The AGL Wayland Compositor - Present and Future Design Work

Explore the present and future design work of the AGL Wayland Compositor in this informative conference talk. Gain insights into the inner workings of this specialized compositor based on the libWeston library, designed to handle various use-cases in the AGL ecosystem. Discover the challenges faced in integrating newer UI toolkits and runtimes like Flutter and Chromium, and learn about the radical transformations in the AGL codebase, including the adoption of Google's gRPC. Delve into topics such as private extensions, window management with gRPC, and the integration of multiple ecosystems including Qt, WAM/Chromium, and Flutter. Understand the complexities of working with Flutter and Chromium runtimes within the AGL environment, and explore potential solutions for improved window management operations without direct communication with the compositor.

Intro
Outline and agenda
Private extensions - can we do better?
Window management with gRPC
More than one ecosystem
Qt ecosystem
WAM/chromium ecosystem
Flutter ecosystem
Flutter & Chromium runtime
Flutter & WAM/chromium runtime