internal: Support libhyprcursor (#5009)

woo

---------

Co-authored-by: Mihai Fufezan <fufexan@protonmail.com>

.github/actions/setup_base/action.yml

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ runs:
     - name: Get required pacman pkgs
       shell: bash
       run: |
+        sed -i -e "1i [extra-testing]\nInclude = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist" "/etc/pacman.conf"
         sed -i 's/SigLevel    = Required DatabaseOptional/SigLevel    = Optional TrustAll/' /etc/pacman.conf
         pacman --noconfirm --noprogressbar -Syyu
         pacman --noconfirm --noprogressbar -Sy \
@@ -51,7 +52,18 @@ runs:
           wayland-protocols \
           xcb-util-errors \
           xcb-util-renderutil \
-          xcb-util-wm
+          xcb-util-wm \
+          libzip \
+          librsvg
+
+    - name: Get hyprcursor-git
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        git clone https://github.com/hyprwm/hyprcursor --recursive
+        cd hyprcursor
+        cmake --no-warn-unused-cli -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING=Release -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=/usr -S . -B ./build
+        cmake --build ./build --config Release --target all -j`nproc 2>/dev/null || getconf NPROCESSORS_CONF`
+        cmake --install build
 
     - name: Get Xorg pacman pkgs
       shell: bash

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ message(STATUS "Checking deps...")
 find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
 find_package(PkgConfig REQUIRED)
 find_package(OpenGL REQUIRED)
-pkg_check_modules(deps REQUIRED IMPORTED_TARGET wayland-server wayland-client wayland-cursor wayland-protocols cairo libdrm xkbcommon libinput pango pangocairo pixman-1 hyprlang>=0.3.2) # we do not check for wlroots, as we provide it ourselves
+pkg_check_modules(deps REQUIRED IMPORTED_TARGET wayland-server wayland-client wayland-cursor wayland-protocols cairo libdrm xkbcommon libinput pango pangocairo pixman-1 hyprlang>=0.3.2 hyprcursor) # we do not check for wlroots, as we provide it ourselves
 
 file(GLOB_RECURSE SRCFILES CONFIGURE_DEPENDS "src/*.cpp")
 

flake.lock

@@ -1,5 +1,29 @@
 {
   "nodes": {
+    "hyprcursor": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "hyprlang": "hyprlang",
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ],
+        "systems": [
+          "systems"
+        ]
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1709942067,
+        "narHash": "sha256-DGU4zQDwIx6pXM6oHdA+89UU/QjqE05HiXOvigECJjI=",
+        "owner": "hyprwm",
+        "repo": "hyprcursor",
+        "rev": "a2233d4a2a58233457712acfd88d10a2a8a85711",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "hyprwm",
+        "repo": "hyprcursor",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
     "hyprland-protocols": {
       "inputs": {
         "nixpkgs": [
@@ -24,6 +48,28 @@
       }
     },
     "hyprlang": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "hyprcursor",
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ],
+        "systems": "systems"
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1709914708,
+        "narHash": "sha256-bR4o3mynoTa1Wi4ZTjbnsZ6iqVcPGriXp56bZh5UFTk=",
+        "owner": "hyprwm",
+        "repo": "hyprlang",
+        "rev": "a685493fdbeec01ca8ccdf1f3655c044a8ce2fe2",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "hyprwm",
+        "repo": "hyprlang",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "hyprlang_2": {
       "inputs": {
         "nixpkgs": [
           "nixpkgs"
@@ -33,11 +79,11 @@
         ]
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1709775675,
+        "lastModified": 1709914708,
-        "narHash": "sha256-G+gIMUQBtfbbrnsM/OPJzebdqKFP6typplNCE7X8Szw=",
+        "narHash": "sha256-bR4o3mynoTa1Wi4ZTjbnsZ6iqVcPGriXp56bZh5UFTk=",
         "owner": "hyprwm",
         "repo": "hyprlang",
-        "rev": "f1db1a7e1faee2a5c67d03b6bd283da82eed3730",
+        "rev": "a685493fdbeec01ca8ccdf1f3655c044a8ce2fe2",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -64,10 +110,11 @@
     },
     "root": {
       "inputs": {
+        "hyprcursor": "hyprcursor",
         "hyprland-protocols": "hyprland-protocols",
-        "hyprlang": "hyprlang",
+        "hyprlang": "hyprlang_2",
         "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs",
-        "systems": "systems",
+        "systems": "systems_2",
         "wlroots": "wlroots",
         "xdph": "xdph"
       }
@@ -87,6 +134,21 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
+    "systems_2": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1689347949,
+        "narHash": "sha256-12tWmuL2zgBgZkdoB6qXZsgJEH9LR3oUgpaQq2RbI80=",
+        "owner": "nix-systems",
+        "repo": "default-linux",
+        "rev": "31732fcf5e8fea42e59c2488ad31a0e651500f68",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nix-systems",
+        "repo": "default-linux",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
     "wlroots": {
       "flake": false,
       "locked": {

