Environment variables aren't the best option to pass parameters
to a process (wouldn't it be "fun" if SHELL_PERF_MODULE appeared
in a regular user session?).
Instead, use a (hidden) --automation-script command line flag to
specify a script file that should be used to drive an automated
session.
As a side effect, the script no longer has to be relative to the
main module itself, so it will be possible to run scripts that
aren't bundled with the shell sources.
Part-of: <https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/merge_requests/2812>
The perf scripts that can be used to script the gnome-shell UI
for testing are sufficiently separate from the rest of the code
base to allow porting them to ESM modules before the rest of
the code base.
Part-of: <https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/merge_requests/2812>
The file indicates to the systemd shutdown scripts that extensions
should be disabled, so that extensions that crash the shell on
startup cannot lock out the user indefinitely.
For that purpose, we create the file before initializing extensions,
and remove it after 60 seconds. That generally works, because it's
highly unlikely that a session genuinely ends within the first minute.
It's possible though (for example during developments or when running
tests), so also remove the file when shutting down cleanly before
the timeout.
Part-of: <https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/merge_requests/2807>
Now that extensions themselves are imported as modules, do the
same for their preference dialogs.
Extensions must now export a class with a `fillPreferencesWindow()`
method as default.
Part-of: <https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/merge_requests/2795>
Continue the move to ESM by loading modules dynamically with
the standard import() expression, rather than by installing a
custom (legacy) importer.
This is a breaking change that affects all extensions, as they
now need to explicitly export the expected symbols.
As we are already breaking all extensions, take that opportunity
and remove support for the individual entry points: Using a
class with enable()/disable() methods has been the recommended
pattern for a long time, it is now the only entry point.
Instead of instantiating the class from an `init()` function,
the class must now be exported as default to be recognized.
Additionally, we no longer install an importer on the extension
object, so extensions that consist of more than one file MUST
import those files as modules now.
There will be a second breaking change for extensions when
gnome-shell's own code is ported to ESM, so most extension
developers will likely want to wait until the port is complete
before starting to port their extensions.
Based on a commit from Evan Welsh.
Part-of: <https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/merge_requests/2795>
We want to replace gjs' custom (and now legacy) imports system
with standard EcmaScript modules: JS developers are already
familiar with them, they have better tooling support and using
standard features over non-standard ones is generally the right
thing to do.
Our D-Bus services are separate from the main process, and thus
can be ported separately (except for the few imports that are
shared with the main process' code base).
Part-of: <https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/merge_requests/2786>
- spin out all the panel button styling into a drawing mixin
- clean up the styles generally
- make special cases for the clock and non-flat buttons
- contrast fixes for non-flat buttons, fixes#6768
- new stop icon for the screen recording/cast indicators
Part-of: <https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/merge_requests/2804>
We currently special-case the DISABLED error when initializing
filtering, but not on app filter changes.
While it seems reasonable that Malcontent.Manager wouldn't emit
the signal while disabled, that's not actually true: It is emitted
when any user account information tracked by AccountsServices
changes.
Even if the signal were limited to changes of the ParentalControls
extension, it would still get emitted when app filtering *becomes*
disabled.
So regardless of potential improvements in libmalcontent itself,
we should filter out the DISABLED consistently, both when creating
the initial filter and when updating it.
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/issues/6749
Part-of: <https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/merge_requests/2796>
Commit c449058d44 changed the pointer clone to use a single
actor. However that broke applying the hotspot translation to the
position, so the magnified cursor is now displayed with a shift.
Undo the change to restore the old behavior.
This reverts commit c449058d44.
Part-of: <https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/merge_requests/2780>
gjs now has an internal mainloop that it can spin to resolve
module imports. That loop uses the thread default context,
so its possible that other sources, namely from mutter, get
dispatched when iterating the context. If that happens before
mutter is properly initialized, this will lead to a crash.
GjsContext needs to iterate its internal mainloop when initializing
to resolve internal modules, to avoid iterating Meta's mainloop and
triggering events before Meta is ready we will initialize the Shell
global and thus the GjsContext (js_context) before Meta.
Once GjsContext is initialized, we can call meta_context_setup().
Once Meta is setup and started, we'll run init.js which uses GJS'
internal promises API to set a "mainloop hook". The mainloop hook
is run immediately after the module returns so GJS will not attempt
to iterate the main loop again before exiting.
Also adjust the 'headlessStart' test to not wait for the
MetaContext::started signal, as that signal has now already
been emitted when the code is executed.
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/issues/6691
Part-of: <https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/merge_requests/2781>
get_size() in _syncAnimationSize() can't be called until the actor
has a parent, otherwise we'll get an error for calling
st_get_theme_node() prior to the actor being on a stage.
_syncAnimationSize() is called asynchronously via
textureCache.load_sliced_image() and there is currently no guarantee
the actor will actually be "loaded" prior to calling it.
This becomes a more obvious error/issue when refactoring parts of the
Shell loading to also be asynchronous.
Part-of: <https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/merge_requests/2563>
We are about to port the helper proxy to GApplication, which means
that it will establish a display connection before exporting its
D-Bus name. That means that the compositor must be able to respond
to a roundtrip request to avoid locking, so don't block on the proxy
becoming available.
Part-of: <https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/merge_requests/2733>
Now that we track apps instead of instances, we can make the menu
items activatable, because the corresponding action is no longer
app specific (like activating a particular tab): We can simply
activate the app, which hopefully will bring it to the foreground
again.
Part-of: <https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/merge_requests/2790>
The background apps menu currently tracks instances rather than
apps. That matches the behavior of `flatpak ps` and can be useful,
for example when one particular instance runs out of control.
