* chore: add WebKitGTK 6.0/GTK4 epic and beads issue tracking
Initialize beads (bd) issue tracker with comprehensive epic for
WebKitGTK 6.0 / GTK4 support as the new default for Wails v3 Linux.
Epic: wails-webview2gtk6-t4e (40 tasks)
- GTK4/WebKit6 as default (no build tag needed)
- GTK3/WebKit4.1 via -tags gtk3 for legacy
- Docker container with both library sets for cross-compilation
- Comprehensive test strategy including benchmarks
- task build:linux (GTK4) and task build:linux:gtk3 (legacy)
* feat(linux): add WebKitGTK 6.0 / GTK4 support infrastructure [WIP]
Architecture change for modern Linux desktop support:
- GTK4/WebKitGTK 6.0 is the new DEFAULT (no build tag)
- GTK3/WebKit2GTK 4.1 is LEGACY (requires -tags gtk3)
Changes:
- Add gtk3 build constraint to existing GTK3 CGO files
- Create GTK4 stub implementations (linux_cgo_gtk4.go, application_linux_gtk4.go)
- Create WebKitGTK 6.0 asset server stubs (webkit6.go, request/responsewriter)
Known limitations (documented):
- Window positioning is NO-OP on GTK4/Wayland (protocol limitation)
- Menu system needs GMenu/GAction rewrite (stub only)
- Some methods have TODO markers for full implementation
This establishes the build infrastructure for GTK4 support.
Full implementation requires GTK4 dev environment for testing.
* docs: add implementation tracker for WebKitGTK 6.0/GTK4 work
- Create IMPLEMENTATION.md to track progress, decisions, and API differences
- Update AGENTS.md with instructions to maintain IMPLEMENTATION.md
- Document Phase 1 completion and remaining phases
* feat(linux): update doctor and capabilities for GTK4/WebKitGTK 6.0 support
- Update all 7 package managers (apt, dnf, pacman, zypper, emerge, eopkg, nixpkgs)
to check for GTK4/WebKitGTK 6.0 as primary dependencies
- Mark GTK3/WebKit2GTK packages as optional/legacy
- Add GTKVersion and WebKitVersion fields to Capabilities struct
- Create capabilities_linux_gtk3.go for legacy build path
- Update IMPLEMENTATION.md to mark Phase 2 complete
GTK4 packages are now checked by default. Legacy GTK3 packages
are marked optional and only needed when building with -tags gtk3.
* feat(linux): implement GTK4 window management and event handling
- Add GtkEventController-based event handling for GTK4:
- GtkEventControllerFocus for focus in/out
- GtkGestureClick for button press/release
- GtkEventControllerKey for keyboard events
- Implement window drag/resize using GdkToplevel API
- Add complete drag-and-drop support with GtkDropTarget
- Fix window state detection (minimized, maximized, fullscreen)
- Fix size() to properly return window dimensions in GTK4
- Update IMPLEMENTATION.md to mark Phase 3 complete
GTK4 uses a fundamentally different event model with controllers
instead of direct signal handlers. This commit implements all the
necessary event handling for window management.
* feat(linux): implement GTK4 menu system with GMenu/GAction
Phase 4 of WebKitGTK 6.0/GTK4 implementation.
GTK4 completely replaces the menu system. GTK3's GtkMenu/GtkMenuItem
are replaced by:
- GMenu: Menu model (data structure, not a widget)
- GMenuItem: Individual menu item in the model
- GSimpleAction: Action triggered when menu item is activated
- GSimpleActionGroup: Container for actions, attached to widgets
- GtkPopoverMenuBar: Menu bar widget created from GMenu model
Key changes:
- linux_cgo_gtk4.go: Added C helpers and Go functions for GMenu/GAction
- menuActionActivated() callback for action triggers
- menuItemNewWithId/menuCheckItemNewWithId/menuRadioItemNewWithId
- set_action_enabled/set_action_state for state management
- menu_linux_gtk4.go: GTK4 menu processing (processMenu, addMenuItem)
- menuitem_linux_gtk4.go: GTK4 menu item handling and role menus
- menu_linux.go: Added gtk3 build tag
- menuitem_linux.go: Added gtk3 build tag
Deferred to future work:
- Context menus with GtkPopoverMenu
- Keyboard accelerators with GtkShortcut
* feat(linux): add missing CGO exports for GTK4 asset server
Phase 5 of WebKitGTK 6.0/GTK4 implementation.
The GTK4 CGO file was missing two critical exports that existed in the
GTK3 version:
1. onProcessRequest - Handles WebKit URI scheme requests. This callback
is registered with webkit_web_context_register_uri_scheme and routes
asset requests to the webviewRequests channel for processing.
2. sendMessageToBackend - Handles JavaScript to Go communication. This
is called when JavaScript sends messages via the webkit user content
manager, enabling the IPC bridge.
The asset server files (webkit6.go, request_linux_gtk4.go,
responsewriter_linux_gtk4.go) were already complete from Phase 1.
WebKitGTK 6.0 uses the same URI scheme handler API as WebKitGTK 4.1.
* build(linux): add GTK4 support to Docker and Taskfile
Phase 6 of WebKitGTK 6.0/GTK4 implementation.
Docker containers (Ubuntu 24.04):
- Install both GTK4/WebKitGTK 6.0 (default) and GTK3/WebKit2GTK 4.1 (legacy)
- Build scripts support BUILD_TAGS environment variable
- Default build uses GTK4, BUILD_TAGS=gtk3 uses legacy GTK3
Taskfile targets:
- test:example:linux - Build with GTK4 (default)
- test:example:linux:gtk3 - Build with GTK3 (legacy)
- test:examples:linux:docker:x86_64 - Docker build with GTK4
- test:examples:linux:docker:x86_64:gtk3 - Docker build with GTK3
- test:examples:linux:docker:arm64 - Docker build with GTK4 (ARM64)
- test:examples:linux:docker:arm64:gtk3 - Docker build with GTK3 (ARM64)
This allows testing both the new GTK4 default and legacy GTK3 builds.
* feat(linux): implement GTK4 dialog system with GtkFileDialog and GtkAlertDialog
Phase 8 of WebKitGTK 6.0/GTK4 implementation.
GTK4 completely replaced the dialog APIs. GTK3's GtkFileChooserDialog
and gtk_dialog_run() are deprecated/removed in GTK4.
File Dialogs (GtkFileDialog):
- gtk_file_dialog_open() for single file selection
- gtk_file_dialog_open_multiple() for multiple files
- gtk_file_dialog_select_folder() for folder selection
- gtk_file_dialog_save() for save dialogs
- Filters use GListStore of GtkFileFilter objects
- All operations are async with GAsyncResult callbacks
Message Dialogs (GtkAlertDialog):
- gtk_alert_dialog_choose() with button array
- Configurable default and cancel button indices
- Async response via callback
Implementation:
- Request ID tracking for async callback matching
- fileDialogCallback/alertDialogCallback C exports
- runChooserDialog/runQuestionDialog Go wrappers
- runOpenFileDialog/runSaveFileDialog convenience functions
* feat(linux): implement GTK4 keyboard accelerators for menu items
Add keyboard accelerator support using gtk_application_set_accels_for_action():
- Add namedKeysToGTK map with GDK keysym values for special keys
- Add parseKeyGTK() to convert key names to GDK keysyms
- Add parseModifiersGTK() to convert Wails modifiers to GDK modifier masks
- Add acceleratorToGTK() for full accelerator conversion
- Add setMenuItemAccelerator() Go wrapper calling C helpers
- Integrate accelerator setting in newMenuItemImpl, newCheckMenuItemImpl,
and newRadioMenuItemImpl during menu item creation
- Update setAccelerator() method on linuxMenuItem to use new function
Completes Phase 9 of GTK4 implementation.