flake.nix

@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@
       flake = false;
     };
 
+    hyprcursor = {
+      url = "github:hyprwm/hyprcursor";
+      inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
+      inputs.systems.follows = "systems";
+    };
+
     hyprland-protocols = {
       url = "github:hyprwm/hyprland-protocols";
       inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";

nix/default.nix

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
   binutils,
   cairo,
   git,
+  hyprcursor,
   hyprland-protocols,
   hyprlang,
   jq,
@@ -32,7 +33,6 @@
   enableXWayland ? true,
   legacyRenderer ? false,
   withSystemd ? lib.meta.availableOn stdenv.hostPlatform systemd,
-  wrapRuntimeDeps ? true,
   version ? "git",
   commit,
   date,
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ assert lib.assertMsg (!hidpiXWayland) "The option `hidpiXWayland` has been remov
       [
         cairo
         git
+        hyprcursor.dev
         hyprland-protocols
         hyprlang
         libdrm

nix/overlays.nix

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ in {
   # Packages for variations of Hyprland, dependencies included.
   hyprland-packages = lib.composeManyExtensions [
     # Dependencies
+    inputs.hyprcursor.overlays.default
     inputs.hyprland-protocols.overlays.default
     inputs.hyprlang.overlays.default
     self.overlays.wlroots-hyprland

nix/patches/meson-build.patch

@@ -37,15 +37,16 @@ diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
 index 45701f5f..3505cefe 100644
 --- a/src/meson.build
 +++ b/src/meson.build
-@@ -9,17 +9,17 @@ executable('Hyprland', src,
+@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ executable('Hyprland', src,
      server_protos,
      dependency('wayland-server'),
      dependency('wayland-client'),
 -    wlroots.get_variable('wlroots'),
 +    dependency('wlroots'),
      dependency('cairo'),
+     dependency('hyprcursor'),
      dependency('hyprlang', version: '>= 0.3.2'),
-     dependency('libdrm'),
+@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@ executable('Hyprland', src,
      dependency('egl'),
      dependency('xkbcommon'),
      dependency('libinput'),

src/Compositor.cpp

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "Compositor.hpp"
 #include "helpers/Splashes.hpp"
 #include "config/ConfigValue.hpp"
+#include "managers/CursorManager.hpp"
 #include <random>
 #include <unordered_set>
 #include "debug/HyprCtl.hpp"
@@ -182,18 +183,6 @@ void CCompositor::initServer() {
     m_sWLRCursor = wlr_cursor_create();
     wlr_cursor_attach_output_layout(m_sWLRCursor, m_sWLROutputLayout);
 
