version: bump to 0.46.0

* nix/default: add re2 dependency

* meson: add re2

.clang-tidy

@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+WarningsAsErrors: '*'
+HeaderFilterRegex: '.*\.hpp'
+FormatStyle: file
+Checks: >
+  -*,
+  bugprone-*,
+  -bugprone-easily-swappable-parameters,
+  -bugprone-forward-declararion-namespace,
+  -bugprone-forward-declararion-namespace,
+  -bugprone-macro-parentheses,
+  -bugprone-narrowing-conversions,
+  -bugprone-branch-clone,
+  -bugprone-assignment-in-if-condition,
+  concurrency-*,
+  -concurrency-mt-unsafe,
+  cppcoreguidelines-*,
+  -cppcoreguidelines-owning-memory,
+  -cppcoreguidelines-avoid-magic-numbers,
+  -cppcoreguidelines-pro-bounds-constant-array-index,
+  -cppcoreguidelines-avoid-const-or-ref-data-members,
+  -cppcoreguidelines-non-private-member-variables-in-classes,
+  -cppcoreguidelines-avoid-goto,
+  -cppcoreguidelines-pro-bounds-array-to-pointer-decay,
+  -cppcoreguidelines-avoid-do-while,
+  -cppcoreguidelines-avoid-non-const-global-variables,
+  -cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,
+  -cppcoreguidelines-explicit-virtual-functions,
+  -cppcoreguidelines-avoid-c-arrays,
+  -cppcoreguidelines-pro-bounds-pointer-arithmetic,
+  -cppcoreguidelines-narrowing-conversions,
+  -cppcoreguidelines-pro-type-union-access,
+  -cppcoreguidelines-pro-type-member-init,
+  -cppcoreguidelines-macro-usage,
+  -cppcoreguidelines-macro-to-enum,
+  -cppcoreguidelines-init-variables,
+  -cppcoreguidelines-pro-type-cstyle-cast,
+  -cppcoreguidelines-pro-type-vararg,
+  -cppcoreguidelines-pro-type-reinterpret-cast,
+  google-global-names-in-headers,
+  -google-readability-casting,
+  google-runtime-operator,
+  misc-*,
+  -misc-unused-parameters,
+  -misc-no-recursion,
+  -misc-non-private-member-variables-in-classes,
+  -misc-include-cleaner,
+  -misc-use-anonymous-namespace,
+  -misc-const-correctness,
+  modernize-*,
+  -modernize-return-braced-init-list,
+  -modernize-use-trailing-return-type,
+  -modernize-use-using,
+  -modernize-use-override,
+  -modernize-avoid-c-arrays,
+  -modernize-macro-to-enum,
+  -modernize-loop-convert,
+  -modernize-use-nodiscard,
+  -modernize-pass-by-value,
+  -modernize-use-auto,
+  performance-*,
+  -performance-avoid-endl,
+  -performance-unnecessary-value-param,
+  portability-std-allocator-const,
+  readability-*,
+  -readability-function-cognitive-complexity,
+  -readability-function-size,
+  -readability-identifier-length,
+  -readability-magic-numbers,
+  -readability-uppercase-literal-suffix,
+  -readability-braces-around-statements,
+  -readability-redundant-access-specifiers,
+  -readability-else-after-return,
+  -readability-container-data-pointer,
+  -readability-implicit-bool-conversion,
+  -readability-avoid-nested-conditional-operator,
+  -readability-redundant-member-init,
+  -readability-redundant-string-init,
+  -readability-avoid-const-params-in-decls,
+  -readability-named-parameter,
+  -readability-convert-member-functions-to-static,
+  -readability-qualified-auto,
+  -readability-make-member-function-const,
+  -readability-isolate-declaration,
+  -readability-inconsistent-declaration-parameter-name,
+  -clang-diagnostic-error,
+
+CheckOptions:
+  performance-for-range-copy.WarnOnAllAutoCopies: true
+  performance-inefficient-string-concatenation.StrictMode: true
+  readability-braces-around-statements.ShortStatementLines: 0
+  readability-identifier-naming.ClassCase: CamelCase
+  readability-identifier-naming.ClassIgnoredRegexp: I.*
+  readability-identifier-naming.ClassPrefix: C # We can't use regex here?!?!?!?
+  readability-identifier-naming.EnumCase: CamelCase
+  readability-identifier-naming.EnumPrefix: e
+  readability-identifier-naming.EnumConstantCase: UPPER_CASE
+  readability-identifier-naming.FunctionCase: camelBack
+  readability-identifier-naming.NamespaceCase: CamelCase
+  readability-identifier-naming.NamespacePrefix: N
+  readability-identifier-naming.StructPrefix: S
+  readability-identifier-naming.StructCase: CamelCase

.github/actions/setup_base/action.yml

@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ runs:
           libfontenc \
           libglvnd \
           libinput \
+          libjxl \
           libliftoff \
+          libwebp \
           libxcursor \
           libxcvt \
           libxfont2 \
@@ -58,7 +60,8 @@ runs:
           xcb-util \
           xcb-util-image \
           libzip \
-          librsvg
+          librsvg \
+          re2
 
     - name: Get hyprwayland-scanner-git
       shell: bash
@@ -69,6 +72,11 @@ runs:
         cmake --build ./build --config Release --target all -j`nproc 2>/dev/null || getconf NPROCESSORS_CONF`
         cmake --install build
 
+    - name: Get hyprgraphics-git
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        git clone https://github.com/hyprwm/hyprgraphics && cd hyprgraphics && cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING=Release -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=/usr -B build && cmake --build build --target hyprgraphics && cmake --install build
+
     - name: Get hyprutils-git
       shell: bash
       run: |

.github/pull_request_template.md

@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+<!--
+BEFORE you submit your PR, please check out the PR guidelines
+on our wiki: https://wiki.hyprland.org/Contributing-and-Debugging/PR-Guidelines/
+-->
+
+
 #### Describe your PR, what does it fix/add?
 
 

.github/workflows/ci.yaml

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
           tar -cvf Hyprland.tar.xz hyprland
 
       - name: Release
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: Build archive
           path: Hyprland.tar.xz

.github/workflows/man-update.yaml

@@ -17,14 +17,14 @@ jobs:
       run: sudo apt install pandoc
 
     - name: Clone repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         token: ${{ secrets.PAT }}
 
     - name: Build man pages
       run: make man
 
-    - uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v4
+    - uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v5
       name: Commit
       with:
         commit_message: "[gha] build man pages"

.github/workflows/nix-build.yml

@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         package:
           - hyprland
-          - hyprland-cross
+          # - hyprland-cross # cross compiling fails due to qt
+          # failure chain: hyprland-qtutils -> qt6.qtsvg -> qt6.qtbase -> psqlodbc & qt6.qttranslations
           - xdg-desktop-portal-hyprland
 
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest

.github/workflows/nix-update-inputs.yml

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Clone repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.PAT }}
 
@@ -22,6 +22,6 @@ jobs:
         run: nix/update-inputs.sh
 
       - name: Commit
-        uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v4
+        uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v5
         with:
           commit_message: "[gha] Nix: update inputs"

.github/workflows/release.yaml

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Hyprland
         id: checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           submodules: recursive
 
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           git fetch --unshallow || echo "failed unshallowing"
           bash -c scripts/generateVersion.sh
-          mv scripts/generateVersion.sh scripts/generateVersion.sh.bak
 
       - name: Create tarball with submodules
         id: tar

.github/workflows/security-checks.yml

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
       security-events: write
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Scan with Flawfinder
         uses: david-a-wheeler/flawfinder@8e4a779ad59dbfaee5da586aa9210853b701959c

.github/workflows/stale.yml

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
       pull-requests: write
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/stale@v5
+      - uses: actions/stale@v9
         with:
           repo-token: ${{ secrets.STALEBOT_PAT }}
           stale-issue-label: "stale"

.gitignore

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ _deps
 
 build/
 result*
+/.pre-commit-config.yaml
 /.vscode/
 /.idea/
 .envrc
@@ -39,3 +40,6 @@ PKGBUILD
 src/version.h
 hyprpm/Makefile
 hyprctl/Makefile
+
+**/.#*.*
+**/#*.*#

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ include(GNUInstallDirs)
 set(HYPRLAND_VERSION ${VER})
 set(PREFIX ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX})
 set(INCLUDEDIR ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR})
+set(BINDIR ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR})
 configure_file(hyprland.pc.in hyprland.pc @ONLY)
 
 set(CMAKE_MESSAGE_LOG_LEVEL "STATUS")
@@ -71,6 +72,8 @@ else()
   message(STATUS "Configuring Hyprland in Release with CMake")
 endif()
 
+add_compile_definitions(HYPRLAND_VERSION="${HYPRLAND_VERSION}")
+
 include_directories(. "src/" "protocols/")
 
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 26)
@@ -98,11 +101,17 @@ else()
 endif()
 find_package(OpenGL REQUIRED COMPONENTS ${GLES_VERSION})
 
-pkg_check_modules(hyprctl_deps REQUIRED IMPORTED_TARGET hyprutils>=0.2.1)
-
-pkg_check_modules(aquamarine_dep REQUIRED IMPORTED_TARGET aquamarine)
+pkg_check_modules(aquamarine_dep REQUIRED IMPORTED_TARGET aquamarine>=0.4.5)
+pkg_check_modules(hyprlang_dep REQUIRED IMPORTED_TARGET hyprlang>=0.3.2)
+pkg_check_modules(hyprcursor_dep REQUIRED IMPORTED_TARGET hyprcursor>=0.1.7)
+pkg_check_modules(hyprutils_dep REQUIRED IMPORTED_TARGET hyprutils>=0.2.3)
+pkg_check_modules(hyprgraphics_dep REQUIRED IMPORTED_TARGET hyprgraphics>=0.1.1)
 
 add_compile_definitions(AQUAMARINE_VERSION="${aquamarine_dep_VERSION}")
+add_compile_definitions(HYPRLANG_VERSION="${hyprlang_dep_VERSION}")
+add_compile_definitions(HYPRUTILS_VERSION="${hyprutils_dep_VERSION}")
+add_compile_definitions(HYPRCURSOR_VERSION="${hyprcursor_dep_VERSION}")
+add_compile_definitions(HYPRGRAPHICS_VERSION="${hyprgraphics_dep_VERSION}")
 
 pkg_check_modules(
   deps
@@ -121,9 +130,7 @@ pkg_check_modules(
   libinput
   gbm
   gio-2.0
-  hyprlang>=0.3.2
-  hyprcursor>=0.1.7
-  hyprutils>=0.2.3)
+  re2)
 
 find_package(hyprwayland-scanner 0.3.10 REQUIRED)
 
@@ -219,6 +226,15 @@ if(NO_SYSTEMD)
 else()
   message(STATUS "SYSTEMD support is requested (NO_SYSTEMD not defined)...")
   add_compile_definitions(USES_SYSTEMD)
+
+  # session file -uwsm
+  if(NO_UWSM)
+    message(STATUS "UWSM support is disabled...")
+  else()
+    message(STATUS "UWSM support is enabled (NO_UWSM not defined)...")
+    install(FILES ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/systemd/hyprland-uwsm.desktop
+            DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/wayland-sessions)
+  endif()
 endif()
 
 set(CPACK_PROJECT_NAME ${PROJECT_NAME})
@@ -232,7 +248,7 @@ target_precompile_headers(Hyprland PRIVATE
 
 message(STATUS "Setting link libraries")
 
-target_link_libraries(Hyprland rt PkgConfig::aquamarine_dep PkgConfig::deps)
+target_link_libraries(Hyprland rt PkgConfig::aquamarine_dep PkgConfig::hyprlang_dep PkgConfig::hyprutils_dep PkgConfig::hyprcursor_dep PkgConfig::hyprgraphics_dep PkgConfig::deps)
 if(udis_dep_FOUND)
   target_link_libraries(Hyprland PkgConfig::udis_dep)
 else()
@@ -274,7 +290,7 @@ endfunction()
 
 target_link_libraries(Hyprland OpenGL::EGL OpenGL::GL Threads::Threads)
 
-pkg_check_modules(hyprland_protocols_dep hyprland-protocols>=0.2.0)
+pkg_check_modules(hyprland_protocols_dep hyprland-protocols>=0.4.0)
 if(hyprland_protocols_dep_FOUND)
   pkg_get_variable(HYPRLAND_PROTOCOLS hyprland-protocols pkgdatadir)
   message(STATUS "hyprland-protocols dependency set to ${HYPRLAND_PROTOCOLS}")
@@ -301,6 +317,8 @@ protocolnew("protocols" "wlr-data-control-unstable-v1" true)
 protocolnew("${HYPRLAND_PROTOCOLS}/protocols" "hyprland-focus-grab-v1" true)
 protocolnew("protocols" "wlr-layer-shell-unstable-v1" true)
 protocolnew("protocols" "wayland-drm" true)
+protocolnew("${HYPRLAND_PROTOCOLS}/protocols" "hyprland-ctm-control-v1" true)
+
 protocolnew("staging/tearing-control" "tearing-control-v1" false)
 protocolnew("staging/fractional-scale" "fractional-scale-v1" false)
 protocolnew("unstable/xdg-output" "xdg-output-unstable-v1" false)
@@ -331,6 +349,7 @@ protocolnew("staging/drm-lease" "drm-lease-v1" false)
 protocolnew("staging/linux-drm-syncobj" "linux-drm-syncobj-v1" false)
 protocolnew("staging/xdg-dialog" "xdg-dialog-v1" false)
 protocolnew("staging/single-pixel-buffer" "single-pixel-buffer-v1" false)
+protocolnew("staging/security-context" "security-context-v1" false)
 
 protocolwayland()
 

Makefile

@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 PREFIX = /usr/local
 
+stub:
+	@echo "Do not run $(MAKE) directly without any arguments. Please refer to the wiki on how to compile Hyprland."
+
 legacyrenderer:
-	cmake --no-warn-unused-cli -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING=Release -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:STRING=${PREFIX} -DLEGACY_RENDERER:BOOL=true -S . -B ./buildZ
+	cmake --no-warn-unused-cli -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING=Release -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:STRING=${PREFIX} -DLEGACY_RENDERER:BOOL=true -S . -B ./build
 	cmake --build ./build --config Release --target all -j`nproc 2>/dev/null || getconf NPROCESSORS_CONF`
 
 legacyrendererdebug:
 	cmake --no-warn-unused-cli -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING=Debug -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:STRING=${PREFIX} -DLEGACY_RENDERER:BOOL=true -S . -B ./build
-	cmake --build ./build --config Release --target all -j`nproc 2>/dev/null || getconf NPROCESSORS_CONF`
+	cmake --build ./build --config Debug --target all -j`nproc 2>/dev/null || getconf NPROCESSORS_CONF`
 
 release:
 	cmake --no-warn-unused-cli -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING=Release -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:STRING=${PREFIX} -S . -B ./build

README.md

@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ easy IPC, much more QoL stuff than other compositors and more...
 
 <!----------------------------------------------------------------------------->
 
-[Configure]: https://wiki.hyprland.org/Configuring/Configuring-Hyprland/
+[Configure]: https://wiki.hyprland.org/Configuring/
 [Stars]: https://starchart.cc/hyprwm/Hyprland
 [Hypr]: https://github.com/hyprwm/Hypr
 

VERSION

@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.44.0
+0.46.0

docs/ISSUE_GUIDELINES.md

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 First of all, please remember to:
 - Check that your issue is not a duplicate
 - Read the [FAQ](https://wiki.hyprland.org/FAQ/)
-- Read the [Configuring Page](https://wiki.hyprland.org/Configuring/Configuring-Hyprland)
+- Read the [Configuring Page](https://wiki.hyprland.org/Configuring/)
 
 <br/>
 

example/hyprland-session.service

@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-[Unit]
-Description=Hyprland - Tiling compositor with the looks
-Documentation=man:Hyprland(1)
-BindsTo=graphical-session.target
-Before=graphical-session.target
-Wants=graphical-session-pre.target
-After=graphical-session-pre.target
-
-[Service]
-Type=notify
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/Hyprland
-ExecStop=/usr/bin/hyprctl dispatch exit
-Restart=on-failure
-Slice=session.slice

example/hyprland.conf

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # This is an example Hyprland config file.
 # Refer to the wiki for more information.
-# https://wiki.hyprland.org/Configuring/Configuring-Hyprland/
+# https://wiki.hyprland.org/Configuring/
 
 # Please note not all available settings / options are set here.
 # For a full list, see the wiki
@@ -86,10 +86,12 @@ decoration {
     active_opacity = 1.0
     inactive_opacity = 1.0
 
-    drop_shadow = true
-    shadow_range = 4
-    shadow_render_power = 3
-    col.shadow = rgba(1a1a1aee)
+    shadow {
+        enabled = true
+        range = 4
+        render_power = 3
+        color = rgba(1a1a1aee)
+    }
 
     # https://wiki.hyprland.org/Configuring/Variables/#blur
     blur {
@@ -103,20 +105,44 @@ decoration {
 
 # https://wiki.hyprland.org/Configuring/Variables/#animations
 animations {
-    enabled = true
+    enabled = yes, please :)
 
     # Default animations, see https://wiki.hyprland.org/Configuring/Animations/ for more
 
-    bezier = myBezier, 0.05, 0.9, 0.1, 1.05
+    bezier = easeOutQuint,0.23,1,0.32,1
+    bezier = easeInOutCubic,0.65,0.05,0.36,1
+    bezier = linear,0,0,1,1
+    bezier = almostLinear,0.5,0.5,0.75,1.0
+    bezier = quick,0.15,0,0.1,1
 
-    animation = windows, 1, 7, myBezier
-    animation = windowsOut, 1, 7, default, popin 80%
-    animation = border, 1, 10, default
-    animation = borderangle, 1, 8, default
-    animation = fade, 1, 7, default
-    animation = workspaces, 1, 6, default
+    animation = global, 1, 10, default
+    animation = border, 1, 5.39, easeOutQuint
+    animation = windows, 1, 4.79, easeOutQuint
+    animation = windowsIn, 1, 4.1, easeOutQuint, popin 87%
+    animation = windowsOut, 1, 1.49, linear, popin 87%
+    animation = fadeIn, 1, 1.73, almostLinear
+    animation = fadeOut, 1, 1.46, almostLinear
+    animation = fade, 1, 3.03, quick
+    animation = layers, 1, 3.81, easeOutQuint
+    animation = layersIn, 1, 4, easeOutQuint, fade
+    animation = layersOut, 1, 1.5, linear, fade
+    animation = fadeLayersIn, 1, 1.79, almostLinear
+    animation = fadeLayersOut, 1, 1.39, almostLinear
+    animation = workspaces, 1, 1.94, almostLinear, fade
+    animation = workspacesIn, 1, 1.21, almostLinear, fade
+    animation = workspacesOut, 1, 1.94, almostLinear, fade
 }
 
+# Ref https://wiki.hyprland.org/Configuring/Workspace-Rules/
+# "Smart gaps" / "No gaps when only"
+# uncomment all if you wish to use that.
+# workspace = w[tv1], gapsout:0, gapsin:0
+# workspace = f[1], gapsout:0, gapsin:0
+# windowrulev2 = bordersize 0, floating:0, onworkspace:w[tv1]
+# windowrulev2 = rounding 0, floating:0, onworkspace:w[tv1]
+# windowrulev2 = bordersize 0, floating:0, onworkspace:f[1]
+# windowrulev2 = rounding 0, floating:0, onworkspace:f[1]
+
 # See https://wiki.hyprland.org/Configuring/Dwindle-Layout/ for more
 dwindle {
     pseudotile = true # Master switch for pseudotiling. Enabling is bound to mainMod + P in the keybinds section below
@@ -255,4 +281,8 @@ bindl = , XF86AudioPrev, exec, playerctl previous
 # Example windowrule v2
 # windowrulev2 = float,class:^(kitty)$,title:^(kitty)$
 
-windowrulev2 = suppressevent maximize, class:.* # You'll probably like this.
+# Ignore maximize requests from apps. You'll probably like this.
+windowrulev2 = suppressevent maximize, class:.*
+
+# Fix some dragging issues with XWayland
+windowrulev2 = nofocus,class:^$,title:^$,xwayland:1,floating:1,fullscreen:0,pinned:0

example/hyprland.desktop

@@ -2,4 +2,6 @@
 Name=Hyprland
 Comment=An intelligent dynamic tiling Wayland compositor
 Exec=Hyprland
-Type=Application
+Type=Application
+DesktopNames=Hyprland
+Keywords=tiling;wayland;compositor;

flake.lock

@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@
         ]
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1727261104,
-        "narHash": "sha256-rxDI7WrxIRV9it9mDCHcLa7xQykf1JloXnoXr5xQ8zI=",
+        "lastModified": 1734364797,
+        "narHash": "sha256-2h1c+P0v3l0Z/ypUSsAPhU/yiSRgFwjVFODWp0S3d/w=",
         "owner": "hyprwm",
         "repo": "aquamarine",
-        "rev": "b82fdaff917582a9d568969e15e61b398c71e990",
+        "rev": "8e77618b403a82fde2105a8e3cd7cabe7ef00952",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -29,6 +29,43 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
+    "flake-compat": {
+      "flake": false,
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1696426674,
+        "narHash": "sha256-kvjfFW7WAETZlt09AgDn1MrtKzP7t90Vf7vypd3OL1U=",
+        "owner": "edolstra",
+        "repo": "flake-compat",
+        "rev": "0f9255e01c2351cc7d116c072cb317785dd33b33",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "edolstra",
+        "repo": "flake-compat",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "gitignore": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "pre-commit-hooks",
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ]
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1709087332,
+        "narHash": "sha256-HG2cCnktfHsKV0s4XW83gU3F57gaTljL9KNSuG6bnQs=",
+        "owner": "hercules-ci",
+        "repo": "gitignore.nix",
+        "rev": "637db329424fd7e46cf4185293b9cc8c88c95394",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "hercules-ci",
+        "repo": "gitignore.nix",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
     "hyprcursor": {
       "inputs": {
         "hyprlang": [
@@ -42,11 +79,11 @@
         ]
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1727532803,
-        "narHash": "sha256-ZaZ7h7PY8mQc4vtGmVqWLAq9CAO02gHMyNR5yY8zDmM=",
+        "lastModified": 1734364709,
+        "narHash": "sha256-+2bZJL2u5hva7rSp65OfKJBK+k03T6GB/NCvpoS1OOo=",
         "owner": "hyprwm",
         "repo": "hyprcursor",
-        "rev": "b98726e431d4d3ed58bd58bee1047cdb81cec69f",
+        "rev": "f388aacd22be4a6e4d634fbaf6f75eb0713d239a",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -55,6 +92,32 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
+    "hyprgraphics": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "hyprutils": [
+          "hyprutils"
+        ],
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ],
+        "systems": [
+          "systems"
+        ]
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1733684019,
+        "narHash": "sha256-2kYREgmSmbLsmDpLEq96hxVAU3qz8aCvVhF65yCFZHY=",
+        "owner": "hyprwm",
+        "repo": "hyprgraphics",
+        "rev": "fb2c0268645a77403af3b8a4ce8fa7ba5917f15d",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "hyprwm",
+        "repo": "hyprgraphics",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
     "hyprland-protocols": {
       "inputs": {
         "nixpkgs": [
@@ -65,11 +128,11 @@
         ]
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1727451107,
-        "narHash": "sha256-qV9savtHwmZUa0eJE294WYJjKPGB2+bJhwByFShsVyo=",
+        "lastModified": 1728345020,
+        "narHash": "sha256-xGbkc7U/Roe0/Cv3iKlzijIaFBNguasI31ynL2IlEoM=",
         "owner": "hyprwm",
         "repo": "hyprland-protocols",
-        "rev": "6b3261ee13a6d2b99de79a31d352f6996e35bde3",
+        "rev": "a7c183800e74f337753de186522b9017a07a8cee",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -78,28 +141,29 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
-    "hyprland-protocols_2": {
+    "hyprland-qtutils": {
       "inputs": {
+        "hyprutils": [
+          "hyprutils"
+        ],
         "nixpkgs": [
-          "xdph",
           "nixpkgs"
         ],
         "systems": [
-          "xdph",
           "systems"
         ]
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1721326555,
-        "narHash": "sha256-zCu4R0CSHEactW9JqYki26gy8h9f6rHmSwj4XJmlHgg=",
+        "lastModified": 1733940128,
+        "narHash": "sha256-hmfXWj2GA9cj1QUkPFYtAAeohhs615zL4E3APy3FnvQ=",
         "owner": "hyprwm",
-        "repo": "hyprland-protocols",
-        "rev": "5a11232266bf1a1f5952d5b179c3f4b2facaaa84",
+        "repo": "hyprland-qtutils",
+        "rev": "3833097e50473a152dd614d4b468886840b4ea78",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
         "owner": "hyprwm",
-        "repo": "hyprland-protocols",
+        "repo": "hyprland-qtutils",
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
@@ -116,11 +180,11 @@
         ]
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1725997860,
-        "narHash": "sha256-d/rZ/fHR5l1n7PeyLw0StWMNLXVU9c4HFyfskw568so=",
+        "lastModified": 1734364628,
+        "narHash": "sha256-ii8fzJfI953n/EmIxVvq64ZAwhvwuuPHWfGd61/mJG8=",
         "owner": "hyprwm",
         "repo": "hyprlang",
-        "rev": "dfeb5811dd6485490cce18d6cc1e38a055eea876",
+        "rev": "16e59c1eb13d9fb6de066f54e7555eb5e8a4aba5",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -139,11 +203,11 @@
         ]
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1727300645,
-        "narHash": "sha256-OvAtVLaSRPnbXzOwlR1fVqCXR7i+ICRX3aPMCdIiv+c=",
+        "lastModified": 1733502241,
+        "narHash": "sha256-KAUNC4Dgq8WQjYov5auBw/usaHixhacvb7cRDd0AG/k=",
         "owner": "hyprwm",
         "repo": "hyprutils",
-        "rev": "3f5293432b6dc6a99f26aca2eba3876d2660665c",
+        "rev": "104117aed6dd68561be38b50f218190aa47f2cd8",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -177,11 +241,11 @@
     },
     "nixpkgs": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1727348695,
-        "narHash": "sha256-J+PeFKSDV+pHL7ukkfpVzCOO7mBSrrpJ3svwBFABbhI=",
+        "lastModified": 1734119587,
+        "narHash": "sha256-AKU6qqskl0yf2+JdRdD0cfxX4b9x3KKV5RqA6wijmPM=",
         "owner": "NixOS",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "1925c603f17fc89f4c8f6bf6f631a802ad85d784",
+        "rev": "3566ab7246670a43abd2ffa913cc62dad9cdf7d5",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -191,15 +255,57 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
+    "nixpkgs-stable": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1730741070,
+        "narHash": "sha256-edm8WG19kWozJ/GqyYx2VjW99EdhjKwbY3ZwdlPAAlo=",
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "rev": "d063c1dd113c91ab27959ba540c0d9753409edf3",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "ref": "nixos-24.05",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "pre-commit-hooks": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "flake-compat": "flake-compat",
+        "gitignore": "gitignore",
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ],
+        "nixpkgs-stable": "nixpkgs-stable"
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1734279981,
+        "narHash": "sha256-NdaCraHPp8iYMWzdXAt5Nv6sA3MUzlCiGiR586TCwo0=",
+        "owner": "cachix",
+        "repo": "git-hooks.nix",
+        "rev": "aa9f40c906904ebd83da78e7f328cd8aeaeae785",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "cachix",
+        "repo": "git-hooks.nix",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
     "root": {
       "inputs": {
         "aquamarine": "aquamarine",
         "hyprcursor": "hyprcursor",
+        "hyprgraphics": "hyprgraphics",
         "hyprland-protocols": "hyprland-protocols",
+        "hyprland-qtutils": "hyprland-qtutils",
         "hyprlang": "hyprlang",
         "hyprutils": "hyprutils",
         "hyprwayland-scanner": "hyprwayland-scanner",
         "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs",
+        "pre-commit-hooks": "pre-commit-hooks",
         "systems": "systems",
         "xdph": "xdph"
       }
@@ -221,7 +327,9 @@
     },
     "xdph": {
       "inputs": {
-        "hyprland-protocols": "hyprland-protocols_2",
+        "hyprland-protocols": [
+          "hyprland-protocols"
+        ],
         "hyprlang": [
           "hyprlang"
         ],
@@ -239,11 +347,11 @@
         ]
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1727524473,
-        "narHash": "sha256-1DGktDtSWIJpnDbVoj/qpvJSH5zg6JbOfuh6xqZMap0=",
+        "lastModified": 1734124279,
+        "narHash": "sha256-YNpFfiQjYt2o6LGcMN9NkjVvprC8ELrIpLHlbZbclRM=",
         "owner": "hyprwm",
         "repo": "xdg-desktop-portal-hyprland",
-        "rev": "7e500e679ede40e79cf2d89b5f5fa3e34923bd26",
+        "rev": "0c6861f819f6d31f6195c9864709b2556f00b5cf",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {

flake.nix

@@ -22,12 +22,26 @@
       inputs.hyprlang.follows = "hyprlang";
     };
 
+    hyprgraphics = {
+      url = "github:hyprwm/hyprgraphics";
+      inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
+      inputs.systems.follows = "systems";
+      inputs.hyprutils.follows = "hyprutils";
+    };
+
     hyprland-protocols = {
       url = "github:hyprwm/hyprland-protocols";
       inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
       inputs.systems.follows = "systems";
     };
 
+    hyprland-qtutils = {
+      url = "github:hyprwm/hyprland-qtutils";
+      inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
+      inputs.systems.follows = "systems";
+      inputs.hyprutils.follows = "hyprutils";
+    };
+
     hyprlang = {
       url = "github:hyprwm/hyprlang";
       inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
@@ -51,10 +65,16 @@
       url = "github:hyprwm/xdg-desktop-portal-hyprland";
       inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
       inputs.systems.follows = "systems";
+      inputs.hyprland-protocols.follows = "hyprland-protocols";
       inputs.hyprlang.follows = "hyprlang";
       inputs.hyprutils.follows = "hyprutils";
       inputs.hyprwayland-scanner.follows = "hyprwayland-scanner";
     };
+
+    pre-commit-hooks = {
+      url = "github:cachix/git-hooks.nix";
+      inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
+    };
   };
 
   outputs = inputs @ {
@@ -76,7 +96,7 @@
     pkgsCrossFor = eachSystem (system: crossSystem:
       import nixpkgs {
         localSystem = system;
-        crossSystem = crossSystem;
+        inherit crossSystem;
         overlays = with self.overlays; [
           hyprland-packages
           hyprland-extras
@@ -91,6 +111,18 @@
         self.packages.${system})
       // {
         inherit (self.packages.${system}) xdg-desktop-portal-hyprland;
+        pre-commit-check = inputs.pre-commit-hooks.lib.${system}.run {
+          src = ./.;
+          hooks = {
+            hyprland-treewide-formatter = {
+              enable = true;
+              entry = "${self.formatter.${system}}/bin/hyprland-treewide-formatter";
+              pass_filenames = false;
+              excludes = ["subprojects"];
+              always_run = true;
+            };
+          };
+        };
       });
 
     packages = eachSystem (system: {
@@ -98,13 +130,11 @@
       inherit
         (pkgsFor.${system})
         # hyprland-packages
-        
         hyprland
         hyprland-debug
         hyprland-legacy-renderer
         hyprland-unwrapped
         # hyprland-extras
-        
         xdg-desktop-portal-hyprland
         ;
       hyprland-cross = (pkgsCrossFor.${system} "aarch64-linux").hyprland;
@@ -119,10 +149,11 @@
           hardeningDisable = ["fortify"];
           inputsFrom = [pkgsFor.${system}.hyprland];
           packages = [pkgsFor.${system}.clang-tools];
+          inherit (self.checks.${system}.pre-commit-check) shellHook;
         };
     });
 
-    formatter = eachSystem (system: nixpkgs.legacyPackages.${system}.alejandra);
+    formatter = eachSystem (system: pkgsFor.${system}.callPackage ./nix/formatter.nix {});
 
     nixosModules.default = import ./nix/module.nix inputs;
     homeManagerModules.default = import ./nix/hm-module.nix self;

hyprctl/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ project(
     DESCRIPTION "Control utility for Hyprland"
 )
 
-pkg_check_modules(deps REQUIRED IMPORTED_TARGET hyprutils>=0.1.1)
+pkg_check_modules(hyprctl_deps REQUIRED IMPORTED_TARGET hyprutils>=0.2.4 re2)
 
 add_executable(hyprctl "main.cpp")
 

hyprctl/Strings.hpp

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#include <string_view>
+
 const std::string_view USAGE = R"#(usage: hyprctl [flags] <command> [args...|--help]
 
 commands:

hyprctl/main.cpp

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#include <re2/re2.h>
+
 #include <cctype>
 #include <netdb.h>
 #include <netinet/in.h>
@@ -17,13 +19,12 @@
 
 #include <iostream>
 #include <string>
+#include <print>
 #include <fstream>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
-#include <deque>
 #include <filesystem>
 #include <cstdarg>
-#include <regex>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <hyprutils/string/String.hpp>
 #include <cstring>
@@ -44,18 +45,24 @@ struct SInstanceData {
     bool        valid = true;
 };
 
-void log(std::string str) {
+void log(const std::string& str) {
     if (quiet)
         return;
 
-    std::cout << str << "\n";
+    std::println("{}", str);
+}
+
+static int getUID() {
+    const auto UID   = getuid();
+    const auto PWUID = getpwuid(UID);
+    return PWUID ? PWUID->pw_uid : UID;
 }
 
 std::string getRuntimeDir() {
     const auto XDG = getenv("XDG_RUNTIME_DIR");
 
     if (!XDG) {
-        const std::string USERID = std::to_string(getpwuid(getuid())->pw_uid);
+        const std::string USERID = std::to_string(getUID());
         return "/run/user/" + USERID + "/hypr";
     }
 
@@ -65,6 +72,11 @@ std::string getRuntimeDir() {
 std::vector<SInstanceData> instances() {
     std::vector<SInstanceData> result;
 
+    try {
+        if (!std::filesystem::exists(getRuntimeDir()))
+            return {};
+    } catch (std::exception& e) { return {}; }
+
     for (const auto& el : std::filesystem::directory_iterator(getRuntimeDir())) {
         if (!el.is_directory() || !std::filesystem::exists(el.path().string() + "/hyprland.lock"))
             continue;
@@ -105,7 +117,7 @@ std::vector<SInstanceData> instances() {
 static volatile bool sigintReceived = false;
 void                 intHandler(int sig) {
     sigintReceived = true;
-    std::cout << "[hyprctl] SIGINT received, closing connection" << std::endl;
+    std::println("[hyprctl] SIGINT received, closing connection");
 }
 
 int rollingRead(const int socket) {
@@ -115,12 +127,12 @@ int rollingRead(const int socket) {
     constexpr size_t              BUFFER_SIZE = 8192;
     std::array<char, BUFFER_SIZE> buffer      = {0};
     long                          sizeWritten = 0;
-    std::cout << "[hyprctl] reading from socket following up log:" << std::endl;
+    std::println("[hyprctl] reading from socket following up log:");
     while (!sigintReceived) {
         sizeWritten = read(socket, buffer.data(), BUFFER_SIZE);
         if (sizeWritten < 0 && errno != EAGAIN) {
             if (errno != EINTR)
-                std::cout << "Couldn't read (5) " << strerror(errno) << ":" << errno << std::endl;
+                std::println("Couldn't read (5): {}: {}", strerror(errno), errno);
             close(socket);
             return 5;
         }
@@ -129,7 +141,7 @@ int rollingRead(const int socket) {
             break;
 
         if (sizeWritten > 0) {
-            std::cout << std::string(buffer.data(), sizeWritten);
+            std::println("{}", std::string(buffer.data(), sizeWritten));
             buffer.fill('\0');
         }
 
@@ -162,7 +174,7 @@ int request(std::string arg, int minArgs = 0, bool needRoll = false) {
         return 2;
     }
 
-    const std::string USERID = std::to_string(getpwuid(getuid())->pw_uid);
+    const std::string USERID = std::to_string(getUID());
 
     sockaddr_un       serverAddress = {0};
     serverAddress.sun_family        = AF_UNIX;
@@ -232,7 +244,7 @@ int requestHyprpaper(std::string arg) {
     sockaddr_un serverAddress = {0};
     serverAddress.sun_family  = AF_UNIX;
 
-    const std::string USERID = std::to_string(getpwuid(getuid())->pw_uid);
+    const std::string USERID = std::to_string(getUID());
 
     std::string       socketPath = getRuntimeDir() + "/" + instanceSignature + "/.hyprpaper.sock";
 
@@ -270,11 +282,10 @@ int requestHyprpaper(std::string arg) {
 }
 
 void batchRequest(std::string arg, bool json) {
-    std::string commands = arg.substr(arg.find_first_of(" ") + 1);
+    std::string commands = arg.substr(arg.find_first_of(' ') + 1);
 
-    if (json) {
-        commands = "j/" + std::regex_replace(commands, std::regex(";\\s*"), ";j/");
-    }
+    if (json)
+        RE2::GlobalReplace(&commands, ";\\s*", ";j/");
 
     std::string rq = "[[BATCH]]" + commands;
     request(rq);
@@ -310,11 +321,11 @@ void instancesRequest(bool json) {
     log(result + "\n");
 }
 
-std::deque<std::string> splitArgs(int argc, char** argv) {
-    std::deque<std::string> result;
+std::vector<std::string> splitArgs(int argc, char** argv) {
+    std::vector<std::string> result;
 
     for (auto i = 1 /* skip the executable */; i < argc; ++i)
-        result.push_back(std::string(argv[i]));
+        result.emplace_back(argv[i]);
 
     return result;
 }
@@ -323,7 +334,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
     bool parseArgs = true;
 
     if (argc < 2) {
-        std::cout << USAGE << std::endl;
+        std::println("{}", USAGE);
         return 1;
     }
 
@@ -360,7 +371,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
                 ++i;
 
                 if (i >= ARGS.size()) {
-                    std::cout << USAGE << std::endl;
+                    std::println("{}", USAGE);
                     return 1;
                 }
 
@@ -371,24 +382,24 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
                 const std::string& cmd = ARGS[0];
 
                 if (cmd == "hyprpaper") {
-                    std::cout << HYPRPAPER_HELP << std::endl;
+                    std::println("{}", HYPRPAPER_HELP);
                 } else if (cmd == "notify") {
-                    std::cout << NOTIFY_HELP << std::endl;
+                    std::println("{}", NOTIFY_HELP);
                 } else if (cmd == "output") {
-                    std::cout << OUTPUT_HELP << std::endl;
+                    std::println("{}", OUTPUT_HELP);
                 } else if (cmd == "plugin") {
-                    std::cout << PLUGIN_HELP << std::endl;
+                    std::println("{}", PLUGIN_HELP);
                 } else if (cmd == "setprop") {
-                    std::cout << SETPROP_HELP << std::endl;
+                    std::println("{}", SETPROP_HELP);
                 } else if (cmd == "switchxkblayout") {
-                    std::cout << SWITCHXKBLAYOUT_HELP << std::endl;
+                    std::println("{}", SWITCHXKBLAYOUT_HELP);
                 } else {
-                    std::cout << USAGE << std::endl;
+                    std::println("{}", USAGE);
                 }
 
                 return 1;
             } else {
-                std::cout << USAGE << std::endl;
+                std::println("{}", USAGE);
                 return 1;
             }
 
@@ -399,7 +410,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
     }
 
     if (fullRequest.empty()) {
-        std::cout << USAGE << std::endl;
+        std::println("{}", USAGE);
         return 1;
     }
 
@@ -476,7 +487,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
     else if (fullRequest.contains("/decorations"))
         exitStatus = request(fullRequest, 1);
     else if (fullRequest.contains("/--help"))
-        std::cout << USAGE << std::endl;
+        std::println("{}", USAGE);
     else if (fullRequest.contains("/rollinglog") && needRoll)
         exitStatus = request(fullRequest, 0, true);
     else {

hyprctl/meson.build

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ executable(
   'main.cpp',
   dependencies: [
     dependency('hyprutils', version: '>= 0.1.1'),
+    dependency('re2', required: true)
   ],
   install: true,
 )

hyprpm/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ file(GLOB_RECURSE SRCFILES CONFIGURE_DEPENDS "src/*.cpp")
 
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 23)
 
-pkg_check_modules(deps REQUIRED IMPORTED_TARGET tomlplusplus hyprutils>=0.1.1)
+pkg_check_modules(hyprpm_deps REQUIRED IMPORTED_TARGET tomlplusplus hyprutils>=0.2.4)
 
 add_executable(hyprpm ${SRCFILES})
 
-target_link_libraries(hyprpm PUBLIC PkgConfig::deps)
+target_link_libraries(hyprpm PUBLIC PkgConfig::hyprpm_deps)
 
 # binary
 install(TARGETS hyprpm)

hyprpm/src/core/DataState.cpp

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #include "DataState.hpp"
 #include <toml++/toml.hpp>
-#include <iostream>
+#include <print>
 #include <filesystem>
 #include <fstream>
 #include "PluginManager.hpp"
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 std::string DataState::getDataStatePath() {
     const auto HOME = getenv("HOME");
     if (!HOME) {
-        std::cerr << "DataState: no $HOME\n";
+        std::println(stderr, "DataState: no $HOME");
         throw std::runtime_error("no $HOME");
         return "";
     }
@@ -242,4 +242,4 @@ bool DataState::setPluginEnabled(const std::string& name, bool enabled) {
     }
 
     return false;
-}
+}

hyprpm/src/core/PluginManager.cpp

@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 #include "PluginManager.hpp"
 #include "../helpers/Colors.hpp"
+#include "../helpers/StringUtils.hpp"
 #include "../progress/CProgressBar.hpp"
 #include "Manifest.hpp"
 #include "DataState.hpp"
 
+#include <cstdio>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <array>
 #include <filesystem>
+#include <print>
 #include <thread>
 #include <fstream>
 #include <algorithm>
@@ -20,37 +23,56 @@
 #include <toml++/toml.hpp>
 
 #include <hyprutils/string/String.hpp>
+#include <hyprutils/os/Process.hpp>
 using namespace Hyprutils::String;
+using namespace Hyprutils::OS;
 
 static std::string execAndGet(std::string cmd) {
     cmd += " 2>&1";
-    std::array<char, 128> buffer;
-    std::string           result;
-    using PcloseType = int (*)(FILE*);
-    const std::unique_ptr<FILE, PcloseType> pipe(popen(cmd.c_str(), "r"), static_cast<PcloseType>(pclose));
-    if (!pipe)
-        return "";
 
-    while (fgets(buffer.data(), buffer.size(), pipe.get()) != nullptr) {
-        result += buffer.data();
-    }
-    return result;
+    CProcess proc("/bin/sh", {"-c", cmd});
+
+    if (!proc.runSync())
+        return "error";
+
+    return proc.stdOut();
 }
 
-SHyprlandVersion CPluginManager::getHyprlandVersion() {
-    static SHyprlandVersion ver;
-    static bool             once = false;
+static std::string getTempRoot() {
+    static auto ENV = getenv("XDG_RUNTIME_DIR");
+    if (!ENV) {
+        std::cerr << "\nERROR: XDG_RUNTIME_DIR not set!\n";
+        exit(1);
+    }
 
-    if (once)
-        return ver;
+    const auto STR = ENV + std::string{"/hyprpm/"};
 
-    once                 = true;
-    const auto HLVERCALL = execAndGet("hyprctl version");
+    return STR;
+}
+
+SHyprlandVersion CPluginManager::getHyprlandVersion(bool running) {
+    static bool             onceRunning   = false;
+    static bool             onceInstalled = false;
+    static SHyprlandVersion verRunning;
+    static SHyprlandVersion verInstalled;
+
+    if (onceRunning && running)
+        return verRunning;
+
+    if (onceInstalled && !running)
+        return verInstalled;
+
+    if (running)
+        onceRunning = true;
+    else
+        onceInstalled = true;
+
+    const auto HLVERCALL = running ? execAndGet("hyprctl version") : execAndGet("Hyprland --version");
     if (m_bVerbose)
-        std::cout << Colors::BLUE << "[v] " << Colors::RESET << "version returned: " << HLVERCALL << "\n";
+        std::println("{}", verboseString("{} version returned: {}", running ? "running" : "installed", HLVERCALL));
 
     if (!HLVERCALL.contains("Tag:")) {
-        std::cerr << "\n" << Colors::RED << "✖" << Colors::RESET << " You don't seem to be running Hyprland.";
+        std::println(stderr, "\n{}", failureString("You don't seem to be running Hyprland."));
         return SHyprlandVersion{};
     }
 
@@ -76,14 +98,20 @@ SHyprlandVersion CPluginManager::getHyprlandVersion() {
     } catch (...) { ; }
 
     if (m_bVerbose)
-        std::cout << Colors::BLUE << "[v] " << Colors::RESET << "parsed commit " << hlcommit << " at branch " << hlbranch << " on " << hldate << ", commits " << commits << "\n";
+        std::println("{}", verboseString("parsed commit {} at branch {} on {}, commits {}", hlcommit, hlbranch, hldate, commits));
+
+    auto ver = SHyprlandVersion{hlbranch, hlcommit, hldate, commits};
+
+    if (running)
+        verRunning = ver;
+    else
+        verInstalled = ver;
 
-    ver = SHyprlandVersion{hlbranch, hlcommit, hldate, commits};
     return ver;
 }
 
 bool CPluginManager::createSafeDirectory(const std::string& path) {
-    if (path.empty() || !path.starts_with("/tmp"))
+    if (path.empty() || !path.starts_with(getTempRoot()))
         return false;
 
     if (std::filesystem::exists(path))
@@ -102,20 +130,21 @@ bool CPluginManager::addNewPluginRepo(const std::string& url, const std::string&
     const auto HLVER = getHyprlandVersion();
 
     if (!hasDeps()) {
-        std::cerr << "\n" << Colors::RED << "✖" << Colors::RESET << " Could not clone the plugin repository. Dependencies not satisfied. Hyprpm requires: cmake, meson, cpio\n";
+        std::println(stderr, "\n{}", failureString("Could not clone the plugin repository. Dependencies not satisfied. Hyprpm requires: cmake, meson, cpio, pkg-config"));
         return false;
     }
 
     if (DataState::pluginRepoExists(url)) {
-        std::cerr << "\n" << Colors::RED << "✖" << Colors::RESET << " Could not clone the plugin repository. Repository already installed.\n";
+        std::println(stderr, "\n{}", failureString("Could not clone the plugin repository. Repository already installed."));
         return false;
     }
 
     auto GLOBALSTATE = DataState::getGlobalState();
     if (!GLOBALSTATE.dontWarnInstall) {
-        std::cout << Colors::YELLOW << "!" << Colors::RED << " Disclaimer:\n  " << Colors::RESET
-                  << "plugins, especially not official, have no guarantee of stability, availablity or security.\n  Run them at your own risk.\n  "
-                  << "This message will not appear again.\n";
+        std::println("{}!{} Disclaimer: {}", Colors::YELLOW, Colors::RED, Colors::RESET);
+        std::println("plugins, especially not official, have no guarantee of stability, availablity or security.\n"
+                     "Run them at your own risk.\n"
+                     "This message will not appear again.");
         GLOBALSTATE.dontWarnInstall = true;
         DataState::updateGlobalState(GLOBALSTATE);
     }
@@ -129,7 +158,7 @@ bool CPluginManager::addNewPluginRepo(const std::string& url, const std::string&
     std::getline(std::cin, input);
 
     if (input.size() > 0 && input[0] != 'Y' && input[0] != 'y') {
-        std::cout << "Aborting.\n";
+        std::println(stderr, "Aborting.");
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -140,72 +169,72 @@ bool CPluginManager::addNewPluginRepo(const std::string& url, const std::string&
 
     progress.print();
 
-    if (!std::filesystem::exists("/tmp/hyprpm")) {
-        std::filesystem::create_directory("/tmp/hyprpm");
-        std::filesystem::permissions("/tmp/hyprpm", std::filesystem::perms::all, std::filesystem::perm_options::replace);
-    } else if (!std::filesystem::is_directory("/tmp/hyprpm")) {
-        std::cerr << "\n" << Colors::RED << "✖" << Colors::RESET << " Could not prepare working dir for hyprpm\n";
+    if (!std::filesystem::exists(getTempRoot())) {
+        std::filesystem::create_directory(getTempRoot());
+        std::filesystem::permissions(getTempRoot(), std::filesystem::perms::owner_all, std::filesystem::perm_options::replace);
+    } else if (!std::filesystem::is_directory(getTempRoot())) {
+        std::println(stderr, "\n{}", failureString("Could not prepare working dir for hyprpm"));
         return false;
     }
 
     const std::string USERNAME = getpwuid(getuid())->pw_name;
 
-    m_szWorkingPluginDirectory = "/tmp/hyprpm/" + USERNAME;
+    m_szWorkingPluginDirectory = getTempRoot() + USERNAME;
 
     if (!createSafeDirectory(m_szWorkingPluginDirectory)) {
-        std::cerr << "\n" << Colors::RED << "✖" << Colors::RESET << " Could not prepare working dir for repo\n";
+        std::println(stderr, "\n{}", failureString("Could not prepare working dir for repo"));
         return false;
     }
 
-    progress.printMessageAbove(std::string{Colors::RESET} + " → Cloning " + url);
+    progress.printMessageAbove(infoString("Cloning {}", url));
 
-    std::string ret = execAndGet("cd /tmp/hyprpm && git clone --recursive " + url + " " + USERNAME);
+    std::string ret = execAndGet(std::format("cd {} && git clone --recursive {} {}", getTempRoot(), url, USERNAME));
 
     if (!std::filesystem::exists(m_szWorkingPluginDirectory + "/.git")) {
-        std::cerr << "\n" << Colors::RED << "✖" << Colors::RESET << " Could not clone the plugin repository. shell returned:\n" << ret << "\n";
+        std::println(stderr, "\n{}", failureString("Could not clone the plugin repository. shell returned:\n{}", ret));
         return false;
     }
 
     if (!rev.empty()) {
         std::string ret = execAndGet("git -C " + m_szWorkingPluginDirectory + " reset --hard --recurse-submodules " + rev);
         if (ret.compare(0, 6, "fatal:") == 0) {
-            std::cerr << "\n" << Colors::RED << "✖" << Colors::RESET << " Could not check out revision " << rev << ". shell returned:\n" << ret << "\n";
+            std::println(stderr, "\n{}", failureString("Could not check out revision {}. shell returned:\n{}", rev, ret));
             return false;
         }
         ret = execAndGet("git -C " + m_szWorkingPluginDirectory + " submodule update --init");
         if (m_bVerbose)
-            std::cout << Colors::BLUE << "[v] " << Colors::RESET << "git submodule update --init returned: " << ret << "\n";
+            std::println("{}", verboseString("git submodule update --init returned: {}", ret));
     }
 
     progress.m_iSteps = 1;
-    progress.printMessageAbove(std::string{Colors::GREEN} + "✔" + Colors::RESET + " cloned");
+    progress.printMessageAbove(successString("cloned"));
     progress.m_szCurrentMessage = "Reading the manifest";
     progress.print();
 
     std::unique_ptr<CManifest> pManifest;
 
     if (std::filesystem::exists(m_szWorkingPluginDirectory + "/hyprpm.toml")) {
-        progress.printMessageAbove(std::string{Colors::GREEN} + "✔" + Colors::RESET + " found hyprpm manifest");
+        progress.printMessageAbove(successString("found hyprpm manifest"));
         pManifest = std::make_unique<CManifest>(MANIFEST_HYPRPM, m_szWorkingPluginDirectory + "/hyprpm.toml");
     } else if (std::filesystem::exists(m_szWorkingPluginDirectory + "/hyprload.toml")) {
-        progress.printMessageAbove(std::string{Colors::GREEN} + "✔" + Colors::RESET + " found hyprload manifest");
+        progress.printMessageAbove(successString("found hyprload manifest"));
         pManifest = std::make_unique<CManifest>(MANIFEST_HYPRLOAD, m_szWorkingPluginDirectory + "/hyprload.toml");
     }
 
     if (!pManifest) {
-        std::cerr << "\n" << Colors::RED << "✖" << Colors::RESET << " The provided plugin repository does not have a valid manifest\n";
+        std::println(stderr, "\n{}", failureString("The provided plugin repository does not have a valid manifest"));
         return false;
     }
 
     if (!pManifest->m_bGood) {
-        std::cerr << "\n" << Colors::RED << "✖" << Colors::RESET << " The provided plugin repository has a corrupted manifest\n";
+        std::println(stderr, "\n{}", failureString("The provided plugin repository has a corrupted manifest"));
         return false;
     }
 
     progress.m_iSteps = 2;
-    progress.printMessageAbove(std::string{Colors::GREEN} + "✔" + Colors::RESET + " parsed manifest, found " + std::to_string(pManifest->m_vPlugins.size()) + " plugins:");
+    progress.printMessageAbove(successString("parsed manifest, found " + std::to_string(pManifest->m_vPlugins.size()) + " plugins:"));
     for (auto const& pl : pManifest->m_vPlugins) {
-        std::string message = std::string{Colors::RESET} + " → " + pl.name + " by ";
+        std::string message = "→ " + pl.name + " by ";
         for (auto const& a : pl.authors) {
             message += a + ", ";
         }
@@ -220,19 +249,19 @@ bool CPluginManager::addNewPluginRepo(const std::string& url, const std::string&
     if (!pManifest->m_sRepository.commitPins.empty()) {
         // check commit pins
 
-        progress.printMessageAbove(std::string{Colors::RESET} + " → Manifest has " + std::to_string(pManifest->m_sRepository.commitPins.size()) + " pins, checking");
+        progress.printMessageAbove(infoString("Manifest has {} pins, checking", pManifest->m_sRepository.commitPins.size()));
 
         for (auto const& [hl, plugin] : pManifest->m_sRepository.commitPins) {
             if (hl != HLVER.hash)
                 continue;
 
-            progress.printMessageAbove(std::string{Colors::GREEN} + "✔" + Colors::RESET + " commit pin " + plugin + " matched hl, resetting");
+            progress.printMessageAbove(successString("commit pin {} matched hl, resetting", plugin));
 
             execAndGet("cd " + m_szWorkingPluginDirectory + " && git reset --hard --recurse-submodules " + plugin);
 
             ret = execAndGet("git -C " + m_szWorkingPluginDirectory + " submodule update --init");
             if (m_bVerbose)
-                std::cout << Colors::BLUE << "[v] " << Colors::RESET << "git submodule update --init returned: " << ret << "\n";
+                std::println("{}", verboseString("git submodule update --init returned: {}", ret));
 
             break;
         }
@@ -244,12 +273,12 @@ bool CPluginManager::addNewPluginRepo(const std::string& url, const std::string&
     const auto HEADERSSTATUS = headersValid();
 
     if (HEADERSSTATUS != HEADERS_OK) {
-        std::cerr << "\n" << headerError(HEADERSSTATUS);
+        std::println("\n{}", headerError(HEADERSSTATUS));
         return false;
     }
 
     progress.m_iSteps = 3;
-    progress.printMessageAbove(std::string{Colors::GREEN} + "✔" + Colors::RESET + " Hyprland headers OK");
+    progress.printMessageAbove(successString("Hyprland headers OK"));
     progress.m_szCurrentMessage = "Building plugin(s)";
     progress.print();
 
@@ -257,35 +286,36 @@ bool CPluginManager::addNewPluginRepo(const std::string& url, const std::string&
         std::string out;
 
         if (p.since > HLVER.commits && HLVER.commits >= 1 /* for --depth 1 clones, we can't check this. */) {
-            progress.printMessageAbove(std::string{Colors::RED} + "✖" + Colors::RESET + " Not building " + p.name + ": your Hyprland version is too old.\n");
+            progress.printMessageAbove(failureString("Not building {}: your Hyprland version is too old.\n", p.name));
             p.failed = true;
             continue;
         }
 
-        progress.printMessageAbove(std::string{Colors::RESET} + " → Building " + p.name);
+        progress.printMessageAbove(infoString("Building {}", p.name));
 
         for (auto const& bs : p.buildSteps) {
-            std::string cmd = std::format("cd {} && PKG_CONFIG_PATH=\"{}/share/pkgconfig\" {}", m_szWorkingPluginDirectory, DataState::getHeadersPath(), bs);
+            const std::string& cmd = std::format("cd {} && PKG_CONFIG_PATH=\"{}/share/pkgconfig\" {}", m_szWorkingPluginDirectory, DataState::getHeadersPath(), bs);
             out += " -> " + cmd + "\n" + execAndGet(cmd) + "\n";
         }
 
         if (m_bVerbose)
-            std::cout << Colors::BLUE << "[v] " << Colors::RESET << "shell returned: " << out << "\n";
+            std::println("{}", verboseString("shell returned: {}", out));
 
         if (!std::filesystem::exists(m_szWorkingPluginDirectory + "/" + p.output)) {
-            progress.printMessageAbove(std::string{Colors::RED} + "✖" + Colors::RESET + " Plugin " + p.name + " failed to build.\n" +
-                                       "  This likely means that the plugin is either outdated, not yet available for your version, or broken.\n  If you are on -git, update "
-                                       "first.\n  Try re-running with -v to see "
-                                       "more verbose output.\n");
+            progress.printMessageAbove(failureString("Plugin {} failed to build.\n"
+                                                     "  This likely means that the plugin is either outdated, not yet available for your version, or broken.\n"
+                                                     "  If you are on -git, update first\n"
+                                                     "  Try re-running with -v to see more verbose output.\n",
+                                                     p.name));
 
             p.failed = true;
             continue;
         }
 
-        progress.printMessageAbove(std::string{Colors::GREEN} + "✔" + Colors::RESET + " built " + p.name + " into " + p.output);
+        progress.printMessageAbove(successString("built {} into {}", p.name, p.output));
     }
 
-    progress.printMessageAbove(std::string{Colors::GREEN} + "✔" + Colors::RESET + " all plugins built");
+    progress.printMessageAbove(successString("all plugins built"));
     progress.m_iSteps           = 4;
     progress.m_szCurrentMessage = "Installing repository";
     progress.print();
@@ -304,13 +334,13 @@ bool CPluginManager::addNewPluginRepo(const std::string& url, const std::string&
     }
     DataState::addNewPluginRepo(repo);
 
-    progress.printMessageAbove(std::string{Colors::GREEN} + "✔" + Colors::RESET + " installed repository");
-    progress.printMessageAbove(std::string{Colors::GREEN} + "✔" + Colors::RESET + " you can now enable the plugin(s) with hyprpm enable");
+    progress.printMessageAbove(successString("installed repository"));
+    progress.printMessageAbove(successString("you can now enable the plugin(s) with hyprpm enable"));
     progress.m_iSteps           = 5;
     progress.m_szCurrentMessage = "Done!";
     progress.print();
 
-    std::cout << "\n";
+    std::print("\n");
 
     // remove build files
     std::filesystem::remove_all(m_szWorkingPluginDirectory);
@@ -320,7 +350,7 @@ bool CPluginManager::addNewPluginRepo(const std::string& url, const std::string&
 
 bool CPluginManager::removePluginRepo(const std::string& urlOrName) {
     if (!DataState::pluginRepoExists(urlOrName)) {
-        std::cerr << "\n" << Colors::RED << "✖" << Colors::RESET << " Could not remove the repository. Repository is not installed.\n";
+        std::println(stderr, "\n{}", failureString("Could not remove the repository. Repository is not installed."));
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -331,7 +361,7 @@ bool CPluginManager::removePluginRepo(const std::string& urlOrName) {
     std::getline(std::cin, input);
 
     if (input.size() > 0 && input[0] != 'Y' && input[0] != 'y') {
-        std::cout << "Aborting.\n";
+        std::println("Aborting.");
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -341,21 +371,21 @@ bool CPluginManager::removePluginRepo(const std::string& urlOrName) {
 }
 
 eHeadersErrors CPluginManager::headersValid() {
-    const auto HLVER = getHyprlandVersion();
+    const auto HLVER = getHyprlandVersion(false);
 
     if (!std::filesystem::exists(DataState::getHeadersPath() + "/share/pkgconfig/hyprland.pc"))
         return HEADERS_MISSING;
 
     // find headers commit
-    std::string cmd     = std::format("PKG_CONFIG_PATH=\"{}/share/pkgconfig\" pkgconf --cflags --keep-system-cflags hyprland", DataState::getHeadersPath());
-    auto        headers = execAndGet(cmd.c_str());
+    const std::string& cmd     = std::format("PKG_CONFIG_PATH=\"{}/share/pkgconfig\" pkgconf --cflags --keep-system-cflags hyprland", DataState::getHeadersPath());
+    auto               headers = execAndGet(cmd.c_str());
 
     if (!headers.contains("-I/"))
         return HEADERS_MISSING;
 
     headers.pop_back(); // pop newline
 
-    std::string verHeader = "";
+    std::string verHeader;
 
     while (!headers.empty()) {
         const auto PATH = headers.substr(0, headers.find(" -I/", 3));
@@ -403,20 +433,20 @@ bool CPluginManager::updateHeaders(bool force) {
 
     DataState::ensureStateStoreExists();
 
-    const auto HLVER = getHyprlandVersion();
+    const auto HLVER = getHyprlandVersion(false);
 
     if (!hasDeps()) {
-        std::cerr << "\n" << Colors::RED << "✖" << Colors::RESET << " Could not update. Dependencies not satisfied. Hyprpm requires: cmake, meson, cpio\n";
+        std::println("\n{}", failureString("Could not update. Dependencies not satisfied. Hyprpm requires: cmake, meson, cpio, pkg-config"));
         return false;
     }
 