* refactor(linux): extract GTK4 C code to separate files and fix WebKitGTK 6.0 API
Extract C code from linux_cgo_gtk4.go to dedicated C files for better
IDE support and maintainability:
- linux_cgo_gtk4.h: Function declarations and type definitions
- linux_cgo_gtk4.c: C implementations for GTK4/WebKitGTK 6.0
WebKitGTK 6.0 API fixes:
- webkit_web_view_new_with_user_content_manager() removed
-> Use create_webview_with_user_content_manager() with g_object_new()
- WEBKIT_HARDWARE_ACCELERATION_POLICY_ON_DEMAND removed
-> Default to ALWAYS (only ALWAYS/NEVER available in 6.0)
- WebKitJavascriptResult replaced with JSCValue in callbacks
-> sendMessageToBackend now receives JSCValue* directly
Also:
- Remove duplicate show()/hide() methods (use shared file)
- Remove duplicate startResize() (wrong signature)
- Add set_app_menu_model() setter for C global variable access
- Fix webview.Scheme reference to use hardcoded 'wails' string
Note: Some pre-existing compilation errors remain in the codebase
that are unrelated to this refactoring.
* fix(linux): resolve GTK4 compilation errors and add missing platform methods
- Add missing App methods: logPlatformInfo, platformEnvironment, fatalHandler
- Add missing linuxApp methods: hide, show, on, isOnMainThread, getAccentColor
- Add missing CGO functions: getPrimaryScreen, openDevTools, enableDevTools, handleLoadChanged
- Fix options.Linux nil check (struct not pointer)
- Fix runSaveFileDialog return type to match interface
- Fix registerWindow signature to accept pointer type
- Fix GdkRGBA to use float instead of double
- Add webview import for asset request handling
- Add sanity check task to Taskfile for quick compilation verification
* fix(linux): resolve GTK3/GTK4 symbol conflict in operatingsystem package
- Add gtk3 build tag to webkit_linux.go to prevent GTK3 linking in GTK4 builds
- Create webkit_linux_gtk4.go with GTK4/WebKitGTK 6.0 pkg-config
- Move app initialization from init() to newPlatformApp() for cleaner setup
- Fixes runtime crash: 'GTK 2/3 symbols detected in GTK 4 process'
* docs: update implementation tracker for GTK3/GTK4 symbol conflict fix
* fix(linux): add GTK4 activation gate to prevent window creation before app activation
GTK4 requires the application to be 'activated' before gtk_application_window_new()
can be called. This adds a synchronization mechanism:
- Add activated channel and sync.Once to linuxApp struct
- Mark application as activated in activateLinux callback
- Wait for activation in WebviewWindow.Run() before creating windows
Fixes SIGSEGV crash when creating windows on GTK4.
* feat(linux): add primary menu style option and fix GTK4 menu issues
- Add LinuxMenuStyle option for MenuBar vs PrimaryMenu (hamburger) display
- Fix menu separators using GMenu sections instead of separator items
- Fix radio button styling with proper string-valued stateful actions
- Fix app not terminating when last window closed
- Fix Window→Zoom to toggle maximize instead of webview zoom
- Add build constraints to .c/.h files for GTK3 compatibility
- Document MenuStyle option in window reference docs
- Update implementation tracker with session changes
* chore(examples): use PrimaryMenu style in menu example
* feat(linux): implement Systray API v2 with smart defaults and window options
- Add smart defaults for systray click behavior:
- Window only: left-click toggles window
- Menu only: right-click shows menu
- Window + Menu: left-click toggles, right-click shows menu
- Add HideOnEscape and HideOnFocusLost window options:
- HideOnEscape: hides window when Escape key pressed
- HideOnFocusLost: hides window on focus lost (auto-disabled on
focus-follows-mouse WMs like Hyprland, Sway, i3)
- Add WebviewWindow.RegisterKeyBinding() public method
- Fix Linux systray handlers:
- Activate() now calls clickHandler (was doubleClickHandler)
- SecondaryActivate() calls rightClickHandler or opens menu
- ItemIsMenu always false to let handlers control behavior
- Add environment_linux.go with compositor detection:
- detectCompositor(), detectFocusFollowsMouse(), isTilingWM()
- Cursor position detection for Hyprland/Sway
- Add comprehensive manual test suite in v3/test/manual/systray/
- window-only, menu-only, window-menu, custom-handlers, hide-options
- Builds for both GTK3 and GTK4
- README with test matrix for different environments
- Update systray-basic example to use new options
* feat: add doctor-ng package with modern TUI for system diagnostics
Introduces a new pkg/doctor-ng package with a clean public API designed
for reuse by both CLI and future GUI tools. Features include:
- Public API types (Report, SystemInfo, Dependency, DiagnosticResult)
- Platform-specific dependency detection (Linux, macOS, Windows)
- Package manager support (apt, dnf, pacman, emerge, eopkg, nixpkgs, zypper)
- Modern TUI using bubbletea/lipgloss with:
- Interactive dependency navigation (j/k keys)
- Install missing dependencies prompt (i key)
- Refresh/rescan capability (r key)
- Non-interactive mode for CI/scripts (-n flag)
The new command is available as 'wails3 doctor-ng' for testing while
the existing 'wails3 doctor' command remains unchanged.
* fix(doctor-ng): stabilize display order, conditional cursor, add copy to clipboard
- Sort platform extras alphabetically to prevent bouncing
- Only show dependency cursor when there are missing deps to act on
- Add 'c' key to copy sanitized report to clipboard
- Update help text to be contextual based on system state
* feat(doctor-ng): add package manager detection for macOS/Windows, remove unused code
- macOS: detect homebrew, macports, nix; show in platform extras
- Windows: detect winget, scoop, choco; show in platform extras
- Remove unused tui/install.go (replaced by tea.ExecProcess)
- Remove unused stateInstall/viewInstall from model.go
- Remove j/k navigation from help (cursor was already removed)
* feat(cli): add wails3 tool capabilities command
Checks system build capabilities via pkg-config:
- GTK4 and WebKitGTK 6.0 availability
- GTK3 and WebKit2GTK 4.1 availability
- Recommends gtk4 or gtk3 based on what's installed
Output is JSON for easy parsing by Taskfile/scripts.
* fix(linux/gtk4): avoid checkptr errors when building with -race
Go's race detector enables checkptr, which flags storing integers
as pointers (a common GLib/C pattern using GINT_TO_POINTER).
Changes:
- Change signal_connect to accept uintptr_t instead of void* for data
- Change enableDND/disableDND to accept uintptr_t instead of gpointer
- Replace unsafe.Pointer(uintptr(id)) with C.uintptr_t(id) in Go code
- Replace g_object_set/get_data for menu item IDs with Go-side map
- Pass 0 instead of nil for unused signal data parameters
This allows building with 'go build -race' for debugging without
triggering 'checkptr: pointer arithmetic computed bad pointer value'
fatal errors.
* fix(examples/dialogs): use window menu for GTK4 compatibility
GTK4 requires menus to be set on windows, not the application.
Use LinuxMenuStylePrimaryMenu to show menu in header bar.
* test(linux): add manual dialog test suite
Comprehensive test programs for GTK4 dialogs:
- message-info, message-question, message-warning, message-error
- file-open, file-open-multi, file-save, file-directory
Each test has multiple test cases accessible via menu.
Use 'go-task build:gtk4' or 'go-task build:gtk3' to build.
* fix(linux/gtk4): fix file dialog hang by not prematurely freeing dialog
GtkFileDialog is async - gtk_file_dialog_select_folder() returns
immediately and the callback fires later. The defer g_object_unref
was freeing the dialog before the user could interact with it.
GTK manages the dialog lifecycle internally for async operations.
* fix: add mutex to protect runtimeLoaded and pendingJS from races
Multiple goroutines access runtimeLoaded and pendingJS concurrently:
- ExecJS reads/writes from window event handlers
- HandleMessage writes when runtime becomes ready
- InitiateFrontendDropProcessing reads/writes during drag-drop
Added pendingJSMutex to synchronize access. Also changed HandleMessage
to copy pending slice before releasing lock to avoid holding it during
InvokeSync calls.
* fix(linux/gtk4): fix dialog deadlock and alert dialog lifecycle
- dialogs_linux.go: Change InvokeAsync to go func() to prevent deadlock
when show() is called - runQuestionDialog uses InvokeAsync internally
and blocks on channel, which deadlocks if caller is also using InvokeAsync
- linux_cgo_gtk4.c: Remove premature g_object_unref from show_alert_dialog
as GtkAlertDialog is async and GTK manages the lifecycle
- linux_cgo_gtk4.c: Add DEBUG_LOG macro for compile-time debug output
(CGO_CFLAGS="-DWAILS_GTK_DEBUG" go build ...)
