X11 & Wayland Clipboard Bridge

This Rust-based program provides seamless synchronization of clipboard contents between X11 and Wayland environments. It supports both Clipboard and Primary selection types, enabling real-time, bidirectional clipboard sharing.

Features

• ✅ Bidirectional Sync: Synchronizes clipboard data between X11 and Wayland
• ✅ Real-time Monitoring: Automatically detects clipboard changes
• ✅ Dual Selection Support: Handles both Clipboard and Primary selections
• ✅ Content Deduplication: Prevents redundant synchronization of identical content
• ✅ UTF-8 Compatible: Full support for multi-byte characters including Chinese

Build and Run Instructions

Prerequisites

• Rust 1.70 or higher
• Development libraries for X11 and Wayland
• xclip utility (for testing purposes)

Build

cargo build --release

Run

cargo run

Manual Testing

1. Start the program:

   cargo run
   

2. In another terminal, test clipboard operations:

   # Test Clipboard selection
   echo "Test content $(date)" | xclip -selection clipboard
   
   # Test Primary selection
   echo "Primary selection content $(date)" | xclip -selection primary
   

3. Observe the program output for synchronization logs.

How It Works

X11 Side

• Creates a hidden window to receive clipboard events
• Periodically checks clipboard ownership changes
• Requests new clipboard content upon change detection and sends it to Wayland

Wayland Side

• Uses the zwlr_data_control_v1 protocol to monitor clipboard changes
• Reads clipboard content on change and sends it to X11
• Supports setting clipboard content

Synchronization Logic

• Caches content to avoid duplicate synchronization
• Detects clipboard clearing events
• Processes asynchronously to avoid UI blocking

Logging Levels

The program outputs detailed logs configurable via environment variables:

# Debug mode (default)
RUST_LOG=debug cargo run

# Info level only
RUST_LOG=info cargo run

# Disable logs except errors
RUST_LOG=error cargo run

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

1. Build Failures: Ensure all required development libraries are installed
2. Permission Denied: Verify access rights to X11 and Wayland servers
3. Sync Failures: Check logs for error messages

Debugging Tips

• Use RUST_LOG=debug for verbose logging
• Confirm X11 and Wayland are running properly
• Test clipboard manually with xclip and wl-paste

Technical Details

Dependencies

• x11rb: X11 bindings
• wayland-client: Wayland client library
• wayland-protocols: Wayland protocol definitions
• tokio: Asynchronous runtime
• tracing: Logging framework

Protocol Support

• X11 Clipboard and Primary selections
• Wayland zwlr_data_control_v1 protocol
• UTF-8 text format

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

Contribution

Contributions are welcome! Please open issues or submit pull requests.