-    if (!std::filesystem::exists("/tmp/hyprpm")) {
-        std::filesystem::create_directory("/tmp/hyprpm");
-        std::filesystem::permissions("/tmp/hyprpm", std::filesystem::perms::all, std::filesystem::perm_options::replace);
+    if (!std::filesystem::exists(getTempRoot())) {
+        std::filesystem::create_directory(getTempRoot());
+        std::filesystem::permissions(getTempRoot(), std::filesystem::perms::owner_all, std::filesystem::perm_options::replace);
     }
 
     if (!force && headersValid() == HEADERS_OK) {
-        std::cout << "\n" << std::string{Colors::GREEN} + "✔" + Colors::RESET + " Headers up to date.\n";
+        std::println("\n{}", successString("Headers up to date."));
         return true;
     }
 
@@ -427,77 +457,76 @@ bool CPluginManager::updateHeaders(bool force) {
     progress.print();
 
     const std::string USERNAME   = getpwuid(getuid())->pw_name;
-    const auto        WORKINGDIR = "/tmp/hyprpm/hyprland-" + USERNAME;
+    const auto        WORKINGDIR = getTempRoot() + "hyprland-" + USERNAME;
 
     if (!createSafeDirectory(WORKINGDIR)) {
-        std::cerr << "\n" << Colors::RED << "✖" << Colors::RESET << " Could not prepare working dir for hl\n";
+        std::println("\n{}", failureString("Could not prepare working dir for hl"));
         return false;
     }
 
-    progress.printMessageAbove(std::string{Colors::YELLOW} + "!" + Colors::RESET + " Cloning https://github.com/hyprwm/hyprland, this might take a moment.");
+    progress.printMessageAbove(statusString("!", Colors::YELLOW, "Cloning https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland, this might take a moment."));
 
-    const bool bShallow = (HLVER.branch == "main" || HLVER.branch == "") && !m_bNoShallow;
+    const bool bShallow = (HLVER.branch == "main") && !m_bNoShallow;
 
     // let us give a bit of leg-room for shallowing
     // due to timezones, etc.
-    const std::string SHALLOW_DATE =
-        trim(HLVER.date).empty() ? "" : execAndGet("LC_TIME=\"en_US.UTF-8\" date --date='" + HLVER.date + " - 1 weeks' '+\%a \%b \%d \%H:\%M:\%S \%Y'");
+    const std::string SHALLOW_DATE = trim(HLVER.date).empty() ? "" : execAndGet("LC_TIME=\"en_US.UTF-8\" date --date='" + HLVER.date + " - 1 weeks' '+%a %b %d %H:%M:%S %Y'");
 
     if (m_bVerbose && bShallow)
-        progress.printMessageAbove(std::string{Colors::BLUE} + "[v] " + Colors::RESET + "will shallow since: " + SHALLOW_DATE);
+        progress.printMessageAbove(verboseString("will shallow since: {}", SHALLOW_DATE));
 
-    std::string ret =
-        execAndGet("cd /tmp/hyprpm && git clone --recursive https://github.com/hyprwm/hyprland hyprland-" + USERNAME + (bShallow ? " --shallow-since='" + SHALLOW_DATE + "'" : ""));
+    std::string ret = execAndGet(std::format("cd {} && git clone --recursive https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland hyprland-{}{}", getTempRoot(), USERNAME,
+                                             (bShallow ? " --shallow-since='" + SHALLOW_DATE + "'" : "")));
 
     if (!std::filesystem::exists(WORKINGDIR)) {
-        progress.printMessageAbove(std::string{Colors::RED} + "✖" + Colors::RESET + " Clone failed. Retrying without shallow.");
-        ret = execAndGet("cd /tmp/hyprpm && git clone --recursive https://github.com/hyprwm/hyprland hyprland-" + USERNAME);
+        progress.printMessageAbove(failureString("Clone failed. Retrying without shallow."));
+        ret = execAndGet(std::format("cd {} && git clone --recursive https://github.com/hyprwm/hyprland hyprland-{}", getTempRoot(), USERNAME));
     }
 
     if (!std::filesystem::exists(WORKINGDIR + "/.git")) {
-        std::cerr << "\n" << Colors::RED << "✖" << Colors::RESET << " Could not clone the hyprland repository. shell returned:\n" << ret << "\n";
+        std::println(stderr, "\n{}", failureString("Could not clone the Hyprland repository. shell returned:\n{}", ret));
         return false;
     }
 
-    progress.printMessageAbove(std::string{Colors::GREEN} + "✔" + Colors::RESET + " cloned");
+    progress.printMessageAbove(successString("Hyprland cloned"));
     progress.m_iSteps           = 2;
     progress.m_szCurrentMessage = "Checking out sources";
     progress.print();
 
     if (m_bVerbose)
-        progress.printMessageAbove(std::string{Colors::BLUE} + "[v] " + Colors::RESET + "will run: " + "cd " + WORKINGDIR + " && git checkout " + HLVER.hash + " 2>&1");
+        progress.printMessageAbove(verboseString("will run: cd {} && git checkout {} 2>&1", WORKINGDIR, HLVER.hash));
 
     ret = execAndGet("cd " + WORKINGDIR + " && git checkout " + HLVER.hash + " 2>&1");
 
     if (ret.contains("fatal: unable to read tree")) {
-        std::cerr << "\n"
-                  << Colors::RED << "✖" << Colors::RESET
-                  << " Could not checkout the running Hyprland commit. If you are on -git, try updating.\nYou can also try re-running hyprpm update with --no-shallow.\n";
+        std::println(stderr, "\n{}",
+                     failureString("Could not checkout the running Hyprland commit. If you are on -git, try updating.\n"
+                                   "You can also try re-running hyprpm update with --no-shallow."));
         return false;
     }
 
     if (m_bVerbose)
-        progress.printMessageAbove(std::string{Colors::BLUE} + "[v] " + Colors::RESET + "git returned (co): " + ret);
+        progress.printMessageAbove(verboseString("git returned (co): {}", ret));
 
     ret = execAndGet("cd " + WORKINGDIR + " ; git rm subprojects/tracy ; git submodule update --init 2>&1 ; git reset --hard --recurse-submodules " + HLVER.hash);
 
     if (m_bVerbose)
-        progress.printMessageAbove(std::string{Colors::BLUE} + "[v] " + Colors::RESET + "git returned (rs): " + ret);
+        progress.printMessageAbove(verboseString("git returned (rs): {}", ret));
 
-    progress.printMessageAbove(std::string{Colors::GREEN} + "✔" + Colors::RESET + " checked out to running ver");
+    progress.printMessageAbove(successString("checked out to running ver"));
     progress.m_iSteps           = 3;
     progress.m_szCurrentMessage = "Building Hyprland";
     progress.print();
 
-    progress.printMessageAbove(std::string{Colors::YELLOW} + "!" + Colors::RESET + " configuring Hyprland");
+    progress.printMessageAbove(statusString("!", Colors::YELLOW, "configuring Hyprland"));
 
     if (m_bVerbose)
-        progress.printMessageAbove(std::string{Colors::BLUE} + "[v] " + Colors::RESET + "setting PREFIX for cmake to " + DataState::getHeadersPath());
+        progress.printMessageAbove(verboseString("setting PREFIX for cmake to {}", DataState::getHeadersPath()));
 
     ret = execAndGet(std::format("cd {} && cmake --no-warn-unused-cli -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING=Release -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:STRING=\"{}\" -S . -B ./build -G Ninja", WORKINGDIR,
                                  DataState::getHeadersPath()));
     if (m_bVerbose)
-        progress.printMessageAbove(std::string{Colors::BLUE} + "[v] " + Colors::RESET + "cmake returned: " + ret);
+        progress.printMessageAbove(verboseString("cmake returned: {}", ret));
 
     if (ret.contains("CMake Error at")) {
         // missing deps, let the user know.
@@ -506,48 +535,46 @@ bool CPluginManager::updateHeaders(bool force) {
         missing             = missing.substr(0, missing.find("-- Configuring incomplete"));
         missing             = missing.substr(0, missing.find_last_of('\n'));
 
-        std::cerr << "\n"
-                  << Colors::RED << "✖" << Colors::RESET << " Could not configure the hyprland source, cmake complained:\n"
-                  << missing << "\n\nThis likely means that you are missing the above dependencies or they are out of date.\n";
+        std::println(stderr, "\n{}",
+                     failureString("Could not configure the hyprland source, cmake complained:\n{}\n\n"
+                                   "This likely means that you are missing the above dependencies or they are out of date.",
+                                   missing));
         return false;
     }
 
-    progress.printMessageAbove(std::string{Colors::GREEN} + "✔" + Colors::RESET + " configured Hyprland");
+    progress.printMessageAbove(successString("configured Hyprland"));
     progress.m_iSteps           = 4;
     progress.m_szCurrentMessage = "Installing sources";
     progress.print();
 
-    std::string cmd =
+    const std::string& cmd =
         std::format("sed -i -e \"s#PREFIX = /usr/local#PREFIX = {}#\" {}/Makefile && cd {} && make installheaders", DataState::getHeadersPath(), WORKINGDIR, WORKINGDIR);
     if (m_bVerbose)
-        progress.printMessageAbove(std::string{Colors::BLUE} + "[v] " + Colors::RESET + "installation will run: " + cmd);
+        progress.printMessageAbove(verboseString("installation will run: {}", cmd));
 
     ret = execAndGet(cmd);
 
     if (m_bVerbose)
-        std::cout << Colors::BLUE << "[v] " << Colors::RESET << "installer returned: " << ret << "\n";
+        std::println("{}", verboseString("installer returned: {}", ret));
 
     // remove build files
     std::filesystem::remove_all(WORKINGDIR);
 
     auto HEADERSVALID = headersValid();
     if (HEADERSVALID == HEADERS_OK) {
-        progress.printMessageAbove(std::string{Colors::GREEN} + "✔" + Colors::RESET + " installed headers");
+        progress.printMessageAbove(successString("installed headers"));
         progress.m_iSteps           = 5;
         progress.m_szCurrentMessage = "Done!";
         progress.print();
 
-        std::cout << "\n";
+        std::print("\n");
     } else {
-        progress.printMessageAbove(std::string{Colors::RED} + "✖" + Colors::RESET + " failed to install headers with error code " + std::to_string((int)HEADERSVALID) + " (" +
-                                   headerErrorShort(HEADERSVALID) + ")");
+        progress.printMessageAbove(failureString("failed to install headers with error code {} ({})", (int)HEADERSVALID, headerErrorShort(HEADERSVALID)));
         progress.m_iSteps           = 5;
         progress.m_szCurrentMessage = "Failed";
         progress.print();
 
-        std::cout << "\n";
-
-        std::cerr << "\n" << headerError(HEADERSVALID);
+        std::print(stderr, "\n\n{}", headerError(HEADERSVALID));
 
         return false;
     }
@@ -557,18 +584,18 @@ bool CPluginManager::updateHeaders(bool force) {
 
 bool CPluginManager::updatePlugins(bool forceUpdateAll) {
     if (headersValid() != HEADERS_OK) {
-        std::cout << "\n" << std::string{Colors::RED} + "✖" + Colors::RESET + " headers are not up-to-date, please run hyprpm update.\n";
+        std::println("{}", failureString("headers are not up-to-date, please run hyprpm update."));
         return false;
     }
 
     const auto REPOS = DataState::getAllRepositories();
 
     if (REPOS.size() < 1) {
-        std::cout << "\n" << std::string{Colors::RED} + "✖" + Colors::RESET + " No repos to update.\n";
+        std::println("{}", failureString("No repos to update."));
         return true;
     }
 
-    const auto   HLVER = getHyprlandVersion();
+    const auto   HLVER = getHyprlandVersion(false);
 
     CProgressBar progress;
     progress.m_iMaxSteps        = REPOS.size() * 2 + 2;
@@ -577,7 +604,7 @@ bool CPluginManager::updatePlugins(bool forceUpdateAll) {
     progress.print();
 
     const std::string USERNAME = getpwuid(getuid())->pw_name;
-    m_szWorkingPluginDirectory = "/tmp/hyprpm/" + USERNAME;
+    m_szWorkingPluginDirectory = getTempRoot() + USERNAME;
 
     for (auto const& repo : REPOS) {
         bool update = forceUpdateAll;
@@ -586,25 +613,26 @@ bool CPluginManager::updatePlugins(bool forceUpdateAll) {
         progress.m_szCurrentMessage = "Updating " + repo.name;
         progress.print();
 
-        progress.printMessageAbove(std::string{Colors::RESET} + " → checking for updates for " + repo.name);
+        progress.printMessageAbove(infoString("checking for updates for {}", repo.name));
 
         createSafeDirectory(m_szWorkingPluginDirectory);
 
-        progress.printMessageAbove(std::string{Colors::RESET} + " → Cloning " + repo.url);
+        progress.printMessageAbove(infoString("Cloning {}", repo.url));
 
-        std::string ret = execAndGet("cd /tmp/hyprpm && git clone --recursive " + repo.url + " " + USERNAME);
+        std::string ret = execAndGet(std::format("cd {} && git clone --recursive {} {}", getTempRoot(), repo.url, USERNAME));
 
         if (!std::filesystem::exists(m_szWorkingPluginDirectory + "/.git")) {
-            std::cout << "\n" << std::string{Colors::RED} + "✖" + Colors::RESET + " could not clone repo: shell returned:\n" + ret;
+            std::println("{}", failureString("could not clone repo: shell returned: {}", ret));
             return false;
         }
 
         if (!repo.rev.empty()) {
-            progress.printMessageAbove(std::string{Colors::RESET} + " → Plugin has revision set, resetting: " + repo.rev);
+            progress.printMessageAbove(infoString("Plugin has revision set, resetting: {}", repo.rev));
 
             std::string ret = execAndGet("git -C " + m_szWorkingPluginDirectory + " reset --hard --recurse-submodules " + repo.rev);
             if (ret.compare(0, 6, "fatal:") == 0) {
-                std::cout << "\n" << std::string{Colors::RED} + "✖" + Colors::RESET + " could not check out revision " + repo.rev + ": shell returned:\n" + ret;
+                std::println(stderr, "\n{}", failureString("could not check out revision {}: shell returned:\n{}", repo.rev, ret));
+
                 return false;
             }
         }
@@ -620,7 +648,7 @@ bool CPluginManager::updatePlugins(bool forceUpdateAll) {
 
         if (!update) {
             std::filesystem::remove_all(m_szWorkingPluginDirectory);
-            progress.printMessageAbove(std::string{Colors::GREEN} + "✔" + Colors::RESET + " repository " + repo.name + " is up-to-date.");
+            progress.printMessageAbove(successString("repository {} is up-to-date.", repo.name));
             progress.m_iSteps++;
             progress.print();
             continue;
@@ -628,41 +656,41 @@ bool CPluginManager::updatePlugins(bool forceUpdateAll) {
 
         // we need to update
 
-        progress.printMessageAbove(std::string{Colors::GREEN} + "✔" + Colors::RESET + " repository " + repo.name + " has updates.");
-        progress.printMessageAbove(std::string{Colors::RESET} + " → Building " + repo.name);
+        progress.printMessageAbove(successString("repository {} has updates.", repo.name));
+        progress.printMessageAbove(infoString("Building {}", repo.name));
         progress.m_iSteps++;
         progress.print();
 
         std::unique_ptr<CManifest> pManifest;
 
         if (std::filesystem::exists(m_szWorkingPluginDirectory + "/hyprpm.toml")) {
-            progress.printMessageAbove(std::string{Colors::GREEN} + "✔" + Colors::RESET + " found hyprpm manifest");
+            progress.printMessageAbove(successString("found hyprpm manifest"));
             pManifest = std::make_unique<CManifest>(MANIFEST_HYPRPM, m_szWorkingPluginDirectory + "/hyprpm.toml");
         } else if (std::filesystem::exists(m_szWorkingPluginDirectory + "/hyprload.toml")) {
-            progress.printMessageAbove(std::string{Colors::GREEN} + "✔" + Colors::RESET + " found hyprload manifest");
+            progress.printMessageAbove(successString("found hyprload manifest"));
             pManifest = std::make_unique<CManifest>(MANIFEST_HYPRLOAD, m_szWorkingPluginDirectory + "/hyprload.toml");
         }
 
         if (!pManifest) {
-            std::cerr << "\n" << Colors::RED << "✖" << Colors::RESET << " The provided plugin repository does not have a valid manifest\n";
+            std::println(stderr, "\n{}", failureString("The provided plugin repository does not have a valid manifest"));
             continue;
         }
 
         if (!pManifest->m_bGood) {
-            std::cerr << "\n" << Colors::RED << "✖" << Colors::RESET << " The provided plugin repository has a corrupted manifest\n";
+            std::println(stderr, "\n{}", failureString("The provided plugin repository has a corrupted manifest"));
             continue;
         }
 
         if (repo.rev.empty() && !pManifest->m_sRepository.commitPins.empty()) {
             // check commit pins unless a revision is specified
 
-            progress.printMessageAbove(std::string{Colors::RESET} + " → Manifest has " + std::to_string(pManifest->m_sRepository.commitPins.size()) + " pins, checking");
+            progress.printMessageAbove(infoString("Manifest has {} pins, checking", pManifest->m_sRepository.commitPins.size()));
 
             for (auto const& [hl, plugin] : pManifest->m_sRepository.commitPins) {
                 if (hl != HLVER.hash)
                     continue;
 
-                progress.printMessageAbove(std::string{Colors::GREEN} + "✔" + Colors::RESET + " commit pin " + plugin + " matched hl, resetting");
+                progress.printMessageAbove(successString("commit pin {} matched hl, resetting", plugin));
 
                 execAndGet("cd " + m_szWorkingPluginDirectory + " && git reset --hard --recurse-submodules " + plugin);
             }
@@ -672,32 +700,33 @@ bool CPluginManager::updatePlugins(bool forceUpdateAll) {
             std::string out;
 
             if (p.since > HLVER.commits && HLVER.commits >= 1000 /* for shallow clones, we can't check this. 1000 is an arbitrary number I chose. */) {
-                progress.printMessageAbove(std::string{Colors::RED} + "✖" + Colors::RESET + " Not building " + p.name + ": your Hyprland version is too old.\n");
+                progress.printMessageAbove(failureString("Not building {}: your Hyprland version is too old.\n", p.name));
                 p.failed = true;
                 continue;
             }
 
-            progress.printMessageAbove(std::string{Colors::RESET} + " → Building " + p.name);
+            progress.printMessageAbove(infoString("Building {}", p.name));
 
             for (auto const& bs : p.buildSteps) {
-                std::string cmd = std::format("cd {} && PKG_CONFIG_PATH=\"{}/share/pkgconfig\" {}", m_szWorkingPluginDirectory, DataState::getHeadersPath(), bs);
+                const std::string& cmd = std::format("cd {} && PKG_CONFIG_PATH=\"{}/share/pkgconfig\" {}", m_szWorkingPluginDirectory, DataState::getHeadersPath(), bs);
                 out += " -> " + cmd + "\n" + execAndGet(cmd) + "\n";
             }
 
             if (m_bVerbose)
-                std::cout << Colors::BLUE << "[v] " << Colors::RESET << "shell returned: " << out << "\n";
+                std::println("{}", verboseString("shell returned: {}", out));
 
             if (!std::filesystem::exists(m_szWorkingPluginDirectory + "/" + p.output)) {
-                std::cerr << "\n"
-                          << Colors::RED << "✖" << Colors::RESET << " Plugin " << p.name << " failed to build.\n"
-                          << "  This likely means that the plugin is either outdated, not yet available for your version, or broken.\n  If you are on -git, update first.\n  Try "
-                             "re-running with -v to see more verbose "
-                             "output.\n";
+                std::println(stderr,
+                             "\n{}\n"
+                             "  This likely means that the plugin is either outdated, not yet available for your version, or broken.\n"
+                             "If you are on -git, update first.\n"
+                             "Try re-running with -v to see more verbose output.",
+                             failureString("Plugin {} failed to build.", p.name));
                 p.failed = true;
                 continue;
             }
 
-            progress.printMessageAbove(std::string{Colors::GREEN} + "✔" + Colors::RESET + " built " + p.name + " into " + p.output);
+            progress.printMessageAbove(successString("built {} into {}", p.name, p.output));
         }
 
         // add repo toml to DataState
@@ -718,7 +747,7 @@ bool CPluginManager::updatePlugins(bool forceUpdateAll) {
 
         std::filesystem::remove_all(m_szWorkingPluginDirectory);
 
-        progress.printMessageAbove(std::string{Colors::GREEN} + "✔" + Colors::RESET + " updated " + repo.name);
+        progress.printMessageAbove(successString("updated {}", repo.name));
     }
 
     progress.m_iSteps++;
@@ -733,7 +762,7 @@ bool CPluginManager::updatePlugins(bool forceUpdateAll) {
     progress.m_szCurrentMessage = "Done!";
     progress.print();
 
-    std::cout << "\n";
+    std::print("\n");
 
     return true;
 }
@@ -741,27 +770,27 @@ bool CPluginManager::updatePlugins(bool forceUpdateAll) {
 bool CPluginManager::enablePlugin(const std::string& name) {
     bool ret = DataState::setPluginEnabled(name, true);
     if (ret)
-        std::cout << Colors::GREEN << "✔" << Colors::RESET << " Enabled " << name << "\n";
+        std::println("{}", successString("Enabled {}", name));
     return ret;
 }
 
 bool CPluginManager::disablePlugin(const std::string& name) {
     bool ret = DataState::setPluginEnabled(name, false);
     if (ret)
-        std::cout << Colors::GREEN << "✔" << Colors::RESET << " Disabled " << name << "\n";
+        std::println("{}", successString("Disabled {}", name));
     return ret;
 }
 
 ePluginLoadStateReturn CPluginManager::ensurePluginsLoadState() {
     if (headersValid() != HEADERS_OK) {
-        std::cerr << "\n" << std::string{Colors::RED} + "✖" + Colors::RESET + " headers are not up-to-date, please run hyprpm update.\n";
+        std::println(stderr, "\n{}", failureString("headers are not up-to-date, please run hyprpm update."));
         return LOADSTATE_HEADERS_OUTDATED;
     }
 
     const auto HOME = getenv("HOME");
     const auto HIS  = getenv("HYPRLAND_INSTANCE_SIGNATURE");
     if (!HOME || !HIS) {
-        std::cerr << "PluginManager: no $HOME or HIS\n";
+        std::println(stderr, "PluginManager: no $HOME or HIS");
         return LOADSTATE_FAIL;
     }
     const auto               HYPRPMPATH = DataState::getDataStatePath() + "/";
@@ -770,14 +799,14 @@ ePluginLoadStateReturn CPluginManager::ensurePluginsLoadState() {
 
     std::vector<std::string> loadedPlugins;
 
-    std::cout << Colors::GREEN << "✔" << Colors::RESET << " Ensuring plugin load state\n";
+    std::println("{}", successString("Ensuring plugin load state"));
 
     // iterate line by line
     while (!pluginLines.empty()) {
-        auto plLine = pluginLines.substr(0, pluginLines.find("\n"));
+        auto plLine = pluginLines.substr(0, pluginLines.find('\n'));
 
-        if (pluginLines.find("\n") != std::string::npos)
-            pluginLines = pluginLines.substr(pluginLines.find("\n") + 1);
+        if (pluginLines.find('\n') != std::string::npos)
+            pluginLines = pluginLines.substr(pluginLines.find('\n') + 1);
         else
             pluginLines = "";
 
@@ -815,12 +844,20 @@ ePluginLoadStateReturn CPluginManager::ensurePluginsLoadState() {
         return "";
     };
 
+    // if any of the loadUnloadPlugin calls return false, this is true
+    // bcs that means the header version doesn't match the running version
+    // (and Hyprland needs to restart)
+    bool hyprlandVersionMismatch = false;
+
     // unload disabled plugins
     for (auto const& p : loadedPlugins) {
         if (!enabled(p)) {
             // unload
-            loadUnloadPlugin(HYPRPMPATH + repoForName(p) + "/" + p + ".so", false);
-            std::cout << Colors::GREEN << "✔" << Colors::RESET << " Unloaded " << p << "\n";
+            if (!loadUnloadPlugin(HYPRPMPATH + repoForName(p) + "/" + p + ".so", false)) {
+                std::println("{}", infoString("{} will be unloaded after restarting Hyprland", p));
+                hyprlandVersionMismatch = true;
+            } else
+                std::println("{}", successString("Unloaded {}", p));
         }
     }
 
@@ -833,17 +870,28 @@ ePluginLoadStateReturn CPluginManager::ensurePluginsLoadState() {
             if (std::find_if(loadedPlugins.begin(), loadedPlugins.end(), [&](const auto& other) { return other == p.name; }) != loadedPlugins.end())
                 continue;
 
-            loadUnloadPlugin(HYPRPMPATH + repoForName(p.name) + "/" + p.filename, true);
-            std::cout << Colors::GREEN << "✔" << Colors::RESET << " Loaded " << p.name << "\n";
+            if (!loadUnloadPlugin(HYPRPMPATH + repoForName(p.name) + "/" + p.filename, true)) {
+                std::println("{}", infoString("{} will be loaded after restarting Hyprland", p.name));
+                hyprlandVersionMismatch = true;
+            } else
+                std::println("{}", successString("Loaded {}", p.name));
         }
     }
 
-    std::cout << Colors::GREEN << "✔" << Colors::RESET << " Plugin load state ensured\n";
+    std::println("{}", successString("Plugin load state ensured"));
 
-    return LOADSTATE_OK;
+    return hyprlandVersionMismatch ? LOADSTATE_HYPRLAND_UPDATED : LOADSTATE_OK;
 }
 
 bool CPluginManager::loadUnloadPlugin(const std::string& path, bool load) {
+    auto state = DataState::getGlobalState();
+    auto HLVER = getHyprlandVersion(true);
+
+    if (state.headersHashCompiled != HLVER.hash) {
+        std::println("{}", infoString("Running Hyprland version differs from plugin state, please restart Hyprland."));
+        return false;
+    }
+
     if (load)
         execAndGet("hyprctl plugin load " + path);
     else
@@ -856,16 +904,17 @@ void CPluginManager::listAllPlugins() {
     const auto REPOS = DataState::getAllRepositories();
 
     for (auto const& r : REPOS) {
-        std::cout << std::string{Colors::RESET} + " → Repository " + r.name + ":\n";
+        std::println("{}", infoString("Repository {}:", r.name));
 
         for (auto const& p : r.plugins) {
-
-            std::cout << std::string{Colors::RESET} + "  │ Plugin " + p.name;
+            std::println("  │ Plugin {}", p.name);
 
             if (!p.failed)
-                std::cout << "\n  └─ enabled: " << (p.enabled ? Colors::GREEN : Colors::RED) << (p.enabled ? "true" : "false") << Colors::RESET << "\n";
+                std::println("  └─ enabled: {}", (p.enabled ? std::string{Colors::GREEN} + "true" : std::string{Colors::RED} + "false"));
             else
-                std::cout << "\n  └─ enabled: " << Colors::RED << "Plugin failed to build" << Colors::RESET << "\n";
+                std::println("  └─ enabled: {}Plugin failed to build", Colors::RED);
+
+            std::println("{}", Colors::RESET);
         }
     }
 }
@@ -876,19 +925,19 @@ void CPluginManager::notify(const eNotifyIcons icon, uint32_t color, int duratio
 
 std::string CPluginManager::headerError(const eHeadersErrors err) {
     switch (err) {
-        case HEADERS_CORRUPTED: return std::string{Colors::RED} + "✖" + Colors::RESET + " Headers corrupted. Please run hyprpm update to fix those.\n";
-        case HEADERS_MISMATCHED: return std::string{Colors::RED} + "✖" + Colors::RESET + " Headers version mismatch. Please run hyprpm update to fix those.\n";
-        case HEADERS_NOT_HYPRLAND: return std::string{Colors::RED} + "✖" + Colors::RESET + " It doesn't seem you are running on hyprland.\n";
-        case HEADERS_MISSING: return std::string{Colors::RED} + "✖" + Colors::RESET + " Headers missing. Please run hyprpm update to fix those.\n";
+        case HEADERS_CORRUPTED: return failureString("Headers corrupted. Please run hyprpm update to fix those.\n");
+        case HEADERS_MISMATCHED: return failureString("Headers version mismatch. Please run hyprpm update to fix those.\n");
+        case HEADERS_NOT_HYPRLAND: return failureString("It doesn't seem you are running on hyprland.\n");
+        case HEADERS_MISSING: return failureString("Headers missing. Please run hyprpm update to fix those.\n");
         case HEADERS_DUPLICATED: {
-            return std::string{Colors::RED} + "✖" + Colors::RESET + " Headers duplicated!!! This is a very bad sign.\n" +
-                " This could be due to e.g. installing hyprland manually while a system package of hyprland is also installed.\n" +
-                " If the above doesn't apply, check your /usr/include and /usr/local/include directories\n and remove all the hyprland headers.\n";
+            return failureString("Headers duplicated!!! This is a very bad sign.\n"
+                                 "This could be due to e.g. installing hyprland manually while a system package of hyprland is also installed.\n"
+                                 "If the above doesn't apply, check your /usr/include and /usr/local/include directories\n and remove all the hyprland headers.\n");
         }
         default: break;
     }
 
-    return std::string{Colors::RED} + "✖" + Colors::RESET + " Unknown header error. Please run hyprpm update to fix those.\n";
+    return failureString("Unknown header error. Please run hyprpm update to fix those.\n");
 }
 
 std::string CPluginManager::headerErrorShort(const eHeadersErrors err) {

hyprpm/src/core/PluginManager.hpp

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #include <memory>
 #include <string>
+#include <utility>
 
 enum eHeadersErrors {
     HEADERS_OK = 0,
@@ -26,7 +27,8 @@ enum ePluginLoadStateReturn {
     LOADSTATE_OK = 0,
     LOADSTATE_FAIL,
     LOADSTATE_PARTIAL_FAIL,
-    LOADSTATE_HEADERS_OUTDATED
+    LOADSTATE_HEADERS_OUTDATED,
+    LOADSTATE_HYPRLAND_UPDATED
 };
 
 struct SHyprlandVersion {
@@ -52,7 +54,7 @@ class CPluginManager {
     ePluginLoadStateReturn ensurePluginsLoadState();
 
     bool                   loadUnloadPlugin(const std::string& path, bool load);
-    SHyprlandVersion       getHyprlandVersion();
+    SHyprlandVersion       getHyprlandVersion(bool running = true);
 
     void                   notify(const eNotifyIcons icon, uint32_t color, int durationMs, const std::string& message);
 
@@ -68,7 +70,7 @@ class CPluginManager {
     std::string headerError(const eHeadersErrors err);
     std::string headerErrorShort(const eHeadersErrors err);
 
-    std::string m_szWorkingPluginDirectory = "";
+    std::string m_szWorkingPluginDirectory;
 };
 
 inline std::unique_ptr<CPluginManager> g_pPluginManager;

hyprpm/src/helpers/StringUtils.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <format>
+#include <string>
+#include "Colors.hpp"
+
+template <typename... Args>
+std::string statusString(const std::string_view emoji, const std::string_view color, const std::string_view fmt, Args&&... args) {
+    std::string ret = std::format("{}{}{} ", color, emoji, Colors::RESET);
+    ret += std::vformat(fmt, std::make_format_args(args...));
+    return ret;
+}
+
+template <typename... Args>
+std::string successString(const std::string_view fmt, Args&&... args) {
+    return statusString("✔", Colors::GREEN, fmt, args...);
+}
+
+template <typename... Args>
+std::string failureString(const std::string_view fmt, Args&&... args) {
+    return statusString("✖", Colors::RED, fmt, args...);
+}
+
+template <typename... Args>
+std::string verboseString(const std::string_view fmt, Args&&... args) {
+    return statusString("[v]", Colors::BLUE, fmt, args...);
+}
+
+template <typename... Args>
+std::string infoString(const std::string_view fmt, Args&&... args) {
+    return statusString("→", Colors::RESET, fmt, args...);
+}

hyprpm/src/main.cpp

@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
-#include "progress/CProgressBar.hpp"
 #include "helpers/Colors.hpp"
+#include "helpers/StringUtils.hpp"
 #include "core/PluginManager.hpp"
 #include "core/DataState.hpp"
 
-#include <iostream>
+#include <cstdio>
 #include <vector>
 #include <string>
+#include <print>
 #include <chrono>
 #include <thread>
 
-const std::string HELP = R"#(┏ hyprpm, a Hyprland Plugin Manager
+constexpr std::string_view HELP = R"#(┏ hyprpm, a Hyprland Plugin Manager
 ┃
 ┣ add [url] [git rev]    → Install a new plugin repository from git. Git revision
 ┃                          is optional, when set, commit locks are ignored.
@@ -22,7 +23,8 @@ const std::string HELP = R"#(┏ hyprpm, a Hyprland Plugin Manager
 ┃
 ┣ Flags:
 ┃
-┣ --notify       | -n    → Send a hyprland notification for important events (e.g. load fail)
+┣ --notify       | -n    → Send a hyprland notification for important events (including both successes and fail events)
+┣ --notify-fail  | -nn   → Send a hyprland notification for fail events only
 ┣ --help         | -h    → Show this menu
 ┣ --verbose      | -v    → Enable too much logging
 ┣ --force        | -f    → Force an operation ignoring checks (e.g. update -f)
@@ -30,36 +32,38 @@ const std::string HELP = R"#(┏ hyprpm, a Hyprland Plugin Manager
 ┗
 )#";
 
-int               main(int argc, char** argv, char** envp) {
+int                        main(int argc, char** argv, char** envp) {
     std::vector<std::string> ARGS{argc};
     for (int i = 0; i < argc; ++i) {
         ARGS[i] = std::string{argv[i]};
     }
 
     if (ARGS.size() < 2) {
-        std::cout << HELP;
+        std::println(stderr, "{}", HELP);
         return 1;
     }
 
     std::vector<std::string> command;
-    bool                     notify = false, verbose = false, force = false, noShallow = false;
+    bool                     notify = false, notifyFail = false, verbose = false, force = false, noShallow = false;
 
     for (int i = 1; i < argc; ++i) {
         if (ARGS[i].starts_with("-")) {
             if (ARGS[i] == "--help" || ARGS[i] == "-h") {
-                std::cout << HELP;
+                std::println("{}", HELP);
                 return 0;
             } else if (ARGS[i] == "--notify" || ARGS[i] == "-n") {
                 notify = true;
+            } else if (ARGS[i] == "--notify-fail" || ARGS[i] == "-nn") {
+                notifyFail = notify = true;
             } else if (ARGS[i] == "--verbose" || ARGS[i] == "-v") {
                 verbose = true;
             } else if (ARGS[i] == "--no-shallow" || ARGS[i] == "-s") {
                 noShallow = true;
             } else if (ARGS[i] == "--force" || ARGS[i] == "-f") {
                 force = true;
-                std::cout << Colors::RED << "!" << Colors::RESET << " Using --force, I hope you know what you are doing.\n";
+                std::println("{}", statusString("!", Colors::RED, "Using --force, I hope you know what you are doing."));
             } else {
-                std::cerr << "Unrecognized option " << ARGS[i] << "\n";
+                std::println(stderr, "Unrecognized option {}", ARGS[i]);
                 return 1;
             }
         } else {
@@ -68,7 +72,7 @@ int               main(int argc, char** argv, char** envp) {
     }
 
     if (command.empty()) {
-        std::cout << HELP;
+        std::println(stderr, "{}", HELP);
         return 0;
     }
 
@@ -78,7 +82,7 @@ int               main(int argc, char** argv, char** envp) {
 
     if (command[0] == "add") {
         if (command.size() < 2) {
-            std::cerr << Colors::RED << "✖" << Colors::RESET << " Not enough args for add.\n";
+            std::println(stderr, "{}", failureString("Not enough args for add."));
             return 1;
         }
 
@@ -90,7 +94,7 @@ int               main(int argc, char** argv, char** envp) {
         return g_pPluginManager->addNewPluginRepo(command[1], rev) ? 0 : 1;
     } else if (command[0] == "remove") {
         if (ARGS.size() < 2) {
-            std::cerr << Colors::RED << "✖" << Colors::RESET << " Not enough args for remove.\n";
+            std::println(stderr, "{}", failureString("Not enough args for remove."));
             return 1;
         }
 
@@ -99,7 +103,7 @@ int               main(int argc, char** argv, char** envp) {
         bool headersValid = g_pPluginManager->headersValid() == HEADERS_OK;
         bool headers      = g_pPluginManager->updateHeaders(force);
         if (headers) {
-            const auto HLVER            = g_pPluginManager->getHyprlandVersion();
+            const auto HLVER            = g_pPluginManager->getHyprlandVersion(false);
             auto       GLOBALSTATE      = DataState::getGlobalState();
             const auto COMPILEDOUTDATED = HLVER.hash != GLOBALSTATE.headersHashCompiled;
 
@@ -110,32 +114,39 @@ int               main(int argc, char** argv, char** envp) {
 
             auto ret2 = g_pPluginManager->ensurePluginsLoadState();
 
+            if (ret2 == LOADSTATE_HYPRLAND_UPDATED)
+                g_pPluginManager->notify(ICON_INFO, 0, 10000, "[hyprpm] Updated plugins, but Hyprland was updated. Please restart Hyprland.");
+
             if (ret2 != LOADSTATE_OK)
                 return 1;
         } else if (notify)
             g_pPluginManager->notify(ICON_ERROR, 0, 10000, "[hyprpm] Couldn't update headers");
     } else if (command[0] == "enable") {
         if (ARGS.size() < 2) {
-            std::cerr << Colors::RED << "✖" << Colors::RESET << " Not enough args for enable.\n";
+            std::println(stderr, "{}", failureString("Not enough args for enable."));
             return 1;
         }
 
         if (!g_pPluginManager->enablePlugin(command[1])) {
-            std::cerr << Colors::RED << "✖" << Colors::RESET << " Couldn't enable plugin (missing?)\n";
+            std::println(stderr, "{}", failureString("Couldn't enable plugin (missing?)"));
             return 1;
         }
 
         auto ret = g_pPluginManager->ensurePluginsLoadState();
+
+        if (ret == LOADSTATE_HYPRLAND_UPDATED)
+            g_pPluginManager->notify(ICON_INFO, 0, 10000, "[hyprpm] Enabled plugin, but Hyprland was updated. Please restart Hyprland.");
+
         if (ret != LOADSTATE_OK)
             return 1;
     } else if (command[0] == "disable") {
         if (command.size() < 2) {
-            std::cerr << Colors::RED << "✖" << Colors::RESET << " Not enough args for disable.\n";
+            std::println(stderr, "{}", failureString("Not enough args for disable."));
             return 1;
         }
 
         if (!g_pPluginManager->disablePlugin(command[1])) {
-            std::cerr << Colors::RED << "✖" << Colors::RESET << " Couldn't disable plugin (missing?)\n";
+            std::println(stderr, "{}", failureString("Couldn't disable plugin (missing?)"));
             return 1;
         }
 
@@ -154,15 +165,15 @@ int               main(int argc, char** argv, char** envp) {
                     break;
                 default: break;
             }
-        } else if (notify) {
+        } else if (notify && !notifyFail) {
             g_pPluginManager->notify(ICON_OK, 0, 4000, "[hyprpm] Loaded plugins");
         }
     } else if (command[0] == "list") {
         g_pPluginManager->listAllPlugins();
     } else {
-        std::cout << HELP;
+        std::println(stderr, "{}", HELP);
         return 1;
     }
 
     return 0;
-}
+}

hyprpm/src/progress/CProgressBar.cpp

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 #include "CProgressBar.hpp"
 
-#include <iostream>
+#include <sys/ioctl.h>
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <cmath>
 #include <format>
 
-#include <sys/ioctl.h>
+#include <print>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
@@ -16,11 +16,12 @@ void CProgressBar::printMessageAbove(const std::string& msg) {
     ioctl(STDOUT_FILENO, TIOCGWINSZ, &w);
 
     std::string spaces;
+    spaces.reserve(w.ws_col);
     for (size_t i = 0; i < w.ws_col; ++i) {
         spaces += ' ';
     }
 
-    std::cout << "\r" << spaces << "\r" << msg << "\n";
+    std::println("\r{}\r{}", spaces, msg);
     print();
 }
 
@@ -29,15 +30,16 @@ void CProgressBar::print() {
     ioctl(STDOUT_FILENO, TIOCGWINSZ, &w);
 
     if (m_bFirstPrint)
-        std::cout << "\n";
+        std::print("\n");
     m_bFirstPrint = false;
 
     std::string spaces;
+    spaces.reserve(w.ws_col);
     for (size_t i = 0; i < w.ws_col; ++i) {
         spaces += ' ';
     }
 
-    std::cout << "\r" << spaces << "\r";
+    std::print("\r{}\r", spaces);
 
     std::string message = "";
 
@@ -74,7 +76,7 @@ void CProgressBar::print() {
         message += "  " + std::format("{} / {}", m_iSteps, m_iMaxSteps) + " ";
 
     // draw message
-    std::cout << message + " " + m_szCurrentMessage;
+    std::print("{} {}", message, m_szCurrentMessage);
 
     std::fflush(stdout);
-}
+}

hyprpm/src/progress/CProgressBar.hpp

@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@ class CProgressBar {
 
   private:
     bool m_bFirstPrint = true;
-};
+};

meson.build

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ add_project_arguments(
     '-Wno-missing-field-initializers',
     '-Wno-narrowing',
     '-Wno-pointer-arith', datarootdir,
+    '-DHYPRLAND_VERSION="' + meson.project_version() + '"',
   ],
   language: 'cpp',
 )
@@ -30,8 +31,16 @@ if cpp_compiler.check_header('execinfo.h')
   add_project_arguments('-DHAS_EXECINFO', language: 'cpp')
 endif
 
-aquamarine = dependency('aquamarine')
+aquamarine = dependency('aquamarine', version: '>=0.4.5')
+hyprcursor = dependency('hyprcursor', version: '>=0.1.7')
+hyprgraphics = dependency('hyprgraphics', version: '>= 0.1.1')
+hyprlang = dependency('hyprlang', version: '>= 0.3.2')
+hyprutils = dependency('hyprutils', version: '>= 0.2.3')
 add_project_arguments(['-DAQUAMARINE_VERSION="@0@"'.format(aquamarine.version())], language: 'cpp')
+add_project_arguments(['-DHYPRCURSOR_VERSION="@0@"'.format(hyprcursor.version())], language: 'cpp')
+add_project_arguments(['-DHYPRGRAPHICS_VERSION="@0@"'.format(hyprgraphics.version())], language: 'cpp')
+add_project_arguments(['-DHYPRLANG_VERSION="@0@"'.format(hyprlang.version())], language: 'cpp')
+add_project_arguments(['-DHYPRUTILS_VERSION="@0@"'.format(hyprutils.version())], language: 'cpp')
 
 xcb_dep = dependency('xcb', required: get_option('xwayland'))
 xcb_composite_dep = dependency('xcb-composite', required: get_option('xwayland'))
@@ -50,9 +59,17 @@ endif
 backtrace_dep = cpp_compiler.find_library('execinfo', required: false)
 epoll_dep = dependency('epoll-shim', required: false) # timerfd on BSDs
 
+re2 = dependency('re2', required: true)
+
 # Handle options
-if get_option('systemd').enabled()
+systemd_option = get_option('systemd')
+systemd = dependency('systemd', required: systemd_option)
+systemd_option.enable_auto_if(systemd.found())
+
+if (systemd_option.enabled())
+  message('Enabling systemd integration')
   add_project_arguments('-DUSES_SYSTEMD', language: 'cpp')
+  subdir('systemd')
 endif
 
 if get_option('legacy_renderer').enabled()
@@ -79,6 +96,8 @@ if get_option('tracy_enable') and get_option('buildtype') != 'debugoptimized'
   warning('Profiling builds should set -- buildtype = debugoptimized')
 endif
 
+
+
 subdir('protocols')
 subdir('src')
 subdir('hyprctl')

meson_options.txt

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 option('xwayland', type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'Enable support for X11 applications')
 option('systemd', type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'Enable systemd integration')
+option('uwsm', type: 'feature', value: 'enabled', description: 'Enable uwsm integration (only if systemd is enabled)')
 option('legacy_renderer', type: 'feature', value: 'disabled', description: 'Enable legacy renderer')
 option('tracy_enable', type: 'boolean', value: false , description: 'Enable profiling')

nix/default.nix

@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@
   cairo,
   git,
   hyprcursor,
+  hyprgraphics,
   hyprland-protocols,
+  hyprland-qtutils,
   hyprlang,
   hyprutils,
   hyprwayland-scanner,
@@ -25,6 +27,7 @@
   mesa,
   pango,
   pciutils,
+  re2,
   systemd,
   tomlplusplus,
   udis86-hyprland,
@@ -56,6 +59,7 @@
 
   adapters = flatten [
     stdenvAdapters.useMoldLinker
+    (lib.optional debug stdenvAdapters.keepDebugInfo)
   ];
 
   customStdenv = foldl' (acc: adapter: adapter acc) stdenv adapters;
@@ -63,12 +67,12 @@ in
   assert assertMsg (!nvidiaPatches) "The option `nvidiaPatches` has been removed.";
   assert assertMsg (!enableNvidiaPatches) "The option `enableNvidiaPatches` has been removed.";
   assert assertMsg (!hidpiXWayland) "The option `hidpiXWayland` has been removed. Please refer https://wiki.hyprland.org/Configuring/XWayland";
-    customStdenv.mkDerivation {
+    customStdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
       pname = "hyprland${optionalString debug "-debug"}";
       inherit version;
 
       src = cleanSourceWith {
-        filter = name: type: let
+        filter = name: _type: let
           baseName = baseNameOf (toString name);
         in
           ! (hasSuffix ".nix" baseName);
@@ -87,6 +91,7 @@ in
       DATE = date;
       DIRTY = optionalString (commit == "") "dirty";
       HASH = commit;
+      TAG = "v${builtins.readFile "${finalAttrs.src}/VERSION"}";
 
       depsBuildBuild = [
         pkg-config
@@ -112,6 +117,7 @@ in
           cairo
           git
           hyprcursor
+          hyprgraphics
           hyprland-protocols
           hyprlang
           hyprutils
@@ -123,6 +129,7 @@ in
           mesa
           pango
           pciutils
+          re2
           tomlplusplus
           udis86-hyprland
           wayland
@@ -147,14 +154,11 @@ in
         then "debugoptimized"
         else "release";
 
-      # we want as much debug info as possible
-      dontStrip = debug;
-
       mesonFlags = flatten [
         (mapAttrsToList mesonEnable {
           "xwayland" = enableXWayland;
           "legacy_renderer" = legacyRenderer;
-          "systemd" = withSystemd;
+          "uwsm" = false;
         })
         (mapAttrsToList mesonBool {
           "b_pch" = false;
@@ -167,6 +171,7 @@ in
           wrapProgram $out/bin/Hyprland \
             --suffix PATH : ${makeBinPath [
             binutils
+            hyprland-qtutils
             pciutils
             pkgconf
           ]}
@@ -182,4 +187,4 @@ in
         platforms = lib.platforms.linux;
         mainProgram = "Hyprland";
       };
-    }
+    })

nix/formatter.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+{
+  writeShellApplication,
+  deadnix,
+  statix,
+  alejandra,
+  llvmPackages_19,
+  fd,
+}:
+writeShellApplication {
+  name = "hyprland-treewide-formatter";
+  runtimeInputs = [
+    deadnix
+    statix
+    alejandra
+    llvmPackages_19.clang-tools
+    fd
+  ];
+  text = ''
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2148
+
+    # common excludes
+    excludes="subprojects"
+
+    nix_format() {
+      if [ "$*" = 0 ]; then
+        fd '.*\.nix' . -E "$excludes" -x statix fix -- {} \;
+        fd '.*\.nix' . -E "$excludes" -X deadnix -e -- {} \; -X alejandra {} \;
+      elif [ -d "$1" ]; then
+        fd '.*\.nix' "$1" -E "$excludes" -i -x statix fix -- {} \;
+        fd '.*\.nix' "$1" -E "$excludes" -i -X deadnix -e -- {} \; -X alejandra {} \;
+      else
+        statix fix -- "$1"
+        deadnix -e "$1"
+        alejandra "$1"
+      fi
+    }
+
+    cpp_format() {
+      if [ "$*" = 0 ] || [ "$1" = "." ]; then
+        fd '.*\.cpp' . -E "$excludes"  | xargs clang-format --verbose -i
+      elif [ -d "$1" ]; then
+        fd '.*\.cpp' "$1" -E "$excludes" | xargs clang-format --verbose -i
+      else
+        clang-format --verbose -i "$1"
+      fi
+    }
+
+    for i in "$@"; do
+      case ''${i##*.} in
+        "nix")
+          nix_format "$i"
+          ;;
+        "cpp")
+          cpp_format "$i"
+          ;;
+        *)
+          nix_format "$i"
+          cpp_format "$i"
+          ;;
+      esac
+
+    done
+  '';
+}

nix/overlays.nix

@@ -22,14 +22,16 @@ in {
     # Dependencies
     inputs.aquamarine.overlays.default
     inputs.hyprcursor.overlays.default
+    inputs.hyprgraphics.overlays.default
     inputs.hyprland-protocols.overlays.default
+    inputs.hyprland-qtutils.overlays.default
     inputs.hyprlang.overlays.default
     inputs.hyprutils.overlays.default
     inputs.hyprwayland-scanner.overlays.default
     self.overlays.udis86
 
     # Hyprland packages themselves
-    (final: prev: let
+    (final: _prev: let
       date = mkDate (self.lastModifiedDate or "19700101");
     in {
       hyprland = final.callPackage ./default.nix {
@@ -40,7 +42,13 @@ in {
         inherit date;
       };
       hyprland-unwrapped = final.hyprland.override {wrapRuntimeDeps = false;};
-      hyprland-debug = final.hyprland.override {debug = true;};
+
+      # Build major libs with debug to get as much info as possible in a stacktrace
+      hyprland-debug = final.hyprland.override {
+        aquamarine = final.aquamarine.override {debug = true;};
+        hyprutils = final.hyprutils.override {debug = true;};
+        debug = true;
+      };
       hyprland-legacy-renderer = final.hyprland.override {legacyRenderer = true;};
 
       # deprecated packages
@@ -63,14 +71,14 @@ in {
   # Packages for extra software recommended for usage with Hyprland,
   # including forked or patched packages for compatibility.
   hyprland-extras = lib.composeManyExtensions [
-    inputs.xdph.overlays.xdg-desktop-portal-hyprland
+    inputs.xdph.overlays.default
   ];
 
   # udis86 from nixpkgs is too old, and also does not provide a .pc file
   # this version is the one used in the git submodule, and allows us to
   # fetch the source without '?submodules=1'
   udis86 = final: prev: {
-    udis86-hyprland = prev.udis86.overrideAttrs (self: super: {
+    udis86-hyprland = prev.udis86.overrideAttrs (_self: _super: {
       src = final.fetchFromGitHub {
         owner = "canihavesomecoffee";
         repo = "udis86";

protocols/meson.build

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ wayland_protos = dependency(
 
 hyprland_protos = dependency(
 	'hyprland-protocols',
-	version: '>=0.2',
+	version: '>=0.4',
 	fallback: 'hyprland-protocols',
 )
 
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ protocols = [
 	hyprland_protocol_dir / 'protocols/hyprland-global-shortcuts-v1.xml',
 	hyprland_protocol_dir / 'protocols/hyprland-toplevel-export-v1.xml',
 	hyprland_protocol_dir / 'protocols/hyprland-focus-grab-v1.xml',
+	hyprland_protocol_dir / 'protocols/hyprland-ctm-control-v1.xml',
 	wayland_protocol_dir / 'staging/tearing-control/tearing-control-v1.xml',
 	wayland_protocol_dir / 'staging/fractional-scale/fractional-scale-v1.xml',
 	wayland_protocol_dir / 'unstable/xdg-output/xdg-output-unstable-v1.xml',
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ protocols = [
 	wayland_protocol_dir / 'staging/linux-drm-syncobj/linux-drm-syncobj-v1.xml',
 	wayland_protocol_dir / 'staging/xdg-dialog/xdg-dialog-v1.xml',
 	wayland_protocol_dir / 'staging/single-pixel-buffer/single-pixel-buffer-v1.xml',
+	wayland_protocol_dir / 'staging/security-context/security-context-v1.xml',
 ]
 
 wl_protocols = []

src/Compositor.hpp

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <memory>
-#include <deque>
 #include <list>
 #include <sys/resource.h>
 
@@ -35,7 +34,7 @@
 
 class CWLSurfaceResource;
 
-enum eManagersInitStage {
+enum eManagersInitStage : uint8_t {
     STAGE_PRIORITY = 0,
     STAGE_BASICINIT,
     STAGE_LATE
@@ -59,8 +58,8 @@ class CCompositor {
     std::string                                m_szInstancePath      = "";
     std::string                                m_szCurrentSplash     = "error";
 
-    std::vector<SP<CMonitor>>                  m_vMonitors;
-    std::vector<SP<CMonitor>>                  m_vRealMonitors; // for all monitors, even those turned off
+    std::vector<PHLMONITOR>                    m_vMonitors;
+    std::vector<PHLMONITOR>                    m_vRealMonitors; // for all monitors, even those turned off
     std::vector<PHLWINDOW>                     m_vWindows;
     std::vector<PHLLS>                         m_vLayers;
     std::vector<PHLWORKSPACE>                  m_vWorkspaces;
@@ -80,7 +79,7 @@ class CCompositor {
 
     WP<CWLSurfaceResource>                     m_pLastFocus;
     PHLWINDOWREF                               m_pLastWindow;
-    WP<CMonitor>                               m_pLastMonitor;
+    PHLMONITORREF                              m_pLastMonitor;
 
     std::vector<PHLWINDOWREF>                  m_vWindowFocusHistory; // first element is the most recently focused.
 
