LAYER_SHELL_V1_LAYER_BOTTOM], &now, .toplevels);
+        renderLayer(output.*, output.getLayer(.background).*, &now, .toplevels);
+        renderLayer(output.*, output.getLayer(.bottom).*, &now, .toplevels);
 
         // The first view in the list is "on top" so iterate in reverse.
         it = ViewStack(View).iter(output.views.last, .reverse, output.current.tags, renderFilter);
@@ -96,16 +96,16 @@ pub fn renderOutput(output: *Output) void {
 
         if (build_options.xwayland) renderXwaylandUnmanaged(output.*, &now);
 
-        renderLayer(output.*, output.layers[c.ZWLR_LAYER_SHELL_V1_LAYER_TOP], &now, .toplevels);
+        renderLayer(output.*, output.getLayer(.top).*, &now, .toplevels);
 
-        renderLayer(output.*, output.layers[c.ZWLR_LAYER_SHELL_V1_LAYER_BACKGROUND], &now, .popups);
-        renderLayer(output.*, output.layers[c.ZWLR_LAYER_SHELL_V1_LAYER_BOTTOM], &now, .popups);
-        renderLayer(output.*, output.layers[c.ZWLR_LAYER_SHELL_V1_LAYER_TOP], &now, .popups);
+        renderLayer(output.*, output.getLayer(.background).*, &now, .popups);
+        renderLayer(output.*, output.getLayer(.bottom).*, &now, .popups);
+        renderLayer(output.*, output.getLayer(.top).*, &now, .popups);
     }
 
     // The overlay layer is rendered in both fullscreen and normal cases
-    renderLayer(output.*, output.layers[c.ZWLR_LAYER_SHELL_V1_LAYER_OVERLAY], &now, .toplevels);
-    renderLayer(output.*, output.layers[c.ZWLR_LAYER_SHELL_V1_LAYER_OVERLAY], &now, .popups);
+    renderLayer(output.*, output.getLayer(.overlay).*, &now, .toplevels);
+    renderLayer(output.*, output.getLayer(.overlay).*, &now, .popups);
 
     renderDragIcons(output.*, &now);
 
@@ -115,28 +115,27 @@ pub fn renderOutput(output: *Output) void {
     // reason, wlroots provides a software fallback, which we ask it to render
     // here. wlr_cursor handles configuring hardware vs software cursors for you,
     // and this function is a no-op when hardware cursors are in use.
-    c.wlr_output_render_software_cursors(output.wlr_output, null);
+    output.wlr_output.renderSoftwareCursors(null);
 
     // Conclude rendering and swap the buffers, showing the final frame
     // on-screen.
-    c.wlr_renderer_end(wlr_renderer);
+    renderer.end();
 
     // TODO(wlroots): remove this with the next release. It is here due to
     // a wlroots bug in the screencopy damage implementation
     {
         var w: c_int = undefined;
         var h: c_int = undefined;
-        c.wlr_output_transformed_resolution(output.wlr_output, &w, &h);
-        var damage: c.pixman_region32_t = undefined;
-        c.pixman_region32_init(&damage);
-        _ = c.pixman_region32_union_rect(&damage, &damage, 0, 0, @intCast(c_uint, w), @intCast(c_uint, h));
-        c.wlr_output_set_damage(output.wlr_output, &damage);
+        output.wlr_output.transformedResolution(&w, &h);
+        var damage: pixman.Region32 = undefined;
+        damage.init();
+        _ = damage.unionRect(&damage, 0, 0, @intCast(c_uint, w), @intCast(c_uint, h));
+        output.wlr_output.setDamage(&damage);
     }
 
     // TODO: handle failure
-    if (!c.wlr_output_commit(output.wlr_output)) {
-        log.err(.render, "wlr_output_commit failed for {}", .{output.wlr_output.name});
-    }
+    output.wlr_output.commit() catch
+        log.err(.render, "output commit failed for {}", .{output.wlr_output.name});
 }
 
 fn renderFilter(view: *View, filter_tags: u32) bool {
@@ -151,7 +150,7 @@ fn renderFilter(view: *View, filter_tags: u32) bool {
 fn renderLayer(
     output: Output,
     layer: std.TailQueue(LayerSurface),
-    now: *c.timespec,
+    now: *os.timespec,
     role: enum { toplevels, popups },
 ) void {
     var it = layer.first;
@@ -165,13 +164,13 @@ fn renderLayer(
             .opacity = 1.0,
         };
         switch (role) {
-            .toplevels => c.wlr_surface_for_each_surface(
-                layer_surface.wlr_layer_surface.surface,
+            .toplevels => layer_surface.wlr_layer_surface.surface.forEachSurface(
+                *SurfaceRenderData,
                 renderSurfaceIterator,
                 &rdata,
             ),
-            .popups => c.wlr_layer_surface_v1_for_each_popup(
-                layer_surface.wlr_layer_surface,
+            .popups => layer_surface.wlr_layer_surface.forEachPopup(
+                *SurfaceRenderData,
                 renderSurfaceIterator,
                 &rdata,
             ),
@@ -179,14 +178,14 @@ fn renderLayer(
     }
 }
 
