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crates.io | smithay | |
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660 | 19 | |
2,796 | 1,608 | |
2.1% | 6.8% | |
10.0 | 9.6 | |
about 22 hours ago | 6 days ago | |
Rust | Rust | |
Apache License 2.0 | MIT License |
The number of mentions indicates the total number of mentions that we've tracked plus the number of user suggested alternatives.
Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
crates.io
Posts with mentions or reviews of crates.io.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-03-26.
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Migrating a JavaScript frontend to Leptos, a Rust framework
So, be sure to double-check your critical libraries and be sure their alternatives exist in the Rust ecosystem. Thereβs a good chance the crates you need are available in Rust's crates.io repository.
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Learning Rust: A clean start
The previous section was very simple, this section is also very simple but introduces us to cargo which is Rust's package manager, as a JS dev my mind goes straight to NPM.
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#2 Rust - Cargo Package Manager
Now, there has to be a place where all these packages come from. Similar to npmjs registry, where all node packages are registered, stored and retrieved, Rust also has something called crates.io where many helpful packages and dependencies are registered.
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Rust π¦ Installation + Hello World
Before proceeding, let's check https://crates.io/, the official Rust package registry.
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Underestimating rust for my Project.
The most thrilling aspect has been the joy of writing the backend. It's like every struct, enum, and method in Rust forms this interconnected Multiverse of code , which you can see in crates.io which is best Documentation experience I Ever Had.
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Top 10 Rusty Repositories for you to start your Open Source Journey
5. Crates.io
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Project Structure Clarification Coming From Python - With Example
When using crates from eg. crates.io, and also things like std and core
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Cargo has never frustrated me like npm or pip has. Does Cargo ever get frustrating? Does anyone ever find themselves in dependency hell?
Vendoring your packages was very tedious to even remotely get to work with Cargo. I spent a very long time getting Cargo to work together with cargo-local-registry. We vendor crates from crates.io and a custom internal registry.
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How did I need to know about feature rwh_05 for winit?
So this is my question: Which way was the right to find it out? There is no info about this feature on crates.io. I also have no clue what exactly it does and why it is named rwh_05.
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15,000 Go Module Repositories on GitHub Vulnerable to Repojacking Attack
Rust does it so much better with https://crates.io . I don't know why Go can't (or won't) do something similar.
smithay
Posts with mentions or reviews of smithay.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-03-28.
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runa - a wayland compositor toolbox in Rust looking for collaborators
Regarding smithay being production ready, it's bug tracker mentioned it does not implement "idle-inhibit" , iirc that means you can't watch a movie without the lock screen being activated, i would argue most people would not consider that a production ready library.
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if I wanted to make a Tiling Window Manager in Rust, how would I go about it?
https://github.com/Smithay/smithay may or may not be useful, depending on what exactly you want to do.
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How to learn writing a Wayland compositor?
Understand Wayland concepts: Familiarize yourself with the basic concepts and principles of Wayland. This will help you gain a solid understanding of how the system works. You can refer to the official Wayland documentation (https://wayland.freedesktop.org/docs/html/) and the Wayland book (https://wayland-book.com/). Learn Rust: If you're not already proficient in Rust, take some time to learn the language. The Rust Book (https://doc.rust-lang.org/book/) is a great place to start. Study existing Wayland compositors: Since you mentioned Anvil and smallvil, you can study their source code to gain insights into how they're designed and implemented. Try to understand the structure and how different components interact with each other. Dive into Smithay: Smithay (https://github.com/Smithay/smithay) is a Rust library for building Wayland compositors. Familiarize yourself with the library and its components. You can start by studying the provided examples and reading the API documentation. Learn graphics programming: Since you're interested in graphics effects, you'll need to learn about graphics programming concepts, such as shaders, framebuffers, and texturing. Vulkan (https://www.vulkan.org/) is a popular graphics API that you can use with Rust. Check out the following resources to learn more about Vulkan and graphics programming in Rust: Vulkan Tutorial (https://vulkan-tutorial.com/) gfx-rs (https://github.com/gfx-rs/gfx), a Rust graphics library Vulkano (https://github.com/vulkano-rs/vulkano), a safe, pure-Rust wrapper around the Vulkan API Start small: Break down the compositor project into smaller, manageable tasks. Begin by implementing basic functionality, like setting up a window and drawing simple shapes. Gradually add more features, such as input handling and window management. Ask for help: Join the Wayland and Rust communities to ask questions and seek advice. You can find them on forums, mailing lists, and chat platforms like Discord or IRC. The Wayland mailing list (https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/wayland-devel) and the Rust programming subreddit (https://www.reddit.com/r/rust/) are good places to start. Iterate and experiment: As you progress, keep experimenting with different graphics effects and shaders. Try to implement the features you're interested in, such as blur, window previews, and window switching.
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Ubuntu alternatives?
Wayland compositor: https://github.com/Smithay/smithay
- What would you rewrite in Rust?
- Penrose 0.3.0 release announcement
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Writing a Wayland compositor is MUCH harder than it should be
There is also smithay which is used by system76 for their new wayland compositor.
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Error when using wlroots.
fwiw, wlroots-rs is no longer maintained. Consider using smithay instead.
- Is there a good tutorial for writing an X11 Tiling Window manager in Rust?
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Building modern Desktop Ecosystem for UNIX-like Systems with Rust and Wayland.
Hello! I would like to hear some suggestion and opinions from Rust community about building Wayland ecosystem in Rust based around Smithay and their Client Toolkit. I'm working with Wayland Compositors for over 2 years now (private projects) and wanted to move ahead from C++ to build modern Desktop Ecosystem and it's components (truly unique, not copies of macOS or Windows styles) like notification daemon, customizable desktop shell or powerful wallpaper daemon for any compositor which implements layershell protocol. Current idea is to create wallpaper daemon which uses WGPU to render shaders, images or gifs with comfort of high perofrmance renderer (still learning wgpu and it's slow process). For UI components I would like to use truly amazing KayakUI create which uses JSX-style syntax for designing widgets. Desktop Shell should provide plugins (most likely applied through WASM) for integrating various creates to get e.g. weather info or compositor integration etc.
What are some alternatives?
When comparing crates.io and smithay you can also consider the following projects:
docs.rs - crates.io documentation generator
wayland-rs - Rust implementation of the wayland protocol (client and server).
plotters - A rust drawing library for high quality data plotting for both WASM and native, statically and realtimely π¦ ππ
wl-clipboard-rs - A safe Rust crate for working with the Wayland clipboard.
Cargo - The Rust package manager
yofi - yofi is a minimalistic menu for wayland
trunk - Build, bundle & ship your Rust WASM application to the web.
waylock - A small screenlocker for Wayland compositors
gtk4-rs - Rust bindings of GTK 4
eww - ElKowars wacky widgets
Rocket - A web framework for Rust.
polybar - A fast and easy-to-use status bar