- linux_cgo_gtk4.c: Handle cancelled-with-no-error case in file dialogs
- linux_cgo_gtk4.go: Fix runQuestionDialog to use options.Title as message
- linux_cgo_gtk4.go: Add default OK button when no buttons specified
* feat(linux/gtk4): implement custom message dialogs with proper styling
GTK4's GtkAlertDialog lacks icon support and visual differentiation.
This implements a custom GtkWindow-based dialog with:
- Escape key triggers cancel button via GtkEventControllerKey
- Enter key activates default button via gtk_window_set_default_widget
- Custom icons from bytes with gtk_image_set_pixel_size (64px max)
- Symbolic icons for info/warning/error/question dialogs
- 300px minimum width for better short message appearance
- Proper memory cleanup via message_dialog_cleanup()
- close-request returns cancel button index or -1
* fix(linux/gtk4): use native size for custom dialog icons
Custom icons now display at their native size.
Built-in symbolic icons remain at 32px as designed.
* fix(linux/gtk4): implement native file drag-and-drop
Use GtkDropControllerMotion and GtkDropTarget with GTK_PHASE_CAPTURE
to intercept file drops before WebKit's internal GtkDropTargetAsync
handler in the bubble phase.
- Add on_drop_accept to filter for GDK_TYPE_FILE_LIST
- Add motion controller for enter/leave/motion events
- Set capture phase so our handlers run before WebKit's
- Both controllers attached to WebKitWebView widget
* docs: update implementation tracker and dialog docs
- Update IMPLEMENTATION.md with GTK4 dialog progress
- Add GTK4 dialog documentation to reference docs
- Fix RLock -> Lock in cleanup to allow window modification
- Simplify manual dialog test menus (remove nested submenus)
* fix(linux/gtk4): parse runtime call params from query string
WebKitGTK 6.0 sends POST data as URL query parameters for custom URI
schemes instead of in the request body. Add fallback to parse object,
method, and args from query params when body is empty.
* fix(linux): fallback to application menu when no window menu set
Windows without an explicit Linux.Menu option now inherit the
application-level menu set via app.Menu.Set().
* fix(linux/gtk4): implement sync clipboard API
GTK4 uses async clipboard operations. Implement clipboard_get_text_sync
which iterates the GLib main context until the async read completes.
This avoids deadlock when called from the main thread (e.g., menu handlers).
* fix(linux/gtk4): DPI scaling and menu duplication fixes
- Implement proper DPI scaling using gdk_monitor_get_scale (GTK 4.14+)
for fractional scaling support on Linux/GTK4
- Calculate PhysicalBounds correctly by multiplying logical coords by scale
- Fix menu items duplicating when creating new windows by adding
processed flag to prevent re-processing menus
- Add safe type assertion helpers in screen example to prevent crashes
- Add CSS to prevent text selection during drag in screen example
- Document tiling WM limitations (Hyprland, Sway, i3) in official docs
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* feat(tests): add GTK3 vs GTK4 benchmark suite
Add comprehensive benchmark suite for comparing GTK3 and GTK4 performance
in Wails applications. Benchmarks cover:
- Screen enumeration and primary screen query
- Window create/destroy, resize, show/hide operations
- Menu creation (simple, complex, with accelerators)
- Event emit and receive timing
- Dialog setup
Includes comparison tool for side-by-side analysis of results.
Usage:
go build -tags gtk3 -o benchmark-gtk3 .
go build -tags gtk4 -o benchmark-gtk4 .
./benchmark-gtk3 && ./benchmark-gtk4
go run compare.go benchmark-GTK3-*.json benchmark-GTK4-*.json
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* feat(examples): add WebView API compatibility checker
Cross-platform example that tests and reports which Web APIs are
available in the current WebView engine. Tests 200+ APIs across
categories:
- Storage (localStorage, IndexedDB, Cache API, File System)
- Network (Fetch, WebSocket, WebTransport, SSE)
- Media (Web Audio, MediaRecorder, Speech APIs)
- Graphics (Canvas, WebGL, WebGL2, WebGPU)
- Device (Geolocation, Sensors, Bluetooth, USB, Serial)
- Workers (Web Workers, Service Workers, Shared Workers)
- Performance (Observers, Timing APIs)
- Security (Web Crypto, WebAuthn, Credentials)
- UI/DOM (Custom Elements, Shadow DOM, Clipboard)
- CSS (CSSOM, Container Queries, Modern Selectors)
- JavaScript (ES Modules, BigInt, Private Fields)
Useful for understanding API availability differences between:
- WebKitGTK (Linux) vs WebView2 (Windows) vs WKWebView (macOS)
- GTK3/WebKit2GTK 4.1 vs GTK4/WebKitGTK 6.0
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* feat(examples): add Web API examples demonstrating browser capabilities
Add 15 interactive Web API examples in v3/examples/web-apis/:
- Storage: localStorage, IndexedDB
- Network: Fetch API, WebSocket
- Media: Canvas 2D, WebGL, Web Audio
- Device: Geolocation, Clipboard, Fullscreen
- Security: WebCrypto
- Notifications API
- Workers: Web Workers
- Observers: Intersection Observer, Resize Observer
Each example includes an interactive demo with API documentation
and feature detection to help developers understand what's
available in WebView environments.
Also updates webview-api-check with autorun support for
automated API compatibility testing.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* feat(examples): add 26 more Web API examples
Expand web-apis examples from 15 to 41 total, covering:
Storage: sessionStorage, Cache API, Page Visibility
Network: XMLHttpRequest, EventSource (SSE), Beacon API
Media: MediaDevices, MediaRecorder, Speech Synthesis
Device: Device Orientation, Vibration, Gamepad
Performance: Performance API, Mutation Observer
UI/DOM: Web Components, Pointer Events, Selection, Dialog
Messaging: Drag and Drop, Broadcast Channel, History API
Data: Streams, File API, Blob, Share, Permissions
Each example includes interactive demos, API detection,
and follows the consistent dark-themed styling pattern.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* docs: update changelog with full web-api examples count
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* refactor(examples): simplify beacon demo with local server
Replace the complex beacon demo with a simpler version that includes:
- Local HTTP server on port 9999 that receives beacon data
- Go service to retrieve and display received beacons
- Quick buttons for common beacon types (pageview, click, error, timing)
- Live display of received beacon data with auto-refresh
- Clear explanation of how the demo works
This makes the demo more educational by showing both the sending
and receiving sides of the Beacon API.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* refactor(examples): streamline beacon demo UI
Revert to original standalone implementation with httpbin.org endpoint
but with a compact two-column layout that fits without scrolling:
- Left: endpoint config, data type selector, data input, example buttons
- Right: stats (sent/queued/failed/bytes), auto-unload option, event log
Features retained: String/JSON/FormData/Blob data types, analytics/error/
timing examples, auto-beacon on page unload.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* refactor(examples): streamline blob demo with tabbed layout
Redesign blob demo to fit without scrolling using:
- Three-column layout: Create | Stored Blobs | Output
- Tabbed interface for blob creation (Text/JSON/Binary/SVG)
- Compact blob list with download and delete actions
- Operations panel for conversions and slicing
- Feature badges showing API support status
Reduced from 846 lines to 349 lines while keeping core functionality.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* fix(examples): fix dropdown styling in blob demo
Style select option elements with dark background to match theme.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* feat(examples): add MDN links to demo titles
Link API names in titles to their MDN documentation pages.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* refactor(examples): streamline broadcast-channel with Wails windows
Redesign broadcast-channel demo for Wails environment:
- Replace browser tabs with Wails windows via WindowService
- Compact two-column layout: Channel/Send | Messages
- "Open New Window" button creates new Wails window
- Each window gets unique ID for message tracking
- Join/leave notifications when windows open/close
- Quick message buttons, ping all, stats display
- MDN link in title
Reduced from 737 lines to 245 lines.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* fix(examples): simplify broadcast-channel to use multiple app instances
Remove WindowService that required generated bindings. Instead, instruct
users to run multiple instances of the app to test cross-window messaging.