@@ -89,7 +88,7 @@ class CCompositor {
     bool                                       m_bDPMSStateON    = true;
     bool                                       m_bUnsafeState    = false; // unsafe state is when there is no monitors.
     bool                                       m_bNextIsUnsafe   = false;
-    CMonitor*                                  m_pUnsafeOutput   = nullptr; // fallback output for the unsafe state
+    PHLMONITORREF                              m_pUnsafeOutput; // fallback output for the unsafe state
     bool                                       m_bIsShuttingDown = false;
     bool                                       m_bFinalRequests  = false;
     bool                                       m_bDesktopEnvSet  = false;
@@ -97,39 +96,29 @@ class CCompositor {
 
     // ------------------------------------------------- //
 
-    CMonitor*              getMonitorFromID(const MONITORID&);
-    CMonitor*              getMonitorFromName(const std::string&);
-    CMonitor*              getMonitorFromDesc(const std::string&);
-    CMonitor*              getMonitorFromCursor();
-    CMonitor*              getMonitorFromVector(const Vector2D&);
+    PHLMONITOR             getMonitorFromID(const MONITORID&);
+    PHLMONITOR             getMonitorFromName(const std::string&);
+    PHLMONITOR             getMonitorFromDesc(const std::string&);
+    PHLMONITOR             getMonitorFromCursor();
+    PHLMONITOR             getMonitorFromVector(const Vector2D&);
     void                   removeWindowFromVectorSafe(PHLWINDOW);
     void                   focusWindow(PHLWINDOW, SP<CWLSurfaceResource> pSurface = nullptr);
     void                   focusSurface(SP<CWLSurfaceResource>, PHLWINDOW pWindowOwner = nullptr);
-    bool                   monitorExists(CMonitor*);
+    bool                   monitorExists(PHLMONITOR);
     PHLWINDOW              vectorToWindowUnified(const Vector2D&, uint8_t properties, PHLWINDOW pIgnoreWindow = nullptr);
     SP<CWLSurfaceResource> vectorToLayerSurface(const Vector2D&, std::vector<PHLLSREF>*, Vector2D*, PHLLS*);
-    SP<CWLSurfaceResource> vectorToLayerPopupSurface(const Vector2D&, CMonitor* monitor, Vector2D*, PHLLS*);
+    SP<CWLSurfaceResource> vectorToLayerPopupSurface(const Vector2D&, PHLMONITOR monitor, Vector2D*, PHLLS*);
     SP<CWLSurfaceResource> vectorWindowToSurface(const Vector2D&, PHLWINDOW, Vector2D& sl);
     Vector2D               vectorToSurfaceLocal(const Vector2D&, PHLWINDOW, SP<CWLSurfaceResource>);
-    CMonitor*              getMonitorFromOutput(SP<Aquamarine::IOutput>);
-    CMonitor*              getRealMonitorFromOutput(SP<Aquamarine::IOutput>);
+    PHLMONITOR             getMonitorFromOutput(SP<Aquamarine::IOutput>);
+    PHLMONITOR             getRealMonitorFromOutput(SP<Aquamarine::IOutput>);
     PHLWINDOW              getWindowFromSurface(SP<CWLSurfaceResource>);
     PHLWINDOW              getWindowFromHandle(uint32_t);
-    bool                   isWorkspaceVisible(PHLWORKSPACE);
-    bool                   isWorkspaceVisibleNotCovered(PHLWORKSPACE);
     PHLWORKSPACE           getWorkspaceByID(const WORKSPACEID&);
     PHLWORKSPACE           getWorkspaceByName(const std::string&);
     PHLWORKSPACE           getWorkspaceByString(const std::string&);
     void                   sanityCheckWorkspaces();
-    void                   updateWorkspaceWindowDecos(const WORKSPACEID&);
-    void                   updateWorkspaceWindowData(const WORKSPACEID&);
-    int                    getWindowsOnWorkspace(const WORKSPACEID& id, std::optional<bool> onlyTiled = {}, std::optional<bool> onlyVisible = {});
-    int                    getGroupsOnWorkspace(const WORKSPACEID& id, std::optional<bool> onlyTiled = {}, std::optional<bool> onlyVisible = {});
     PHLWINDOW              getUrgentWindow();
-    bool                   hasUrgentWindowOnWorkspace(const WORKSPACEID&);
-    PHLWINDOW              getFirstWindowOnWorkspace(const WORKSPACEID&);
-    PHLWINDOW              getTopLeftWindowOnWorkspace(const WORKSPACEID&);
-    PHLWINDOW              getFullscreenWindowOnWorkspace(const WORKSPACEID&);
     bool                   isWindowActive(PHLWINDOW);
     void                   changeWindowZOrder(PHLWINDOW, bool);
     void                   cleanupFadingOut(const MONITORID& monid);
@@ -138,25 +127,24 @@ class CCompositor {
     PHLWINDOW              getPrevWindowOnWorkspace(PHLWINDOW, bool focusableOnly = false, std::optional<bool> floating = {});
     WORKSPACEID            getNextAvailableNamedWorkspace();
     bool                   isPointOnAnyMonitor(const Vector2D&);
-    bool                   isPointOnReservedArea(const Vector2D& point, const CMonitor* monitor = nullptr);
-    CMonitor*              getMonitorInDirection(const char&);
-    CMonitor*              getMonitorInDirection(CMonitor*, const char&);
+    bool                   isPointOnReservedArea(const Vector2D& point, const PHLMONITOR monitor = nullptr);
+    PHLMONITOR             getMonitorInDirection(const char&);
+    PHLMONITOR             getMonitorInDirection(PHLMONITOR, const char&);
     void                   updateAllWindowsAnimatedDecorationValues();
-    void                   updateWorkspaceWindows(const WORKSPACEID& id);
     void                   updateWindowAnimatedDecorationValues(PHLWINDOW);
     MONITORID              getNextAvailableMonitorID(std::string const& name);
-    void                   moveWorkspaceToMonitor(PHLWORKSPACE, CMonitor*, bool noWarpCursor = false);
-    void                   swapActiveWorkspaces(CMonitor*, CMonitor*);
-    CMonitor*              getMonitorFromString(const std::string&);
+    void                   moveWorkspaceToMonitor(PHLWORKSPACE, PHLMONITOR, bool noWarpCursor = false);
+    void                   swapActiveWorkspaces(PHLMONITOR, PHLMONITOR);
+    PHLMONITOR             getMonitorFromString(const std::string&);
     bool                   workspaceIDOutOfBounds(const WORKSPACEID&);
     void                   setWindowFullscreenInternal(const PHLWINDOW PWINDOW, const eFullscreenMode MODE);
     void                   setWindowFullscreenClient(const PHLWINDOW PWINDOW, const eFullscreenMode MODE);
-    void                   setWindowFullscreenState(const PHLWINDOW PWINDOW, const sFullscreenState state);
+    void                   setWindowFullscreenState(const PHLWINDOW PWINDOW, const SFullscreenState state);
     void                   changeWindowFullscreenModeInternal(const PHLWINDOW PWINDOW, const eFullscreenMode MODE, const bool ON);
     void                   changeWindowFullscreenModeClient(const PHLWINDOW PWINDOW, const eFullscreenMode MODE, const bool ON);
     void                   updateFullscreenFadeOnWorkspace(PHLWORKSPACE);
     PHLWINDOW              getX11Parent(PHLWINDOW);
-    void                   scheduleFrameForMonitor(CMonitor*, Aquamarine::IOutput::scheduleFrameReason reason = Aquamarine::IOutput::AQ_SCHEDULE_CLIENT_UNKNOWN);
+    void                   scheduleFrameForMonitor(PHLMONITOR, Aquamarine::IOutput::scheduleFrameReason reason = Aquamarine::IOutput::AQ_SCHEDULE_CLIENT_UNKNOWN);
     void                   addToFadingOutSafe(PHLLS);
     void                   removeFromFadingOutSafe(PHLLS);
     void                   addToFadingOutSafe(PHLWINDOW);
@@ -165,11 +153,9 @@ class CCompositor {
     PHLLS                  getLayerSurfaceFromSurface(SP<CWLSurfaceResource>);
     void                   closeWindow(PHLWINDOW);
     Vector2D               parseWindowVectorArgsRelative(const std::string&, const Vector2D&);
-    void                   forceReportSizesToWindowsOnWorkspace(const WORKSPACEID&);
     PHLWORKSPACE           createNewWorkspace(const WORKSPACEID&, const MONITORID&, const std::string& name = "",
                                               bool isEmpty = true); // will be deleted next frame if left empty and unfocused!
-    void                   renameWorkspace(const WORKSPACEID&, const std::string& name = "");
-    void                   setActiveMonitor(CMonitor*);
+    void                   setActiveMonitor(PHLMONITOR);
     bool                   isWorkspaceSpecial(const WORKSPACEID&);
     WORKSPACEID            getNewSpecialID();
     void                   performUserChecks();

src/SharedDefs.hpp

@@ -5,9 +5,7 @@
 #include <any>
 #include <hyprutils/math/Box.hpp>
 
-using namespace Hyprutils::Math;
-
-enum eIcons {
+enum eIcons : uint8_t {
     ICON_WARNING = 0,
     ICON_INFO,
     ICON_HINT,
@@ -17,7 +15,7 @@ enum eIcons {
     ICON_NONE
 };
 
-enum eRenderStage {
+enum eRenderStage : uint8_t {
     RENDER_PRE = 0,      /* Before binding the gl context */
     RENDER_BEGIN,        /* Just when the rendering begins, nothing has been rendered yet. Damage, current render data in opengl valid. */
     RENDER_PRE_WINDOWS,  /* Pre windows, post bottom and overlay layers */
@@ -29,7 +27,7 @@ enum eRenderStage {
     RENDER_POST_WINDOW,  /* After rendering a window (any pass) */
 };
 
-enum eInputType {
+enum eInputType : uint8_t {
     INPUT_TYPE_AXIS = 0,
     INPUT_TYPE_BUTTON,
     INPUT_TYPE_DRAG_START,
@@ -41,7 +39,7 @@ struct SCallbackInfo {
     bool cancelled = false; /* on cancellable events, will cancel the event. */
 };
 
-enum eHyprCtlOutputFormat {
+enum eHyprCtlOutputFormat : uint8_t {
     FORMAT_NORMAL = 0,
     FORMAT_JSON
 };

src/config/ConfigDataValues.hpp

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #include "../helpers/varlist/VarList.hpp"
 #include <vector>
 
-enum eConfigValueDataTypes {
+enum eConfigValueDataTypes : int8_t {
     CVD_TYPE_INVALID   = -1,
     CVD_TYPE_GRADIENT  = 0,
     CVD_TYPE_CSS_VALUE = 1
@@ -20,24 +20,40 @@ class ICustomConfigValueData {
 
 class CGradientValueData : public ICustomConfigValueData {
   public:
-    CGradientValueData() {};
-    CGradientValueData(CColor col) {
+    CGradientValueData() = default;
+    CGradientValueData(CHyprColor col) {
         m_vColors.push_back(col);
+        updateColorsOk();
     };
-    virtual ~CGradientValueData() {};
+    virtual ~CGradientValueData() = default;
 
     virtual eConfigValueDataTypes getDataType() {
         return CVD_TYPE_GRADIENT;
     }
 
-    void reset(CColor col) {
+    void reset(CHyprColor col) {
         m_vColors.clear();
         m_vColors.emplace_back(col);
         m_fAngle = 0;
+        updateColorsOk();
+    }
+
+    void updateColorsOk() {
+        m_vColorsOkLabA.clear();
+        for (auto& c : m_vColors) {
+            const auto OKLAB = c.asOkLab();
+            m_vColorsOkLabA.emplace_back(OKLAB.l);
+            m_vColorsOkLabA.emplace_back(OKLAB.a);
+            m_vColorsOkLabA.emplace_back(OKLAB.b);
+            m_vColorsOkLabA.emplace_back(c.a);
+        }
     }
 
     /* Vector containing the colors */
-    std::vector<CColor> m_vColors;
+    std::vector<CHyprColor> m_vColors;
+
+    /* Vector containing pure colors for shoving into opengl */
+    std::vector<float> m_vColorsOkLabA;
 
     /* Float corresponding to the angle (rad) */
     float m_fAngle = 0;

src/config/ConfigDescriptions.hpp

@@ -104,6 +104,30 @@ inline static const std::vector<SConfigOptionDescription> CONFIG_OPTIONS = {
         .type        = CONFIG_OPTION_INT,
         .data        = SConfigOptionDescription::SRangeData{0, 0, 4},
     },
+    SConfigOptionDescription{
+        .value       = "general:snap:enabled",
+        .description = "enable snapping for floating windows",
+        .type        = CONFIG_OPTION_BOOL,
+        .data        = SConfigOptionDescription::SBoolData{false},
+    },
+    SConfigOptionDescription{
+        .value       = "general:snap:window_gap",
+        .description = "minimum gap in pixels between windows before snapping",
+        .type        = CONFIG_OPTION_INT,
+        .data        = SConfigOptionDescription::SRangeData{10, 0, 100},
+    },
+    SConfigOptionDescription{
+        .value       = "general:snap:monitor_gap",
+        .description = "minimum gap in pixels between window and monitor edges before snapping",
+        .type        = CONFIG_OPTION_INT,
+        .data        = SConfigOptionDescription::SRangeData{10, 0, 100},
+    },
+    SConfigOptionDescription{
+        .value       = "general:snap:border_overlap",
+        .description = "if true, windows snap such that only one border's worth of space is between them",
+        .type        = CONFIG_OPTION_BOOL,
+        .data        = SConfigOptionDescription::SBoolData{false},
+    },
 
     /*
      * decoration:
@@ -134,49 +158,55 @@ inline static const std::vector<SConfigOptionDescription> CONFIG_OPTIONS = {
         .data        = SConfigOptionDescription::SFloatData{1, 0, 1},
     },
     SConfigOptionDescription{
-        .value       = "decoration:drop_shadow",
+        .value       = "decoration:shadow:enabled",
         .description = "enable drop shadows on windows",
         .type        = CONFIG_OPTION_BOOL,
         .data        = SConfigOptionDescription::SBoolData{true},
     },
     SConfigOptionDescription{
-        .value       = "decoration:shadow_range",
+        .value       = "decoration:shadow:range",
         .description = "Shadow range (size) in layout px",
         .type        = CONFIG_OPTION_INT,
         .data        = SConfigOptionDescription::SRangeData{4, 0, 100},
     },
     SConfigOptionDescription{
-        .value       = "decoration:shadow_render_power",
+        .value       = "decoration:shadow:render_power",
         .description = "in what power to render the falloff (more power, the faster the falloff) [1 - 4]",
         .type        = CONFIG_OPTION_INT,
         .data        = SConfigOptionDescription::SRangeData{3, 1, 4},
     },
     SConfigOptionDescription{
-        .value       = "decoration:shadow_ignore_window",
+        .value       = "decoration:shadow:sharp",
+        .description = "whether the shadow should be sharp or not. Akin to an infinitely high render power.",
+        .type        = CONFIG_OPTION_BOOL,
+        .data        = SConfigOptionDescription::SBoolData{false},
+    },
+    SConfigOptionDescription{
+        .value       = "decoration:shadow:ignore_window",
         .description = "if true, the shadow will not be rendered behind the window itself, only around it.",
         .type        = CONFIG_OPTION_BOOL,
         .data        = SConfigOptionDescription::SBoolData{true},
     },
     SConfigOptionDescription{
-        .value       = "decoration:col.shadow",
+        .value       = "decoration:shadow:color",
         .description = "shadow's color. Alpha dictates shadow's opacity.",
         .type        = CONFIG_OPTION_COLOR,
         .data        = SConfigOptionDescription::SColorData{0xee1a1a1a},
     },
     SConfigOptionDescription{
-        .value       = "decoration:col.shadow_inactive",
+        .value       = "decoration:shadow:color_inactive",
         .description = "inactive shadow color. (if not set, will fall back to col.shadow)",
         .type        = CONFIG_OPTION_COLOR,
-        .data        = SConfigOptionDescription::SColorData{}, //##TODO UNSET?
+        .data        = SConfigOptionDescription::SColorData{}, //TODO: UNSET?
     },
     SConfigOptionDescription{
-        .value       = "decoration:shadow_offset",
+        .value       = "decoration:shadow:offset",
         .description = "shadow's rendering offset.",
         .type        = CONFIG_OPTION_VECTOR,
         .data        = SConfigOptionDescription::SVectorData{{}, {-250, -250}, {250, 250}},
     },
     SConfigOptionDescription{
-        .value       = "decoration:shadow_scale",
+        .value       = "decoration:shadow:scale",
         .description = "shadow's scale. [0.0 - 1.0]",
         .type        = CONFIG_OPTION_FLOAT,
         .data        = SConfigOptionDescription::SFloatData{1, 0, 1},
@@ -238,7 +268,7 @@ inline static const std::vector<SConfigOptionDescription> CONFIG_OPTIONS = {
         .value       = "blur:ignore_opacity",
         .description = "make the blur layer ignore the opacity of the window",
         .type        = CONFIG_OPTION_BOOL,
-        .data        = SConfigOptionDescription::SBoolData{false},
+        .data        = SConfigOptionDescription::SBoolData{true},
     },
     SConfigOptionDescription{
         .value       = "blur:new_optimizations",
@@ -301,6 +331,18 @@ inline static const std::vector<SConfigOptionDescription> CONFIG_OPTIONS = {
         .type        = CONFIG_OPTION_FLOAT,
         .data        = SConfigOptionDescription::SFloatData{0.2, 0, 1},
     },
+    SConfigOptionDescription{
+        .value       = "blur:input_methods",
+        .description = "whether to blur input methods (e.g. fcitx5)",
+        .type        = CONFIG_OPTION_BOOL,
+        .data        = SConfigOptionDescription::SBoolData{false},
+    },
+    SConfigOptionDescription{
+        .value       = "blur:input_methods_ignorealpha",
+        .description = "works like ignorealpha in layer rules. If pixel opacity is below set value, will not blur. [0.0 - 1.0]",
+        .type        = CONFIG_OPTION_FLOAT,
+        .data        = SConfigOptionDescription::SFloatData{0.2, 0, 1},
+    },
 
     /*
      * animations:
@@ -590,16 +632,22 @@ inline static const std::vector<SConfigOptionDescription> CONFIG_OPTIONS = {
     },
     SConfigOptionDescription{
         .value       = "input:tablet:output",
-        .description = "the monitor to bind tablets. Empty means unbound..",
+        .description = "the monitor to bind tablets. Can be current or a monitor name. Leave empty to map across all monitors.",
         .type        = CONFIG_OPTION_STRING_SHORT,
         .data        = SConfigOptionDescription::SStringData{""}, //##TODO UNSET?
     },
     SConfigOptionDescription{
         .value       = "input:tablet:region_position",
-        .description = "position of the mapped region in monitor layout.",
+        .description = "position of the mapped region in monitor layout relative to the top left corner of the bound monitor or all monitors.",
         .type        = CONFIG_OPTION_VECTOR,
         .data        = SConfigOptionDescription::SVectorData{{}, {-20000, -20000}, {20000, 20000}},
     },
+    SConfigOptionDescription{
+        .value       = "input:tablet:absolute_region_position",
+        .description = "whether to treat the region_position as an absolute position in monitor layout. Only applies when output is empty.",
+        .type        = CONFIG_OPTION_BOOL,
+        .data        = SConfigOptionDescription::SBoolData{false},
+    },
     SConfigOptionDescription{
         .value       = "input:tablet:region_size",
         .description = "size of the mapped region. When this variable is set, tablet input will be mapped to the region. [0, 0] or invalid size means unset.",
@@ -748,6 +796,12 @@ inline static const std::vector<SConfigOptionDescription> CONFIG_OPTIONS = {
         .type        = CONFIG_OPTION_BOOL,
         .data        = SConfigOptionDescription::SBoolData{true},
     },
+    SConfigOptionDescription{
+        .value       = "group:merge_groups_on_groupbar",
+        .description = "whether one group will be merged with another when dragged into its groupbar",
+        .type        = CONFIG_OPTION_BOOL,
+        .data        = SConfigOptionDescription::SBoolData{true},
+    },
     SConfigOptionDescription{
         .value       = "general:col.border_active",
         .description = "border color for inactive windows",
@@ -778,6 +832,24 @@ inline static const std::vector<SConfigOptionDescription> CONFIG_OPTIONS = {
         .type        = CONFIG_OPTION_BOOL,
         .data        = SConfigOptionDescription::SBoolData{true},
     },
+    SConfigOptionDescription{
+        .value       = "group:drag_into_group",
+        .description = "whether dragging a window into a unlocked group will merge them. Options: 0 (disabled), 1 (enabled), 2 (only when dragging into the groupbar)",
+        .type        = CONFIG_OPTION_CHOICE,
+        .data        = SConfigOptionDescription::SChoiceData{0, "disabled,enabled,only when dragging into the groupbar"},
+    },
+    SConfigOptionDescription{
+        .value       = "group:merge_floated_into_tiled_on_groupbar",
+        .description = "whether dragging a floating window into a tiled window groupbar will merge them",
+        .type        = CONFIG_OPTION_BOOL,
+        .data        = SConfigOptionDescription::SBoolData{false},
+    },
+    SConfigOptionDescription{
+        .value       = "group:group_on_movetoworkspace",
+        .description = "whether using movetoworkspace[silent] will merge the window into the workspace's solitary unlocked group",
+        .type        = CONFIG_OPTION_BOOL,
+        .data        = SConfigOptionDescription::SBoolData{false},
+    },
 
     /*
      * group:groupbar:
@@ -1061,6 +1133,18 @@ inline static const std::vector<SConfigOptionDescription> CONFIG_OPTIONS = {
         .type        = CONFIG_OPTION_BOOL,
         .data        = SConfigOptionDescription::SBoolData{false},
     },
+    SConfigOptionDescription{
+        .value       = "misc:disable_hyprland_qtutils_check",
+        .description = "disable the warning if hyprland-qtutils is missing",
+        .type        = CONFIG_OPTION_BOOL,
+        .data        = SConfigOptionDescription::SBoolData{false},
+    },
+    SConfigOptionDescription{
+        .value       = "misc:lockdead_screen_delay",
+        .description = "the delay in ms after the lockdead screen appears if the lock screen did not appear after a lock event occurred.",
+        .type        = CONFIG_OPTION_INT,
+        .data        = SConfigOptionDescription::SRangeData{1000, 0, 5000},
+    },
 
     /*
      * binds:
@@ -1116,6 +1200,12 @@ inline static const std::vector<SConfigOptionDescription> CONFIG_OPTIONS = {
         .type        = CONFIG_OPTION_BOOL,
         .data        = SConfigOptionDescription::SBoolData{true},
     },
+    SConfigOptionDescription{
+        .value       = "binds:movefocus_cycles_groupfirst",
+        .description = "If enabled, when in a grouped window, movefocus will cycle windows in the groups first, then at each ends of tabs, it'll move on to other windows/groups",
+        .type        = CONFIG_OPTION_BOOL,
+        .data        = SConfigOptionDescription::SBoolData{false},
+    },
     SConfigOptionDescription{
         .value       = "binds:disable_keybind_grabbing",
         .description = "If enabled, apps that request keybinds to be disabled (e.g. VMs) will not be able to do so.",
@@ -1128,6 +1218,12 @@ inline static const std::vector<SConfigOptionDescription> CONFIG_OPTIONS = {
         .type        = CONFIG_OPTION_BOOL,
         .data        = SConfigOptionDescription::SBoolData{true},
     },
+    SConfigOptionDescription{
+        .value       = "binds:allow_pin_fullscreen",
+        .description = "Allows fullscreen to pinned windows, and restore their pinned status afterwards",
+        .type        = CONFIG_OPTION_BOOL,
+        .data        = SConfigOptionDescription::SBoolData{false},
+    },
 
     /*
      * xwayland:
@@ -1208,8 +1304,8 @@ inline static const std::vector<SConfigOptionDescription> CONFIG_OPTIONS = {
     SConfigOptionDescription{
         .value       = "cursor:no_hardware_cursors",
         .description = "disables hardware cursors",
-        .type        = CONFIG_OPTION_BOOL,
-        .data        = SConfigOptionDescription::SBoolData{false},
+        .type        = CONFIG_OPTION_CHOICE,
+        .data        = SConfigOptionDescription::SChoiceData{0, "Disabled,Enabled,Auto"},
     },
     SConfigOptionDescription{
         .value       = "cursor:no_break_fs_vrr",
@@ -1249,9 +1345,9 @@ inline static const std::vector<SConfigOptionDescription> CONFIG_OPTIONS = {
     },
     SConfigOptionDescription{
         .value       = "cursor:warp_on_change_workspace",
-        .description = "If true, move the cursor to the last focused window after changing the workspace.",
-        .type        = CONFIG_OPTION_BOOL,
-        .data        = SConfigOptionDescription::SBoolData{false},
+        .description = "Move the cursor to the last focused window after changing the workspace. Options: 0 (Disabled), 1 (Enabled), 2 (Force - ignores cursor:no_warps option)",
+        .type        = CONFIG_OPTION_CHOICE,
+        .data        = SConfigOptionDescription::SChoiceData{0, "Disabled,Enabled,Force"},
     },
     SConfigOptionDescription{
         .value       = "cursor:default_monitor",
@@ -1290,8 +1386,8 @@ inline static const std::vector<SConfigOptionDescription> CONFIG_OPTIONS = {
         .data        = SConfigOptionDescription::SBoolData{true},
     },
     SConfigOptionDescription{
-        .value       = "cursor:allow_dumb_copy",
-        .description = "Makes HW cursors work on Nvidia, at the cost of a possible hitch whenever the image changes",
+        .value       = "cursor:use_cpu_buffer",
+        .description = "Makes HW cursors use a CPU buffer. Required on Nvidia to have HW cursors. Experimental",
         .type        = CONFIG_OPTION_BOOL,
         .data        = SConfigOptionDescription::SBoolData{false},
     },
@@ -1434,12 +1530,6 @@ inline static const std::vector<SConfigOptionDescription> CONFIG_OPTIONS = {
         .type        = CONFIG_OPTION_FLOAT,
         .data        = SConfigOptionDescription::SFloatData{1, 0.1, 3},
     },
-    SConfigOptionDescription{
-        .value       = "dwindle:no_gaps_when_only",
-        .description = "whether to apply gaps when there is only one window on a workspace, aka. smart gaps. (default: disabled - 0) no border - 1, with border - 2 [0/1/2]",
-        .type        = CONFIG_OPTION_CHOICE,
-        .data        = SConfigOptionDescription::SChoiceData{0, "disabled,no border,with border"},
-    },
     SConfigOptionDescription{
         .value       = "dwindle:use_active_for_splits",
         .description = "whether to prefer the active window or the mouse position for splits",
@@ -1500,12 +1590,6 @@ inline static const std::vector<SConfigOptionDescription> CONFIG_OPTIONS = {
         .type        = CONFIG_OPTION_STRING_SHORT,
         .data        = SConfigOptionDescription::SStringData{"none"},
     },
-    SConfigOptionDescription{
-        .value       = "master:no_gaps_when_only",
-        .description = "whether to apply gaps when there is only one window on a workspace, aka. smart gaps. (default: disabled - 0) no border - 1, with border - 2 [0/1/2]",
-        .type        = CONFIG_OPTION_CHOICE,
-        .data        = SConfigOptionDescription::SChoiceData{0, "disabled,no border,with border"},
-    },
     SConfigOptionDescription{
         .value       = "master:orientation",
         .description = "default placement of the master area, can be left, right, top, bottom or center",
@@ -1524,6 +1608,12 @@ inline static const std::vector<SConfigOptionDescription> CONFIG_OPTIONS = {
         .type        = CONFIG_OPTION_BOOL,
         .data        = SConfigOptionDescription::SBoolData{false},
     },
+    SConfigOptionDescription{
+        .value       = "master:center_ignores_reserved",
+        .description = "centers the master window on monitor ignoring reserved areas",
+        .type        = CONFIG_OPTION_BOOL,
+        .data        = SConfigOptionDescription::SBoolData{false},
+    },
     SConfigOptionDescription{
         .value = "master:smart_resizing",
         .description =

src/config/ConfigManager.hpp

@@ -8,9 +8,7 @@
 #include "../defines.hpp"
 #include <variant>
 #include <vector>
-#include <deque>
 #include <algorithm>
-#include <regex>
 #include <optional>
 #include <functional>
 #include <xf86drmMode.h>
@@ -69,13 +67,13 @@ struct SAnimationPropertyConfig {
 };
 
 struct SPluginKeyword {
-    HANDLE                       handle = 0;
+    HANDLE                       handle = nullptr;
     std::string                  name   = "";
     Hyprlang::PCONFIGHANDLERFUNC fn     = nullptr;
 };
 
 struct SPluginVariable {
-    HANDLE      handle = 0;
+    HANDLE      handle = nullptr;
     std::string name   = "";
 };
 
@@ -84,7 +82,7 @@ struct SExecRequestedRule {
     uint64_t    iPid   = 0;
 };
 
-enum eConfigOptionType : uint16_t {
+enum eConfigOptionType : uint8_t {
     CONFIG_OPTION_BOOL         = 0,
     CONFIG_OPTION_INT          = 1, /* e.g. 0/1/2*/
     CONFIG_OPTION_FLOAT        = 2,
@@ -96,7 +94,7 @@ enum eConfigOptionType : uint16_t {
     CONFIG_OPTION_VECTOR       = 8,
 };
 
-enum eConfigOptionFlags : uint32_t {
+enum eConfigOptionFlags : uint8_t {
     CONFIG_OPTION_FLAG_PERCENTAGE = (1 << 0),
 };
 
@@ -119,7 +117,7 @@ struct SConfigOptionDescription {
     };
 
     struct SColorData {
-        CColor color;
+        CHyprColor color;
     };
 
     struct SChoiceData {
@@ -167,18 +165,18 @@ class CConfigManager {
     Hyprlang::CConfigValue*                                         getHyprlangConfigValuePtr(const std::string& name, const std::string& specialCat = "");
     void                                                            onPluginLoadUnload(const std::string& name, bool load);
     static std::string                                              getMainConfigPath();
-    const std::string                                               getConfigString();
+    std::string                                                     getConfigString();
 
-    SMonitorRule                                                    getMonitorRuleFor(const SP<CMonitor>);
+    SMonitorRule                                                    getMonitorRuleFor(const PHLMONITOR);
     SWorkspaceRule                                                  getWorkspaceRuleFor(PHLWORKSPACE workspace);
     std::string                                                     getDefaultWorkspaceFor(const std::string&);
 
-    CMonitor*                                                       getBoundMonitorForWS(const std::string&);
+    PHLMONITOR                                                      getBoundMonitorForWS(const std::string&);
     std::string                                                     getBoundMonitorStringForWS(const std::string&);
-    const std::deque<SWorkspaceRule>&                               getAllWorkspaceRules();
+    const std::vector<SWorkspaceRule>&                              getAllWorkspaceRules();
 
-    std::vector<SWindowRule>                                        getMatchingRules(PHLWINDOW, bool dynamic = true, bool shadowExec = false);
-    std::vector<SLayerRule>                                         getMatchingRules(PHLLS);
+    std::vector<SP<CWindowRule>>                                    getMatchingRules(PHLWINDOW, bool dynamic = true, bool shadowExec = false);
+    std::vector<SP<CLayerRule>>                                     getMatchingRules(PHLLS);
 
     const std::vector<SConfigOptionDescription>&                    getAllDescriptions();
 
@@ -198,7 +196,9 @@ class CConfigManager {
     void                      appendMonitorRule(const SMonitorRule&);
     bool                      replaceMonitorRule(const SMonitorRule&);
     void                      ensureMonitorStatus();
-    void                      ensureVRR(CMonitor* pMonitor = nullptr);
+    void                      ensureVRR(PHLMONITOR pMonitor = nullptr);
+
+    bool                      shouldUseSoftwareCursors();
 
     std::string               parseKeyword(const std::string&, const std::string&);
 
@@ -212,52 +212,58 @@ class CConfigManager {
     std::string               getErrors();
 
     // keywords
-    std::optional<std::string>                                                              handleRawExec(const std::string&, const std::string&);
-    std::optional<std::string>                                                              handleExecOnce(const std::string&, const std::string&);
-    std::optional<std::string>                                                              handleExecShutdown(const std::string&, const std::string&);
-    std::optional<std::string>                                                              handleMonitor(const std::string&, const std::string&);
-    std::optional<std::string>                                                              handleBind(const std::string&, const std::string&);
-    std::optional<std::string>                                                              handleUnbind(const std::string&, const std::string&);
-    std::optional<std::string>                                                              handleWindowRule(const std::string&, const std::string&);
-    std::optional<std::string>                                                              handleLayerRule(const std::string&, const std::string&);
-    std::optional<std::string>                                                              handleWindowRuleV2(const std::string&, const std::string&);
-    std::optional<std::string>                                                              handleWorkspaceRules(const std::string&, const std::string&);
-    std::optional<std::string>                                                              handleBezier(const std::string&, const std::string&);
-    std::optional<std::string>                                                              handleAnimation(const std::string&, const std::string&);
-    std::optional<std::string>                                                              handleSource(const std::string&, const std::string&);
-    std::optional<std::string>                                                              handleSubmap(const std::string&, const std::string&);
-    std::optional<std::string>                                                              handleBlurLS(const std::string&, const std::string&);
-    std::optional<std::string>                                                              handleBindWS(const std::string&, const std::string&);
-    std::optional<std::string>                                                              handleEnv(const std::string&, const std::string&);
-    std::optional<std::string>                                                              handlePlugin(const std::string&, const std::string&);
+    std::optional<std::string>                                                                     handleRawExec(const std::string&, const std::string&);
+    std::optional<std::string>                                                                     handleExecOnce(const std::string&, const std::string&);
+    std::optional<std::string>                                                                     handleExecShutdown(const std::string&, const std::string&);
+    std::optional<std::string>                                                                     handleMonitor(const std::string&, const std::string&);
+    std::optional<std::string>                                                                     handleBind(const std::string&, const std::string&);
+    std::optional<std::string>                                                                     handleUnbind(const std::string&, const std::string&);
+    std::optional<std::string>                                                                     handleWindowRule(const std::string&, const std::string&);
+    std::optional<std::string>                                                                     handleLayerRule(const std::string&, const std::string&);
+    std::optional<std::string>                                                                     handleWindowRuleV2(const std::string&, const std::string&);
+    std::optional<std::string>                                                                     handleWorkspaceRules(const std::string&, const std::string&);
+    std::optional<std::string>                                                                     handleBezier(const std::string&, const std::string&);
+    std::optional<std::string>                                                                     handleAnimation(const std::string&, const std::string&);
+    std::optional<std::string>                                                                     handleSource(const std::string&, const std::string&);
+    std::optional<std::string>                                                                     handleSubmap(const std::string&, const std::string&);
+    std::optional<std::string>                                                                     handleBlurLS(const std::string&, const std::string&);
+    std::optional<std::string>                                                                     handleBindWS(const std::string&, const std::string&);
+    std::optional<std::string>                                                                     handleEnv(const std::string&, const std::string&);
+    std::optional<std::string>                                                                     handlePlugin(const std::string&, const std::string&);
 
-    std::string                                                                             configCurrentPath;
+    std::string                                                                                    configCurrentPath;
 
-    std::unordered_map<std::string, std::function<CWindowOverridableVar<bool>*(PHLWINDOW)>> mbWindowProperties = {
-        {"allowsinput", [](PHLWINDOW pWindow) { return &pWindow->m_sWindowData.allowsInput; }},
-        {"dimaround", [](PHLWINDOW pWindow) { return &pWindow->m_sWindowData.dimAround; }},
-        {"decorate", [](PHLWINDOW pWindow) { return &pWindow->m_sWindowData.decorate; }},
-        {"focusonactivate", [](PHLWINDOW pWindow) { return &pWindow->m_sWindowData.focusOnActivate; }},
-        {"keepaspectratio", [](PHLWINDOW pWindow) { return &pWindow->m_sWindowData.keepAspectRatio; }},
-        {"nearestneighbor", [](PHLWINDOW pWindow) { return &pWindow->m_sWindowData.nearestNeighbor; }},
-        {"noanim", [](PHLWINDOW pWindow) { return &pWindow->m_sWindowData.noAnim; }},
-        {"noblur", [](PHLWINDOW pWindow) { return &pWindow->m_sWindowData.noBlur; }},
-        {"noborder", [](PHLWINDOW pWindow) { return &pWindow->m_sWindowData.noBorder; }},
-        {"nodim", [](PHLWINDOW pWindow) { return &pWindow->m_sWindowData.noDim; }},
-        {"nofocus", [](PHLWINDOW pWindow) { return &pWindow->m_sWindowData.noFocus; }},
-        {"nomaxsize", [](PHLWINDOW pWindow) { return &pWindow->m_sWindowData.noMaxSize; }},
-        {"norounding", [](PHLWINDOW pWindow) { return &pWindow->m_sWindowData.noRounding; }},
-        {"noshadow", [](PHLWINDOW pWindow) { return &pWindow->m_sWindowData.noShadow; }},
-        {"noshortcutsinhibit", [](PHLWINDOW pWindow) { return &pWindow->m_sWindowData.noShortcutsInhibit; }},
-        {"opaque", [](PHLWINDOW pWindow) { return &pWindow->m_sWindowData.opaque; }},
-        {"forcergbx", [](PHLWINDOW pWindow) { return &pWindow->m_sWindowData.RGBX; }},
-        {"syncfullscreen", [](PHLWINDOW pWindow) { return &pWindow->m_sWindowData.syncFullscreen; }},
-        {"immediate", [](PHLWINDOW pWindow) { return &pWindow->m_sWindowData.tearing; }},
-        {"xray", [](PHLWINDOW pWindow) { return &pWindow->m_sWindowData.xray; }},
+    std::unordered_map<std::string, std::function<CWindowOverridableVar<bool>*(const PHLWINDOW&)>> mbWindowProperties = {
+        {"allowsinput", [](const PHLWINDOW& pWindow) { return &pWindow->m_sWindowData.allowsInput; }},
+        {"dimaround", [](const PHLWINDOW& pWindow) { return &pWindow->m_sWindowData.dimAround; }},
+        {"decorate", [](const PHLWINDOW& pWindow) { return &pWindow->m_sWindowData.decorate; }},
+        {"focusonactivate", [](const PHLWINDOW& pWindow) { return &pWindow->m_sWindowData.focusOnActivate; }},
+        {"keepaspectratio", [](const PHLWINDOW& pWindow) { return &pWindow->m_sWindowData.keepAspectRatio; }},
+        {"nearestneighbor", [](const PHLWINDOW& pWindow) { return &pWindow->m_sWindowData.nearestNeighbor; }},
+        {"noanim", [](const PHLWINDOW& pWindow) { return &pWindow->m_sWindowData.noAnim; }},
+        {"noblur", [](const PHLWINDOW& pWindow) { return &pWindow->m_sWindowData.noBlur; }},
+        {"noborder", [](const PHLWINDOW& pWindow) { return &pWindow->m_sWindowData.noBorder; }},
+        {"nodim", [](const PHLWINDOW& pWindow) { return &pWindow->m_sWindowData.noDim; }},
+        {"nofocus", [](const PHLWINDOW& pWindow) { return &pWindow->m_sWindowData.noFocus; }},
+        {"nomaxsize", [](const PHLWINDOW& pWindow) { return &pWindow->m_sWindowData.noMaxSize; }},
+        {"norounding", [](const PHLWINDOW& pWindow) { return &pWindow->m_sWindowData.noRounding; }},
+        {"noshadow", [](const PHLWINDOW& pWindow) { return &pWindow->m_sWindowData.noShadow; }},
+        {"noshortcutsinhibit", [](const PHLWINDOW& pWindow) { return &pWindow->m_sWindowData.noShortcutsInhibit; }},
+        {"opaque", [](const PHLWINDOW& pWindow) { return &pWindow->m_sWindowData.opaque; }},
+        {"forcergbx", [](const PHLWINDOW& pWindow) { return &pWindow->m_sWindowData.RGBX; }},
+        {"syncfullscreen", [](const PHLWINDOW& pWindow) { return &pWindow->m_sWindowData.syncFullscreen; }},
+        {"immediate", [](const PHLWINDOW& pWindow) { return &pWindow->m_sWindowData.tearing; }},
+        {"xray", [](const PHLWINDOW& pWindow) { return &pWindow->m_sWindowData.xray; }},
     };
 
-    std::unordered_map<std::string, std::function<CWindowOverridableVar<int>*(PHLWINDOW)>> miWindowProperties = {
-        {"rounding", [](PHLWINDOW pWindow) { return &pWindow->m_sWindowData.rounding; }}, {"bordersize", [](PHLWINDOW pWindow) { return &pWindow->m_sWindowData.borderSize; }}};
+    std::unordered_map<std::string, std::function<CWindowOverridableVar<int>*(const PHLWINDOW&)>> miWindowProperties = {
+        {"rounding", [](const PHLWINDOW& pWindow) { return &pWindow->m_sWindowData.rounding; }},
+        {"bordersize", [](const PHLWINDOW& pWindow) { return &pWindow->m_sWindowData.borderSize; }},
+    };
+
+    std::unordered_map<std::string, std::function<CWindowOverridableVar<float>*(PHLWINDOW)>> mfWindowProperties = {
+        {"scrollmouse", [](const PHLWINDOW& pWindow) { return &pWindow->m_sWindowData.scrollMouse; }},
+        {"scrolltouchpad", [](const PHLWINDOW& pWindow) { return &pWindow->m_sWindowData.scrollTouchpad; }}};
 
     bool m_bWantsMonitorReload = false;
     bool m_bForceReload        = false;
@@ -267,7 +273,7 @@ class CConfigManager {
   private:
     std::unique_ptr<Hyprlang::CConfig>                        m_pConfig;
 
-    std::deque<std::string>                                   configPaths;       // stores all the config paths
+    std::vector<std::string>                                  configPaths;       // stores all the config paths
     std::unordered_map<std::string, time_t>                   configModifyTimes; // stores modify times
 
     std::unordered_map<std::string, SAnimationPropertyConfig> animationConfig; // stores all the animations with their set values
@@ -282,16 +288,16 @@ class CConfigManager {
 
     bool                                                      isFirstLaunch = true; // For exec-once
 
-    std::deque<SMonitorRule>                                  m_dMonitorRules;
-    std::deque<SWorkspaceRule>                                m_dWorkspaceRules;
-    std::deque<SWindowRule>                                   m_dWindowRules;
-    std::deque<SLayerRule>                                    m_dLayerRules;
-    std::deque<std::string>                                   m_dBlurLSNamespaces;
+    std::vector<SMonitorRule>                                 m_vMonitorRules;
+    std::vector<SWorkspaceRule>                               m_vWorkspaceRules;
+    std::vector<SP<CWindowRule>>                              m_vWindowRules;
+    std::vector<SP<CLayerRule>>                               m_vLayerRules;
+    std::vector<std::string>                                  m_dBlurLSNamespaces;
 
     bool                                                      firstExecDispatched     = false;
     bool                                                      m_bManualCrashInitiated = false;
-    std::deque<std::string>                                   firstExecRequests;
-    std::deque<std::string>                                   finalExecRequests;
+    std::vector<std::string>                                  firstExecRequests;
+    std::vector<std::string>                                  finalExecRequests;
 
     std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::string>>          m_vFailedPluginConfigValues; // for plugin values of unloaded plugins
     std::string                                               m_szConfigErrors = "";

src/config/ConfigValue.hpp

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ class CConfigValue {
     CConfigValue(const std::string& val) {
         const auto PVHYPRLANG = g_pConfigManager->getHyprlangConfigValuePtr(val);
 
+        // NOLINTNEXTLINE
         p_ = PVHYPRLANG->getDataStaticPtr();
 
 #ifdef HYPRLAND_DEBUG

src/config/defaultConfig.hpp

@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 
 inline const std::string AUTOCONFIG = R"#(
 # #######################################################################################
-# AUTOGENERATED HYPR CONFIG.
-# PLEASE USE THE CONFIG PROVIDED IN THE GIT REPO /examples/hypr.conf AND EDIT IT,
+# AUTOGENERATED HYPRLAND CONFIG.
+# PLEASE USE THE CONFIG PROVIDED IN THE GIT REPO /examples/hyprland.conf AND EDIT IT,
 # OR EDIT THIS ONE ACCORDING TO THE WIKI INSTRUCTIONS.
 # #######################################################################################
 
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ autogenerated = 1 # remove this line to remove the warning
 
 # This is an example Hyprland config file.
 # Refer to the wiki for more information.
-# https://wiki.hyprland.org/Configuring/Configuring-Hyprland/
+# https://wiki.hyprland.org/Configuring/
 
 # Please note not all available settings / options are set here.
 # For a full list, see the wiki
@@ -99,10 +99,12 @@ decoration {
     active_opacity = 1.0
     inactive_opacity = 1.0
 
-    drop_shadow = true
-    shadow_range = 4
-    shadow_render_power = 3
-    col.shadow = rgba(1a1a1aee)
+    shadow {
+        enabled = true
+        range = 4
+        render_power = 3
+        color = rgba(1a1a1aee)
+    }
 
     # https://wiki.hyprland.org/Configuring/Variables/#blur
     blur {
@@ -116,20 +118,44 @@ decoration {
 
 # https://wiki.hyprland.org/Configuring/Variables/#animations
 animations {
-    enabled = true
+    enabled = yes, please :)
 
     # Default animations, see https://wiki.hyprland.org/Configuring/Animations/ for more
 
-    bezier = myBezier, 0.05, 0.9, 0.1, 1.05
+    bezier = easeOutQuint,0.23,1,0.32,1
+    bezier = easeInOutCubic,0.65,0.05,0.36,1
+    bezier = linear,0,0,1,1
+    bezier = almostLinear,0.5,0.5,0.75,1.0
+    bezier = quick,0.15,0,0.1,1
 
-    animation = windows, 1, 7, myBezier
-    animation = windowsOut, 1, 7, default, popin 80%
-    animation = border, 1, 10, default
-    animation = borderangle, 1, 8, default
-    animation = fade, 1, 7, default
-    animation = workspaces, 1, 6, default
+    animation = global, 1, 10, default
+    animation = border, 1, 5.39, easeOutQuint
+    animation = windows, 1, 4.79, easeOutQuint
+    animation = windowsIn, 1, 4.1, easeOutQuint, popin 87%
+    animation = windowsOut, 1, 1.49, linear, popin 87%
+    animation = fadeIn, 1, 1.73, almostLinear
+    animation = fadeOut, 1, 1.46, almostLinear
+    animation = fade, 1, 3.03, quick
+    animation = layers, 1, 3.81, easeOutQuint
+    animation = layersIn, 1, 4, easeOutQuint, fade
+    animation = layersOut, 1, 1.5, linear, fade
+    animation = fadeLayersIn, 1, 1.79, almostLinear
+    animation = fadeLayersOut, 1, 1.39, almostLinear
+    animation = workspaces, 1, 1.94, almostLinear, fade
+    animation = workspacesIn, 1, 1.21, almostLinear, fade
+    animation = workspacesOut, 1, 1.94, almostLinear, fade
 }
 
+# Ref https://wiki.hyprland.org/Configuring/Workspace-Rules/
+# "Smart gaps" / "No gaps when only"
+# uncomment all if you wish to use that.
+# workspace = w[tv1], gapsout:0, gapsin:0
+# workspace = f[1], gapsout:0, gapsin:0
+# windowrulev2 = bordersize 0, floating:0, onworkspace:w[tv1]
+# windowrulev2 = rounding 0, floating:0, onworkspace:w[tv1]
+# windowrulev2 = bordersize 0, floating:0, onworkspace:f[1]
+# windowrulev2 = rounding 0, floating:0, onworkspace:f[1]
+
 # See https://wiki.hyprland.org/Configuring/Dwindle-Layout/ for more
 dwindle {
     pseudotile = true # Master switch for pseudotiling. Enabling is bound to mainMod + P in the keybinds section below
@@ -268,5 +294,9 @@ bindl = , XF86AudioPrev, exec, playerctl previous
 # Example windowrule v2
 # windowrulev2 = float,class:^(kitty)$,title:^(kitty)$
 
-windowrulev2 = suppressevent maximize, class:.* # You'll probably like this.
+# Ignore maximize requests from apps. You'll probably like this.
+windowrulev2 = suppressevent maximize, class:.*
+
+# Fix some dragging issues with XWayland
+windowrulev2 = nofocus,class:^$,title:^$,xwayland:1,floating:1,fullscreen:0,pinned:0
 )#";

src/debug/CrashReporter.cpp

@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <sys/utsname.h>
 #include <link.h>
-#include <time.h>
-#include <errno.h>
+#include <ctime>
+#include <cerrno>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <filesystem>
 
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ static char const* const MESSAGES[] = {"Sorry, didn't mean to...",
 
 // <random> is not async-signal-safe, fake it with time(NULL) instead
 char const* getRandomMessage() {
-    return MESSAGES[time(NULL) % (sizeof(MESSAGES) / sizeof(MESSAGES[0]))];
+    return MESSAGES[time(nullptr) % (sizeof(MESSAGES) / sizeof(MESSAGES[0]))];
 }
 
-[[noreturn]] inline void exit_with_error(char const* err) {
+[[noreturn]] inline void exitWithError(char const* err) {
     write(STDERR_FILENO, err, strlen(err));
     // perror() is not signal-safe, but we use it here
     // because if the crash-handler already crashed, it can't get any worse.
@@ -42,17 +42,17 @@ char const* getRandomMessage() {
     abort();
 }
 
-void CrashReporter::createAndSaveCrash(int sig) {
-    int reportFd;
+void NCrashReporter::createAndSaveCrash(int sig) {
+    int reportFd = -1;
 
     // We're in the signal handler, so we *only* have stack memory.
     // To save as much stack memory as possible,
     // destroy things as soon as possible.
     {
-        MaxLengthCString<255> reportPath;
+        CMaxLengthCString<255> reportPath;
 
-        const auto            HOME       = sig_getenv("HOME");
-        const auto            CACHE_HOME = sig_getenv("XDG_CACHE_HOME");
+        const auto             HOME       = sigGetenv("HOME");
+        const auto             CACHE_HOME = sigGetenv("XDG_CACHE_HOME");
 
         if (CACHE_HOME && CACHE_HOME[0] != '\0') {
             reportPath += CACHE_HOME;
@@ -61,24 +61,24 @@ void CrashReporter::createAndSaveCrash(int sig) {
             reportPath += HOME;
             reportPath += "/.cache/hyprland";
         } else {
-            exit_with_error("$CACHE_HOME and $HOME not set, nowhere to report crash\n");
+            exitWithError("$CACHE_HOME and $HOME not set, nowhere to report crash\n");
             return;
         }
 
-        int ret = mkdir(reportPath.get_str(), S_IRWXU);
+        int ret = mkdir(reportPath.getStr(), S_IRWXU);
         //__asm__("int $3");
         if (ret < 0 && errno != EEXIST) {
-            exit_with_error("failed to mkdir() crash report directory\n");
+            exitWithError("failed to mkdir() crash report directory\n");
         }
         reportPath += "/hyprlandCrashReport";
-        reportPath.write_num(getpid());
+        reportPath.writeNum(getpid());
         reportPath += ".txt";
 
         {
-            BufFileWriter<64> stderr(2);
+            CBufFileWriter<64> stderr(2);
             stderr += "Hyprland has crashed :( Consult the crash report at ";
             if (!reportPath.boundsExceeded()) {
-                stderr += reportPath.get_str();
+                stderr += reportPath.getStr();
             } else {
                 stderr += "[ERROR: Crash report path does not fit into memory! Check if your $CACHE_HOME/$HOME is too deeply nested. Max 255 characters.]";
             }
@@ -86,12 +86,12 @@ void CrashReporter::createAndSaveCrash(int sig) {
             stderr.flush();
         }
 
-        reportFd = open(reportPath.get_str(), O_WRONLY | O_CREAT, S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR);
+        reportFd = open(reportPath.getStr(), O_WRONLY | O_CREAT, S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR);
         if (reportFd < 0) {
-            exit_with_error("Failed to open crash report path for writing");
+            exitWithError("Failed to open crash report path for writing");
         }
     }
-    BufFileWriter<512> finalCrashReport(reportFd);
+    CBufFileWriter<512> finalCrashReport(reportFd);
 
     finalCrashReport += "--------------------------------------------\n   Hyprland Crash Report\n--------------------------------------------\n";
     finalCrashReport += getRandomMessage();
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ void CrashReporter::createAndSaveCrash(int sig) {
     finalCrashReport += "Hyprland received signal ";
     finalCrashReport.writeNum(sig);
     finalCrashReport += '(';
-    finalCrashReport += sig_strsignal(sig);
+    finalCrashReport += sigStrsignal(sig);
     finalCrashReport += ")\nVersion: ";
     finalCrashReport += GIT_COMMIT_HASH;
     finalCrashReport += "\nTag: ";
@@ -122,9 +122,9 @@ void CrashReporter::createAndSaveCrash(int sig) {
     if (g_pPluginSystem && g_pPluginSystem->pluginCount() > 0) {
         finalCrashReport += "Hyprland seems to be running with plugins. This crash might not be Hyprland's fault.\nPlugins:\n";
 
-        size_t   count = g_pPluginSystem->pluginCount();
-        CPlugin* plugins[count];
-        g_pPluginSystem->sig_getPlugins(plugins, count);
+        const size_t          count = g_pPluginSystem->pluginCount();
+        std::vector<CPlugin*> plugins(count);
+        g_pPluginSystem->sigGetPlugins(plugins.data(), count);
 
         for (size_t i = 0; i < count; i++) {
             auto p = plugins[i];
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ void CrashReporter::createAndSaveCrash(int sig) {
 
     finalCrashReport += "GPU:\n\t";
 #if defined(__DragonFly__) || defined(__FreeBSD__)
-    finalCrashReport.writeCmdOutput("pciconf -lv | fgrep -A4 vga");
+    finalCrashReport.writeCmdOutput("pciconf -lv | grep -F -A4 vga");
 #else
     finalCrashReport.writeCmdOutput("lspci -vnn | grep VGA");
 #endif
@@ -241,5 +241,5 @@ void CrashReporter::createAndSaveCrash(int sig) {
 
     finalCrashReport += "\n\nLog tail:\n";
 
-    finalCrashReport += std::string_view(Debug::rollingLog).substr(Debug::rollingLog.find("\n") + 1);
+    finalCrashReport += std::string_view(Debug::rollingLog).substr(Debug::rollingLog.find('\n') + 1);
 }

src/debug/CrashReporter.hpp

@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 
 #include "../defines.hpp"
 
-namespace CrashReporter {
+namespace NCrashReporter {
     void createAndSaveCrash(int sig);
 };

src/debug/HyprCtl.cpp

@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 #include "HyprCtl.hpp"
 
+#include <algorithm>
 #include <format>
+#include <fstream>
+#include <iterator>
 #include <netinet/in.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <string.h>
+#include <cstdio>
+#include <cstdlib>
+#include <cstring>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
@@ -36,6 +39,7 @@ using namespace Hyprutils::String;
 #include "debug/RollingLogFollow.hpp"
 #include "config/ConfigManager.hpp"
 #include "helpers/MiscFunctions.hpp"
+#include "../version.h"
 
 static void trimTrailingComma(std::string& str) {
     if (!str.empty() && str.back() == ',')
@@ -54,7 +58,7 @@ static std::string formatToString(uint32_t drmFormat) {
     return "Invalid";
 }
 
-static std::string availableModesForOutput(CMonitor* pMonitor, eHyprCtlOutputFormat format) {
+static std::string availableModesForOutput(PHLMONITOR pMonitor, eHyprCtlOutputFormat format) {
     std::string result;
 
     for (auto const& m : pMonitor->output->modes) {
@@ -105,8 +109,10 @@ std::string CHyprCtl::getMonitorData(Hyprutils::Memory::CSharedPointer<CMonitor>
     "vrr": {},
     "solitary": "{:x}",
     "activelyTearing": {},
+    "directScanoutTo": "{:x}",
     "disabled": {},
     "currentFormat": "{}",
+    "mirrorOf": "{}",
     "availableModes": [{}]
 }},)#",
 
@@ -116,19 +122,21 @@ std::string CHyprCtl::getMonitorData(Hyprutils::Memory::CSharedPointer<CMonitor>
             escapeJSONStrings(m->activeSpecialWorkspace ? m->activeSpecialWorkspace->m_szName : ""), (int)m->vecReservedTopLeft.x, (int)m->vecReservedTopLeft.y,
             (int)m->vecReservedBottomRight.x, (int)m->vecReservedBottomRight.y, m->scale, (int)m->transform, (m == g_pCompositor->m_pLastMonitor ? "true" : "false"),
             (m->dpmsStatus ? "true" : "false"), (m->output->state->state().adaptiveSync ? "true" : "false"), (uint64_t)m->solitaryClient.get(),
-            (m->tearingState.activelyTearing ? "true" : "false"), (m->m_bEnabled ? "false" : "true"), formatToString(m->output->state->state().drmFormat),
-            availableModesForOutput(m.get(), format));
+            (m->tearingState.activelyTearing ? "true" : "false"), (uint64_t)m->lastScanout.get(), (m->m_bEnabled ? "false" : "true"),
+            formatToString(m->output->state->state().drmFormat), m->pMirrorOf ? std::format("{}", m->pMirrorOf->ID) : "none", availableModesForOutput(m, format));
 
     } else {
         result += std::format("Monitor {} (ID {}):\n\t{}x{}@{:.5f} at {}x{}\n\tdescription: {}\n\tmake: {}\n\tmodel: {}\n\tserial: {}\n\tactive workspace: {} ({})\n\t"
                               "special workspace: {} ({})\n\treserved: {} {} {} {}\n\tscale: {:.2f}\n\ttransform: {}\n\tfocused: {}\n\t"
-                              "dpmsStatus: {}\n\tvrr: {}\n\tsolitary: {:x}\n\tactivelyTearing: {}\n\tdisabled: {}\n\tcurrentFormat: {}\n\tavailableModes: {}\n\n",
+                              "dpmsStatus: {}\n\tvrr: {}\n\tsolitary: {:x}\n\tactivelyTearing: {}\n\tdirectScanoutTo: {:x}\n\tdisabled: {}\n\tcurrentFormat: {}\n\tmirrorOf: "
+                              "{}\n\tavailableModes: {}\n\n",
                               m->szName, m->ID, (int)m->vecPixelSize.x, (int)m->vecPixelSize.y, m->refreshRate, (int)m->vecPosition.x, (int)m->vecPosition.y, m->szShortDescription,
                               m->output->make, m->output->model, m->output->serial, m->activeWorkspaceID(), (!m->activeWorkspace ? "" : m->activeWorkspace->m_szName),
                               m->activeSpecialWorkspaceID(), (m->activeSpecialWorkspace ? m->activeSpecialWorkspace->m_szName : ""), (int)m->vecReservedTopLeft.x,
                               (int)m->vecReservedTopLeft.y, (int)m->vecReservedBottomRight.x, (int)m->vecReservedBottomRight.y, m->scale, (int)m->transform,
                               (m == g_pCompositor->m_pLastMonitor ? "yes" : "no"), (int)m->dpmsStatus, m->output->state->state().adaptiveSync, (uint64_t)m->solitaryClient.get(),
-                              m->tearingState.activelyTearing, !m->m_bEnabled, formatToString(m->output->state->state().drmFormat), availableModesForOutput(m.get(), format));
+                              m->tearingState.activelyTearing, (uint64_t)m->lastScanout.get(), !m->m_bEnabled, formatToString(m->output->state->state().drmFormat),
+                              m->pMirrorOf ? std::format("{}", m->pMirrorOf->ID) : "none", availableModesForOutput(m, format));
     }
 
     return result;
@@ -237,26 +245,27 @@ std::string CHyprCtl::getWindowData(PHLWINDOW w, eHyprCtlOutputFormat format) {
     "grouped": [{}],
     "tags": [{}],
     "swallowing": "0x{:x}",
-    "focusHistoryID": {}
+    "focusHistoryID": {},
+    "inhibitingIdle": {}
 }},)#",
             (uintptr_t)w.get(), (w->m_bIsMapped ? "true" : "false"), (w->isHidden() ? "true" : "false"), (int)w->m_vRealPosition.goal().x, (int)w->m_vRealPosition.goal().y,
             (int)w->m_vRealSize.goal().x, (int)w->m_vRealSize.goal().y, w->m_pWorkspace ? w->workspaceID() : WORKSPACE_INVALID,
             escapeJSONStrings(!w->m_pWorkspace ? "" : w->m_pWorkspace->m_szName), ((int)w->m_bIsFloating == 1 ? "true" : "false"), (w->m_bIsPseudotiled ? "true" : "false"),
-            (int64_t)w->m_iMonitorID, escapeJSONStrings(w->m_szClass), escapeJSONStrings(w->m_szTitle), escapeJSONStrings(w->m_szInitialClass),
+            (int64_t)w->monitorID(), escapeJSONStrings(w->m_szClass), escapeJSONStrings(w->m_szTitle), escapeJSONStrings(w->m_szInitialClass),
             escapeJSONStrings(w->m_szInitialTitle), w->getPID(), ((int)w->m_bIsX11 == 1 ? "true" : "false"), (w->m_bPinned ? "true" : "false"),
             (uint8_t)w->m_sFullscreenState.internal, (uint8_t)w->m_sFullscreenState.client, getGroupedData(w, format), getTagsData(w, format),
-            (uintptr_t)w->m_pSwallowed.lock().get(), getFocusHistoryID(w));
+            (uintptr_t)w->m_pSwallowed.lock().get(), getFocusHistoryID(w), (g_pInputManager->isWindowInhibiting(w, false) ? "true" : "false"));
     } else {
         return std::format(
             "Window {:x} -> {}:\n\tmapped: {}\n\thidden: {}\n\tat: {},{}\n\tsize: {},{}\n\tworkspace: {} ({})\n\tfloating: {}\n\tpseudo: {}\n\tmonitor: {}\n\tclass: {}\n\ttitle: "
             "{}\n\tinitialClass: {}\n\tinitialTitle: {}\n\tpid: "
             "{}\n\txwayland: {}\n\tpinned: "
-            "{}\n\tfullscreen: {}\n\tfullscreenClient: {}\n\tgrouped: {}\n\ttags: {}\n\tswallowing: {:x}\n\tfocusHistoryID: {}\n\n",
+            "{}\n\tfullscreen: {}\n\tfullscreenClient: {}\n\tgrouped: {}\n\ttags: {}\n\tswallowing: {:x}\n\tfocusHistoryID: {}\n\tinhibitingIdle: {}\n\n",
             (uintptr_t)w.get(), w->m_szTitle, (int)w->m_bIsMapped, (int)w->isHidden(), (int)w->m_vRealPosition.goal().x, (int)w->m_vRealPosition.goal().y,
             (int)w->m_vRealSize.goal().x, (int)w->m_vRealSize.goal().y, w->m_pWorkspace ? w->workspaceID() : WORKSPACE_INVALID, (!w->m_pWorkspace ? "" : w->m_pWorkspace->m_szName),
-            (int)w->m_bIsFloating, (int)w->m_bIsPseudotiled, (int64_t)w->m_iMonitorID, w->m_szClass, w->m_szTitle, w->m_szInitialClass, w->m_szInitialTitle, w->getPID(),
+            (int)w->m_bIsFloating, (int)w->m_bIsPseudotiled, (int64_t)w->monitorID(), w->m_szClass, w->m_szTitle, w->m_szInitialClass, w->m_szInitialTitle, w->getPID(),
             (int)w->m_bIsX11, (int)w->m_bPinned, (uint8_t)w->m_sFullscreenState.internal, (uint8_t)w->m_sFullscreenState.client, getGroupedData(w, format), getTagsData(w, format),
-            (uintptr_t)w->m_pSwallowed.lock().get(), getFocusHistoryID(w));
+            (uintptr_t)w->m_pSwallowed.lock().get(), getFocusHistoryID(w), (int)g_pInputManager->isWindowInhibiting(w, false));
     }
 }
 
@@ -288,7 +297,7 @@ std::string clientsRequest(eHyprCtlOutputFormat format, std::string request) {
 
 std::string CHyprCtl::getWorkspaceData(PHLWORKSPACE w, eHyprCtlOutputFormat format) {
     const auto PLASTW   = w->getLastFocusedWindow();
-    const auto PMONITOR = g_pCompositor->getMonitorFromID(w->m_iMonitorID);
+    const auto PMONITOR = w->m_pMonitor.lock();
     if (format == eHyprCtlOutputFormat::FORMAT_JSON) {
         return std::format(R"#({{
     "id": {},
@@ -301,12 +310,12 @@ std::string CHyprCtl::getWorkspaceData(PHLWORKSPACE w, eHyprCtlOutputFormat form
     "lastwindowtitle": "{}"
 }})#",
                            w->m_iID, escapeJSONStrings(w->m_szName), escapeJSONStrings(PMONITOR ? PMONITOR->szName : "?"),
-                           escapeJSONStrings(PMONITOR ? std::to_string(PMONITOR->ID) : "null"), g_pCompositor->getWindowsOnWorkspace(w->m_iID),
-                           ((int)w->m_bHasFullscreenWindow == 1 ? "true" : "false"), (uintptr_t)PLASTW.get(), PLASTW ? escapeJSONStrings(PLASTW->m_szTitle) : "");
+                           escapeJSONStrings(PMONITOR ? std::to_string(PMONITOR->ID) : "null"), w->getWindows(), ((int)w->m_bHasFullscreenWindow == 1 ? "true" : "false"),
+                           (uintptr_t)PLASTW.get(), PLASTW ? escapeJSONStrings(PLASTW->m_szTitle) : "");
     } else {
         return std::format("workspace ID {} ({}) on monitor {}:\n\tmonitorID: {}\n\twindows: {}\n\thasfullscreen: {}\n\tlastwindow: 0x{:x}\n\tlastwindowtitle: {}\n\n", w->m_iID,
-                           w->m_szName, PMONITOR ? PMONITOR->szName : "?", PMONITOR ? std::to_string(PMONITOR->ID) : "null", g_pCompositor->getWindowsOnWorkspace(w->m_iID),
-                           (int)w->m_bHasFullscreenWindow, (uintptr_t)PLASTW.get(), PLASTW ? PLASTW->m_szTitle : "");
+                           w->m_szName, PMONITOR ? PMONITOR->szName : "?", PMONITOR ? std::to_string(PMONITOR->ID) : "null", w->getWindows(), (int)w->m_bHasFullscreenWindow,
+                           (uintptr_t)PLASTW.get(), PLASTW ? PLASTW->m_szTitle : "");
     }
 }
 
@@ -529,7 +538,7 @@ std::string configErrorsRequest(eHyprCtlOutputFormat format, std::string request
     CVarList    errLines(currErrors, 0, '\n');
     if (format == eHyprCtlOutputFormat::FORMAT_JSON) {
         result += "[";
-        for (auto line : errLines) {
+        for (const auto& line : errLines) {
             result += std::format(
                 R"#(
 	"{}",)#",
@@ -539,7 +548,7 @@ std::string configErrorsRequest(eHyprCtlOutputFormat format, std::string request
         trimTrailingComma(result);
         result += "\n]\n";
     } else {
-        for (auto line : errLines) {
+        for (const auto& line : errLines) {
             result += std::format("{}\n", line);
         }
     }
@@ -549,6 +558,15 @@ std::string configErrorsRequest(eHyprCtlOutputFormat format, std::string request
 std::string devicesRequest(eHyprCtlOutputFormat format, std::string request) {
     std::string result = "";
 
