#include // Required for QCoreApplication, the main event loop #include // Required for QUuid, used to generate unique tokens #include // Required for qDebug(), qCritical() for logging #include // Required for QDBusConnection, to connect to the D-Bus session bus #include // Required for QDBusConnectionInterface, to check D-Bus service registration (though we'll bypass this check) #include // Required for QDBusMessage, to create D-Bus method calls #include // Required for QDBusPendingCall, to handle asynchronous D-Bus calls #include // Required for QDBusPendingCallWatcher, to monitor asynchronous D-Bus call completion #include // Required for QDBusObjectPath, to represent D-Bus object paths #include // Required for QVariantMap, to pass dictionary-like options in D-Bus calls #include // Required for QThread, specifically for msleep (though we'll remove the problematic usage) #include // Required for fflush, to ensure immediate flushing of stderr // Global variable to store the session handle object path received from CreateSession // This handle is crucial for subsequent D-Bus calls related to the screen cast session. static QDBusObjectPath sessionHandle; /** * @brief handleSelectSourcesResponse * This function is the callback for the D-Bus reply to the SelectSources method call. * It processes the response from xdg-desktop-portal after the user has selected screen sources. * @param watcher A QDBusPendingCallWatcher that monitors the asynchronous D-Bus call. */ void handleSelectSourcesResponse(QDBusPendingCallWatcher *watcher) { // Get the reply from the watcher QDBusPendingCall reply = *watcher; // Schedule the watcher for deletion after this function returns watcher->deleteLater(); // Check if the D-Bus call resulted in an error if (reply.isError()) { qCritical() << "D-Bus call to SelectSources failed:" << reply.error().message(); fflush(stderr); // Ensure the error message is flushed immediately QCoreApplication::quit(); // Quit the application on error return; } // Get the arguments from the D-Bus reply QList arguments = reply.reply().arguments(); // Check if the reply contains any arguments if (arguments.isEmpty()) { qCritical() << "SelectSources response has no arguments."; fflush(stderr); // Ensure the error message is flushed immediately QCoreApplication::quit(); // Quit the application on error return; } // The first argument of the SelectSources reply is a boolean indicating success bool success = arguments.at(0).toBool(); // If the operation was not successful if (!success) { qCritical() << "SelectSources request denied or failed."; fflush(stderr); // Ensure the error message is flushed immediately QCoreApplication::quit(); // Quit the application return; } // The second argument is a list of selected sources (QVariantList of QVariantMap) QVariantList sources = arguments.at(1).toList(); // Check if any sources were selected if (sources.isEmpty()) { qCritical() << "No sources selected."; fflush(stderr); // Ensure the error message is flushed immediately QCoreApplication::quit(); // Quit the application return; } // For this Proof of Concept (POC), we only care about the first selected source. // In a real application, you might iterate through all selected sources. QVariantMap sourceMap = sources.at(0).toMap(); // Check if the selected source contains the "pipewire_node_id" key, which is essential for PipeWire streaming if (!sourceMap.contains("pipewire_node_id")) { qCritical() << "Selected source missing pipewire_node_id."; fflush(stderr); // Ensure the error message is flushed immediately QCoreApplication::quit(); // Quit the application return; } // Extract the PipeWire node ID from the source map quint32 node_id = sourceMap.value("pipewire_node_id").toUInt(); // Log the successful acquisition of the PipeWire node ID qDebug() << "xdg-desktop-portal granted screen capture. PipeWire node ID:" << node_id; // In a full application, you would now use this node_id to set up a PipeWire stream. // For this POC, we simply quit after successfully getting the node ID. QCoreApplication::quit(); } /** * @brief handleCreateSessionFinished * This function is the callback for the D-Bus reply to the CreateSession method call. * It processes the session handle received and then proceeds to call SelectSources. * @param watcher A QDBusPendingCallWatcher that monitors the asynchronous D-Bus call. */ void handleCreateSessionFinished(QDBusPendingCallWatcher *watcher) { // Get the reply from the watcher QDBusPendingCall reply = *watcher; // Schedule the watcher for deletion after this function returns watcher->deleteLater(); // Check if the D-Bus call resulted in an error if (reply.isError()) { qCritical() << "D-Bus call to CreateSession failed:" << reply.error().message(); fflush(stderr); // Ensure the error message is flushed immediately QCoreApplication::quit(); // Quit the application on error return; } // Get the arguments from the D-Bus reply QList arguments = reply.reply().arguments(); // Check if the reply contains any arguments if (arguments.isEmpty()) { qCritical() << "CreateSession response has no arguments."; fflush(stderr); // Ensure the error message is flushed immediately QCoreApplication::quit(); // Quit the application on error return; } // The first argument of the CreateSession reply is the session handle (an object path) QVariant firstArg = arguments.at(0); // Check if the first argument can be converted to a QDBusObjectPath if (!firstArg.canConvert()) { qCritical() << "CreateSession response first argument is not an object path."; fflush(stderr); // Ensure the error message is flushed immediately QCoreApplication::quit(); // Quit the application