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Step 3: split state_portal.rs (1241 -> 829 LOC) into three modules. - src/state_portal.rs (829 LOC): keeps StatePortal struct + impl (with poll_and_encode / handle_pw_frame / shutdown / etc.) + Drop + PortalStage enum + DRM helpers + DRM tests. Per Oracle/Explore audit, all 21 StatePortal fields are private and poll_and_encode interleaves three channel reads with state-machine transitions; moving it would force pub(crate) on every field, so it stays in mod.rs. - src/state_portal/bitrate.rs (144 LOC): RESOLUTION_TIERS + 4 pure fns (resolution_bitrate_bps / webrtc_startup_bitrate_bps / select_resolution / next_upscale_tier) + 10 tests that exercise them. Pure fns with no StatePortal field access — the cleanest possible extract. - src/state_portal/threads.rs (287 LOC): the 5 thread-related types (EncodeThreadTiming / EncodeThread / WebrtcThread / WebRtcThreadConfig / WebRtcThreadChannels) + the two free fns encode_thread_loop / webrtc_thread_loop + the 3 channel-semantics regression tests (try_send_* / shutdown_rx_drop_*) that document crossbeam invariants the shutdown logic relies on. Struct fields widened to pub(super) so StatePortal in mod.rs can construct and join them. Test preservation: - state_portal test count: 17 (mod.rs=4 drm tests + bitrate.rs=10 + threads.rs=3 channel tests) — matches baseline. Verification (all green): - cargo build / cargo build --release - cargo test (79 lib + 3 integration = 82 pass, 1 ignored — unchanged) - cargo clippy --all-targets -- -D warnings - cargo fmt --check
wl-webrtc
Wayland screen capture and encoding tool.
Prerequisites
- Rust toolchain (1.87+; MSRV pinned to match
u32::is_multiple_of/Option::is_none_orusage):rustup default stable - FFmpeg 6.0+ dev libraries with VAAPI support:
- Arch:
pacman -S ffmpeg - Ubuntu/Debian:
apt install libavcodec-dev libavformat-dev libavutil-dev libswscale-dev libva-dev - Fedora:
dnf install ffmpeg-devel libva-devel
- Arch:
- Wayland dev libraries:
- Arch:
pacman -S wayland-protocols - Ubuntu/Debian:
apt install libwayland-dev wayland-protocols - Fedora:
dnf install wayland-devel wayland-protocols-devel
- Arch:
- DRM dev libraries:
- Arch:
pacman -S libdrm - Ubuntu/Debian:
apt install libdrm-dev - Fedora:
dnf install libdrm-devel
- Arch:
Build
cargo build --release
Run
# Basic capture to file
wl-webrtc --output output.mp4
# With custom FPS and bitrate
wl-webrtc --output output.mp4 --fps 60 --bitrate 8000000
# Specify DRM device for hardware encoding
wl-webrtc --output output.mp4 --drm-device /dev/dri/renderD128
# Verbose mode
wl-webrtc --output output.mp4 -v
# WebRTC streaming mode (HTTP signaling server)
wl-webrtc --port 8080 -v
# Force a fresh portal authorization dialog (ignore saved restore token)
wl-webrtc --output output.mp4 --no-persist
# Pin the capture backend instead of auto-detecting
wl-webrtc --output output.mp4 --backend portal # or: --backend screencopy
CLI Arguments
src/args.rsis the authoritative source. Runwl-webrtc --helpfor the live list.
| Argument | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
-o, --output |
(optional) | Output file path (e.g. output.mp4). Optional when using --port for WebRTC mode. |
--output-name |
auto | Wayland output name to capture |
--fps |
30 | Target frames per second |
--codec |
h264 | Video codec (h264 only for MVP) |
--hw-accel |
vaapi | Hardware acceleration method |
--drm-device |
auto | DRM render device path |
--bitrate |
auto | Target bitrate in bps |
--max-bitrate |
8000000 | Max bitrate cap for WebRTC mode (caps BWE escalation; no effect in MP4 mode) |
--gop-size |
auto | Group of Pictures size |
-v, --verbose |
false | Enable verbose logging |
--backend |
auto | Capture backend: screencopy (wlroots) or portal (KWin/KDE). Auto-detected if omitted. |
--port |
0 | WebRTC HTTP signaling server port. 0 keeps MP4 file output mode. |
--no-persist |
false | Force re-authorization (ignore saved portal restore token) |
--stats |
false | Print per-second pipeline statistics for stutter diagnosis |
Capture backends
The tool supports two Wayland capture backends, auto-detected by default:
- wlr-screencopy (preferred when
zwlr_screencopy_manager_v1is advertised): works on wlroots-based compositors (Sway, Hyprland, etc.). - XDG Portal / PipeWire (fallback when D-Bus ScreenCast is available):
works on KWin/KDE and any compositor that implements the XDG Desktop Portal
screen-cast protocol. The first run shows an authorization dialog; a restore
token is cached under
wl-webrtc/portal-restore-tokenso subsequent runs don't re-prompt (use--no-persistto force a fresh authorization).
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