xgb

go-xgb

XGB is the X protocol Go language Binding.

It is the Go equivalent of XCB, the X protocol C-language Binding (http://xcb.freedesktop.org/).

gruf's Fork

This is a fork of jezek's go-xgb repository. It is not yet complete...

• ewmh, xcursor, icccm packages are unsupported
• tests are not yet updated

It is a complete rewrite of the dialer, underlying X connection and generated code itself. Though the existing xgbgen code generator was still used as the basis for parsing xcb definition files.

The primary differences intended were:

• more idiomatic Go code
• more idiomatic logging
• support debug output via debug build tag
• rely on memory pooling where possible

jezek's Fork

I've forked the XGB repository from BurntSushi's github to apply some patches which caused panics and memory leaks upon close and tests were added, to test multiple server close scenarios.

BurntSushi's Fork

I've forked the XGB repository from Google Code due to inactivty upstream.

Godoc documentation can be found here: https://godoc.org/github.com/BurntSushi/xgb

Much of the code has been rewritten in an effort to support thread safety and multiple extensions. Namely, go_client.py has been thrown away in favor of an xgbgen package.

The biggest parts that haven't been rewritten by me are the connection and authentication handshakes. They're inherently messy, and there's really no reason to re-work them. The rest of XGB has been completely rewritten.

I like to release my code under the WTFPL, but since I'm starting with someone else's work, I'm leaving the original license/contributor/author information in tact.

I suppose I can legitimately release xgbgen under the WTFPL. To be fair, it is at least as complex as XGB itself. sigh

Unless otherwise noted, the XGB source files are distributed under the BSD-style license found in the LICENSE file.

Contributions should follow the same procedure as for the Go project: http://golang.org/doc/contribute.html