on error return; } // Cast the QVariant to QDBusObjectPath and store it globally sessionHandle = qvariant_cast(firstArg); // Log the successful creation of the session and its handle qDebug() << "Session created with handle:" << sessionHandle.path(); // Now, proceed to call the SelectSources method to allow the user to choose what to share. QDBusConnection sessionBus = QDBusConnection::sessionBus(); // Create a D-Bus message for the SelectSources method call QDBusMessage message = QDBusMessage::createMethodCall( "org.freedesktop.portal.Desktop", // The service name for the desktop portal "/org/freedesktop/portal/desktop", // The object path for the desktop portal "org.freedesktop.portal.ScreenCast", // The interface for screen casting "SelectSources" // The method to call for source selection ); // Prepare the options dictionary for the SelectSources call. // These options control the behavior of the screen selection dialog. QVariantMap options; options.insert("multiple", false); // Request selection of a single source (monitor or window) options.insert("types", (uint)3); // Specify types of sources: 1 for monitor, 2 for window. 3 means both. options.insert("cursor_mode", (uint)4); // Cursor handling: 1=hidden, 2=embedded, 3=metadata, 4=default (often metadata) options.insert("persist_mode", (uint)2); // Persistence: 0=no, 1=ask, 2=yes. 2 means the session persists across application restarts. // Generate unique tokens for handle and restore. These are used by the portal for tracking. options.insert("handle_token", QUuid::createUuid().toString(QUuid::WithoutBraces)); // Unique token for the request handle options.insert("restore_token", QUuid::createUuid().toString(QUuid::WithoutBraces)); // Unique token for restoring the session // Add the options dictionary as an argument to the D-Bus message. // The SelectSources method expects a single dictionary of options. message << options; // Make the asynchronous D-Bus call to SelectSources QDBusPendingCall pendingCall = sessionBus.asyncCall(message); // Create a watcher to monitor the completion of the SelectSources call QDBusPendingCallWatcher *selectSourcesWatcher = new QDBusPendingCallWatcher(pendingCall); // Connect the watcher's finished signal to the handleSelectSourcesResponse callback function. // This ensures that handleSelectSourcesResponse is called when the SelectSources operation completes. QObject::connect(selectSourcesWatcher, &QDBusPendingCallWatcher::finished, handleSelectSourcesResponse); } /** * @brief main * The entry point of the application. * @param argc The number of command-line arguments. * @param argv An array of command-line argument strings. * @return The application's exit code. */ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) { // Create a QCoreApplication instance, which manages the event loop and application settings. QCoreApplication app(argc, argv); // Log that the application is starting and requesting screen capture. qDebug() << "Requesting screen capture via xdg-desktop-portal..."; // Explicitly set D-Bus session bus address from environment. // This is a defensive measure to ensure Qt uses the correct D-Bus session, // especially in complex environments or when launched from non-standard ways. if (qEnvironmentVariableIsSet("DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS")) { qputenv("DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS", qgetenv("DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS")); } // Get a connection to the D-Bus session bus. // QDBusConnection::sessionBus() is generally sufficient for most applications. QDBusConnection sessionBus = QDBusConnection::sessionBus(); // Check if the connection to the D-Bus session bus was successful. if (!sessionBus.isConnected()) { qCritical() << "Failed to connect to D-Bus session bus."; fflush(stderr); // Ensure the error message is flushed immediately return -1; // Exit if D-Bus connection fails } // Create a D-Bus message for the CreateSession method call. // This is the first step to initiate a screen cast session. QDBusMessage message = QDBusMessage::createMethodCall( "org.freedesktop.portal.Desktop", // The service name for the desktop portal "/org/freedesktop/portal/desktop", // The object path for the desktop portal "org.freedesktop.portal.ScreenCast", // The interface for screen casting "CreateSession" // The method to call to create a session ); // Prepare the options dictionary for the CreateSession call. // Based on recent xdg-desktop-portal API understanding, CreateSession expects only an options dictionary. // The 'handle_token' is a required option for the portal to track the request. QVariantMap options; options.insert("handle_token", QUuid::createUuid().toString(QUuid::WithoutBraces)); // Unique token for the request handle // Add the options dictionary as the only argument to the D-Bus message. message << options; // Make the asynchronous D-Bus call to CreateSession. QDBusPendingCall pendingCall = sessionBus.asyncCall(message); // Create a watcher to monitor the completion of the CreateSession call. QDBusPendingCallWatcher *mainWatcher = new QDBusPendingCallWatcher(pendingCall); // Connect the watcher's finished signal to the handleCreateSessionFinished callback function. // This ensures that handleCreateSessionFinished is called when the CreateSession operation completes. QObject::connect(mainWatcher, &QDBusPendingCallWatcher::finished, handleCreateSessionFinished); // Start the Qt event loop. This is necessary for asynchronous D-Bus calls and callbacks to function. // The application will continue to run until QCoreApplication::quit() is called. return app.exec(); }