river: get rid of all server-created options

- Replace the layout option with new default-layout and output-layout
commands.
- Remove the ability to get/set the output title entirely.

doc/riverctl.1.scd

@@ -72,6 +72,13 @@ over the Wayland protocol.
 	Bump the focused view to the top of the layout stack. If the top
 	view in the stack is already focused, bump the second view.
 
+*default-layout* _namespace_
+	Set the layout namespace to be used by all outputs by default.
+
+*output-layout* _namespace_
+	Set the layout namespace of currently focused output, overriding
+	the value set with *default-layout* if any.
+
 ## TAG MANAGEMENT
 
 Tags are similar to workspaces but more flexible. You can assign views multiple
@@ -283,17 +290,6 @@ the currently focused output may be targeted with the *-focused-output* flag.
 *mod-option* [*-output* _output_name_|*-focused-output*] _name_ _value_
 	Add _value_ to the value of the specified option. _value_ can be negative.
 
-River declares certain default options which will always be available:
-
-*layout* (string)
-	The layout namespace used to determine which layout should arrange this
-	output. If set to null or no layout with this namespace exists for this
-	output, the output will enter floating mode. Defaults to null.
-
-*output_title* (string)
-	Changing this option changes the title of the wayland and X11 backend
-	outputs.
-
 # EXAMPLES
 
 Bind bemenu-run to Super+P in normal mode:

river/Config.zig

@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@ csd_filter: std.ArrayList([]const u8),
 /// The selected focus_follows_cursor mode
 focus_follows_cursor: FocusFollowsCursorMode = .disabled,
 
+/// The default layout namespace for outputs which have never had a per-output
+/// value set. Call Output.handleLayoutNamespaceChange() on setting this if
+/// Output.layout_namespace is null.
+default_layout_namespace: []const u8 = &[0]u8{},
+
 opacity: struct {
     /// The opacity of focused views
     focused: f32 = 1.0,
@@ -119,4 +124,6 @@ pub fn deinit(self: *Self) void {
 
     for (self.csd_filter.items) |s| util.gpa.free(s);
     self.csd_filter.deinit();
+
+    util.gpa.free(self.default_layout_namespace);
 }

river/Layout.zig

@@ -61,13 +61,11 @@ pub fn create(client: *wl.Client, version: u32, id: u32, output: *Output, namesp
 
     // If the namespace matches that of the output, set the layout as
     // the active one of the output and arrange it.
-    if (output.layout_option.get().string) |current_layout| {
+    if (mem.eql(u8, namespace, output.layoutNamespace())) {
-        if (mem.eql(u8, namespace, mem.span(current_layout))) {
         output.pending.layout = &node.data;
         output.arrangeViews();
     }
 }
-}
 
 /// Returns true if the given namespace is already in use on the given output
 /// or on another output by a different client.

river/Output.zig

@@ -81,6 +81,11 @@ layout_demand: ?LayoutDemand = null,
 /// List of all layouts
 layouts: std.TailQueue(Layout) = .{},
 
+/// The current layout namespace of the output. If null,
+/// config.default_layout_namespace should be used instead.
+/// Call handleLayoutNamespaceChange() after setting this.
+layout_namespace: ?[]const u8 = null,
+
 /// Determines where new views will be attached to the view stack.
 attach_mode: AttachMode = .top,
 
@@ -95,11 +100,6 @@ enable: wl.Listener(*wlr.Output) = wl.Listener(*wlr.Output).init(handleEnable),
 frame: wl.Listener(*wlr.Output) = wl.Listener(*wlr.Output).init(handleFrame),
 mode: wl.Listener(*wlr.Output) = wl.Listener(*wlr.Output).init(handleMode),
 
-layout_option: *OutputOption,
-
-output_title: wl.Listener(*Option.Value) = wl.Listener(*Option.Value).init(handleTitleChange),
-layout_change: wl.Listener(*Option.Value) = wl.Listener(*Option.Value).init(handleLayoutChange),
-
 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,
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ pub fn init(self: *Self, root: *Root, wlr_output: *wlr.Output) !void {
         .root = root,
         .wlr_output = wlr_output,
         .usable_box = undefined,
-        .layout_option = undefined,
     };
     wlr_output.data = @ptrToInt(self);
 
@@ -155,23 +154,7 @@ pub fn init(self: *Self, root: *Root, wlr_output: *wlr.Output) !void {
         try options_manager.createOutputOptions(self);
         errdefer options_manager.destroyOutputOptions(self);
 
-        // Set the default title of this output
+        self.setTitle();
-        var buf: ["river - ".len + wlr_output.name.len + 1]u8 = undefined;
-        const default_title = fmt.bufPrintZ(&buf, "river - {}", .{mem.spanZ(&wlr_output.name)}) catch unreachable;
-        self.setTitle(default_title);
-
-        const global_title_option = options_manager.getOption("output_title") orelse unreachable;
-        const title_option = global_title_option.getOutputOption(self).?;
-        title_option.set(.{ .string = default_title }) catch |err| switch (err) {
-            error.TypeMismatch => unreachable,
-            error.OutOfMemory => return err,
-        };
-
-        const global_layout_option = options_manager.getOption("layout") orelse unreachable;
-        self.layout_option = global_layout_option.getOutputOption(self).?;
-
-        self.layout_option.event.update.add(&self.layout_change);
-        title_option.event.update.add(&self.output_title);
     }
 }
 
@@ -464,10 +447,10 @@ fn handleDestroy(listener: *wl.Listener(*wlr.Output), wlr_output: *wlr.Output) v
     self.frame.link.remove();
     self.mode.link.remove();
 
