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+/********************************************************************
+KWin - the KDE window manager
+This file is part of the KDE project.
+
+Copyright (C) 2014 Martin Gräßlin <mgraesslin@kde.org>
+
+This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*********************************************************************/
+// Qt
+#include <QtTest/QtTest>
+// KWin
+#include "../../wayland_client/connection_thread.h"
+#include "../../wayland_client/output.h"
+#include "../../wayland_client/registry.h"
+// Wayland
+#include <wayland-client-protocol.h>
+
+class TestWaylandOutput : public QObject
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+public:
+    explicit TestWaylandOutput(QObject *parent = nullptr);
+private Q_SLOTS:
+    void init();
+    void cleanup();
+
+    void testRegistry();
+
+    // TODO: add tests for removal - requires more control over the compositor
+
+private:
+    QProcess *m_westonProcess;
+};
+
+static const QString s_socketName = QStringLiteral("kwin-test-wayland-output-0");
+
+TestWaylandOutput::TestWaylandOutput(QObject *parent)
+    : QObject(parent)
+    , m_westonProcess(nullptr)
+{
+}
+
+void TestWaylandOutput::init()
+{
+    QVERIFY(!m_westonProcess);
+    // starts weston
+    m_westonProcess = new QProcess(this);
+    m_westonProcess->setProgram(QStringLiteral("weston"));
+
+    m_westonProcess->setArguments(QStringList({QStringLiteral("--socket=%1").arg(s_socketName),
+                                               QStringLiteral("--use-pixman"),
+                                               QStringLiteral("--width=1024"),
+                                               QStringLiteral("--height=768")}));
+    m_westonProcess->start();
+    QVERIFY(m_westonProcess->waitForStarted());
+
+    // wait for the socket to appear
+    QDir runtimeDir(qgetenv("XDG_RUNTIME_DIR"));
+    if (runtimeDir.exists(s_socketName)) {
+        return;
+    }
+    QFileSystemWatcher *socketWatcher = new QFileSystemWatcher(QStringList({runtimeDir.absolutePath()}), this);
+    QSignalSpy socketSpy(socketWatcher, SIGNAL(directoryChanged(QString)));
+
+    // limit to maximum of 10 waits
+    for (int i = 0; i < 10; ++i) {
+        QVERIFY(socketSpy.wait());
+        if (runtimeDir.exists(s_socketName)) {
+            delete socketWatcher;
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+void TestWaylandOutput::cleanup()
+{
+    // terminates weston
+    m_westonProcess->terminate();
+    QVERIFY(m_westonProcess->waitForFinished());
+    delete m_westonProcess;
+    m_westonProcess = nullptr;
+}
+
+void TestWaylandOutput::testRegistry()
+{
+    if (m_westonProcess->state() != QProcess::Running) {
+        QSKIP("This test requires a running wayland server");
+    }
+    KWin::Wayland::ConnectionThread connection;
+    QSignalSpy connectedSpy(&connection, SIGNAL(connected()));
+    connection.setSocketName(s_socketName);
+    connection.initConnection();
+    QVERIFY(connectedSpy.wait());
+
+    KWin::Wayland::Registry registry;
+    QSignalSpy announced(&registry, SIGNAL(outputAnnounced(quint32,quint32)));
+    registry.create(connection.display());
+    QVERIFY(registry.isValid());
+    registry.setup();
+    wl_display_flush(connection.display());
+    QVERIFY(announced.wait());
+
+    KWin::Wayland::Output output;
+    QVERIFY(!output.isValid());
+    QCOMPARE(output.geometry(), QRect());
+    QCOMPARE(output.globalPosition(), QPoint());
+    QCOMPARE(output.manufacturer(), QString());
+    QCOMPARE(output.model(), QString());
+    QCOMPARE(output.physicalSize(), QSize());
+    QCOMPARE(output.pixelSize(), QSize());
+    QCOMPARE(output.refreshRate(), 0);
+    QCOMPARE(output.scale(), 1);
+    QCOMPARE(output.subPixel(), KWin::Wayland::Output::SubPixel::Unknown);
+    QCOMPARE(output.transform(), KWin::Wayland::Output::Transform::Normal);
+
+    QSignalSpy outputChanged(&output, SIGNAL(changed()));
+    QVERIFY(outputChanged.isValid());
+
+    output.setup(registry.bindOutput(announced.first().first().value<quint32>(), announced.first().last().value<quint32>()));
+    wl_display_flush(connection.display());
+    QVERIFY(outputChanged.wait());
+
+    QCOMPARE(output.geometry(), QRect(0, 0, 1024, 768));
+    QCOMPARE(output.globalPosition(), QPoint(0, 0));
+    QCOMPARE(output.manufacturer(), QStringLiteral("xwayland"));
+    QCOMPARE(output.model(), QStringLiteral("none"));
+    // TODO: add test for physicalSize
+    QCOMPARE(output.pixelSize(), QSize(1024, 768));
+    QCOMPARE(output.refreshRate(), 60000);
+    QCOMPARE(output.scale(), 1);
+    // for xwayland output it's unknown
+    QCOMPARE(output.subPixel(), KWin::Wayland::Output::SubPixel::Unknown);
+    // for xwayland transform is normal
+    QCOMPARE(output.transform(), KWin::Wayland::Output::Transform::Normal);
+}
+
+QTEST_MAIN(TestWaylandOutput)
+#include "test_wayland_output.moc"