-    if (const auto XCURSORENV = getenv("XCURSOR_SIZE"); !XCURSORENV || std::string(XCURSORENV).empty())
-        setenv("XCURSOR_SIZE", "24", true);
-
-    const auto XCURSORENV = getenv("XCURSOR_SIZE");
-    int        cursorSize = 24;
-    try {
-        cursorSize = std::stoi(XCURSORENV);
-    } catch (std::exception& e) { Debug::log(ERR, "XCURSOR_SIZE invalid in check #2? ({})", XCURSORENV); }
-
-    m_sWLRXCursorMgr = wlr_xcursor_manager_create(nullptr, cursorSize);
-    wlr_xcursor_manager_load(m_sWLRXCursorMgr, 1);
-
     m_sSeat.seat = wlr_seat_create(m_sWLDisplay, "seat0");
 
     m_sWLRPresentation = wlr_presentation_create(m_sWLDisplay, m_sWLRBackend);
@@ -422,6 +411,7 @@ void CCompositor::cleanup() {
     wl_display_destroy_clients(g_pCompositor->m_sWLDisplay);
 
     g_pDecorationPositioner.reset();
+    g_pCursorManager.reset();
     g_pPluginSystem.reset();
     g_pHyprNotificationOverlay.reset();
     g_pDebugOverlay.reset();
@@ -511,6 +501,9 @@ void CCompositor::initManagers(eManagersInitStage stage) {
 
             Debug::log(LOG, "Creating the DecorationPositioner!");
             g_pDecorationPositioner = std::make_unique<CDecorationPositioner>();
+
+            Debug::log(LOG, "Creating the CursorManager!");
+            g_pCursorManager = std::make_unique<CCursorManager>();
         } break;
         default: UNREACHABLE();
     }

src/Compositor.hpp

@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ class CCompositor {
     wlr_layer_shell_v1*                        m_sWLRLayerShell;
     wlr_xdg_shell*                             m_sWLRXDGShell;
     wlr_cursor*                                m_sWLRCursor;
-    wlr_xcursor_manager*                       m_sWLRXCursorMgr;
     wlr_virtual_keyboard_manager_v1*           m_sWLRVKeyboardMgr;
     wlr_output_manager_v1*                     m_sWLROutputMgr;
     wlr_presentation*                          m_sWLRPresentation;

src/config/ConfigManager.cpp

@@ -347,6 +347,7 @@ CConfigManager::CConfigManager() {
     m_pConfig->addConfigValue("misc:close_special_on_empty", Hyprlang::INT{1});
     m_pConfig->addConfigValue("misc:background_color", Hyprlang::INT{0xff111111});
     m_pConfig->addConfigValue("misc:new_window_takes_over_fullscreen", Hyprlang::INT{0});
+    m_pConfig->addConfigValue("misc:enable_hyprcursor", Hyprlang::INT{1});
 
     m_pConfig->addConfigValue("group:insert_after_current", Hyprlang::INT{1});
     m_pConfig->addConfigValue("group:focus_removed_window", Hyprlang::INT{1});

src/debug/HyprCtl.cpp

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <typeindex>
 
 #include "../config/ConfigValue.hpp"
+#include "../managers/CursorManager.hpp"
 
 static void trimTrailingComma(std::string& str) {
     if (!str.empty() && str.back() == ',')
@@ -1045,16 +1046,7 @@ std::string dispatchSetCursor(eHyprCtlOutputFormat format, std::string request)
     if (size <= 0)
         return "size not positive";
 
-    wlr_xcursor_manager_destroy(g_pCompositor->m_sWLRXCursorMgr);
+    g_pCursorManager->changeTheme(theme, size);
-
-    g_pCompositor->m_sWLRXCursorMgr = wlr_xcursor_manager_create(theme.c_str(), size);
-
-    setenv("XCURSOR_SIZE", SIZESTR.c_str(), true);
-    setenv("XCURSOR_THEME", theme.c_str(), true);
-
-    for (auto& m : g_pCompositor->m_vMonitors) {
-        wlr_xcursor_manager_load(g_pCompositor->m_sWLRXCursorMgr, m->scale);
-    }
 
     return "ok";
 }

src/events/Misc.cpp

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "../helpers/WLClasses.hpp"
 #include "../managers/input/InputManager.hpp"
 #include "../render/Renderer.hpp"
+#include "../managers/CursorManager.hpp"
 
 // ------------------------------ //
 //   __  __ _____  _____  _____   //
@@ -69,10 +70,10 @@ void Events::listener_readyXWayland(wl_listener* listener, void* data) {
 
     wlr_xwayland_set_seat(g_pXWaylandManager->m_sWLRXWayland, g_pCompositor->m_sSeat.seat);
 