+    auto        getModState = [](SP<IKeyboard> keyboard, const char* xkbModName) -> bool {
+        auto IDX = xkb_keymap_mod_get_index(keyboard->xkbKeymap, xkbModName);
+
+        if (IDX == XKB_MOD_INVALID)
+            return false;
+
+        return (keyboard->modifiersState.locked & (1 << IDX)) > 0;
+    };
+
     if (format == eHyprCtlOutputFormat::FORMAT_JSON) {
         result += "{\n";
         result += "\"mice\": [\n";
@@ -580,11 +598,13 @@ std::string devicesRequest(eHyprCtlOutputFormat format, std::string request) {
         "variant": "{}",
         "options": "{}",
         "active_keymap": "{}",
+        "capsLock": {},
+        "numLock": {},
         "main": {}
     }},)#",
                 (uintptr_t)k.get(), escapeJSONStrings(k->hlName), escapeJSONStrings(k->currentRules.rules), escapeJSONStrings(k->currentRules.model),
                 escapeJSONStrings(k->currentRules.layout), escapeJSONStrings(k->currentRules.variant), escapeJSONStrings(k->currentRules.options), escapeJSONStrings(KM),
-                (k->active ? "true" : "false"));
+                (getModState(k, XKB_MOD_NAME_CAPS) ? "true" : "false"), (getModState(k, XKB_MOD_NAME_NUM) ? "true" : "false"), (k->active ? "true" : "false"));
         }
 
         trimTrailingComma(result);
@@ -668,9 +688,11 @@ std::string devicesRequest(eHyprCtlOutputFormat format, std::string request) {
 
         for (auto const& k : g_pInputManager->m_vKeyboards) {
             const auto KM = k->getActiveLayout();
-            result += std::format("\tKeyboard at {:x}:\n\t\t{}\n\t\t\trules: r \"{}\", m \"{}\", l \"{}\", v \"{}\", o \"{}\"\n\t\t\tactive keymap: {}\n\t\t\tmain: {}\n",
-                                  (uintptr_t)k.get(), k->hlName, k->currentRules.rules, k->currentRules.model, k->currentRules.layout, k->currentRules.variant,
-                                  k->currentRules.options, KM, (k->active ? "yes" : "no"));
+            result +=
+                std::format("\tKeyboard at {:x}:\n\t\t{}\n\t\t\trules: r \"{}\", m \"{}\", l \"{}\", v \"{}\", o \"{}\"\n\t\t\tactive keymap: {}\n\t\t\tcapsLock: "
+                            "{}\n\t\t\tnumLock: {}\n\t\t\tmain: {}\n",
+                            (uintptr_t)k.get(), k->hlName, k->currentRules.rules, k->currentRules.model, k->currentRules.layout, k->currentRules.variant, k->currentRules.options,
+                            KM, (getModState(k, XKB_MOD_NAME_CAPS) ? "yes" : "no"), (getModState(k, XKB_MOD_NAME_NUM) ? "yes" : "no"), (k->active ? "yes" : "no"));
         }
 
         result += "\n\nTablets:\n";
@@ -796,28 +818,28 @@ std::string globalShortcutsRequest(eHyprCtlOutputFormat format, std::string requ
 std::string bindsRequest(eHyprCtlOutputFormat format, std::string request) {
     std::string ret = "";
     if (format == eHyprCtlOutputFormat::FORMAT_NORMAL) {
-        for (auto const& kb : g_pKeybindManager->m_lKeybinds) {
+        for (auto const& kb : g_pKeybindManager->m_vKeybinds) {
             ret += "bind";
-            if (kb.locked)
+            if (kb->locked)
                 ret += "l";
-            if (kb.mouse)
+            if (kb->mouse)
                 ret += "m";
-            if (kb.release)
+            if (kb->release)
                 ret += "r";
-            if (kb.repeat)
+            if (kb->repeat)
                 ret += "e";
-            if (kb.nonConsuming)
+            if (kb->nonConsuming)
                 ret += "n";
-            if (kb.hasDescription)
+            if (kb->hasDescription)
                 ret += "d";
 
-            ret += std::format("\n\tmodmask: {}\n\tsubmap: {}\n\tkey: {}\n\tkeycode: {}\n\tcatchall: {}\n\tdescription: {}\n\tdispatcher: {}\n\targ: {}\n\n", kb.modmask, kb.submap,
-                               kb.key, kb.keycode, kb.catchAll, kb.description, kb.handler, kb.arg);
+            ret += std::format("\n\tmodmask: {}\n\tsubmap: {}\n\tkey: {}\n\tkeycode: {}\n\tcatchall: {}\n\tdescription: {}\n\tdispatcher: {}\n\targ: {}\n\n", kb->modmask,
+                               kb->submap, kb->key, kb->keycode, kb->catchAll, kb->description, kb->handler, kb->arg);
         }
     } else {
         // json
         ret += "[";
-        for (auto const& kb : g_pKeybindManager->m_lKeybinds) {
+        for (auto const& kb : g_pKeybindManager->m_vKeybinds) {
             ret += std::format(
                 R"#(
 {{
@@ -825,6 +847,7 @@ std::string bindsRequest(eHyprCtlOutputFormat format, std::string request) {
     "mouse": {},
     "release": {},
     "repeat": {},
+    "longPress": {},
     "non_consuming": {},
     "has_description": {},
     "modmask": {},
@@ -836,9 +859,9 @@ std::string bindsRequest(eHyprCtlOutputFormat format, std::string request) {
     "dispatcher": "{}",
     "arg": "{}"
 }},)#",
-                kb.locked ? "true" : "false", kb.mouse ? "true" : "false", kb.release ? "true" : "false", kb.repeat ? "true" : "false", kb.nonConsuming ? "true" : "false",
-                kb.hasDescription ? "true" : "false", kb.modmask, escapeJSONStrings(kb.submap), escapeJSONStrings(kb.key), kb.keycode, kb.catchAll ? "true" : "false",
-                escapeJSONStrings(kb.description), escapeJSONStrings(kb.handler), escapeJSONStrings(kb.arg));
+                kb->locked ? "true" : "false", kb->mouse ? "true" : "false", kb->release ? "true" : "false", kb->repeat ? "true" : "false", kb->longPress ? "true" : "false",
+                kb->nonConsuming ? "true" : "false", kb->hasDescription ? "true" : "false", kb->modmask, escapeJSONStrings(kb->submap), escapeJSONStrings(kb->key), kb->keycode,
+                kb->catchAll ? "true" : "false", escapeJSONStrings(kb->description), escapeJSONStrings(kb->handler), escapeJSONStrings(kb->arg));
         }
         trimTrailingComma(ret);
         ret += "]";
@@ -853,40 +876,52 @@ std::string versionRequest(eHyprCtlOutputFormat format, std::string request) {
     std::replace(commitMsg.begin(), commitMsg.end(), '#', ' ');
 
     if (format == eHyprCtlOutputFormat::FORMAT_NORMAL) {
-        std::string result = "Hyprland, built from branch " + std::string(GIT_BRANCH) + " at commit " + GIT_COMMIT_HASH + " " + GIT_DIRTY + " (" + commitMsg +
-            ").\nDate: " + GIT_COMMIT_DATE + "\nTag: " + GIT_TAG + ", commits: " + GIT_COMMITS + std::string{"\nbuilt against aquamarine "} + AQUAMARINE_VERSION + "\n" +
-            "\n\nflags: (if any)\n";
+        std::string result = std::format("Hyprland {} built from branch {} at commit {} {} ({}).\n"
+                                         "Date: {}\n"
+                                         "Tag: {}, commits: {}\n"
+                                         "built against:\n aquamarine {}\n hyprlang {}\n hyprutils {}\n hyprcursor {}\n hyprgraphics {}\n\n\n",
+                                         HYPRLAND_VERSION, GIT_BRANCH, GIT_COMMIT_HASH, GIT_DIRTY, commitMsg, GIT_COMMIT_DATE, GIT_TAG, GIT_COMMITS, AQUAMARINE_VERSION,
+                                         HYPRLANG_VERSION, HYPRUTILS_VERSION, HYPRCURSOR_VERSION, HYPRGRAPHICS_VERSION);
 
+#if (!defined(LEGACY_RENDERER) && !defined(ISDEBUG) && !defined(NO_XWAYLAND))
+        result += "no flags were set\n";
+#else
+        result += "flags set:\n";
 #ifdef LEGACY_RENDERER
         result += "legacyrenderer\n";
 #endif
-#ifndef ISDEBUG
+#ifdef ISDEBUG
         result += "debug\n";
 #endif
 #ifdef NO_XWAYLAND
         result += "no xwayland\n";
 #endif
-
+#endif
         return result;
     } else {
         std::string result = std::format(
             R"#({{
     "branch": "{}",
     "commit": "{}",
+    "version": "{}",
     "dirty": {},
     "commit_message": "{}",
     "commit_date": "{}",
     "tag": "{}",
     "commits": "{}",
     "buildAquamarine": "{}",
+    "buildHyprlang": "{}",
+    "buildHyprutils": "{}",
+    "buildHyprcursor": "{}",
+    "buildHyprgraphics": "{}",
     "flags": [)#",
-            GIT_BRANCH, GIT_COMMIT_HASH, (strcmp(GIT_DIRTY, "dirty") == 0 ? "true" : "false"), escapeJSONStrings(commitMsg), GIT_COMMIT_DATE, GIT_TAG, GIT_COMMITS,
-            AQUAMARINE_VERSION);
+            GIT_BRANCH, GIT_COMMIT_HASH, HYPRLAND_VERSION, (strcmp(GIT_DIRTY, "dirty") == 0 ? "true" : "false"), escapeJSONStrings(commitMsg), GIT_COMMIT_DATE, GIT_TAG,
+            GIT_COMMITS, AQUAMARINE_VERSION, HYPRLANG_VERSION, HYPRUTILS_VERSION, HYPRCURSOR_VERSION, HYPRGRAPHICS_VERSION);
 
 #ifdef LEGACY_RENDERER
         result += "\"legacyrenderer\",";
 #endif
-#ifndef ISDEBUG
+#ifdef ISDEBUG
         result += "\"debug\",";
 #endif
 #ifdef NO_XWAYLAND
@@ -920,18 +955,51 @@ std::string systemInfoRequest(eHyprCtlOutputFormat format, std::string request)
     result += "\n\n";
 
 #if defined(__DragonFly__) || defined(__FreeBSD__)
-    const std::string GPUINFO = execAndGet("pciconf -lv | fgrep -A4 vga");
+    const std::string GPUINFO = execAndGet("pciconf -lv | grep -F -A4 vga");
 #elif defined(__arm__) || defined(__aarch64__)
-    const std::string GPUINFO = execAndGet("cat /proc/device-tree/soc*/gpu*/compatible");
+    std::string                 GPUINFO;
+    const std::filesystem::path dev_tree = "/proc/device-tree";
+    try {
+        if (std::filesystem::exists(dev_tree) && std::filesystem::is_directory(dev_tree)) {
+            std::for_each(std::filesystem::directory_iterator(dev_tree), std::filesystem::directory_iterator{}, [&](const std::filesystem::directory_entry& entry) {
+                if (std::filesystem::is_directory(entry) && entry.path().filename().string().starts_with("soc")) {
+                    std::for_each(std::filesystem::directory_iterator(entry.path()), std::filesystem::directory_iterator{}, [&](const std::filesystem::directory_entry& sub_entry) {
+                        if (std::filesystem::is_directory(sub_entry) && sub_entry.path().filename().string().starts_with("gpu")) {
+                            std::filesystem::path file_path = sub_entry.path() / "compatible";
+                            std::ifstream         file(file_path);
+                            if (file)
+                                GPUINFO.append(std::istreambuf_iterator<char>(file), std::istreambuf_iterator<char>());
+                        }
+                    });
+                }
+            });
+        }
+    } catch (...) { GPUINFO = "error"; }
 #else
     const std::string GPUINFO = execAndGet("lspci -vnn | grep VGA");
 #endif
     result += "GPU information: \n" + GPUINFO;
-    if (GPUINFO.contains("NVIDIA") && std::filesystem::exists("/proc/driver/nvidia/version"))
-        result += execAndGet("cat /proc/driver/nvidia/version | grep NVRM");
+    if (GPUINFO.contains("NVIDIA") && std::filesystem::exists("/proc/driver/nvidia/version")) {
+        std::ifstream file("/proc/driver/nvidia/version");
+        std::string   line;
+        if (file.is_open()) {
+            while (std::getline(file, line)) {
+                if (!line.contains("NVRM"))
+                    continue;
+                result += line;
+                result += "\n";
+            }
+        } else
+            result += "error";
+    }
     result += "\n\n";
 
-    result += "os-release: " + execAndGet("cat /etc/os-release") + "\n\n";
+    if (std::ifstream file("/etc/os-release"); file.is_open()) {
+        std::stringstream buffer;
+        buffer << file.rdbuf();
+        result += "os-release: " + buffer.str() + "\n\n";
+    } else
+        result += "os-release: error\n\n";
 
     result += "plugins:\n";
     if (g_pPluginSystem) {
@@ -1021,9 +1089,10 @@ std::string dispatchKeyword(eHyprCtlOutputFormat format, std::string in) {
     }
 
     // decorations will probably need a repaint
-    if (COMMAND.contains("decoration:") || COMMAND.contains("border") || COMMAND == "workspace" || COMMAND.contains("zoom_factor") || COMMAND == "source") {
+    if (COMMAND.contains("decoration:") || COMMAND.contains("border") || COMMAND == "workspace" || COMMAND.contains("zoom_factor") || COMMAND == "source" ||
+        COMMAND.starts_with("windowrule")) {
         for (auto const& m : g_pCompositor->m_vMonitors) {
-            g_pHyprRenderer->damageMonitor(m.get());
+            g_pHyprRenderer->damageMonitor(m);
             g_pLayoutManager->getCurrentLayout()->recalculateMonitor(m->ID);
         }
     }
@@ -1226,7 +1295,7 @@ std::string dispatchSeterror(eHyprCtlOutputFormat format, std::string request) {
         return "ok";
     }
 
-    const CColor COLOR = configStringToInt(vars[1]);
+    const CHyprColor COLOR = configStringToInt(vars[1]).value_or(0);
 
     for (size_t i = 2; i < vars.size(); ++i)
         errorMessage += vars[i] + ' ';
@@ -1242,101 +1311,8 @@ std::string dispatchSeterror(eHyprCtlOutputFormat format, std::string request) {
 }
 
 std::string dispatchSetProp(eHyprCtlOutputFormat format, std::string request) {
-    CVarList vars(request, 0, ' ');
-
-    if (vars.size() < 4)
-        return "not enough args";
-
-    const auto PLASTWINDOW = g_pCompositor->m_pLastWindow.lock();
-    const auto PWINDOW     = g_pCompositor->getWindowByRegex(vars[1]);
-
-    if (!PWINDOW)
-        return "window not found";
-
-    const auto PROP = vars[2];
-    const auto VAL  = vars[3];
-
-    bool       noFocus = PWINDOW->m_sWindowData.noFocus.valueOrDefault();
-
-    try {
-        if (PROP == "animationstyle") {
-            PWINDOW->m_sWindowData.animationStyle = CWindowOverridableVar(VAL, PRIORITY_SET_PROP);
-        } else if (PROP == "maxsize") {
-            PWINDOW->m_sWindowData.maxSize = CWindowOverridableVar(configStringToVector2D(VAL + " " + vars[4]), PRIORITY_SET_PROP);
-            PWINDOW->m_vRealSize           = Vector2D(std::min((double)PWINDOW->m_sWindowData.maxSize.value().x, PWINDOW->m_vRealSize.goal().x),
-                                                      std::min((double)PWINDOW->m_sWindowData.maxSize.value().y, PWINDOW->m_vRealSize.goal().y));
-            g_pXWaylandManager->setWindowSize(PWINDOW, PWINDOW->m_vRealSize.goal());
-            PWINDOW->setHidden(false);
-        } else if (PROP == "minsize") {
-            PWINDOW->m_sWindowData.minSize = CWindowOverridableVar(configStringToVector2D(VAL + " " + vars[4]), PRIORITY_SET_PROP);
-            PWINDOW->m_vRealSize           = Vector2D(std::max((double)PWINDOW->m_sWindowData.minSize.value().x, PWINDOW->m_vRealSize.goal().x),
-                                                      std::max((double)PWINDOW->m_sWindowData.minSize.value().y, PWINDOW->m_vRealSize.goal().y));
-            g_pXWaylandManager->setWindowSize(PWINDOW, PWINDOW->m_vRealSize.goal());
-            PWINDOW->setHidden(false);
-        } else if (PROP == "alpha") {
-            PWINDOW->m_sWindowData.alpha = CWindowOverridableVar(SAlphaValue{std::stof(VAL), PWINDOW->m_sWindowData.alpha.valueOrDefault().m_bOverride}, PRIORITY_SET_PROP);
-        } else if (PROP == "alphainactive") {
-            PWINDOW->m_sWindowData.alphaInactive =
-                CWindowOverridableVar(SAlphaValue{std::stof(VAL), PWINDOW->m_sWindowData.alphaInactive.valueOrDefault().m_bOverride}, PRIORITY_SET_PROP);
-        } else if (PROP == "alphafullscreen") {
-            PWINDOW->m_sWindowData.alphaFullscreen =
-                CWindowOverridableVar(SAlphaValue{std::stof(VAL), PWINDOW->m_sWindowData.alphaFullscreen.valueOrDefault().m_bOverride}, PRIORITY_SET_PROP);
-        } else if (PROP == "alphaoverride") {
-            PWINDOW->m_sWindowData.alpha =
-                CWindowOverridableVar(SAlphaValue{PWINDOW->m_sWindowData.alpha.valueOrDefault().m_fAlpha, (bool)configStringToInt(VAL)}, PRIORITY_SET_PROP);
-        } else if (PROP == "alphainactiveoverride") {
-            PWINDOW->m_sWindowData.alphaInactive =
-                CWindowOverridableVar(SAlphaValue{PWINDOW->m_sWindowData.alphaInactive.valueOrDefault().m_fAlpha, (bool)configStringToInt(VAL)}, PRIORITY_SET_PROP);
-        } else if (PROP == "alphafullscreenoverride") {
-            PWINDOW->m_sWindowData.alphaFullscreen =
-                CWindowOverridableVar(SAlphaValue{PWINDOW->m_sWindowData.alphaFullscreen.valueOrDefault().m_fAlpha, (bool)configStringToInt(VAL)}, PRIORITY_SET_PROP);
-        } else if (PROP == "activebordercolor" || PROP == "inactivebordercolor") {
-            CGradientValueData colorData = {};
-            if (vars.size() > 4) {
-                for (int i = 3; i < static_cast<int>(vars.size()); ++i) {
-                    const auto TOKEN = vars[i];
-                    if (TOKEN.ends_with("deg"))
-                        colorData.m_fAngle = std::stoi(TOKEN.substr(0, TOKEN.size() - 3)) * (PI / 180.0);
-                    else
-                        colorData.m_vColors.push_back(configStringToInt(TOKEN));
-                }
-            } else if (VAL != "-1")
-                colorData.m_vColors.push_back(configStringToInt(VAL));
-
-            if (PROP == "activebordercolor")
-                PWINDOW->m_sWindowData.activeBorderColor = CWindowOverridableVar(colorData, PRIORITY_SET_PROP);
-            else
-                PWINDOW->m_sWindowData.inactiveBorderColor = CWindowOverridableVar(colorData, PRIORITY_SET_PROP);
-        } else if (auto search = g_pConfigManager->mbWindowProperties.find(PROP); search != g_pConfigManager->mbWindowProperties.end()) {
-            auto pWindowDataElement = search->second(PWINDOW);
-            if (VAL == "toggle")
-                *pWindowDataElement = CWindowOverridableVar(!pWindowDataElement->valueOrDefault(), PRIORITY_SET_PROP);
-            else if (VAL == "unset")
-                pWindowDataElement->unset(PRIORITY_SET_PROP);
-            else
-                *pWindowDataElement = CWindowOverridableVar((bool)configStringToInt(VAL), PRIORITY_SET_PROP);
-        } else if (auto search = g_pConfigManager->miWindowProperties.find(PROP); search != g_pConfigManager->miWindowProperties.end()) {
-            if (VAL == "unset")
-                search->second(PWINDOW)->unset(PRIORITY_SET_PROP);
-            else
-                *(search->second(PWINDOW)) = CWindowOverridableVar((int)configStringToInt(VAL), PRIORITY_SET_PROP);
-        } else {
-            return "prop not found";
-        }
-    } catch (std::exception& e) { return "error in parsing prop value: " + std::string(e.what()); }
-
-    g_pCompositor->updateAllWindowsAnimatedDecorationValues();
-
-    if (!(PWINDOW->m_sWindowData.noFocus.valueOrDefault() == noFocus)) {
-        g_pCompositor->focusWindow(nullptr);
-        g_pCompositor->focusWindow(PWINDOW);
-        g_pCompositor->focusWindow(PLASTWINDOW);
-    }
-
-    for (auto const& m : g_pCompositor->m_vMonitors)
-        g_pLayoutManager->getCurrentLayout()->recalculateMonitor(m->ID);
-
-    return "ok";
+    auto result = g_pKeybindManager->m_mDispatchers["setprop"](request.substr(request.find_first_of(' ') + 1, -1));
+    return "DEPRECATED: use hyprctl dispatch setprop instead" + (result.success ? "" : "\n" + result.error);
 }
 
 std::string dispatchGetOption(eHyprCtlOutputFormat format, std::string request) {
@@ -1380,17 +1356,16 @@ std::string dispatchGetOption(eHyprCtlOutputFormat format, std::string request)
             return std::format("custom type: {}\nset: {}", ((ICustomConfigValueData*)std::any_cast<void*>(VAL))->toString(), VAR->m_bSetByUser);
     } else {
         if (TYPE == typeid(Hyprlang::INT))
-            return std::format("{{\"option\": \"{}\", \"int\": {}, \"set\": {} }}", curitem, std::any_cast<Hyprlang::INT>(VAL), VAR->m_bSetByUser);
+            return std::format(R"({{"option": "{}", "int": {}, "set": {} }})", curitem, std::any_cast<Hyprlang::INT>(VAL), VAR->m_bSetByUser);
         else if (TYPE == typeid(Hyprlang::FLOAT))
-            return std::format("{{\"option\": \"{}\", \"float\": {:2f}, \"set\": {} }}", curitem, std::any_cast<Hyprlang::FLOAT>(VAL), VAR->m_bSetByUser);
+            return std::format(R"({{"option": "{}", "float": {:2f}, "set": {} }})", curitem, std::any_cast<Hyprlang::FLOAT>(VAL), VAR->m_bSetByUser);
         else if (TYPE == typeid(Hyprlang::VEC2))
-            return std::format("{{\"option\": \"{}\", \"vec2\": [{},{}], \"set\": {} }}", curitem, std::any_cast<Hyprlang::VEC2>(VAL).x, std::any_cast<Hyprlang::VEC2>(VAL).y,
+            return std::format(R"({{"option": "{}", "vec2": [{},{}], "set": {} }})", curitem, std::any_cast<Hyprlang::VEC2>(VAL).x, std::any_cast<Hyprlang::VEC2>(VAL).y,
                                VAR->m_bSetByUser);
         else if (TYPE == typeid(Hyprlang::STRING))
-            return std::format("{{\"option\": \"{}\", \"str\": \"{}\", \"set\": {} }}", curitem, escapeJSONStrings(std::any_cast<Hyprlang::STRING>(VAL)), VAR->m_bSetByUser);
+            return std::format(R"({{"option": "{}", "str": "{}", "set": {} }})", curitem, escapeJSONStrings(std::any_cast<Hyprlang::STRING>(VAL)), VAR->m_bSetByUser);
         else if (TYPE == typeid(void*))
-            return std::format("{{\"option\": \"{}\", \"custom\": \"{}\", \"set\": {} }}", curitem, ((ICustomConfigValueData*)std::any_cast<void*>(VAL))->toString(),
-                               VAR->m_bSetByUser);
+            return std::format(R"({{"option": "{}", "custom": "{}", "set": {} }})", curitem, ((ICustomConfigValueData*)std::any_cast<void*>(VAL))->toString(), VAR->m_bSetByUser);
     }
 
     return "invalid type (internal error)";
@@ -1505,17 +1480,40 @@ std::string dispatchPlugin(eHyprCtlOutputFormat format, std::string request) {
 
         g_pPluginSystem->unloadPlugin(PLUGIN);
     } else if (OPERATION == "list") {
-        const auto PLUGINS = g_pPluginSystem->getAllPlugins();
+        const auto  PLUGINS = g_pPluginSystem->getAllPlugins();
+        std::string result  = "";
 
-        if (PLUGINS.size() == 0)
-            return "no plugins loaded";
+        if (format == eHyprCtlOutputFormat::FORMAT_JSON) {
+            result += "[";
 
-        std::string list = "";
-        for (auto const& p : PLUGINS) {
-            list += std::format("\nPlugin {} by {}:\n\tHandle: {:x}\n\tVersion: {}\n\tDescription: {}\n", p->name, p->author, (uintptr_t)p->m_pHandle, p->version, p->description);
+            if (PLUGINS.size() == 0)
+                return "[]";
+
+            for (auto const& p : PLUGINS) {
+                result += std::format(
+                    R"#(
+{{
+    "name": "{}",
+    "author": "{}",
+    "handle": "{:x}",
+    "version": "{}",
+    "description": "{}"
+}},)#",
+                    escapeJSONStrings(p->name), escapeJSONStrings(p->author), (uintptr_t)p->m_pHandle, escapeJSONStrings(p->version), escapeJSONStrings(p->description));
+            }
+            trimTrailingComma(result);
+            result += "]";
+        } else {
+            if (PLUGINS.size() == 0)
+                return "no plugins loaded";
+
+            for (auto const& p : PLUGINS) {
+                result +=
+                    std::format("\nPlugin {} by {}:\n\tHandle: {:x}\n\tVersion: {}\n\tDescription: {}\n", p->name, p->author, (uintptr_t)p->m_pHandle, p->version, p->description);
+            }
         }
 
-        return list;
+        return result;
     } else {
         return "unknown opt";
     }
@@ -1539,9 +1537,8 @@ std::string dispatchNotify(eHyprCtlOutputFormat format, std::string request) {
         icon = std::stoi(ICON);
     } catch (std::exception& e) { return "invalid arg 1"; }
 
-    if (icon > ICON_NONE || icon < 0) {
+    if (icon > ICON_NONE || icon < 0)
         icon = ICON_NONE;
-    }
 
     const auto TIME = vars[2];
     int        time = 0;
@@ -1549,10 +1546,13 @@ std::string dispatchNotify(eHyprCtlOutputFormat format, std::string request) {
         time = std::stoi(TIME);
     } catch (std::exception& e) { return "invalid arg 2"; }
 
-    CColor color = configStringToInt(vars[3]);
+    const auto COLOR_RESULT = configStringToInt(vars[3]);
+    if (!COLOR_RESULT)
+        return "invalid arg 3";
+    CHyprColor color = *COLOR_RESULT;
 
-    size_t msgidx   = 4;
-    float  fontsize = 13.f;
+    size_t     msgidx   = 4;
+    float      fontsize = 13.f;
     if (vars[msgidx].length() > 9 && vars[msgidx].compare(0, 9, "fontsize:") == 0) {
         const auto FONTSIZE = vars[msgidx].substr(9);
 
@@ -1771,8 +1771,16 @@ std::string CHyprCtl::getReply(std::string request) {
             rd.blurFBDirty = true;
         }
 
+        for (auto const& w : g_pCompositor->m_vWindows) {
+            if (!w->m_bIsMapped || !w->m_pWorkspace || !w->m_pWorkspace->isVisible())
+                continue;
+
+            w->updateDynamicRules();
+            g_pCompositor->updateWindowAnimatedDecorationValues(w);
+        }
+
         for (auto const& m : g_pCompositor->m_vMonitors) {
-            g_pHyprRenderer->damageMonitor(m.get());
+            g_pHyprRenderer->damageMonitor(m);
             g_pLayoutManager->getCurrentLayout()->recalculateMonitor(m->ID);
         }
     }
@@ -1802,13 +1810,13 @@ void runWritingDebugLogThread(const int conn) {
     Debug::log(LOG, "In followlog thread, got connection, start writing: {}", conn);
     //will be finished, when reading side close connection
     std::thread([conn]() {
-        while (Debug::RollingLogFollow::Get().IsRunning()) {
-            if (Debug::RollingLogFollow::Get().isEmpty(conn)) {
+        while (Debug::SRollingLogFollow::get().isRunning()) {
+            if (Debug::SRollingLogFollow::get().isEmpty(conn)) {
                 std::this_thread::sleep_for(1000ms);
                 continue;
             }
 
-            auto line = Debug::RollingLogFollow::Get().GetLog(conn);
+            auto line = Debug::SRollingLogFollow::get().getLog(conn);
             if (!successWrite(conn, line))
                 // We cannot write, when connection is closed. So thread will successfully exit by itself
                 break;
@@ -1816,7 +1824,7 @@ void runWritingDebugLogThread(const int conn) {
             std::this_thread::sleep_for(100ms);
         }
         close(conn);
-        Debug::RollingLogFollow::Get().StopFor(conn);
+        Debug::SRollingLogFollow::get().stopFor(conn);
     }).detach();
 }
 
@@ -1875,9 +1883,9 @@ int hyprCtlFDTick(int fd, uint32_t mask, void* data) {
 
     if (isFollowUpRollingLogRequest(request)) {
         Debug::log(LOG, "Followup rollinglog request received. Starting thread to write to socket.");
-        Debug::RollingLogFollow::Get().StartFor(ACCEPTEDCONNECTION);
+        Debug::SRollingLogFollow::get().startFor(ACCEPTEDCONNECTION);
         runWritingDebugLogThread(ACCEPTEDCONNECTION);
-        Debug::log(LOG, Debug::RollingLogFollow::Get().DebugInfo());
+        Debug::log(LOG, Debug::SRollingLogFollow::get().debugInfo());
     } else
         close(ACCEPTEDCONNECTION);
 

src/debug/HyprCtl.hpp

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 // exposed for main.cpp
 std::string systemInfoRequest(eHyprCtlOutputFormat format, std::string request);
+std::string versionRequest(eHyprCtlOutputFormat format, std::string request);
 
 class CHyprCtl {
   public:

src/debug/HyprDebugOverlay.cpp

@@ -7,8 +7,13 @@ CHyprDebugOverlay::CHyprDebugOverlay() {
     m_pTexture = makeShared<CTexture>();
 }
 
-void CHyprMonitorDebugOverlay::renderData(CMonitor* pMonitor, float durationUs) {
-    m_dLastRenderTimes.push_back(durationUs / 1000.f);
+void CHyprMonitorDebugOverlay::renderData(PHLMONITOR pMonitor, float durationUs) {
+    static auto PDEBUGOVERLAY = CConfigValue<Hyprlang::INT>("debug:overlay");
+
+    if (!*PDEBUGOVERLAY)
+        return;
+
+    m_dLastRenderTimes.emplace_back(durationUs / 1000.f);
 
     if (m_dLastRenderTimes.size() > (long unsigned int)pMonitor->refreshRate)
         m_dLastRenderTimes.pop_front();
@@ -17,8 +22,13 @@ void CHyprMonitorDebugOverlay::renderData(CMonitor* pMonitor, float durationUs)
         m_pMonitor = pMonitor;
 }
 
-void CHyprMonitorDebugOverlay::renderDataNoOverlay(CMonitor* pMonitor, float durationUs) {
-    m_dLastRenderTimesNoOverlay.push_back(durationUs / 1000.f);
+void CHyprMonitorDebugOverlay::renderDataNoOverlay(PHLMONITOR pMonitor, float durationUs) {
+    static auto PDEBUGOVERLAY = CConfigValue<Hyprlang::INT>("debug:overlay");
+
+    if (!*PDEBUGOVERLAY)
+        return;
+
+    m_dLastRenderTimesNoOverlay.emplace_back(durationUs / 1000.f);
 
     if (m_dLastRenderTimesNoOverlay.size() > (long unsigned int)pMonitor->refreshRate)
         m_dLastRenderTimesNoOverlay.pop_front();
@@ -27,8 +37,13 @@ void CHyprMonitorDebugOverlay::renderDataNoOverlay(CMonitor* pMonitor, float dur
         m_pMonitor = pMonitor;
 }
 
-void CHyprMonitorDebugOverlay::frameData(CMonitor* pMonitor) {
-    m_dLastFrametimes.push_back(std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::microseconds>(std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now() - m_tpLastFrame).count() / 1000.f);
+void CHyprMonitorDebugOverlay::frameData(PHLMONITOR pMonitor) {
+    static auto PDEBUGOVERLAY = CConfigValue<Hyprlang::INT>("debug:overlay");
+
+    if (!*PDEBUGOVERLAY)
+        return;
+
+    m_dLastFrametimes.emplace_back(std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::microseconds>(std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now() - m_tpLastFrame).count() / 1000.f);
 
     if (m_dLastFrametimes.size() > (long unsigned int)pMonitor->refreshRate)
         m_dLastFrametimes.pop_front();
@@ -39,7 +54,7 @@ void CHyprMonitorDebugOverlay::frameData(CMonitor* pMonitor) {
         m_pMonitor = pMonitor;
 
     // anim data too
-    const auto PMONITORFORTICKS = g_pHyprRenderer->m_pMostHzMonitor ? g_pHyprRenderer->m_pMostHzMonitor : g_pCompositor->m_pLastMonitor.get();
+    const auto PMONITORFORTICKS = g_pHyprRenderer->m_pMostHzMonitor ? g_pHyprRenderer->m_pMostHzMonitor.lock() : g_pCompositor->m_pLastMonitor.lock();
     if (PMONITORFORTICKS) {
         if (m_dLastAnimationTicks.size() > (long unsigned int)PMONITORFORTICKS->refreshRate)
             m_dLastAnimationTicks.pop_front();
@@ -188,21 +203,36 @@ int CHyprMonitorDebugOverlay::draw(int offset) {
     return posY - offset;
 }
 
-void CHyprDebugOverlay::renderData(CMonitor* pMonitor, float durationUs) {
+void CHyprDebugOverlay::renderData(PHLMONITOR pMonitor, float durationUs) {
+    static auto PDEBUGOVERLAY = CConfigValue<Hyprlang::INT>("debug:overlay");
+
+    if (!*PDEBUGOVERLAY)
+        return;
+
     m_mMonitorOverlays[pMonitor].renderData(pMonitor, durationUs);
 }
 
-void CHyprDebugOverlay::renderDataNoOverlay(CMonitor* pMonitor, float durationUs) {
+void CHyprDebugOverlay::renderDataNoOverlay(PHLMONITOR pMonitor, float durationUs) {
+    static auto PDEBUGOVERLAY = CConfigValue<Hyprlang::INT>("debug:overlay");
+
+    if (!*PDEBUGOVERLAY)
+        return;
+
     m_mMonitorOverlays[pMonitor].renderDataNoOverlay(pMonitor, durationUs);
 }
 
-void CHyprDebugOverlay::frameData(CMonitor* pMonitor) {
+void CHyprDebugOverlay::frameData(PHLMONITOR pMonitor) {
+    static auto PDEBUGOVERLAY = CConfigValue<Hyprlang::INT>("debug:overlay");
+
+    if (!*PDEBUGOVERLAY)
+        return;
+
     m_mMonitorOverlays[pMonitor].frameData(pMonitor);
 }
 
 void CHyprDebugOverlay::draw() {
 
-    const auto PMONITOR = g_pCompositor->m_vMonitors.front().get();
+    const auto PMONITOR = g_pCompositor->m_vMonitors.front();
 
     if (!m_pCairoSurface || !m_pCairo) {
         m_pCairoSurface = cairo_image_surface_create(CAIRO_FORMAT_ARGB32, PMONITOR->vecPixelSize.x, PMONITOR->vecPixelSize.y);
@@ -218,7 +248,7 @@ void CHyprDebugOverlay::draw() {
     // draw the things
     int offsetY = 0;
     for (auto const& m : g_pCompositor->m_vMonitors) {
-        offsetY += m_mMonitorOverlays[m.get()].draw(offsetY);
+        offsetY += m_mMonitorOverlays[m].draw(offsetY);
         offsetY += 5; // for padding between mons
     }
 

src/debug/HyprDebugOverlay.hpp

@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 #include "../defines.hpp"
 #include "../helpers/Monitor.hpp"
 #include "../render/Texture.hpp"
-#include <deque>
 #include <cairo/cairo.h>
-#include <unordered_map>
+#include <map>
+#include <deque>
 
 class CHyprRenderer;
 
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ class CHyprMonitorDebugOverlay {
   public:
     int  draw(int offset);
 
-    void renderData(CMonitor* pMonitor, float durationUs);
-    void renderDataNoOverlay(CMonitor* pMonitor, float durationUs);
-    void frameData(CMonitor* pMonitor);
+    void renderData(PHLMONITOR pMonitor, float durationUs);
+    void renderDataNoOverlay(PHLMONITOR pMonitor, float durationUs);
+    void frameData(PHLMONITOR pMonitor);
 
   private:
     std::deque<float>                              m_dLastFrametimes;
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class CHyprMonitorDebugOverlay {
     std::deque<float>                              m_dLastRenderTimesNoOverlay;
     std::deque<float>                              m_dLastAnimationTicks;
     std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::time_point m_tpLastFrame;
-    CMonitor*                                      m_pMonitor = nullptr;
+    PHLMONITORREF                                  m_pMonitor;
     CBox                                           m_wbLastDrawnBox;
 
     friend class CHyprRenderer;
@@ -33,17 +33,17 @@ class CHyprDebugOverlay {
   public:
     CHyprDebugOverlay();
     void draw();
-    void renderData(CMonitor*, float durationUs);
-    void renderDataNoOverlay(CMonitor*, float durationUs);
-    void frameData(CMonitor*);
+    void renderData(PHLMONITOR, float durationUs);
+    void renderDataNoOverlay(PHLMONITOR, float durationUs);
+    void frameData(PHLMONITOR);
 
   private:
-    std::unordered_map<CMonitor*, CHyprMonitorDebugOverlay> m_mMonitorOverlays;
+    std::map<PHLMONITORREF, CHyprMonitorDebugOverlay> m_mMonitorOverlays;
 
-    cairo_surface_t*                                        m_pCairoSurface = nullptr;
-    cairo_t*                                                m_pCairo        = nullptr;
+    cairo_surface_t*                                  m_pCairoSurface = nullptr;
+    cairo_t*                                          m_pCairo        = nullptr;
 
-    SP<CTexture>                                            m_pTexture;
+    SP<CTexture>                                      m_pTexture;
 
     friend class CHyprMonitorDebugOverlay;
     friend class CHyprRenderer;

src/debug/HyprNotificationOverlay.cpp

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ inline auto iconBackendFromLayout(PangoLayout* layout) {
 
 CHyprNotificationOverlay::CHyprNotificationOverlay() {
     static auto P = g_pHookSystem->hookDynamic("focusedMon", [&](void* self, SCallbackInfo& info, std::any param) {
-        if (m_dNotifications.size() == 0)
+        if (m_vNotifications.size() == 0)
             return;
 
         g_pHyprRenderer->damageBox(&m_bLastDamage);
@@ -34,34 +34,34 @@ CHyprNotificationOverlay::~CHyprNotificationOverlay() {
         cairo_surface_destroy(m_pCairoSurface);
 }
 
-void CHyprNotificationOverlay::addNotification(const std::string& text, const CColor& color, const float timeMs, const eIcons icon, const float fontSize) {
-    const auto PNOTIF = m_dNotifications.emplace_back(std::make_unique<SNotification>()).get();
+void CHyprNotificationOverlay::addNotification(const std::string& text, const CHyprColor& color, const float timeMs, const eIcons icon, const float fontSize) {
+    const auto PNOTIF = m_vNotifications.emplace_back(std::make_unique<SNotification>()).get();
 
-    PNOTIF->text  = text;
-    PNOTIF->color = color == CColor(0) ? ICONS_COLORS[icon] : color;
+    PNOTIF->text  = icon != eIcons::ICON_NONE ? " " + text /* tiny bit of padding otherwise icon touches text */ : text;
+    PNOTIF->color = color == CHyprColor(0) ? ICONS_COLORS[icon] : color;
     PNOTIF->started.reset();
     PNOTIF->timeMs   = timeMs;
     PNOTIF->icon     = icon;
     PNOTIF->fontSize = fontSize;
 
     for (auto const& m : g_pCompositor->m_vMonitors) {
-        g_pCompositor->scheduleFrameForMonitor(m.get());
+        g_pCompositor->scheduleFrameForMonitor(m);
     }
 }
 
 void CHyprNotificationOverlay::dismissNotifications(const int amount) {
     if (amount == -1)
-        m_dNotifications.clear();
+        m_vNotifications.clear();
     else {
-        const int AMT = std::min(amount, static_cast<int>(m_dNotifications.size()));
+        const int AMT = std::min(amount, static_cast<int>(m_vNotifications.size()));
 
         for (int i = 0; i < AMT; ++i) {
-            m_dNotifications.pop_front();
+            m_vNotifications.erase(m_vNotifications.begin());
         }
     }
 }
 
-CBox CHyprNotificationOverlay::drawNotifications(CMonitor* pMonitor) {
+CBox CHyprNotificationOverlay::drawNotifications(PHLMONITOR pMonitor) {
     static constexpr auto ANIM_DURATION_MS   = 600.0;
     static constexpr auto ANIM_LAG_MS        = 100.0;
     static constexpr auto NOTIF_LEFTBAR_SIZE = 5.0;
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ CBox CHyprNotificationOverlay::drawNotifications(CMonitor* pMonitor) {
     const auto iconBackendID = iconBackendFromLayout(layout);
     const auto PBEZIER       = g_pAnimationManager->getBezier("default");
 
-    for (auto const& notif : m_dNotifications) {
+    for (auto const& notif : m_vNotifications) {
         const auto ICONPADFORNOTIF = notif->icon == ICON_NONE ? 0 : ICON_PAD;
         const auto FONTSIZE        = std::clamp((int)(notif->fontSize * ((pMonitor->vecPixelSize.x * SCALE) / 1920.f)), 8, 40);
 
@@ -182,12 +182,12 @@ CBox CHyprNotificationOverlay::drawNotifications(CMonitor* pMonitor) {
     g_object_unref(layout);
 
     // cleanup notifs
-    std::erase_if(m_dNotifications, [](const auto& notif) { return notif->started.getMillis() > notif->timeMs; });
+    std::erase_if(m_vNotifications, [](const auto& notif) { return notif->started.getMillis() > notif->timeMs; });
 
     return CBox{(int)(pMonitor->vecPosition.x + pMonitor->vecSize.x - maxWidth - 20), (int)pMonitor->vecPosition.y, (int)maxWidth + 20, (int)offsetY + 10};
 }
 
-void CHyprNotificationOverlay::draw(CMonitor* pMonitor) {
+void CHyprNotificationOverlay::draw(PHLMONITOR pMonitor) {
 
     const auto MONSIZE = pMonitor->vecTransformedSize;
 
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ void CHyprNotificationOverlay::draw(CMonitor* pMonitor) {
     }
 
     // Draw the notifications
-    if (m_dNotifications.size() == 0)
+    if (m_vNotifications.size() == 0)
         return;
 
     // Render to the monitor
@@ -246,5 +246,5 @@ void CHyprNotificationOverlay::draw(CMonitor* pMonitor) {
 }
 
 bool CHyprNotificationOverlay::hasAny() {
-    return !m_dNotifications.empty();
+    return !m_vNotifications.empty();
 }

src/debug/HyprNotificationOverlay.hpp

@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@
 #include "../render/Texture.hpp"
 #include "../SharedDefs.hpp"
 
-#include <deque>
+#include <vector>
 
 #include <cairo/cairo.h>
 
-enum eIconBackend {
+enum eIconBackend : uint8_t {
     ICONS_BACKEND_NONE = 0,
     ICONS_BACKEND_NF,
     ICONS_BACKEND_FA
@@ -19,17 +19,17 @@ enum eIconBackend {
 static const std::array<std::array<std::string, ICON_NONE + 1>, 3 /* backends */> ICONS_ARRAY = {
     std::array<std::string, ICON_NONE + 1>{"[!]", "[i]", "[Hint]", "[Err]", "[?]", "[ok]", ""},
     std::array<std::string, ICON_NONE + 1>{"", "", "", "", "", "󰸞", ""}, std::array<std::string, ICON_NONE + 1>{"", "", "", "", "", ""}};
-static const std::array<CColor, ICON_NONE + 1> ICONS_COLORS = {CColor{255.0 / 255.0, 204 / 255.0, 102 / 255.0, 1.0},
-                                                               CColor{128 / 255.0, 255 / 255.0, 255 / 255.0, 1.0},
-                                                               CColor{179 / 255.0, 255 / 255.0, 204 / 255.0, 1.0},
-                                                               CColor{255 / 255.0, 77 / 255.0, 77 / 255.0, 1.0},
-                                                               CColor{255 / 255.0, 204 / 255.0, 153 / 255.0, 1.0},
-                                                               CColor{128 / 255.0, 255 / 255.0, 128 / 255.0, 1.0},
-                                                               CColor{0, 0, 0, 1.0}};
+static const std::array<CHyprColor, ICON_NONE + 1> ICONS_COLORS = {CHyprColor{255.0 / 255.0, 204 / 255.0, 102 / 255.0, 1.0},
+                                                                   CHyprColor{128 / 255.0, 255 / 255.0, 255 / 255.0, 1.0},
+                                                                   CHyprColor{179 / 255.0, 255 / 255.0, 204 / 255.0, 1.0},
+                                                                   CHyprColor{255 / 255.0, 77 / 255.0, 77 / 255.0, 1.0},
+                                                                   CHyprColor{255 / 255.0, 204 / 255.0, 153 / 255.0, 1.0},
+                                                                   CHyprColor{128 / 255.0, 255 / 255.0, 128 / 255.0, 1.0},
+                                                                   CHyprColor{0, 0, 0, 1.0}};
 
 struct SNotification {
     std::string text = "";
-    CColor      color;
+    CHyprColor  color;
     CTimer      started;
     float       timeMs   = 0;
     eIcons      icon     = ICON_NONE;
@@ -41,24 +41,24 @@ class CHyprNotificationOverlay {
     CHyprNotificationOverlay();
     ~CHyprNotificationOverlay();
 
-    void draw(CMonitor* pMonitor);
-    void addNotification(const std::string& text, const CColor& color, const float timeMs, const eIcons icon = ICON_NONE, const float fontSize = 13.f);
+    void draw(PHLMONITOR pMonitor);
+    void addNotification(const std::string& text, const CHyprColor& color, const float timeMs, const eIcons icon = ICON_NONE, const float fontSize = 13.f);
     void dismissNotifications(const int amount);
     bool hasAny();
 
   private:
-    CBox                                       drawNotifications(CMonitor* pMonitor);
-    CBox                                       m_bLastDamage;
+    CBox                                        drawNotifications(PHLMONITOR pMonitor);
+    CBox                                        m_bLastDamage;
 
-    std::deque<std::unique_ptr<SNotification>> m_dNotifications;
+    std::vector<std::unique_ptr<SNotification>> m_vNotifications;
 
-    cairo_surface_t*                           m_pCairoSurface = nullptr;
-    cairo_t*                                   m_pCairo        = nullptr;
+    cairo_surface_t*                            m_pCairoSurface = nullptr;
+    cairo_t*                                    m_pCairo        = nullptr;
 
-    CMonitor*                                  m_pLastMonitor = nullptr;
-    Vector2D                                   m_vecLastSize  = Vector2D(-1, -1);
+    PHLMONITORREF                               m_pLastMonitor;
+    Vector2D                                    m_vecLastSize = Vector2D(-1, -1);
 
-    SP<CTexture>                               m_pTexture;
+    SP<CTexture>                                m_pTexture;
 };
 
 inline std::unique_ptr<CHyprNotificationOverlay> g_pHyprNotificationOverlay;

src/debug/Log.cpp

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #include "RollingLogFollow.hpp"
 
 #include <fstream>
-#include <iostream>
+#include <print>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 
 void Debug::init(const std::string& IS) {
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ void Debug::close() {
     logOfs.close();
 }
 
-void Debug::log(LogLevel level, std::string str) {
+void Debug::log(eLogLevel level, std::string str) {
     if (level == TRACE && !trace)
         return;
 
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ void Debug::log(LogLevel level, std::string str) {
         return;
 
     std::string coloredStr = str;
+    //NOLINTBEGIN
     switch (level) {
         case LOG:
             str        = "[LOG] " + str;
@@ -53,13 +54,14 @@ void Debug::log(LogLevel level, std::string str) {
             break;
         default: break;
     }
+    //NOLINTEND
 
     rollingLog += str + "\n";
     if (rollingLog.size() > ROLLING_LOG_SIZE)
         rollingLog = rollingLog.substr(rollingLog.size() - ROLLING_LOG_SIZE);
 
-    if (RollingLogFollow::Get().IsRunning())
-        RollingLogFollow::Get().AddLog(str);
+    if (SRollingLogFollow::get().isRunning())
+        SRollingLogFollow::get().addLog(str);
 
     if (!disableLogs || !**disableLogs) {
         // log to a file
@@ -69,5 +71,5 @@ void Debug::log(LogLevel level, std::string str) {
 
     // log it to the stdout too.
     if (!disableStdout)
-        std::cout << ((coloredLogs && !**coloredLogs) ? str : coloredStr) << "\n";
+        std::println("{}", ((coloredLogs && !**coloredLogs) ? str : coloredStr));
 }

src/debug/Log.hpp

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #define LOGMESSAGESIZE   1024
 #define ROLLING_LOG_SIZE 4096
 
-enum LogLevel {
+enum eLogLevel : int8_t {
     NONE = -1,
     LOG  = 0,
     WARN,
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ enum LogLevel {
     TRACE
 };
 
+// NOLINTNEXTLINE(readability-identifier-naming)
 namespace Debug {
     inline std::string     logFile;
     inline std::ofstream   logOfs;
@@ -38,10 +39,11 @@ namespace Debug {
     void                   close();
 
     //
-    void log(LogLevel level, std::string str);
+    void log(eLogLevel level, std::string str);
 
     template <typename... Args>
-    void log(LogLevel level, std::format_string<Args...> fmt, Args&&... args) {
+    //NOLINTNEXTLINE
+    void log(eLogLevel level, std::format_string<Args...> fmt, Args&&... args) {
         std::lock_guard<std::mutex> guard(logMutex);
 
         if (level == TRACE && !trace)

src/debug/RollingLogFollow.hpp

@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@
 
 #include <shared_mutex>
 
+// NOLINTNEXTLINE(readability-identifier-naming)
 namespace Debug {
-    struct RollingLogFollow {
+    struct SRollingLogFollow {
         std::unordered_map<int, std::string> socketToRollingLogFollowQueue;
         std::shared_mutex                    m;
         bool                                 running                    = false;
@@ -15,12 +16,12 @@ namespace Debug {
             return socketToRollingLogFollowQueue[socket].empty();
         }
 
-        std::string DebugInfo() {
+        std::string debugInfo() {
             std::shared_lock<std::shared_mutex> r(m);
             return std::format("RollingLogFollow, got {} connections", socketToRollingLogFollowQueue.size());
         }
 
-        std::string GetLog(int socket) {
+        std::string getLog(int socket) {
             std::unique_lock<std::shared_mutex> w(m);
 
             const std::string                   ret = socketToRollingLogFollowQueue[socket];
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ namespace Debug {
             return ret;
         };
 
-        void AddLog(std::string log) {
+        void addLog(const std::string& log) {
             std::unique_lock<std::shared_mutex> w(m);
             running = true;
             std::vector<int> to_erase;
@@ -37,26 +38,26 @@ namespace Debug {
                 socketToRollingLogFollowQueue[p.first] += log + "\n";
         }
 
-        bool IsRunning() {
+        bool isRunning() {
             std::shared_lock<std::shared_mutex> r(m);
             return running;
         }
 
-        void StopFor(int socket) {
+        void stopFor(int socket) {
             std::unique_lock<std::shared_mutex> w(m);
             socketToRollingLogFollowQueue.erase(socket);
             if (socketToRollingLogFollowQueue.empty())
                 running = false;
         }
 
-        void StartFor(int socket) {
+        void startFor(int socket) {
             std::unique_lock<std::shared_mutex> w(m);
             socketToRollingLogFollowQueue[socket] = std::format("[LOG] Following log to socket: {} started\n", socket);
             running                               = true;
         }
 
-        static RollingLogFollow& Get() {
-            static RollingLogFollow     instance;
+        static SRollingLogFollow& get() {
+            static SRollingLogFollow    instance;
             static std::mutex           gm;
             std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(gm);
             return instance;

src/desktop/DesktopTypes.hpp

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 class CWorkspace;
 class CWindow;
 class CLayerSurface;
+class CMonitor;
 
 /* Shared pointer to a workspace */
 typedef SP<CWorkspace> PHLWORKSPACE;
@@ -18,3 +19,8 @@ typedef WP<CWindow> PHLWINDOWREF;
 typedef SP<CLayerSurface> PHLLS;
 /* Weak pointer to a layer surface */
 typedef WP<CLayerSurface> PHLLSREF;
+
+/* Shared pointer to a monitor */
+typedef SP<CMonitor> PHLMONITOR;
+/* Weak pointer to a monitor */
+typedef WP<CMonitor> PHLMONITORREF;

src/desktop/LayerRule.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#include "LayerRule.hpp"
+#include <unordered_set>
+#include <algorithm>
+#include "../debug/Log.hpp"
+
+static const auto RULES        = std::unordered_set<std::string>{"noanim", "blur", "blurpopups", "dimaround"};
+static const auto RULES_PREFIX = std::unordered_set<std::string>{"ignorealpha", "ignorezero", "xray", "animation", "order"};
+
+CLayerRule::CLayerRule(const std::string& rule_, const std::string& ns_) : targetNamespace(ns_), rule(rule_) {
+    const bool VALID = RULES.contains(rule) || std::any_of(RULES_PREFIX.begin(), RULES_PREFIX.end(), [&rule_](const auto& prefix) { return rule_.starts_with(prefix); });
+
+    if (!VALID)
+        return;
+
+    if (rule == "noanim")
+        ruleType = RULE_NOANIM;
+    else if (rule == "blur")
+        ruleType = RULE_BLUR;
+    else if (rule == "blurpopups")
+        ruleType = RULE_BLURPOPUPS;
+    else if (rule == "dimaround")
+        ruleType = RULE_DIMAROUND;
+    else if (rule.starts_with("ignorealpha"))
+        ruleType = RULE_IGNOREALPHA;
+    else if (rule.starts_with("ignorezero"))
+        ruleType = RULE_IGNOREZERO;
+    else if (rule.starts_with("xray"))
+        ruleType = RULE_XRAY;
+    else if (rule.starts_with("animation"))
+        ruleType = RULE_ANIMATION;
+    else if (rule.starts_with("order"))
+        ruleType = RULE_ORDER;
+    else {
+        Debug::log(ERR, "CLayerRule: didn't match a rule that was found valid?!");
+        ruleType = RULE_INVALID;
+    }
+}

src/desktop/LayerRule.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <string>
+#include <cstdint>
+
+class CLayerRule {
+  public:
+    CLayerRule(const std::string& rule, const std::string& targetNS);
+
+    enum eRuleType : uint8_t {
+        RULE_INVALID = 0,
+        RULE_NOANIM,
+        RULE_BLUR,
+        RULE_BLURPOPUPS,
+        RULE_DIMAROUND,
+        RULE_IGNOREALPHA,
+        RULE_IGNOREZERO,
+        RULE_XRAY,
+        RULE_ANIMATION,
+        RULE_ORDER,
+        RULE_ZUMBA,
+    };
+
+    eRuleType         ruleType = RULE_INVALID;
+
+    const std::string targetNamespace;
+    const std::string rule;
+};

src/desktop/LayerSurface.cpp

@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 #include "../managers/SeatManager.hpp"
 
 PHLLS CLayerSurface::create(SP<CLayerShellResource> resource) {
-    PHLLS     pLS = SP<CLayerSurface>(new CLayerSurface(resource));
+    PHLLS pLS = SP<CLayerSurface>(new CLayerSurface(resource));
 
-    CMonitor* pMonitor = resource->monitor.empty() ? g_pCompositor->getMonitorFromCursor() : g_pCompositor->getMonitorFromName(resource->monitor);
+    auto  pMonitor = resource->monitor.empty() ? g_pCompositor->m_pLastMonitor.lock() : g_pCompositor->getMonitorFromName(resource->monitor);
 
     pLS->surface->assign(resource->surface.lock(), pLS);
 
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ PHLLS CLayerSurface::create(SP<CLayerShellResource> resource) {
     }
 
     if (pMonitor->pMirrorOf)
-        pMonitor = g_pCompositor->m_vMonitors.front().get();
+        pMonitor = g_pCompositor->m_vMonitors.front();
 
     pLS->self = pLS;
 
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ PHLLS CLayerSurface::create(SP<CLayerShellResource> resource) {
 
     pLS->layer     = resource->current.layer;
     pLS->popupHead = std::make_unique<CPopup>(pLS);
-    pLS->monitorID = pMonitor->ID;
+    pLS->monitor   = pMonitor;
     pMonitor->m_aLayerSurfaceLayers[resource->current.layer].emplace_back(pLS);
 
     pLS->forceBlur = g_pConfigManager->shouldBlurLS(pLS->szNamespace);
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ PHLLS CLayerSurface::create(SP<CLayerShellResource> resource) {
 void CLayerSurface::registerCallbacks() {
     alpha.setUpdateCallback([this](void*) {
         if (dimAround)
-            g_pHyprRenderer->damageMonitor(g_pCompositor->getMonitorFromID(monitorID));
+            g_pHyprRenderer->damageMonitor(monitor.lock());
     });
 }
 
@@ -82,9 +82,9 @@ CLayerSurface::~CLayerSurface() {
 void CLayerSurface::onDestroy() {
     Debug::log(LOG, "LayerSurface {:x} destroyed", (uintptr_t)layerSurface.get());
 
-    const auto PMONITOR = g_pCompositor->getMonitorFromID(monitorID);
+    const auto PMONITOR = monitor.lock();
 
-    if (!g_pCompositor->getMonitorFromID(monitorID))
+    if (!PMONITOR)
         Debug::log(WARN, "Layersurface destroyed on an invalid monitor (removed?)");
 
     if (!fadingOut) {
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ void CLayerSurface::onMap() {
     g_pCompositor->removeFromFadingOutSafe(self.lock());
 
     // fix if it changed its mon
-    const auto PMONITOR = g_pCompositor->getMonitorFromID(monitorID);
+    const auto PMONITOR = monitor.lock();
 
     if (!PMONITOR)
         return;
@@ -175,8 +175,7 @@ void CLayerSurface::onMap() {
 
     CBox geomFixed = {geometry.x + PMONITOR->vecPosition.x, geometry.y + PMONITOR->vecPosition.y, geometry.width, geometry.height};
     g_pHyprRenderer->damageBox(&geomFixed);
-    const auto WORKSPACE  = PMONITOR->activeWorkspace;
-    const bool FULLSCREEN = WORKSPACE->m_bHasFullscreenWindow && WORKSPACE->m_efFullscreenMode == FSMODE_FULLSCREEN;
+    const bool FULLSCREEN = PMONITOR->activeWorkspace && PMONITOR->activeWorkspace->m_bHasFullscreenWindow && PMONITOR->activeWorkspace->m_efFullscreenMode == FSMODE_FULLSCREEN;
 
     startAnimation(!(layer == ZWLR_LAYER_SHELL_V1_LAYER_TOP && FULLSCREEN && !GRABSFOCUS));
     readyToDelete = false;
@@ -197,7 +196,7 @@ void CLayerSurface::onUnmap() {
 
     std::erase_if(g_pInputManager->m_dExclusiveLSes, [this](const auto& other) { return !other.lock() || other.lock() == self.lock(); });
 
-    if (!g_pCompositor->getMonitorFromID(monitorID) || g_pCompositor->m_bUnsafeState) {
+    if (!monitor || g_pCompositor->m_bUnsafeState) {
         Debug::log(WARN, "Layersurface unmapping on invalid monitor (removed?) ignoring.");
 
         g_pCompositor->addToFadingOutSafe(self.lock());
@@ -221,9 +220,9 @@ void CLayerSurface::onUnmap() {
 
     g_pCompositor->addToFadingOutSafe(self.lock());
 
-    const auto PMONITOR = g_pCompositor->getMonitorFromID(monitorID);
+    const auto PMONITOR = monitor.lock();
 
-    const bool WASLASTFOCUS = g_pCompositor->m_pLastFocus == surface->resource();
+    const bool WASLASTFOCUS = g_pSeatManager->state.keyboardFocus == surface->resource() || g_pSeatManager->state.pointerFocus == surface->resource();
 
     if (!PMONITOR)
         return;
@@ -232,7 +231,7 @@ void CLayerSurface::onUnmap() {
     //                                vvvvvvvvvvvvv if there is a last focus and the last focus is not keyboard focusable, fallback to window
     if (WASLASTFOCUS || (g_pCompositor->m_pLastFocus && g_pCompositor->m_pLastFocus->hlSurface && !g_pCompositor->m_pLastFocus->hlSurface->keyboardFocusable()))
         g_pInputManager->refocusLastWindow(PMONITOR);
-    else if (g_pCompositor->m_pLastFocus)
+    else if (g_pCompositor->m_pLastFocus && g_pCompositor->m_pLastFocus != surface->resource())
         g_pSeatManager->setKeyboardFocus(g_pCompositor->m_pLastFocus.lock());
 
     CBox geomFixed = {geometry.x + PMONITOR->vecPosition.x, geometry.y + PMONITOR->vecPosition.y, geometry.width, geometry.height};
@@ -256,13 +255,13 @@ void CLayerSurface::onCommit() {
         if (layerSurface->surface && !layerSurface->surface->current.texture) {
             fadingOut = false;
             geometry  = {};
-            g_pHyprRenderer->arrangeLayersForMonitor(monitorID);
+            g_pHyprRenderer->arrangeLayersForMonitor(monitorID());
         }
 
         return;
     }
 
-    const auto PMONITOR = g_pCompositor->getMonitorFromID(monitorID);
+    const auto PMONITOR = monitor.lock();
 
     if (!PMONITOR)
         return;
@@ -321,8 +320,18 @@ void CLayerSurface::onCommit() {
             realSize.setValueAndWarp(geometry.size());
     }
 
-    if (mapped) {
-        const bool WASLASTFOCUS = g_pCompositor->m_pLastFocus == surface->resource();
+    if (mapped && (layerSurface->current.committed & CLayerShellResource::eCommittedState::STATE_INTERACTIVITY)) {
+        bool WASLASTFOCUS = false;
+        layerSurface->surface->breadthfirst(
+            [&WASLASTFOCUS](SP<CWLSurfaceResource> surf, const Vector2D& offset, void* data) { WASLASTFOCUS = WASLASTFOCUS || g_pSeatManager->state.keyboardFocus == surf; },
+            nullptr);
+        if (!WASLASTFOCUS && popupHead) {
+            popupHead->breadthfirst(
+                [&WASLASTFOCUS](CPopup* popup, void* data) {
+                    WASLASTFOCUS = WASLASTFOCUS || (popup->m_pWLSurface && g_pSeatManager->state.keyboardFocus == popup->m_pWLSurface->resource());
+                },
+                nullptr);
+        }
         const bool WASEXCLUSIVE = interactivity == ZWLR_LAYER_SURFACE_V1_KEYBOARD_INTERACTIVITY_EXCLUSIVE;
         const bool ISEXCLUSIVE  = layerSurface->current.interactivity == ZWLR_LAYER_SURFACE_V1_KEYBOARD_INTERACTIVITY_EXCLUSIVE;
 
