Handling output destroy now requires the wlr_output_layout to still be
around, as we need it to properly handle cursor state. In order to make
sure that all outputs are destroyed before the wlr_output_layout is,
simply destroy the backend before calling Root.deinit().
This protocol involves far too much accidental complexity. The original
motivating use-case was to provide a convenient way to send arbitrary
data to layout clients at runtime in order to avoid layout clients
needing to implement their own IPC and do this over a side-channel.
Instead of implementing a quite complex but still rigid options protocol
and storing this state in the compositor, instead we will simply add
events to the layout protocol to support this use case.
Consider the status quo event sequence:
1. send get_option_handle request (riverctl)
2. roundtrip waiting for first event (riverctl)
3. send set_foo_value request (riverctl)
4. receive set_foo_value request (river)
5. send foo_value event to all current handles (river)
6. receive foo_value event (rivertile)
7. send parameters_changed request (rivertile)
8. receive parameters_changed request (river)
9. send layout_demand (river)
And compare with the event sequence after the proposed change:
1. send set_foo_value request (riverctl)
2. receive set_foo_value request (river)
3. send set_foo_value event (river)
4. send layout_demand (river)
This requires *much* less back and forth between the server and clients
and is clearly much simpler.
Options are now all global but may be overridden per-output. If an
output local value is requested but none has been set, the global value
is provided instead. This makes for much better ergonomics when
configuring layout related options in particular.
Replace the current layout mechanism based on passing args to a child
process and parsing it's stdout with a new wayland protocol. This much
more robust and allows for more featureful layout generators.
Co-authored-by: Isaac Freund <ifreund@ifreund.xyz>
Outputs now have a default option, "output_title". If this changes, the
outputs title is set to the option value. This title is currently only
relevant when run nested in a wayland/X11 session.
Co-authored-by: Isaac Freund <ifreund@ifreund.xyz>
Layer shell clients may leave the output on which to display a layer
surface up to the compositor. Instead of always putting such surfaces
on the first output use the focused output of the default seat.
This simplifies the handling of the current/pending tags and will be
used in the future for atomic layout updates involving layer surface
exclusive zones.
river is not a library and passing a general purpose allocators around
everywhere does not make sense and leads to ugly code. This does not
prevent us from using local arenas if they are fitting.
