Happy Hyprland 0.40.0!

This is a massive update, with mostly changes under-the-hood, but also many QoL additions and fixes!

A lot of wlroots implementations have been rewritten to use Hyprland-made ones. More will come, but this release also serves as a real test to their stability.

Notes for packagers

• New dependencies: hyprwayland-scanner (build only), uuid
• Note: this release requires hw-s = 0.3.4 (0.3.5 will fail to build this release.)

Breaking changes

• The hyprland logs, sockets, etc. have moved from /tmp/hypr to $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/hypr.

New features:

• alpha-modifier: add support for protocol
• config: Add More Monitor 'Auto' Positions. (#5670)
• config: add absolute monitor workspace selectors (#5848)
• config: added option to choose the default monitor for the cursor (#5847)
• core: add libinput backend support for headless session (#5699)
• ext-foreign-toplevel: add implementation
• keybindmgr: add optional silent suffix to movewindow. (#5597)
• log: Add some colors to stdout log 🔴🟡🟢🔵🟣 (#5778)
• windowrules: add subtract window option to move rule (#5770)
• windows: add misc:initial_workspace_tracking
• workspace: Add 'v' flag for workspace selector that counts only visible windows (#5628)
• workspace: Add fullscreen workspace selector (#5640)

Fixes:

• CrashReporter: fix deadlocks by making it mostly async-signal-safe (#5771)
• cursormgr: fix misscaled cursors on fractional
• foreign-toplevel: fix bad_any_cast in moveWindow
• foreign: fix no-pch builds
• format: fix clang-format
• hyprctl: add missing json string escapes (#5811)
• hyprctl: fix activewindow request not showing workspace name (#5623)
• hyprctl: fix instances path
• hyprpm: fix for multi-user + improve directory structure
• hyprpm: fix updating headers
• input: fix active keyboard for seat after destroying one (#5725)
• internal: fix a few asan reported leaks on exit of hyprland (#5852)
• keybindmgr: add optional silent suffix to movewindow. (#5597)
• makefile: fix old headers only being copied
• misc: fix autocompletions for meson (hyprctl/hyprpm)
• nix: fix missing git in wlroots build
• pluginsystem: fix unhooking on exit
• pointer-constraints: remove emoji to fix clang
• protocols: fix for hyprwayland-scanner update
• relative-pointer: fix missing header for g_pCompositor (#5681)
• renderer: Fix mirrored displays when transformed and preserve aspect ratio (#5697)
• renderer: fix rounding of the size of fractionally scaled monitors (#5748)
• renderer: fix safety around sendFrameEventsToWorkspace
• scripts: fix asan patch
• sessionLock: fix incorrect protocol error raised
• socket2: fix empty activewindowv2 events
• swipe: fix crashes with invalid distance
• tokens: add more modes to initial_workspace_tracking
• tokens: fix initial workspace token ignoring special
• windowrules: Fix Floating Grouped Windows Crash and Bug. (#5826)
• workspace: Fix duplication of "special:" in special workspace name (#5729)
• workspacerule: Fix monitor settings being deleted when merging ws rules (#5864)

Other:

• CI: add no PCH build (#5708)
• CI/Nix: use hyprland cachix (#5701)
• CrashReporter: unbreak build on FreeBSD (#5786)
• Fractional-scale: move to new impl
• HookSystem: improve callback safety
• Nix: override wayland-protocols until merged
• Protocols: implement protoLog
• XDG-Output: move to hyprwayland-scanner
• compositor: more fs safety around tmp directories
• compositor: properly update workspace in moveWindowToWorkspaceSafe
• config: Allow more sensible input options for enabling animations. (#5659)
• config: Default unconfigured monitors to open to the right (#5741)
• config: Expand on window matching (#5518)
• config: merge all rules set for the same workspace selection (#5656)
• config: polish default config file (#5672)
• core: Move /tmp/hypr to $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/hypr (#5788)
• core: Move tearing to hyprwayland-scanner (#5657)
• core: prefer mkdir over create_directory and permissions
• core: remove libsystemd dependency (#5660)
• cursor-shape: allow duplicate devices per pointer resource
• cursor-shape: move to new impl
• cursor-shape: use - instead of _ in shapes
• cursormgr: attempt using - instead of _ for failed cursors before fallback
• events: set window initial* before searching for rules
• ext-idle-notify: move to new impl
• fractional: set scale before configure
• gamma-control: move to new impl
• git: ignore wlroots dirty (#5674)
• helpers: Add new C++ Signal and Listener classes
• hid: don't access expired resources in virtual devices
• hooksystem: check for existing random outdir
• hooksystem: use a random 700 directory for assembler
• hyprctl: use XDG_RUNTIME_DIR if available
• idle-inhibit: Always recheck idle inhibitors on creation and deletion (#5738)
• idle-inhibit: don't destroy inhibitor on surface destroy
• idle-inhibit: move to new impl
• ime-v2: move to new impl
• input: Introduce basic hyprland HID classes
• input: check for focused_client being null before reading its client
• input: ignore destroyed devices in static events
• inputmgr: dont double free on hotplug (#5855)
• internal: Window storage rework - part 1 (#5762)
• internal: removed Herobrine
• internal: store matched windowrules and emit event
• keybinds: check for special workspace equality before switching
• keybinds: clear repeat source on mouse inputs
• keyboard: check for wlr() validity before accessing
• keyboard: prevent UAF in destroy events
• layerSurface: refactor/move to a memory-safe impl
• layout: Trigger layout recalcuation on deco position/size change (#5821)
• layout: limit updates when mouse animate drag is enabled (#5838)
• managers: Add a TokenManager
• output-management: move to new impl
• pluginAPI/hooks: Remove dependency on cc from the hooksystem (#5801)
• pluginapi: unregister callbacks on lost ptrs
• pluginsystem: unload entire plugin before calling dlclose()
• pointer-constraints: don't warp on entering a confined pointer
• pointer-constraints: move to new impl
• pointer-gestures: move to new impl
• props: bump version to 0.40.0
• protocols: minor style improvements to new impls
• protocols: utilize hyprwayland-scanner 0.3.3 functions
• relative-pointer: move to new impl
• renderer: avoid rendering frame if finalDamage is empty
• renderer: send frame events to apps on empty damage renders
• session-lock: move to new impl
• sessionLock: call wlr_surface_map/_unmap on the surface manually
• sessionLock: remove m_pLastFocus on destroy of surface
• sessionLock: set locked after emitting event
• shaders: Use sin-less hash for noise (#5607)
• shortcuts-inhibitor: move to new impl
• tearing-control: hyprland impl (#5655)
• tearing-control: search through all valid windows
• text-input-v3: move to new impl
• tokenmgr: separate getRandomUUID from registerNewToken
• virtual-keyboard: destroy on vdestroy event
• virtual-keyboard: move to new impl
• virtual-pointer: move to new impl
• wayland-protocol: remove unused CWaylandResource
• Window: add destroy signal
• windows: don't force workspace change on same tracked workspace
• windows: recalculate monitor after updating windows (#5647)
• windows: set fullscreen border size to 0 (#5865)
• wlr-foreign-toplevel: move to new impl
• wlr-foreign-toplevel: send done after property changes
• wlr-output-power: move to new impl
• xdg-activation: move to new impl
• xdg-decoration: move to new impl

Special thanks

Special thanks as always to those chads for donating $$$:

• Xoores
• taigrr
• SomeMediocreGamer
• alukortti
• Wickedly
• Philipp Soldunov
• MasterHowToLearn
• Theory_Lukas
• Goggi
• ari-cake
• kittyandrew
• Azelphur
• Pim West
• loxley
• Blank
• lemontus
• Pyxels
• Tristan 9
• Cromagonaut
• Jo
• CatWithCode
• Sabin