@@ -332,11 +341,13 @@ void CLayerSurface::onCommit() {
             std::erase_if(g_pInputManager->m_dExclusiveLSes, [this](const auto& other) { return !other.lock() || other.lock() == self.lock(); });
 
         // if the surface was focused and interactive but now isn't, refocus
-        if (WASLASTFOCUS && !layerSurface->current.interactivity) {
+        if (WASLASTFOCUS && layerSurface->current.interactivity == ZWLR_LAYER_SURFACE_V1_KEYBOARD_INTERACTIVITY_NONE) {
             // moveMouseUnified won't focus non interactive layers but it won't unfocus them either,
             // so unfocus the surface here.
             g_pCompositor->focusSurface(nullptr);
-            g_pInputManager->refocusLastWindow(g_pCompositor->getMonitorFromID(monitorID));
+            g_pInputManager->refocusLastWindow(monitor.lock());
+        } else if (WASLASTFOCUS && WASEXCLUSIVE && layerSurface->current.interactivity == ZWLR_LAYER_SURFACE_V1_KEYBOARD_INTERACTIVITY_ON_DEMAND) {
+            g_pInputManager->simulateMouseMovement();
         } else if (!WASEXCLUSIVE && ISEXCLUSIVE) {
             // if now exclusive and not previously
             g_pSeatManager->setGrab(nullptr);
@@ -367,38 +378,57 @@ void CLayerSurface::applyRules() {
     animationStyle.reset();
 
     for (auto const& rule : g_pConfigManager->getMatchingRules(self.lock())) {
-        if (rule.rule == "noanim")
-            noAnimations = true;
-        else if (rule.rule == "blur")
-            forceBlur = true;
-        else if (rule.rule == "blurpopups")
-            forceBlurPopups = true;
-        else if (rule.rule.starts_with("ignorealpha") || rule.rule.starts_with("ignorezero")) {
-            const auto  FIRST_SPACE_POS = rule.rule.find_first_of(' ');
-            std::string alphaValue      = "";
-            if (FIRST_SPACE_POS != std::string::npos)
-                alphaValue = rule.rule.substr(FIRST_SPACE_POS + 1);
+        switch (rule->ruleType) {
+            case CLayerRule::RULE_NOANIM: {
+                noAnimations = true;
+                break;
+            }
+            case CLayerRule::RULE_BLUR: {
+                forceBlur = true;
+                break;
+            }
+            case CLayerRule::RULE_BLURPOPUPS: {
+                forceBlurPopups = true;
+                break;
+            }
+            case CLayerRule::RULE_IGNOREALPHA:
+            case CLayerRule::RULE_IGNOREZERO: {
+                const auto  FIRST_SPACE_POS = rule->rule.find_first_of(' ');
+                std::string alphaValue      = "";
+                if (FIRST_SPACE_POS != std::string::npos)
+                    alphaValue = rule->rule.substr(FIRST_SPACE_POS + 1);
 
-            try {
-                ignoreAlpha = true;
-                if (!alphaValue.empty())
-                    ignoreAlphaValue = std::stof(alphaValue);
-            } catch (...) { Debug::log(ERR, "Invalid value passed to ignoreAlpha"); }
-        } else if (rule.rule == "dimaround") {
-            dimAround = true;
-        } else if (rule.rule.starts_with("xray")) {
-            CVarList vars{rule.rule, 0, ' '};
-            try {
-                xray = configStringToInt(vars[1]);
-            } catch (...) {}
-        } else if (rule.rule.starts_with("animation")) {
-            CVarList vars{rule.rule, 2, 's'};
-            animationStyle = vars[1];
-        } else if (rule.rule.starts_with("order")) {
-            CVarList vars{rule.rule, 2, 's'};
-            try {
-                order = std::stoi(vars[1]);
-            } catch (...) { Debug::log(ERR, "Invalid value passed to order"); }
+                try {
+                    ignoreAlpha = true;
+                    if (!alphaValue.empty())
+                        ignoreAlphaValue = std::stof(alphaValue);
+                } catch (...) { Debug::log(ERR, "Invalid value passed to ignoreAlpha"); }
+                break;
+            }
+            case CLayerRule::RULE_DIMAROUND: {
+                dimAround = true;
+                break;
+            }
+            case CLayerRule::RULE_XRAY: {
+                CVarList vars{rule->rule, 0, ' '};
+                try {
+                    xray = configStringToInt(vars[1]).value_or(false);
+                } catch (...) {}
+                break;
+            }
+            case CLayerRule::RULE_ANIMATION: {
+                CVarList vars{rule->rule, 2, 's'};
+                animationStyle = vars[1];
+                break;
+            }
+            case CLayerRule::RULE_ORDER: {
+                CVarList vars{rule->rule, 2, 's'};
+                try {
+                    order = std::stoi(vars[1]);
+                } catch (...) { Debug::log(ERR, "Invalid value passed to order"); }
+                break;
+            }
+            default: break;
         }
     }
 }
@@ -545,3 +575,7 @@ int CLayerSurface::popupsCount() {
     popupHead->breadthfirst([](CPopup* p, void* data) { *(int*)data += 1; }, &no);
     return no;
 }
+
+MONITORID CLayerSurface::monitorID() {
+    return monitor ? monitor->ID : MONITOR_INVALID;
+}

src/desktop/LayerSurface.hpp

@@ -4,11 +4,7 @@
 #include "../defines.hpp"
 #include "WLSurface.hpp"
 #include "../helpers/AnimatedVariable.hpp"
-
-struct SLayerRule {
-    std::string targetNamespace = "";
-    std::string rule            = "";
-};
+#include "LayerRule.hpp"
 
 class CLayerShellResource;
 
@@ -42,7 +38,7 @@ class CLayerSurface {
     bool                       mapped = false;
     uint32_t                   layer  = 0;
 
-    MONITORID                  monitorID = -1;
+    PHLMONITORREF              monitor;
 
     bool                       fadingOut     = false;
     bool                       readyToDelete = false;
@@ -70,6 +66,7 @@ class CLayerSurface {
     void                       onMap();
     void                       onUnmap();
     void                       onCommit();
+    MONITORID                  monitorID();
 
   private:
     struct {
@@ -83,6 +80,6 @@ class CLayerSurface {
 
     // For the list lookup
     bool operator==(const CLayerSurface& rhs) const {
-        return layerSurface == rhs.layerSurface && monitorID == rhs.monitorID;
+        return layerSurface == rhs.layerSurface && monitor == rhs.monitor;
     }
 };

src/desktop/Popup.cpp

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 #include "../protocols/LayerShell.hpp"
 #include "../protocols/XDGShell.hpp"
 #include "../protocols/core/Compositor.hpp"
+#include "../managers/SeatManager.hpp"
+#include "../managers/eventLoop/EventLoopManager.hpp"
 #include <ranges>
 
 CPopup::CPopup(PHLWINDOW pOwner) : m_pWindowOwner(pOwner) {
@@ -14,13 +16,10 @@ CPopup::CPopup(PHLLS pOwner) : m_pLayerOwner(pOwner) {
     initAllSignals();
 }
 
-CPopup::CPopup(SP<CXDGPopupResource> popup, CPopup* pOwner) : m_pParent(pOwner), m_pResource(popup) {
+CPopup::CPopup(SP<CXDGPopupResource> popup, CPopup* pOwner) : m_pWindowOwner(pOwner->m_pWindowOwner), m_pLayerOwner(pOwner->m_pLayerOwner), m_pParent(pOwner), m_pResource(popup) {
     m_pWLSurface = CWLSurface::create();
     m_pWLSurface->assign(popup->surface->surface.lock(), this);
 
-    m_pLayerOwner  = pOwner->m_pLayerOwner;
-    m_pWindowOwner = pOwner->m_pWindowOwner;
-
     m_vLastSize = popup->surface->current.geometry.size();
     reposition();
 
@@ -106,6 +105,8 @@ void CPopup::onUnmap() {
         return;
     }
 
+    m_bMapped = false;
+
     m_vLastSize = m_pResource->surface->surface->current.size;
 
     const auto COORDS = coordsGlobal();
@@ -116,8 +117,6 @@ void CPopup::onUnmap() {
 
     m_pSubsurfaceHead.reset();
 
-    g_pInputManager->simulateMouseMovement();
-
     if (!m_pLayerOwner.expired() && m_pLayerOwner->layer < ZWLR_LAYER_SHELL_V1_LAYER_TOP)
         g_pHyprOpenGL->markBlurDirtyForMonitor(g_pCompositor->getMonitorFromID(m_pLayerOwner->layer));
 
@@ -131,6 +130,11 @@ void CPopup::onUnmap() {
             g_pHyprRenderer->damageBox(&box);
         },
         nullptr);
+
+    const bool WASLASTFOCUS = g_pSeatManager->state.keyboardFocus == m_pWLSurface->resource() || g_pSeatManager->state.pointerFocus == m_pWLSurface->resource();
+
+    if (WASLASTFOCUS)
+        g_pInputManager->simulateMouseMovement();
 }
 
 void CPopup::onCommit(bool ignoreSiblings) {
@@ -288,12 +292,13 @@ bool CPopup::visible() {
     return false;
 }
 
-void CPopup::bfHelper(std::vector<CPopup*> nodes, std::function<void(CPopup*, void*)> fn, void* data) {
+void CPopup::bfHelper(std::vector<CPopup*> const& nodes, std::function<void(CPopup*, void*)> fn, void* data) {
     for (auto const& n : nodes) {
         fn(n, data);
     }
 
     std::vector<CPopup*> nodes2;
+    nodes2.reserve(nodes.size() * 2);
 
     for (auto const& n : nodes) {
         for (auto const& c : n->m_vChildren) {
@@ -316,7 +321,7 @@ CPopup* CPopup::at(const Vector2D& globalCoords, bool allowsInput) {
     breadthfirst([](CPopup* popup, void* data) { ((std::vector<CPopup*>*)data)->push_back(popup); }, &popups);
 
     for (auto const& p : popups | std::views::reverse) {
-        if (!p->m_pResource)
+        if (!p->m_pResource || !p->m_bMapped)
             continue;
 
         if (!allowsInput) {

src/desktop/Popup.hpp

@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ class CPopup {
 
     //
     SP<CWLSurface> m_pWLSurface;
+    bool           m_bMapped = false;
 
   private:
     // T1 owners, each popup has to have one of these
@@ -57,8 +58,7 @@ class CPopup {
 
     bool                  m_bRequestedReposition = false;
 
-    bool                  m_bInert  = false;
-    bool                  m_bMapped = false;
+    bool                  m_bInert = false;
 
     //
     std::vector<SP<CPopup>>      m_vChildren;
@@ -81,5 +81,5 @@ class CPopup {
 
     Vector2D    localToGlobal(const Vector2D& rel);
     Vector2D    t1ParentCoords();
-    static void bfHelper(std::vector<CPopup*> nodes, std::function<void(CPopup*, void*)> fn, void* data);
+    static void bfHelper(std::vector<CPopup*> const& nodes, std::function<void(CPopup*, void*)> fn, void* data);
 };

src/desktop/Window.cpp

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#include <re2/re2.h>
+
 #include <any>
 #include <bit>
 #include <string_view>
@@ -113,7 +115,7 @@ SBoxExtents CWindow::getFullWindowExtents() {
     const int BORDERSIZE = getRealBorderSize();
 
     if (m_sWindowData.dimAround.valueOrDefault()) {
-        if (const auto PMONITOR = g_pCompositor->getMonitorFromID(m_iMonitorID); PMONITOR)
+        if (const auto PMONITOR = m_pMonitor.lock(); PMONITOR)
             return {{m_vRealPosition.value().x - PMONITOR->vecPosition.x, m_vRealPosition.value().y - PMONITOR->vecPosition.y},
                     {PMONITOR->vecSize.x - (m_vRealPosition.value().x - PMONITOR->vecPosition.x), PMONITOR->vecSize.y - (m_vRealPosition.value().y - PMONITOR->vecPosition.y)}};
     }
@@ -173,7 +175,7 @@ SBoxExtents CWindow::getFullWindowExtents() {
 
 CBox CWindow::getFullWindowBoundingBox() {
     if (m_sWindowData.dimAround.valueOrDefault()) {
-        if (const auto PMONITOR = g_pCompositor->getMonitorFromID(m_iMonitorID); PMONITOR)
+        if (const auto PMONITOR = m_pMonitor.lock(); PMONITOR)
             return {PMONITOR->vecPosition.x, PMONITOR->vecPosition.y, PMONITOR->vecSize.x, PMONITOR->vecSize.y};
     }
 
@@ -186,7 +188,7 @@ CBox CWindow::getFullWindowBoundingBox() {
 }
 
 CBox CWindow::getWindowIdealBoundingBoxIgnoreReserved() {
-    const auto PMONITOR = g_pCompositor->getMonitorFromID(m_iMonitorID);
+    const auto PMONITOR = m_pMonitor.lock();
 
     if (!PMONITOR)
         return {m_vPosition, m_vSize};
@@ -221,7 +223,7 @@ CBox CWindow::getWindowIdealBoundingBoxIgnoreReserved() {
 
 CBox CWindow::getWindowBoxUnified(uint64_t properties) {
     if (m_sWindowData.dimAround.valueOrDefault()) {
-        const auto PMONITOR = g_pCompositor->getMonitorFromID(m_iMonitorID);
+        const auto PMONITOR = m_pMonitor.lock();
         if (PMONITOR)
             return {PMONITOR->vecPosition.x, PMONITOR->vecPosition.y, PMONITOR->vecSize.x, PMONITOR->vecSize.y};
     }
@@ -240,10 +242,6 @@ CBox CWindow::getWindowBoxUnified(uint64_t properties) {
     return box;
 }
 
-CBox CWindow::getWindowMainSurfaceBox() {
-    return {m_vRealPosition.value().x, m_vRealPosition.value().y, m_vRealSize.value().x, m_vRealSize.value().y};
-}
-
 SBoxExtents CWindow::getFullWindowReservedArea() {
     return g_pDecorationPositioner->getWindowDecorationReserved(m_pSelf.lock());
 }
@@ -356,9 +354,9 @@ void CWindow::updateSurfaceScaleTransformDetails(bool force) {
 
     const auto PLASTMONITOR = g_pCompositor->getMonitorFromID(m_iLastSurfaceMonitorID);
 
-    m_iLastSurfaceMonitorID = m_iMonitorID;
+    m_iLastSurfaceMonitorID = monitorID();
 
-    const auto PNEWMONITOR = g_pCompositor->getMonitorFromID(m_iMonitorID);
+    const auto PNEWMONITOR = m_pMonitor.lock();
 
     if (!PNEWMONITOR)
         return;
@@ -370,10 +368,10 @@ void CWindow::updateSurfaceScaleTransformDetails(bool force) {
         m_pWLSurface->resource()->breadthfirst([PNEWMONITOR](SP<CWLSurfaceResource> s, const Vector2D& offset, void* d) { s->enter(PNEWMONITOR->self.lock()); }, nullptr);
     }
 
-    m_pWLSurface->resource()->breadthfirst(
-        [this](SP<CWLSurfaceResource> s, const Vector2D& offset, void* d) {
-            const auto PMONITOR = g_pCompositor->getMonitorFromID(m_iMonitorID);
+    const auto PMONITOR = m_pMonitor.lock();
 
+    m_pWLSurface->resource()->breadthfirst(
+        [PMONITOR](SP<CWLSurfaceResource> s, const Vector2D& offset, void* d) {
             const auto PSURFACE = CWLSurface::fromResource(s);
             if (PSURFACE && PSURFACE->m_fLastScale == PMONITOR->scale)
                 return;
@@ -408,7 +406,7 @@ void CWindow::moveToWorkspace(PHLWORKSPACE pWorkspace) {
 
     const auto  OLDWORKSPACE = m_pWorkspace;
 
-    m_iMonitorMovedFrom = OLDWORKSPACE ? OLDWORKSPACE->m_iMonitorID : -1;
+    m_iMonitorMovedFrom = OLDWORKSPACE ? OLDWORKSPACE->monitorID() : -1;
     m_fMovingToWorkspaceAlpha.setValueAndWarp(1.F);
     m_fMovingToWorkspaceAlpha = 0.F;
     m_fMovingToWorkspaceAlpha.setCallbackOnEnd([this](void* thisptr) { m_iMonitorMovedFrom = -1; });
@@ -417,13 +415,13 @@ void CWindow::moveToWorkspace(PHLWORKSPACE pWorkspace) {
 
     setAnimationsToMove();
 
-    g_pCompositor->updateWorkspaceWindows(OLDWORKSPACE->m_iID);
-    g_pCompositor->updateWorkspaceWindowData(OLDWORKSPACE->m_iID);
-    g_pLayoutManager->getCurrentLayout()->recalculateMonitor(OLDWORKSPACE->m_iMonitorID);
+    OLDWORKSPACE->updateWindows();
+    OLDWORKSPACE->updateWindowData();
+    g_pLayoutManager->getCurrentLayout()->recalculateMonitor(OLDWORKSPACE->monitorID());
 
-    g_pCompositor->updateWorkspaceWindows(workspaceID());
-    g_pCompositor->updateWorkspaceWindowData(workspaceID());
-    g_pLayoutManager->getCurrentLayout()->recalculateMonitor(m_iMonitorID);
+    pWorkspace->updateWindows();
+    pWorkspace->updateWindowData();
+    g_pLayoutManager->getCurrentLayout()->recalculateMonitor(monitorID());
 
     g_pCompositor->updateAllWindowsAnimatedDecorationValues();
 
@@ -435,31 +433,37 @@ void CWindow::moveToWorkspace(PHLWORKSPACE pWorkspace) {
 
     if (const auto SWALLOWED = m_pSwallowed.lock()) {
         SWALLOWED->moveToWorkspace(pWorkspace);
-        SWALLOWED->m_iMonitorID = m_iMonitorID;
+        SWALLOWED->m_pMonitor = m_pMonitor;
     }
 
     // update xwayland coords
     g_pXWaylandManager->setWindowSize(m_pSelf.lock(), m_vRealSize.value());
 
-    if (OLDWORKSPACE && g_pCompositor->isWorkspaceSpecial(OLDWORKSPACE->m_iID) && g_pCompositor->getWindowsOnWorkspace(OLDWORKSPACE->m_iID) == 0 && *PCLOSEONLASTSPECIAL) {
-        if (const auto PMONITOR = g_pCompositor->getMonitorFromID(OLDWORKSPACE->m_iMonitorID); PMONITOR)
+    if (OLDWORKSPACE && g_pCompositor->isWorkspaceSpecial(OLDWORKSPACE->m_iID) && OLDWORKSPACE->getWindows() == 0 && *PCLOSEONLASTSPECIAL) {
+        if (const auto PMONITOR = OLDWORKSPACE->m_pMonitor.lock(); PMONITOR)
             PMONITOR->setSpecialWorkspace(nullptr);
     }
 }
 
-PHLWINDOW CWindow::X11TransientFor() {
+PHLWINDOW CWindow::x11TransientFor() {
     if (!m_pXWaylandSurface || !m_pXWaylandSurface->parent)
         return nullptr;
 
-    auto s         = m_pXWaylandSurface->parent;
-    auto oldParent = s;
+    auto                              s = m_pXWaylandSurface->parent;
+    std::vector<SP<CXWaylandSurface>> visited;
     while (s) {
-        // break cyclic loop of m_pXWaylandSurface being parent of itself, #TODO reject this from even being created?
-        if (!s->parent || s->parent == oldParent)
+        // break loops. Some X apps make them, and it seems like it's valid behavior?!?!?!
+        // TODO: we should reject loops being created in the first place.
+        if (std::find(visited.begin(), visited.end(), s) != visited.end())
             break;
+
+        visited.emplace_back(s.lock());
         s = s->parent;
     }
 
+    if (s == m_pXWaylandSurface)
+        return nullptr; // dead-ass circle
+
     for (auto const& w : g_pCompositor->m_vWindows) {
         if (w->m_pXWaylandSurface != s)
             continue;
@@ -514,20 +518,22 @@ void CWindow::onUnmap() {
 
     std::erase_if(g_pCompositor->m_vWindowFocusHistory, [&](const auto& other) { return other.expired() || other.lock().get() == this; });
 
-    if (*PCLOSEONLASTSPECIAL && g_pCompositor->getWindowsOnWorkspace(workspaceID()) == 0 && onSpecialWorkspace()) {
-        const auto PMONITOR = g_pCompositor->getMonitorFromID(m_iMonitorID);
+    if (*PCLOSEONLASTSPECIAL && m_pWorkspace && m_pWorkspace->getWindows() == 0 && onSpecialWorkspace()) {
+        const auto PMONITOR = m_pMonitor.lock();
         if (PMONITOR && PMONITOR->activeSpecialWorkspace && PMONITOR->activeSpecialWorkspace == m_pWorkspace)
             PMONITOR->setSpecialWorkspace(nullptr);
     }
 
-    const auto PMONITOR = g_pCompositor->getMonitorFromID(m_iMonitorID);
+    const auto PMONITOR = m_pMonitor.lock();
 
     if (PMONITOR && PMONITOR->solitaryClient.lock().get() == this)
         PMONITOR->solitaryClient.reset();
 
-    g_pCompositor->updateWorkspaceWindows(workspaceID());
-    g_pCompositor->updateWorkspaceWindowData(workspaceID());
-    g_pLayoutManager->getCurrentLayout()->recalculateMonitor(m_iMonitorID);
+    if (m_pWorkspace) {
+        m_pWorkspace->updateWindows();
+        m_pWorkspace->updateWindowData();
+    }
+    g_pLayoutManager->getCurrentLayout()->recalculateMonitor(monitorID());
     g_pCompositor->updateAllWindowsAnimatedDecorationValues();
 
     m_pWorkspace.reset();
@@ -610,156 +616,179 @@ bool CWindow::isHidden() {
     return m_bHidden;
 }
 
-void CWindow::applyDynamicRule(const SWindowRule& r) {
-    const eOverridePriority priority = r.szValue == "execRule" ? PRIORITY_SET_PROP : PRIORITY_WINDOW_RULE;
-    const CVarList          VARS(r.szRule, 0, ' ');
-    if (r.szRule.starts_with("tag")) {
-        CVarList vars{r.szRule, 0, 's', true};
+void CWindow::applyDynamicRule(const SP<CWindowRule>& r) {
+    const eOverridePriority priority = r->execRule ? PRIORITY_SET_PROP : PRIORITY_WINDOW_RULE;
 
-        if (vars.size() == 2 && vars[0] == "tag")
-            m_tags.applyTag(vars[1], true);
-        else
-            Debug::log(ERR, "Tag rule invalid: {}", r.szRule);
-    } else if (r.szRule.starts_with("opacity")) {
-        try {
-            CVarList vars(r.szRule, 0, ' ');
+    switch (r->ruleType) {
+        case CWindowRule::RULE_TAG: {
+            CVarList vars{r->szRule, 0, 's', true};
 
-            int      opacityIDX = 0;
-
-            for (auto const& r : vars) {
-                if (r == "opacity")
-                    continue;
-
-                if (r == "override") {
-                    if (opacityIDX == 1)
-                        m_sWindowData.alpha = CWindowOverridableVar(SAlphaValue{m_sWindowData.alpha.value().m_fAlpha, true}, priority);
-                    else if (opacityIDX == 2)
-                        m_sWindowData.alphaInactive = CWindowOverridableVar(SAlphaValue{m_sWindowData.alphaInactive.value().m_fAlpha, true}, priority);
-                    else if (opacityIDX == 3)
-                        m_sWindowData.alphaFullscreen = CWindowOverridableVar(SAlphaValue{m_sWindowData.alphaFullscreen.value().m_fAlpha, true}, priority);
-                } else {
-                    if (opacityIDX == 0) {
-                        m_sWindowData.alpha = CWindowOverridableVar(SAlphaValue{std::stof(r), false}, priority);
-                    } else if (opacityIDX == 1) {
-                        m_sWindowData.alphaInactive = CWindowOverridableVar(SAlphaValue{std::stof(r), false}, priority);
-                    } else if (opacityIDX == 2) {
-                        m_sWindowData.alphaFullscreen = CWindowOverridableVar(SAlphaValue{std::stof(r), false}, priority);
-                    } else {
-                        throw std::runtime_error("more than 3 alpha values");
-                    }
-
-                    opacityIDX++;
-                }
-            }
-
-            if (opacityIDX == 1) {
-                m_sWindowData.alphaInactive   = m_sWindowData.alpha;
-                m_sWindowData.alphaFullscreen = m_sWindowData.alpha;
-            }
-        } catch (std::exception& e) { Debug::log(ERR, "Opacity rule \"{}\" failed with: {}", r.szRule, e.what()); }
-    } else if (r.szRule.starts_with("animation")) {
-        auto STYLE                   = r.szRule.substr(r.szRule.find_first_of(' ') + 1);
-        m_sWindowData.animationStyle = CWindowOverridableVar(STYLE, priority);
-    } else if (r.szRule.starts_with("bordercolor")) {
-        try {
-            // Each vector will only get used if it has at least one color
-            CGradientValueData activeBorderGradient   = {};
-            CGradientValueData inactiveBorderGradient = {};
-            bool               active                 = true;
-            CVarList           colorsAndAngles        = CVarList(trim(r.szRule.substr(r.szRule.find_first_of(' ') + 1)), 0, 's', true);
-
-            // Basic form has only two colors, everything else can be parsed as a gradient
-            if (colorsAndAngles.size() == 2 && !colorsAndAngles[1].contains("deg")) {
-                m_sWindowData.activeBorderColor   = CWindowOverridableVar(CGradientValueData(CColor(configStringToInt(colorsAndAngles[0]))), priority);
-                m_sWindowData.inactiveBorderColor = CWindowOverridableVar(CGradientValueData(CColor(configStringToInt(colorsAndAngles[1]))), priority);
-                return;
-            }
-
-            for (auto const& token : colorsAndAngles) {
-                // The first angle, or an explicit "0deg", splits the two gradients
-                if (active && token.contains("deg")) {
-                    activeBorderGradient.m_fAngle = std::stoi(token.substr(0, token.size() - 3)) * (PI / 180.0);
-                    active                        = false;
-                } else if (token.contains("deg"))
-                    inactiveBorderGradient.m_fAngle = std::stoi(token.substr(0, token.size() - 3)) * (PI / 180.0);
-                else if (active)
-                    activeBorderGradient.m_vColors.push_back(configStringToInt(token));
-                else
-                    inactiveBorderGradient.m_vColors.push_back(configStringToInt(token));
-            }
-
-            // Includes sanity checks for the number of colors in each gradient
-            if (activeBorderGradient.m_vColors.size() > 10 || inactiveBorderGradient.m_vColors.size() > 10)
-                Debug::log(WARN, "Bordercolor rule \"{}\" has more than 10 colors in one gradient, ignoring", r.szRule);
-            else if (activeBorderGradient.m_vColors.empty())
-                Debug::log(WARN, "Bordercolor rule \"{}\" has no colors, ignoring", r.szRule);
-            else if (inactiveBorderGradient.m_vColors.empty())
-                m_sWindowData.activeBorderColor = CWindowOverridableVar(activeBorderGradient, priority);
-            else {
-                m_sWindowData.activeBorderColor   = CWindowOverridableVar(activeBorderGradient, priority);
-                m_sWindowData.inactiveBorderColor = CWindowOverridableVar(inactiveBorderGradient, priority);
-            }
-        } catch (std::exception& e) { Debug::log(ERR, "BorderColor rule \"{}\" failed with: {}", r.szRule, e.what()); }
-    } else if (auto search = g_pConfigManager->mbWindowProperties.find(VARS[0]); search != g_pConfigManager->mbWindowProperties.end()) {
-        if (VARS[1].empty()) {
-            *(search->second(m_pSelf.lock())) = CWindowOverridableVar(true, priority);
-        } else {
-            try {
-                *(search->second(m_pSelf.lock())) = CWindowOverridableVar((bool)configStringToInt(VARS[1]), priority);
-            } catch (...) {}
+            if (vars.size() == 2 && vars[0] == "tag")
+                m_tags.applyTag(vars[1], true);
+            else
+                Debug::log(ERR, "Tag rule invalid: {}", r->szRule);
+            break;
         }
-    } else if (auto search = g_pConfigManager->miWindowProperties.find(VARS[0]); search != g_pConfigManager->miWindowProperties.end()) {
-        try {
-            *(search->second(m_pSelf.lock())) = CWindowOverridableVar(std::stoi(VARS[1]), priority);
-        } catch (std::exception& e) { Debug::log(ERR, "Rule \"{}\" failed with: {}", r.szRule, e.what()); }
-    } else if (r.szRule.starts_with("idleinhibit")) {
-        auto IDLERULE = r.szRule.substr(r.szRule.find_first_of(' ') + 1);
+        case CWindowRule::RULE_OPACITY: {
+            try {
+                CVarList vars(r->szRule, 0, ' ');
 
-        if (IDLERULE == "none")
-            m_eIdleInhibitMode = IDLEINHIBIT_NONE;
-        else if (IDLERULE == "always")
-            m_eIdleInhibitMode = IDLEINHIBIT_ALWAYS;
-        else if (IDLERULE == "focus")
-            m_eIdleInhibitMode = IDLEINHIBIT_FOCUS;
-        else if (IDLERULE == "fullscreen")
-            m_eIdleInhibitMode = IDLEINHIBIT_FULLSCREEN;
-        else
-            Debug::log(ERR, "Rule idleinhibit: unknown mode {}", IDLERULE);
-    } else if (r.szRule.starts_with("maxsize")) {
-        try {
-            if (!m_bIsFloating)
-                return;
-            const auto VEC = configStringToVector2D(r.szRule.substr(8));
-            if (VEC.x < 1 || VEC.y < 1) {
-                Debug::log(ERR, "Invalid size for maxsize");
-                return;
+                int      opacityIDX = 0;
+
+                for (auto const& r : vars) {
+                    if (r == "opacity")
+                        continue;
+
+                    if (r == "override") {
+                        if (opacityIDX == 1)
+                            m_sWindowData.alpha = CWindowOverridableVar(SAlphaValue{m_sWindowData.alpha.value().m_fAlpha, true}, priority);
+                        else if (opacityIDX == 2)
+                            m_sWindowData.alphaInactive = CWindowOverridableVar(SAlphaValue{m_sWindowData.alphaInactive.value().m_fAlpha, true}, priority);
+                        else if (opacityIDX == 3)
+                            m_sWindowData.alphaFullscreen = CWindowOverridableVar(SAlphaValue{m_sWindowData.alphaFullscreen.value().m_fAlpha, true}, priority);
+                    } else {
+                        if (opacityIDX == 0) {
+                            m_sWindowData.alpha = CWindowOverridableVar(SAlphaValue{std::stof(r), false}, priority);
+                        } else if (opacityIDX == 1) {
+                            m_sWindowData.alphaInactive = CWindowOverridableVar(SAlphaValue{std::stof(r), false}, priority);
+                        } else if (opacityIDX == 2) {
+                            m_sWindowData.alphaFullscreen = CWindowOverridableVar(SAlphaValue{std::stof(r), false}, priority);
+                        } else {
+                            throw std::runtime_error("more than 3 alpha values");
+                        }
+
+                        opacityIDX++;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                if (opacityIDX == 1) {
+                    m_sWindowData.alphaInactive   = m_sWindowData.alpha;
+                    m_sWindowData.alphaFullscreen = m_sWindowData.alpha;
+                }
+            } catch (std::exception& e) { Debug::log(ERR, "Opacity rule \"{}\" failed with: {}", r->szRule, e.what()); }
+            break;
+        }
+        case CWindowRule::RULE_ANIMATION: {
+            auto STYLE                   = r->szRule.substr(r->szRule.find_first_of(' ') + 1);
+            m_sWindowData.animationStyle = CWindowOverridableVar(STYLE, priority);
+            break;
+        }
+        case CWindowRule::RULE_BORDERCOLOR: {
+            try {
+                // Each vector will only get used if it has at least one color
+                CGradientValueData activeBorderGradient   = {};
+                CGradientValueData inactiveBorderGradient = {};
+                bool               active                 = true;
+                CVarList           colorsAndAngles        = CVarList(trim(r->szRule.substr(r->szRule.find_first_of(' ') + 1)), 0, 's', true);
+
+                // Basic form has only two colors, everything else can be parsed as a gradient
+                if (colorsAndAngles.size() == 2 && !colorsAndAngles[1].contains("deg")) {
+                    m_sWindowData.activeBorderColor   = CWindowOverridableVar(CGradientValueData(CHyprColor(configStringToInt(colorsAndAngles[0]).value_or(0))), priority);
+                    m_sWindowData.inactiveBorderColor = CWindowOverridableVar(CGradientValueData(CHyprColor(configStringToInt(colorsAndAngles[1]).value_or(0))), priority);
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                for (auto const& token : colorsAndAngles) {
+                    // The first angle, or an explicit "0deg", splits the two gradients
+                    if (active && token.contains("deg")) {
+                        activeBorderGradient.m_fAngle = std::stoi(token.substr(0, token.size() - 3)) * (PI / 180.0);
+                        active                        = false;
+                    } else if (token.contains("deg"))
+                        inactiveBorderGradient.m_fAngle = std::stoi(token.substr(0, token.size() - 3)) * (PI / 180.0);
+                    else if (active)
+                        activeBorderGradient.m_vColors.push_back(configStringToInt(token).value_or(0));
+                    else
+                        inactiveBorderGradient.m_vColors.push_back(configStringToInt(token).value_or(0));
+                }
+
+                activeBorderGradient.updateColorsOk();
+
+                // Includes sanity checks for the number of colors in each gradient
+                if (activeBorderGradient.m_vColors.size() > 10 || inactiveBorderGradient.m_vColors.size() > 10)
+                    Debug::log(WARN, "Bordercolor rule \"{}\" has more than 10 colors in one gradient, ignoring", r->szRule);
+                else if (activeBorderGradient.m_vColors.empty())
+                    Debug::log(WARN, "Bordercolor rule \"{}\" has no colors, ignoring", r->szRule);
+                else if (inactiveBorderGradient.m_vColors.empty())
+                    m_sWindowData.activeBorderColor = CWindowOverridableVar(activeBorderGradient, priority);
+                else {
+                    m_sWindowData.activeBorderColor   = CWindowOverridableVar(activeBorderGradient, priority);
+                    m_sWindowData.inactiveBorderColor = CWindowOverridableVar(inactiveBorderGradient, priority);
+                }
+            } catch (std::exception& e) { Debug::log(ERR, "BorderColor rule \"{}\" failed with: {}", r->szRule, e.what()); }
+            break;
+        }
+        case CWindowRule::RULE_IDLEINHIBIT: {
+            auto IDLERULE = r->szRule.substr(r->szRule.find_first_of(' ') + 1);
+
+            if (IDLERULE == "none")
+                m_eIdleInhibitMode = IDLEINHIBIT_NONE;
+            else if (IDLERULE == "always")
+                m_eIdleInhibitMode = IDLEINHIBIT_ALWAYS;
+            else if (IDLERULE == "focus")
+                m_eIdleInhibitMode = IDLEINHIBIT_FOCUS;
+            else if (IDLERULE == "fullscreen")
+                m_eIdleInhibitMode = IDLEINHIBIT_FULLSCREEN;
+            else
+                Debug::log(ERR, "Rule idleinhibit: unknown mode {}", IDLERULE);
+            break;
+        }
+        case CWindowRule::RULE_MAXSIZE: {
+            try {
+                if (!m_bIsFloating)
+                    return;
+                const auto VEC = configStringToVector2D(r->szRule.substr(8));
+                if (VEC.x < 1 || VEC.y < 1) {
+                    Debug::log(ERR, "Invalid size for maxsize");
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                m_sWindowData.maxSize = CWindowOverridableVar(VEC, priority);
+                clampWindowSize(std::nullopt, m_sWindowData.maxSize.value());
+
+            } catch (std::exception& e) { Debug::log(ERR, "maxsize rule \"{}\" failed with: {}", r->szRule, e.what()); }
+            break;
+        }
+        case CWindowRule::RULE_MINSIZE: {
+            try {
+                if (!m_bIsFloating)
+                    return;
+                const auto VEC = configStringToVector2D(r->szRule.substr(8));
+                if (VEC.x < 1 || VEC.y < 1) {
+                    Debug::log(ERR, "Invalid size for minsize");
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                m_sWindowData.minSize = CWindowOverridableVar(VEC, priority);
+                clampWindowSize(m_sWindowData.minSize.value(), std::nullopt);
+
+                if (m_sGroupData.pNextWindow.expired())
+                    setHidden(false);
+            } catch (std::exception& e) { Debug::log(ERR, "minsize rule \"{}\" failed with: {}", r->szRule, e.what()); }
+            break;
+        }
+        case CWindowRule::RULE_RENDERUNFOCUSED: {
+            m_sWindowData.renderUnfocused = CWindowOverridableVar(true, priority);
+            g_pHyprRenderer->addWindowToRenderUnfocused(m_pSelf.lock());
+            break;
+        }
+        case CWindowRule::RULE_PROP: {
+            const CVarList VARS(r->szRule, 0, ' ');
+            if (auto search = g_pConfigManager->miWindowProperties.find(VARS[1]); search != g_pConfigManager->miWindowProperties.end()) {
+                try {
+                    *(search->second(m_pSelf.lock())) = CWindowOverridableVar(std::stoi(VARS[2]), priority);
+                } catch (std::exception& e) { Debug::log(ERR, "Rule \"{}\" failed with: {}", r->szRule, e.what()); }
+            } else if (auto search = g_pConfigManager->mfWindowProperties.find(VARS[1]); search != g_pConfigManager->mfWindowProperties.end()) {
+                try {
+                    *(search->second(m_pSelf.lock())) = CWindowOverridableVar(std::stof(VARS[2]), priority);
+                } catch (std::exception& e) { Debug::log(ERR, "Rule \"{}\" failed with: {}", r->szRule, e.what()); }
+            } else if (auto search = g_pConfigManager->mbWindowProperties.find(VARS[1]); search != g_pConfigManager->mbWindowProperties.end()) {
+                try {
+                    *(search->second(m_pSelf.lock())) = CWindowOverridableVar(VARS[2].empty() ? true : (bool)std::stoi(VARS[2]), priority);
+                } catch (std::exception& e) { Debug::log(ERR, "Rule \"{}\" failed with: {}", r->szRule, e.what()); }
             }
-
-            m_sWindowData.maxSize = CWindowOverridableVar(VEC, priority);
-            m_vRealSize =
-                Vector2D(std::min((double)m_sWindowData.maxSize.value().x, m_vRealSize.goal().x), std::min((double)m_sWindowData.maxSize.value().y, m_vRealSize.goal().y));
-            g_pXWaylandManager->setWindowSize(m_pSelf.lock(), m_vRealSize.goal());
-        } catch (std::exception& e) { Debug::log(ERR, "maxsize rule \"{}\" failed with: {}", r.szRule, e.what()); }
-    } else if (r.szRule.starts_with("minsize")) {
-        try {
-            if (!m_bIsFloating)
-                return;
-            const auto VEC = configStringToVector2D(r.szRule.substr(8));
-            if (VEC.x < 1 || VEC.y < 1) {
-                Debug::log(ERR, "Invalid size for minsize");
-                return;
-            }
-
-            m_sWindowData.minSize = CWindowOverridableVar(VEC, priority);
-            m_vRealSize =
-                Vector2D(std::max((double)m_sWindowData.minSize.value().x, m_vRealSize.goal().x), std::max((double)m_sWindowData.minSize.value().y, m_vRealSize.goal().y));
-            g_pXWaylandManager->setWindowSize(m_pSelf.lock(), m_vRealSize.goal());
-            if (m_sGroupData.pNextWindow.expired())
-                setHidden(false);
-        } catch (std::exception& e) { Debug::log(ERR, "minsize rule \"{}\" failed with: {}", r.szRule, e.what()); }
-    } else if (r.szRule == "renderunfocused") {
-        m_sWindowData.renderUnfocused = CWindowOverridableVar(true, priority);
-        g_pHyprRenderer->addWindowToRenderUnfocused(m_pSelf.lock());
+            break;
+        }
+        default: break;
     }
 }
 
@@ -784,13 +813,13 @@ void CWindow::updateDynamicRules() {
     m_tags.removeDynamicTags();
 
     m_vMatchedRules = g_pConfigManager->getMatchingRules(m_pSelf.lock());
-    for (auto const& r : m_vMatchedRules) {
+    for (const auto& r : m_vMatchedRules) {
         applyDynamicRule(r);
     }
 
     EMIT_HOOK_EVENT("windowUpdateRules", m_pSelf.lock());
 
-    g_pLayoutManager->getCurrentLayout()->recalculateMonitor(m_iMonitorID);
+    g_pLayoutManager->getCurrentLayout()->recalculateMonitor(monitorID());
 }
 
 // check if the point is "hidden" under a rounded corner of the window
@@ -855,9 +884,11 @@ void CWindow::createGroup() {
 
         addWindowDeco(std::make_unique<CHyprGroupBarDecoration>(m_pSelf.lock()));
 
-        g_pCompositor->updateWorkspaceWindows(workspaceID());
-        g_pCompositor->updateWorkspaceWindowData(workspaceID());
-        g_pLayoutManager->getCurrentLayout()->recalculateMonitor(m_iMonitorID);
+        if (m_pWorkspace) {
+            m_pWorkspace->updateWindows();
+            m_pWorkspace->updateWindowData();
+        }
+        g_pLayoutManager->getCurrentLayout()->recalculateMonitor(monitorID());
         g_pCompositor->updateAllWindowsAnimatedDecorationValues();
 
         g_pEventManager->postEvent(SHyprIPCEvent{"togglegroup", std::format("1,{:x}", (uintptr_t)this)});
@@ -873,9 +904,11 @@ void CWindow::destroyGroup() {
         m_sGroupData.pNextWindow.reset();
         m_sGroupData.head = false;
         updateWindowDecos();
-        g_pCompositor->updateWorkspaceWindows(workspaceID());
-        g_pCompositor->updateWorkspaceWindowData(workspaceID());
-        g_pLayoutManager->getCurrentLayout()->recalculateMonitor(m_iMonitorID);
+        if (m_pWorkspace) {
+            m_pWorkspace->updateWindows();
+            m_pWorkspace->updateWindowData();
+        }
+        g_pLayoutManager->getCurrentLayout()->recalculateMonitor(monitorID());
         g_pCompositor->updateAllWindowsAnimatedDecorationValues();
 
         g_pEventManager->postEvent(SHyprIPCEvent{"togglegroup", std::format("0,{:x}", (uintptr_t)this)});
@@ -909,9 +942,11 @@ void CWindow::destroyGroup() {
     }
     g_pKeybindManager->m_bGroupsLocked = GROUPSLOCKEDPREV;
 
-    g_pCompositor->updateWorkspaceWindows(workspaceID());
-    g_pCompositor->updateWorkspaceWindowData(workspaceID());
-    g_pLayoutManager->getCurrentLayout()->recalculateMonitor(m_iMonitorID);
+    if (m_pWorkspace) {
+        m_pWorkspace->updateWindows();
+        m_pWorkspace->updateWindowData();
+    }
+    g_pLayoutManager->getCurrentLayout()->recalculateMonitor(monitorID());
     g_pCompositor->updateAllWindowsAnimatedDecorationValues();
 
     if (!addresses.empty())
@@ -1087,7 +1122,7 @@ void CWindow::updateGroupOutputs() {
     const auto WS = m_pWorkspace;
 
     while (curr.get() != this) {
-        curr->m_iMonitorID = m_iMonitorID;
+        curr->m_pMonitor = m_pMonitor;
         curr->moveToWorkspace(WS);
 
         curr->m_vRealPosition = m_vRealPosition.goal();
@@ -1168,6 +1203,16 @@ int CWindow::getRealBorderSize() {
     return m_sWindowData.borderSize.valueOr(*PBORDERSIZE);
 }
 
+float CWindow::getScrollMouse() {
+    static auto PINPUTSCROLLFACTOR = CConfigValue<Hyprlang::FLOAT>("input:scroll_factor");
+    return m_sWindowData.scrollMouse.valueOr(*PINPUTSCROLLFACTOR);
+}
+
+float CWindow::getScrollTouchpad() {
+    static auto PTOUCHPADSCROLLFACTOR = CConfigValue<Hyprlang::FLOAT>("input:touchpad:scroll_factor");
+    return m_sWindowData.scrollTouchpad.valueOr(*PTOUCHPADSCROLLFACTOR);
+}
+
 bool CWindow::canBeTorn() {
     static auto PTEARING = CConfigValue<Hyprlang::INT>("general:allow_tearing");
     return m_sWindowData.tearing.valueOr(m_bTearingHint) && *PTEARING;
@@ -1184,7 +1229,7 @@ void CWindow::setSuspended(bool suspend) {
     m_bSuspended = suspend;
 }
 
-bool CWindow::visibleOnMonitor(CMonitor* pMonitor) {
+bool CWindow::visibleOnMonitor(PHLMONITOR pMonitor) {
     CBox wbox = {m_vRealPosition.value(), m_vRealSize.value()};
 
     return !wbox.intersection({pMonitor->vecPosition, pMonitor->vecSize}).empty();
@@ -1209,7 +1254,7 @@ void CWindow::onWorkspaceAnimUpdate() {
     if (!PWORKSPACE)
         return;
 
-    const auto PWSMON = g_pCompositor->getMonitorFromID(PWORKSPACE->m_iMonitorID);
+    const auto PWSMON = m_pMonitor.lock();
     if (!PWSMON)
         return;
 
@@ -1253,6 +1298,16 @@ int CWindow::surfacesCount() {
     return no;
 }
 
+void CWindow::clampWindowSize(const std::optional<Vector2D> minSize, const std::optional<Vector2D> maxSize) {
+    const Vector2D REALSIZE = m_vRealSize.goal();
+    const Vector2D NEWSIZE  = REALSIZE.clamp(minSize.value_or(Vector2D{MIN_WINDOW_SIZE, MIN_WINDOW_SIZE}), maxSize.value_or(Vector2D{INFINITY, INFINITY}));
+    const Vector2D DELTA    = REALSIZE - NEWSIZE;
+
+    m_vRealPosition = m_vRealPosition.goal() + DELTA / 2.0;
+    m_vRealSize     = NEWSIZE;
+    g_pXWaylandManager->setWindowSize(m_pSelf.lock(), NEWSIZE);
+}
+
 bool CWindow::isFullscreen() {
     return m_sFullscreenState.internal != FSMODE_NONE;
 }
@@ -1265,6 +1320,10 @@ WORKSPACEID CWindow::workspaceID() {
     return m_pWorkspace ? m_pWorkspace->m_iID : m_iLastWorkspace;
 }
 
+MONITORID CWindow::monitorID() {
+    return m_pMonitor ? m_pMonitor->ID : MONITOR_INVALID;
+}
+
 bool CWindow::onSpecialWorkspace() {
     return m_pWorkspace ? m_pWorkspace->m_bIsSpecialWorkspace : g_pCompositor->isWorkspaceSpecial(m_iLastWorkspace);
 }
@@ -1451,7 +1510,7 @@ void CWindow::onX11Configure(CBox box) {
         m_pXWaylandSurface->configure(box);
         m_vPendingReportedSize = box.size();
         m_vReportedSize        = box.size();
-        if (const auto PMONITOR = g_pCompositor->getMonitorFromID(m_iMonitorID); PMONITOR)
+        if (const auto PMONITOR = m_pMonitor.lock(); PMONITOR)
             m_fX11SurfaceScaledBy = PMONITOR->scale;
         return;
     }
@@ -1477,7 +1536,7 @@ void CWindow::onX11Configure(CBox box) {
 
     static auto PXWLFORCESCALEZERO = CConfigValue<Hyprlang::INT>("xwayland:force_zero_scaling");
     if (*PXWLFORCESCALEZERO) {
-        if (const auto PMONITOR = g_pCompositor->getMonitorFromID(m_iMonitorID); PMONITOR) {
+        if (const auto PMONITOR = m_pMonitor.lock(); PMONITOR) {
             m_vRealSize.setValueAndWarp(m_vRealSize.goal() / PMONITOR->scale);
             m_fX11SurfaceScaledBy = PMONITOR->scale;
         }
@@ -1493,7 +1552,7 @@ void CWindow::onX11Configure(CBox box) {
 
     updateWindowDecos();
 
-    if (!g_pCompositor->isWorkspaceVisible(m_pWorkspace))
+    if (!m_pWorkspace || !m_pWorkspace->isVisible())
         return; // further things are only for visible windows
 
     m_pWorkspace = g_pCompositor->getMonitorFromVector(m_vRealPosition.value() + m_vRealSize.value() / 2.f)->activeWorkspace;
@@ -1505,15 +1564,15 @@ void CWindow::onX11Configure(CBox box) {
     g_pHyprRenderer->damageWindow(m_pSelf.lock());
 }
 
-void CWindow::warpCursor() {
+void CWindow::warpCursor(bool force) {
     static auto PERSISTENTWARPS         = CConfigValue<Hyprlang::INT>("cursor:persistent_warps");
     const auto  coords                  = m_vRelativeCursorCoordsOnLastWarp;
     m_vRelativeCursorCoordsOnLastWarp.x = -1; // reset m_vRelativeCursorCoordsOnLastWarp
 
     if (*PERSISTENTWARPS && coords.x > 0 && coords.y > 0 && coords < m_vSize) // don't warp cursor outside the window
-        g_pCompositor->warpCursorTo(m_vPosition + coords);
+        g_pCompositor->warpCursorTo(m_vPosition + coords, force);
     else
-        g_pCompositor->warpCursorTo(middle());
+        g_pCompositor->warpCursorTo(middle(), force);
 }
 
 PHLWINDOW CWindow::getSwallower() {
@@ -1521,7 +1580,7 @@ PHLWINDOW CWindow::getSwallower() {
     static auto PSWALLOWEXREGEX = CConfigValue<std::string>("misc:swallow_exception_regex");
     static auto PSWALLOW        = CConfigValue<Hyprlang::INT>("misc:enable_swallow");
 
-    if (!*PSWALLOW || (*PSWALLOWREGEX).empty())
+    if (!*PSWALLOW || std::string{*PSWALLOWREGEX} == STRVAL_EMPTY || (*PSWALLOWREGEX).empty())
         return nullptr;
 
     // check parent
@@ -1544,13 +1603,13 @@ PHLWINDOW CWindow::getSwallower() {
     }
 
     if (!(*PSWALLOWREGEX).empty())
-        std::erase_if(candidates, [&](const auto& other) { return !std::regex_match(other->m_szClass, std::regex(*PSWALLOWREGEX)); });
+        std::erase_if(candidates, [&](const auto& other) { return !RE2::FullMatch(other->m_szClass, *PSWALLOWREGEX); });
 
     if (candidates.size() <= 0)
         return nullptr;
 
     if (!(*PSWALLOWEXREGEX).empty())
-        std::erase_if(candidates, [&](const auto& other) { return std::regex_match(other->m_szTitle, std::regex(*PSWALLOWEXREGEX)); });
+        std::erase_if(candidates, [&](const auto& other) { return RE2::FullMatch(other->m_szTitle, *PSWALLOWEXREGEX); });
 
     if (candidates.size() <= 0)
         return nullptr;
@@ -1578,6 +1637,9 @@ void CWindow::unsetWindowData(eOverridePriority priority) {
     for (auto const& element : g_pConfigManager->miWindowProperties) {
         element.second(m_pSelf.lock())->unset(priority);
     }
+    for (auto const& element : g_pConfigManager->mfWindowProperties) {
+        element.second(m_pSelf.lock())->unset(priority);
+    }
 }
 
 bool CWindow::isX11OverrideRedirect() {
@@ -1587,3 +1649,29 @@ bool CWindow::isX11OverrideRedirect() {
 bool CWindow::isModal() {
     return (m_pXWaylandSurface && m_pXWaylandSurface->modal);
 }
+
+Vector2D CWindow::requestedMinSize() {
+    if ((m_bIsX11 && !m_pXWaylandSurface->sizeHints) || (!m_bIsX11 && !m_pXDGSurface->toplevel))
+        return Vector2D(1, 1);
+
+    Vector2D minSize = m_bIsX11 ? Vector2D(m_pXWaylandSurface->sizeHints->min_width, m_pXWaylandSurface->sizeHints->min_height) : m_pXDGSurface->toplevel->layoutMinSize();
+
+    minSize = minSize.clamp({1, 1});
+
+    return minSize;
+}
+
+Vector2D CWindow::requestedMaxSize() {
+    constexpr int NO_MAX_SIZE_LIMIT = 99999;
+    if (((m_bIsX11 && !m_pXWaylandSurface->sizeHints) || (!m_bIsX11 && !m_pXDGSurface->toplevel) || m_sWindowData.noMaxSize.valueOrDefault()))
+        return Vector2D(NO_MAX_SIZE_LIMIT, NO_MAX_SIZE_LIMIT);
+
+    Vector2D maxSize = m_bIsX11 ? Vector2D(m_pXWaylandSurface->sizeHints->max_width, m_pXWaylandSurface->sizeHints->max_height) : m_pXDGSurface->toplevel->layoutMaxSize();
+
+    if (maxSize.x < 5)
+        maxSize.x = NO_MAX_SIZE_LIMIT;
+    if (maxSize.y < 5)
+        maxSize.y = NO_MAX_SIZE_LIMIT;
+
+    return maxSize;
+}

src/desktop/Window.hpp

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
-#include <deque>
+#include <vector>
 #include <string>
 
 #include "../config/ConfigDataValues.hpp"
@@ -17,18 +17,19 @@
 #include "Subsurface.hpp"
 #include "WLSurface.hpp"
 #include "Workspace.hpp"
+#include "WindowRule.hpp"
 
 class CXDGSurfaceResource;
 class CXWaylandSurface;
 
-enum eIdleInhibitMode {
+enum eIdleInhibitMode : uint8_t {
     IDLEINHIBIT_NONE = 0,
     IDLEINHIBIT_ALWAYS,
     IDLEINHIBIT_FULLSCREEN,
     IDLEINHIBIT_FOCUS
 };
 
-enum eGroupRules {
+enum eGroupRules : uint8_t {
     // effective only during first map, except for _ALWAYS variant
     GROUP_NONE        = 0,
     GROUP_SET         = 1 << 0, // Open as new group or add to focused group
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ enum eGroupRules {
     GROUP_OVERRIDE    = 1 << 6, // Override other rules
 };
 
-enum eGetWindowProperties {
+enum eGetWindowProperties : uint8_t {
     WINDOW_ONLY      = 0,
     RESERVED_EXTENTS = 1 << 0,
     INPUT_EXTENTS    = 1 << 1,
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ enum eGetWindowProperties {
     USE_PROP_TILED   = 1 << 5,
 };
 
-enum eSuppressEvents {
+enum eSuppressEvents : uint8_t {
     SUPPRESS_NONE               = 0,
     SUPPRESS_FULLSCREEN         = 1 << 0,
     SUPPRESS_MAXIMIZE           = 1 << 1,
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ struct SAlphaValue {
     float m_fAlpha;
     bool  m_bOverride;
 
-    float applyAlpha(float alpha) {
+    float applyAlpha(float alpha) const {
         if (m_bOverride)
             return m_fAlpha;
         else
@@ -72,8 +73,8 @@ struct SAlphaValue {
     };
 };
 
-enum eOverridePriority {
-    PRIORITY_LAYOUT,
+enum eOverridePriority : uint8_t {
+    PRIORITY_LAYOUT = 0,
     PRIORITY_WORKSPACE_RULE,
     PRIORITY_WINDOW_RULE,
     PRIORITY_SET_PROP,
@@ -85,9 +86,7 @@ class CWindowOverridableVar {
     CWindowOverridableVar(T const& value, eOverridePriority priority) {
         values[priority] = value;
     }
-    CWindowOverridableVar(T const& value) {
-        defaultValue = value;
-    }
+    CWindowOverridableVar(T const& value) : defaultValue{value} {}
 
     CWindowOverridableVar()  = default;
     ~CWindowOverridableVar() = default;
@@ -144,6 +143,13 @@ class CWindowOverridableVar {
             unset(priority);
     }
 
+    operator std::optional<T>() {
+        if (hasValue())
+            return value();
+        else
+            return std::nullopt;
+    }
+
   private:
     std::map<eOverridePriority, T> values;
     T                              defaultValue; // used for toggling, so required for bool
@@ -179,6 +185,9 @@ struct SWindowData {
     CWindowOverridableVar<int>                rounding;
     CWindowOverridableVar<int>                borderSize;
 
+    CWindowOverridableVar<float>              scrollMouse;
+    CWindowOverridableVar<float>              scrollTouchpad;
+
     CWindowOverridableVar<std::string>        animationStyle;
     CWindowOverridableVar<Vector2D>           maxSize;
     CWindowOverridableVar<Vector2D>           minSize;
@@ -187,32 +196,12 @@ struct SWindowData {
     CWindowOverridableVar<CGradientValueData> inactiveBorderColor;
 };
 
-struct SWindowRule {
-    std::string szRule;
-    std::string szValue;
-
-    bool        v2 = false;
-    std::string szTitle;
-    std::string szClass;
-    std::string szInitialTitle;
-    std::string szInitialClass;
-    std::string szTag;
-    int         bX11              = -1; // -1 means "ANY"
-    int         bFloating         = -1;
-    int         bFullscreen       = -1;
-    int         bPinned           = -1;
-    int         bFocus            = -1;
-    std::string szFullscreenState = ""; // empty means any
-    std::string szOnWorkspace     = ""; // empty means any
-    std::string szWorkspace       = ""; // empty means any
-};
-
 struct SInitialWorkspaceToken {
     PHLWINDOWREF primaryOwner;
     std::string  workspace;
 };
 
-struct sFullscreenState {
+struct SFullscreenState {
     eFullscreenMode internal = FSMODE_NONE;
     eFullscreenMode client   = FSMODE_NONE;
 };
@@ -271,13 +260,13 @@ class CWindow {
     bool             m_bIsFloating      = false;
     bool             m_bDraggingTiled   = false; // for dragging around tiled windows
     bool             m_bWasMaximized    = false;
-    sFullscreenState m_sFullscreenState = {.internal = FSMODE_NONE, .client = FSMODE_NONE};
-    MONITORID        m_iMonitorID       = -1;
+    SFullscreenState m_sFullscreenState = {.internal = FSMODE_NONE, .client = FSMODE_NONE};
     std::string      m_szTitle          = "";
     std::string      m_szClass          = "";
     std::string      m_szInitialTitle   = "";
     std::string      m_szInitialClass   = "";
     PHLWORKSPACE     m_pWorkspace;
+    PHLMONITORREF    m_pMonitor;
 
     bool             m_bIsMapped = false;
 
@@ -325,6 +314,9 @@ class CWindow {
     // For pinned (sticky) windows
     bool m_bPinned = false;
 
+    // For preserving pinned state when fullscreening a pinned window
+    bool m_bPinFullscreened = false;
+
     // urgency hint
     bool m_bIsUrgent = false;
 
@@ -333,8 +325,8 @@ class CWindow {
 
     // Window decorations
     // TODO: make this a SP.
-    std::deque<std::unique_ptr<IHyprWindowDecoration>> m_dWindowDecorations;
-    std::vector<IHyprWindowDecoration*>                m_vDecosToRemove;
+    std::vector<std::unique_ptr<IHyprWindowDecoration>> m_dWindowDecorations;
+    std::vector<IHyprWindowDecoration*>                 m_vDecosToRemove;
 
     // Special render data, rules, etc
     SWindowData m_sWindowData;
@@ -346,7 +338,7 @@ class CWindow {
     CAnimatedVariable<float> m_fActiveInactiveAlpha;
 
     // animated shadow color
-    CAnimatedVariable<CColor> m_cRealShadowColor;
+    CAnimatedVariable<CHyprColor> m_cRealShadowColor;
 
     // animated tint
     CAnimatedVariable<float> m_fDimPercent;
@@ -357,6 +349,7 @@ class CWindow {
 
     // swallowing
     PHLWINDOWREF m_pSwallowed;
+    bool         m_bGroupSwallowed = false;
 
     // focus stuff
     bool m_bStayFocused = false;
@@ -383,13 +376,13 @@ class CWindow {
     bool     m_bTearingHint = false;
 
     // stores the currently matched window rules
-    std::vector<SWindowRule> m_vMatchedRules;
+    std::vector<SP<CWindowRule>> m_vMatchedRules;
 
     // window tags
     CTagKeeper m_tags;
 