BroadcastChannel API works across windows of the same origin.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* feat(examples): add API feature badges to broadcast-channel demo
Show supported features: BroadcastChannel, postMessage, close,
onmessage, onmessageerror, MessageChannel - consistent with other demos.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* feat(examples): add multi-window support to broadcast-channel demo
Use Wails runtime.js and WindowService to open new windows for
cross-window BroadcastChannel API testing. Streamlined UI with
feature detection badges and MDN link.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* feat(linux): make GTK4 opt-in via -tags gtk4, keep GTK3 as default
This change inverts the build tag logic so that:
- GTK3/WebKit2GTK 4.1 is the stable default (no tag required)
- GTK4/WebKitGTK 6.0 is experimental opt-in via `-tags gtk4`
This allows the branch to be merged into v3-alpha without breaking
existing apps, while enabling early adopters to test GTK4 support.
Changes:
- Updated 20 Go files: `gtk3` → `!gtk4`, `!gtk3` → `gtk4`
- Updated IMPLEMENTATION.md to reflect new build strategy
- Updated benchmark README with correct build commands
- Added GTK4_FEEDBACK_ISSUE.md template for community testing
- Added Armaan's signing guide link to docs
Build commands after this change:
go build ./v3/... # GTK3 (default)
go build -tags gtk4 ./v3/... # GTK4 (experimental)
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* refactor(linux): rename capabilities files to follow naming convention
Renamed for consistency with other GTK3/GTK4 file pairs:
- capabilities_linux.go (default, GTK3)
- capabilities_linux_gtk4.go (opt-in, GTK4)
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* feat(linux/gtk4): add experimental notice with feedback issue link
When building with -tags gtk4, the app now displays a notice at startup
directing users to the feedback issue for reporting problems.
Issue: https://github.com/wailsapp/wails/issues/4957
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* ci(linux): add GTK4 testing for webkit-gtk6-support branch
- Fix box alignment in experimental notice
- Add GTK4 dependency installation for this branch only
- Run Go tests with both default (GTK3) and -tags gtk4
- Build examples with both GTK versions
- Build templates with both GTK versions
The GTK4 tests only run when PR source branch is feature/webkit-gtk6-support.
This ensures existing PRs are not affected while enabling full GTK4 CI coverage.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* fix(doctor): make GTK3 primary, GTK4 experimental in package checks
Updated all 7 package managers to match new build tag strategy:
- GTK3/WebKit2GTK 4.1 → primary (required for default builds)
- GTK4/WebKitGTK 6.0 → optional/experimental (for -tags gtk4)
Affected: apt, dnf, pacman, zypper, emerge, eopkg, nixpkgs
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* docs(dialogs): fix GTK3/GTK4 documentation to reflect default behavior
GTK3 is the default, GTK4 is opt-in via -tags gtk4. Updated the dialogs
documentation to clarify this instead of suggesting GTK3 is opt-in.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* fix(examples): escape HTML in web-apis examples to prevent DOM XSS
Add escapeHtml() helper function and escape all user-controlled or
dynamic values before inserting them into innerHTML to address CodeQL
security alerts.
Files fixed:
- beacon: escape log type, message, and class names
- eventsource: escape time and type in log entries
- file-api: escape file name, size, and type
- mediadevices: escape time, type, and message in log entries
- selection: escape text content before applying highlight regex
- share: escape file name, size, and type in file list
- speech-synthesis: escape time, type, and message in log entries
- web-components: escape title and color in shadow DOM template
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* fix(linux): correct GTK4 build tags and Taskfile for GTK3 default
- Fix build tags in linux_cgo_gtk4.c and linux_cgo_gtk4.h from
`!gtk3` to `gtk4` to match the Go file constraints
- Update Taskfile.yaml to reflect GTK3 as default, GTK4 as opt-in
- Rename test:example:linux:gtk3 to test:example:linux:gtk4
- Comment out GTK4 tests in test:examples since CI doesn't have GTK4 deps
This fixes the CI failure where GTK4 C files were being compiled
by default due to incorrect build constraints.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* fix(systemtray): add missing defaultClickHandler method
Add the defaultClickHandler method that was in v3-alpha but not
properly merged. This method is called from systemtray_darwin.go
when handling tray icon clicks.
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* fix(tests): add linux build constraint to gtk4-benchmark
The gtk4-benchmark test is Linux-only but was missing a build
constraint on main.go, causing build failures on macOS/Windows.
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* ci(linux): skip hanging GTK4 service tests in CI
The service startup/shutdown tests hang in GTK4 CI environment due to
display initialization issues with xvfb. Skip these specific tests for
now while keeping other GTK4 tests running.
Skipped tests:
- TestServiceStartup
- TestServiceShutdown
- TestServiceStartupShutdown
The *Error variants of these tests still run as they fail fast before
the hang occurs.
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* ci(linux): skip all service tests for GTK4 in CI
All service tests hang in GTK4 CI because they require a fully
functional GTK4 display that xvfb cannot provide. Skip all tests
matching "TestService" pattern.
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* ci(linux): remove unsupported GTK4 template build test
The wails build command doesn't support the -tags flag yet.
GTK4 compilation is already verified by Go tests, so this
additional template build step is not necessary.
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* Fix Copilot review feedback on PR #4958
- Use JSON.stringify() for onclick handlers in storage examples to safely
handle keys with quotes (sessionstorage, localstorage)
- Guard DeviceOrientationEvent check to prevent ReferenceError on
unsupported browsers (device-orientation)
- Add type assertion check for Bounds to prevent panic on malformed
JSON (screens.go)
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* fix(v3/linux): fix OpenFileDialog crash from GTK thread violation
The runChooserDialog function had a race condition that caused GTK
assertion failures and crashes on Linux:
1. InvokeAsync scheduled gtk_dialog_run on the GTK thread
2. After dialog closed, a goroutine was spawned OFF the GTK thread
3. gtk_widget_destroy was called immediately (before goroutine ran)
4. Goroutine tried to call gtk_file_chooser_get_filenames on destroyed widget
Fix:
- Extract filenames on GTK thread BEFORE destroying widget
- Call gtk_widget_destroy on GTK thread AFTER extraction
- Goroutine only handles sending Go strings (no GTK calls)
Fixes#3683
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* docs: add changelog entry for OpenFileDialog crash fix
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* fix: properly free all filenames to prevent memory leak
When more than 1024 files are selected, the previous code leaked memory
because g_slist_free() only frees list nodes, not the data pointers.
Now we iterate through ALL entries, freeing each filename string.
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* refactor: remove arbitrary 1024 file selection limit
GTK's gtk_file_chooser_get_filenames() has no documented maximum.
The limit was arbitrary and unnecessary.
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* docs: add comment about no file selection limit
Consistent with Windows/macOS behavior.
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* fix(v3): add nil check to Focus() to prevent SIGSEGV after Hide
The Focus() method was missing a nil/destroyed check on w.impl,
causing a SIGSEGV when Focus() is called on a window that has been
hidden and potentially destroyed (e.g., when clicking the dock icon
after hiding the window on macOS).
This aligns Focus() with Show() and Hide() which already have proper
guards against nil/destroyed window implementations.
Fixes#4890
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* fix(v3/linux): use g_bytes_new instead of g_bytes_new_static for Go slices
g_bytes_new_static expects truly static data that is never freed or
moved, but Go's garbage collector can move or free slice memory at any
time. This causes SIGSEGV crashes in the GTK event loop when the GC
runs and frees memory that GTK still references.
The fix replaces g_bytes_new_static with g_bytes_new, which copies the
data to C-owned memory that is safe from Go's GC.
Also fixes memory leak in setIcon() by adding proper g_bytes_unref and
g_object_unref calls for the GBytes and stream objects.
