v2024.07

SparkAudio/Spark-TTSv2024.07Jul 10, 2024by ABeltramo

AI Summary

This release focuses on enhancing the Wolf gaming container environment by adding comprehensive joypad support for modern controllers, implementing Docker hotplug for device isolation, and splitting the codebase into reusable libraries.

Key Highlights

  • Added full joypad support including Nintendo and DualSense with gyro, rumble, touchpad, and LED support.
  • Implemented devices hotplug in Docker with full container isolation.
  • Split the project into reusable libraries: inputtino and gst-wayland-display.
  • Switched default compositor from Gamescope to Sway.

New Features

  • Joypad support (Nintendo, DualSense)
  • Docker hotplug
  • Reusable libraries (inputtino, gst-wayland-display)
  • Sway default compositor

Full Release Notes

# Major milestones

- Implemented devices hotplug in Docker with full container isolation, [here's a rationale behind it](https://games-on-whales.github.io/wolf/stable/dev/fake-udev.html)
- Added support for more joypads: Nintendo Joypad, DualSense with working gyro, acceleration, touchpad, LED and rumble
- Split the project in re-usable libraries: 
  - [inputtino](https://github.com/games-on-whales/inputtino): virtual input library, and merged into [Sunshine via PR-2606](https://github.com/LizardByte/Sunshine/pull/2606)
  - [gst-wayland-display](https://github.com/games-on-whales/gst-wayland-display): A micro Wayland compositor that can be used as a Gstreamer plugin
- Added Sway and set as default instead of Gamescope given the low support on recent Nvidia drivers
- Tons of fixes and overall stability improvements

## New Contributors
* @RandomNinjaAtk made their first contribution in https://github.com/games-on-whales/wolf/pull/29
* @almino made their first contribution in https://github.com/games-on-whales/wolf/pull/28
* @Murazaki made their first contribution in https://github.com/games-on-whales/wolf/pull/31
* @bludyh made their first contribution in https://github.com/games-on-whales/wolf/pull/43
* @e-dong made their first contribution in https://github.com/games-on-whales/wolf/pull/58
* @cancrusher made their first contribution in https://github.com/games-on-whales/wolf/pull/59
* @PierreBeucher made their first contribution in https://github.com/games-on-whales/wolf/pull/65

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/games-on-whales/wolf/compare/v2023.06...v2024.07