Wayland C++ Library (waypp)

Note: waypp is a work in progress and is not ABI stable

Introduction

waypp is a modern and efficient C++ library for Wayland. This library aims to provide a smooth and easy-to-use interface for developers to build Wayland-based applications using C++.

Tested Compositors

Automotive Grade Linux (AGL)
Mutter
Weston
WLRoots

Installation

Debian

This project requires the following packages/libraries:

libwayland-dev
libxkbcommon-dev
wayland-protocols
glib-2.0

If your graphics driver is supported by Mesa, then use:

mesa-common-dev
libgles2-mesa-dev
libegl1-mesa-dev

Usage

Follow these steps to start using the project:

Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/jwinarske/waypp

Move into the cloned repository

cd waypp

Generate makefile with CMake

cmake ..

Build the project

make -j

Run demo applications

./examples/simple-egl ./examples/simple-shm

License

This project is licensed under Apache-2.0.

Contributing

We welcome contributions from everyone. To contribute to this project:

Clone the project.
Create a new feature branch.
Make your changes.
Test and format your code before committing.
Make a pull request with detailed changes.

If you’re not sure where to start, check out open issues for tasks you can help with.