     // For the list lookup
-    bool operator==(const CWindow& rhs) {
+    bool operator==(const CWindow& rhs) const {
         return m_pXDGSurface == rhs.m_pXDGSurface && m_pXWaylandSurface == rhs.m_pXWaylandSurface && m_vPosition == rhs.m_vPosition && m_vSize == rhs.m_vSize &&
             m_bFadingOut == rhs.m_bFadingOut;
     }
@@ -398,7 +391,6 @@ class CWindow {
     CBox                   getFullWindowBoundingBox();
     SBoxExtents            getFullWindowExtents();
     CBox                   getWindowBoxUnified(uint64_t props);
-    CBox                   getWindowMainSurfaceBox();
     CBox                   getWindowIdealBoundingBoxIgnoreReserved();
     void                   addWindowDeco(std::unique_ptr<IHyprWindowDecoration> deco);
     void                   updateWindowDecos();
@@ -411,12 +403,12 @@ class CWindow {
     void                   updateToplevel();
     void                   updateSurfaceScaleTransformDetails(bool force = false);
     void                   moveToWorkspace(PHLWORKSPACE);
-    PHLWINDOW              X11TransientFor();
+    PHLWINDOW              x11TransientFor();
     void                   onUnmap();
     void                   onMap();
     void                   setHidden(bool hidden);
     bool                   isHidden();
-    void                   applyDynamicRule(const SWindowRule& r);
+    void                   applyDynamicRule(const SP<CWindowRule>& r);
     void                   updateDynamicRules();
     SBoxExtents            getFullWindowReservedArea();
     Vector2D               middle();
@@ -424,24 +416,24 @@ class CWindow {
     float                  rounding();
     bool                   canBeTorn();
     void                   setSuspended(bool suspend);
-    bool                   visibleOnMonitor(CMonitor* pMonitor);
+    bool                   visibleOnMonitor(PHLMONITOR pMonitor);
     WORKSPACEID            workspaceID();
+    MONITORID              monitorID();
     bool                   onSpecialWorkspace();
     void                   activate(bool force = false);
     int                    surfacesCount();
-
+    void                   clampWindowSize(const std::optional<Vector2D> minSize, const std::optional<Vector2D> maxSize);
     bool                   isFullscreen();
     bool                   isEffectiveInternalFSMode(const eFullscreenMode);
-
     int                    getRealBorderSize();
+    float                  getScrollMouse();
+    float                  getScrollTouchpad();
     void                   updateWindowData();
     void                   updateWindowData(const struct SWorkspaceRule&);
-
     void                   onBorderAngleAnimEnd(void* ptr);
     bool                   isInCurvedCorner(double x, double y);
     bool                   hasPopupAt(const Vector2D& pos);
     int                    popupsCount();
-
     void                   applyGroupRules();
     void                   createGroup();
     void                   destroyGroup();
@@ -464,11 +456,17 @@ class CWindow {
     void                   onResourceChangeX11();
     std::string            fetchTitle();
     std::string            fetchClass();
-    void                   warpCursor();
+    void                   warpCursor(bool force = false);
     PHLWINDOW              getSwallower();
     void                   unsetWindowData(eOverridePriority priority);
     bool                   isX11OverrideRedirect();
     bool                   isModal();
+    Vector2D               requestedMinSize();
+    Vector2D               requestedMaxSize();
+
+    CBox                   getWindowMainSurfaceBox() const {
+        return {m_vRealPosition.value().x, m_vRealPosition.value().y, m_vRealSize.value().x, m_vRealSize.value().y};
+    }
 
     // listeners
     void onAck(uint32_t serial);
@@ -555,7 +553,7 @@ struct std::formatter<PHLWINDOW, CharT> : std::formatter<CharT> {
         if (formatWorkspace)
             std::format_to(out, ", workspace: {}", w->m_pWorkspace ? w->workspaceID() : WORKSPACE_INVALID);
         if (formatMonitor)
-            std::format_to(out, ", monitor: {}", w->m_iMonitorID);
+            std::format_to(out, ", monitor: {}", w->monitorID());
         if (formatClass)
             std::format_to(out, ", class: {}", w->m_szClass);
         return std::format_to(out, "]");

src/desktop/WindowRule.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+#include "WindowRule.hpp"
+#include <unordered_set>
+#include <algorithm>
+#include "../config/ConfigManager.hpp"
+
+static const auto RULES = std::unordered_set<std::string>{
+    "float", "fullscreen", "maximize", "noinitialfocus", "pin", "stayfocused", "tile", "renderunfocused",
+};
+static const auto RULES_PREFIX = std::unordered_set<std::string>{
+    "animation", "bordercolor", "bordersize", "center",   "fullscreenstate", "group",          "idleinhibit", "maxsize",       "minsize", "monitor",   "move", "opacity",
+    "plugin:",   "prop",        "pseudo",     "rounding", "scrollmouse",     "scrolltouchpad", "size",        "suppressevent", "tag",     "workspace", "xray",
+};
+
+CWindowRule::CWindowRule(const std::string& rule, const std::string& value, bool isV2, bool isExecRule) : szValue(value), szRule(rule), v2(isV2), execRule(isExecRule) {
+    const auto VALS  = CVarList(rule, 2, ' ');
+    const bool VALID = RULES.contains(rule) || std::any_of(RULES_PREFIX.begin(), RULES_PREFIX.end(), [&rule](auto prefix) { return rule.starts_with(prefix); }) ||
+        (g_pConfigManager->mbWindowProperties.find(VALS[0]) != g_pConfigManager->mbWindowProperties.end()) ||
+        (g_pConfigManager->miWindowProperties.find(VALS[0]) != g_pConfigManager->miWindowProperties.end()) ||
+        (g_pConfigManager->mfWindowProperties.find(VALS[0]) != g_pConfigManager->mfWindowProperties.end());
+
+    if (!VALID)
+        return;
+
+    if (rule == "float")
+        ruleType = RULE_FLOAT;
+    else if (rule == "fullscreen")
+        ruleType = RULE_FULLSCREEN;
+    else if (rule == "maximize")
+        ruleType = RULE_MAXIMIZE;
+    else if (rule == "noinitialfocus")
+        ruleType = RULE_NOINITIALFOCUS;
+    else if (rule == "pin")
+        ruleType = RULE_PIN;
+    else if (rule == "stayfocused")
+        ruleType = RULE_STAYFOCUSED;
+    else if (rule == "tile")
+        ruleType = RULE_TILE;
+    else if (rule == "renderunfocused")
+        ruleType = RULE_RENDERUNFOCUSED;
+    else if (rule.starts_with("animation"))
+        ruleType = RULE_ANIMATION;
+    else if (rule.starts_with("bordercolor"))
+        ruleType = RULE_BORDERCOLOR;
+    else if (rule.starts_with("bordersize"))
+        ruleType = RULE_BORDERSIZE;
+    else if (rule.starts_with("center"))
+        ruleType = RULE_CENTER;
+    else if (rule.starts_with("fullscreenstate"))
+        ruleType = RULE_FULLSCREENSTATE;
+    else if (rule.starts_with("group"))
+        ruleType = RULE_GROUP;
+    else if (rule.starts_with("idleinhibit"))
+        ruleType = RULE_IDLEINHIBIT;
+    else if (rule.starts_with("maxsize"))
+        ruleType = RULE_MAXSIZE;
+    else if (rule.starts_with("minsize"))
+        ruleType = RULE_MINSIZE;
+    else if (rule.starts_with("monitor"))
+        ruleType = RULE_MONITOR;
+    else if (rule.starts_with("move"))
+        ruleType = RULE_MOVE;
+    else if (rule.starts_with("opacity"))
+        ruleType = RULE_OPACITY;
+    else if (rule.starts_with("plugin:"))
+        ruleType = RULE_PLUGIN;
+    else if (rule.starts_with("pseudo"))
+        ruleType = RULE_PSEUDO;
+    else if (rule.starts_with("rounding"))
+        ruleType = RULE_ROUNDING;
+    else if (rule.starts_with("scrollmouse"))
+        ruleType = RULE_SCROLLMOUSE;
+    else if (rule.starts_with("scrolltouchpad"))
+        ruleType = RULE_SCROLLTOUCHPAD;
+    else if (rule.starts_with("size"))
+        ruleType = RULE_SIZE;
+    else if (rule.starts_with("suppressevent"))
+        ruleType = RULE_SUPPRESSEVENT;
+    else if (rule.starts_with("tag"))
+        ruleType = RULE_TAG;
+    else if (rule.starts_with("workspace"))
+        ruleType = RULE_WORKSPACE;
+    else if (rule.starts_with("xray"))
+        ruleType = RULE_XRAY;
+    else if (rule.starts_with("prop"))
+        ruleType = RULE_PROP;
+    else {
+        // check if this is a prop.
+        const CVarList VARS(rule, 0, 's', true);
+        if (g_pConfigManager->miWindowProperties.find(VARS[0]) != g_pConfigManager->miWindowProperties.end() ||
+            g_pConfigManager->mbWindowProperties.find(VARS[0]) != g_pConfigManager->mbWindowProperties.end() ||
+            g_pConfigManager->mfWindowProperties.find(VARS[0]) != g_pConfigManager->mfWindowProperties.end()) {
+            *const_cast<std::string*>(&szRule) = "prop " + rule;
+            ruleType                           = RULE_PROP;
+            Debug::log(LOG, "CWindowRule: direct prop rule found, rewritten {} -> {}", rule, szRule);
+        } else {
+            Debug::log(ERR, "CWindowRule: didn't match a rule that was found valid?!");
+            ruleType = RULE_INVALID;
+        }
+    }
+}

src/desktop/WindowRule.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <string>
+#include <cstdint>
+
+class CWindowRule {
+  public:
+    CWindowRule(const std::string& rule, const std::string& value, bool isV2 = false, bool isExecRule = false);
+
+    enum eRuleType : uint8_t {
+        RULE_INVALID = 0,
+        RULE_FLOAT,
+        RULE_FULLSCREEN,
+        RULE_MAXIMIZE,
+        RULE_NOINITIALFOCUS,
+        RULE_PIN,
+        RULE_STAYFOCUSED,
+        RULE_TILE,
+        RULE_RENDERUNFOCUSED,
+        RULE_ANIMATION,
+        RULE_BORDERCOLOR,
+        RULE_BORDERSIZE,
+        RULE_CENTER,
+        RULE_FULLSCREENSTATE,
+        RULE_GROUP,
+        RULE_IDLEINHIBIT,
+        RULE_MAXSIZE,
+        RULE_MINSIZE,
+        RULE_MONITOR,
+        RULE_MOVE,
+        RULE_OPACITY,
+        RULE_PLUGIN,
+        RULE_PSEUDO,
+        RULE_ROUNDING,
+        RULE_SCROLLMOUSE,
+        RULE_SCROLLTOUCHPAD,
+        RULE_SIZE,
+        RULE_SUPPRESSEVENT,
+        RULE_TAG,
+        RULE_WORKSPACE,
+        RULE_XRAY,
+        RULE_PROP,
+    };
+
+    eRuleType         ruleType = RULE_INVALID;
+
+    const std::string szValue;
+    const std::string szRule;
+    const bool        v2       = false;
+    const bool        execRule = false;
+
+    std::string       szTitle;
+    std::string       szClass;
+    std::string       szInitialTitle;
+    std::string       szInitialClass;
+    std::string       szTag;
+    int               bX11              = -1; // -1 means "ANY"
+    int               bFloating         = -1;
+    int               bFullscreen       = -1;
+    int               bPinned           = -1;
+    int               bFocus            = -1;
+    std::string       szFullscreenState = ""; // empty means any
+    std::string       szOnWorkspace     = ""; // empty means any
+    std::string       szWorkspace       = ""; // empty means any
+};

src/desktop/Workspace.cpp

@@ -5,18 +5,15 @@
 #include <hyprutils/string/String.hpp>
 using namespace Hyprutils::String;
 
-PHLWORKSPACE CWorkspace::create(WORKSPACEID id, MONITORID monitorID, std::string name, bool special, bool isEmpty) {
-    PHLWORKSPACE workspace = makeShared<CWorkspace>(id, monitorID, name, special, isEmpty);
+PHLWORKSPACE CWorkspace::create(WORKSPACEID id, PHLMONITOR monitor, std::string name, bool special, bool isEmpty) {
+    PHLWORKSPACE workspace = makeShared<CWorkspace>(id, monitor, name, special, isEmpty);
     workspace->init(workspace);
     return workspace;
 }
 
-CWorkspace::CWorkspace(WORKSPACEID id, MONITORID monitorID, std::string name, bool special, bool isEmpty) {
-    m_iMonitorID          = monitorID;
-    m_iID                 = id;
-    m_szName              = name;
-    m_bIsSpecialWorkspace = special;
-    m_bWasCreatedEmpty    = isEmpty;
+CWorkspace::CWorkspace(WORKSPACEID id, PHLMONITOR monitor, std::string name, bool special, bool isEmpty) :
+    m_iID(id), m_szName(name), m_pMonitor(monitor), m_bIsSpecialWorkspace(special), m_bWasCreatedEmpty(isEmpty) {
+    ;
 }
 
 void CWorkspace::init(PHLWORKSPACE self) {
@@ -103,10 +100,10 @@ void CWorkspace::startAnim(bool in, bool left, bool instant) {
     });
 
     if (ANIMSTYLE.starts_with("slidefade")) {
-        const auto PMONITOR = g_pCompositor->getMonitorFromID(m_iMonitorID);
+        const auto PMONITOR = m_pMonitor.lock();
         float      movePerc = 100.f;
 
-        if (ANIMSTYLE.find("%") != std::string::npos) {
+        if (ANIMSTYLE.find('%') != std::string::npos) {
             try {
                 auto percstr = ANIMSTYLE.substr(ANIMSTYLE.find_last_of(' ') + 1);
                 movePerc     = std::stoi(percstr.substr(0, percstr.length() - 1));
@@ -151,7 +148,7 @@ void CWorkspace::startAnim(bool in, bool left, bool instant) {
         }
     } else if (ANIMSTYLE == "slidevert") {
         // fallback is slide
-        const auto PMONITOR  = g_pCompositor->getMonitorFromID(m_iMonitorID);
+        const auto PMONITOR  = m_pMonitor.lock();
         const auto YDISTANCE = PMONITOR->vecSize.y + *PWORKSPACEGAP;
 
         m_fAlpha.setValueAndWarp(1.f); // fix a bug, if switching from fade -> slide.
@@ -164,7 +161,7 @@ void CWorkspace::startAnim(bool in, bool left, bool instant) {
         }
     } else {
         // fallback is slide
-        const auto PMONITOR  = g_pCompositor->getMonitorFromID(m_iMonitorID);
+        const auto PMONITOR  = m_pMonitor.lock();
         const auto XDISTANCE = PMONITOR->vecSize.x + *PWORKSPACEGAP;
 
         m_fAlpha.setValueAndWarp(1.f); // fix a bug, if switching from fade -> slide.
@@ -224,7 +221,7 @@ void CWorkspace::rememberPrevWorkspace(const PHLWORKSPACE& prev) {
     m_sPrevWorkspace.id   = prev->m_iID;
     m_sPrevWorkspace.name = prev->m_szName;
 
-    if (prev->m_iMonitorID == m_iMonitorID) {
+    if (prev->m_pMonitor == m_pMonitor) {
         m_sPrevWorkspacePerMonitor.id   = prev->m_iID;
         m_sPrevWorkspacePerMonitor.name = prev->m_szName;
     }
@@ -278,9 +275,9 @@ bool CWorkspace::matchesStaticSelector(const std::string& selector_) {
             // f - fullscreen state : f[-1], f[0], f[1], or f[2] for different fullscreen states
             //                        -1: no fullscreen, 0: fullscreen, 1: maximized, 2: fullscreen without sending fs state to window
 
-            const auto  NEXTSPACE = selector.find_first_of(' ', i);
-            std::string prop      = selector.substr(i, NEXTSPACE == std::string::npos ? std::string::npos : NEXTSPACE - i);
-            i                     = std::min(NEXTSPACE, std::string::npos - 1);
+            const auto  CLOSING_BRACKET = selector.find_first_of(']', i);
+            std::string prop            = selector.substr(i, CLOSING_BRACKET == std::string::npos ? std::string::npos : CLOSING_BRACKET + 1 - i);
+            i                           = std::min(CLOSING_BRACKET, std::string::npos - 1);
 
             if (cur == 'r') {
                 WORKSPACEID from = 0, to = 0;
@@ -296,7 +293,7 @@ bool CWorkspace::matchesStaticSelector(const std::string& selector_) {
                     return false;
                 }
 
-                const auto DASHPOS = prop.find("-");
+                const auto DASHPOS = prop.find('-');
                 const auto LHS = prop.substr(0, DASHPOS), RHS = prop.substr(DASHPOS + 1);
 
                 if (!isNumber(LHS) || !isNumber(RHS)) {
@@ -332,7 +329,7 @@ bool CWorkspace::matchesStaticSelector(const std::string& selector_) {
 
                 const auto SHOULDBESPECIAL = configStringToInt(prop);
 
-                if ((bool)SHOULDBESPECIAL != m_bIsSpecialWorkspace)
+                if (SHOULDBESPECIAL && (bool)*SHOULDBESPECIAL != m_bIsSpecialWorkspace)
                     return false;
                 continue;
             }
@@ -347,7 +344,7 @@ bool CWorkspace::matchesStaticSelector(const std::string& selector_) {
 
                 const auto PMONITOR = g_pCompositor->getMonitorFromString(prop);
 
-                if (!(PMONITOR ? PMONITOR->ID == m_iMonitorID : false))
+                if (!(PMONITOR ? PMONITOR == m_pMonitor : false))
                     return false;
                 continue;
             }
@@ -367,7 +364,7 @@ bool CWorkspace::matchesStaticSelector(const std::string& selector_) {
 
                 const auto WANTSNAMED = configStringToInt(prop);
 
-                if (WANTSNAMED != (m_iID <= -1337))
+                if (WANTSNAMED && *WANTSNAMED != (m_iID <= -1337))
                     return false;
                 continue;
             }
@@ -422,18 +419,18 @@ bool CWorkspace::matchesStaticSelector(const std::string& selector_) {
 
                     int count;
                     if (wantsCountGroup)
-                        count = g_pCompositor->getGroupsOnWorkspace(m_iID, wantsOnlyTiled == -1 ? std::nullopt : std::optional<bool>((bool)wantsOnlyTiled),
-                                                                    wantsCountVisible ? std::optional<bool>(wantsCountVisible) : std::nullopt);
+                        count = getGroups(wantsOnlyTiled == -1 ? std::nullopt : std::optional<bool>((bool)wantsOnlyTiled),
+                                          wantsCountVisible ? std::optional<bool>(wantsCountVisible) : std::nullopt);
                     else
-                        count = g_pCompositor->getWindowsOnWorkspace(m_iID, wantsOnlyTiled == -1 ? std::nullopt : std::optional<bool>((bool)wantsOnlyTiled),
-                                                                     wantsCountVisible ? std::optional<bool>(wantsCountVisible) : std::nullopt);
+                        count = getWindows(wantsOnlyTiled == -1 ? std::nullopt : std::optional<bool>((bool)wantsOnlyTiled),
+                                           wantsCountVisible ? std::optional<bool>(wantsCountVisible) : std::nullopt);
 
                     if (count != from)
                         return false;
                     continue;
                 }
 
-                const auto DASHPOS = prop.find("-");
+                const auto DASHPOS = prop.find('-');
                 const auto LHS = prop.substr(0, DASHPOS), RHS = prop.substr(DASHPOS + 1);
 
                 if (!isNumber(LHS) || !isNumber(RHS)) {
@@ -456,11 +453,11 @@ bool CWorkspace::matchesStaticSelector(const std::string& selector_) {
 
                 WORKSPACEID count;
                 if (wantsCountGroup)
-                    count = g_pCompositor->getGroupsOnWorkspace(m_iID, wantsOnlyTiled == -1 ? std::nullopt : std::optional<bool>((bool)wantsOnlyTiled),
-                                                                wantsCountVisible ? std::optional<bool>(wantsCountVisible) : std::nullopt);
+                    count = getGroups(wantsOnlyTiled == -1 ? std::nullopt : std::optional<bool>((bool)wantsOnlyTiled),
+                                      wantsCountVisible ? std::optional<bool>(wantsCountVisible) : std::nullopt);
                 else
-                    count = g_pCompositor->getWindowsOnWorkspace(m_iID, wantsOnlyTiled == -1 ? std::nullopt : std::optional<bool>((bool)wantsOnlyTiled),
-                                                                 wantsCountVisible ? std::optional<bool>(wantsCountVisible) : std::nullopt);
+                    count = getWindows(wantsOnlyTiled == -1 ? std::nullopt : std::optional<bool>((bool)wantsOnlyTiled),
+                                       wantsCountVisible ? std::optional<bool>(wantsCountVisible) : std::nullopt);
 
                 if (std::clamp(count, from, to) != count)
                     return false;
@@ -512,12 +509,151 @@ bool CWorkspace::matchesStaticSelector(const std::string& selector_) {
 }
 
 void CWorkspace::markInert() {
-    m_bInert     = true;
-    m_iID        = WORKSPACE_INVALID;
-    m_iMonitorID = MONITOR_INVALID;
-    m_bVisible   = false;
+    m_bInert   = true;
+    m_iID      = WORKSPACE_INVALID;
+    m_bVisible = false;
+    m_pMonitor.reset();
 }
 
 bool CWorkspace::inert() {
     return m_bInert;
 }
+
+MONITORID CWorkspace::monitorID() {
+    return m_pMonitor ? m_pMonitor->ID : MONITOR_INVALID;
+}
+
+PHLWINDOW CWorkspace::getFullscreenWindow() {
+    for (auto const& w : g_pCompositor->m_vWindows) {
+        if (w->m_pWorkspace == m_pSelf && w->isFullscreen())
+            return w;
+    }
+
+    return nullptr;
+}
+
+bool CWorkspace::isVisible() {
+    return m_bVisible;
+}
+
+bool CWorkspace::isVisibleNotCovered() {
+    const auto PMONITOR = m_pMonitor.lock();
+    if (PMONITOR->activeSpecialWorkspace)
+        return PMONITOR->activeSpecialWorkspace->m_iID == m_iID;
+
+    return PMONITOR->activeWorkspace->m_iID == m_iID;
+}
+
+int CWorkspace::getWindows(std::optional<bool> onlyTiled, std::optional<bool> onlyVisible) {
+    int no = 0;
+    for (auto const& w : g_pCompositor->m_vWindows) {
+        if (w->workspaceID() != m_iID || !w->m_bIsMapped)
+            continue;
+        if (onlyTiled.has_value() && w->m_bIsFloating == onlyTiled.value())
+            continue;
+        if (onlyVisible.has_value() && w->isHidden() == onlyVisible.value())
+            continue;
+        no++;
+    }
+
+    return no;
+}
+
+int CWorkspace::getGroups(std::optional<bool> onlyTiled, std::optional<bool> onlyVisible) {
+    int no = 0;
+    for (auto const& w : g_pCompositor->m_vWindows) {
+        if (w->workspaceID() != m_iID || !w->m_bIsMapped)
+            continue;
+        if (!w->m_sGroupData.head)
+            continue;
+        if (onlyTiled.has_value() && w->m_bIsFloating == onlyTiled.value())
+            continue;
+        if (onlyVisible.has_value() && w->isHidden() == onlyVisible.value())
+            continue;
+        no++;
+    }
+    return no;
+}
+
+PHLWINDOW CWorkspace::getFirstWindow() {
+    for (auto const& w : g_pCompositor->m_vWindows) {
+        if (w->m_pWorkspace == m_pSelf && w->m_bIsMapped && !w->isHidden())
+            return w;
+    }
+
+    return nullptr;
+}
+
+PHLWINDOW CWorkspace::getTopLeftWindow() {
+    const auto PMONITOR = m_pMonitor.lock();
+
+    for (auto const& w : g_pCompositor->m_vWindows) {
+        if (w->m_pWorkspace != m_pSelf || !w->m_bIsMapped || w->isHidden())
+            continue;
+
+        const auto WINDOWIDEALBB = w->getWindowIdealBoundingBoxIgnoreReserved();
+
+        if (WINDOWIDEALBB.x <= PMONITOR->vecPosition.x + 1 && WINDOWIDEALBB.y <= PMONITOR->vecPosition.y + 1)
+            return w;
+    }
+    return nullptr;
+}
+
+bool CWorkspace::hasUrgentWindow() {
+    for (auto const& w : g_pCompositor->m_vWindows) {
+        if (w->m_pWorkspace == m_pSelf && w->m_bIsMapped && w->m_bIsUrgent)
+            return true;
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
+void CWorkspace::updateWindowDecos() {
+    for (auto const& w : g_pCompositor->m_vWindows) {
+        if (w->m_pWorkspace != m_pSelf)
+            continue;
+
+        w->updateWindowDecos();
+    }
+}
+
+void CWorkspace::updateWindowData() {
+    const auto WORKSPACERULE = g_pConfigManager->getWorkspaceRuleFor(m_pSelf.lock());
+
+    for (auto const& w : g_pCompositor->m_vWindows) {
+        if (w->m_pWorkspace != m_pSelf)
+            continue;
+
+        w->updateWindowData(WORKSPACERULE);
+    }
+}
+
+void CWorkspace::forceReportSizesToWindows() {
+    for (auto const& w : g_pCompositor->m_vWindows) {
+        if (w->m_pWorkspace != m_pSelf || !w->m_bIsMapped || w->isHidden())
+            continue;
+
+        g_pXWaylandManager->setWindowSize(w, w->m_vRealSize.value(), true);
+    }
+}
+
+void CWorkspace::rename(const std::string& name) {
+    if (g_pCompositor->isWorkspaceSpecial(m_iID))
+        return;
+
+    Debug::log(LOG, "CWorkspace::rename: Renaming workspace {} to '{}'", m_iID, name);
+    m_szName = name;
+
+    g_pEventManager->postEvent({"renameworkspace", std::to_string(m_iID) + "," + m_szName});
+}
+
+void CWorkspace::updateWindows() {
+    m_bHasFullscreenWindow = std::ranges::any_of(g_pCompositor->m_vWindows, [this](const auto& w) { return w->m_bIsMapped && w->m_pWorkspace == m_pSelf && w->isFullscreen(); });
+
+    for (auto const& w : g_pCompositor->m_vWindows) {
+        if (!w->m_bIsMapped || w->m_pWorkspace != m_pSelf)
+            continue;
+
+        w->updateDynamicRules();
+    }
+}

src/desktop/Workspace.hpp

@@ -17,16 +17,16 @@ class CWindow;
 
 class CWorkspace {
   public:
-    static PHLWORKSPACE create(WORKSPACEID id, MONITORID monitorID, std::string name, bool special = false, bool isEmpty = true);
+    static PHLWORKSPACE create(WORKSPACEID id, PHLMONITOR monitor, std::string name, bool special = false, bool isEmpty = true);
     // use create() don't use this
-    CWorkspace(WORKSPACEID id, MONITORID monitorID, std::string name, bool special = false, bool isEmpty = true);
+    CWorkspace(WORKSPACEID id, PHLMONITOR monitor, std::string name, bool special = false, bool isEmpty = true);
     ~CWorkspace();
 
     // Workspaces ID-based have IDs > 0
     // and workspaces name-based have IDs starting with -1337
-    WORKSPACEID m_iID        = WORKSPACE_INVALID;
-    std::string m_szName     = "";
-    MONITORID   m_iMonitorID = MONITOR_INVALID;
+    WORKSPACEID   m_iID    = WORKSPACE_INVALID;
+    std::string   m_szName = "";
+    PHLMONITORREF m_pMonitor;
     // Previous workspace ID and name is stored during a workspace change, allowing travel
     // to the previous workspace.
     SWorkspaceIDName m_sPrevWorkspace, m_sPrevWorkspacePerMonitor;
@@ -63,22 +63,29 @@ class CWorkspace {
 
     // Inert: destroyed and invalid. If this is true, release the ptr you have.
     bool             inert();
-
     void             startAnim(bool in, bool left, bool instant = false);
     void             setActive(bool on);
-
     void             moveToMonitor(const MONITORID&);
-
+    MONITORID        monitorID();
     PHLWINDOW        getLastFocusedWindow();
     void             rememberPrevWorkspace(const PHLWORKSPACE& prevWorkspace);
-
     std::string      getConfigName();
-
     bool             matchesStaticSelector(const std::string& selector);
-
     void             markInert();
-
     SWorkspaceIDName getPrevWorkspaceIDName(bool perMonitor) const;
+    void             updateWindowDecos();
+    void             updateWindowData();
+    int              getWindows(std::optional<bool> onlyTiled = {}, std::optional<bool> onlyVisible = {});
+    int              getGroups(std::optional<bool> onlyTiled = {}, std::optional<bool> onlyVisible = {});
+    bool             hasUrgentWindow();
+    PHLWINDOW        getFirstWindow();
+    PHLWINDOW        getTopLeftWindow();
+    PHLWINDOW        getFullscreenWindow();
+    bool             isVisible();
+    bool             isVisibleNotCovered();
+    void             rename(const std::string& name = "");
+    void             forceReportSizesToWindows();
+    void             updateWindows();
 
   private:
     void                 init(PHLWORKSPACE self);

src/devices/IHID.hpp

@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@
 #include <string>
 #include "../helpers/signal/Signal.hpp"
 
-enum eHIDCapabilityType : uint32_t {
+enum eHIDCapabilityType : uint8_t {
     HID_INPUT_CAPABILITY_KEYBOARD = (1 << 0),
     HID_INPUT_CAPABILITY_POINTER  = (1 << 1),
     HID_INPUT_CAPABILITY_TOUCH    = (1 << 2),
     HID_INPUT_CAPABILITY_TABLET   = (1 << 3),
 };
 
-enum eHIDType {
+enum eHIDType : uint8_t {
     HID_TYPE_UNKNOWN = 0,
     HID_TYPE_POINTER,
     HID_TYPE_KEYBOARD,
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ enum eHIDType {
 */
 class IHID {
   public:
-    virtual ~IHID() {}
+    virtual ~IHID() = default;
 
     virtual uint32_t getCapabilities() = 0;
     virtual eHIDType getType();
@@ -36,5 +36,5 @@ class IHID {
         CSignal destroy;
     } events;
 
-    std::string deviceName;
+    std::string deviceName, hlName;
 };

src/devices/IKeyboard.cpp

@@ -178,13 +178,18 @@ void IKeyboard::updateXKBTranslationState(xkb_keymap* const keymap) {
     if (xkbState)
         xkb_state_unref(xkbState);
 
+    if (xkbSymState)
+        xkb_state_unref(xkbSymState);
+
     xkbState       = nullptr;
     xkbStaticState = nullptr;
+    xkbSymState    = nullptr;
 
     if (keymap) {
         Debug::log(LOG, "Updating keyboard {:x}'s translation state from a provided keymap", (uintptr_t)this);
         xkbStaticState = xkb_state_new(keymap);
         xkbState       = xkb_state_new(keymap);
+        xkbSymState    = xkb_state_new(keymap);
         return;
     }
 
@@ -230,6 +235,7 @@ void IKeyboard::updateXKBTranslationState(xkb_keymap* const keymap) {
 
             xkbState       = xkb_state_new(KEYMAP);
             xkbStaticState = xkb_state_new(KEYMAP);
+            xkbSymState    = xkb_state_new(KEYMAP);
 
             xkb_keymap_unref(KEYMAP);
             xkb_context_unref(PCONTEXT);
@@ -252,6 +258,7 @@ void IKeyboard::updateXKBTranslationState(xkb_keymap* const keymap) {
 
     xkbState       = xkb_state_new(NEWKEYMAP);
     xkbStaticState = xkb_state_new(NEWKEYMAP);
+    xkbSymState    = xkb_state_new(NEWKEYMAP);
 
     xkb_keymap_unref(NEWKEYMAP);
     xkb_context_unref(PCONTEXT);
@@ -332,6 +339,9 @@ void IKeyboard::updateModifiers(uint32_t depressed, uint32_t latched, uint32_t l
 
     xkb_state_update_mask(xkbState, depressed, latched, locked, 0, 0, group);
 
+    if (xkbSymState)
+        xkb_state_update_mask(xkbSymState, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, group);
+
     if (!updateModifiersState())
         return;
 
@@ -382,6 +392,9 @@ void IKeyboard::updateXkbStateWithKey(uint32_t xkbKey, bool pressed) {
     xkb_state_update_key(xkbState, xkbKey, pressed ? XKB_KEY_DOWN : XKB_KEY_UP);
 
     if (updateModifiersState()) {
+        if (xkbSymState)
+            xkb_state_update_mask(xkbSymState, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, modifiersState.group);
+
         keyboardEvents.modifiers.emit(SModifiersEvent{
             .depressed = modifiersState.depressed,
             .latched   = modifiersState.latched,

src/devices/IKeyboard.hpp

@@ -82,8 +82,9 @@ class IKeyboard : public IHID {
     bool               keymapOverridden = false;
 
     xkb_layout_index_t activeLayout = 0;
-    xkb_state *        xkbState = nullptr, *xkbStaticState /* Static state: never gets modifiers or layout changes sent, used for keybinds. */ = nullptr;
-    xkb_keymap*        xkbKeymap = nullptr;
+    xkb_state *        xkbState = nullptr, *xkbStaticState /* Static state: never gets modifiers or layout changes sent, used for keybinds. */ = nullptr,
+              *xkbSymState = nullptr /* Same as static but gets layouts */;
+    xkb_keymap* xkbKeymap  = nullptr;
 
     struct {
         uint32_t depressed = 0, latched = 0, locked = 0, group = 0;
@@ -93,7 +94,6 @@ class IKeyboard : public IHID {
     std::array<xkb_mod_index_t, 8> modIndexes = {XKB_MOD_INVALID};
     uint32_t                       leds       = 0;
 
-    std::string                    hlName          = "";
     std::string                    xkbFilePath     = "";
     std::string                    xkbKeymapString = "";
     int                            xkbKeymapFD     = -1;

src/devices/IPointer.hpp

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ class IPointer : public IHID {
     struct SMotionEvent {
         uint32_t timeMs = 0;
         Vector2D delta, unaccel;
+        bool     mouse = false;
     };
 
     struct SMotionAbsoluteEvent {
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ class IPointer : public IHID {
         uint32_t                timeMs = 0;
         uint32_t                button = 0;
         wl_pointer_button_state state  = WL_POINTER_BUTTON_STATE_PRESSED;
+        bool                    mouse  = false;
     };
 
     struct SAxisEvent {
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@ class IPointer : public IHID {
         wl_pointer_axis_relative_direction relativeDirection = WL_POINTER_AXIS_RELATIVE_DIRECTION_IDENTICAL;
         double                             delta             = 0.0;
         int32_t                            deltaDiscrete     = 0;
+        bool                               mouse             = false;
     };
 
     struct SSwipeBeginEvent {
@@ -104,7 +107,6 @@ class IPointer : public IHID {
         CSignal holdEnd;
     } pointerEvents;
 
-    std::string  hlName;
     bool         connected   = false; // means connected to the cursor
     std::string  boundOutput = "";
 

src/devices/ITouch.hpp

@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ class ITouch : public IHID {
         CSignal frame;
     } touchEvents;
 
-    std::string hlName      = "";
     std::string boundOutput = "";
 
     WP<ITouch>  self;

src/devices/Mouse.cpp

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ CMouse::CMouse(SP<Aquamarine::IPointer> mouse_) : mouse(mouse_) {
             .timeMs  = E.timeMs,
             .delta   = E.delta,
             .unaccel = E.unaccel,
+            .mouse   = true,
         });
     });
 
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ CMouse::CMouse(SP<Aquamarine::IPointer> mouse_) : mouse(mouse_) {
             .timeMs = E.timeMs,
             .button = E.button,
             .state  = E.pressed ? WL_POINTER_BUTTON_STATE_PRESSED : WL_POINTER_BUTTON_STATE_RELEASED,
+            .mouse  = true,
         });
     });
 
@@ -59,6 +61,7 @@ CMouse::CMouse(SP<Aquamarine::IPointer> mouse_) : mouse(mouse_) {
             .relativeDirection = (wl_pointer_axis_relative_direction)E.direction,
             .delta             = E.delta,
             .deltaDiscrete     = E.discrete,
+            .mouse             = true,
         });
     });
 

src/devices/Tablet.cpp

@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ CTabletPad::CTabletPad(SP<Aquamarine::ITabletPad> pad_) : pad(pad_) {
         });
     });
 
-    listeners.attach = pad->events.attach.registerListener([this](std::any d) {
+    listeners.attach = pad->events.attach.registerListener([](std::any d) {
         ; // TODO: this doesn't do anything in aq atm
     });
 

src/devices/Tablet.hpp

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 #include "IHID.hpp"
 #include "../macros.hpp"
 #include "../helpers/math/Math.hpp"
-#include "../helpers/math/Math.hpp"
 
 AQUAMARINE_FORWARD(ITablet);
 AQUAMARINE_FORWARD(ITabletTool);
@@ -27,7 +26,7 @@ class CTablet : public IHID {
     virtual eHIDType        getType();
     SP<Aquamarine::ITablet> aq();
 
-    enum eTabletToolAxes {
+    enum eTabletToolAxes : uint16_t {
         HID_TABLET_TOOL_AXIS_X        = (1 << 0),
         HID_TABLET_TOOL_AXIS_Y        = (1 << 1),
         HID_TABLET_TOOL_AXIS_TILT_X   = (1 << 2),
@@ -92,10 +91,10 @@ class CTablet : public IHID {
     WP<CTablet> self;
 
     bool        relativeInput = false;
-    std::string hlName        = "";
+    bool        absolutePos   = false;
     std::string boundOutput   = "";
     CBox        activeArea;
-    CBox        boundBox; // output-local
+    CBox        boundBox;
 
   private:
     CTablet(SP<Aquamarine::ITablet> tablet);
@@ -154,8 +153,6 @@ class CTabletPad : public IHID {
     WP<CTabletPad>  self;
     WP<CTabletTool> parent;
 
-    std::string     hlName;
-
   private:
     CTabletPad(SP<Aquamarine::ITabletPad> pad);
 
@@ -175,7 +172,7 @@ class CTabletTool : public IHID {
     static SP<CTabletTool> create(SP<Aquamarine::ITabletTool> tool);
     ~CTabletTool();
 
-    enum eTabletToolType {
+    enum eTabletToolType : uint8_t {
         HID_TABLET_TOOL_TYPE_PEN = 1,
         HID_TABLET_TOOL_TYPE_ERASER,
         HID_TABLET_TOOL_TYPE_BRUSH,
@@ -186,7 +183,7 @@ class CTabletTool : public IHID {
         HID_TABLET_TOOL_TYPE_TOTEM,
     };
 
-    enum eTabletToolCapabilities {
+    enum eTabletToolCapabilities : uint8_t {
         HID_TABLET_TOOL_CAPABILITY_TILT     = (1 << 0),
         HID_TABLET_TOOL_CAPABILITY_PRESSURE = (1 << 1),
         HID_TABLET_TOOL_CAPABILITY_DISTANCE = (1 << 2),
@@ -210,8 +207,6 @@ class CTabletTool : public IHID {
     std::vector<uint32_t>       buttonsDown;
     Vector2D                    absolutePos; // last known absolute position.
 
-    std::string                 hlName;
-
   private:
     CTabletTool(SP<Aquamarine::ITabletTool> tool);
 

src/devices/VirtualPointer.cpp

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ CVirtualPointer::CVirtualPointer(SP<CVirtualPointerV1Resource> resource) : point
     listeners.holdBegin      = pointer->events.holdBegin.registerListener([this](std::any d) { pointerEvents.holdBegin.emit(d); });
     listeners.holdEnd        = pointer->events.holdEnd.registerListener([this](std::any d) { pointerEvents.holdEnd.emit(d); });
 
-    boundOutput = resource->boundOutput ? resource->boundOutput->szName : "entire";
+    boundOutput = resource->boundOutput ? resource->boundOutput->szName : "";
 
     deviceName = pointer->name;
 }

src/events/Events.hpp

@@ -1,12 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 #include "../defines.hpp"
 
-//
-// LISTEN_NAME -> the wl_listener
-//
-// LISTENER_NAME -> the wl_listener.notify function
-//
-
+// NOLINTNEXTLINE(readability-identifier-naming)
 namespace Events {
     // Window events
     DYNLISTENFUNC(commitWindow);
@@ -24,12 +19,4 @@ namespace Events {
     DYNLISTENFUNC(requestMaximize);
     DYNLISTENFUNC(setOverrideRedirect);
     DYNLISTENFUNC(ackConfigure);
-
-    // Monitor part 2 the sequel
-    DYNLISTENFUNC(monitorFrame);
-    DYNLISTENFUNC(monitorStateRequest);
-    DYNLISTENFUNC(monitorDamage);
-    DYNLISTENFUNC(monitorNeedsFrame);
-    DYNLISTENFUNC(monitorCommit);
-    DYNLISTENFUNC(monitorBind);
 };

src/events/Monitors.cpp

@@ -1,105 +0,0 @@
-#include "../Compositor.hpp"
-#include "../helpers/WLClasses.hpp"
-#include "../managers/input/InputManager.hpp"
-#include "../render/Renderer.hpp"
-#include "Events.hpp"
-#include "../debug/HyprCtl.hpp"
-#include "../config/ConfigValue.hpp"
-#include "../protocols/Screencopy.hpp"
-#include "../protocols/ToplevelExport.hpp"
-#include <aquamarine/output/Output.hpp>
-
-// --------------------------------------------------------- //
-//   __  __  ____  _   _ _____ _______ ____  _____   _____   //
-//  |  \/  |/ __ \| \ | |_   _|__   __/ __ \|  __ \ / ____|  //
-//  | \  / | |  | |  \| | | |    | | | |  | | |__) | (___    //
-//  | |\/| | |  | | . ` | | |    | | | |  | |  _  / \___ \   //
-//  | |  | | |__| | |\  |_| |_   | | | |__| | | \ \ ____) |  //
-//  |_|  |_|\____/|_| \_|_____|  |_|  \____/|_|  \_\_____/   //
-//                                                           //
-// --------------------------------------------------------- //
-
-void Events::listener_monitorFrame(void* owner, void* data) {
-    CMonitor* const PMONITOR = (CMonitor*)owner;
-
-    if ((g_pCompositor->m_pAqBackend->hasSession() && !g_pCompositor->m_pAqBackend->session->active) || !g_pCompositor->m_bSessionActive || g_pCompositor->m_bUnsafeState) {
-        Debug::log(WARN, "Attempted to render frame on inactive session!");
-
-        if (g_pCompositor->m_bUnsafeState && std::ranges::any_of(g_pCompositor->m_vMonitors.begin(), g_pCompositor->m_vMonitors.end(), [&](auto& m) {
-                return m->output != g_pCompositor->m_pUnsafeOutput->output;
-            })) {
-            // restore from unsafe state
-            g_pCompositor->leaveUnsafeState();
-        }
-
-        return; // cannot draw on session inactive (different tty)
-    }
-
-    if (!PMONITOR->m_bEnabled)
-        return;
-
-    g_pHyprRenderer->recheckSolitaryForMonitor(PMONITOR);
-
-    PMONITOR->tearingState.busy = false;
-
-    if (PMONITOR->tearingState.activelyTearing && PMONITOR->solitaryClient.lock() /* can be invalidated by a recheck */) {
-
-        if (!PMONITOR->tearingState.frameScheduledWhileBusy)
-            return; // we did not schedule a frame yet to be displayed, but we are tearing. Why render?
-
-        PMONITOR->tearingState.nextRenderTorn          = true;
-        PMONITOR->tearingState.frameScheduledWhileBusy = false;
-    }
-
-    static auto PENABLERAT = CConfigValue<Hyprlang::INT>("misc:render_ahead_of_time");
-    static auto PRATSAFE   = CConfigValue<Hyprlang::INT>("misc:render_ahead_safezone");
-
-    PMONITOR->lastPresentationTimer.reset();
-
-    if (*PENABLERAT && !PMONITOR->tearingState.nextRenderTorn) {
-        if (!PMONITOR->RATScheduled) {
-            // render
-            g_pHyprRenderer->renderMonitor(PMONITOR);
-        }
-
-        PMONITOR->RATScheduled = false;
-
-        const auto& [avg, max, min] = g_pHyprRenderer->getRenderTimes(PMONITOR);
-
-        if (max + *PRATSAFE > 1000.0 / PMONITOR->refreshRate)
-            return;
-
-        const auto MSLEFT = 1000.0 / PMONITOR->refreshRate - PMONITOR->lastPresentationTimer.getMillis();
-
-        PMONITOR->RATScheduled = true;
-
-        const auto ESTRENDERTIME = std::ceil(avg + *PRATSAFE);
-        const auto TIMETOSLEEP   = std::floor(MSLEFT - ESTRENDERTIME);
-
-        if (MSLEFT < 1 || MSLEFT < ESTRENDERTIME || TIMETOSLEEP < 1)
-            g_pHyprRenderer->renderMonitor(PMONITOR);
-        else
-            wl_event_source_timer_update(PMONITOR->renderTimer, TIMETOSLEEP);
-    } else {
-        g_pHyprRenderer->renderMonitor(PMONITOR);
-    }
-}
-
-void Events::listener_monitorNeedsFrame(void* owner, void* data) {
-    const auto PMONITOR = (CMonitor*)owner;
-
-    g_pCompositor->scheduleFrameForMonitor(PMONITOR, Aquamarine::IOutput::AQ_SCHEDULE_NEEDS_FRAME);
-}
-
-void Events::listener_monitorCommit(void* owner, void* data) {
-    const auto PMONITOR = (CMonitor*)owner;
-
-    if (true) { // FIXME: E->state->committed & WLR_OUTPUT_STATE_BUFFER
-        PROTO::screencopy->onOutputCommit(PMONITOR);
-        PROTO::toplevelExport->onOutputCommit(PMONITOR);
-    }
-}
-
-void Events::listener_monitorBind(void* owner, void* data) {
-    ;
-}

src/events/Windows.cpp

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "../protocols/core/Compositor.hpp"
 #include "../protocols/ToplevelExport.hpp"
 #include "../xwayland/XSurface.hpp"
+#include "managers/PointerManager.hpp"
 
 #include <hyprutils/string/String.hpp>
 using namespace Hyprutils::String;
@@ -43,18 +44,16 @@ void Events::listener_mapWindow(void* owner, void* data) {
     static auto PINACTIVEALPHA     = CConfigValue<Hyprlang::FLOAT>("decoration:inactive_opacity");
     static auto PACTIVEALPHA       = CConfigValue<Hyprlang::FLOAT>("decoration:active_opacity");
     static auto PDIMSTRENGTH       = CConfigValue<Hyprlang::FLOAT>("decoration:dim_strength");
-    static auto PSWALLOW           = CConfigValue<Hyprlang::INT>("misc:enable_swallow");
-    static auto PSWALLOWREGEX      = CConfigValue<std::string>("misc:swallow_regex");
     static auto PNEWTAKESOVERFS    = CConfigValue<Hyprlang::INT>("misc:new_window_takes_over_fullscreen");
     static auto PINITIALWSTRACKING = CConfigValue<Hyprlang::INT>("misc:initial_workspace_tracking");
 
-    auto        PMONITOR = g_pCompositor->m_pLastMonitor.get();
+    auto        PMONITOR = g_pCompositor->m_pLastMonitor.lock();
     if (!g_pCompositor->m_pLastMonitor) {
         g_pCompositor->setActiveMonitor(g_pCompositor->getMonitorFromVector({}));
-        PMONITOR = g_pCompositor->m_pLastMonitor.get();
+        PMONITOR = g_pCompositor->m_pLastMonitor.lock();
     }
     auto PWORKSPACE           = PMONITOR->activeSpecialWorkspace ? PMONITOR->activeSpecialWorkspace : PMONITOR->activeWorkspace;
-    PWINDOW->m_iMonitorID     = PMONITOR->ID;
+    PWINDOW->m_pMonitor       = PMONITOR;
     PWINDOW->m_pWorkspace     = PWORKSPACE;
     PWINDOW->m_bIsMapped      = true;
     PWINDOW->m_bReadyToDelete = false;
@@ -135,149 +134,178 @@ void Events::listener_mapWindow(void* owner, void* data) {
     // window rules
     PWINDOW->m_vMatchedRules = g_pConfigManager->getMatchingRules(PWINDOW, false);
     std::optional<eFullscreenMode>  requestedInternalFSMode, requestedClientFSMode;
-    std::optional<sFullscreenState> requestedFSState;
+    std::optional<SFullscreenState> requestedFSState;
     if (PWINDOW->m_bWantsInitialFullscreen || (PWINDOW->m_bIsX11 && PWINDOW->m_pXWaylandSurface->fullscreen))
         requestedClientFSMode = FSMODE_FULLSCREEN;
 
     for (auto const& r : PWINDOW->m_vMatchedRules) {
-        if (r.szRule.starts_with("monitor")) {
-            try {
-                const auto MONITORSTR = trim(r.szRule.substr(r.szRule.find(' ')));
+        switch (r->ruleType) {
+            case CWindowRule::RULE_MONITOR: {
+                try {
+                    const auto MONITORSTR = trim(r->szRule.substr(r->szRule.find(' ')));
 
-                if (MONITORSTR == "unset") {
-                    PWINDOW->m_iMonitorID = PMONITOR->ID;
-                } else {
-                    if (isNumber(MONITORSTR)) {
-                        const MONITORID MONITOR = std::stoi(MONITORSTR);
-                        if (!g_pCompositor->getMonitorFromID(MONITOR))
-                            PWINDOW->m_iMonitorID = 0;
-                        else
-                            PWINDOW->m_iMonitorID = MONITOR;
+                    if (MONITORSTR == "unset") {
+                        PWINDOW->m_pMonitor = PMONITOR;
                     } else {
-                        const auto PMONITOR = g_pCompositor->getMonitorFromName(MONITORSTR);
-                        if (PMONITOR)
-                            PWINDOW->m_iMonitorID = PMONITOR->ID;
-                        else {
-                            Debug::log(ERR, "No monitor in monitor {} rule", MONITORSTR);
-                            continue;
+                        if (isNumber(MONITORSTR)) {
+                            const MONITORID MONITOR = std::stoi(MONITORSTR);
+                            if (const auto PM = g_pCompositor->getMonitorFromID(MONITOR); PM)
+                                PWINDOW->m_pMonitor = PM;
+                            else
+                                PWINDOW->m_pMonitor = g_pCompositor->m_vMonitors.at(0);
+                        } else {
+                            const auto PMONITOR = g_pCompositor->getMonitorFromName(MONITORSTR);
+                            if (PMONITOR)
+                                PWINDOW->m_pMonitor = PMONITOR;
+                            else {
+                                Debug::log(ERR, "No monitor in monitor {} rule", MONITORSTR);
+                                continue;
+                            }
                         }
                     }
+
+                    const auto PMONITORFROMID = PWINDOW->m_pMonitor.lock();
+
+                    if (PWINDOW->m_pMonitor != PMONITOR) {
+                        g_pKeybindManager->m_mDispatchers["focusmonitor"](std::to_string(PWINDOW->monitorID()));
+                        PMONITOR = PMONITORFROMID;
+                    }
+                    PWINDOW->m_pWorkspace = PMONITOR->activeSpecialWorkspace ? PMONITOR->activeSpecialWorkspace : PMONITOR->activeWorkspace;
+
+                    Debug::log(LOG, "Rule monitor, applying to {:mw}", PWINDOW);
+                } catch (std::exception& e) { Debug::log(ERR, "Rule monitor failed, rule: {} -> {} | err: {}", r->szRule, r->szValue, e.what()); }
+                break;
+            }
+            case CWindowRule::RULE_WORKSPACE: {
+                // check if it isnt unset
+                const auto WORKSPACERQ = r->szRule.substr(r->szRule.find_first_of(' ') + 1);
+
+                if (WORKSPACERQ == "unset") {
+                    requestedWorkspace = "";
+                } else {
+                    requestedWorkspace = WORKSPACERQ;
                 }
 
-                const auto PMONITORFROMID = g_pCompositor->getMonitorFromID(PWINDOW->m_iMonitorID);
+                const auto JUSTWORKSPACE = WORKSPACERQ.contains(' ') ? WORKSPACERQ.substr(0, WORKSPACERQ.find_first_of(' ')) : WORKSPACERQ;
 
-                if (PWINDOW->m_iMonitorID != PMONITOR->ID) {
-                    g_pKeybindManager->m_mDispatchers["focusmonitor"](std::to_string(PWINDOW->m_iMonitorID));
-                    PMONITOR = PMONITORFROMID;
+                if (JUSTWORKSPACE == PWORKSPACE->m_szName || JUSTWORKSPACE == "name:" + PWORKSPACE->m_szName)
+                    requestedWorkspace = "";
+
+                Debug::log(LOG, "Rule workspace matched by {}, {} applied.", PWINDOW, r->szValue);
+                break;
+            }
+            case CWindowRule::RULE_FLOAT: {
+                PWINDOW->m_bIsFloating = true;
+                break;
+            }
+            case CWindowRule::RULE_TILE: {
+                PWINDOW->m_bIsFloating = false;
+                break;
+            }
+            case CWindowRule::RULE_PSEUDO: {
+                PWINDOW->m_bIsPseudotiled = true;
+                break;
+            }
+            case CWindowRule::RULE_NOINITIALFOCUS: {
+                PWINDOW->m_bNoInitialFocus = true;
+                break;
+            }
+            case CWindowRule::RULE_FULLSCREENSTATE: {
+                const auto ARGS = CVarList(r->szRule.substr(r->szRule.find_first_of(' ') + 1), 2, ' ');
+                int        internalMode, clientMode;
+                try {
+                    internalMode = std::stoi(ARGS[0]);
+                } catch (std::exception& e) { internalMode = 0; }
+                try {
+                    clientMode = std::stoi(ARGS[1]);
+                } catch (std::exception& e) { clientMode = 0; }
+                requestedFSState = SFullscreenState{.internal = (eFullscreenMode)internalMode, .client = (eFullscreenMode)clientMode};
+                break;
+            }
+            case CWindowRule::RULE_SUPPRESSEVENT: {
+                CVarList vars(r->szRule, 0, 's', true);
+                for (size_t i = 1; i < vars.size(); ++i) {
+                    if (vars[i] == "fullscreen")
+                        PWINDOW->m_eSuppressedEvents |= SUPPRESS_FULLSCREEN;
+                    else if (vars[i] == "maximize")
+                        PWINDOW->m_eSuppressedEvents |= SUPPRESS_MAXIMIZE;
+                    else if (vars[i] == "activate")
+                        PWINDOW->m_eSuppressedEvents |= SUPPRESS_ACTIVATE;
+                    else if (vars[i] == "activatefocus")
+                        PWINDOW->m_eSuppressedEvents |= SUPPRESS_ACTIVATE_FOCUSONLY;
+                    else
+                        Debug::log(ERR, "Error while parsing suppressevent windowrule: unknown event type {}", vars[i]);
                 }
-                PWINDOW->m_pWorkspace = PMONITOR->activeSpecialWorkspace ? PMONITOR->activeSpecialWorkspace : PMONITOR->activeWorkspace;
-
-                Debug::log(LOG, "Rule monitor, applying to {:mw}", PWINDOW);
-            } catch (std::exception& e) { Debug::log(ERR, "Rule monitor failed, rule: {} -> {} | err: {}", r.szRule, r.szValue, e.what()); }
-        } else if (r.szRule.starts_with("workspace")) {
-            // check if it isnt unset
-            const auto WORKSPACERQ = r.szRule.substr(r.szRule.find_first_of(' ') + 1);
-
-            if (WORKSPACERQ == "unset") {
-                requestedWorkspace = "";
-            } else {
-                requestedWorkspace = WORKSPACERQ;
+                break;
             }
-
-            const auto JUSTWORKSPACE = WORKSPACERQ.contains(' ') ? WORKSPACERQ.substr(0, WORKSPACERQ.find_first_of(' ')) : WORKSPACERQ;
-
-            if (JUSTWORKSPACE == PWORKSPACE->m_szName || JUSTWORKSPACE == "name:" + PWORKSPACE->m_szName)
-                requestedWorkspace = "";
-
-            Debug::log(LOG, "Rule workspace matched by {}, {} applied.", PWINDOW, r.szValue);
-        } else if (r.szRule.starts_with("float")) {
-            PWINDOW->m_bIsFloating = true;
-        } else if (r.szRule.starts_with("tile")) {
-            PWINDOW->m_bIsFloating = false;
-        } else if (r.szRule.starts_with("pseudo")) {
-            PWINDOW->m_bIsPseudotiled = true;
-        } else if (r.szRule.starts_with("noinitialfocus")) {
-            PWINDOW->m_bNoInitialFocus = true;
-        } else if (r.szRule.starts_with("fullscreenstate")) {
-            const auto ARGS = CVarList(r.szRule.substr(r.szRule.find_first_of(' ') + 1), 2, ' ');
-            int        internalMode, clientMode;
-            try {
-                internalMode = std::stoi(ARGS[0]);
-            } catch (std::exception& e) { internalMode = 0; }
-            try {
-                clientMode = std::stoi(ARGS[1]);
-            } catch (std::exception& e) { clientMode = 0; }
-            requestedFSState = sFullscreenState{.internal = (eFullscreenMode)internalMode, .client = (eFullscreenMode)clientMode};
-        } else if (r.szRule.starts_with("suppressevent")) {
-            CVarList vars(r.szRule, 0, 's', true);
-            for (size_t i = 1; i < vars.size(); ++i) {
-                if (vars[i] == "fullscreen")
-                    PWINDOW->m_eSuppressedEvents |= SUPPRESS_FULLSCREEN;
-                else if (vars[i] == "maximize")
-                    PWINDOW->m_eSuppressedEvents |= SUPPRESS_MAXIMIZE;
-                else if (vars[i] == "activate")
-                    PWINDOW->m_eSuppressedEvents |= SUPPRESS_ACTIVATE;
-                else if (vars[i] == "activatefocus")
-                    PWINDOW->m_eSuppressedEvents |= SUPPRESS_ACTIVATE_FOCUSONLY;
-                else
-                    Debug::log(ERR, "Error while parsing suppressevent windowrule: unknown event type {}", vars[i]);
+            case CWindowRule::RULE_PIN: {
+                PWINDOW->m_bPinned = true;
+                break;
             }
-        } else if (r.szRule == "pin") {
-            PWINDOW->m_bPinned = true;
-        } else if (r.szRule == "fullscreen") {
-            requestedInternalFSMode = FSMODE_FULLSCREEN;
-        } else if (r.szRule == "maximize") {
-            requestedInternalFSMode = FSMODE_MAXIMIZED;
-        } else if (r.szRule == "stayfocused") {
-            PWINDOW->m_bStayFocused = true;
-        } else if (r.szRule.starts_with("group")) {
-            if (PWINDOW->m_eGroupRules & GROUP_OVERRIDE)
-                continue;
-
-            // `group` is a shorthand of `group set`
-            if (trim(r.szRule) == "group") {
-                PWINDOW->m_eGroupRules |= GROUP_SET;
-                continue;
+            case CWindowRule::RULE_FULLSCREEN: {
+                requestedInternalFSMode = FSMODE_FULLSCREEN;
+                break;
             }
-
-            CVarList    vars(r.szRule, 0, 's');
-            std::string vPrev = "";
-
-            for (auto const& v : vars) {
-                if (v == "group")
+            case CWindowRule::RULE_MAXIMIZE: {
+                requestedInternalFSMode = FSMODE_MAXIMIZED;
+                break;
+            }
+            case CWindowRule::RULE_STAYFOCUSED: {
+                PWINDOW->m_bStayFocused = true;
+                break;
+            }
+            case CWindowRule::RULE_GROUP: {
+                if (PWINDOW->m_eGroupRules & GROUP_OVERRIDE)
                     continue;
 
-                if (v == "set") {
+                // `group` is a shorthand of `group set`
+                if (trim(r->szRule) == "group") {
                     PWINDOW->m_eGroupRules |= GROUP_SET;
-                } else if (v == "new") {
-                    // shorthand for `group barred set`
-                    PWINDOW->m_eGroupRules |= (GROUP_SET | GROUP_BARRED);
-                } else if (v == "lock") {
-                    PWINDOW->m_eGroupRules |= GROUP_LOCK;
-                } else if (v == "invade") {
-                    PWINDOW->m_eGroupRules |= GROUP_INVADE;
-                } else if (v == "barred") {
-                    PWINDOW->m_eGroupRules |= GROUP_BARRED;
-                } else if (v == "deny") {
-                    PWINDOW->m_sGroupData.deny = true;
-                } else if (v == "override") {
-                    // Clear existing rules
-                    PWINDOW->m_eGroupRules = GROUP_OVERRIDE;
-                } else if (v == "unset") {
-                    // Clear existing rules and stop processing
-                    PWINDOW->m_eGroupRules = GROUP_OVERRIDE;
-                    break;
-                } else if (v == "always") {
-                    if (vPrev == "set" || vPrev == "group")
-                        PWINDOW->m_eGroupRules |= GROUP_SET_ALWAYS;
-                    else if (vPrev == "lock")
-                        PWINDOW->m_eGroupRules |= GROUP_LOCK_ALWAYS;
-                    else
-                        Debug::log(ERR, "windowrule `group` does not support `{} always`", vPrev);
+                    continue;
                 }
-                vPrev = v;
+
+                CVarList    vars(r->szRule, 0, 's');
+                std::string vPrev = "";
+
+                for (auto const& v : vars) {
+                    if (v == "group")
+                        continue;
+
+                    if (v == "set") {
+                        PWINDOW->m_eGroupRules |= GROUP_SET;
+                    } else if (v == "new") {
+                        // shorthand for `group barred set`
+                        PWINDOW->m_eGroupRules |= (GROUP_SET | GROUP_BARRED);
+                    } else if (v == "lock") {
+                        PWINDOW->m_eGroupRules |= GROUP_LOCK;
+                    } else if (v == "invade") {
+                        PWINDOW->m_eGroupRules |= GROUP_INVADE;
+                    } else if (v == "barred") {
+                        PWINDOW->m_eGroupRules |= GROUP_BARRED;
+                    } else if (v == "deny") {
+                        PWINDOW->m_sGroupData.deny = true;
+                    } else if (v == "override") {
+                        // Clear existing rules
+                        PWINDOW->m_eGroupRules = GROUP_OVERRIDE;
+                    } else if (v == "unset") {
+                        // Clear existing rules and stop processing
+                        PWINDOW->m_eGroupRules = GROUP_OVERRIDE;
+                        break;
+                    } else if (v == "always") {
+                        if (vPrev == "set" || vPrev == "group")
+                            PWINDOW->m_eGroupRules |= GROUP_SET_ALWAYS;
+                        else if (vPrev == "lock")
+                            PWINDOW->m_eGroupRules |= GROUP_LOCK_ALWAYS;
+                        else
+                            Debug::log(ERR, "windowrule `group` does not support `{} always`", vPrev);
+                    }
+                    vPrev = v;
+                }
+                break;
             }
+            default: break;
         }
+
         PWINDOW->applyDynamicRule(r);
     }
 
