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LIL-528/linux clipboard x11 wayland detection #529

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feat(clipboard): provide wayland and xclip behaviour respectfully
tauraamui Sep 20, 2025
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test(clipboard): ensure simply that is_x11 detection "works"
tauraamui Sep 20, 2025
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feat(clipboard): use correct utility depending on host compositor
tauraamui Sep 20, 2025
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style: auto-format V code in src/
github-actions[bot] Sep 20, 2025
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chore(tidy): remove old/unwanted disabled code
tauraamui Sep 20, 2025
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49 changes: 45 additions & 4 deletions src/lib/clipboardv3/clipboard_linux.v
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Expand Up @@ -17,13 +17,54 @@ module clipboardv3
import os
import time

const xdg_session_type_env_name = 'XDG_SESSION_TYPE'
const xclip_path = '/usr/bin/xclip'
const xclip_paste_args = ['-selection', 'clipboard', '-out']
const xclip_copy_args = ['-selection', 'clipboard', '-in']
const wayland_copy_path = '/usr/bin/wl-copy'
const wayland_paste_path = '/usr/bin/wl-paste'
const wayland_copy_args = ['--type', 'text/plain']
const wayland_paste_args = ['--type', 'text/plain']

type Getenv = fn (key string) string

struct Proc {
copy_proc_path string
paste_proc_path string
paste_args []string
copy_args []string
}

fn resolve_clipboard_proc(os_getenv Getenv) Proc {
if is_x11(os_getenv) {
return Proc{
copy_proc_path: xclip_path
paste_proc_path: xclip_path // on x11 we use the same util for copy and paste
paste_args: xclip_paste_args
copy_args: xclip_copy_args
}
}
return Proc{
copy_proc_path: wayland_copy_path
paste_proc_path: wayland_paste_path
paste_args: wayland_paste_args
copy_args: wayland_copy_args
}
}

fn is_x11(os_getenv Getenv) bool {
return os_getenv(xdg_session_type_env_name) == 'x11'
}

struct LinuxClipboard {
mut:
proc Proc
last_type ContentType
}

fn new_linux_clipboard() Clipboard {
return LinuxClipboard{
proc: resolve_clipboard_proc(os.getenv)
last_type: .block
}
}
Expand All @@ -32,8 +73,8 @@ fn (c LinuxClipboard) get_content() ?ClipboardContent {
mut out := []string{}
mut er := []string{}

mut p := os.new_process('/usr/bin/xclip')
p.set_args(['-selection', 'clipboard', '-out'])
mut p := os.new_process(c.proc.paste_proc_path)
p.set_args(c.proc.paste_args)
p.set_redirect_stdio()
p.run()

Expand All @@ -59,8 +100,8 @@ fn (c LinuxClipboard) get_content() ?ClipboardContent {
}

fn (mut c LinuxClipboard) set_content(content ClipboardContent) {
mut p := os.new_process('/usr/bin/xclip')
p.set_args(['-selection', 'clipboard', '-in'])
mut p := os.new_process(c.proc.copy_proc_path)
p.set_args(c.proc.copy_args)
p.set_redirect_stdio()
p.run()

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12 changes: 12 additions & 0 deletions src/lib/clipboardv3/clipboard_test.v
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Expand Up @@ -32,6 +32,18 @@ fn test_clipboard_native_implementation_sets_type_to_block() ! {
}
}

@[if linux ?]
fn test_linux_clipboard_chooses_proc_to_invoke_depending_on_window_server() {
mock_get_env_x11 := fn (key string) string {
return 'x11'
}
mock_get_env_wayland := fn (key string) string {
return 'wayland'
}
assert is_x11(mock_get_env_x11)
assert is_x11(mock_get_env_wayland) == false
}

@[if darwin ?]
fn test_clipboard_native_implementation_returns_no_content_type_from_plaintext_data() {
$if darwin {
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