-    const auto XCURSOR = wlr_xcursor_manager_get_xcursor(g_pCompositor->m_sWLRXCursorMgr, "left_ptr", 1);
+    const auto CURSOR = g_pCursorManager->dataFor("left_ptr");
-    if (XCURSOR) {
+    if (CURSOR.surface) {
-        wlr_xwayland_set_cursor(g_pXWaylandManager->m_sWLRXWayland, XCURSOR->images[0]->buffer, XCURSOR->images[0]->width * 4, XCURSOR->images[0]->width,
+        wlr_xwayland_set_cursor(g_pXWaylandManager->m_sWLRXWayland, cairo_image_surface_get_data(CURSOR.surface), cairo_image_surface_get_stride(CURSOR.surface), CURSOR.size,
-                                XCURSOR->images[0]->height, XCURSOR->images[0]->hotspot_x, XCURSOR->images[0]->hotspot_y);
+                                CURSOR.size, CURSOR.hotspotX, CURSOR.hotspotY);
     }
 
     const auto  ROOT   = xcb_setup_roots_iterator(xcb_get_setup(XCBCONNECTION)).data->root;

src/helpers/Monitor.cpp

@@ -164,8 +164,6 @@ void CMonitor::onConnect(bool noRule) {
 
     wlr_damage_ring_set_bounds(&damage, vecTransformedSize.x, vecTransformedSize.y);
 
-    wlr_xcursor_manager_load(g_pCompositor->m_sWLRXCursorMgr, scale);
-
     Debug::log(LOG, "Added new monitor with name {} at {:j0} with size {:j0}, pointer {:x}", output->name, vecPosition, vecPixelSize, (uintptr_t)output);
 
     setupDefaultWS(monitorRule);
@@ -192,8 +190,6 @@ void CMonitor::onConnect(bool noRule) {
     if (!g_pCompositor->m_pLastMonitor) // set the last monitor if it isnt set yet
         g_pCompositor->setActiveMonitor(this);
 
-    wlr_xcursor_manager_load(g_pCompositor->m_sWLRXCursorMgr, scale);
-
     g_pHyprRenderer->arrangeLayersForMonitor(ID);
     g_pLayoutManager->getCurrentLayout()->recalculateMonitor(ID);
 

src/includes.hpp

@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ extern "C" {
 #include <wlr/types/wlr_server_decoration.h>
 #include <wlr/types/wlr_viewporter.h>
 #include <wlr/types/wlr_virtual_keyboard_v1.h>
-#include <wlr/types/wlr_xcursor_manager.h>
 #include <wlr/types/wlr_xdg_activation_v1.h>
 #include <wlr/types/wlr_xdg_decoration_v1.h>
 #include <wlr/types/wlr_xdg_output_v1.h>
@@ -76,6 +75,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #include <wlr/types/wlr_idle_inhibit_v1.h>
 #include <wlr/util/log.h>
 #include <wlr/util/region.h>
+#include <wlr/util/edges.h>
 #include <wlr/types/wlr_tablet_pad.h>
 #include <wlr/types/wlr_tablet_tool.h>
 #include <wlr/types/wlr_tablet_v2.h>