@@ -297,23 +325,23 @@ void Events::listener_mapWindow(void* owner, void* data) {
             auto pWorkspace = g_pCompositor->getWorkspaceByID(REQUESTEDWORKSPACEID);
 
             if (!pWorkspace)
-                pWorkspace = g_pCompositor->createNewWorkspace(REQUESTEDWORKSPACEID, PWINDOW->m_iMonitorID, requestedWorkspaceName);
+                pWorkspace = g_pCompositor->createNewWorkspace(REQUESTEDWORKSPACEID, PWINDOW->monitorID(), requestedWorkspaceName, false);
 
             PWORKSPACE = pWorkspace;
 
             PWINDOW->m_pWorkspace = pWorkspace;
-            PWINDOW->m_iMonitorID = pWorkspace->m_iMonitorID;
+            PWINDOW->m_pMonitor   = pWorkspace->m_pMonitor;
 
-            if (g_pCompositor->getMonitorFromID(PWINDOW->m_iMonitorID)->activeSpecialWorkspace && !pWorkspace->m_bIsSpecialWorkspace)
+            if (PWINDOW->m_pMonitor.lock()->activeSpecialWorkspace && !pWorkspace->m_bIsSpecialWorkspace)
                 workspaceSilent = true;
 
             if (!workspaceSilent) {
                 if (pWorkspace->m_bIsSpecialWorkspace)
-                    g_pCompositor->getMonitorFromID(pWorkspace->m_iMonitorID)->setSpecialWorkspace(pWorkspace);
+                    pWorkspace->m_pMonitor->setSpecialWorkspace(pWorkspace);
                 else if (PMONITOR->activeWorkspaceID() != REQUESTEDWORKSPACEID)
                     g_pKeybindManager->m_mDispatchers["workspace"](requestedWorkspaceName);
 
-                PMONITOR = g_pCompositor->m_pLastMonitor.get();
+                PMONITOR = g_pCompositor->m_pLastMonitor.lock();
             }
         } else
             workspaceSilent = false;
@@ -321,124 +349,143 @@ void Events::listener_mapWindow(void* owner, void* data) {
 
     PWINDOW->updateWindowData();
 
+    // Verify window swallowing. Get the swallower before calling onWindowCreated(PWINDOW) because getSwallower() wouldn't get it after if PWINDOW gets auto grouped.
+    const auto SWALLOWER  = PWINDOW->getSwallower();
+    PWINDOW->m_pSwallowed = SWALLOWER;
+
     if (PWINDOW->m_bIsFloating) {
         g_pLayoutManager->getCurrentLayout()->onWindowCreated(PWINDOW);
         PWINDOW->m_bCreatedOverFullscreen = true;
 
         // size and move rules
         for (auto const& r : PWINDOW->m_vMatchedRules) {
-            if (r.szRule.starts_with("size")) {
-                try {
-                    const auto VALUE    = r.szRule.substr(r.szRule.find(' ') + 1);
-                    const auto SIZEXSTR = VALUE.substr(0, VALUE.find(' '));
-                    const auto SIZEYSTR = VALUE.substr(VALUE.find(' ') + 1);
+            switch (r->ruleType) {
+                case CWindowRule::RULE_SIZE: {
+                    try {
+                        auto stringToFloatClamp = [](const std::string& VALUE, const float CURR, const float REL) {
+                            if (VALUE.starts_with('<'))
+                                return std::min(CURR, stringToPercentage(VALUE.substr(1, VALUE.length() - 1), REL));
+                            else if (VALUE.starts_with('>'))
+                                return std::max(CURR, stringToPercentage(VALUE.substr(1, VALUE.length() - 1), REL));
 
-                    const auto MAXSIZE = g_pXWaylandManager->getMaxSizeForWindow(PWINDOW);
+                            return stringToPercentage(VALUE, REL);
+                        };
 
-                    const auto SIZEX = SIZEXSTR == "max" ?
-                        std::clamp(MAXSIZE.x, 20.0, PMONITOR->vecSize.x) :
-                        (!SIZEXSTR.contains('%') ? std::stoi(SIZEXSTR) : std::stof(SIZEXSTR.substr(0, SIZEXSTR.length() - 1)) * 0.01 * PMONITOR->vecSize.x);
-                    const auto SIZEY = SIZEYSTR == "max" ?
-                        std::clamp(MAXSIZE.y, 20.0, PMONITOR->vecSize.y) :
-                        (!SIZEYSTR.contains('%') ? std::stoi(SIZEYSTR) : std::stof(SIZEYSTR.substr(0, SIZEYSTR.length() - 1)) * 0.01 * PMONITOR->vecSize.y);
+                        const auto  VALUE    = r->szRule.substr(r->szRule.find(' ') + 1);
+                        const auto  SIZEXSTR = VALUE.substr(0, VALUE.find(' '));
+                        const auto  SIZEYSTR = VALUE.substr(VALUE.find(' ') + 1);
 
-                    Debug::log(LOG, "Rule size, applying to {}", PWINDOW);
+                        const auto  MAXSIZE = PWINDOW->requestedMaxSize();
 
-                    PWINDOW->m_vRealSize   = Vector2D(SIZEX, SIZEY);
-                    PWINDOW->m_vPseudoSize = PWINDOW->m_vRealSize.goal();
-                    g_pXWaylandManager->setWindowSize(PWINDOW, PWINDOW->m_vRealSize.goal());
+                        const float SIZEX = SIZEXSTR == "max" ? std::clamp(MAXSIZE.x, MIN_WINDOW_SIZE, PMONITOR->vecSize.x) :
+                                                                stringToFloatClamp(SIZEXSTR, PWINDOW->m_vRealSize.goal().x, PMONITOR->vecSize.x);
 
-                    PWINDOW->setHidden(false);
-                } catch (...) { Debug::log(LOG, "Rule size failed, rule: {} -> {}", r.szRule, r.szValue); }
-            } else if (r.szRule.starts_with("move")) {
-                try {
-                    auto       value = r.szRule.substr(r.szRule.find(' ') + 1);
+                        const float SIZEY = SIZEYSTR == "max" ? std::clamp(MAXSIZE.y, MIN_WINDOW_SIZE, PMONITOR->vecSize.y) :
+                                                                stringToFloatClamp(SIZEYSTR, PWINDOW->m_vRealSize.goal().y, PMONITOR->vecSize.y);
 
-                    const bool ONSCREEN = value.starts_with("onscreen");
+                        Debug::log(LOG, "Rule size, applying to {}", PWINDOW);
 
-                    if (ONSCREEN)
-                        value = value.substr(value.find_first_of(' ') + 1);
+                        PWINDOW->clampWindowSize(Vector2D{SIZEXSTR.starts_with("<") ? 0 : SIZEX, SIZEYSTR.starts_with("<") ? 0 : SIZEY}, Vector2D{SIZEX, SIZEY});
 
-                    const bool CURSOR = value.starts_with("cursor");
+                        PWINDOW->setHidden(false);
+                    } catch (...) { Debug::log(LOG, "Rule size failed, rule: {} -> {}", r->szRule, r->szValue); }
+                    break;
+                }
+                case CWindowRule::RULE_MOVE: {
+                    try {
+                        auto       value = r->szRule.substr(r->szRule.find(' ') + 1);
 
-                    if (CURSOR)
-                        value = value.substr(value.find_first_of(' ') + 1);
+                        const bool ONSCREEN = value.starts_with("onscreen");
 
-                    const auto POSXSTR = value.substr(0, value.find(' '));
-                    const auto POSYSTR = value.substr(value.find(' ') + 1);
+                        if (ONSCREEN)
+                            value = value.substr(value.find_first_of(' ') + 1);
 
-                    int        posX = 0;
-                    int        posY = 0;
-
-                    if (POSXSTR.starts_with("100%-")) {
-                        const bool subtractWindow = POSXSTR.starts_with("100%-w-");
-                        const auto POSXRAW        = (subtractWindow) ? POSXSTR.substr(7) : POSXSTR.substr(5);
-                        posX =
-                            PMONITOR->vecSize.x - (!POSXRAW.contains('%') ? std::stoi(POSXRAW) : std::stof(POSXRAW.substr(0, POSXRAW.length() - 1)) * 0.01 * PMONITOR->vecSize.x);
-
-                        if (subtractWindow)
-                            posX -= PWINDOW->m_vRealSize.goal().x;
+                        const bool CURSOR = value.starts_with("cursor");
 
                         if (CURSOR)
-                            Debug::log(ERR, "Cursor is not compatible with 100%-, ignoring cursor!");
-                    } else if (!CURSOR) {
-                        posX = !POSXSTR.contains('%') ? std::stoi(POSXSTR) : std::stof(POSXSTR.substr(0, POSXSTR.length() - 1)) * 0.01 * PMONITOR->vecSize.x;
-                    } else {
-                        // cursor
-                        if (POSXSTR == "cursor") {
-                            posX = g_pInputManager->getMouseCoordsInternal().x - PMONITOR->vecPosition.x;
+                            value = value.substr(value.find_first_of(' ') + 1);
+
+                        const auto POSXSTR = value.substr(0, value.find(' '));
+                        const auto POSYSTR = value.substr(value.find(' ') + 1);
+
+                        int        posX = 0;
+                        int        posY = 0;
+
+                        if (POSXSTR.starts_with("100%-")) {
+                            const bool subtractWindow = POSXSTR.starts_with("100%-w-");
+                            const auto POSXRAW        = (subtractWindow) ? POSXSTR.substr(7) : POSXSTR.substr(5);
+                            posX                      = PMONITOR->vecSize.x -
+                                (!POSXRAW.contains('%') ? std::stoi(POSXRAW) : std::stof(POSXRAW.substr(0, POSXRAW.length() - 1)) * 0.01 * PMONITOR->vecSize.x);
+
+                            if (subtractWindow)
+                                posX -= PWINDOW->m_vRealSize.goal().x;
+
+                            if (CURSOR)
+                                Debug::log(ERR, "Cursor is not compatible with 100%-, ignoring cursor!");
+                        } else if (!CURSOR) {
+                            posX = !POSXSTR.contains('%') ? std::stoi(POSXSTR) : std::stof(POSXSTR.substr(0, POSXSTR.length() - 1)) * 0.01 * PMONITOR->vecSize.x;
                         } else {
-                            posX = g_pInputManager->getMouseCoordsInternal().x - PMONITOR->vecPosition.x +
-                                (!POSXSTR.contains('%') ? std::stoi(POSXSTR) : std::stof(POSXSTR.substr(0, POSXSTR.length() - 1)) * 0.01 * PWINDOW->m_vRealSize.goal().x);
+                            // cursor
+                            if (POSXSTR == "cursor") {
+                                posX = g_pInputManager->getMouseCoordsInternal().x - PMONITOR->vecPosition.x;
+                            } else {
+                                posX = g_pInputManager->getMouseCoordsInternal().x - PMONITOR->vecPosition.x +
+                                    (!POSXSTR.contains('%') ? std::stoi(POSXSTR) : std::stof(POSXSTR.substr(0, POSXSTR.length() - 1)) * 0.01 * PWINDOW->m_vRealSize.goal().x);
+                            }
                         }
-                    }
 
-                    if (POSYSTR.starts_with("100%-")) {
-                        const bool subtractWindow = POSYSTR.starts_with("100%-w-");
-                        const auto POSYRAW        = (subtractWindow) ? POSYSTR.substr(7) : POSYSTR.substr(5);
-                        posY =
-                            PMONITOR->vecSize.y - (!POSYRAW.contains('%') ? std::stoi(POSYRAW) : std::stof(POSYRAW.substr(0, POSYRAW.length() - 1)) * 0.01 * PMONITOR->vecSize.y);
+                        if (POSYSTR.starts_with("100%-")) {
+                            const bool subtractWindow = POSYSTR.starts_with("100%-w-");
+                            const auto POSYRAW        = (subtractWindow) ? POSYSTR.substr(7) : POSYSTR.substr(5);
+                            posY                      = PMONITOR->vecSize.y -
+                                (!POSYRAW.contains('%') ? std::stoi(POSYRAW) : std::stof(POSYRAW.substr(0, POSYRAW.length() - 1)) * 0.01 * PMONITOR->vecSize.y);
 
-                        if (subtractWindow)
-                            posY -= PWINDOW->m_vRealSize.goal().y;
+                            if (subtractWindow)
+                                posY -= PWINDOW->m_vRealSize.goal().y;
 
-                        if (CURSOR)
-                            Debug::log(ERR, "Cursor is not compatible with 100%-, ignoring cursor!");
-                    } else if (!CURSOR) {
-                        posY = !POSYSTR.contains('%') ? std::stoi(POSYSTR) : std::stof(POSYSTR.substr(0, POSYSTR.length() - 1)) * 0.01 * PMONITOR->vecSize.y;
-                    } else {
-                        // cursor
-                        if (POSYSTR == "cursor") {
-                            posY = g_pInputManager->getMouseCoordsInternal().y - PMONITOR->vecPosition.y;
+                            if (CURSOR)
+                                Debug::log(ERR, "Cursor is not compatible with 100%-, ignoring cursor!");
+                        } else if (!CURSOR) {
+                            posY = !POSYSTR.contains('%') ? std::stoi(POSYSTR) : std::stof(POSYSTR.substr(0, POSYSTR.length() - 1)) * 0.01 * PMONITOR->vecSize.y;
                         } else {
-                            posY = g_pInputManager->getMouseCoordsInternal().y - PMONITOR->vecPosition.y +
-                                (!POSYSTR.contains('%') ? std::stoi(POSYSTR) : std::stof(POSYSTR.substr(0, POSYSTR.length() - 1)) * 0.01 * PWINDOW->m_vRealSize.goal().y);
+                            // cursor
+                            if (POSYSTR == "cursor") {
+                                posY = g_pInputManager->getMouseCoordsInternal().y - PMONITOR->vecPosition.y;
+                            } else {
+                                posY = g_pInputManager->getMouseCoordsInternal().y - PMONITOR->vecPosition.y +
+                                    (!POSYSTR.contains('%') ? std::stoi(POSYSTR) : std::stof(POSYSTR.substr(0, POSYSTR.length() - 1)) * 0.01 * PWINDOW->m_vRealSize.goal().y);
+                            }
                         }
-                    }
 
-                    if (ONSCREEN) {
-                        int borderSize = PWINDOW->getRealBorderSize();
+                        if (ONSCREEN) {
+                            int borderSize = PWINDOW->getRealBorderSize();
 
-                        posX = std::clamp(posX, (int)(PMONITOR->vecReservedTopLeft.x + borderSize),
-                                          (int)(PMONITOR->vecSize.x - PMONITOR->vecReservedBottomRight.x - PWINDOW->m_vRealSize.goal().x - borderSize));
+                            posX = std::clamp(posX, (int)(PMONITOR->vecReservedTopLeft.x + borderSize),
+                                              (int)(PMONITOR->vecSize.x - PMONITOR->vecReservedBottomRight.x - PWINDOW->m_vRealSize.goal().x - borderSize));
 
-                        posY = std::clamp(posY, (int)(PMONITOR->vecReservedTopLeft.y + borderSize),
-                                          (int)(PMONITOR->vecSize.y - PMONITOR->vecReservedBottomRight.y - PWINDOW->m_vRealSize.goal().y - borderSize));
-                    }
+                            posY = std::clamp(posY, (int)(PMONITOR->vecReservedTopLeft.y + borderSize),
+                                              (int)(PMONITOR->vecSize.y - PMONITOR->vecReservedBottomRight.y - PWINDOW->m_vRealSize.goal().y - borderSize));
+                        }
 
-                    Debug::log(LOG, "Rule move, applying to {}", PWINDOW);
+                        Debug::log(LOG, "Rule move, applying to {}", PWINDOW);
 
-                    PWINDOW->m_vRealPosition = Vector2D(posX, posY) + PMONITOR->vecPosition;
+                        PWINDOW->m_vRealPosition = Vector2D(posX, posY) + PMONITOR->vecPosition;
 
-                    PWINDOW->setHidden(false);
-                } catch (...) { Debug::log(LOG, "Rule move failed, rule: {} -> {}", r.szRule, r.szValue); }
-            } else if (r.szRule.starts_with("center")) {
-                auto       RESERVEDOFFSET = Vector2D();
-                const auto ARGS           = CVarList(r.szRule, 2, ' ');
-                if (ARGS[1] == "1")
-                    RESERVEDOFFSET = (PMONITOR->vecReservedTopLeft - PMONITOR->vecReservedBottomRight) / 2.f;
+                        PWINDOW->setHidden(false);
+                    } catch (...) { Debug::log(LOG, "Rule move failed, rule: {} -> {}", r->szRule, r->szValue); }
+                    break;
+                }
+                case CWindowRule::RULE_CENTER: {
+                    auto       RESERVEDOFFSET = Vector2D();
+                    const auto ARGS           = CVarList(r->szRule, 2, ' ');
+                    if (ARGS[1] == "1")
+                        RESERVEDOFFSET = (PMONITOR->vecReservedTopLeft - PMONITOR->vecReservedBottomRight) / 2.f;
 
-                PWINDOW->m_vRealPosition = PMONITOR->middle() - PWINDOW->m_vRealSize.goal() / 2.f + RESERVEDOFFSET;
+                    PWINDOW->m_vRealPosition = PMONITOR->middle() - PWINDOW->m_vRealSize.goal() / 2.f + RESERVEDOFFSET;
+                    break;
+                }
+
+                default: break;
             }
         }
 
@@ -453,29 +500,27 @@ void Events::listener_mapWindow(void* owner, void* data) {
         bool setPseudo = false;
 
         for (auto const& r : PWINDOW->m_vMatchedRules) {
-            if (r.szRule.starts_with("size")) {
-                try {
-                    const auto VALUE    = r.szRule.substr(r.szRule.find(' ') + 1);
-                    const auto SIZEXSTR = VALUE.substr(0, VALUE.find(' '));
-                    const auto SIZEYSTR = VALUE.substr(VALUE.find(' ') + 1);
+            if (r->ruleType != CWindowRule::RULE_SIZE)
+                continue;
 
-                    const auto MAXSIZE = g_pXWaylandManager->getMaxSizeForWindow(PWINDOW);
+            try {
+                const auto  VALUE    = r->szRule.substr(r->szRule.find(' ') + 1);
+                const auto  SIZEXSTR = VALUE.substr(0, VALUE.find(' '));
+                const auto  SIZEYSTR = VALUE.substr(VALUE.find(' ') + 1);
 
-                    const auto SIZEX = SIZEXSTR == "max" ?
-                        std::clamp(MAXSIZE.x, 20.0, PMONITOR->vecSize.x) :
-                        (!SIZEXSTR.contains('%') ? std::stoi(SIZEXSTR) : std::stof(SIZEXSTR.substr(0, SIZEXSTR.length() - 1)) * 0.01 * PMONITOR->vecSize.x);
-                    const auto SIZEY = SIZEYSTR == "max" ?
-                        std::clamp(MAXSIZE.y, 20.0, PMONITOR->vecSize.y) :
-                        (!SIZEYSTR.contains('%') ? std::stoi(SIZEYSTR) : std::stof(SIZEYSTR.substr(0, SIZEYSTR.length() - 1)) * 0.01 * PMONITOR->vecSize.y);
+                const auto  MAXSIZE = PWINDOW->requestedMaxSize();
 
-                    Debug::log(LOG, "Rule size (tiled), applying to {}", PWINDOW);
+                const float SIZEX = SIZEXSTR == "max" ? std::clamp(MAXSIZE.x, MIN_WINDOW_SIZE, PMONITOR->vecSize.x) : stringToPercentage(SIZEXSTR, PMONITOR->vecSize.x);
 
-                    setPseudo              = true;
-                    PWINDOW->m_vPseudoSize = Vector2D(SIZEX, SIZEY);
+                const float SIZEY = SIZEYSTR == "max" ? std::clamp(MAXSIZE.y, MIN_WINDOW_SIZE, PMONITOR->vecSize.y) : stringToPercentage(SIZEYSTR, PMONITOR->vecSize.y);
 
-                    PWINDOW->setHidden(false);
-                } catch (...) { Debug::log(LOG, "Rule size failed, rule: {} -> {}", r.szRule, r.szValue); }
-            }
+                Debug::log(LOG, "Rule size (tiled), applying to {}", PWINDOW);
+
+                setPseudo              = true;
+                PWINDOW->m_vPseudoSize = Vector2D(SIZEX, SIZEY);
+
+                PWINDOW->setHidden(false);
+            } catch (...) { Debug::log(LOG, "Rule size failed, rule: {} -> {}", r->szRule, r->szValue); }
         }
 
         if (!setPseudo)
@@ -502,7 +547,7 @@ void Events::listener_mapWindow(void* owner, void* data) {
         else if (*PNEWTAKESOVERFS == 1)
             requestedInternalFSMode = PWINDOW->m_pWorkspace->m_efFullscreenMode;
         else if (*PNEWTAKESOVERFS == 2)
-            g_pCompositor->setWindowFullscreenInternal(g_pCompositor->getFullscreenWindowOnWorkspace(PWINDOW->m_pWorkspace->m_iID), FSMODE_NONE);
+            g_pCompositor->setWindowFullscreenInternal(PWINDOW->m_pWorkspace->getFullscreenWindow(), FSMODE_NONE);
     }
 
     if (!PWINDOW->m_sWindowData.noFocus.valueOrDefault() && !PWINDOW->m_bNoInitialFocus &&
@@ -524,7 +569,7 @@ void Events::listener_mapWindow(void* owner, void* data) {
     if (!PWINDOW->m_bNoInitialFocus && (requestedInternalFSMode.has_value() || requestedClientFSMode.has_value() || requestedFSState.has_value())) {
         // fix fullscreen on requested (basically do a switcheroo)
         if (PWINDOW->m_pWorkspace->m_bHasFullscreenWindow)
-            g_pCompositor->setWindowFullscreenInternal(g_pCompositor->getFullscreenWindowOnWorkspace(PWINDOW->m_pWorkspace->m_iID), FSMODE_NONE);
+            g_pCompositor->setWindowFullscreenInternal(PWINDOW->m_pWorkspace->getFullscreenWindow(), FSMODE_NONE);
 
         PWINDOW->m_vRealPosition.warp();
         PWINDOW->m_vRealSize.warp();
@@ -532,7 +577,7 @@ void Events::listener_mapWindow(void* owner, void* data) {
             PWINDOW->m_sWindowData.syncFullscreen = CWindowOverridableVar(false, PRIORITY_WINDOW_RULE);
             g_pCompositor->setWindowFullscreenState(PWINDOW, requestedFSState.value());
         } else if (requestedInternalFSMode.has_value() && requestedClientFSMode.has_value() && !PWINDOW->m_sWindowData.syncFullscreen.valueOrDefault())
-            g_pCompositor->setWindowFullscreenState(PWINDOW, sFullscreenState{.internal = requestedInternalFSMode.value(), .client = requestedClientFSMode.value()});
+            g_pCompositor->setWindowFullscreenState(PWINDOW, SFullscreenState{.internal = requestedInternalFSMode.value(), .client = requestedClientFSMode.value()});
         else if (requestedInternalFSMode.has_value())
             g_pCompositor->setWindowFullscreenInternal(PWINDOW, requestedInternalFSMode.value());
         else if (requestedClientFSMode.has_value())
@@ -552,20 +597,12 @@ void Events::listener_mapWindow(void* owner, void* data) {
             g_pCompositor->focusWindow(nullptr);
     }
 
-    // verify swallowing
-    if (*PSWALLOW && std::string{*PSWALLOWREGEX} != STRVAL_EMPTY) {
-        const auto SWALLOWER = PWINDOW->getSwallower();
-
-        if (SWALLOWER) {
-            // swallow
-            PWINDOW->m_pSwallowed = SWALLOWER;
-
-            g_pLayoutManager->getCurrentLayout()->onWindowRemoved(SWALLOWER);
-
-            SWALLOWER->setHidden(true);
-
-            g_pLayoutManager->getCurrentLayout()->recalculateMonitor(PWINDOW->m_iMonitorID);
-        }
+    // swallow
+    if (SWALLOWER) {
+        g_pLayoutManager->getCurrentLayout()->onWindowRemoved(SWALLOWER);
+        g_pHyprRenderer->damageWindow(SWALLOWER);
+        SWALLOWER->setHidden(true);
+        g_pLayoutManager->getCurrentLayout()->recalculateMonitor(PWINDOW->monitorID());
     }
 
     PWINDOW->m_bFirstMap = false;
@@ -604,7 +641,8 @@ void Events::listener_mapWindow(void* owner, void* data) {
     // fix some xwayland apps that don't behave nicely
     PWINDOW->m_vReportedSize = PWINDOW->m_vPendingReportedSize;
 
-    g_pCompositor->updateWorkspaceWindows(PWINDOW->workspaceID());
+    if (PWINDOW->m_pWorkspace)
+        PWINDOW->m_pWorkspace->updateWindows();
 
     if (PMONITOR && PWINDOW->isX11OverrideRedirect())
         PWINDOW->m_fX11SurfaceScaledBy = PMONITOR->scale;
@@ -626,7 +664,7 @@ void Events::listener_unmapWindow(void* owner, void* data) {
         return;
     }
 
-    const auto PMONITOR = g_pCompositor->getMonitorFromID(PWINDOW->m_iMonitorID);
+    const auto PMONITOR = PWINDOW->m_pMonitor.lock();
     if (PMONITOR) {
         PWINDOW->m_vOriginalClosedPos     = PWINDOW->m_vRealPosition.value() - PMONITOR->vecPosition;
         PWINDOW->m_vOriginalClosedSize    = PWINDOW->m_vRealSize.value();
@@ -647,7 +685,13 @@ void Events::listener_unmapWindow(void* owner, void* data) {
     // swallowing
     if (valid(PWINDOW->m_pSwallowed)) {
         PWINDOW->m_pSwallowed->setHidden(false);
+
+        if (PWINDOW->m_sGroupData.pNextWindow.lock())
+            PWINDOW->m_pSwallowed->m_bGroupSwallowed = true; // flag for the swallowed window to be created into the group where it belongs when auto_group = false.
+
         g_pLayoutManager->getCurrentLayout()->onWindowCreated(PWINDOW->m_pSwallowed.lock());
+
+        PWINDOW->m_pSwallowed->m_bGroupSwallowed = false;
         PWINDOW->m_pSwallowed.reset();
     }
 
@@ -672,6 +716,8 @@ void Events::listener_unmapWindow(void* owner, void* data) {
 
     g_pLayoutManager->getCurrentLayout()->onWindowRemoved(PWINDOW);
 
+    g_pHyprRenderer->damageWindow(PWINDOW);
+
     // do this after onWindowRemoved because otherwise it'll think the window is invalid
     PWINDOW->m_bIsMapped = false;
 
@@ -692,7 +738,7 @@ void Events::listener_unmapWindow(void* owner, void* data) {
                 g_pCompositor->setWindowFullscreenInternal(PWINDOWCANDIDATE, CURRENTFSMODE);
         }
 
-        if (!PWINDOWCANDIDATE && g_pCompositor->getWindowsOnWorkspace(PWINDOW->workspaceID()) == 0)
+        if (!PWINDOWCANDIDATE && PWINDOW->m_pWorkspace && PWINDOW->m_pWorkspace->getWindows() == 0)
             g_pInputManager->refocus();
 
         g_pInputManager->sendMotionEventsToFocused();
@@ -711,8 +757,6 @@ void Events::listener_unmapWindow(void* owner, void* data) {
 
     g_pCompositor->addToFadingOutSafe(PWINDOW);
 
-    g_pHyprRenderer->damageMonitor(g_pCompositor->getMonitorFromID(PWINDOW->m_iMonitorID));
-
     if (!PWINDOW->m_bX11DoesntWantBorders)                                                    // don't animate out if they weren't animated in.
         PWINDOW->m_vRealPosition = PWINDOW->m_vRealPosition.value() + Vector2D(0.01f, 0.01f); // it has to be animated, otherwise onWindowPostCreateClose will ignore it
 
@@ -724,7 +768,8 @@ void Events::listener_unmapWindow(void* owner, void* data) {
     g_pInputManager->recheckIdleInhibitorStatus();
 
     // force report all sizes (QT sometimes has an issue with this)
-    g_pCompositor->forceReportSizesToWindowsOnWorkspace(PWINDOW->workspaceID());
+    if (PWINDOW->m_pWorkspace)
+        PWINDOW->m_pWorkspace->forceReportSizesToWindows();
 
     // update lastwindow after focus
     PWINDOW->onUnmap();
@@ -748,36 +793,33 @@ void Events::listener_commitWindow(void* owner, void* data) {
     PWINDOW->m_vReportedSize = PWINDOW->m_vPendingReportedSize; // apply pending size. We pinged, the window ponged.
 
     if (!PWINDOW->m_bIsX11 && !PWINDOW->isFullscreen() && PWINDOW->m_bIsFloating) {
-        const auto MINSIZE = PWINDOW->m_pXDGSurface->toplevel->current.minSize;
-        const auto MAXSIZE = PWINDOW->m_pXDGSurface->toplevel->current.maxSize;
+        const auto MINSIZE = PWINDOW->m_pXDGSurface->toplevel->layoutMinSize();
+        const auto MAXSIZE = PWINDOW->m_pXDGSurface->toplevel->layoutMaxSize();
 
-        if (MAXSIZE > Vector2D{1, 1}) {
-            const auto REALSIZE = PWINDOW->m_vRealSize.goal();
-            Vector2D   newSize  = REALSIZE;
-
-            if (MAXSIZE.x < newSize.x)
-                newSize.x = MAXSIZE.x;
-            if (MAXSIZE.y < newSize.y)
-                newSize.y = MAXSIZE.y;
-            if (MINSIZE.x > newSize.x)
-                newSize.x = MINSIZE.x;
-            if (MINSIZE.y > newSize.y)
-                newSize.y = MINSIZE.y;
-
-            const Vector2D DELTA = REALSIZE - newSize;
-
-            PWINDOW->m_vRealPosition = PWINDOW->m_vRealPosition.goal() + DELTA / 2.0;
-            PWINDOW->m_vRealSize     = newSize;
-            g_pXWaylandManager->setWindowSize(PWINDOW, newSize);
-            g_pHyprRenderer->damageWindow(PWINDOW);
-        }
+        PWINDOW->clampWindowSize(MINSIZE, MAXSIZE > Vector2D{1, 1} ? std::optional<Vector2D>{MAXSIZE} : std::nullopt);
+        g_pHyprRenderer->damageWindow(PWINDOW);
     }
 
     if (!PWINDOW->m_pWorkspace->m_bVisible)
         return;
 
-    g_pHyprRenderer->damageSurface(PWINDOW->m_pWLSurface->resource(), PWINDOW->m_vRealPosition.goal().x, PWINDOW->m_vRealPosition.goal().y,
-                                   PWINDOW->m_bIsX11 ? 1.0 / PWINDOW->m_fX11SurfaceScaledBy : 1.0);
+    const auto PMONITOR = PWINDOW->m_pMonitor.lock();
+
+    if (PMONITOR)
+        PMONITOR->debugLastPresentation(g_pSeatManager->isPointerFrameCommit ? "listener_commitWindow skip" : "listener_commitWindow");
+
+    if (g_pSeatManager->isPointerFrameCommit) {
+        g_pSeatManager->isPointerFrameSkipped = false;
+        g_pSeatManager->isPointerFrameCommit  = false;
+    } else
+        g_pHyprRenderer->damageSurface(PWINDOW->m_pWLSurface->resource(), PWINDOW->m_vRealPosition.goal().x, PWINDOW->m_vRealPosition.goal().y,
+                                       PWINDOW->m_bIsX11 ? 1.0 / PWINDOW->m_fX11SurfaceScaledBy : 1.0);
+
+    if (g_pSeatManager->isPointerFrameSkipped) {
+        g_pPointerManager->sendStoredMovement();
+        g_pSeatManager->sendPointerFrame();
+        g_pSeatManager->isPointerFrameCommit = true;
+    }
 
     if (!PWINDOW->m_bIsX11) {
         PWINDOW->m_pSubsurfaceHead->recheckDamageForSubsurfaces();
@@ -785,7 +827,6 @@ void Events::listener_commitWindow(void* owner, void* data) {
     }
 
     // tearing: if solitary, redraw it. This still might be a single surface window
-    const auto PMONITOR = g_pCompositor->getMonitorFromID(PWINDOW->m_iMonitorID);
     if (PMONITOR && PMONITOR->solitaryClient.lock() == PWINDOW && PWINDOW->canBeTorn() && PMONITOR->tearingState.canTear && PWINDOW->m_pWLSurface->resource()->current.texture) {
         CRegion damageBox{PWINDOW->m_pWLSurface->resource()->accumulateCurrentBufferDamage()};
 
@@ -900,7 +941,7 @@ void Events::listener_unmanagedSetGeometry(void* owner, void* data) {
             PWINDOW->m_vRealSize.setValueAndWarp(PWINDOW->m_pXWaylandSurface->geometry.size());
 
         if (*PXWLFORCESCALEZERO) {
-            if (const auto PMONITOR = g_pCompositor->getMonitorFromID(PWINDOW->m_iMonitorID); PMONITOR) {
+            if (const auto PMONITOR = PWINDOW->m_pMonitor.lock(); PMONITOR) {
                 PWINDOW->m_vRealSize.setValueAndWarp(PWINDOW->m_vRealSize.goal() / PMONITOR->scale);
             }
         }

src/helpers/AnimatedVariable.cpp

@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 #include "../managers/AnimationManager.hpp"
 #include "../config/ConfigManager.hpp"
 
-CBaseAnimatedVariable::CBaseAnimatedVariable(ANIMATEDVARTYPE type) : m_Type(type) {
+CBaseAnimatedVariable::CBaseAnimatedVariable(eAnimatedVarType type) : m_Type(type) {
     ; // dummy var
 }
 
-void CBaseAnimatedVariable::create(SAnimationPropertyConfig* pAnimConfig, PHLWINDOW pWindow, AVARDAMAGEPOLICY policy) {
+void CBaseAnimatedVariable::create(SAnimationPropertyConfig* pAnimConfig, PHLWINDOW pWindow, eAVarDamagePolicy policy) {
     m_eDamagePolicy = policy;
     m_pConfig       = pAnimConfig;
     m_pWindow       = pWindow;
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ void CBaseAnimatedVariable::create(SAnimationPropertyConfig* pAnimConfig, PHLWIN
     m_bDummy = false;
 }
 
-void CBaseAnimatedVariable::create(SAnimationPropertyConfig* pAnimConfig, PHLLS pLayer, AVARDAMAGEPOLICY policy) {
+void CBaseAnimatedVariable::create(SAnimationPropertyConfig* pAnimConfig, PHLLS pLayer, eAVarDamagePolicy policy) {
     m_eDamagePolicy = policy;
     m_pConfig       = pAnimConfig;
     m_pLayer        = pLayer;
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ void CBaseAnimatedVariable::create(SAnimationPropertyConfig* pAnimConfig, PHLLS
     m_bDummy = false;
 }
 
-void CBaseAnimatedVariable::create(SAnimationPropertyConfig* pAnimConfig, PHLWORKSPACE pWorkspace, AVARDAMAGEPOLICY policy) {
+void CBaseAnimatedVariable::create(SAnimationPropertyConfig* pAnimConfig, PHLWORKSPACE pWorkspace, eAVarDamagePolicy policy) {
     m_eDamagePolicy = policy;
     m_pConfig       = pAnimConfig;
     m_pWorkspace    = pWorkspace;
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ void CBaseAnimatedVariable::create(SAnimationPropertyConfig* pAnimConfig, PHLWOR
     m_bDummy = false;
 }
 
-void CBaseAnimatedVariable::create(SAnimationPropertyConfig* pAnimConfig, AVARDAMAGEPOLICY policy) {
+void CBaseAnimatedVariable::create(SAnimationPropertyConfig* pAnimConfig, eAVarDamagePolicy policy) {
     m_eDamagePolicy = policy;
     m_pConfig       = pAnimConfig;
 

src/helpers/AnimatedVariable.hpp

@@ -10,38 +10,39 @@
 #include "../debug/Log.hpp"
 #include "../desktop/DesktopTypes.hpp"
 
-enum ANIMATEDVARTYPE {
+enum eAnimatedVarType : int8_t {
     AVARTYPE_INVALID = -1,
     AVARTYPE_FLOAT,
     AVARTYPE_VECTOR,
     AVARTYPE_COLOR
 };
 
-// Utility to bind a type with its corresponding ANIMATEDVARTYPE
+// Utility to bind a type with its corresponding eAnimatedVarType
 template <class T>
-struct typeToANIMATEDVARTYPE_t {
-    static constexpr ANIMATEDVARTYPE value = AVARTYPE_INVALID;
+// NOLINTNEXTLINE(readability-identifier-naming)
+struct STypeToAnimatedVarType_t {
+    static constexpr eAnimatedVarType value = AVARTYPE_INVALID;
 };
 
 template <>
-struct typeToANIMATEDVARTYPE_t<float> {
-    static constexpr ANIMATEDVARTYPE value = AVARTYPE_FLOAT;
+struct STypeToAnimatedVarType_t<float> {
+    static constexpr eAnimatedVarType value = AVARTYPE_FLOAT;
 };
 
 template <>
-struct typeToANIMATEDVARTYPE_t<Vector2D> {
-    static constexpr ANIMATEDVARTYPE value = AVARTYPE_VECTOR;
+struct STypeToAnimatedVarType_t<Vector2D> {
+    static constexpr eAnimatedVarType value = AVARTYPE_VECTOR;
 };
 
 template <>
-struct typeToANIMATEDVARTYPE_t<CColor> {
-    static constexpr ANIMATEDVARTYPE value = AVARTYPE_COLOR;
+struct STypeToAnimatedVarType_t<CHyprColor> {
+    static constexpr eAnimatedVarType value = AVARTYPE_COLOR;
 };
 
 template <class T>
-inline constexpr ANIMATEDVARTYPE typeToANIMATEDVARTYPE = typeToANIMATEDVARTYPE_t<T>::value;
+inline constexpr eAnimatedVarType typeToeAnimatedVarType = STypeToAnimatedVarType_t<T>::value;
 
-enum AVARDAMAGEPOLICY {
+enum eAVarDamagePolicy : int8_t {
     AVARDAMAGE_NONE   = -1,
     AVARDAMAGE_ENTIRE = 0,
     AVARDAMAGE_BORDER,
@@ -63,15 +64,15 @@ concept OneOf = (... or std::same_as<T, U>);
 // This is mainly to get better errors if we put a type that's not supported
 // Otherwise template errors are ugly
 template <class T>
-concept Animable = OneOf<T, Vector2D, float, CColor>;
+concept Animable = OneOf<T, Vector2D, float, CHyprColor>;
 
 class CBaseAnimatedVariable {
   public:
-    CBaseAnimatedVariable(ANIMATEDVARTYPE type);
-    void create(SAnimationPropertyConfig* pAnimConfig, PHLWINDOW pWindow, AVARDAMAGEPOLICY policy);
-    void create(SAnimationPropertyConfig* pAnimConfig, PHLLS pLayer, AVARDAMAGEPOLICY policy);
-    void create(SAnimationPropertyConfig* pAnimConfig, PHLWORKSPACE pWorkspace, AVARDAMAGEPOLICY policy);
-    void create(SAnimationPropertyConfig* pAnimConfig, AVARDAMAGEPOLICY policy);
+    CBaseAnimatedVariable(eAnimatedVarType type);
+    void create(SAnimationPropertyConfig* pAnimConfig, PHLWINDOW pWindow, eAVarDamagePolicy policy);
+    void create(SAnimationPropertyConfig* pAnimConfig, PHLLS pLayer, eAVarDamagePolicy policy);
+    void create(SAnimationPropertyConfig* pAnimConfig, PHLWORKSPACE pWorkspace, eAVarDamagePolicy policy);
+    void create(SAnimationPropertyConfig* pAnimConfig, eAVarDamagePolicy policy);
 
     CBaseAnimatedVariable(const CBaseAnimatedVariable&)            = delete;
     CBaseAnimatedVariable(CBaseAnimatedVariable&&)                 = delete;
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ class CBaseAnimatedVariable {
     float getCurveValue();
 
     // checks if an animation is in progress
-    inline bool isBeingAnimated() {
+    bool isBeingAnimated() const {
         return m_bIsBeingAnimated;
     }
 
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@ class CBaseAnimatedVariable {
         if an animation is not running, runs instantly.
         if "remove" is set to true, will remove the callback when ran. */
     void setCallbackOnEnd(std::function<void(void* thisptr)> func, bool remove = true) {
-        m_fEndCallback       = func;
+        m_fEndCallback       = std::move(func);
         m_bRemoveEndAfterRan = remove;
 
         if (!isBeingAnimated())
@@ -121,14 +122,14 @@ class CBaseAnimatedVariable {
     /*  sets a function to be ran when an animation is started.
         if "remove" is set to true, will remove the callback when ran. */
     void setCallbackOnBegin(std::function<void(void* thisptr)> func, bool remove = true) {
-        m_fBeginCallback       = func;
+        m_fBeginCallback       = std::move(func);
         m_bRemoveBeginAfterRan = remove;
     }
 
     /*  Sets the update callback, called every time the value is animated and a step is done
         Warning: calling unregisterVar/registerVar in this handler will cause UB */
     void setUpdateCallback(std::function<void(void* thisptr)> func) {
-        m_fUpdateCallback = func;
+        m_fUpdateCallback = std::move(func);
     }
 
     /*  resets all callbacks. Does not call any. */
@@ -157,8 +158,8 @@ class CBaseAnimatedVariable {
 
     std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point animationBegin;
 
-    AVARDAMAGEPOLICY                      m_eDamagePolicy = AVARDAMAGE_NONE;
-    ANIMATEDVARTYPE                       m_Type;
+    eAVarDamagePolicy                     m_eDamagePolicy = AVARDAMAGE_NONE;
+    eAnimatedVarType                      m_Type;
 
     bool                                  m_bRemoveEndAfterRan   = true;
     bool                                  m_bRemoveBeginAfterRan = true;
@@ -206,24 +207,26 @@ class CBaseAnimatedVariable {
 template <Animable VarType>
 class CAnimatedVariable : public CBaseAnimatedVariable {
   public:
-    CAnimatedVariable() : CBaseAnimatedVariable(typeToANIMATEDVARTYPE<VarType>) {} // dummy var
+    CAnimatedVariable() : CBaseAnimatedVariable(typeToeAnimatedVarType<VarType>) {
+        ;
+    } // dummy var
 
-    void create(const VarType& value, SAnimationPropertyConfig* pAnimConfig, PHLWINDOW pWindow, AVARDAMAGEPOLICY policy) {
+    void create(const VarType& value, SAnimationPropertyConfig* pAnimConfig, PHLWINDOW pWindow, eAVarDamagePolicy policy) {
         create(pAnimConfig, pWindow, policy);
         m_Value = value;
         m_Goal  = value;
     }
-    void create(const VarType& value, SAnimationPropertyConfig* pAnimConfig, PHLLS pLayer, AVARDAMAGEPOLICY policy) {
+    void create(const VarType& value, SAnimationPropertyConfig* pAnimConfig, PHLLS pLayer, eAVarDamagePolicy policy) {
         create(pAnimConfig, pLayer, policy);
         m_Value = value;
         m_Goal  = value;
     }
-    void create(const VarType& value, SAnimationPropertyConfig* pAnimConfig, PHLWORKSPACE pWorkspace, AVARDAMAGEPOLICY policy) {
+    void create(const VarType& value, SAnimationPropertyConfig* pAnimConfig, PHLWORKSPACE pWorkspace, eAVarDamagePolicy policy) {
         create(pAnimConfig, pWorkspace, policy);
         m_Value = value;
         m_Goal  = value;
     }
-    void create(const VarType& value, SAnimationPropertyConfig* pAnimConfig, AVARDAMAGEPOLICY policy) {
+    void create(const VarType& value, SAnimationPropertyConfig* pAnimConfig, eAVarDamagePolicy policy) {
         create(pAnimConfig, policy);
         m_Value = value;
         m_Goal  = value;

src/helpers/BezierCurve.cpp

@@ -6,24 +6,27 @@
 #include <algorithm>
 
 void CBezierCurve::setup(std::vector<Vector2D>* pVec) {
-    m_dPoints.clear();
-
     const auto BEGIN = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
 
-    m_dPoints.emplace_back(Vector2D(0, 0));
-
-    for (auto const& p : *pVec) {
-        m_dPoints.push_back(p);
+    // Avoid reallocations by reserving enough memory upfront
+    m_vPoints.resize(pVec->size() + 2);
+    m_vPoints[0] = Vector2D(0, 0); // Start point
+    size_t index = 1;              // Start after the first element
+    for (const auto& vec : *pVec) {
+        if (index < m_vPoints.size() - 1) { // Bounds check to ensure safety
+            m_vPoints[index] = vec;
+            ++index;
+        }
     }
+    m_vPoints.back() = Vector2D(1, 1); // End point
 
-    m_dPoints.emplace_back(Vector2D(1, 1));
-
-    RASSERT(m_dPoints.size() == 4, "CBezierCurve only supports cubic beziers! (points num: {})", m_dPoints.size());
+    RASSERT(m_vPoints.size() == 4, "CBezierCurve only supports cubic beziers! (points num: {})", m_vPoints.size());
 
     // bake BAKEDPOINTS points for faster lookups
     // T -> X ( / BAKEDPOINTS )
     for (int i = 0; i < BAKEDPOINTS; ++i) {
-        m_aPointsBaked[i] = Vector2D(getXForT((i + 1) / (float)BAKEDPOINTS), getYForT((i + 1) / (float)BAKEDPOINTS));
+        float const t     = (i + 1) / (float)BAKEDPOINTS;
+        m_aPointsBaked[i] = Vector2D(getXForT(t), getYForT(t));
     }
 
     const auto ELAPSEDUS  = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::nanoseconds>(std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now() - BEGIN).count() / 1000.f;
@@ -40,18 +43,26 @@ void CBezierCurve::setup(std::vector<Vector2D>* pVec) {
                ELAPSEDUS, ELAPSEDCALCAVG);
 }
 
-float CBezierCurve::getYForT(float t) {
-    return 3 * t * pow(1 - t, 2) * m_dPoints[1].y + 3 * pow(t, 2) * (1 - t) * m_dPoints[2].y + pow(t, 3);
+float CBezierCurve::getXForT(float const& t) const {
+    float t2 = t * t;
+    float t3 = t2 * t;
+
+    return 3 * t * (1 - t) * (1 - t) * m_vPoints[1].x + 3 * t2 * (1 - t) * m_vPoints[2].x + t3 * m_vPoints[3].x;
 }
 
-float CBezierCurve::getXForT(float t) {
-    return 3 * t * pow(1 - t, 2) * m_dPoints[1].x + 3 * pow(t, 2) * (1 - t) * m_dPoints[2].x + pow(t, 3);
+float CBezierCurve::getYForT(float const& t) const {
+    float t2 = t * t;
+    float t3 = t2 * t;
+
+    return 3 * t * (1 - t) * (1 - t) * m_vPoints[1].y + 3 * t2 * (1 - t) * m_vPoints[2].y + t3 * m_vPoints[3].y;
 }
 
 // Todo: this probably can be done better and faster
-float CBezierCurve::getYForPoint(float x) {
+float CBezierCurve::getYForPoint(float const& x) const {
     if (x >= 1.f)
         return 1.f;
+    if (x <= 0.f)
+        return 0.f;
 
     int  index = 0;
     bool below = true;

src/helpers/BezierCurve.hpp

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
-#include <deque>
+#include <vector>
 #include <array>
 #include <vector>
 #include "math/Math.hpp"
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@ class CBezierCurve {
     // this EXCLUDES the 0,0 and 1,1 points,
     void  setup(std::vector<Vector2D>* points);
 
-    float getYForT(float t);
-    float getXForT(float t);
-    float getYForPoint(float x);
+    float getYForT(float const& t) const;
+    float getXForT(float const& t) const;
+    float getYForPoint(float const& x) const;
 
   private:
     // this INCLUDES the 0,0 and 1,1 points.
-    std::deque<Vector2D>              m_dPoints;
+    std::vector<Vector2D>             m_vPoints;
 
     std::array<Vector2D, BAKEDPOINTS> m_aPointsBaked;
 };

src/helpers/ByteOperations.hpp

@@ -30,25 +30,27 @@ constexpr LD operator""_TB(const LD BYTES) {
     return BYTES * 1024 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024;
 }
 
+//NOLINTBEGIN
 template <typename T>
-using __acceptable_byte_operation_type = typename std::enable_if<std::is_trivially_constructible<T, ULL>::value || std::is_trivially_constructible<T, LD>::value>::type;
+using internal_hl_acceptable_byte_operation_type = typename std::enable_if<std::is_trivially_constructible<T, ULL>::value || std::is_trivially_constructible<T, LD>::value>::type;
 
-template <typename X, typename = __acceptable_byte_operation_type<X>>
+template <typename X, typename = internal_hl_acceptable_byte_operation_type<X>>
 constexpr X kBtoBytes(const X kB) {
     return kB * 1024;
 }
-template <typename X, typename = __acceptable_byte_operation_type<X>>
+template <typename X, typename = internal_hl_acceptable_byte_operation_type<X>>
 constexpr X MBtoBytes(const X MB) {
     return MB * 1024 * 1024;
 }
-template <typename X, typename = __acceptable_byte_operation_type<X>>
+template <typename X, typename = internal_hl_acceptable_byte_operation_type<X>>
 constexpr X GBtoBytes(const X GB) {
     return GB * 1024 * 1024 * 1024;
 }
-template <typename X, typename = __acceptable_byte_operation_type<X>>
+template <typename X, typename = internal_hl_acceptable_byte_operation_type<X>>
 constexpr X TBtoBytes(const X TB) {
     return TB * 1024 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024;
 }
+//NOLINTEND
 
 #undef ULL
 #undef LD

src/helpers/Color.cpp

@@ -5,22 +5,41 @@
 #define GREEN(c) ((double)(((c) >> 8) & 0xff) / 255.0)
 #define BLUE(c)  ((double)(((c)) & 0xff) / 255.0)
 
-CColor::CColor() {}
+CHyprColor::CHyprColor() = default;
 
-CColor::CColor(float r, float g, float b, float a) {
-    this->r = r;
-    this->g = g;
-    this->b = b;
-    this->a = a;
+CHyprColor::CHyprColor(float r_, float g_, float b_, float a_) : r(r_), g(g_), b(b_), a(a_) {
+    okLab = Hyprgraphics::CColor(Hyprgraphics::CColor::SSRGB{r, g, b}).asOkLab();
 }
 
-CColor::CColor(uint64_t hex) {
-    this->r = RED(hex);
-    this->g = GREEN(hex);
-    this->b = BLUE(hex);
-    this->a = ALPHA(hex);
+CHyprColor::CHyprColor(uint64_t hex) : r(RED(hex)), g(GREEN(hex)), b(BLUE(hex)), a(ALPHA(hex)) {
+    okLab = Hyprgraphics::CColor(Hyprgraphics::CColor::SSRGB{r, g, b}).asOkLab();
 }
 
-uint32_t CColor::getAsHex() const {
+CHyprColor::CHyprColor(const Hyprgraphics::CColor& color, float a_) : a(a_) {
+    const auto SRGB = color.asRgb();
+    r               = SRGB.r;
+    g               = SRGB.g;
+    b               = SRGB.b;
+
+    okLab = color.asOkLab();
+}
+
+uint32_t CHyprColor::getAsHex() const {
     return (uint32_t)(a * 255.f) * 0x1000000 + (uint32_t)(r * 255.f) * 0x10000 + (uint32_t)(g * 255.f) * 0x100 + (uint32_t)(b * 255.f) * 0x1;
-}
+}
+
+Hyprgraphics::CColor::SSRGB CHyprColor::asRGB() const {
+    return {r, g, b};
+}
+
+Hyprgraphics::CColor::SOkLab CHyprColor::asOkLab() const {
+    return okLab;
+}
+
+Hyprgraphics::CColor::SHSL CHyprColor::asHSL() const {
+    return Hyprgraphics::CColor(okLab).asHSL();
+}
+
+CHyprColor CHyprColor::stripA() const {
+    return {r, g, b, 1.F};
+}

src/helpers/Color.hpp

@@ -1,35 +1,47 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <cstdint>
+#include <hyprgraphics/color/Color.hpp>
+#include "../debug/Log.hpp"
+#include "../macros.hpp"
 
-class CColor {
+class CHyprColor {
   public:
-    CColor();
-    CColor(float r, float g, float b, float a);
-    CColor(uint64_t);
-
-    float r = 0, g = 0, b = 0, a = 1.f;
+    CHyprColor();
+    CHyprColor(float r, float g, float b, float a);
+    CHyprColor(const Hyprgraphics::CColor& col, float a);
+    CHyprColor(uint64_t);
 
     // AR32
-    uint32_t getAsHex() const;
+    uint32_t                     getAsHex() const;
+    Hyprgraphics::CColor::SSRGB  asRGB() const;
+    Hyprgraphics::CColor::SOkLab asOkLab() const;
+    Hyprgraphics::CColor::SHSL   asHSL() const;
+    CHyprColor                   stripA() const;
 
-    CColor   operator-(const CColor& c2) const {
-        return CColor(r - c2.r, g - c2.g, b - c2.b, a - c2.a);
+    //
+    bool operator==(const CHyprColor& c2) const {
+        return c2.r == r && c2.g == g && c2.b == b && c2.a == a;
     }
 
-    CColor operator+(const CColor& c2) const {
-        return CColor(r + c2.r, g + c2.g, b + c2.b, a + c2.a);
+    // stubs for the AnimationMgr
+    CHyprColor operator-(const CHyprColor& c2) const {
+        RASSERT(false, "CHyprColor: - is a STUB");
+        return {};
     }
 
-    CColor operator*(const float& v) const {
-        return CColor(r * v, g * v, b * v, a * v);
+    CHyprColor operator+(const CHyprColor& c2) const {
+        RASSERT(false, "CHyprColor: + is a STUB");
+        return {};
     }
 
-    bool operator==(const CColor& c2) const {
-        return r == c2.r && g == c2.g && b == c2.b && a == c2.a;
+    CHyprColor operator*(const float& c2) const {
+        RASSERT(false, "CHyprColor: * is a STUB");
+        return {};
     }
 
-    CColor stripA() const {
-        return {r, g, b, 1};
-    }
+    double r = 0, g = 0, b = 0, a = 0;
+
+  private:
+    Hyprgraphics::CColor::SOkLab okLab; // cache for the OkLab representation
 };

src/helpers/Format.cpp

@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ inline const std::vector<SPixelFormat> GLES3_FORMATS = {
     },
 };
 
-SHMFormat FormatUtils::drmToShm(DRMFormat drm) {
+SHMFormat NFormatUtils::drmToShm(DRMFormat drm) {
     switch (drm) {
         case DRM_FORMAT_XRGB8888: return WL_SHM_FORMAT_XRGB8888;
         case DRM_FORMAT_ARGB8888: return WL_SHM_FORMAT_ARGB8888;
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ SHMFormat FormatUtils::drmToShm(DRMFormat drm) {
     return drm;
 }
 
-DRMFormat FormatUtils::shmToDRM(SHMFormat shm) {
+DRMFormat NFormatUtils::shmToDRM(SHMFormat shm) {
     switch (shm) {
         case WL_SHM_FORMAT_XRGB8888: return DRM_FORMAT_XRGB8888;
         case WL_SHM_FORMAT_ARGB8888: return DRM_FORMAT_ARGB8888;
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ DRMFormat FormatUtils::shmToDRM(SHMFormat shm) {
     return shm;
 }
 
-const SPixelFormat* FormatUtils::getPixelFormatFromDRM(DRMFormat drm) {
+const SPixelFormat* NFormatUtils::getPixelFormatFromDRM(DRMFormat drm) {
     for (auto const& fmt : GLES3_FORMATS) {
         if (fmt.drmFormat == drm)
             return &fmt;
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ const SPixelFormat* FormatUtils::getPixelFormatFromDRM(DRMFormat drm) {
     return nullptr;
 }
 
-const SPixelFormat* FormatUtils::getPixelFormatFromGL(uint32_t glFormat, uint32_t glType, bool alpha) {
+const SPixelFormat* NFormatUtils::getPixelFormatFromGL(uint32_t glFormat, uint32_t glType, bool alpha) {
     for (auto const& fmt : GLES3_FORMATS) {
         if (fmt.glFormat == (int)glFormat && fmt.glType == (int)glType && fmt.withAlpha == alpha)
             return &fmt;
@@ -269,23 +269,23 @@ const SPixelFormat* FormatUtils::getPixelFormatFromGL(uint32_t glFormat, uint32_
     return nullptr;
 }
 
-bool FormatUtils::isFormatOpaque(DRMFormat drm) {
-    const auto FMT = FormatUtils::getPixelFormatFromDRM(drm);
+bool NFormatUtils::isFormatOpaque(DRMFormat drm) {
+    const auto FMT = NFormatUtils::getPixelFormatFromDRM(drm);
     if (!FMT)
         return false;
 
     return !FMT->withAlpha;
 }
 
-int FormatUtils::pixelsPerBlock(const SPixelFormat* const fmt) {
+int NFormatUtils::pixelsPerBlock(const SPixelFormat* const fmt) {
     return fmt->blockSize.x * fmt->blockSize.y > 0 ? fmt->blockSize.x * fmt->blockSize.y : 1;
 }
 
-int FormatUtils::minStride(const SPixelFormat* const fmt, int32_t width) {
+int NFormatUtils::minStride(const SPixelFormat* const fmt, int32_t width) {
     return std::ceil((width * fmt->bytesPerBlock) / pixelsPerBlock(fmt));
 }
 
-uint32_t FormatUtils::drmFormatToGL(DRMFormat drm) {
+uint32_t NFormatUtils::drmFormatToGL(DRMFormat drm) {
     switch (drm) {
         case DRM_FORMAT_XRGB8888:
         case DRM_FORMAT_XBGR8888: return GL_RGBA; // doesn't matter, opengl is gucci in this case.
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ uint32_t FormatUtils::drmFormatToGL(DRMFormat drm) {
     return GL_RGBA;
 }
 
-uint32_t FormatUtils::glFormatToType(uint32_t gl) {
+uint32_t NFormatUtils::glFormatToType(uint32_t gl) {
     return gl != GL_RGBA ?
 #ifdef GLES2
         GL_UNSIGNED_INT_2_10_10_10_REV_EXT :
@@ -312,14 +312,14 @@ uint32_t FormatUtils::glFormatToType(uint32_t gl) {
         GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE;
 }
 
-std::string FormatUtils::drmFormatName(DRMFormat drm) {
+std::string NFormatUtils::drmFormatName(DRMFormat drm) {
     auto        n    = drmGetFormatName(drm);
     std::string name = n;
     free(n);
     return name;
 }
 
-std::string FormatUtils::drmModifierName(uint64_t mod) {
+std::string NFormatUtils::drmModifierName(uint64_t mod) {
     auto        n    = drmGetFormatModifierName(mod);
     std::string name = n;
     free(n);

src/helpers/Format.hpp

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ struct SPixelFormat {
 
 typedef Aquamarine::SDRMFormat SDRMFormat;
 
-namespace FormatUtils {
+namespace NFormatUtils {
     SHMFormat           drmToShm(DRMFormat drm);
     DRMFormat           shmToDRM(SHMFormat shm);
 

src/helpers/MiscFunctions.cpp

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <optional>
 #include <cstring>
 #include <cmath>
+#include <filesystem>
 #include <set>
 #include <sys/utsname.h>
 #include <sys/mman.h>
@@ -17,7 +18,9 @@
 #include <execinfo.h>
 #endif
 #include <hyprutils/string/String.hpp>
+#include <hyprutils/os/Process.hpp>
 using namespace Hyprutils::String;
+using namespace Hyprutils::OS;
 
 #if defined(__DragonFly__) || defined(__FreeBSD__) || defined(__NetBSD__) || defined(__OpenBSD__)
 #include <sys/sysctl.h>
@@ -261,7 +264,7 @@ SWorkspaceIDName getWorkspaceIDNameFromString(const std::string& in) {
         WORKSPACEID id = next ? g_pCompositor->m_pLastMonitor->activeWorkspaceID() : 0;
         while (++id < LONG_MAX) {
             const auto PWORKSPACE = g_pCompositor->getWorkspaceByID(id);
-            if (!invalidWSes.contains(id) && (!PWORKSPACE || g_pCompositor->getWindowsOnWorkspace(id) == 0)) {
+            if (!invalidWSes.contains(id) && (!PWORKSPACE || PWORKSPACE->getWindows() == 0)) {
                 result.id = id;
                 return result;
             }
@@ -302,7 +305,7 @@ SWorkspaceIDName getWorkspaceIDNameFromString(const std::string& in) {
 