-    // Cleanup the layout demand, if any
-    if (self.layout_demand) |demand| demand.deinit();
-
     // Free all memory and clean up the wlr.Output
+    if (self.layout_demand) |demand| demand.deinit();
+    if (self.layout_namespace) |namespace| util.gpa.free(namespace);
+
     self.wlr_output.data = undefined;
 
     const node = @fieldParentPtr(std.TailQueue(Self).Node, "data", self);
@@ -506,7 +489,9 @@ pub fn getEffectiveResolution(self: *Self) struct { width: u32, height: u32 } {
     };
 }
 
-pub fn setTitle(self: *Self, title: [*:0]const u8) void {
+fn setTitle(self: Self) void {
+    var buf: ["river - ".len + self.wlr_output.name.len + 1]u8 = undefined;
+    const title = fmt.bufPrintZ(&buf, "river - {}", .{mem.spanZ(&self.wlr_output.name)}) catch unreachable;
     if (self.wlr_output.isWl()) {
         self.wlr_output.wlSetTitle(title);
     } else if (wlr.config.has_x11_backend and self.wlr_output.isX11()) {
@@ -514,21 +499,17 @@ pub fn setTitle(self: *Self, title: [*:0]const u8) void {
     }
 }
 
-fn handleTitleChange(listener: *wl.Listener(*Option.Value), value: *Option.Value) void {
+pub fn handleLayoutNamespaceChange(self: *Self) void {
-    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "output_title", listener);
-    if (value.string) |title| self.setTitle(title);
-}
-
-fn handleLayoutChange(listener: *wl.Listener(*Option.Value), value: *Option.Value) void {
-    const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "layout_change", listener);
     // The user changed the layout namespace of this output. Try to find a
     // matching layout.
-    self.pending.layout = if (value.string) |namespace| blk: {
+    var it = self.layouts.first;
-        var layout_it = self.layouts.first;
+    self.pending.layout = while (it) |node| : (it = node.next) {
-        break :blk while (layout_it) |node| : (layout_it = node.next) {
+        if (mem.eql(u8, self.layoutNamespace(), node.data.namespace)) break &node.data;
-            if (mem.eql(u8, mem.span(namespace), node.data.namespace)) break &node.data;
-        } else null;
     } else null;
     self.arrangeViews();
     self.root.startTransaction();
 }
+
+pub fn layoutNamespace(self: Self) []const u8 {
+    return self.layout_namespace orelse self.root.server.config.default_layout_namespace;
+}

river/command.zig

@@ -50,16 +50,18 @@ const str_to_impl_fn = [_]struct {
     .{ .name = "close",                  .impl = @import("command/close.zig").close },
     .{ .name = "csd-filter-add",         .impl = @import("command/filter.zig").csdFilterAdd },
     .{ .name = "declare-mode",           .impl = @import("command/declare_mode.zig").declareMode },
+    .{ .name = "default-layout",         .impl = @import("command/layout.zig").defaultLayout },
     .{ .name = "enter-mode",             .impl = @import("command/enter_mode.zig").enterMode },
     .{ .name = "exit",                   .impl = @import("command/exit.zig").exit },
     .{ .name = "float-filter-add",       .impl = @import("command/filter.zig").floatFilterAdd },
-    .{ .name = "focus-output",           .impl = @import("command/focus_output.zig").focusOutput },
     .{ .name = "focus-follows-cursor",   .impl = @import("command/focus_follows_cursor.zig").focusFollowsCursor },
+    .{ .name = "focus-output",           .impl = @import("command/focus_output.zig").focusOutput },
     .{ .name = "focus-view",             .impl = @import("command/focus_view.zig").focusView },
     .{ .name = "map",                    .impl = @import("command/map.zig").map },
     .{ .name = "map-pointer",            .impl = @import("command/map.zig").mapPointer },
     .{ .name = "move",                   .impl = @import("command/move.zig").move },
     .{ .name = "opacity",                .impl = @import("command/opacity.zig").opacity },
+    .{ .name = "output-layout",          .impl = @import("command/layout.zig").outputLayout },
     .{ .name = "resize",                 .impl = @import("command/move.zig").resize },
     .{ .name = "send-to-output",         .impl = @import("command/send_to_output.zig").sendToOutput },
     .{ .name = "set-focused-tags",       .impl = @import("command/tags.zig").setFocusedTags },

river/command/layout.zig

@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+// This file is part of river, a dynamic tiling wayland compositor.
+//
+// Copyright 2021 The River Developers
+//
+// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// 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 std = @import("std");
+const util = @import("../util.zig");
+
+const Error = @import("../command.zig").Error;
+const Seat = @import("../Seat.zig");
+
+pub fn outputLayout(
+    allocator: *std.mem.Allocator,
+    seat: *Seat,
+    args: []const []const u8,
+    out: *?[]const u8,
+) Error!void {
+    if (args.len < 2) return Error.NotEnoughArguments;
+    if (args.len > 2) return Error.TooManyArguments;
+
+    const output = seat.focused_output;
+    output.layout_namespace = try util.gpa.dupe(u8, args[1]);
+    output.handleLayoutNamespaceChange();
+}
+
+pub fn defaultLayout(
+    allocator: *std.mem.Allocator,
+    seat: *Seat,
+    args: []const []const u8,
+    out: *?[]const u8,
+) Error!void {
+    if (args.len < 2) return Error.NotEnoughArguments;
+    if (args.len > 2) return Error.TooManyArguments;
+
+    const server = seat.input_manager.server;
+    server.config.default_layout_namespace = try util.gpa.dupe(u8, args[1]);
+    var it = server.root.all_outputs.first;
+    while (it) |node| : (it = node.next) {
+        const output = node.data;
+        if (output.layout_namespace == null) output.handleLayoutNamespaceChange();
+    }
+}