Module desktop_ipc 

Desktop IPC Protocol

Provides IPC communication channels for desktop applications (window manager, terminal, compositor, notifications, clipboard, launcher).

Each desktop subsystem registers a well-known endpoint so that user-space clients can discover and communicate with it by name rather than relying on dynamic ID allocation.

Modules

helpers

Desktop IPC helper functions for building and parsing wire messages.

Structs

ClipboardHeader

Clipboard header

CreateWindowRequest

Window creation request

CreateWindowResponse

Window creation response

DesktopIpcServer

Desktop IPC server that manages endpoint registration and message routing.

KeyEvent

Keyboard event

MouseEvent

Mouse event

NotificationRequest

Desktop notification request

ScrollEvent

Scroll event

UpdateWindowRequest

Window update request

WindowGeometryRequest

Window geometry query/response

Enums

DesktopMessageType

Desktop IPC message types.

Constants

COMPOSITOR_ENDPOINT

DESKTOP_CLIPBOARD_ENDPOINT

Clipboard manager endpoint (copy/paste, primary selection)

DESKTOP_COMPOSITOR_ENDPOINT

Compositor endpoint (surface compositing, damage, frame callbacks)

DESKTOP_INPUT_ENDPOINT

Input server endpoint (keyboard, mouse, touch event routing)

DESKTOP_LAUNCHER_ENDPOINT

Application launcher endpoint (app start, .desktop file queries)

DESKTOP_NOTIFICATION_ENDPOINT

Notification daemon endpoint (desktop notifications)

DESKTOP_WM_ENDPOINT

Window manager IPC endpoint (manages window lifecycle, focus, stacking)

INPUT_SERVER_ENDPOINT

WINDOW_MANAGER_ENDPOINT

Legacy aliases for backward compatibility with Phase 6 code.

Functions

init

Initialize the desktop IPC system.

is_initialized

Check whether the desktop IPC system has been initialized.