Changes:
- linux_cgo.go: Replace g_bytes_new_static with g_bytes_new (4 places)
- linux_cgo.go: Add cleanup in setIcon() for gbytes and stream
- linux_purego.go: Add gBytesNew binding and use it instead of static
Fixes#4864
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* fix(linux): add empty slice guards to prevent panic
Adds guards to check for empty slices before taking &slice[0] which
would panic on empty input. Affects setIcon(), menuItemAddProperties(),
menuItemSetBitmap(), and runQuestionDialog() in both CGO and purego.
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Adds guards to check for empty slices before taking &slice[0] which would
panic. Affects setIcon(), menuItemAddProperties(), menuItemSetBitmap(),
and runQuestionDialog() in both CGO and purego implementations.
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* feat(v3): add server mode for headless HTTP deployment
Server mode allows Wails applications to run as pure HTTP servers
without native GUI dependencies. Enable with `-tags server` build tag.
Features:
- HTTP server with configurable host/port via ServerOptions
- WAILS_SERVER_HOST and WAILS_SERVER_PORT env var overrides
- WebSocket event broadcasting to connected browsers
- Browser clients represented as BrowserWindow (Window interface)
- Health check endpoint at /health
- Graceful shutdown with configurable timeout
- Docker support with Dockerfile.server template and tasks
Build and run:
wails3 task build:server
wails3 task run:server
wails3 task build:docker
wails3 task run:docker
Documentation at docs/guides/server-build.mdx
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* feat(v3): add server mode for headless HTTP deployment
Server mode allows Wails applications to run as pure HTTP servers
without native GUI dependencies. Enable with `-tags server` build tag.
Features:
- HTTP server with configurable host/port via ServerOptions
- WAILS_SERVER_HOST and WAILS_SERVER_PORT env var overrides
- WebSocket event broadcasting to connected browsers
- Browser clients represented as BrowserWindow (Window interface)
- Health check endpoint at /health
- Graceful shutdown with configurable timeout
- Docker support with Dockerfile.server template and tasks
Build and run:
wails3 task build:server
wails3 task run:server
wails3 task build:docker
wails3 task run:docker
Documentation at docs/guides/server-build.mdx
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* fix: address CodeRabbit review comments
- Fix corrupted test file with embedded terminal output
- Fix module name mismatch in gin-routing (was gin-example)
- Fix replace directive version mismatch in gin-service
- Fix placeholder module name in ios example (was changeme)
- Fix Dockerfile COPY path to work from both build contexts
- Fix bare URL in README (MD034 compliance)
- Fix comment accuracy in getScreens (returns error, not empty slice)
- Remove deprecated docker-compose version field
- Add port documentation in Taskfile template
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* fix: address CodeRabbit review comments
- Add note about healthcheck wget not being available in distroless images
- Add !server build constraint to menu_windows.go and menu_darwin.go
- Downgrade window-visibility-test go.mod from 1.25 to 1.24 to match CI
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* fix(v3/linux): fix crash on panic in JS-bound Go methods
WebKit2GTK installs signal handlers after gtk_main() starts, overriding
our SA_ONSTACK fix. This causes Go panics (e.g., nil pointer dereference)
in JS-bound methods to crash with 'non-Go code set up signal handler
without SA_ONSTACK flag'.
Fix by deferring signal handler installation via g_idle_add() to run
after GTK main loop starts, ensuring we fix handlers AFTER WebKit
has installed its own.
Fixes#3965
* test(v3/linux): add test case for signal handler fix
Adds a test application that can trigger panics from JS-bound Go methods
to verify the signal handler fix for issue #3965 works correctly.
The test app has buttons to:
- Trigger a panic in a goroutine
- Trigger an immediate panic
- Call a safe method
Before the fix, clicking 'Trigger Panic' would crash the app.
After the fix, panics are recovered and logged.
* chore: remove test case from PR
* fix(linux): call signal handler fix after WebKit init, not in idle callback
Move install_signal_handlers() call to after webkit_web_view_new_with_user_content_manager()
to ensure WebKit has finished setting up its signal handlers before we add SA_ONSTACK.
The previous g_idle_add approach was still too early - WebKit initialization continues
after GTK init. This matches the v2 approach which waits for actual webview creation.
Also add documentation about the known Go limitation (golang/go#7227) where signals
may still be delivered on the wrong stack in some C interop scenarios.
The SaveFileDialog.SetFilename() option had no effect on Linux because
the filename was never passed to the GTK file chooser.
This adds a currentName parameter to runChooserDialog and calls
gtk_file_chooser_set_current_name() for save dialogs when a filename
is specified.
Changes:
- linux_cgo.go: Add currentName parameter and GTK call
- linux_purego.go: Add gtkFileChooserSetCurrentName binding and same fix
Fixes the Linux implementation to match the behaviour on Windows and macOS.
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* fix(v3): overhaul drag-and-drop for Linux reliability and simplify Windows
This commit fixes drag-and-drop reliability on Linux and simplifies the
Windows implementation.
## Linux
- Rewrite GTK drag handlers to properly intercept external file drops
- Fix HTML5 internal drag-and-drop being broken when file drop enabled
- Add hover effects during file drag operations
- Fix multiple app instances interfering with each other
## Windows
- Remove native IDropTarget in favor of JavaScript approach (matches v2)
- File drops now handled via chrome.webview.postMessageWithAdditionalObjects
## All Platforms
- Rename EnableDragAndDrop to EnableFileDrop
- Rename data-wails-drop-target to data-file-drop-target
- Rename wails-drop-target-active to file-drop-target-active
- Add comprehensive drag-and-drop documentation
## Breaking Changes
- EnableDragAndDrop -> EnableFileDrop
- data-wails-dropzone -> data-file-drop-target
- wails-dropzone-hover -> file-drop-target-active
- DropZoneDetails -> DropTargetDetails
- Remove WindowDropZoneFilesDropped event (use WindowFilesDropped)
* feat(macos): optimize drag event performance with debouncing and caching
- Add 50ms debouncing to limit drag events to 20/sec (was 120/sec)
- Implement window implementation caching to avoid repeated lookups
- Maintain existing 5-pixel threshold for immediate response
- Keep zero-allocation path with pre-allocated buffers
- Rename linuxDragActive to nativeDragActive for clarity
- Update IMPLEMENTATION.md with optimization details and Windows guidance
Performance improvements:
- 83% reduction in event frequency
- ~6x reduction in CPU/memory usage during drag operations
- Maintains smooth visual feedback with InvokeSync for timer callbacks
* fix(windows): implement proper file drop support for Windows
- Remove incorrect AllowExternalDrag(false) call that was blocking file drops
- Fix message prefix from 'FilesDropped' to 'file:drop:' to match JS runtime
- Fix coordinate parsing for 'file:drop:x:y' format (indices 2,3 not 1,2)
- Add enableFileDrop flag injection to JS runtime during navigation
- Update JS runtime to check enableFileDrop flag before processing drops
- Always call preventDefault() to stop browser navigation on file drags
- Show 'no drop' cursor when file drops are disabled
- Update example to filter file drags from HTML drop zone handlers
- Add documentation for combining file drop with HTML drag-and-drop
* fix(v3): block file drops on Linux when EnableFileDrop is false
- Add disableDND() to intercept and reject external file drags at GTK level
- Show 'no drop' cursor when files are dragged over window
- Allow internal HTML5 drag-and-drop to work normally
- Initialize _wails.flags object in runtime core to prevent undefined errors
- Inject enableFileDrop flag on Linux and macOS (matching Windows)
- Fix bare _wails reference to use window._wails
- Update docs with info about blocked drops and combining with HTML DnD
* fix(darwin): add missing fmt import in webview_window_darwin.go
* fix(macOS): implement hover effects for file drag-and-drop with optimizations
- Added draggingUpdated: handler to track mouse movement during drag operations
- Implemented macosOnDragEnter/Exit/Over export functions for real-time hover state
- Fixed JS function call from '_wails.handlePlatformFileDrop' to correct 'wails.Window.HandlePlatformFileDrop'
- Added EnableFileDrop flag checks to prevent hover effects when file drops are disabled
- Renamed linuxDragActive to nativeDragActive for cross-platform consistency
Performance optimizations:
- Added 50ms debounce to reduce event frequency from ~120/sec to ~20/sec
- Implemented 5-pixel movement threshold for immediate response
- Added window caching with sync.Map to avoid repeated lookups
- Zero-allocation JavaScript calls with pre-allocated 128-byte buffer
- Reduced memory usage to ~18 bytes per event (6x reduction)
Build improvements:
- Updated runtime Taskfile to include documentation generation
- Added docs:build task to runtime build process
- Fixed build order: events → docs → runtime
Documentation:
- Added IMPLEMENTATION.md with optimization details
- Included guidance for Windows implementation
* chore(v3/examples): remove html-dnd-api example
The drag-n-drop example now demonstrates both external file drops
and internal HTML5 drag-and-drop, making this separate example redundant.
