wayfire 0.1.1

wayfire compositor library

Welcome to the future of interaction with the Wayfire compositor. This is a Python module meticulously crafted to streamline control and enhance interaction with the Wayfire compositor through Inter-Process Communication (IPC)

Quickstart

Installation

pip install wayfire 

OR

git clone https://github.com/killown/waypy
cd waypy
python3 -m pip install .

Usage examples

from wayfire.ipc import sock

Get focused window info

sock.get_focused_view()

Get pid from focused window

sock.get_focused_view_pid()

Get active workspace number

sock.get_active_workspace_number()

Get focused monitor info

sock.get_focused_output()

Go to another workspace

workspace_number = 2
sock.set_workspace(workspace_number)

Go to the next workspace

sock.go_next_workspace()

Go to the previous workspace

sock.go_previous_workspace()

Move focused window to another workspace

view_id = sock.get_focused_view()["id"]
workspace_number = 2
sock.set_workspace(workspace_number, view_id)

Get the list of all windows

sock.list_views()

Monitor info fom given id

monitor_output_id = 1
sock.query_output(monitor_output_id)

Get active workspace info

sock.get_active_workspace_info()

Get focused monitor info

sock.get_focused_output_name()

Get focused monitor id

sock.get_focused_output_id()

Get focused monitor resolution

sock.get_focused_output_geometry()

Get focused monitor workarea

sock.get_focused_output_workarea()

Set focus

view_id = 1
sock.set_focus(view_id)

List devices

sock.list_input_devices()

watch events

sock.watch()

while True:
    msg = sock.read_message()
    if "event" in msg:
        event = msg["event"]
        window_created = "view-mapped"
        window_closed = "view-unmapped"
        if event == window_created:
            print("window created")
        if event == window_closed:
            print("window closed")

Use the wiki for more info