mutter_window_get_description()

Human redable description useful for debugging, now accessible to plugins and
  and also for override redirect windows.

src/compositor/mutter/compositor-mutter.c

@@ -173,6 +173,8 @@ struct _MutterWindowPrivate
 
   guint8            opacity;
 
+  gchar *           desc;
+
   /*
    * These need to be counters rather than flags, since more plugins
    * can implement same effect; the practicality of stacking effects
@@ -390,6 +392,8 @@ mutter_window_dispose (GObject *object)
   info->windows = g_list_remove (info->windows, (gconstpointer) self);
   g_hash_table_remove (info->windows_by_xid, (gpointer) priv->xwindow);
 
+  g_free (priv->desc);
+
   G_OBJECT_CLASS (mutter_window_parent_class)->dispose (object);
 }
 
@@ -734,6 +738,25 @@ mutter_window_is_override_redirect (MutterWindow *mcw)
   return FALSE;
 }
 
+const char *mutter_window_get_description (MutterWindow *mcw)
+{
+  /*
+   * For windows managed by the WM, we just defer to the WM for the window
+   * description. For override-redirect windows, we create the description
+   * ourselves, but only on demand.
+   */
+  if (mcw->priv->window)
+    return meta_window_get_description (mcw->priv->window);
+
+  if (G_UNLIKELY (mcw->priv->desc == NULL))
+    {
+      mcw->priv->desc = g_strdup_printf ("Override Redirect (0x%x)",
+                                         (guint) mcw->priv->xwindow);
+    }
+
+  return mcw->priv->desc;
+}
+
 gint
 mutter_window_get_workspace (MutterWindow *mcw)
 {

src/core/window.c

@@ -8293,3 +8293,11 @@ meta_window_is_hidden (MetaWindow *window)
   return window->hidden;
 }
 
+const char *
+meta_window_get_description (MetaWindow *window)
+{
+  if (!window)
+    return NULL;
+
+  return window->desc;
+}

src/include/compositor-mutter.h

@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ gboolean           mutter_window_is_hidden            (MutterWindow *mcw);
 MetaWindow *       mutter_window_get_meta_window      (MutterWindow *mcw);
 ClutterActor *     mutter_window_get_texture          (MutterWindow *mcw);
 gboolean           mutter_window_is_override_redirect (MutterWindow *mcw);
+const char *       mutter_window_get_description      (MutterWindow *mcw);
 
 /* Compositor API */
 MetaCompositor *mutter_new (MetaDisplay *display);

src/include/window.h

@@ -63,5 +63,6 @@ void     meta_window_activate  (MetaWindow *window,guint32 current_time);
 void     meta_window_activate_with_workspace (MetaWindow    *window,
                                               guint32        current_time,
                                               MetaWorkspace *workspace);
+const char * meta_window_get_description (MetaWindow *window);
 
 #endif