Qt Wayland Compositor

Qt Wayland Compositor is a module consisting of QML and C++ APIs for developing custom display servers based on the Wayland protocol. The server displays content from client applications that support the Wayland protocol.

Environment Variables and Command-line Arguments

The Qt Wayland Compositor API recognizes some environment variables and command-line arguments that can be used to customize its behavior.

The environment variables:

  • QT_WAYLAND_HARDWARE_INTEGRATION Selects which hardware integration plugin to use.
  • QT_WAYLAND_CLIENT_BUFFER_INTEGRATION Selects which client buffer integration plugin to use.
  • QT_WAYLAND_SERVER_BUFFER_INTEGRATION Selects which server integration plugin to use.

The command-line arguments:

  • --wayland-socket-name Overrides the default socket name used for communicating with clients.

Examples

Take a look at the Qt Wayland Compositor Examples for a demonstration on how the APIs can be used to write custom display servers.

API Reference

The Qt Wayland Compositor API can be used from C++ or QML.