* docs(v3): move drag-and-drop implementation details to runtime-internals
- Add drag-and-drop section to contributing/runtime-internals.mdx
- Remove IMPLEMENTATION.md from example (content now in proper docs)
- Covers platform differences, debugging tips, and key files
* fix(v3): remove html-dnd-api from example build list
* fix(v3): remove duplicate json import in application_darwin.go
* fix(v3): address CodeRabbit review feedback
- Fix docs to use app.Window.NewWithOptions() instead of deprecated API
- Add mutex protection to dragOverJSBuffer to prevent race conditions
- Add mutex protection to dragThrottleState fields for thread safety
* docs: add coderabbit pre-push requirement to AGENTS.md
* fix(v3/test): use correct CSS class name file-drop-target-active
* chore(v3/test): remove dnd-test directory
This was a development test file that shouldn't be in the PR.
The drag-n-drop example serves as the proper test case.
* docs(v3): update Windows file drop comment to reflect implemented fix
Remove stale TODO - enableFileDrop flag is now injected in navigationCompleted
* refactor(v3): make handleDragAndDropMessage unexported
Internal method only called by application event loop, not part of public API.
* All changes are complete. Here's a summary of what was implemented for issue #3896:
## Summary
Added four new WebKit2 load-change events for Linux to match WebKitGTK's documented load-change signals:
### New Events
| Event | ID | WebKit Signal | Description |
|-------|-----|---------------|-------------|
| `WindowLoadStarted` | 1059 | `WEBKIT_LOAD_STARTED` | Fired when page load begins |
| `WindowLoadRedirected` | 1060 | `WEBKIT_LOAD_REDIRECTED` | Fired when a redirect occurs |
| `WindowLoadCommitted` | 1061 | `WEBKIT_LOAD_COMMITTED` | Fired when load is committed |
| `WindowLoadFinished` | 1062 | `WEBKIT_LOAD_FINISHED` | Fired when load completes |
### Files Modified
1. **`v3/pkg/events/events.go`** - Added new event types to `linuxEvents` struct and updated all platform event IDs (Mac, Windows, iOS shifted by +4 to accommodate new Linux events)
2. **`v3/pkg/events/events_linux.h`** - Added C defines for new events
3. **`v3/pkg/application/linux_cgo.go`** - Updated `handleLoadChanged()` to dispatch all four load events
4. **`v3/UNRELEASED_CHANGELOG.md`** - Documented the new feature
### Backward Compatibility
- The existing `WindowLoadChanged` event (1058) continues to fire on `WEBKIT_LOAD_FINISHED` for backward compatibility
- `WindowLoadFinished` also fires on `WEBKIT_LOAD_FINISHED` for consistent naming with the new events
Would you like me to commit these changes?
* These are the remaining changes that need to be committed - the generator properly updated:
1. `events.txt` - source of truth for events
2. `event_types.ts` - TypeScript runtime types for JS/TS clients
3. `events_darwin.h` - Mac C header with updated event IDs
4. `events_ios.h` - iOS C header with updated event IDs
These are the final changes needed on top of the previous commit. Would you like me to commit these changes?
* chore: add new Linux WebKit2 load events to known_events.go
Add WindowLoadStarted, WindowLoadRedirected, WindowLoadCommitted,
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* docs: add Linux WebKit2 load events to events-reference guide
Document the new WindowLoadStarted, WindowLoadRedirected,
WindowLoadCommitted, and WindowLoadFinished events in the
Linux Events section of the events reference guide.
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* Update UNRELEASED_CHANGELOG
* refactor(linux): remove deprecated WindowLoadChanged event
Remove the legacy WindowLoadChanged event and replace all internal
references with WindowLoadFinished. This simplifies the event system
by having granular events (LoadStarted, LoadRedirected, LoadCommitted,
LoadFinished) rather than a generic LoadChanged that fired on any state.
- Remove WindowLoadChanged from events.go and event_types.ts
- Update linux_cgo.go to only fire WindowLoadFinished
- Update webview_window_linux.go hooks to use WindowLoadFinished
- Regenerate runtime bundles and known_events
- Update events documentation
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* docs: add breaking change note for WindowLoadChanged removal
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* fix: prevent window menu crash on Wayland by realizing window before showing
On Wayland with GTK3, the appmenu-gtk-module tries to set DBus properties
for global menu integration before the window is fully realized, causing
a crash with the error "GDK_IS_WAYLAND_WINDOW (window) assertion failed".
The fix calls gtk_widget_realize() before gtk_widget_show_all() to ensure
the window has a valid GdkWindow when the menu system accesses it.
This fix is applied to both the CGO and purego implementations.
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* feat: add Wayland detection to wails3 doctor and test for #4769
- Add Wayland session detection row to `wails3 doctor` output on Linux
- Create test project v3/test/4769-menu to manually verify the menu fix
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* fix: sanitize GTK application name to prevent crashes with invalid characters
Application names containing spaces, parentheses, hash symbols, or other
invalid characters would cause GTK to fail with an assertion error.
Added sanitizeAppName() function that:
- Replaces invalid characters with underscores
- Handles leading digits
- Removes consecutive underscores
- Defaults to "wailsapp" if empty
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This commit integrates Android platform support for Wails v3.
Key changes:
- Add Android-specific application, webview, and runtime files
- Add Android event types
- Add Android examples and build system (Gradle)
- Add JNI bridge for Go <-> Java communication
- Update application options for Android configuration
- Add Android include to common Taskfile template
Note: The Android branch was more recent than the iOS branch
and had fewer conflicts with the transport layer refactor.
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* Add support for origin tracking in raw message handling
- Implemented origin and top origin tracking for web messages from JavaScript.
- Updated `RawMessageHandler` to include `originInfo`.
- Added cross-platform support for retrieving the origin of messages in macOS, Windows, and Linux.
* fix build
* fix build
* fix build
* fix build
* fix build
* Fix nil checks and string handling for message origins across platforms
- Ensure proper fallback to empty strings for `origin` and `topOrigin` when errors or nil values are encountered.
- Normalize handling of `message.body` to account for non-NSString values in macOS.
* add docs
* Remove unused doc
* update changelog
* fix build
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This commit adds comprehensive Android support for Wails v3, enabling
Go applications to run as native Android apps with WebView-based UI.
Key features:
- Android-specific application implementation with JNI bridge
- WebView integration via WebViewAssetLoader for serving assets
- JavaScript runtime injection and execution via JNI callbacks
- Binding call support with async result callbacks
- Event system support for Android platform
- Full example Android app with Gradle build system
Technical details:
- Uses CGO with Android NDK for cross-compilation
- Implements JNI callbacks for Go <-> Java communication
- Supports both ARM64 and x86_64 architectures
- WebView debugging support via Chrome DevTools Protocol
- Handles empty response body case in binding calls to prevent panic
Files added:
- v3/pkg/application/*_android.go - Android platform implementations
- v3/pkg/events/events_android.go - Android event definitions
- v3/internal/*/\*_android.go - Android-specific internal packages
- v3/examples/android/ - Complete example Android application
- v3/ANDROID_ARCHITECTURE.md - Architecture documentation
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* Fixed Wayland related window maximum size issues on ultrawide monitors by adding a monitor-window search fallback.
* Fixed Wayland related window maximum size issues on ultrawide monitors by adding a monitor-window search fallback.
* Added note to UNRELEASED_CHANGELOG.md regarding Wayland ultrawide monitor fix of issue 4439.