src/managers/CursorManager.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,200 @@
+#include "CursorManager.hpp"
+#include "Compositor.hpp"
+#include "../config/ConfigValue.hpp"
+
+extern "C" {
+#include <wlr/interfaces/wlr_buffer.h>
+#include <wlr/types/wlr_xcursor_manager.h>
+}
+
+static int cursorAnimTimer(void* data) {
+    g_pCursorManager->tickAnimatedCursor();
+    return 1;
+}
+
+CCursorManager::CCursorManager() {
+    m_pHyprcursor = std::make_unique<Hyprcursor::CHyprcursorManager>(m_szTheme.empty() ? nullptr : m_szTheme.c_str());
+
+    // find default size. First, HYPRCURSOR_SIZE, then XCURSOR_SIZE, then 24
+    auto SIZE = getenv("HYPRCURSOR_SIZE");
+    if (SIZE) {
+        try {
+            m_iSize = std::stoi(SIZE);
+        } catch (...) { ; }
+    }
+
+    SIZE = getenv("XCURSOR_SIZE");
+    if (SIZE && m_iSize == 0) {
+        try {
+            m_iSize = std::stoi(SIZE);
+        } catch (...) { ; }
+    }
+
+    if (m_iSize == 0)
+        m_iSize = 24;
+
+    m_pWLRXCursorMgr = wlr_xcursor_manager_create(nullptr, m_iSize);
+    wlr_xcursor_manager_load(m_pWLRXCursorMgr, 1.0);
+
+    m_pAnimationTimer = wl_event_loop_add_timer(g_pCompositor->m_sWLEventLoop, ::cursorAnimTimer, nullptr);
+
+    updateTheme();
+
+    g_pHookSystem->hookDynamic("monitorLayoutChanged", [this](void* self, SCallbackInfo& info, std::any param) { this->updateTheme(); });
+}
+
+void CCursorManager::dropBufferRef(CCursorManager::CCursorBuffer* ref) {
+    std::erase_if(m_vCursorBuffers, [ref](const auto& buf) { return buf.get() == ref; });
+}
+
+static void cursorBufferDestroy(struct wlr_buffer* wlr_buffer) {
+    CCursorManager::CCursorBuffer::SCursorWlrBuffer* buffer = wl_container_of(wlr_buffer, buffer, base);
+    g_pCursorManager->dropBufferRef(buffer->parent);
+}
+
+static bool cursorBufferBeginDataPtr(struct wlr_buffer* wlr_buffer, uint32_t flags, void** data, uint32_t* format, size_t* stride) {
+    CCursorManager::CCursorBuffer::SCursorWlrBuffer* buffer = wl_container_of(wlr_buffer, buffer, base);
+
+    if (flags & WLR_BUFFER_DATA_PTR_ACCESS_WRITE)
+        return false;
+
+    *data   = cairo_image_surface_get_data(buffer->surface);
+    *stride = cairo_image_surface_get_stride(buffer->surface);
+    *format = DRM_FORMAT_ARGB8888;
+    return true;
+}
+
+static void cursorBufferEndDataPtr(struct wlr_buffer* wlr_buffer) {
+    ;
+}
+
+//
+static const wlr_buffer_impl bufferImpl = {
+    .destroy               = cursorBufferDestroy,
+    .begin_data_ptr_access = cursorBufferBeginDataPtr,
+    .end_data_ptr_access   = cursorBufferEndDataPtr,
+};
+
+CCursorManager::CCursorBuffer::CCursorBuffer(cairo_surface_t* surf, const Vector2D& size_, const Vector2D& hot_) : size(size_), hotspot(hot_) {
+    wlrBuffer.surface = surf;
+    wlr_buffer_init(&wlrBuffer.base, &bufferImpl, size.x, size.y);
+    wlrBuffer.parent = this;
+}
+
+CCursorManager::CCursorBuffer::~CCursorBuffer() {
+    ; // will be freed in .destroy
+}
+
+wlr_buffer* CCursorManager::getCursorBuffer() {
+    return !m_vCursorBuffers.empty() ? &m_vCursorBuffers.back()->wlrBuffer.base : nullptr;
+}
+
+void CCursorManager::setCursorSurface(wlr_surface* surf, const Vector2D& hotspot) {
+    wlr_cursor_set_surface(g_pCompositor->m_sWLRCursor, surf, hotspot.x, hotspot.y);
+
+    m_bOurBufferConnected = false;
+}
+
+void CCursorManager::setCursorFromName(const std::string& name) {
+
+    static auto PUSEHYPRCURSOR = CConfigValue<Hyprlang::INT>("misc:enable_hyprcursor");
+
+    if (!m_pHyprcursor->valid() || !*PUSEHYPRCURSOR) {
+        wlr_cursor_set_xcursor(g_pCompositor->m_sWLRCursor, m_pWLRXCursorMgr, name.c_str());
+        return;
+    }
+
+    m_sCurrentCursorShapeData = m_pHyprcursor->getShape(name.c_str(), m_sCurrentStyleInfo);
+
+    if (m_sCurrentCursorShapeData.images.size() < 1) {
