feat: native XTest paste binary for Linux with compositor-aware fallbacks #262
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…allbacks Add linux-fast-paste native C binary using XTest extension for fast, reliable paste simulation on X11 and XWayland. Includes built-in terminal detection (Ctrl+Shift+V vs Ctrl+V) and graceful fallback to compositor-aware system tools (xdotool, wtype, ydotool). - Native binary tried first; falls back to system tools on failure - Compositor detection: wlroots (Sway/Hyprland), GNOME, KDE - Priority ordering per compositor (wtype first on wlroots, xdotool first on GNOME/KDE) - ydotool daemon check prevents silent failures - Build script with hash-based staleness detection, graceful degradation when X11 dev headers are missing - CI workflow updated with libx11-dev/libxtst-dev dependencies - Extracted shared _resolveNativeBinary helper to deduplicate macOS and Linux binary resolution logic
Switch ydotool from scan codes to key names (ctrl+v) for compatibility with Ubuntu's bundled ydotool 0.1.8. Remove redundant comments that restate what the code already communicates.
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…aste Capture the active window ID via xdotool before the fast-paste binary runs, then pass it via --window so keystrokes go to the correct window. The C binary now accepts --window and --terminal flags and activates the target window using _NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW + XSetInputFocus. Also deduplicates the terminal class list in clipboard.js and adds ghostty, guake, tilda, hyper, tabby, sakura, and warp.
Add /dev/uinput code path to the native paste binary so it can inject keystrokes at the kernel level on Wayland, bypassing the XTest/XWayland limitation that silently fails for native Wayland windows on KDE/GNOME. - Binary accepts --uinput flag; conditionally compiled with -DHAVE_UINPUT - Build script auto-detects linux/uinput.h availability - JS orchestration passes --uinput on Wayland, falls back to XTest then system tools if uinput is unavailable (exit codes 3/4) - Demote xdotool/wtype from Recommends to Suggests in DEB/RPM packaging to prevent auto-reinstall overriding user tool preferences Closes #253
- checkPasteTools no longer reports available when native binary exists but can't work (pure Wayland without uinput or XWayland) - Build hash now includes uinput header availability so installing linux-headers triggers a rebuild with -DHAVE_UINPUT
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linux-fast-pastenative C binary using XTest extension for fast, reliable paste simulation on X11 and XWayland appslibx11-dev/libxtst-devbuild dependencies_resolveNativeBinary()helperTest plan