-fn renderView(output: Output, view: *View, now: *c.timespec) void {
+fn renderView(output: Output, view: *View, now: *os.timespec) void {
     // If we have saved buffers, we are in the middle of a transaction
     // and need to render those buffers until the transaction is complete.
     if (view.saved_buffers.items.len != 0) {
         for (view.saved_buffers.items) |saved_buffer|
             renderTexture(
                 output,
-                saved_buffer.wlr_client_buffer.texture,
+                saved_buffer.client_buffer.texture orelse continue,
                 .{
                     .x = saved_buffer.box.x + view.current.box.x - view.saved_surface_box.x,
                     .y = saved_buffer.box.y + view.current.box.y - view.saved_surface_box.y,
@@ -207,12 +206,12 @@ fn renderView(output: Output, view: *View, now: *c.timespec) void {
             .opacity = view.opacity,
         };
 
-        view.forEachSurface(renderSurfaceIterator, &rdata);
+        view.forEachSurface(*SurfaceRenderData, renderSurfaceIterator, &rdata);
     }
 }
 
-fn renderDragIcons(output: Output, now: *c.timespec) void {
-    const output_box = c.wlr_output_layout_get_box(output.root.wlr_output_layout, output.wlr_output);
+fn renderDragIcons(output: Output, now: *os.timespec) void {
+    const output_box = output.root.output_layout.getBox(output.wlr_output).?;
 
     var it = output.root.drag_icons.first;
     while (it) |node| : (it = node.next) {
@@ -221,70 +220,67 @@ fn renderDragIcons(output: Output, now: *c.timespec) void {
         var rdata = SurfaceRenderData{
             .output = &output,
             .output_x = @floatToInt(i32, drag_icon.seat.cursor.wlr_cursor.x) +
-                drag_icon.wlr_drag_icon.surface.*.sx - output_box.*.x,
+                drag_icon.wlr_drag_icon.surface.sx - output_box.x,
             .output_y = @floatToInt(i32, drag_icon.seat.cursor.wlr_cursor.y) +
-                drag_icon.wlr_drag_icon.surface.*.sy - output_box.*.y,
+                drag_icon.wlr_drag_icon.surface.sy - output_box.y,
             .when = now,
             .opacity = 1.0,
         };
-        c.wlr_surface_for_each_surface(drag_icon.wlr_drag_icon.surface, renderSurfaceIterator, &rdata);
+        drag_icon.wlr_drag_icon.surface.forEachSurface(*SurfaceRenderData, renderSurfaceIterator, &rdata);
     }
 }
 
 /// Render all xwayland unmanaged windows that appear on the output
-fn renderXwaylandUnmanaged(output: Output, now: *c.timespec) void {
-    const output_box = c.wlr_output_layout_get_box(output.root.wlr_output_layout, output.wlr_output);
+fn renderXwaylandUnmanaged(output: Output, now: *os.timespec) void {
+    const output_box = output.root.output_layout.getBox(output.wlr_output).?;
 
     var it = output.root.xwayland_unmanaged_views.first;
     while (it) |node| : (it = node.next) {
-        const wlr_xwayland_surface = node.data.wlr_xwayland_surface;
+        const xwayland_surface = node.data.xwayland_surface;
 
         var rdata = SurfaceRenderData{
             .output = &output,
-            .output_x = wlr_xwayland_surface.x - output_box.*.x,
-            .output_y = wlr_xwayland_surface.y - output_box.*.y,
+            .output_x = xwayland_surface.x - output_box.x,
+            .output_y = xwayland_surface.y - output_box.y,
             .when = now,
             .opacity = 1.0,
         };
-        c.wlr_surface_for_each_surface(wlr_xwayland_surface.surface, renderSurfaceIterator, &rdata);
+        xwayland_surface.surface.?.forEachSurface(*SurfaceRenderData, renderSurfaceIterator, &rdata);
     }
 }
 
 /// This function is passed to wlroots to render each surface during iteration
 fn renderSurfaceIterator(
-    surface: ?*c.wlr_surface,
+    surface: *wlr.Surface,
     surface_x: c_int,
     surface_y: c_int,
-    data: ?*c_void,
+    rdata: *SurfaceRenderData,
 ) callconv(.C) void {
-    const rdata = util.voidCast(SurfaceRenderData, data.?);
-
     renderTexture(
         rdata.output.*,
-        c.wlr_surface_get_texture(surface),
+        surface.getTexture() orelse return,
         .{
             .x = rdata.output_x + surface_x,
             .y = rdata.output_y + surface_y,
-            .width = surface.?.current.width,
-            .height = surface.?.current.height,
+            .width = surface.current.width,
+            .height = surface.current.height,
         },
-        surface.?.current.transform,
+        surface.current.transform,
         rdata.opacity,
     );
 