             // Collect all the workspaces we can't jump to.
             for (auto const& ws : g_pCompositor->m_vWorkspaces) {
-                if (ws->m_bIsSpecialWorkspace || (ws->m_iMonitorID != g_pCompositor->m_pLastMonitor->ID)) {
+                if (ws->m_bIsSpecialWorkspace || (ws->m_pMonitor != g_pCompositor->m_pLastMonitor)) {
                     // Can't jump to this workspace
                     invalidWSes.insert(ws->m_iID);
                 }
@@ -320,7 +323,7 @@ SWorkspaceIDName getWorkspaceIDNameFromString(const std::string& in) {
             // Prepare all named workspaces in case when we need them
             std::vector<WORKSPACEID> namedWSes;
             for (auto const& ws : g_pCompositor->m_vWorkspaces) {
-                if (ws->m_bIsSpecialWorkspace || (ws->m_iMonitorID != g_pCompositor->m_pLastMonitor->ID) || ws->m_iID >= 0)
+                if (ws->m_bIsSpecialWorkspace || (ws->m_pMonitor != g_pCompositor->m_pLastMonitor) || ws->m_iID >= 0)
                     continue;
 
                 namedWSes.push_back(ws->m_iID);
@@ -464,7 +467,7 @@ SWorkspaceIDName getWorkspaceIDNameFromString(const std::string& in) {
 
             std::vector<WORKSPACEID> validWSes;
             for (auto const& ws : g_pCompositor->m_vWorkspaces) {
-                if (ws->m_bIsSpecialWorkspace || (ws->m_iMonitorID != g_pCompositor->m_pLastMonitor->ID && !onAllMonitors))
+                if (ws->m_bIsSpecialWorkspace || (ws->m_pMonitor != g_pCompositor->m_pLastMonitor && !onAllMonitors))
                     continue;
 
                 validWSes.push_back(ws->m_iID);
@@ -583,18 +586,12 @@ float vecToRectDistanceSquared(const Vector2D& vec, const Vector2D& p1, const Ve
 
 // Execute a shell command and get the output
 std::string execAndGet(const char* cmd) {
-    std::array<char, 128> buffer;
-    std::string           result;
-    using PcloseType = int (*)(FILE*);
-    const std::unique_ptr<FILE, PcloseType> pipe(popen(cmd, "r"), static_cast<PcloseType>(pclose));
-    if (!pipe) {
-        Debug::log(ERR, "execAndGet: failed in pipe");
-        return "";
-    }
-    while (fgets(buffer.data(), buffer.size(), pipe.get()) != nullptr) {
-        result += buffer.data();
-    }
-    return result;
+    CProcess proc("/bin/sh", {"-c", cmd});
+
+    if (!proc.runSync())
+        return "error";
+
+    return proc.stdOut();
 }
 
 void logSystemInfo() {
@@ -610,9 +607,26 @@ void logSystemInfo() {
     Debug::log(NONE, "\n");
 
 #if defined(__DragonFly__) || defined(__FreeBSD__)
-    const std::string GPUINFO = execAndGet("pciconf -lv | fgrep -A4 vga");
+    const std::string GPUINFO = execAndGet("pciconf -lv | grep -F -A4 vga");
 #elif defined(__arm__) || defined(__aarch64__)
-    const std::string GPUINFO = execAndGet("cat /proc/device-tree/soc*/gpu*/compatible");
+    std::string                 GPUINFO;
+    const std::filesystem::path dev_tree = "/proc/device-tree";
+    try {
+        if (std::filesystem::exists(dev_tree) && std::filesystem::is_directory(dev_tree)) {
+            std::for_each(std::filesystem::directory_iterator(dev_tree), std::filesystem::directory_iterator{}, [&](const std::filesystem::directory_entry& entry) {
+                if (std::filesystem::is_directory(entry) && entry.path().filename().string().starts_with("soc")) {
+                    std::for_each(std::filesystem::directory_iterator(entry.path()), std::filesystem::directory_iterator{}, [&](const std::filesystem::directory_entry& sub_entry) {
+                        if (std::filesystem::is_directory(sub_entry) && sub_entry.path().filename().string().starts_with("gpu")) {
+                            std::filesystem::path file_path = sub_entry.path() / "compatible";
+                            std::ifstream         file(file_path);
+                            if (file)
+                                GPUINFO.append(std::istreambuf_iterator<char>(file), std::istreambuf_iterator<char>());
+                        }
+                    });
+                }
+            });
+        }
+    } catch (...) { GPUINFO = "error"; }
 #else
     const std::string GPUINFO = execAndGet("lspci -vnn | grep VGA");
 #endif
@@ -677,44 +691,91 @@ int64_t getPPIDof(int64_t pid) {
 #endif
 }
 
-int64_t configStringToInt(const std::string& VALUE) {
+std::expected<int64_t, std::string> configStringToInt(const std::string& VALUE) {
+    auto parseHex = [](const std::string& value) -> std::expected<int64_t, std::string> {
+        try {
+            size_t position;
+            auto   result = stoll(value, &position, 16);
+            if (position == value.size())
+                return result;
+        } catch (const std::exception&) {}
+        return std::unexpected("invalid hex " + value);
+    };
     if (VALUE.starts_with("0x")) {
         // Values with 0x are hex
-        const auto VALUEWITHOUTHEX = VALUE.substr(2);
-        return stol(VALUEWITHOUTHEX, nullptr, 16);
+        return parseHex(VALUE);
     } else if (VALUE.starts_with("rgba(") && VALUE.ends_with(')')) {
-        const auto VALUEWITHOUTFUNC = VALUE.substr(5, VALUE.length() - 6);
+        const auto VALUEWITHOUTFUNC = trim(VALUE.substr(5, VALUE.length() - 6));
 
-        if (trim(VALUEWITHOUTFUNC).length() != 8) {
-            Debug::log(WARN, "invalid length {} for rgba", VALUEWITHOUTFUNC.length());
-            throw std::invalid_argument("rgba() expects length of 8 characters (4 bytes)");
+        // try doing it the comma way first
+        if (std::count(VALUEWITHOUTFUNC.begin(), VALUEWITHOUTFUNC.end(), ',') == 3) {
+            // cool
+            std::string rolling = VALUEWITHOUTFUNC;
+            auto        r       = configStringToInt(trim(rolling.substr(0, rolling.find(','))));
+            rolling             = rolling.substr(rolling.find(',') + 1);
+            auto g              = configStringToInt(trim(rolling.substr(0, rolling.find(','))));
+            rolling             = rolling.substr(rolling.find(',') + 1);
+            auto b              = configStringToInt(trim(rolling.substr(0, rolling.find(','))));
+            rolling             = rolling.substr(rolling.find(',') + 1);
+            uint8_t a           = 0;
+
+            if (!r || !g || !b)
+                return std::unexpected("failed parsing " + VALUEWITHOUTFUNC);
+
+            try {
+                a = std::round(std::stof(trim(rolling.substr(0, rolling.find(',')))) * 255.f);
+            } catch (std::exception& e) { return std::unexpected("failed parsing " + VALUEWITHOUTFUNC); }
+
+            return a * (Hyprlang::INT)0x1000000 + *r * (Hyprlang::INT)0x10000 + *g * (Hyprlang::INT)0x100 + *b;
+        } else if (VALUEWITHOUTFUNC.length() == 8) {
+            const auto RGBA = parseHex(VALUEWITHOUTFUNC);
+
+            if (!RGBA)
+                return RGBA;
+            // now we need to RGBA -> ARGB. The config holds ARGB only.
+            return (*RGBA >> 8) + 0x1000000 * (*RGBA & 0xFF);
         }
 
-        const auto RGBA = std::stol(VALUEWITHOUTFUNC, nullptr, 16);
+        return std::unexpected("rgba() expects length of 8 characters (4 bytes) or 4 comma separated values");
 
-        // now we need to RGBA -> ARGB. The config holds ARGB only.
-        return (RGBA >> 8) + 0x1000000 * (RGBA & 0xFF);
     } else if (VALUE.starts_with("rgb(") && VALUE.ends_with(')')) {
-        const auto VALUEWITHOUTFUNC = VALUE.substr(4, VALUE.length() - 5);
+        const auto VALUEWITHOUTFUNC = trim(VALUE.substr(4, VALUE.length() - 5));
 
-        if (trim(VALUEWITHOUTFUNC).length() != 6) {
-            Debug::log(WARN, "invalid length {} for rgb", VALUEWITHOUTFUNC.length());
-            throw std::invalid_argument("rgb() expects length of 6 characters (3 bytes)");
+        // try doing it the comma way first
+        if (std::count(VALUEWITHOUTFUNC.begin(), VALUEWITHOUTFUNC.end(), ',') == 2) {
+            // cool
+            std::string rolling = VALUEWITHOUTFUNC;
+            auto        r       = configStringToInt(trim(rolling.substr(0, rolling.find(','))));
+            rolling             = rolling.substr(rolling.find(',') + 1);
+            auto g              = configStringToInt(trim(rolling.substr(0, rolling.find(','))));
+            rolling             = rolling.substr(rolling.find(',') + 1);
+            auto b              = configStringToInt(trim(rolling.substr(0, rolling.find(','))));
+
+            if (!r || !g || !b)
+                return std::unexpected("failed parsing " + VALUEWITHOUTFUNC);
+
+            return (Hyprlang::INT)0xFF000000 + *r * (Hyprlang::INT)0x10000 + *g * (Hyprlang::INT)0x100 + *b;
+        } else if (VALUEWITHOUTFUNC.length() == 6) {
+            auto r = parseHex(VALUEWITHOUTFUNC);
+            return r ? *r + 0xFF000000 : r;
         }
 
-        const auto RGB = std::stol(VALUEWITHOUTFUNC, nullptr, 16);
-
-        return RGB + 0xFF000000; // 0xFF for opaque
+        return std::unexpected("rgb() expects length of 6 characters (3 bytes) or 3 comma separated values");
     } else if (VALUE.starts_with("true") || VALUE.starts_with("on") || VALUE.starts_with("yes")) {
         return 1;
     } else if (VALUE.starts_with("false") || VALUE.starts_with("off") || VALUE.starts_with("no")) {
         return 0;
     }
 
-    if (VALUE.empty() || !isNumber(VALUE))
-        return 0;
+    if (VALUE.empty() || !isNumber(VALUE, false))
+        return std::unexpected("cannot parse \"" + VALUE + "\" as an int.");
 
-    return std::stoll(VALUE);
+    try {
+        const auto RES = std::stoll(VALUE);
+        return RES;
+    } catch (std::exception& e) { return std::unexpected(std::string{"stoll threw: "} + e.what()); }
+
+    return std::unexpected("parse error");
 }
 
 Vector2D configStringToVector2D(const std::string& VALUE) {
@@ -863,3 +924,37 @@ bool allocateSHMFilePair(size_t size, int* rw_fd_ptr, int* ro_fd_ptr) {
     *ro_fd_ptr = ro_fd;
     return true;
 }
+
+float stringToPercentage(const std::string& VALUE, const float REL) {
+    if (VALUE.ends_with('%'))
+        return (std::stof(VALUE.substr(0, VALUE.length() - 1)) * REL) / 100.f;
+    else
+        return std::stof(VALUE);
+}
+
+bool executableExistsInPath(const std::string& exe) {
+    if (!getenv("PATH"))
+        return false;
+
+    static CVarList paths(getenv("PATH"), 0, ':', true);
+
+    for (auto& p : paths) {
+        std::string     path = p + std::string{"/"} + exe;
+        std::error_code ec;
+        if (!std::filesystem::exists(path, ec) || ec)
+            continue;
+
+        if (!std::filesystem::is_regular_file(path, ec) || ec)
+            continue;
+
+        auto stat = std::filesystem::status(path, ec);
+        if (ec)
+            continue;
+
+        auto perms = stat.permissions();
+
+        return std::filesystem::perms::none != (perms & std::filesystem::perms::others_exec);
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}

src/helpers/MiscFunctions.hpp

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include "math/Math.hpp"
 #include <vector>
 #include <format>
+#include <expected>
 #include "../SharedDefs.hpp"
 #include "../macros.hpp"
 
@@ -19,27 +20,29 @@ struct SWorkspaceIDName {
     std::string name;
 };
 
-std::string                      absolutePath(const std::string&, const std::string&);
-void                             addWLSignal(wl_signal*, wl_listener*, void* pOwner, const std::string& ownerString);
-void                             removeWLSignal(wl_listener*);
-std::string                      escapeJSONStrings(const std::string& str);
-bool                             isDirection(const std::string&);
-bool                             isDirection(const char&);
-SWorkspaceIDName                 getWorkspaceIDNameFromString(const std::string&);
-std::optional<std::string>       cleanCmdForWorkspace(const std::string&, std::string);
-float                            vecToRectDistanceSquared(const Vector2D& vec, const Vector2D& p1, const Vector2D& p2);
-void                             logSystemInfo();
-std::string                      execAndGet(const char*);
-int64_t                          getPPIDof(int64_t pid);
-int64_t                          configStringToInt(const std::string&);
-Vector2D                         configStringToVector2D(const std::string&);
-std::optional<float>             getPlusMinusKeywordResult(std::string in, float relative);
-double                           normalizeAngleRad(double ang);
-std::vector<SCallstackFrameInfo> getBacktrace();
-void                             throwError(const std::string& err);
-bool                             envEnabled(const std::string& env);
-int                              allocateSHMFile(size_t len);
-bool                             allocateSHMFilePair(size_t size, int* rw_fd_ptr, int* ro_fd_ptr);
+std::string                         absolutePath(const std::string&, const std::string&);
+void                                addWLSignal(wl_signal*, wl_listener*, void* pOwner, const std::string& ownerString);
+void                                removeWLSignal(wl_listener*);
+std::string                         escapeJSONStrings(const std::string& str);
+bool                                isDirection(const std::string&);
+bool                                isDirection(const char&);
+SWorkspaceIDName                    getWorkspaceIDNameFromString(const std::string&);
+std::optional<std::string>          cleanCmdForWorkspace(const std::string&, std::string);
+float                               vecToRectDistanceSquared(const Vector2D& vec, const Vector2D& p1, const Vector2D& p2);
+void                                logSystemInfo();
+std::string                         execAndGet(const char*);
+int64_t                             getPPIDof(int64_t pid);
+std::expected<int64_t, std::string> configStringToInt(const std::string&);
+Vector2D                            configStringToVector2D(const std::string&);
+std::optional<float>                getPlusMinusKeywordResult(std::string in, float relative);
+double                              normalizeAngleRad(double ang);
+std::vector<SCallstackFrameInfo>    getBacktrace();
+void                                throwError(const std::string& err);
+bool                                envEnabled(const std::string& env);
+int                                 allocateSHMFile(size_t len);
+bool                                allocateSHMFilePair(size_t size, int* rw_fd_ptr, int* ro_fd_ptr);
+float                               stringToPercentage(const std::string& VALUE, const float REL);
+bool                                executableExistsInPath(const std::string& exe);
 
 template <typename... Args>
 [[deprecated("use std::format instead")]] std::string getFormat(std::format_string<Args...> fmt, Args&&... args) {

src/helpers/Monitor.cpp

@@ -11,18 +11,21 @@
 #include "../protocols/DRMLease.hpp"
 #include "../protocols/DRMSyncobj.hpp"
 #include "../protocols/core/Output.hpp"
+#include "../protocols/Screencopy.hpp"
+#include "../protocols/ToplevelExport.hpp"
 #include "../managers/PointerManager.hpp"
 #include "../managers/eventLoop/EventLoopManager.hpp"
 #include "../protocols/core/Compositor.hpp"
 #include "sync/SyncTimeline.hpp"
 #include <aquamarine/output/Output.hpp>
+#include "debug/Log.hpp"
 #include <hyprutils/string/String.hpp>
 #include <hyprutils/utils/ScopeGuard.hpp>
 using namespace Hyprutils::String;
 using namespace Hyprutils::Utils;
 
 int ratHandler(void* data) {
-    g_pHyprRenderer->renderMonitor((CMonitor*)data);
+    g_pHyprRenderer->renderMonitor(((CMonitor*)data)->self.lock());
 
     return 1;
 }
@@ -36,6 +39,7 @@ CMonitor::~CMonitor() {
 }
 
 void CMonitor::onConnect(bool noRule) {
+    EMIT_HOOK_EVENT("preMonitorAdded", self.lock());
     CScopeGuard x = {[]() { g_pCompositor->arrangeMonitors(); }};
 
     if (output->supportsExplicit) {
@@ -43,10 +47,15 @@ void CMonitor::onConnect(bool noRule) {
         outTimeline = CSyncTimeline::create(output->getBackend()->drmFD());
     }
 
-    listeners.frame  = output->events.frame.registerListener([this](std::any d) { Events::listener_monitorFrame(this, nullptr); });
-    listeners.commit = output->events.commit.registerListener([this](std::any d) { Events::listener_monitorCommit(this, nullptr); });
+    listeners.frame  = output->events.frame.registerListener([this](std::any d) { onMonitorFrame(); });
+    listeners.commit = output->events.commit.registerListener([this](std::any d) {
+        if (true) { // FIXME: E->state->committed & WLR_OUTPUT_STATE_BUFFER
+            PROTO::screencopy->onOutputCommit(self.lock());
+            PROTO::toplevelExport->onOutputCommit(self.lock());
+        }
+    });
     listeners.needsFrame =
-        output->events.needsFrame.registerListener([this](std::any d) { g_pCompositor->scheduleFrameForMonitor(this, Aquamarine::IOutput::AQ_SCHEDULE_NEEDS_FRAME); });
+        output->events.needsFrame.registerListener([this](std::any d) { g_pCompositor->scheduleFrameForMonitor(self.lock(), Aquamarine::IOutput::AQ_SCHEDULE_NEEDS_FRAME); });
 
     listeners.presented = output->events.present.registerListener([this](std::any d) {
         auto E = std::any_cast<Aquamarine::IOutput::SPresentEvent>(d);
@@ -63,7 +72,7 @@ void CMonitor::onConnect(bool noRule) {
 
         Debug::log(LOG, "Removing monitor {} from realMonitors", szName);
 
-        std::erase_if(g_pCompositor->m_vRealMonitors, [&](SP<CMonitor>& el) { return el.get() == this; });
+        std::erase_if(g_pCompositor->m_vRealMonitors, [&](PHLMONITOR& el) { return el.get() == this; });
     });
 
     listeners.state = output->events.state.registerListener([this](std::any d) {
@@ -76,7 +85,7 @@ void CMonitor::onConnect(bool noRule) {
                 return;
 
             Debug::log(LOG, "Reapplying monitor rule for {} from a state request", szName);
-            g_pHyprRenderer->applyMonitorRule(this, &activeMonitorRule, true);
+            g_pHyprRenderer->applyMonitorRule(self.lock(), &activeMonitorRule, true);
             return;
         }
 
@@ -90,7 +99,7 @@ void CMonitor::onConnect(bool noRule) {
         SMonitorRule rule = activeMonitorRule;
         rule.resolution   = SIZE;
 
-        g_pHyprRenderer->applyMonitorRule(this, &rule);
+        g_pHyprRenderer->applyMonitorRule(self.lock(), &rule);
     });
 
     tearingState.canTear = output->getBackend()->type() == Aquamarine::AQ_BACKEND_DRM;
@@ -141,7 +150,7 @@ void CMonitor::onConnect(bool noRule) {
         return;
     }
 
-    SP<CMonitor>* thisWrapper = nullptr;
+    PHLMONITOR* thisWrapper = nullptr;
 
     // find the wrap
     for (auto& m : g_pCompositor->m_vRealMonitors) {
@@ -163,7 +172,7 @@ void CMonitor::onConnect(bool noRule) {
 
     // set mode, also applies
     if (!noRule)
-        g_pHyprRenderer->applyMonitorRule(this, &monitorRule, true);
+        g_pHyprRenderer->applyMonitorRule(self.lock(), &monitorRule, true);
 
     if (!state.commit())
         Debug::log(WARN, "state.commit() failed in CMonitor::onCommit");
@@ -179,7 +188,7 @@ void CMonitor::onConnect(bool noRule) {
             continue;
 
         if (ws->m_szLastMonitor == szName || g_pCompositor->m_vMonitors.size() == 1 /* avoid lost workspaces on recover */) {
-            g_pCompositor->moveWorkspaceToMonitor(ws, this);
+            g_pCompositor->moveWorkspaceToMonitor(ws, self.lock());
             ws->startAnim(true, true, true);
             ws->m_szLastMonitor = "";
         }
@@ -196,13 +205,13 @@ void CMonitor::onConnect(bool noRule) {
         setMirror(activeMonitorRule.mirrorOf);
 
     if (!g_pCompositor->m_pLastMonitor) // set the last monitor if it isnt set yet
-        g_pCompositor->setActiveMonitor(this);
+        g_pCompositor->setActiveMonitor(self.lock());
 
     g_pHyprRenderer->arrangeLayersForMonitor(ID);
     g_pLayoutManager->getCurrentLayout()->recalculateMonitor(ID);
 
     // ensure VRR (will enable if necessary)
-    g_pConfigManager->ensureVRR(this);
+    g_pConfigManager->ensureVRR(self.lock());
 
     // verify last mon valid
     bool found = false;
@@ -214,27 +223,28 @@ void CMonitor::onConnect(bool noRule) {
     }
 
     if (!found)
-        g_pCompositor->setActiveMonitor(this);
+        g_pCompositor->setActiveMonitor(self.lock());
 
     renderTimer = wl_event_loop_add_timer(g_pCompositor->m_sWLEventLoop, ratHandler, this);
 
-    g_pCompositor->scheduleFrameForMonitor(this, Aquamarine::IOutput::AQ_SCHEDULE_NEW_MONITOR);
+    g_pCompositor->scheduleFrameForMonitor(self.lock(), Aquamarine::IOutput::AQ_SCHEDULE_NEW_MONITOR);
 
-    PROTO::gamma->applyGammaToState(this);
+    PROTO::gamma->applyGammaToState(self.lock());
 
     events.connect.emit();
 
     g_pEventManager->postEvent(SHyprIPCEvent{"monitoradded", szName});
     g_pEventManager->postEvent(SHyprIPCEvent{"monitoraddedv2", std::format("{},{},{}", ID, szName, szShortDescription)});
-    EMIT_HOOK_EVENT("monitorAdded", this);
+    EMIT_HOOK_EVENT("monitorAdded", self.lock());
 }
 
 void CMonitor::onDisconnect(bool destroy) {
+    EMIT_HOOK_EVENT("preMonitorRemoved", self.lock());
     CScopeGuard x = {[this]() {
         if (g_pCompositor->m_bIsShuttingDown)
             return;
         g_pEventManager->postEvent(SHyprIPCEvent{"monitorremoved", szName});
-        EMIT_HOOK_EVENT("monitorRemoved", this);
+        EMIT_HOOK_EVENT("monitorRemoved", self.lock());
         g_pCompositor->arrangeMonitors();
     }};
 
@@ -251,21 +261,21 @@ void CMonitor::onDisconnect(bool destroy) {
     events.disconnect.emit();
 
     // Cleanup everything. Move windows back, snap cursor, shit.
-    CMonitor* BACKUPMON = nullptr;
+    PHLMONITOR BACKUPMON = nullptr;
     for (auto const& m : g_pCompositor->m_vMonitors) {
         if (m.get() != this) {
-            BACKUPMON = m.get();
+            BACKUPMON = m;
             break;
         }
     }
 
     // remove mirror
     if (pMirrorOf) {
-        pMirrorOf->mirrors.erase(std::find_if(pMirrorOf->mirrors.begin(), pMirrorOf->mirrors.end(), [&](const auto& other) { return other == this; }));
+        pMirrorOf->mirrors.erase(std::find_if(pMirrorOf->mirrors.begin(), pMirrorOf->mirrors.end(), [&](const auto& other) { return other == self; }));
 
         // unlock software for mirrored monitor
-        g_pPointerManager->unlockSoftwareForMonitor(pMirrorOf);
-        pMirrorOf = nullptr;
+        g_pPointerManager->unlockSoftwareForMonitor(pMirrorOf.lock());
+        pMirrorOf.reset();
     }
 
     if (!mirrors.empty()) {
@@ -304,11 +314,10 @@ void CMonitor::onDisconnect(bool destroy) {
         g_pCompositor->warpCursorTo(BACKUPMON->vecPosition + BACKUPMON->vecTransformedSize / 2.F, true);
 
         // move workspaces
-        std::deque<PHLWORKSPACE> wspToMove;
+        std::vector<PHLWORKSPACE> wspToMove;
         for (auto const& w : g_pCompositor->m_vWorkspaces) {
-            if (w->m_iMonitorID == ID || !g_pCompositor->getMonitorFromID(w->m_iMonitorID)) {
+            if (w->m_pMonitor == self || !w->m_pMonitor)
                 wspToMove.push_back(w);
-            }
         }
 
         for (auto const& w : wspToMove) {
@@ -327,37 +336,38 @@ void CMonitor::onDisconnect(bool destroy) {
     activeWorkspace.reset();
 
     output->state->resetExplicitFences();
+    output->state->setAdaptiveSync(false);
     output->state->setEnabled(false);
 
     if (!state.commit())
         Debug::log(WARN, "state.commit() failed in CMonitor::onDisconnect");
 
-    if (g_pCompositor->m_pLastMonitor.get() == this)
-        g_pCompositor->setActiveMonitor(BACKUPMON ? BACKUPMON : g_pCompositor->m_pUnsafeOutput);
+    if (g_pCompositor->m_pLastMonitor == self)
+        g_pCompositor->setActiveMonitor(BACKUPMON ? BACKUPMON : g_pCompositor->m_pUnsafeOutput.lock());
 
-    if (g_pHyprRenderer->m_pMostHzMonitor == this) {
-        int       mostHz         = 0;
-        CMonitor* pMonitorMostHz = nullptr;
+    if (g_pHyprRenderer->m_pMostHzMonitor == self) {
+        int        mostHz         = 0;
+        PHLMONITOR pMonitorMostHz = nullptr;
 
         for (auto const& m : g_pCompositor->m_vMonitors) {
-            if (m->refreshRate > mostHz && m.get() != this) {
-                pMonitorMostHz = m.get();
+            if (m->refreshRate > mostHz && m != self) {
+                pMonitorMostHz = m;
                 mostHz         = m->refreshRate;
             }
         }
 
         g_pHyprRenderer->m_pMostHzMonitor = pMonitorMostHz;
     }
-    std::erase_if(g_pCompositor->m_vMonitors, [&](SP<CMonitor>& el) { return el.get() == this; });
+    std::erase_if(g_pCompositor->m_vMonitors, [&](PHLMONITOR& el) { return el.get() == this; });
 }
 
 void CMonitor::addDamage(const pixman_region32_t* rg) {
     static auto PZOOMFACTOR = CConfigValue<Hyprlang::FLOAT>("cursor:zoom_factor");
-    if (*PZOOMFACTOR != 1.f && g_pCompositor->getMonitorFromCursor() == this) {
+    if (*PZOOMFACTOR != 1.f && g_pCompositor->getMonitorFromCursor() == self) {
         damage.damageEntire();
-        g_pCompositor->scheduleFrameForMonitor(this, Aquamarine::IOutput::AQ_SCHEDULE_DAMAGE);
+        g_pCompositor->scheduleFrameForMonitor(self.lock(), Aquamarine::IOutput::AQ_SCHEDULE_DAMAGE);
     } else if (damage.damage(rg))
-        g_pCompositor->scheduleFrameForMonitor(this, Aquamarine::IOutput::AQ_SCHEDULE_DAMAGE);
+        g_pCompositor->scheduleFrameForMonitor(self.lock(), Aquamarine::IOutput::AQ_SCHEDULE_DAMAGE);
 }
 
 void CMonitor::addDamage(const CRegion* rg) {
@@ -366,13 +376,13 @@ void CMonitor::addDamage(const CRegion* rg) {
 
 void CMonitor::addDamage(const CBox* box) {
     static auto PZOOMFACTOR = CConfigValue<Hyprlang::FLOAT>("cursor:zoom_factor");
-    if (*PZOOMFACTOR != 1.f && g_pCompositor->getMonitorFromCursor() == this) {
+    if (*PZOOMFACTOR != 1.f && g_pCompositor->getMonitorFromCursor() == self) {
         damage.damageEntire();
-        g_pCompositor->scheduleFrameForMonitor(this, Aquamarine::IOutput::AQ_SCHEDULE_DAMAGE);
+        g_pCompositor->scheduleFrameForMonitor(self.lock(), Aquamarine::IOutput::AQ_SCHEDULE_DAMAGE);
     }
 
     if (damage.damage(*box))
-        g_pCompositor->scheduleFrameForMonitor(this, Aquamarine::IOutput::AQ_SCHEDULE_DAMAGE);
+        g_pCompositor->scheduleFrameForMonitor(self.lock(), Aquamarine::IOutput::AQ_SCHEDULE_DAMAGE);
 }
 
 bool CMonitor::shouldSkipScheduleFrameOnMouseEvent() {
@@ -384,7 +394,7 @@ bool CMonitor::shouldSkipScheduleFrameOnMouseEvent() {
         *PNOBREAK && output->state->state().adaptiveSync && activeWorkspace && activeWorkspace->m_bHasFullscreenWindow && activeWorkspace->m_efFullscreenMode == FSMODE_FULLSCREEN;
 
     // keep requested minimum refresh rate
-    if (shouldSkip && *PMINRR && lastPresentationTimer.getMillis() > 1000 / *PMINRR) {
+    if (shouldSkip && *PMINRR && lastPresentationTimer.getMillis() > 1000.0f / *PMINRR) {
         // damage whole screen because some previous cursor box damages were skipped
         damage.damageEntire();
         return false;
@@ -448,7 +458,7 @@ void CMonitor::setupDefaultWS(const SMonitorRule& monitorRule) {
 
     if (PNEWWORKSPACE) {
         // workspace exists, move it to the newly connected monitor
-        g_pCompositor->moveWorkspaceToMonitor(PNEWWORKSPACE, this);
+        g_pCompositor->moveWorkspaceToMonitor(PNEWWORKSPACE, self.lock());
         activeWorkspace = PNEWWORKSPACE;
         g_pLayoutManager->getCurrentLayout()->recalculateMonitor(ID);
         PNEWWORKSPACE->startAnim(true, true, true);
@@ -456,7 +466,7 @@ void CMonitor::setupDefaultWS(const SMonitorRule& monitorRule) {
         if (newDefaultWorkspaceName == "")
             newDefaultWorkspaceName = std::to_string(wsID);
 
-        PNEWWORKSPACE = g_pCompositor->m_vWorkspaces.emplace_back(CWorkspace::create(wsID, ID, newDefaultWorkspaceName));
+        PNEWWORKSPACE = g_pCompositor->m_vWorkspaces.emplace_back(CWorkspace::create(wsID, self.lock(), newDefaultWorkspaceName));
     }
 
     activeWorkspace = PNEWWORKSPACE;
@@ -477,7 +487,7 @@ void CMonitor::setMirror(const std::string& mirrorOf) {
         return;
     }
 
-    if (PMIRRORMON == this) {
+    if (PMIRRORMON == self) {
         Debug::log(ERR, "Cannot mirror self!");
         return;
     }
@@ -486,13 +496,13 @@ void CMonitor::setMirror(const std::string& mirrorOf) {
         // disable mirroring
 
         if (pMirrorOf) {
-            pMirrorOf->mirrors.erase(std::find_if(pMirrorOf->mirrors.begin(), pMirrorOf->mirrors.end(), [&](const auto& other) { return other == this; }));
+            pMirrorOf->mirrors.erase(std::find_if(pMirrorOf->mirrors.begin(), pMirrorOf->mirrors.end(), [&](const auto& other) { return other == self; }));
 
             // unlock software for mirrored monitor
-            g_pPointerManager->unlockSoftwareForMonitor(pMirrorOf);
+            g_pPointerManager->unlockSoftwareForMonitor(pMirrorOf.lock());
         }
 
-        pMirrorOf = nullptr;
+        pMirrorOf.reset();
 
         // set rule
         const auto RULE = g_pConfigManager->getMonitorRuleFor(self.lock());
@@ -501,7 +511,7 @@ void CMonitor::setMirror(const std::string& mirrorOf) {
 
         // push to mvmonitors
 
-        SP<CMonitor>* thisWrapper = nullptr;
+        PHLMONITOR* thisWrapper = nullptr;
 
         // find the wrap
         for (auto& m : g_pCompositor->m_vRealMonitors) {
@@ -520,22 +530,21 @@ void CMonitor::setMirror(const std::string& mirrorOf) {
 
         setupDefaultWS(RULE);
 
-        g_pHyprRenderer->applyMonitorRule(this, (SMonitorRule*)&RULE, true); // will apply the offset and stuff
+        g_pHyprRenderer->applyMonitorRule(self.lock(), (SMonitorRule*)&RULE, true); // will apply the offset and stuff
     } else {
-        CMonitor* BACKUPMON = nullptr;
+        PHLMONITOR BACKUPMON = nullptr;
         for (auto const& m : g_pCompositor->m_vMonitors) {
             if (m.get() != this) {
-                BACKUPMON = m.get();
+                BACKUPMON = m;
                 break;
             }
         }
 
         // move all the WS
-        std::deque<PHLWORKSPACE> wspToMove;
+        std::vector<PHLWORKSPACE> wspToMove;
         for (auto const& w : g_pCompositor->m_vWorkspaces) {
-            if (w->m_iMonitorID == ID) {
+            if (w->m_pMonitor == self || !w->m_pMonitor)
                 wspToMove.push_back(w);
-            }
         }
 
         for (auto const& w : wspToMove) {
@@ -549,14 +558,14 @@ void CMonitor::setMirror(const std::string& mirrorOf) {
 
         pMirrorOf = PMIRRORMON;
 
-        pMirrorOf->mirrors.push_back(this);
+        pMirrorOf->mirrors.push_back(self);
 
         // remove from mvmonitors
-        std::erase_if(g_pCompositor->m_vMonitors, [&](const auto& other) { return other.get() == this; });
+        std::erase_if(g_pCompositor->m_vMonitors, [&](const auto& other) { return other == self; });
 
         g_pCompositor->arrangeMonitors();
 
-        g_pCompositor->setActiveMonitor(g_pCompositor->m_vMonitors.front().get());
+        g_pCompositor->setActiveMonitor(g_pCompositor->m_vMonitors.front());
 
         g_pCompositor->sanityCheckWorkspaces();
 
@@ -618,19 +627,19 @@ void CMonitor::changeWorkspace(const PHLWORKSPACE& pWorkspace, bool internal, bo
         }
 
         if (!noFocus && !g_pCompositor->m_pLastMonitor->activeSpecialWorkspace &&
-            !(g_pCompositor->m_pLastWindow.lock() && g_pCompositor->m_pLastWindow->m_bPinned && g_pCompositor->m_pLastWindow->m_iMonitorID == ID)) {
+            !(g_pCompositor->m_pLastWindow.lock() && g_pCompositor->m_pLastWindow->m_bPinned && g_pCompositor->m_pLastWindow->m_pMonitor == self)) {
             static auto PFOLLOWMOUSE = CConfigValue<Hyprlang::INT>("input:follow_mouse");
-            auto        pWindow      = pWorkspace->getLastFocusedWindow();
+            auto        pWindow      = pWorkspace->m_bHasFullscreenWindow ? pWorkspace->getFullscreenWindow() : pWorkspace->getLastFocusedWindow();
 
             if (!pWindow) {
                 if (*PFOLLOWMOUSE == 1)
                     pWindow = g_pCompositor->vectorToWindowUnified(g_pInputManager->getMouseCoordsInternal(), RESERVED_EXTENTS | INPUT_EXTENTS | ALLOW_FLOATING);
 
                 if (!pWindow)
-                    pWindow = g_pCompositor->getTopLeftWindowOnWorkspace(pWorkspace->m_iID);
+                    pWindow = pWorkspace->getTopLeftWindow();
 
                 if (!pWindow)
-                    pWindow = g_pCompositor->getFirstWindowOnWorkspace(pWorkspace->m_iID);
+                    pWindow = pWorkspace->getFirstWindow();
             }
 
             g_pCompositor->focusWindow(pWindow);
@@ -646,11 +655,11 @@ void CMonitor::changeWorkspace(const PHLWORKSPACE& pWorkspace, bool internal, bo
         EMIT_HOOK_EVENT("workspace", pWorkspace);
     }
 
-    g_pHyprRenderer->damageMonitor(this);
+    g_pHyprRenderer->damageMonitor(self.lock());
 
     g_pCompositor->updateFullscreenFadeOnWorkspace(pWorkspace);
 
-    g_pConfigManager->ensureVRR(this);
+    g_pConfigManager->ensureVRR(self.lock());
 
     g_pCompositor->updateSuspendedStates();
 
@@ -666,7 +675,7 @@ void CMonitor::setSpecialWorkspace(const PHLWORKSPACE& pWorkspace) {
     if (activeSpecialWorkspace == pWorkspace)
         return;
 
-    g_pHyprRenderer->damageMonitor(this);
+    g_pHyprRenderer->damageMonitor(self.lock());
 
     if (!pWorkspace) {
         // remove special if exists
@@ -679,7 +688,7 @@ void CMonitor::setSpecialWorkspace(const PHLWORKSPACE& pWorkspace) {
 
         g_pLayoutManager->getCurrentLayout()->recalculateMonitor(ID);
 
-        if (!(g_pCompositor->m_pLastWindow.lock() && g_pCompositor->m_pLastWindow->m_bPinned && g_pCompositor->m_pLastWindow->m_iMonitorID == ID)) {
+        if (!(g_pCompositor->m_pLastWindow.lock() && g_pCompositor->m_pLastWindow->m_bPinned && g_pCompositor->m_pLastWindow->m_pMonitor == self)) {
             if (const auto PLAST = activeWorkspace->getLastFocusedWindow(); PLAST)
                 g_pCompositor->focusWindow(PLAST);
             else
@@ -688,7 +697,7 @@ void CMonitor::setSpecialWorkspace(const PHLWORKSPACE& pWorkspace) {
 
         g_pCompositor->updateFullscreenFadeOnWorkspace(activeWorkspace);
 
-        g_pConfigManager->ensureVRR(this);
+        g_pConfigManager->ensureVRR(self.lock());
 
         g_pCompositor->updateSuspendedStates();
 
@@ -702,7 +711,7 @@ void CMonitor::setSpecialWorkspace(const PHLWORKSPACE& pWorkspace) {
 
     bool animate = true;
     //close if open elsewhere
-    const auto PMONITORWORKSPACEOWNER = g_pCompositor->getMonitorFromID(pWorkspace->m_iMonitorID);
+    const auto PMONITORWORKSPACEOWNER = pWorkspace->m_pMonitor.lock();
     if (PMONITORWORKSPACEOWNER->activeSpecialWorkspace == pWorkspace) {
         PMONITORWORKSPACEOWNER->activeSpecialWorkspace.reset();
         g_pLayoutManager->getCurrentLayout()->recalculateMonitor(PMONITORWORKSPACEOWNER->ID);
@@ -715,7 +724,7 @@ void CMonitor::setSpecialWorkspace(const PHLWORKSPACE& pWorkspace) {
     }
 
     // open special
-    pWorkspace->m_iMonitorID           = ID;
+    pWorkspace->m_pMonitor             = self;
     activeSpecialWorkspace             = pWorkspace;
     activeSpecialWorkspace->m_bVisible = true;
     if (animate)
@@ -723,7 +732,7 @@ void CMonitor::setSpecialWorkspace(const PHLWORKSPACE& pWorkspace) {
 
     for (auto const& w : g_pCompositor->m_vWindows) {
         if (w->m_pWorkspace == pWorkspace) {
-            w->m_iMonitorID = ID;
+            w->m_pMonitor = self;
             w->updateSurfaceScaleTransformDetails();
             w->setAnimationsToMove();
 
@@ -747,7 +756,7 @@ void CMonitor::setSpecialWorkspace(const PHLWORKSPACE& pWorkspace) {
 
     g_pLayoutManager->getCurrentLayout()->recalculateMonitor(ID);
 
-    if (!(g_pCompositor->m_pLastWindow.lock() && g_pCompositor->m_pLastWindow->m_bPinned && g_pCompositor->m_pLastWindow->m_iMonitorID == ID)) {
+    if (!(g_pCompositor->m_pLastWindow.lock() && g_pCompositor->m_pLastWindow->m_bPinned && g_pCompositor->m_pLastWindow->m_pMonitor == self)) {
         if (const auto PLAST = pWorkspace->getLastFocusedWindow(); PLAST)
             g_pCompositor->focusWindow(PLAST);
         else
@@ -756,11 +765,11 @@ void CMonitor::setSpecialWorkspace(const PHLWORKSPACE& pWorkspace) {
 
     g_pEventManager->postEvent(SHyprIPCEvent{"activespecial", pWorkspace->m_szName + "," + szName});
 
-    g_pHyprRenderer->damageMonitor(this);
+    g_pHyprRenderer->damageMonitor(self.lock());
 
     g_pCompositor->updateFullscreenFadeOnWorkspace(pWorkspace);
 
-    g_pConfigManager->ensureVRR(this);
+    g_pConfigManager->ensureVRR(self.lock());
 
     g_pCompositor->updateSuspendedStates();
 }
@@ -813,6 +822,12 @@ void CMonitor::scheduleDone() {
     });
 }
 
+void CMonitor::setCTM(const Mat3x3& ctm_) {
+    ctm        = ctm_;
+    ctmUpdated = true;
+    g_pCompositor->scheduleFrameForMonitor(self.lock(), Aquamarine::IOutput::scheduleFrameReason::AQ_SCHEDULE_NEEDS_FRAME);
+}
+
 bool CMonitor::attemptDirectScanout() {
     if (!mirrors.empty() || isMirror() || g_pHyprRenderer->m_bDirectScanoutBlocked)
         return false; // do not DS if this monitor is being mirrored. Will break the functionality.
@@ -831,7 +846,7 @@ bool CMonitor::attemptDirectScanout() {
         return false;
 
     // we can't scanout shm buffers.
-    if (!PSURFACE->current.buffer || !PSURFACE->current.texture || !PSURFACE->current.texture->m_pEglImage /* dmabuf */)
+    if (!PSURFACE->current.buffer || !PSURFACE->current.buffer->buffer || !PSURFACE->current.texture || !PSURFACE->current.texture->m_pEglImage /* dmabuf */)
         return false;
 
     Debug::log(TRACE, "attemptDirectScanout: surface {:x} passed, will attempt", (uintptr_t)PSURFACE.get());
@@ -927,8 +942,76 @@ bool CMonitor::attemptDirectScanout() {
     return true;
 }
 
-CMonitorState::CMonitorState(CMonitor* owner) {
-    m_pOwner = owner;
+void CMonitor::debugLastPresentation(const std::string& message) {
+    Debug::log(TRACE, "{} (last presentation {} - {} fps)", message, lastPresentationTimer.getMillis(),
+               lastPresentationTimer.getMillis() > 0 ? 1000.0f / lastPresentationTimer.getMillis() : 0.0f);
+}
+
+void CMonitor::onMonitorFrame() {
+    if ((g_pCompositor->m_pAqBackend->hasSession() && !g_pCompositor->m_pAqBackend->session->active) || !g_pCompositor->m_bSessionActive || g_pCompositor->m_bUnsafeState) {
+        Debug::log(WARN, "Attempted to render frame on inactive session!");
+
+        if (g_pCompositor->m_bUnsafeState && std::ranges::any_of(g_pCompositor->m_vMonitors.begin(), g_pCompositor->m_vMonitors.end(), [&](auto& m) {
+                return m->output != g_pCompositor->m_pUnsafeOutput->output;
+            })) {
+            // restore from unsafe state
+            g_pCompositor->leaveUnsafeState();
+        }
+
+        return; // cannot draw on session inactive (different tty)
+    }
+
+    if (!m_bEnabled)
+        return;
+
+    g_pHyprRenderer->recheckSolitaryForMonitor(self.lock());
+
+    tearingState.busy = false;
+
+    if (tearingState.activelyTearing && solitaryClient.lock() /* can be invalidated by a recheck */) {
+
+        if (!tearingState.frameScheduledWhileBusy)
+            return; // we did not schedule a frame yet to be displayed, but we are tearing. Why render?
+
+        tearingState.nextRenderTorn          = true;
+        tearingState.frameScheduledWhileBusy = false;
+    }
+
+    static auto PENABLERAT = CConfigValue<Hyprlang::INT>("misc:render_ahead_of_time");
+    static auto PRATSAFE   = CConfigValue<Hyprlang::INT>("misc:render_ahead_safezone");
+
+    lastPresentationTimer.reset();
+
+    if (*PENABLERAT && !tearingState.nextRenderTorn) {
+        if (!RATScheduled) {
+            // render
+            g_pHyprRenderer->renderMonitor(self.lock());
+        }
+
+        RATScheduled = false;
+
+        const auto& [avg, max, min] = g_pHyprRenderer->getRenderTimes(self.lock());
+
+        if (max + *PRATSAFE > 1000.0 / refreshRate)
+            return;
+
+        const auto MSLEFT = 1000.0 / refreshRate - lastPresentationTimer.getMillis();
+
+        RATScheduled = true;
+
+        const auto ESTRENDERTIME = std::ceil(avg + *PRATSAFE);
+        const auto TIMETOSLEEP   = std::floor(MSLEFT - ESTRENDERTIME);
+
+        if (MSLEFT < 1 || MSLEFT < ESTRENDERTIME || TIMETOSLEEP < 1)
+            g_pHyprRenderer->renderMonitor(self.lock());
+        else
+            wl_event_source_timer_update(renderTimer, TIMETOSLEEP);
+    } else
+        g_pHyprRenderer->renderMonitor(self.lock());
+}
+
+CMonitorState::CMonitorState(CMonitor* owner) : m_pOwner(owner) {
+    ;
 }
 
 CMonitorState::~CMonitorState() {
@@ -958,7 +1041,7 @@ bool CMonitorState::commit() {
     if (!updateSwapchain())
         return false;
 
-    EMIT_HOOK_EVENT("preMonitorCommit", m_pOwner);
+    EMIT_HOOK_EVENT("preMonitorCommit", m_pOwner->self.lock());
 
     ensureBufferPresent();
 

src/helpers/Monitor.hpp

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "../defines.hpp"
-#include <deque>
+#include <vector>
 #include "WLClasses.hpp"
 #include <vector>
 #include <array>
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #include <aquamarine/allocator/Swapchain.hpp>
 
 // Enum for the different types of auto directions, e.g. auto-left, auto-up.
-enum eAutoDirs {
+enum eAutoDirs : uint8_t {
     DIR_AUTO_NONE = 0, /* None will be treated as right. */
     DIR_AUTO_UP,
     DIR_AUTO_DOWN,
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class CMonitorState {
   private:
     void      ensureBufferPresent();
 
-    CMonitor* m_pOwner;
+    CMonitor* m_pOwner = nullptr;
 };
 
 class CMonitor {
@@ -125,11 +125,15 @@ class CMonitor {
     SP<CSyncTimeline> outTimeline;
     uint64_t          commitSeq = 0;
 
-    WP<CMonitor>      self;
+    PHLMONITORREF     self;
 
     // mirroring
-    CMonitor*              pMirrorOf = nullptr;
-    std::vector<CMonitor*> mirrors;
+    PHLMONITORREF              pMirrorOf;
+    std::vector<PHLMONITORREF> mirrors;
+
+    // ctm
+    Mat3x3 ctm        = Mat3x3::identity();
+    bool   ctmUpdated = false;
 
     // for tearing
     PHLWINDOWREF solitaryClient;
@@ -179,6 +183,10 @@ class CMonitor {
     CBox        logicalBox();
     void        scheduleDone();
     bool        attemptDirectScanout();
+    void        setCTM(const Mat3x3& ctm);
+
+    void        debugLastPresentation(const std::string& message);
+    void        onMonitorFrame();
 
     bool        m_bEnabled             = false;
     bool        m_bRenderingInitPassed = false;

src/helpers/SdDaemon.cpp

@@ -4,59 +4,56 @@
 
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
-#include <errno.h>
+#include <cerrno>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <sys/un.h>
-#include <string.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <cstdlib>
 #include <cstring>
 
-namespace Systemd {
-    int SdBooted(void) {
-        if (!faccessat(AT_FDCWD, "/run/systemd/system/", F_OK, AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW))
-            return true;
+int NSystemd::sdBooted() {
+    if (!faccessat(AT_FDCWD, "/run/systemd/system/", F_OK, AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW))
+        return true;
 
-        if (errno == ENOENT)
-            return false;
+    if (errno == ENOENT)
+        return false;
 
-        return -errno;
-    }
-
-    int SdNotify(int unsetEnvironment, const char* state) {
-        int fd = socket(AF_UNIX, SOCK_DGRAM | SOCK_CLOEXEC, 0);
-        if (fd < 0)
-            return -errno;
-
-        constexpr char envVar[] = "NOTIFY_SOCKET";
-
-        auto           cleanup = [unsetEnvironment, envVar](int* fd) {
-            if (unsetEnvironment)
-                unsetenv(envVar);
-            close(*fd);
-        };
-        std::unique_ptr<int, decltype(cleanup)> fdCleaup(&fd, cleanup);
-
-        const char*                             addr = getenv(envVar);
-        if (!addr)
-            return 0;
-
-        // address length must be at most this; see man 7 unix
-        size_t             addrLen = strnlen(addr, 107);
-
-        struct sockaddr_un unixAddr;
-        unixAddr.sun_family = AF_UNIX;
-        strncpy(unixAddr.sun_path, addr, addrLen);
-        if (unixAddr.sun_path[0] == '@')
-            unixAddr.sun_path[0] = '\0';
-
-        if (connect(fd, (const sockaddr*)&unixAddr, sizeof(struct sockaddr_un)) < 0)
-            return -errno;
-
-        // arbitrary value which seems to be enough for s-d messages
-        ssize_t stateLen = strnlen(state, 128);
-        if (write(fd, state, stateLen) == stateLen)
-            return 1;
-
-        return -errno;
-    }
+    return -errno;
+}
+
+int NSystemd::sdNotify(int unsetEnvironment, const char* state) {
+    int fd = socket(AF_UNIX, SOCK_DGRAM | SOCK_CLOEXEC, 0);
+    if (fd < 0)
+        return -errno;
+
+    constexpr char envVar[] = "NOTIFY_SOCKET";
+
+    auto           cleanup = [unsetEnvironment, envVar](const int* fd) {
+        if (unsetEnvironment)
+            unsetenv(envVar);
+        close(*fd);
+    };
+    std::unique_ptr<int, decltype(cleanup)> fdCleaup(&fd, cleanup);
+
+    const char*                             addr = getenv(envVar);
+    if (!addr)
+        return 0;
+
+    // address length must be at most this; see man 7 unix
+    size_t             addrLen = strnlen(addr, 107);
+
+    struct sockaddr_un unixAddr;
+    unixAddr.sun_family = AF_UNIX;
+    strncpy(unixAddr.sun_path, addr, addrLen);
+    if (unixAddr.sun_path[0] == '@')
+        unixAddr.sun_path[0] = '\0';
+
+    if (connect(fd, (const sockaddr*)&unixAddr, sizeof(struct sockaddr_un)) < 0)
+        return -errno;
+
+    // arbitrary value which seems to be enough for s-d messages
+    ssize_t stateLen = strnlen(state, 128);
+    if (write(fd, state, stateLen) == stateLen)
+        return 1;
+
+    return -errno;
 }

src/helpers/SdDaemon.hpp

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
-namespace Systemd {
-    int SdBooted(void);
-    int SdNotify(int unset_environment, const char* state);
+namespace NSystemd {
+    int sdBooted(void);
+    int sdNotify(int unset_environment, const char* state);
 }

src/helpers/Splashes.hpp

@@ -3,80 +3,135 @@
 #include <vector>
 #include <string>
 
-inline const std::vector<std::string> SPLASHES = {
-    // clang-format off
-    "Woo, animations!",
-    "It's like Hypr, but better.",
-    "Release 1.0 when?",
-    "It's not awesome, it's Hyprland!",
-    "\"I commit too often, people can't catch up lmao\" - Vaxry",
-    "This text is random.",
-    "\"There are reasons to not use rust.\" - Boga",
-    "Read the wiki.",
-    "\"Hello everyone this is YOUR daily dose of ‘read the wiki’\" - Vaxry",
-    "h",
-    "\"‘why no work’, bro I haven't hacked your pc to get live feeds yet\" - Vaxry",
-    "Compile, wait for 20 minutes, notice a new commit, compile again.",
-    "To rice, or not to rice, that is the question.",
-    "Now available on Fedora!",
-    "\"Hyprland is so good it starts with a capital letter\" - Hazel",
-    "\"please make this message a splash\" - eriedaberrie",
-    "\"the only wayland compositor powered by fried chicken\" - raf",
-    "\"This will never get into Hyprland\" - Flafy",
-    "\"Hyprland only gives you up on -git\" - fazzi",
-    "Segmentation fault (core dumped)",
-    "\"disabling hyprland logo is a war crime\" - vaxry",
-    "some basic startup code",
-    "\"I think I am addicted to hyprland\" - mathisbuilder",
-    "\"hyprland is the most important package in the arch repos\" - jacekpoz",
-    "Thanks Brodie!",
-    "Thanks fufexan!",
-    "Thanks raf!",
-    "You can't use --splash to change this message :)",
-    "Hyprland will overtake Gnome in popularity by [insert year]",
-    // music reference / quote section
-    "J'remue le ciel, le jour, la nuit.",
-    "aezakmi, aezakmi, aezakmi, aezakmi, aezakmi, aezakmi, aezakmi!",
-    "Wir sind schon sehr lang zusammen...",
-    "I see a red door and I want it painted black.",
-    "Take on me, take me on...",
-    "You spin me right round baby right round",
-    "Stayin' alive, stayin' alive",
-    "Say no way, say no way ya, no way!",
-    "Ground control to Major Tom...",
-    "Alors on danse",
-    "And all that I can see, is just a yellow lemon tree.",
-    "Got a one-way ticket to the blues",
-    "Is this the real life, is this just fantasy",
-    "What's in your head, in your head?",
-    "We're all living in America, America, America.",
-    "I'm still standing, better than I ever did",
-    "Here comes the sun, bringing you love and shining on everyone",
-    "Two trailer park girls go round the outside",
-    "With the lights out, it's less dangerous",
-    "Here we go back, this is the moment, tonight is the night",
-    "Now you're just somebody that I used to know...",
-    "Black bird, black moon, black sky",
-    "Some legends are told, some turn to dust or to gold",
-    "Your brain gets smart, but your head gets dumb.",
-    "Save your mercy for someone who needs it more",
-    "You're gonna hear my voice when I shout it out loud",
-    "Ding ding pch n daa, bam-ba-ba-re-bam baram bom bom baba-bam-bam-bommm",
-    "Súbeme la radio que esta es mi canción",
-    "I'm beggin', beggin' you",
-    "Never gonna let you down (I am trying!)",
-    "\"I use Arch, btw\" - John Cena",
-    "\"Hyper\".replace(\"e\", \"\")",
-    "\"my win11 install runs hyprland that is true\" - raf",
-    "\"stop playing league loser\" - hyprBot",
-    "\"If it ain't broke, don't fix it\" - Lucascito_03",
-    "\"@vaxry how do i learn c++\" - flicko",
-    //
-    "Join the discord server!",
-    "Thanks ThatOneCalculator!",
-    "The AUR packages always work, except for the times they don't.",
-    "Funny animation compositor woo",
-    //
-    "2 years!"
-    // clang-format on
+namespace NSplashes {
+    inline const std::vector<std::string> SPLASHES = {
+        // clang-format off
+        "Woo, animations!",
+        "It's like Hypr, but better.",
+        "Release 1.0 when?",
+        "It's not awesome, it's Hyprland!",
+        "\"I commit too often, people can't catch up lmao\" - Vaxry",
+        "This text is random.",
+        "\"There are reasons to not use rust.\" - Boga",
+        "Read the wiki.",
+        "\"Hello everyone this is YOUR daily dose of ‘read the wiki’\" - Vaxry",
+        "h",
+        "\"‘why no work’, bro I haven't hacked your pc to get live feeds yet\" - Vaxry",
+        "Compile, wait for 20 minutes, notice a new commit, compile again.",
+        "To rice, or not to rice, that is the question.",
+        "Now available on Fedora!",
+        "\"Hyprland is so good it starts with a capital letter\" - Hazel",
+        "\"please make this message a splash\" - eriedaberrie",
+        "\"the only wayland compositor powered by fried chicken\" - raf",
+        "\"This will never get into Hyprland\" - Flafy",
+        "\"Hyprland only gives you up on -git\" - fazzi",
+        "Segmentation fault (core dumped)",
+        "\"disabling hyprland logo is a war crime\" - vaxry",
+        "some basic startup code",
+        "\"I think I am addicted to hyprland\" - mathisbuilder",
+        "\"hyprland is the most important package in the arch repos\" - jacekpoz",
+        "Thanks Brodie!",
+        "Thanks fufexan!",
+        "Thanks raf!",
+        "You can't use --splash to change this message :)",
+        "Hyprland will overtake Gnome in popularity by [insert year]",
+        "Designed in California - Assembled in China",
+        "\"something <time here> and still no new splash\" - snowman",
+        "My name is Land. Hypr Land. One red bull, shaken not stirred.",
+        "\"Glory To The Emperor\" - raf",
+        "Help I forgot to install kitty",
+        "Go to settings to activate Hyprland",
+        "Why is there code??? Make a damn .exe file and give it to me.",
+        "Hyprland is not a window manager!",
+        "Can we get a version without anime girls?",
+        "Check out quickshell!",
+        "A day without Hyprland is a day wasted",
+        "By dt, do you mean damage tracking or distrotube?",
+        "Made in Poland",
+        "\"I use Arch, btw\" - John Cena",
+        "\"Hyper\".replace(\"e\", \"\")",
+        "\"my win11 install runs hyprland that is true\" - raf",
+        "\"stop playing league loser\" - hyprBot",
+        "\"If it ain't broke, don't fix it\" - Lucascito_03",
+        "\"@vaxry how do i learn c++\" - flicko",
+        "Join the discord server!",
+        "Thanks ThatOneCalculator!",
+        "The AUR packages always work, except for the times they don't.",
+        "Funny animation compositor woo",
+        "2 years!",
+        // music reference / quote section
+        "J'remue le ciel, le jour, la nuit.",
+        "aezakmi, aezakmi, aezakmi, aezakmi, aezakmi, aezakmi, aezakmi!",
+        "Wir sind schon sehr lang zusammen...",
+        "I see a red door and I want it painted black.",
+        "Take on me, take me on...",
+        "You spin me right round baby right round",
+        "Stayin' alive, stayin' alive",
+        "Say no way, say no way ya, no way!",
+        "Ground control to Major Tom...",
+        "Alors on danse",
+        "And all that I can see, is just a yellow lemon tree.",
+        "Got a one-way ticket to the blues",
+        "Is this the real life, is this just fantasy",
+        "What's in your head, in your head?",
+        "We're all living in America, America, America.",
+        "I'm still standing, better than I ever did",
+        "Here comes the sun, bringing you love and shining on everyone",
+        "Two trailer park girls go round the outside",
+        "With the lights out, it's less dangerous",
+        "Here we go back, this is the moment, tonight is the night",
+        "Now you're just somebody that I used to know...",
+        "Black bird, black moon, black sky",
+        "Some legends are told, some turn to dust or to gold",
+        "Your brain gets smart, but your head gets dumb.",
+        "Save your mercy for someone who needs it more",
+        "You're gonna hear my voice when I shout it out loud",
+        "Ding ding pch n daa, bam-ba-ba-re-bam baram bom bom baba-bam-bam-bommm",
+        "Súbeme la radio que esta es mi canción",
+        "I'm beggin', beggin' you",
+        "Never gonna let you down (I am trying!)",
+        "Hier kommt die Sonne",
+        "Kickstart my heart, give it a start",
+        "Fear of the dark, I have a constant fear that something's always near",
+        "Komm mit, reih dich ein.",
+        "I wish I had an angel for one moment of love",
+        "We're the children of the dark",
+        "You float like a feather, in a beautiful world",
+        "Demons come at night and they bring the end",
+        "All I wanna say is that they don't really care about us",
+        "Has he lost his mind? Can he see or is he blind?",
+        // clang-format on
+    };
+
+    inline const std::vector<std::string> SPLASHES_CHRISTMAS = {
+        // clang-format off
+        "Merry Christmas!",
+        "Merry Xmas!",
+        "Ho ho ho",
+        "Santa was here",
+        "Make sure to spend some jolly time with those near and dear to you!",
+        "Have you checked for christmas presents yet?",
+        // clang-format on
+    };
+
+    // ONLY valid near new years.
+    inline static int newYear = []() -> int {
+        auto tt    = std::chrono::system_clock::to_time_t(std::chrono::system_clock::now());
+        auto local = *localtime(&tt);
+
+        if (local.tm_mon < 8 /* decided with a fair die I promise. */)
+            return local.tm_year + 1900;
+        return local.tm_year + 1901;
+    }();
+
+    inline const std::vector<std::string> SPLASHES_NEWYEAR = {
+        // clang-format off
+        "Happy new Year!",
+        "[New year] will be the year of the Linux desktop!",
+        "[New year] will be the year of the Hyprland desktop!",
+        std::format("{} will be the year of the Linux desktop!", newYear),
+        std::format("{} will be the year of the Hyprland desktop!", newYear),
+        std::format("Let's make {} even better than {}!", newYear, newYear - 1),
+        // clang-format on
+    };
 };