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* new events
* macOS dnd improvements
* wailsio adds for dropzone
* update example
* sorta working
the top 300px of the window are not dropabble for some reason i suspect it has to do with the drag enter/drag leave xy as the performOperation needed to use the ContentView for appropriate X/Y
* implement attribute detection for data-wails-dropzone
* docs
* pass x/y dnd linux
* cleanup exmample
* changelog
* pass all attributes to golang on dragdrop
* filetree example
* fix dnd build windows
* Fix windows dnd
* update docs
* remove debug log
* appease the security bot
* Fix changelog
* Fix changelog
* Revert "Fix event generation issues."
This reverts commit ae4ed4fe
* Fix events
* Fix merge conflicts. Fix events generation formatting
* Update docs
* Fix duplicate bundledassets import causing build failures
Remove duplicate import of bundledassets package that was causing
compilation errors in PR #4318. The import was declared twice in
the same import block, causing "bundledassets redeclared" errors.
Fixes build issues in GitHub Actions for drag-and-drop zones feature.
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* Replace fmt.Printf debug statements with globalApplication.debug
Replace all fmt.Printf debug logging statements in drag-and-drop
functionality with proper globalApplication.debug calls. This provides:
- Consistent logging with the rest of the application
- Proper key-value structured logging
- Better integration with the application's logging system
- Cleaner debug output format
Changes:
- application_darwin.go: Replace 2 fmt.Printf calls
- webview_window.go: Replace 6 fmt.Printf calls
- webview_window_windows.go: Replace 13 fmt.Printf calls
- Remove unused fmt import from application_darwin.go
All debug messages maintain the same information but now use
structured logging with key-value pairs instead of printf formatting.
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* Add nil checks to WindowEventContext methods
Ensure all WindowEventContext methods properly handle nil c.data
by initializing the map when it's nil. This prevents panics when
methods are called on contexts that haven't been properly initialized.
Changes:
- DroppedFiles(): Add nil check and map initialization
- setCoordinates(): Add nil check and map initialization
- setDropZoneDetails(): Add nil check and map initialization
- DropZoneDetails(): Add nil check and map initialization
All methods now follow the same pattern as setDroppedFiles()
where a nil data map is automatically initialized to prevent
runtime panics during drag-and-drop operations.
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* Update v3/pkg/application/webview_window_darwin.m
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* reinstate events docs.
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* Refactor Manager API to use singular naming convention
This is a RENAME-ONLY exercise that converts the Wails v3 Manager API from plural to singular naming for better consistency and clarity.
## Changes Applied
### API Transformations:
- `app.Windows.*` → `app.Window.*`
- `app.Events.*` → `app.Event.*`
- `app.ContextMenus.*` → `app.ContextMenu.*`
- `app.KeyBindings.*` → `app.KeyBinding.*`
- `app.Dialogs.*` → `app.Dialog.*`
- `app.Menus.*` → `app.Menu.*`
- `app.Screens.*` → `app.Screen.*`
### Files Updated:
- **Core Application**: 22 files in `v3/pkg/application/`
- **Examples**: 43+ files in `v3/examples/`
- **Documentation**: 13 files in `docs/src/content/docs/`
- **CLI Tests**: 1 file in `v3/internal/commands/`
### Critical Constraints Preserved:
- ✅ Event string constants unchanged (e.g., "windows:WindowShow")
- ✅ Platform event names preserved (events.Windows, events.Mac, etc.)
- ✅ TypeScript API remains compatible
- ✅ All functionality intact
### Verification:
- ✅ All examples build successfully (`task test:examples` passes)
- ✅ Application package compiles without errors
- ✅ Documentation reflects new API patterns
## Benefits
- **Improved Clarity**: Singular names are more intuitive (`app.Window` vs `app.Windows`)
- **Better Consistency**: Aligns with Go naming conventions
- **Enhanced Developer Experience**: Clearer autocomplete and API discovery
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* Fix generator testcases and add cross-platform test cleanup
- Update 28 generator testcase files to use singular API (app.Window.New() vs app.Windows.New())
- Add cross-platform cleanup system with Go script to remove test artifacts
- Add test:all task with comprehensive testing and automatic cleanup
- Fix cleanup to target files vs directories correctly (preserves source directories)
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* Fix remaining Windows CI failures by updating all plural API usage to singular
Fixed the last remaining instances of old plural Manager API usage:
- tests/window-visibility-test/main.go: Updated all app.Windows -> app.Window and app.Menus -> app.Menu
- internal/templates/_common/main.go.tmpl: Updated app.Windows -> app.Window and app.Events -> app.Event
- pkg/services/badge/badge_windows.go: Updated app.Windows -> app.Window (Windows-specific fix)
These fixes address the Windows CI failures where platform-specific files still used the old API.
The tests didn't catch this locally because Windows-specific files only compile on Windows.
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* Initial refactor
* More refactoring of API
* Update gitignore
* Potential fix for code scanning alert no. 134: Incorrect conversion between integer types
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* Update v3/internal/generator/testcases/variable_single_from_function/main.go
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* Update v3/pkg/application/context_menu_manager.go
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* Update v3/pkg/application/event_manager.go
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* Update v3/pkg/application/context_menu_manager.go
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* Fix build issues
* Fix build issues
* Address CodeRabbitAI review feedback: fix goroutines, error handling, and resource management
- Fix infinite goroutines with proper context cancellation and ticker cleanup
- Add error handling to window creation calls
- Prevent unbounded slice growth in gin-service and screen examples
- Use graceful shutdown patterns with app.Context().Done()
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* Fix manager API refactor issues and complete all v3 example builds
- Fixed slices import missing in event_manager.go
- Changed contextMenusLock from sync.Mutex to sync.RWMutex for RLock/RUnlock compatibility
- Updated all globalApplication calls to use new manager pattern (Windows.Current, Events.OnApplicationEvent, etc.)
- Fixed Events.Emit vs Events.EmitEvent method signature mismatch
- Corrected NewWithOptions calls (returns 1 value, not 2) in examples
- Added comprehensive .gitignore patterns for all v3 example binaries
- All 34 v3 examples now build successfully
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* Fix Linux platform manager API calls
- Updated events_common_linux.go: OnApplicationEvent → Events.OnApplicationEvent
- Updated application_linux.go: OnApplicationEvent → Events.OnApplicationEvent
- Ensures Linux builds work with new manager pattern
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* Fix remaining NewWithOptions assignment errors in examples
- Fixed badge/main.go: removed assignment mismatch and unused variable
- Fixed badge-custom/main.go: removed assignment mismatch and variable reuse
- Fixed file-association/main.go: removed assignment mismatch and unused variable
- All examples now use correct single-value assignment for NewWithOptions()
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* Implement multi-architecture Docker compilation system for Linux builds
### New Features
- **Multi-Architecture Support**: Native ARM64 and x86_64 Docker compilation
- **Auto-Detection**: Automatic architecture detection in Taskfile tasks
- **Complete Cross-Platform Testing**: 129 builds (43 examples × 3 platforms)
### Docker Infrastructure
- `Dockerfile.linux-arm64`: Ubuntu 24.04 ARM64 native compilation
- `Dockerfile.linux-x86_64`: Ubuntu 24.04 x86_64 native compilation
- Architecture-specific build scripts with colored output and error handling
- Native compilation eliminates CGO cross-compilation issues
### Task System Updates
- **New Tasks**: `test:examples:all` for complete cross-platform testing
- **Architecture-Specific**: `test:examples:linux:docker:arm64/x86_64`
- **Auto-Detection**: `test:example:linux:docker` detects host architecture
- **Clear Parameter Usage**: Documented when DIR parameter is/isn't needed
### Build Artifacts
- Architecture-specific naming: `testbuild-{example}-linux-{arch}`
- ARM64: `testbuild-badge-linux-arm64`
- x86_64: `testbuild-badge-linux-x86_64`
### Documentation
- Complete TESTING.md overhaul with multi-architecture support
- Clear command reference distinguishing single vs all example builds
- Updated build performance estimates (10-15 minutes for 129 builds)
- Comprehensive troubleshooting and usage examples
### Infrastructure Cleanup
- Removed deprecated `Dockerfile.linux-proper`
- Updated .gitignore for new build artifact patterns
- Streamlined Taskfile with architecture-aware Linux tasks
**Status**: Production-ready multi-architecture Docker compilation system
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* Fix CLI appimage testfiles API migration and add to testing system
### API Migration Fixes
- **Event Registration**: Updated `app.OnApplicationEvent()` → `app.Events.OnApplicationEvent()`
- **Window Manager**: Updated `app.CurrentWindow()` → `app.Windows.Current()`
- **Window Creation**: Updated `app.NewWebviewWindowWithOptions()` → `app.Windows.NewWithOptions()`
- **Menu Manager**: Updated `app.SetMenu()` → `app.Menus.SetApplicationMenu()`
- **Screen API**: Updated `app.GetPrimaryScreen()/GetScreens()` → `app.Screens.GetPrimary()/GetAll()`
### Testing System Enhancement
- **New Task**: `task test:cli` for CLI-related code compilation testing
- **Integration**: Added CLI testing to `task test:examples` and `task test:examples:all`
- **Documentation**: Updated TESTING.md to include CLI code testing
### Files Fixed
- `internal/commands/appimage_testfiles/main.go`: Complete API migration
- `Taskfile.yaml`: Added CLI testing tasks and integration
- `TESTING.md`: Updated documentation to reflect CLI testing
This ensures CLI code API migrations are caught by our testing system and prevents
future build breakages in CLI components.