-    c.wlr_surface_send_frame_done(surface, rdata.when);
+    surface.sendFrameDone(rdata.when);
 }
 
 /// Render the given texture at the given box, taking the scale and transform
 /// of the output into account.
 fn renderTexture(
     output: Output,
-    wlr_texture: ?*c.wlr_texture,
-    wlr_box: c.wlr_box,
-    transform: c.wl_output_transform,
+    texture: *wlr.Texture,
+    wlr_box: wlr.Box,
+    transform: wl.Output.Transform,
     opacity: f32,
 ) void {
-    const texture = wlr_texture orelse return;
     var box = wlr_box;
 
     // Scale the box to the output's current scaling factor
@@ -295,15 +291,16 @@ fn renderTexture(
     // prepares an orthographic projection and multiplies the necessary
     // transforms to produce a model-view-projection matrix.
     var matrix: [9]f32 = undefined;
-    const inverted = c.wlr_output_transform_invert(transform);
-    c.wlr_matrix_project_box(&matrix, &box, inverted, 0.0, &output.wlr_output.transform_matrix);
+    const inverted = wlr.Output.transformInvert(transform);
+    wlr.matrix.projectBox(&matrix, &box, inverted, 0.0, &output.wlr_output.transform_matrix);
 
     // This takes our matrix, the texture, and an alpha, and performs the actual
     // rendering on the GPU.
-    _ = c.wlr_render_texture_with_matrix(output.getRenderer(), texture, &matrix, opacity);
+    const renderer = output.wlr_output.backend.getRenderer().?;
+    renderer.renderTextureWithMatrix(texture, &matrix, opacity) catch return;
 }
 
-fn renderBorders(output: Output, view: *View, now: *c.timespec) void {
+fn renderBorders(output: Output, view: *View, now: *os.timespec) void {
     const config = &output.root.server.config;
     const color = if (view.current.focus != 0) &config.border_color_focused else &config.border_color_unfocused;
     const border_width = config.border_width;
@@ -341,8 +338,7 @@ fn renderBorders(output: Output, view: *View, now: *c.timespec) void {
 fn renderRect(output: Output, box: Box, color: *const [4]f32) void {
     var wlr_box = box.toWlrBox();
     scaleBox(&wlr_box, output.wlr_output.scale);
-    c.wlr_render_rect(
-        output.getRenderer(),
+    output.wlr_output.backend.getRenderer().?.renderRect(
         &wlr_box,
         color,
         &output.wlr_output.transform_matrix,
@@ -350,7 +346,7 @@ fn renderRect(output: Output, box: Box, color: *const [4]f32) void {
 }
 
 /// Scale a wlr_box, taking the possibility of fractional scaling into account.
-fn scaleBox(box: *c.wlr_box, scale: f64) void {
+fn scaleBox(box: *wlr.Box, scale: f64) void {
     box.x = @floatToInt(c_int, @round(@intToFloat(f64, box.x) * scale));
     box.y = @floatToInt(c_int, @round(@intToFloat(f64, box.y) * scale));
     box.width = scaleLength(box.width, box.x, scale);
diff --git a/riverctl/main.zig b/riverctl/main.zig
index e3453eb..dad41ea 100644
--- a/riverctl/main.zig
+++ b/riverctl/main.zig
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ const std = @import("std");
 
 const wayland = @import("wayland");
 const wl = wayland.client.wl;
-const river = wayland.client.river;
+const zriver = wayland.client.zriver;
 
 const SetupContext = struct {
-    river_control: ?*river.ControlV1 = null,
+    river_control: ?*zriver.ControlV1 = null,
     seat: ?*wl.Seat = null,
 };
 
@@ -54,17 +54,17 @@ pub fn main() !void {
 fn registryListener(registry: *wl.Registry, event: wl.Registry.Event, context: *SetupContext) void {
     switch (event) {
         .global => |global| {
-            if (context.seat == null and std.cstr.cmp(global.interface, wl.Seat.interface().name) == 0) {
+            if (context.seat == null and std.cstr.cmp(global.interface, wl.Seat.getInterface().name) == 0) {
                 context.seat = registry.bind(global.name, wl.Seat, 1) catch return;
-            } else if (std.cstr.cmp(global.interface, river.ControlV1.interface().name) == 0) {
-                context.river_control = registry.bind(global.name, river.ControlV1, 1) catch return;
+            } else if (std.cstr.cmp(global.interface, zriver.ControlV1.getInterface().name) == 0) {
+                context.river_control = registry.bind(global.name, zriver.ControlV1, 1) catch return;
             }
         },
         .global_remove => {},
     }
 }
 
-fn callbackListener(callback: *river.CommandCallbackV1, event: river.CommandCallbackV1.Event, _: ?*c_void) void {
+fn callbackListener(callback: *zriver.CommandCallbackV1, event: zriver.CommandCallbackV1.Event, _: ?*c_void) void {
     switch (event) {
         .success => |success| {
             if (std.mem.len(success.output) > 0) {