x11

2.3.0 • Public • Published

node-x11

X11 protocol client for Node.js: implements the core X11 protocol, as well as Xrender, Damage, Composite, Big-Requests, Dpms, Screensaver, XFixes, Shape, XTest, XC-Misc, GLX, and Apple-WM extensions.

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Install

npm install x11

Windows users:

  1. install XMing or Cygwin/X
  2. get node-x11 copy (using git or from Github)

Example

Core requests usage:

var x11 = require('x11');
 
var Exposure = x11.eventMask.Exposure;
var PointerMotion = x11.eventMask.PointerMotion;
 
x11.createClient(function(err, display) {
    if (!err) {
        var X = display.client;
        var root = display.screen[0].root;
        var wid = X.AllocID();
        X.CreateWindow(
            wid, root,        // new window id, parent
            0, 0, 100, 100,   // x, y, w, h
            0, 0, 0, 0,       // border, depth, class, visual
            { eventMask: Exposure|PointerMotion } // other parameters
        );
        X.MapWindow(wid);
        var gc = X.AllocID();
        X.CreateGC(gc, wid);
        X.on('event', function(ev) {
            if (ev.type == 12)
            {
                X.PolyText8(wid, gc, 50, 50, ['Hello, Node.JS!']);
            }
        });
        X.on('error', function(e) {
            console.log(e);
        });
    } else {
        console.log(err);
    }
});

Screenshots

tetris game XRENDER gradients OpenGL glxgears OpenGL teapot

In use

  • ntk - higher level toolkit on top of X11
  • node-remote - media center controller
  • tiles - tiling window manager
  • vnc - vnc client.
  • node-ewmh - set of EWMH helpers.
  • OdieWM - window manager
  • Dbusmenu - unity global menu client.
  • AirWM - tiling window manager
  • npdf - pdf viewer
  • tinywm The famous TinyWM written in node.js
  • basedwm Infinite-desktop panning X window manager in LiveScript

X11 resources/documentation:

Other implementations

Server side (protocol + functionality) implementations for js + DOM

would be really great to make completely web based playground page, connecting node-x11 api to DOM based implementation

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Install

npm i x11

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Version

2.3.0

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Collaborators

  • sgimeno
  • sidorares
  • polpo