+        Debug::log(ERR, "BUG THIS: No cursor returned by getShape()");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    m_vCursorBuffers.emplace_back(std::make_unique<CCursorBuffer>(m_sCurrentCursorShapeData.images[0].surface,
+                                                                  Vector2D{m_sCurrentCursorShapeData.images[0].size, m_sCurrentCursorShapeData.images[0].size},
+                                                                  Vector2D{m_sCurrentCursorShapeData.images[0].hotspotX, m_sCurrentCursorShapeData.images[0].hotspotY}));
+
+    if (g_pCompositor->m_sWLRCursor)
+        wlr_cursor_set_buffer(g_pCompositor->m_sWLRCursor, getCursorBuffer(), m_sCurrentCursorShapeData.images[0].hotspotX, m_sCurrentCursorShapeData.images[0].hotspotY,
+                              m_fCursorScale);
+
+    m_bOurBufferConnected = true;
+
+    if (m_sCurrentCursorShapeData.images.size() > 1) {
+        // animated
+        wl_event_source_timer_update(m_pAnimationTimer, m_sCurrentCursorShapeData.images[0].delay);
+        m_iCurrentAnimationFrame = 0;
+    } else {
+        // disarm
+        wl_event_source_timer_update(m_pAnimationTimer, 0);
+    }
+}
+
+void CCursorManager::tickAnimatedCursor() {
+    if (m_sCurrentCursorShapeData.images.size() < 2 || !m_bOurBufferConnected)
+        return;
+
+    m_iCurrentAnimationFrame++;
+    if ((size_t)m_iCurrentAnimationFrame >= m_sCurrentCursorShapeData.images.size())
+        m_iCurrentAnimationFrame = 0;
+
+    m_vCursorBuffers.emplace_back(std::make_unique<CCursorBuffer>(
+        m_sCurrentCursorShapeData.images[m_iCurrentAnimationFrame].surface,
+        Vector2D{m_sCurrentCursorShapeData.images[m_iCurrentAnimationFrame].size, m_sCurrentCursorShapeData.images[m_iCurrentAnimationFrame].size},
+        Vector2D{m_sCurrentCursorShapeData.images[m_iCurrentAnimationFrame].hotspotX, m_sCurrentCursorShapeData.images[m_iCurrentAnimationFrame].hotspotY}));
+
+    if (g_pCompositor->m_sWLRCursor)
+        wlr_cursor_set_buffer(g_pCompositor->m_sWLRCursor, getCursorBuffer(), m_sCurrentCursorShapeData.images[m_iCurrentAnimationFrame].hotspotX,
+                              m_sCurrentCursorShapeData.images[m_iCurrentAnimationFrame].hotspotY, m_fCursorScale);
+
+    wl_event_source_timer_update(m_pAnimationTimer, m_sCurrentCursorShapeData.images[m_iCurrentAnimationFrame].delay);
+}
+
+SCursorImageData CCursorManager::dataFor(const std::string& name) {
+    const auto IMAGES = m_pHyprcursor->getShape(name.c_str(), m_sCurrentStyleInfo);
+
+    if (IMAGES.images.empty())
+        return {};
+
+    return IMAGES.images[0];
+}
+
+void CCursorManager::updateTheme() {
+    float highestScale = 1.0;
+
+    for (auto& m : g_pCompositor->m_vMonitors) {
+        if (m->scale > highestScale)
+            highestScale = m->scale;
+    }
+
+    if (highestScale * m_iSize == m_sCurrentStyleInfo.size)
+        return;
+
+    if (m_sCurrentStyleInfo.size && m_pHyprcursor->valid())
+        m_pHyprcursor->cursorSurfaceStyleDone(m_sCurrentStyleInfo);
+
+    m_sCurrentStyleInfo.size = m_iSize * highestScale;
+    m_fCursorScale           = highestScale;
+
+    if (m_pHyprcursor->valid())
+        m_pHyprcursor->loadThemeStyle(m_sCurrentStyleInfo);
+
+    setCursorFromName("left_ptr");
+
+    for (auto& m : g_pCompositor->m_vMonitors) {
+        m->forceFullFrames = 5;
+        g_pCompositor->scheduleFrameForMonitor(m.get());
+    }
+}
+
+void CCursorManager::changeTheme(const std::string& name, const int size) {
+    m_pHyprcursor = std::make_unique<Hyprcursor::CHyprcursorManager>(name.empty() ? "" : name.c_str());
+    m_szTheme     = name;
+    m_iSize       = size;
+
+    setenv("XCURSOR_SIZE", std::to_string(m_iSize).c_str(), true);
+    setenv("XCURSOR_THEME", name.c_str(), true);
+
+    updateTheme();
+}

