wlr-screencopy-unstable-v1.xml

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<protocol name="wlr_screencopy_unstable_v1">
  <copyright>
    Copyright © 2018 Simon Ser
    Copyright © 2019 Andri Yngvason

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    copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
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  </copyright>

  <description summary="screen content capturing on client buffers">
    This protocol allows clients to ask the compositor to copy part of the
    screen content to a client buffer.

    Warning! The protocol described in this file is experimental and
    backward incompatible changes may be made. Backward compatible changes
    may be added together with the corresponding interface version bump.
    Backward incompatible changes are done by bumping the version number in
    the protocol and interface names and resetting the interface version.
    Once the protocol is to be declared stable, the 'z' prefix and the
    version number in the protocol and interface names are removed and the
    interface version number is reset.
  </description>

  <interface name="zwlr_screencopy_manager_v1" version="3">
    <description summary="manager to inform clients and begin capturing">
      This object is a manager which offers requests to start capturing from a
      source.
    </description>

    <request name="capture_output">
      <description summary="capture an output">
        Capture the next frame of an entire output.
      </description>
      <arg name="frame" type="new_id" interface="zwlr_screencopy_frame_v1"/>
      <arg name="overlay_cursor" type="int"
        summary="composite cursor onto the frame"/>
      <arg name="output" type="object" interface="wl_output"/>
    </request>

    <request name="capture_output_region">
      <description summary="capture an output's region">
        Capture the next frame of an output's region.

        The region is given in output logical coordinates, see
        xdg_output.logical_size. The region will be clipped to the output's
        extents.
      </description>
      <arg name="frame" type="new_id" interface="zwlr_screencopy_frame_v1"/>
      <arg name="overlay_cursor" type="int"
        summary="composite cursor onto the frame"/>
      <arg name="output" type="object" interface="wl_output"/>
      <arg name="x" type="int"/>
      <arg name="y" type="int"/>
      <arg name="width" type="int"/>
      <arg name="height" type="int"/>
    </request>

    <request name="destroy" type="destructor">
      <description summary="destroy the manager">
        All objects created by the manager will still remain valid, until their
        appropriate destroy request has been called.
      </description>
    </request>
  </interface>

  <interface name="zwlr_screencopy_frame_v1" version="3">
    <description summary="a frame ready for copy">
      This object represents a single frame.

      When created, a series of buffer events will be sent, each representing a
      supported buffer type. The "buffer_done" event is sent afterwards to
      indicate that all supported buffer types have been enumerated. The client
      will then be able to send a "copy" request. If the capture is successful,
      the compositor will send a "flags" followed by a "ready" event.

      For objects version 2 or lower, wl_shm buffers are always supported, ie.
      the "buffer" event is guaranteed to be sent.

      If the capture failed, the "failed" event is sent. This can happen anytime
      before the "ready" event.

      Once either a "ready" or a "failed" event is received, the client should
      destroy the frame.
    </description>

    <event name="buffer">
      <description summary="wl_shm buffer information">
        Provides information about wl_shm buffer parameters that need to be
        used for this frame. This event is sent once after the frame is created
        if wl_shm buffers are supported.
      </description>
      <arg name="format" type="uint" enum="wl_shm.format" summary="buffer format"/>
      <arg name="width" type="uint" summary="buffer width"/>
      <arg name="height" type="uint" summary="buffer height"/>
      <arg name="stride" type="uint" summary="buffer stride"/>
    </event>

    <request name="copy">
      <description summary="copy the frame">
        Copy the frame to the supplied buffer. The buffer must have a the
        correct size, see zwlr_screencopy_frame_v1.buffer and
        zwlr_screencopy_frame_v1.linux_dmabuf. The buffer needs to have a
        supported format.

        If the frame is successfully copied, a "flags" and a "ready" events are
        sent. Otherwise, a "failed" event is sent.
      </description>
      <arg name="buffer" type="object" interface="wl_buffer"/>
    </request>

    <enum name="error">
      <entry name="already_used" value="0"
        summary="the object has already been used to copy a wl_buffer"/>
      <entry name="invalid_buffer" value="1"
        summary="buffer attributes are invalid"/>
    </enum>

    <enum name="flags" bitfield="true">
      <entry name="y_invert" value="1" summary="contents are y-inverted"/>
    </enum>

    <event name="flags">
      <description summary="frame flags">
        Provides flags about the frame. This event is sent once before the
        "ready" event.
      </description>
      <arg name="flags" type="uint" enum="flags" summary="frame flags"/>
    </event>

    <event name="ready">
      <description summary="indicates frame is available for reading">
        Called as soon as the frame is copied, indicating it is available
        for reading. This event includes the time at which presentation happened
        at.

        The timestamp is expressed as tv_sec_hi, tv_sec_lo, tv_nsec triples,
        each component being an unsigned 32-bit value. Whole seconds are in
        tv_sec which is a 64-bit value combined from tv_sec_hi and tv_sec_lo,
        and the additional fractional part in tv_nsec as nanoseconds. Hence,
        for valid timestamps tv_nsec must be in [0, 999999999]. The seconds part
        may have an arbitrary offset at start.

        After receiving this event, the client should destroy the object.
      </description>
      <arg name="tv_sec_hi" type="uint"
           summary="high 32 bits of the seconds part of the timestamp"/>
      <arg name="tv_sec_lo" type="uint"
           summary="low 32 bits of the seconds part of the timestamp"/>
      <arg name="tv_nsec" type="uint"
           summary="nanoseconds part of the timestamp"/>
    </event>

    <event name="failed">
      <description summary="frame copy failed">
        This event indicates that the attempted frame copy has failed.

        After receiving this event, the client should destroy the object.
      </description>
    </event>

    <request name="destroy" type="destructor">
      <description summary="delete this object, used or not">
        Destroys the frame. This request can be sent at any time by the client.
      </description>
    </request>

    <!-- Version 2 additions -->
    <request name="copy_with_damage" since="2">
      <description summary="copy the frame when it's damaged">
        Same as copy, except it waits until there is damage to copy.
      </description>
      <arg name="buffer" type="object" interface="wl_buffer"/>
    </request>

    <event name="damage" since="2">
      <description summary="carries the coordinates of the damaged region">
        This event is sent right before the ready event when copy_with_damage is
        requested. It may be generated multiple times for each copy_with_damage
        request.

        The arguments describe a box around an area that has changed since the
        last copy request that was derived from the current screencopy manager
        instance.

        The union of all regions received between the call to copy_with_damage
        and a ready event is the total damage since the prior ready event.
      </description>
      <arg name="x" type="uint" summary="damaged x coordinates"/>
      <arg name="y" type="uint" summary="damaged y coordinates"/>
      <arg name="width" type="uint" summary="current width"/>
      <arg name="height" type="uint" summary="current height"/>
    </event>

    <!-- Version 3 additions -->
    <event name="linux_dmabuf" since="3">
      <description summary="linux-dmabuf buffer information">
        Provides information about linux-dmabuf buffer parameters that need to
        be used for this frame. This event is sent once after the frame is
        created if linux-dmabuf buffers are supported.
      </description>
      <arg name="format" type="uint" summary="fourcc pixel format"/>
      <arg name="width" type="uint" summary="buffer width"/>
      <arg name="height" type="uint" summary="buffer height"/>
    </event>

    <event name="buffer_done" since="3">
      <description summary="all buffer types reported">
        This event is sent once after all buffer events have been sent.

        The client should proceed to create a buffer of one of the supported
        types, and send a "copy" request.
      </description>
    </event>
  </interface>
</protocol>