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* Enhance testing infrastructure and fix API migration issues across v3 codebase
This commit introduces comprehensive testing infrastructure to catch API migration issues and fixes all remaining compatibility problems:
## Enhanced Testing Infrastructure
- Added `test:cli:all` task to validate CLI components compilation
- Added `test:generator` task to test code generator test cases
- Added `test:infrastructure` task for comprehensive infrastructure testing
- Updated `test:examples` to include CLI testing automatically
## API Migration Fixes
- Fixed manager-based API calls in window visibility test (app.Windows.NewWithOptions)
- Fixed manager-based API calls in screen manager tests (sm.GetAll, sm.GetPrimary)
- Fixed event registration API in 6 service test files (app.Events.OnApplicationEvent)
- Updated menu API calls (app.Menus.SetApplicationMenu)
## Cross-Platform Validation
- All 43 examples compile successfully on Darwin
- CLI components compile without errors
- Generator test cases validate correctly
- Application package tests pass compilation
The enhanced testing system integrates with existing GitHub Actions CI/CD and will automatically catch future API migration issues, ensuring ecosystem stability as the v3 API evolves.
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* Fix template API migration issues and add comprehensive template testing
This commit resolves the GitHub Actions template generation failures by fixing API migration issues in the template source files and adding comprehensive template testing to the infrastructure.
## Template API Fixes
- Fixed `app.NewWebviewWindowWithOptions()` → `app.Windows.NewWithOptions()` in main.go.tmpl
- Fixed `app.EmitEvent()` → `app.Events.Emit()` in main.go.tmpl
- Updated the _common template used by all framework templates (lit, react, vue, etc.)
## Enhanced Testing Infrastructure
- Added `test:templates` task to validate template generation and compilation
- Tests lit and react template generation with API migration validation
- Integrated template testing into `test:infrastructure` task
- Templates now tested alongside CLI components, generator, and application tests
## GitHub Actions Compatibility
- Resolves template generation failures in CI/CD pipeline
- Ensures all generated projects use correct manager-based API calls
- Maintains template consistency across all supported frameworks
The template testing validates that generated projects compile successfully with the new manager-based API pattern, preventing future template generation failures in GitHub Actions.
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* Reorganize Docker testing files into test directory
- Move Dockerfiles from root to test/docker/
- Update all Taskfile.yaml Docker build paths
- Update TESTING.md documentation
- Maintain full backward compatibility
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* Address CodeRabbit review: improve resource management and API patterns
- Store event handler cleanup functions for proper resource management
- Fix goroutine management with context-aware cancellation patterns
- Add documentation for error handling best practices
- Improve API consistency across examples
Examples updated:
- plain: Fixed event handlers and goroutine lifecycle
- badge: Added cleanup function storage
- gin-example: Proper event handler management
- gin-service: Service lifecycle cleanup
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* Address CodeRabbit nitpicks: optimize Docker images and docs
Docker Optimizations:
- Add --no-install-recommends and apt-get clean for smaller images
- Add SHA256 checksum verification for Go downloads
- Remove unnecessary GO111MODULE env (default in Go 1.16+)
- Add hadolint ignore for here-doc blocks
Build Enhancements:
- Add --pull flag to Docker builds for fresh base images
- Improve build reliability and consistency
Documentation Fixes:
- Add proper language tags to code blocks (bash, text)
- Fix heading formatting and remove trailing punctuation
- Improve syntax highlighting and readability
Files updated:
- test/docker/Dockerfile.linux-arm64
- test/docker/Dockerfile.linux-x86_64
- Taskfile.yaml
- TESTING.md
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* Update changelog: document Manager API refactoring and improvements
Breaking Changes:
- Manager API Refactoring: Complete reorganization from flat structure
to organized managers (Windows, Events, Dialogs, etc.)
- Comprehensive API migration guide with all method mappings
- References PR #4359 for full context
Added:
- Organized testing infrastructure in test/docker/ directory
- Improved resource management patterns in examples
- Enhanced Docker images with optimizations and security
This documents the major architectural changes and improvements
made to the Wails v3 API and development infrastructure.
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* Support cross-platform testing
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Addresses the issue where application windows fail to show on Windows 10 Pro
due to efficiency mode preventing WebView2 NavigationCompleted events.
## Changes Made
### Windows (webview_window_windows.go)
- **Decouple window container from WebView state**: Window now shows immediately
- **Add timeout fallback**: 3-second timeout to show WebView if navigation is delayed
- **Prevent efficiency mode**: Set WebView2 IsVisible=true per Microsoft recommendation
- **Enhanced state tracking**: Added showRequested, visibilityTimeout, windowShown fields
- **Robust navigation completion**: Improved handler to work with new visibility logic
### macOS (webview_window_darwin.go)
- **Documentation**: Added comment noting macOS already follows best practices
- **No functional changes**: macOS implementation already robust
### Linux (webview_window_linux.go, linux_cgo.go, linux_purego.go)
- **Add missing methods**: Implemented show()/hide() methods in main Linux file
- **CGO implementation**: Added windowShow()/windowHide() delegation methods
- **Purego implementation**: Added windowShow()/windowHide() methods for purego builds
- **Consistent behavior**: Matches CGO implementation with position saving
## Implementation Pattern
Adopts the following pattern:
1. **Separate concerns**: Window container vs WebView content readiness
2. **Immediate visibility**: Show window container immediately
3. **Progressive enhancement**: Show WebView content when ready
4. **Robust fallbacks**: Timeout and multiple strategies for edge cases
## Testing Considerations
- Windows 10 Pro efficiency mode scenarios
- WebView2 navigation delays or failures
- Cross-platform consistency
- Performance impact of timeout mechanisms
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* Add prepend and clear method to menus
* Document appending and clearing menus
* Add `Destroy()`
Add notes to documentation.
* Remove menu item from map when destroying
* Remove menu items from map when clearing
* Update v3/pkg/application/menu.go
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* Minor updates
* Fix build error
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* [linux] emit system specific event for theme change
Code was incorrectly emitting the `events.Common.ThemeChanged` event
instead of the OS Specific `events.Linux.SystemThemeChanged` event.
It is the reponsibility of the code in events_common_linux.go to map
it to the common variety.
* [linux] implement WindowDidMove
* [linux] implement debounce for WindowDidMove
* [example] listen for events.Common.WindowDidMove
* [windows] move WindowDidMove mapper outside of DnD guard
* WindowDidResize implementation
* windows: WindowDidResize
* chore: changelog update
* events.Common.WindowDidMove and events.Common.WindowDidResize
* webkitgtk4.0->webkitgtk4.1
changelog
* Update mkdocs-website/docs/en/changelog.md
* Update deps in pipeline
* Update deps in pipeline
* Install 4.1 only when v3
* Install 4.1 only when v3
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