src/managers/CursorManager.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <string>
+#include <hyprcursor/hyprcursor.hpp>
+#include <memory>
+#include "../includes.hpp"
+#include "../helpers/Vector2D.hpp"
+
+struct wlr_buffer;
+struct wlr_xcursor_manager;
+
+class CCursorManager {
+  public:
+    CCursorManager();
+
+    wlr_buffer*      getCursorBuffer();
+
+    void             setCursorFromName(const std::string& name);
+    void             setCursorSurface(wlr_surface* surf, const Vector2D& hotspot);
+
+    void             changeTheme(const std::string& name, const int size);
+    void             updateTheme();
+    SCursorImageData dataFor(const std::string& name); // for xwayland
+
+    void             tickAnimatedCursor();
+
+    class CCursorBuffer {
+      public:
+        CCursorBuffer(cairo_surface_t* surf, const Vector2D& size, const Vector2D& hotspot);
+        ~CCursorBuffer();
+
+        struct SCursorWlrBuffer {
+            wlr_buffer       base;
+            cairo_surface_t* surface = nullptr;
+            bool             dropped = false;
+            CCursorBuffer*   parent  = nullptr;
+        } wlrBuffer;
+
+      private:
+        Vector2D size;
+        Vector2D hotspot;
+
+        friend class CCursorManager;
+    };
+
+    void dropBufferRef(CCursorBuffer* ref);
+
+    bool m_bOurBufferConnected = false;
+
+  private:
+    std::vector<std::unique_ptr<CCursorBuffer>>     m_vCursorBuffers;
+
+    std::unique_ptr<Hyprcursor::CHyprcursorManager> m_pHyprcursor;
+
+    std::string                                     m_szTheme      = "";
+    int                                             m_iSize        = 24;
+    float                                           m_fCursorScale = 1.0;
+
+    Hyprcursor::SCursorStyleInfo                    m_sCurrentStyleInfo;
+
+    wl_event_source*                                m_pAnimationTimer        = nullptr;
+    int                                             m_iCurrentAnimationFrame = 0;
+    Hyprcursor::SCursorShapeData                    m_sCurrentCursorShapeData;
+
+    // xcursor fallback
+    wlr_xcursor_manager* m_pWLRXCursorMgr = nullptr;
+};
+
+inline std::unique_ptr<CCursorManager> g_pCursorManager;

src/meson.build

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ executable('Hyprland', src,
     dependency('wayland-client'),
     wlroots.get_variable('wlroots'),
     dependency('cairo'),
+    dependency('hyprcursor'),
     dependency('hyprlang', version: '>= 0.3.2'),
     dependency('libdrm'),
     dependency('egl'),

src/render/Renderer.cpp

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "../helpers/Region.hpp"
 #include <algorithm>
 #include "../config/ConfigValue.hpp"
+#include "../managers/CursorManager.hpp"
 
 extern "C" {
 #include <xf86drm.h>
@@ -2193,7 +2194,7 @@ void CHyprRenderer::setCursorFromName(const std::string& name, bool force) {
     if (m_bCursorHidden && !force)
         return;
 
-    wlr_cursor_set_xcursor(g_pCompositor->m_sWLRCursor, g_pCompositor->m_sWLRXCursorMgr, name.c_str());
+    g_pCursorManager->setCursorFromName(name);
 }
 
 void CHyprRenderer::ensureCursorRenderingMode() {