v2024.07

asheshgoplani/agent-deckv2024.07Jul 10, 2024by ABeltramo

AI Summary

This release focuses on full joypad support and Docker hotplug capabilities. It introduces comprehensive DualSense and Nintendo Joypad features, refactors the codebase into reusable libraries, and switches the default compositor to Sway for better Nvidia driver compatibility.

Key Highlights

  • Implemented devices hotplug in Docker with full container isolation
  • Added full support for Nintendo Joypad and DualSense (gyro, touchpad, rumble)
  • Split project into reusable libraries (inputtino, gst-wayland-display)
  • Switched default compositor to Sway for better Nvidia support
  • Tons of fixes and overall stability improvements

New Features

  • Docker devices hotplug support
  • Nintendo Joypad support
  • DualSense support (gyro, acceleration, touchpad, LED, rumble)
  • Sway compositor support (and set as default)
  • Refactored libraries: inputtino and gst-wayland-display

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