NAME

       wayvncctl - A command line control client for wayvnc(1)

SYNOPSIS

       wayvncctl [options] [command [--parameter value ...]]

OPTIONS

       -S, --socket=<path>
           Set wayvnc control socket path. Default: $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/wayvncctl or
           /tmp/wayvncctl-$UID

       -w, --wait
           Wait for wayvnc to start up if it's not already running. Default: Exit immediately
           with an error if wayvnc is not running.

       -r,--reconnect
           If disconnected while waiting for events, wait for wayvnc to restart and re-register
           for events. Default: Exit when wayvnc exits.

       -j, --json
           Produce json output to stdout.

       -V, --version
           Show version info.

       -v,--verbose
           Be more verbose.

       -h, --help
           Get help about the wayvncctl command itself (lists these options). Does not connect to
           the wayvncctl control socket.

DESCRIPTION

       wayvnc(1) allows runtime interaction via a unix socket json-ipc mechanism. This command
       line utility provides easy interaction with those commands.

       This command is largely self-documenting:

       •   Running wayvncctl --help lists all supported IPC commands.
       •   Running wayvncctl command-name --help returns a description of the given command and
           its available parameters.
       •   Running wayvncctl event-receive --help includes a list of all supported event names.
       •   Running wayvncctl event-receive --show=event-name returns a description of the given
           event and expected data fields.

ASYNCHRONOUS EVENTS

       While wayvncctl normally terminates after sending one request and receiving the
       corresponding reply, the event-receive command acts differently. Instead of exiting
       immediately, wayvncctl waits for any events from the server, printing each to stdout as
       they arrive. This mode of operation will block until either it receives a signal to
       terminate, or until the wayvnc server terminates.

       In --json mode, each event is printed on one line, with a newline character at the end,
       for ease in scripting:

           $ wayvncctl --json event-receive
           {"method":"client-connected","params":{"id":"0x10ef670","hostname":null,"username":null,"connection_count":1}}
           {"method":"client-disconnected","params":{"id":"0x10ef670","hostname":null,"username":null,"connection_count":0}}

       The default human-readible output is a multi-line yaml-like format, with two newline
       characters between each event:

           $ wayvncctl event-receive

           client-connected:
             id: 0x10ef670
             hostname: 192.168.1.18
             connection_count: 1

           client-disconnected:
             id: 0x10ef670
             hostname: 192.168.1.18
             connection_count: 0

   SPECIAL LOCAL EVENT TYPES
       Especially useful when using --wait or --reconnect mode, wayvncctl will generate 2
       additional events not documented in wayvnc(1):

       wayvnc-startup
           Sent when a successful wayvnc control connection is established and event registration
           has succeeded, both upon initial startup and on subsequent registrations with
           --reconnect.

           No paramerers.

       wayvnc-shutdown
           Sent when the wayvnc control connection is dropped, usually due to wayvnc exiting.

           No paramerers.

EXAMPLES

       Get help on the "output-set" IPC command:

           $ wayvncctl output-set --help
           Usage: wayvncctl [options] output-set <output-name> [params]
           ...

       Cycle to the next active output:

           $ wayvncctl output-cycle

       Get json-formatted version information:

           $ wayvncctl --json version
           {"wayvnc":"v0.5.0","neatvnc":"v0.5.1","aml":"v0.2.2"}

       A script that takes an action for each client connect and disconnect event:

           #!/bin/bash

           connection_count_now() {
               echo "Total clients: $1"
           }

           while IFS= read -r EVT; do
               case "$(jq -r '.method' <<<"$EVT")" in
                   client-*onnected)
                       count=$(jq -r '.params.connection_count' <<<"$EVT")
                       connection_count_now "$count"
                       ;;
                   wayvnc-shutdown)
                       connection_count_now 0
                    ;;
               esac
           done < <(wayvncctl --wait --reconnect --json event-receive)

ENVIRONMENT

       The following environment variables have an effect on wayvncctl:

       XDG_RUNTIME_DIR
           Specifies the default location for the wayvncctl control socket.

SEE ALSO

       wayvnc(1)

                                            2023-07-25                               wayvncctl(1)