MRs

• keybindmgr: add optional silent suffix to movewindow. by @de-vri-es in https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/pull/5597
• hyprctl: fix activewindow request not showing workspace name by @Treeniks in https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/pull/5623
• shaders: Use sin-less hash for noise by @Epikastema in https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/pull/5607
• Add 'v' flag for workspace selector: counts only visible windows by @zakk4223 in https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/pull/5628
• windows: recalculate monitor after updating windows by @sungyoonc in https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/pull/5647
• misc: fix autocompletions for meson (hyprctl/hyprpm) by @MrRoy in https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/pull/5653
• tearing-control: hyprland impl by @vaxerski in https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/pull/5655
• Apply all the workspace rules for the same workspace selector by @thejch in https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/pull/5656
• Allow more sensible input options for enabling animations. by @The-Briel-Deal in https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/pull/5659
• Move tearing to hyprwayland-scanner by @vaxerski in https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/pull/5657
• remove libsystemd dependency by @cnt0 in https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/pull/5660
• Add fullscreen workspace selector by @thejch in https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/pull/5640
• nix: fix missing git in wlroots build by @andresilva in https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/pull/5676
• git: ignore wlroots dirty changes by @thejch in https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/pull/5674
• Expand on window matching by @SoSeDiK in https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/pull/5518
• Fix CI by @vaxerski in https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/pull/5679
• protocols: add missing header for g_pCompositor by @gulafaran in https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/pull/5681
• polish default config file by @MQ1995 in https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/pull/5672
• add libinput backend support for headless session by @PostCyberPunk in https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/pull/5699
• Make nix ci use hyprland cachix by @fred21O4 in https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/pull/5701
• Add CI for no pch by @thejch in https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/pull/5708
• fix: manage active keyboard for seat after destroying one by @drendog in https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/pull/5725
• Fix duplication of "special:" in special workspace name by @Agent00Ming in https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/pull/5729
• Fix mirrored displays when transformed and preserve aspect ratio by @VirtCode in https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/pull/5697
• Always recheck idle inhibitors on creation and deletion by @zakk4223 in https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/pull/5738
• Fix the rounding of the size of fractionally scaled monitors by @eriedaberrie in https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/pull/5748
• Default unconfigured monitors to open to the right by @eriedaberrie in https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/pull/5741
• Window storage rework - part 1 by @vaxerski in https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/pull/5762
• add subtract window size option to move rule by @niki-on-github in https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/pull/5770
• fix(CrashReporter): make it mostly async-signal-safe by @virchau13 in https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/pull/5771
• Move /tmp/hypr to XDG_RUNTIME_DIR by @vaxerski in https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/pull/5788
• Add some colors to stdout log 🔴🟡🟢🔵🟣 by @thejch in https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/pull/5778
• Remove dependency on cc from the hooksystem by @vaxerski in https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/pull/5801
• hyprctl: add missing json string escapes by @sungyoonc in https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/pull/5811
• CrashReporter: unbreak build on FreeBSD by @jbeich in https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/pull/5786
• Trigger layout recalcuation on deco position/size change by @zakk4223 in https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/pull/5821
• Fix mouse dragging animations stuttering by @thejch in https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/pull/5838
• Fix Floating Grouped Windows Crash and Bug. by @The-Briel-Deal in https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/pull/5826
• added option to choose the default monitor that the cursor will appea… by @ikalco in https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/pull/5847
• fix a few asan reported leaks on exit of hyprland by @gulafaran in https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/pull/5852
• inputmgr: dont double free on hotplug by @gulafaran in https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/pull/5855
• add absolute monitor workspace selectors by @wagyourtail in https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/pull/5848
• Fix monitor settings being deleted when merging workspace rules by @thejch in https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/pull/5864
• windows: set fullscreen border size to 0 by @JManch in https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/pull/5865

New Contributors

• @de-vri-es made their first contribution in https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/pull/5597
• @Treeniks made their first contribution in https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/pull/5623
• @Epikastema made their first contribution in https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/pull/5607
• @MQ1995 made their first contribution in https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/pull/5672
• @PostCyberPunk made their first contribution in https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/pull/5699
• @Agent00Ming made their first contribution in https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/pull/5729
• @VirtCode made their first contribution in https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/pull/5697
• @niki-on-github made their first contribution in https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/pull/5770
• @ikalco made their first contribution in https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/pull/5847
• @wagyourtail made their first contribution in https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/pull/5848

Full Changelog: https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/compare/v0.39.1...v0.40.0