But as we don't include any information that allows to actually
distinguish between instances, multiple instances appear simply
as duplicated app entries.
Given that a menu is too limited for detailed information, stop
representing individual instances, and track apps instead.
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/issues/6654
Part-of: <https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/merge_requests/2790>
Provide a reasonably public way to register and unregister search
providers, without adding too much API.
`Main.overview.searchController` provides access that may be generally
useful, while `SearchController.addProvider()` and
`SearchController.removeProvider()` provide a simple interface for
extensions.
Part-of: <https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/merge_requests/2783>
We started to support Soup3 in GNOME 41, and used it by default
since GNOME 43. This should be enough time for distros to adapt,
so GNOME 45 looks like a good moment to drop the old Soup2 support.
Part-of: <https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/merge_requests/2776>
Since we started to support the color-scheme preference, extensions
should be able to provide appropriate variants (if they deal with
colors).
So look for a variant with -dark/-light suffix before using the
plain stylesheet.css, and reload extension stylesheets on
color scheme changes.
Part-of: <https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/merge_requests/2324>
The IBusCandidatePopup can get 'stuck' in an active, visible state if
it is on-screen at the point when the input method is changed to a method
that doesn't use such popup (e.g. regular English).
Force the candidate popup to close when the engine is changed.
It will reappear (via regular lookup table update signal) if/when it is
next required.
Closes: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/issues/6717
Part-of: <https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/merge_requests/2774>
Calling _teardownPipeline() before _tryNextPipeline() was actually not a
good idea, it sets the pipelineState to STOPPED, which means we can't try
any of the following pipelines anymore.
Instead what we want to do is set the pipeline state of the old pipeline to
NULL when trying a new one, without calling _teardownPipeline() for that.
Part-of: <https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/merge_requests/2754>
Now that the app menu indicator is no longer shown, it shouldn't be possible
to toggle the popup menu via keyboard shortcut anymore, so remove the code
and gsettings definitions for that.
Part-of: <https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/merge_requests/2610>
This pipeline imports dmabufs and does format conversion using GL.
The `video/x-raw(memory:DMABuf)` filter ensures format negotiation
between `pipewiresrc` and Mutter will only succeed if Mutter advertises
dmabuf support as well, falling back to the next pipeline otherwise.
Using this pipeline frees Mutter from downloading buffer content on the
main thread which can have a big impact on compositor performance.
Doing format conversion on the GPU should further improve the overall
performance on most hardware.
Part-of: <https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/merge_requests/2597>
When the screencast dbus service crashes due to gstreamer, we should also
handle that and not pretend to continue recording.
Let's listen to g-name-owner changes for that and then also send a
notification about it.
Part-of: <https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/merge_requests/2752>
Make sure gnome-shell gets notified of errors that happen during screen
recording using the screencastService, so that it can properly notify the
user about the error and tear down its state, too.
Part-of: <https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/merge_requests/2752>
Pipewire versions < 0.3.67 may not fail immediatly on negotiation
errors, thus use the last/fallback pipeline directly.
Technically, a similar recent version of Wireplumber is required
as well, but we can't check that easily and the combination of old
Wireplumber and new Pipewire is quite unlikely.
Part-of: <https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/merge_requests/2609>
Introduce a fallback mechanism for gstreamer pipelines that allows to
define multiple pipelines and prefer them over each other.
The way this works is that we introduce a new STARTING PipelineState.
While the Recorder is in that state, it is allowed to tear down the
current pipeline and start another one whenever an error happens, this is
used to try multiple pipelines in a fixed order until a working one is
found.
Right now there's just a single pipeline using the existing vp8 encoder, the
actual new encoders and pipelines will be added in a separate commit.
Part-of: <https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/merge_requests/2609>
The check for the Pipewire version was originally introduced in
d32c0348 which states:
> Since it is not clear yet when a proper solution will arrive,
> this makes use of `always-copy` as a workaround for now and
> should be reverted once it is no longer needed.
The check for a stable Gstreamer version with the mention proper fix was
introduced in d7b44319 and carried for the 43 cycle.
By the time Gnome 44 will be released all distros should have had enough
time to update their Gstreamer version - or backport the patches, in
case of not ustream-supported versions.
Thus lets drop it now.
Note: `always-copy` is not suitable for dmabuf buffers as it copies via
mmap.
Part-of: <https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/merge_requests/2609>
Right now when we tell gstreamer to move the pipeline to the state
PLAYING, we pretend that happens immediately and set our PipelineState
to PLAYING right afterwards.
In reality though it's more complicated than that: Gstreamer changes
states asynchronously and set_state() returns a Gst.StateChangeReturn.ASYNC.
In that case we should wait until the according STATE_CHANGED event happens
on the bus, and only then set our PipelineState to PLAYING.
Since the STATE_CHANGED event will also happen when set_state() returns
SUCCESS, we can use the same async logic for that.
Part-of: <https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/merge_requests/2197>
Gstreamer can produce various errors, we shouldn't pretend those don't
exist and go on as usual when one happens. Instead, when an error
happens, tear down the pipeline, set our PipelineState to the new ERROR
state and bail out with a proper error message.
Part-of: <https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/merge_requests/2197>
We're tracking three different state-machines in the Recorder object:
The state of the gstreamer pipeline, the state of the screencast
session, and the sender of our dbus invocation that might vanish.
Properly handling errors that might appear in any of those three "black
boxes" is not easy, especially tearing down the other two when one of
them breaks.
So refactor the error handling here: Add a single error path for each of
those three states we're tracking, and make them all subsequently call
the _bailOutOnError() method. From there we tear down the other states and
call the error callbacks.
Part-of: <https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/merge_requests/2197>
